Luke 3:7-8 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:7

The ministry of fear. We read that "Noah, moved with fear," built the ark which, in saving him and his family, saved the human race. Fear, dread of impending danger, has its place in the heart of man, and its work in the service of mankind. God made his appeal to it when he dealt with Israel; there was much of it in the Law. It was not absent from the ministry of Jesus Christ; it was he who spoke to men of the "millstone about the neck," of the undying worm, of the doom less tolerable than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:8

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance . In other words, "Since you profess to have taken flight from the wrath to come, show at once, by your change of life, that your repentance is worth something, has some meaning in it." Begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father. These words show that John had the splendid courage to strike boldly at the very root of Jewish pride. Gradually Jewish belief in the especial favor of God, which they were to enjoy through... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:8-14

The futile in religion, etc. In these verses we have brought into view four aspects of religious truth. I. THE FUTILE . The Pharisee, if he were charged with any evil course, consoled himself with the thought that he was a "son of Abraham;" to his mind it was everything with God that he was lineally descended from the father of the faithful, and had been admitted by the rite of circumcision into the "commonwealth of Israel." John, anticipating the doctrine of Jesus Christ,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:3-9

On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3:0. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:7-9

Luke 3:7-9. Then said he to the multitude, O generation of vipers See note on Matthew 3:7. Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance The Baptist did not stop at preaching repentance, and rest satisfied with the people’s making a profession thereof, but he insisted on the necessity of their bringing forth fruits suitable to such a profession, or a thorough reformation of their conduct in all respects. See this explained particularly in the notes on Matthew 3:8-10. Begin not to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:1-17

15. Preaching of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-17; John 1:19-28)The preaching of John soon attracted opposition from the Jewish religious leaders. They sent representatives to question him and then report back on what he taught and who he claimed to be. John denied that he was promoting himself as some new leader in Israel. He did not consider himself to be either the prophet of Deuteronomy 18:15,Deuteronomy 18:18 or the ‘Elijah’ promised in Malachi 4:5. He was only a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:7

Then said he = He said therefore. multitude = crowds. baptized . App-115 . of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . Not the sameword as in verses: Luke 3:8 , Luke 3:15 . generation = offspring, or brood. warned = forewarned; implying secrecy. from = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . Not the same word as in Luke 3:22 . to come = about to come. Quite true; for, had the nation repented, all that the prophets had foretold, both as to the sufferings and following wrath and glory, would have been... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:8

repentance = the repentance which has been demanded, and which you profess. not . Greek. me. App-105 . Not the same word as in Luke 3:16 . within = among. Greek. en. App-104 . father . Emphatic, by the Figure of speech Hyperbaton ( App-6 ), being put in the Greek as the first word of the sentence. See John 8:33 , John 8:53 . of = out of. Greek. ek. App-104 . Not the same word as in Luke 3:7 . these stones . Compare Luke 19:40 ; Matthew 3:9 . children. App-108 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 3:7

He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?THE PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTISTThis was addressed to the insincere, those who were willing to submit to a rite, but whose lives bore no fruit of repentance. Farrar is credited with the statement that "Only teachers of transcendent holiness, immediately inspired by God with fervency and insight, may dare to use such language." read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 3:8

Bring 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.The usual response to any demand that the Israelites of that day should repent was to the effect that they did not need to repent, since they were sons of Abraham. The fact that all the promises were not to Abraham's fleshly descendants, but to his spiritual seed (the people who were of the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:8-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:3-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:7-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 3:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 3:8

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