Matthew 7:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Every tree that does not produce wholesome fruit should be chopped down and thrown into the fire. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. American Standard Version (1901) Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Common English Bible Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Catholic Public Domain Version Every tree which does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. |
And even now the axe is ready to chop down the trees [i.e., you Jewish people]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., godly, repentant lives] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the final punishment of the wicked].
A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit.
And even now the axe is also ready to chop down the trees at their roots [i.e., you Jews]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., a godly life] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the punishment of hell].”
Our people [i.e., the Christians there on Crete] also should learn to practice good deeds for meeting pressing needs, so that they can be productive [in the Lord’s work].
But if the land produces [only] thorns and thistles, it is worthless and in danger of being cursed [by God], and will end up being burned.
These people are like rotten spots [contaminating the food] at your love feasts, while they gorge themselves without fear [i.e., unashamed of their selfish indulgence]. [Note: This passage may mean “like selfish shepherds, looking out only for themselves,” even eating the grain set out for the animals]. They are like clouds that blow over without producing rain; [they are like] trees in the fall that do not produce any fruit and have been uprooted, [thus] being dead twice [i.e., fruitless and rootless].