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Matthew 7:18–19

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18“A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

19“aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Cross references

  1. aMatt 3:10; Luke 3:9; 13:7; John 15:2, 6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

NLTNew Living Translation

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

KJV 1900King James Version

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.