Matthew 3:10
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 3
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”Matthew 3:10
What Does Matthew 3:10 Mean?
Matthew 3:10 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 3, verse 10 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 3:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 15:2“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”John 15:6“If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”Luke 3:9“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”Matthew 7:19“Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”Luke 12:49“I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?”Luke 13:6“He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.”Luke 6:43“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”Jeremiah 17:8“For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”Ezekiel 15:2“Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?”Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”Mark 11:14“And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.”Psalms 92:13“Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.”Psalms 7:12“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”Psalms 92:14“They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;”Malachi 4:1“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.”Hebrews 6:8“But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.”1 Peter 4:17“For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?”Psalms 1:3“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”Matthew 21:19“And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.”Genesis 1:11“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.”
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