Isa 55:7, Mat 3:8, Luk 3:8-14, 19:8-9, Eph 4:17-5:25, 6:1-9 | ESV | STEP | let the wicked forsake his way , and the unrighteous man his thoughts ; let him return to the Lord , that he may have compassion on him, and to our God , for he will abundantly pardon .

7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Matthew 3:8

8 Bear fruit ^ain keeping with repentance.

Luke 3:8-14

8 Bear fruits ^bin keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ^c‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from ^dthese stones to raise up children for Abraham. 9 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. ^eEvery tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 And the crowds asked him, ^f“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, ^g“Whoever has two tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 ⁱTax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, ^jwhat shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, ^k“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, ^lwhat shall we do?” And he said to them, ^m“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your ⁿwages.”

Luke 19:8-9

8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods ^oI give to the poor. And if I have ^pdefrauded anyone of anything, I restore it ^qfourfold.” 9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since ^rhe also is a son of Abraham.

Ephesians 4:17-32

The New Life

17 Now this I say and ^stestify in the Lord, ^tthat you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ^uin the futility of their minds. 18 They ^vare darkened in their understanding, ^walienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to ^xtheir hardness of heart. 19 They ^yhave become callous and ^zhave given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. 20 But that is not the way you ^aalearned Christ!— 21 assuming that ^abyou have heard about him and ^acwere taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to ^adput off ^aeyour old self, ^{▼▼Greek man; also verse 24} which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through ^agdeceitful desires, 23 and ^ahto be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on ^aithe new self, ^ajcreated after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you ^akspeak the truth with his neighbor, for ^alwe are members one of another. 26 ^amBe angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and ^angive no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^aolet him labor, ^apdoing honest work with his own hands, so ^aqthat he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 ^arLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give ^asgrace to those who hear. 30 And ^atdo not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ^auby whom you were sealed for the day of ^avredemption. 31 ^awLet all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 ^axBe kind to one another, tenderhearted, ^ayforgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 5:1-25

Walk in Love

1 ^azTherefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And ^bawalk in love, ^bbas Christ loved us and ^bcgave himself up for us, a ^bdfragrant ^beoffering and sacrifice to God.

3 But ^bfsexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness ^bgmust not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be ^bhno filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, ^biwhich are out of place, but instead ^bjlet there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that ^bkeveryone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ( ^blthat is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 ^bmLet no one ^bndeceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^bothe wrath of God comes upon ^bpthe sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore ^bqdo not become partners with them; 8 for ^brat one time you were ^bsdarkness, but now you are light in the Lord. ^btWalk as children of light 9 (for ^buthe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and ^bvtry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 ^bwTake no part in the ^bxunfruitful ^byworks of darkness, but instead ^bzexpose them. 12 For ^cait is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when ^cbanything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

^cc“Awake, O sleeper,
and ^cdarise from the dead,
and ^ceChrist will shine on you.”
15 ^cfLook carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 ^cgmaking the best use of the time, because ^chthe days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^cithe will of the Lord is. 18 And ^cjdo not get drunk with wine, for that is ^ckdebauchery, but ^clbe filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in ^cmpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 ^cngiving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^coin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 ^cpsubmitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

22 ^cqWives, ^crsubmit to your own husbands, ^csas to the Lord. 23 For ^ctthe husband is the head of the wife even as ^cuChrist is the head of the church, his body, and is ^cvhimself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^cwin everything to their husbands.

25 ^cxHusbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^cygave himself up for her,

Ephesians 6:1-9

Children and Parents

1 ^czChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 ^da“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, ^dbbut bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bondservants and Masters

5 ^dcBondservants, ^{▼▼Or slaves; also verse 6 (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} obey your earthly masters ^{▼▼Or your masters according to the flesh} with fear and trembling, ^dfwith a sincere heart, ^dgas you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as ^dhpeople-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 ^diknowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, ^djwhether he is a bondservant ^{▼▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, ^dland stop your threatening, knowing that ^dmhe who is both their Master ^{▼▼Greek Lord} and yours is in heaven, and that ^dothere is no partiality with him.