Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Matthew 7:18 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Dugang nga mga bersyonAmplified Bible - Classic Edition A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. American Standard Version (1901) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Common English Bible A good tree can’t produce bad fruit. And a rotten tree can’t produce good fruit. Catholic Public Domain Version A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, and an evil tree is not able to produce good fruit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. English Standard Version 2016 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. |
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.