CHAPTER 7 Defining Evangelizing - Evangelism Unlimited

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Isa 37:31, “And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and
bear fruit upward”
Jer 12:2 (NKJ), “You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; They grow, yes, they bear
fruit. You are near in their mouth But far from their mind”
Ezek 17:23, “On the high mountain of Israel I shall plant it, that it may bring forth boughs and
bear fruit, and become a stately cedar”
Hos 9:16, “Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, They will bear no fruit. Even though they
bear children, I will slay the precious ones of their womb”
From the Hebrew asah (do, make) + enab (grape):
Isa 5:2, “And He dug it all around, removed its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. And
He built a tower in the middle of it, And hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to
produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones”
Isa 5:4, “What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not done in it? Why, when I
expected it to produce good grapes did it produce worthless ones?”
From the Hebrew nasa or nasah (carry) + peri (fruit)
Ezek 17:8, “It was planted in good soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and
bear fruit, and become a splendid vine”
From the Hebrew nub (bear fruit):
Psa 92:14, “They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green”
70) poie,w (do, make) + karpo,j (fruit):
Matt 3:10, “And the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (cf. Luke 3:9)
Matt 7:18, “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit”
(cf. Luke 6:43)
Matt 7:19, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire”
71) fe,rw (to bear) + karpo,j (fruit):
John 15:2, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears
fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit”
John 15:4, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the
vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me”
John 15:8, “By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples”
John 15:16, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear
fruit, and that your fruit should remain…”
72) e;cw (have) + karpo,j (fruit):
Rom 1:13, “And I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you
(and have been prevented thus far) in order that I might obtain some fruit among you also, even
as among the rest of the Gentiles”
Cf. Rom 6:21-22.
73) karpofore,w (to bear fruit or crops):
Matt 13:23, “And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the
word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some
sixty, and some thirty”
Mark 4:20, “And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word
and accept it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold”
Luke 8:15, “And the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest
and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance”
Rom 7:4, “Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ,
that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear
fruit for God” (cf. Rom 7:5)
Col 1:5-6, “…the gospel, which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing
fruit and increasing…”
Col 1:10, “so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects,
bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God”
at. Verbs dealing with sowing and reaping:
74) spei,rw (53 NT uses; 56 OT LXX uses), meaning to sow [seed]:
Psa 126:5, “Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy”