{"id":14562,"date":"2022-05-23T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=14562"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:06:55","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-5-23-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-5-23-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 5-23-22"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n

Matthew 3:8 (NKJV) 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

As I recently finished reading through the Old Testament, and began the New Testament again, this verse caught my attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The New King James (NKJV) translation, which is shown above, doesn\u2019t really stand out or draw a lot of attention. But when I looked at a couple other translations, the depth and importance of this verse became very, very clear and easy to see.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Here it is again, but in the New Living Translation (NLT).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Matthew 3:8 (NLT) 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

This really leaps out when it comes to understanding what it means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Now, because I don\u2019t like to rely on only one translation for studying, I also checked two or three other translations, including the Amplified Bible (AMPC). Here\u2019s what it said:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Matthew 3:8 (AMPC) 8 Bring forth fruit that is consistent with repentance [let your lives prove your change of heart];<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

In looking at this verse across the various translations, it becomes very clear that repentance is necessary in a believer\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Repentance is the proof that our heart has been changed; we have been touched by the Spirit of God and changed by the blood of Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

You see, without (sincere, genuine) repentance, there is no difference between us and those who have never encountered Christ. We are the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The lives of believers should show fruit. And if we look at the verse at the very beginning of this devotional, we will see that the NKJV translation references this by saying, \u201cbear fruits worthy of repentance\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Our lives should bear fruit that proves that we have repented; turned from our sins and taken a new direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

As the NLT states, \u201cProve by the way you live that you have repented of your sins\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

This is something that\u2019s so important for us all to understand.<\/p>\n

It is foundational to our walk with Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

And as the AMPC translation clearly states, \u201clet your lives prove your change of heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Seven Seas Ministries
\n49 N Lamplighters Walk
\nHampstead, NC 28443<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

401-439-3780<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please\u00a0Click Here<\/a>\u00a0and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Please consider making a\u00a0Donation.<\/a><\/p>\n

Get our mobile app here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Android:\u00a0http:\/\/goo.gl\/oQ6qa7<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple:\u00a0http:\/\/apple.co\/2lZdgYy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matthew 3:8 (NKJV) 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance… As I recently finished reading through the Old Testament, and began the New Testament again, this verse caught my attention. The New King James (NKJV) translation, which is shown above, doesn\u2019t really stand out or draw a lot of attention. But when I looked at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[683],"tags":[2977,2978],"class_list":["post-14562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-repentance-2","tag-bible-verses-about-repentance","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-repentance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14564,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14562\/revisions\/14564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}