Fruit worthy of repentance (Καρπον αξιον της μετανοιας). John demands proof from these men of the new life before he administers b…

Bring forth therefore fruits, etc. That is, the proper fruits of reformation, the proper evidence that you are sincere. Do not bring your …

Fruits (or better, fruit) meet for repentance — This phrasing in the English version is ambiguous and not ideal, because …

And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unt…

St. Gregory the Great: The words of teachers should be adapted to the character of their hearers, so that the teaching is consi…

The coming of God’s reign either demands repentance (v.2) or brings judgment. Repentance must be genuine: if we wish to escape the coming wrath (v.…

Matthew 3:8; Luke 3:8. Yield therefore fruits worthy of repentance. He confirms what I have already said: th…

Bring forth therefore fruits
That is, if you are truly penitent, if you have a proper sense of sin, and true repenta…

Applying the me age to the souls of the hearers is the life of preaching; and so it was with John's preaching. The Pharisees placed their main emph…

The Evangelist wrote about Christ’s entrance into the world; now, however, he writes about the course of His life, which is, in fact, considered ac…