Mateus 3:8

8 Produzi, pois, frutos dignos de arrependimento,

Mateus 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 3:8

Bring forth therefore fruits
That is, if you are truly penitent, if you have a proper sense of sin, and true repentance for it, do such works as are suitable to it, and will show the genuineness of it; for

fruits meet for repentance
are the same as "works meet for repentance", ( Acts 26:20 ) and as a tree is known by its fruit, so repentance is known by good works; these are the fruits and effects of repentance, and which are proofs with men of the sincerity of it. Those which follow upon evangelical repentance are such as are mentioned in ( 2 Corinthians 7:11 ) . Now let it be observed, that John insisted upon repentance, and a good conversation, attesting the truth of it as necessary prerequisites to the ordinance of baptism; and so Peter first urged repentance; and then proposed baptism, ( Acts 2:38 ) from whence one should think it may be rationally and strongly concluded, that none but truly repenting sinners, and such who have given proofs that they are so, are to be admitted to this ordinance.

Mateus 3:8 In-Context

6 e eram por ele batizados no rio Jordão, confessando os seus pecados.

7 Mas, vendo ele muitos dos fariseus e dos saduceus que vinham ao seu batismo, disse-lhes: Raça de víboras, quem vos ensinou a fugir da ira vindoura?

8 Produzi, pois, frutos dignos de arrependimento,

9 e não queirais dizer dentro de vós mesmos: Temos por pai a Abraão; porque eu vos digo que mesmo destas pedras Deus pode suscitar filhos a Abraão.

10 E já está posto o machado á raiz das árvores; toda árvore, pois que não produz bom fruto, é cortada e lançada no fogo.