Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. New Living Translation A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. English Standard Version A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Berean Standard Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Berean Literal Bible A good tree is not able to bear bad fruits, nor a bad tree to bear good fruits. King James Bible A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. New King James Version A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. New American Standard Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. NASB 1995 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. NASB 1977 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Legacy Standard Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Amplified Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Christian Standard Bible A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. Holman Christian Standard Bible A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. American Standard Version A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Contemporary English Version A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. English Revised Version A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. GOD'S WORD® Translation A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a rotten tree cannot produce good fruit. Good News Translation A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a poor tree cannot bear good fruit. International Standard Version A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a rotten tree cannot produce good fruit. Majority Standard Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. NET Bible A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit. New Heart English Bible A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. Webster's Bible Translation A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Weymouth New Testament A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit. World English Bible A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits. Berean Literal Bible A good tree is not able to bear bad fruits, nor a bad tree to bear good fruits. Young's Literal Translation A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits. Smith's Literal Translation A good tree cannot make evil fruits, nor a rotten tree make good fruits. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth 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. New American Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. New Revised Standard Version A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA good tree cannot bear bad fruits, neither can a bad tree bear good fruits. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, neither a bad tree to produce good fruit. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentA good tree can not produce diseased fruit; nor can an unsound tree produce goodly fruit. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, neither can a tree bad in kind produce good fruits. Mace New Testament a good tree cannot produce bad fruit: neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. Weymouth New Testament A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Tree and its Fruit…17Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.… Cross References Luke 6:43-44 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. Matthew 12:33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. John 15:4-5 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Romans 7:4-5 Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. / For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death. Hebrews 6:7-8 For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned. John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. Luke 13:6-9 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... Isaiah 5:1-7 I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. Ezekiel 15:1-8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ... Psalm 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. Treasury of Scripture A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. cannot. Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 1 John 3:9,10 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God… Jump to Previous Able Bad Bear Corrupt Evil Forth Fruit Fruits Good Poisonous Possible Produce Sound Tree Worthless YieldJump to Next Able Bad Bear Corrupt Evil Forth Fruit Fruits Good Poisonous Possible Produce Sound Tree Worthless YieldMatthew 7 1. Do Not Judge7. Ask, Seek, Knock 13. Enter through the Narrow Gate 15. A Tree and Its Fruit 24. The Wise and the Foolish Builders 28. Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished. A good tree In the context of Matthew 7:18, the phrase "a good tree" symbolizes a person or entity that is inherently righteous and aligned with God's will. The Greek word for "good" here is "ἀγαθός" (agathos), which implies moral excellence and beneficial qualities. Historically, trees have been used as metaphors for people or nations in biblical literature, representing their character and the fruits of their actions. In a conservative Christian perspective, this phrase emphasizes the importance of being rooted in Christ, as He is the source of all goodness and righteousness. A "good tree" is one that draws its nourishment from the teachings of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, producing actions and behaviors that reflect God's kingdom. cannot bear bad fruit a bad tree cannot bear good fruit Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [A] goodἀγαθὸν (agathon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. cannot δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. bear ποιεῖν (poiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. bad πονηροὺς (ponērous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. fruit, καρποὺς (karpous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. [and a] bad σαπρὸν (sapron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4550: Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. cannot οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. bear ποιεῖν (poiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. good καλοὺς (kalous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. fruit. καρποὺς (karpous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. 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