Matthew 7:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁹ Every tree that does not produce wholesome fruit should be chopped down and thrown into the fire.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.

Matthew 7:19 Cross References

Matthew 3:10

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].

Matthew 7:18

A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit.

Luke 3:9

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].”

Titus 3:14

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].

Hebrews 6:8

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.

Jude 1:12

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].