Matthew 7:15-20

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 ¹"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ²ravenous wolves.

16 You will recognize them ³by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

17 So, ⁴every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.

18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.

19 ⁵Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20 Thus you will recognize them ⁶by their fruits.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 24:11, 24; Deuteronomy 13:1-3; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:16; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1
• 2. Ezekiel 22:27; Acts 20:29; [Micah 3:5; John 10:12]
• 3. Luke 6:43, 44; James 2:18
• 4. Matthew 12:33-35
• 5. See Matthew 3:10
• 6. [See ver. 16 above]