Even so every good tree, bringeth forth good fruit. But a corrupt tree, bringeth forth evil fruit.
Matthew 7:18 - William Tyndale New Testament A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruite: nor yet a bad tree can bring forth 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, bringeth forth good fruit. But a corrupt tree, bringeth forth evil fruit.
Every tree, that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.
¶ It is not a good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: Neither is that an evil tree, that bringeth forth good fruit.
For the flesh lusteth contrary to the spirit, and the spirit contrary to the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye cannot do that which ye would.