Luke 3:9
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 3:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Schon ist aber auch die Axt an die Wurzel der Bäume gelegt; jeder Baum nun, der nicht gute Frucht bringt, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y ya también el hacha está puesta á la raíz de los árboles: todo árbol pues que no hace buen fruto, es cortado, y echado en el fuego.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E também o machado já está posto à raiz das árvores; portanto, toda árvore que não dá bom fruto é cortada e lançada ao fogo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O machado já está posto junto à raiz das árvores. Pois toda árvore que não produz bom fruto é cortada e lançada no fogo”.
📖 Luke 3:9 in Context
7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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