In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 7:18 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;
For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.