Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

NLTNew Living Translation

A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

KJV 1900King James Version

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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