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Matthew 7:16

Modern English Version

You will know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

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Even a child is known by his deeds, whether his conduct be pure, and whether it be right.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt. For the tree is known by its fruit.

Therefore, by their fruit you will know them.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,

But a man may say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Can the fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a vine, figs? So no spring can yield both salt water and fresh water.

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘From the wicked comes forth wickedness,’ but my hand will not be against you.