Mattheüs 3:8 Betekenis: Breng vruchten voort die bij de bekering passen

Matthew 3:8 reads, in the King James Version, “Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.” John the Baptist said it to Pharisees and Sadducees who came to be baptized. It means that people who say they have turned from sin should show it in what they do. “Meet” is an old English word for “fitting.” Luke gives the same saying in almost the same words: “Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance” (Luke 3:8). Luke also records what John meant…