Cross references

Matthew 3:10

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.

Matthew 3:10 BSB

Matthew 3:10 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 22 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 15:6 (24 votes) and Luke 3:9 (20 votes). 73 other verses point back to it. It links with 27 other books, from Genesis 1 to 1 Peter 4.

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Which verses does Matthew 3:10 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 15:624 votes

    If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

  2. Luke 3:920 votes

    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.”

  3. Matthew 7:1916 votes

    Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

  4. John 15:214 votes

    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

  5. Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ …

  6. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

  7. “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? …

  8. “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. …

  9. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,

  10. “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

  11. Psalm 1:36 votes
  12. Luke 23:315 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 3:10?

The 10 strongest of 73.