Matthew 7:15-20

The Sermon on the Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

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

16 You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, [do they]?

17 In the [same] way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

18 A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit.

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

20 As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.

Footnotes

• [a] The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated by "[do they]"