"Sothen,you will knowthem by their fruits.
"Eithermakethe treegoodand its fruitgood,ormakethe treebadand its fruitbad;for the treeis knownby its fruit.
"You will knowthem by their fruits.Grapesare not gatheredfrom thorn[bushes] norfigsfrom thistles,are they?
"For eachtreeis knownby its ownfruit.For men do not gatherfigsfrom thorns,nordo they pickgrapesfrom a briar bush.
"Soin the present case,I sayto you, stay awayfrom thesemenand let them alone,for ifthisplanoractionis of men,it will be overthrown;
Cana fig tree,my brethren,produceolives,ora vineproducefigs?Nor[can] saltwaterproducefresh.