Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, - whose end is for burning.

New American Standard Bible

but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

King James Version

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Holman Bible

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and will be burned at the end.

International Standard Version

However, if it continues to produce thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be burned.

A Conservative Version

But producing thorns and thistles it is unfit and near a curse, the end of which is for burning.

American Standard Version

but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

Amplified

but if it persistently produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

An Understandable Version

But if the land produces [only] thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed [by God], and will end up being burned.

Anderson New Testament

But that which produces thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which is to be burned.

Bible in Basic English

But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

Common New Testament

But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but that which bears thorns and briars, is look'd upon as lying under a curse; whose end will be to be burnt.

Darby Translation

but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned.

Godbey New Testament

but that which produces thorns and thistles, is reprobate, and nigh unto the curse; whose end is unto burning.

Goodspeed New Testament

But if it yields thorns and thistles, it is thought worthless and almost cursed, and it will finally be burned.

John Wesley New Testament

But that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected and nigh unto a curse, whose end is to be burned.

Julia Smith Translation

And producing thorns and briers is rejected, after having been tried, and near cursing; whose end for destruction.

King James 2000

But that which bears thorns and briars is worthless, and is near unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But [if it] produces thorns and thistles, [it is] worthless and near to a curse, whose end [is] for burning.

Modern King James verseion

But that which bears thorns and briers is rejected and is a curse, whose end is to be burned.)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

but that ground, which beareth thorns and briars, is reproved, and is nigh unto cursing: whose end is to be burned.

Moffatt New Testament

whereas, if it produces thorns and thistles, it is reprobate and on the verge of being cursed ??its fate is to be burned.

Montgomery New Testament

but if it produces thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and its end will be to be burned.

NET Bible

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.

New Heart English Bible

but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

Noyes New Testament

but if it bear thorns and briers it is disapproved, and is near to being accursed; and its end is to be burned.

Sawyer New Testament

but that which produces thorns and thistles is disapproved, and is nigh to a curse, the end of which is to be burned.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

but if it produceth thorns and thistles, it is abandoned, and near the curse [of barrenness], whose end will be for burning.

Twentieth Century New Testament

but, if it 'bears thorns and thistles,' it is regarded as worthless, it is in danger of being 'cursed,' and its end will be the fire.

Webster

But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Weymouth New Testament

But if it only yields a mass of thorns and briers, it is considered worthless, and is in danger of being cursed, and in the end will be destroyed by fire.

Williams New Testament

But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning.

World English Bible

but if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected and near being cursed, whose end is to be burned.

Worrell New Testament

but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned.

Worsley New Testament

but that which bringeth forth thorns and briars, is rejected and near to a curse, (whose end is burning) so are they.

Youngs Literal Translation

and that which is bearing thorns and briers is disapproved of, and nigh to cursing, whose end is for burning;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἐκφέρω 
Ekphero 
Usage: 6

ἄκανθα 
Akantha 
Usage: 3

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

τρίβολος 
Tribolos 
Usage: 1

G96
ἀδόκιμος 
Adokimos 
Usage: 8

is nigh unto
ἐγγύς 
Eggus 
Usage: 23

κατάρα 
Katara 
Usage: 6

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

end
τέλος 
Telos 
Usage: 28

is to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Context Readings

A Serious Warning Against Falling Away

7 For, land, which hath drunk in, the rain, thereupon ofttimes coming, and which bringeth forth vegetation fit for them for whom it is even cultivated, partaketh of a blessing from God; 8 But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, - whose end is for burning. 9 But we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things which are better and which contain salvation, though, even thus we speak.


Cross References

Genesis 3:17-18

And, to the man, he said, Because thou didst hearken to the voice of thy wife, and so didst eat of the tree as to which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, Accursed be the ground for thy sake, In pain, shalt thou eat of it, all the days of thy life;

Deuteronomy 29:28

and therefore hath Yahweh rooted them out, from off their own soil, in anger and in wrath and in great indignation, - and cast them into another land as at this day.

Isaiah 5:1-7

Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;

Jeremiah 44:22

so that Yahweh could no longer forbear because of the wickedness of your doings, because of the abominations which ye committed, - and your land became a desolation, and an astonishment, and a contempt without inhabitant - as at this day?

Malachi 4:1

For lo! the day, cometh, that burneth as a furnace, - and, all the proud and everyone who worketh lawlessness, shall be, stubble, and the day that cometh, shall consume them utterly, saith Yahweh of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Luke 13:7-9

And he said unto the vine-dresser - Lo! three years, I come, seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down! Why doth it make, even the round useless?

John 15:6

If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them, - and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

Genesis 4:11

Now therefore, accursed, art thou, - from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.

Genesis 5:29

and he called his name Noah saying, - This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground which Yahweh hath cursed,

Deuteronomy 29:22-23

So that the generation coming after - your sons who shall rise up after you, and the foreigner who shall come in from a far-off land, will say - when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses thereof wherewith Yahweh hath made it sick:

Job 31:40

Instead of wheat, let there come forth bramble, and, instead of barley, a bad-smelling weed! Ended are the words of Job.

Psalm 107:34

A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.

Isaiah 27:10-11

For the fortified city, is solitary, The dwelling forsaken and left as a wilderness, - There, shall the calf feed, And, there, lie down And shall consume the branches thereof:

Jeremiah 17:6

Therefore shall he become as a shrub in the waste plain, Neither shall he perceive when good cometh, But shall inhabit Parched places in a wilderness, A land of salt that cannot he dwelt in.

Ezekiel 15:2-7

Son of man, What can the vine-tree be more than any other tree, - any branch which hath been found among the trees of the forest?

Ezekiel 20:47

And thou shalt say to the forest of the South Hear the word of Yahweh, - Thus saith My Lord Yahweh-Behold me! kindling in thee a fire. And it shall devour in thee every moist tree and every dry tree. The spreading flame shall not be quenched, Then shall be scorched thereby all faces from south to north;

Matthew 3:10

Already also, the axe, unto the root of the trees, is being laid, - every tree, therefore, not bringing forth good fruit, is to be hewn down, and, into fire, to be cast.

Matthew 7:19

Every tree that beareth not fine fruit, is hewn down, and, into fire, is cast.

Matthew 25:41

Then, will he say unto those also, on his left hand: Depart ye from me, accursed ones! Into the age-abiding fire, which hath been prepared for the adversary and his messengers;

Mark 11:14

And, answering, he said unto it - No more, unto times age-abiding, let anyone of thee, eat fruit. And his disciples were listening.

Mark 11:21

and, put in mind, Peter saith unto him - Rabbi! see! the fig-tree which thou didst curse, is withered.

Hebrews 10:27

But some fearful reception of judgment and fiery jealousy, about to devour the opposers.

Hebrews 12:17

For ye know that, afterwards - when he even wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for, place of repentance, found he none, even though, with tears, he diligently sought it.

Revelation 20:15

And, if anyone was not found, in the book of life, written, he was cast into the lake of fire.

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