Bring Forth

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance - Mathew 3.8

The example above was taken from a biblical passage and it cannot be translated word by word. All languages have phrases that cannot be understood literally. Even if you know the meaning of all the words in a phrase and understand all the grammar of the phrase completely, the meaning of the phrase can still be confusing. One reason for this is that we may be talking about a Phrasal Verb (a core verb with one or two particles). In the example above “bring forth” means to produce. This kind of speech is found either in the written or spoken form of formal and informal English. Here I am going to list a few examples in the formal and informal language:

1. Lift up: to raise up, take and lift upward. In Psalm 121.1 we read, “I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where shall my help come? I can say, “My mom asked me to help her lift up a couple of boxes from the floor and put them on the table.”
2. Look out: be vigilant and take notice. “If you don't look out, you could fall on the ice.” “Look out over the surroundings! You never know where the enemy is coming from.”
3. Live by: follow a belief system to guide your behavior. “He tries hard to live by the Bible”. “He argued that even criminals have a code of ethics that they live by”. Note: We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve people we know well. Examples of formal written language may be found in the literature, newspapers, the Bible, the penal code, and so on.

by Yvonne Ray

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