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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, neither a bad tree to produce good fruit. Contemporary English Version A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. Douay-Rheims Bible A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth 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. Literal Standard Version A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits. Majority Standard Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. New American Bible A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. NET Bible A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit. New Revised Standard Version A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree 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. Young's Literal Translation A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits. 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 Matthew 7:17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Luke 6:43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 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. Verse 18. - Parallel passage: Luke 6:43 (cf. also infra, Matthew 12:33). A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. This correspondence of external product to internal character is necessary. It cannot (emphatic) be otherwise. It' the heart is good, good results follow; therefore, he implies, if good results are not seen in these "false prophets," it is because of their real character. A bad life cannot but spring from a worthless heart. Of course, our Lord deals only with the general rule. There are apparent anomalies in the world of spirit as of nature. Bring forth... bring forth; ἐνεγκεῖν (Westcott and Herr)... ποιεῖν. A good tree cannot have bad fruit hanging on it; a rotten or worthless tree cannot, with all its efforts, produce 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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