Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18 - Tree of Life Version A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. American Standard Version (1901) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Common English Bible A good tree can’t produce bad fruit. And a rotten tree can’t produce good fruit. Catholic Public Domain Version A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, and an evil tree is not able to produce good fruit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. |
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.
Every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
“For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again does a rotten tree produce good fruit.
For the flesh sets its desire against the Ruach, but the Ruach sets its desire against the flesh—for these are in opposition to one another, so that you cannot do what you want.