Matthew 7:19
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
- KJV
- Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- WEB
- Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
- ASV
- Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
- DARBY
- Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
- BLB
- Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and is thrown into fire.
- ÅB
- Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt skal bli kappet ned og kastet på ilden.
- OTB
- Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet på ilden.
- B1930
- Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet på ilden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 3:10
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.
Read in contextJohn 15:2–6
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Read in contextLuke 3:9
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Read in contextHebrews 6:8
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Read in contextLuke 13:6–9
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Read in contextJude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
Read in contextIsaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:5–7
And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Read in context