Matthew 7:20 - Plain English Version

²⁰ So, to find out if a person is good or bad, look at what they do. A good person does good things. And a bad person does bad things.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Therefore, you will know them by their fruit.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.

Matthew 7:20 Cross References

Matthew 7:16

If you look at the things these people do, you can find out if they are talking true words, or if they are liars.” Then Jesus told a picture story. He said, “Think about the trees that give us fruit to eat. We can’t get good fruit from rubbish trees. We can’t get grapes from rubbish plants.

Luke 6:44

Whenever we look at the fruit of a tree, we know what sort of tree it comes from. Think about it. We don’t get bananas or grapes from a rubbish prickly plant.

Acts 5:38

So I’m telling you now, don’t kill these followers of Jesus. Let them go. You see, if it was men that told them to do these things, and to tell people about Jesus, nothing will happen.