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28 lines
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# produce fruits that are worthy of repentance
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In this metaphor, a person's behavior is compared to fruit. Just as a plant is expected to produce fruit that is appropriate for that kind of plant, a person who says that he has repented is expected to live righteously. AT: "produce the kind of fruit that shows that you have repented" or "do the good things that show that you have turned away from your sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# to say within yourselves
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"saying to yourselves" or "thinking"
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# We have Abraham for our father
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"Abraham is our ancestor" or "We are Abraham's descendants." If it is unclear why they would say this, you may also add the implied information: "so God will not punish us." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# raise up children for Abraham
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This idiom means "create children for Abraham" or "cause people to become descendants of Abraham."
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# from these stones
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John was probably referring to the actual stones along the Jordan River.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fruit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]] |