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OET (OET-RV) The axe has already been placed at the base of the trees ready to cut down any tree that’s not producing good fruit, and then it’ll be thrown into the fire.![]()
OET-LV And already the axe is_lying to the root of_the trees, therefore every tree not producing good fruit is_being_cut_off and is_being_thrown into the_fire.![]()
ULT But already the ax is set against the root of the trees. So, every tree not producing good fruit is chopped down and thrown into a fire.
UST You are like fruit trees that do not produce good fruit. God is like a man who is positioning the head of his axe at the base of those trees, ready to chop them down and throw them into the fire. God is ready to punish you like that if you continue sinning.
BSB & MSB The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into [the] fire.
BLB Already now the ax is applied to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
AICNT “Indeed, the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
OEB Already the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
WEBBE & WMBB Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
NET Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
LSV and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down, and is cast into fire.
FBV In fact the ax is ready to chop down the trees. Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
TCNT Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
T4T God is ready to punish you if you do not turn away from your sinful behavior, just like a man who lays his axe at the roots of a fruit tree in order to chop it down and throw it into the fire if it does not produce good fruit [MET].”
LEB Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
BBE And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
Moff The axe is lying all ready at the root of the trees; any tree that is not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Wymth And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which does not produce good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.
ASV And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
DRA For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.
YLT and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.
Drby And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
RV And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
(And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth/brings not forth good fruit is hewn/chopped down, and cast into the fire.)
SLT And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.
Wbstr And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
KJB-1769 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.
(And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth/brings not forth good fruit is hewn/chopped down, and cast into the fire.)
KJB-1611 And now also the axe is layd vnto the root of the trees: Therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
(Even now is the axe also put unto the root of the trees: therefore, every tree which bringeth/brings not forth good fruit, is hewn/chopped down, and cast into the fire.)
Gnva And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into ye fire.
(And now also is the axe put to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth/brings not forth good fruit, is hewn/chopped down, and cast into ye/you_all fire.)
Cvdl Euen now is the axe put vnto ye rote of the trees: therfore euery tre which bringeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewe downe, and cast into the fyre.
(Even now is the axe put unto ye/you_all root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth/brings not forth good fruit, shall be hew/chop down, and cast into the fire.)
TNT Euen nowe is the axe put vnto the rote of the trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into the fyre.
(Even now is the axe put unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which bringeth/brings not forth good fruit is hew/chop down and cast into the fire.)
Wycl And now the ax is put to the roote of the tree; therfore euery tree that makith not good fruyt, shal be kit doun, and shal be cast in to the fier.
(And now the ax is put to the root of the tree; therefore every tree that maketh/makes not good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast in to the fire.)
Luth Es ist schon die Axt den Bäumen an die Wurzel gelegt. Darum, welcher Baum nicht gute Früchte bringet, wird abgehauen und ins Feuer geworfen.
(It is already the axe the trees at/to the root(n) placed. Therefore, which tree not good fruit brings/gets, becomes ran_away and into_the fire(n) thrown.)
ClVg Jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est. Omnis ergo arbor, quæ non facit fructum bonum, excidetur, et in ignem mittetur.[fn]
(Now because axe to root of_trees placed it_is. Everyone therefore arbor, which not/no he/it_does fruit good, will_be_cut_off, and in/into/on fire will_be_sent.)
SR-GNT Ἤδη δὲ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται. ‡
UGNT ἤδη δὲ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται; πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
SBL-GNT ἤδη ⸀δὲ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
RP-GNT Ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
TC-GNT ἤδη δὲ [fn]καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.