Matthew 3:7-10
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7 But when he saw many of (A)the Pharisees and (B)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (C)“You brood of (D)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (E)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (F)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (G)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (H)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (I)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Mattityahu 3:7-10
Orthodox Jewish Bible
7 But when he saw many of the Perushim and Tzedukim coming to where he was using the Yarden as a mikveh mayim, Yochanan said to them, You banim (sons) of nachashim (snakes)! Who warned you to flee from the charon af [Hashem] habah (the coming burning wrath of Hashem)?
8 Produce pri tov l’teshuva (fruit worthy of repentance)!
9 Do not presume to say to yourselves, We have the yichus (proud lineage), we have the zechut Avot (merit of the Fathers) of Avraham Avinu (our father Abraham). For I say to you that Hashem is able to raise up from these avanim (stones) banim (sons) of Avraham.
10 And already the ax is laid at the shoresh haetzim (the root of the trees); therefore, every etz not producing pri tov (good fruit) is cut down and thrown into the eish (fire).
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