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Matthew 7:16

Young's Literal Translation 1862

From their fruits ye shall know them; do `men' gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?

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Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

`Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

therefore from their fruits ye shall know them.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water `is able' to make.

as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.