Matthew 7:16-21

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.

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

20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 12:33; Luke 6:44
• 2. James 3:12
• 3. Luke 6:43
• 4. S Matthew 3:10
• 5. Hosea 8:2; Matthew 25:11; S John 13:13; 1 Corinthians 12:3
• 6. S Matthew 3:2
• 7. Matthew 12:50; Romans 2:13; James 1:22; 1 John 3:18