Matthew 7:20
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
- KJV
- Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
- WEB
- Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
- ASV
- Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
- DARBY
- By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.
- BLB
- Therefore from their fruits you⁺ will recognize them.
- ÅB
- Derfor skal dere kjenne dem på hva slags frukt de bærer.
- OTB
- Derfor skal dere kjenne dem på fruktene.
- B1930
- Derfor skal I kjenne dem av deres frukter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 7:16
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
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