“So every good tree yields good fruit, but a rotten tree yields wicked fruit.
Matthew 7:18 - The Scriptures 2009 “A good tree is unable to yield wicked fruit, and a rotten tree to yield good fruit. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Amplified 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. |
“So every good tree yields good fruit, but a rotten tree yields wicked fruit.
“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
“For a good tree does not yield rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree yield good fruit.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. And these are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you desire to do.