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Matthew 7:16
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
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Matthew 7:16 in Other Translations
KJV
16
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
ESV
16
You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
NLT
16
You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
MSG
16
Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.
CSB
16
You'll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 In-Context
14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
16
By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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1.
Matthew 12:33
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Luke 6:44
2.
James 3:12
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