God & Savior

Luke 3:8

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Luke 3:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας· καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ. λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.

  1. ποιήσατεpoiēsate“do produce”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. καρποὺςkarpous“fruits”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from καρπός · “fruit” · Strong's G2590
  4. ἀξίουςaxious“worthy”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄξιος · “worthy” · Strong's G0514
  5. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μετανοίας·metanoias“of repentance;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μετάνοια · “repentance” · Strong's G3341
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  9. ἄρξησθεarxēsthe“may begin”
    Verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  10. λέγεινlegein“to say”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  11. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. ἑαυτοῖς·he'autois“yourselves;”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  13. πατέραpatera“[As] father”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  14. ἔχομενechomen“We have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  15. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. Ἀβραάμ.Abraam“Abraham.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  17. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  18. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  19. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  20. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  21. δύναταιdunatai“is able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  22. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  24. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  25. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. λίθωνlithōn“stones”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from λίθος · “stone” · Strong's G3037
  27. τούτωνtoutōn“these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  28. ἐγεῖραιegeirai“to raise up”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
  29. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  30. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. Ἀβραάμ.Abraam“to Abraham.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)