Luke 3:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

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  • Matt 7:19 : 19 Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
  • Luke 13:9 : 9 And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.
  • Luke 13:7 : 7 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren?
  • John 15:6 : 6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branche, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burne.
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire.
  • Heb 10:28 : 28 He that despiseth Moses Law, dieth without mercy vnder two, or three witnesses:
  • Heb 12:29 : 29 For euen our God is a consuming fire.
  • Isa 10:33-34 : 33 Beholde, the Lorde God of hostes shall cut off the bough with feare, and they of high stature shalbe cut off, and the hie shalbe humbled. 34 And he shall cut away the thicke places of the forest with yron, and Lebanon shall haue a mightie fall.
  • Ezek 15:2-4 : 2 Sonne of man, what commeth of the vine tree aboue all other trees? and of the vine braunch, which is among the trees of ye forest? 3 Shall wood bee taken thereof to doe any worke? or wil men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 4 Behold, it is cast in the fire to be consumed: the fire consumeth both the endes of it, and the middes of it is burnt. Is it meete for any worke?
  • Ezek 31:18 : 18 To whom art thou thus like in glorie and in greatnesse among the trees of Eden? yet thou shalt be cast downe with the trees of Eden vnto the nether partes of the earth: thou shalt sleepe in the middes of the vncircumcised, with them that be slaine by the sworde: this is Pharaoh and all his multitude, sayth the Lord God.
  • Dan 4:14 : 14 (4:11) And cried aloude, and said thus, Hew downe the tree, and breake off his branches: shake off his leaues, and scatter his fruite, that the beastes may flee from vnder it, and the foules from his branches.
  • Dan 4:23 : 23 (4:20) Where as the King sawe a watchman, and an holy one, that came downe from heauen, and said, Hew downe the tree and destroy it, yet leaue the stumpe of the rootes thereof in the earth, and with a bande of yron and brasse binde it among the grasse of the fielde, and let it be wette with the dewe of heauen, and let his portion be with the beastes of the fielde, till seuen times passe ouer him,
  • Luke 23:29-31 : 29 For behold, the dayes wil come, when men shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombes that neuer bare, and the pappes which neuer gaue sucke. 30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs. 31 For if they doe these things to a greene tree, what shalbe done to the drie?

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    7 Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?

    8 Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendement of life.

    9 And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

    10 And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire.

    11 In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

    12 Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.

  • Matt 7:16-20
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    16 Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?

    17 So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, & a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.

    18 A good tree can not bring forth euil fruite: neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruite.

    19 Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

    20 Therefore by their fruites ye shall knowe them.

  • Luke 13:9
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    9 And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

  • Luke 3:7-8
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    7 Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come?

    8 Bring foorth therefore fruites worthy amendement of life, and beginne not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

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    10 Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?

  • Matt 12:33
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    33 Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euill, and his fruite euil: for the tree is knowen by the fruite.

  • Luke 6:43-44
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    43 For it is not a good tree that bringeth foorth euill fruite: neither an euill tree, that bringeth foorth good fruite.

    44 For euery tree is knowen by his owne fruite: for neither of thornes gather men figges, nor of bushes gather they grapes.

  • Luke 13:5-7
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    5 I tell you, nay: but except ye amend your liues, ye shall all likewise perish.

    6 He spake also this parable, A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyard: and he came & sought fruite thereon, & found none.

    7 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, this three yeeres haue I come and sought fruite of this figge tree, and finde none: cut it downe: why keepeth it also the ground barren?

  • John 15:1-2
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    1 I Am that true vine, and my Father is that husband man.

    2 Euery branch that beareth not fruite in me, he taketh away: and euery one that beareth fruite, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruite.

  • John 15:4-6
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    4 Abide in me, and I in you: as the branche cannot beare fruite of it selfe, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

    5 I am that vine: ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, & I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruite: for without me can ye doe nothing.

    6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branche, and withereth: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burne.

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    13 But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.

  • Matt 21:19
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    19 And seeing a figge tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaues onely, and said to it, Neuer fruite grow on thee henceforwards; anon the figge tree withered.

  • Isa 18:5
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    5 For afore the haruest when the floure is finished, and the fruite is riping in the floure, then he shall cut downe the branches with hookes, and shall take away, and cut off the boughes:

  • Luke 3:17
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    17 Whose fanne is in his hande, and hee will make cleane his floore, and will gather the wheate into his garner, but the chaffe will hee burne vp with fire that neuer shalbe quenched.

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    8 But that which beareth thornes and briars, is reproued, and is neere vnto cursing, whose end is to be burned.

  • Matt 21:43
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    43 Therefore say I vnto you, The kingdome of God shalbe taken from you, and shalbe giuen to a nation, which shall bring foorth the fruites thereof.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29 And he spake to them a parable, Behold, the figge tree, and all trees,

  • Matt 3:2
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    2 And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.

  • Mark 4:29
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    29 And assoone as the fruite sheweth it selfe, anon hee putteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come.

  • Luke 23:31
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    31 For if they doe these things to a greene tree, what shalbe done to the drie?

  • Isa 9:18
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    18 For wickednesse burneth as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke.

  • Mark 12:9
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    9 What shall then the Lord of the vineyard doe? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and giue the vineyard to others.

  • Matt 13:42
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    42 And shall cast them into a fornace of fire. There shalbe wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • Ezek 15:6
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    6 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde God, As the vine tree, that is among the trees of the forest, which I haue giuen to the fire to be consumed, so will I giue the inhabitants of Ierusalem.

  • Job 18:16
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    16 His rootes shalbe dryed vp beneath, and aboue shall his branche be cut downe.

  • Jer 21:14
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    14 But I wil visite you according to the fruite of your workes, saith the Lord, and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall deuoure rounde about it.

  • Dan 4:14
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    14 (4:11) And cried aloude, and said thus, Hew downe the tree, and breake off his branches: shake off his leaues, and scatter his fruite, that the beastes may flee from vnder it, and the foules from his branches.

  • Mark 11:20
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    20 And in the morning as they iourneyed together, they saw the figge tree dried vp from the rootes.

  • Judg 9:10
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    10 Then the trees sayde to the fig tree, Come thou, and be King ouer vs.

  • Mark 9:45
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    45 Likewise, if thy foote cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to go halt into life, then hauing two feete, to be cast into hell, into the fire that neuer shalbe quenched,

  • Mark 4:7
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    7 And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.

  • Jer 10:3
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    3 For the customes of the people are vaine: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest (which is the worke of the handes of the carpenter) with the axe,

  • Joel 1:7
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    7 He maketh my vine waste, & pilleth off the barke of my figge tree: he maketh it bare, and casteth it downe: ye branches therof are made white.

  • Matt 13:50
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    50 And shall cast them into a fornace of fire: there shalbe wailing, and gnashing of teeth.