Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

Likewise every good tree produces good fruits, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruits.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit.

An Understandable Version

In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit.

Anderson New Testament

So every good tree produces goodly fruit: but an unsound tree produces diseased fruit.

Bible in Basic English

Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

Common New Testament

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Daniel Mace New Testament

or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.

Darby Translation

So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.

Godbey New Testament

So every good tree produces good fruits; and a corrupt tree produces evil fruits.

Goodspeed New Testament

Just so any sound tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

So every good tree makes good fruits; but the rotten tree makes evil fruits.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

every good tree bears sound fruit, but a rotten tree bears bad fruit;

Montgomery New Testament

"No, every good tree bears good fruit, but a worthless tree bears bad fruit.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

Noyes New Testament

So every good tree beareth good fruit; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit.

Sawyer New Testament

So every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits;

The Emphasized Bible

So, every good tree, fine fruit, produceth, - whereas, the worthless tree, evil fruit, produceth:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

So every good tree beareth good fruits; but every bad tree in kind, produceth bad fruits.

Twentieth Century New Testament

So, too, every sound tree bears good fruit, while a worthless tree bears bad fruit.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.

Williams New Testament

So any healthy tree bears good fruit and a sickly tree bears poor fruit.

World English Bible

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

Worrell New Testament

So every good tree bears good fruit, but the worthless tree bears evil fruit.

Worsley New Testament

so every good tree yieldeth good fruit, but a corrupt tree produces bad fruit:

Youngs Literal Translation

so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Even so
οὕτω 
Houto 
Usage: 146

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
καλός 
Kalos 
Usage: 70
Usage: 62

δένδρον 
Dendron 
δένδρον 
Dendron 
Usage: 12
Usage: 12

ποιέω 
Poieo 
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372
Usage: 372

καρπός 
Karpos 
Usage: 25

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

σαπρός 
Sapros 
Usage: 1

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

References

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets

16 By their fruits you will know them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree does not give bad fruit. A bad tree does not give good fruit.

Cross References

Matthew 12:33-35

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. The fruit a tree produces provides its reputation.

Psalm 1:3

He is like a tree planted by streams of water. It yields its fruit in season and its leaves do not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Psalm 92:13-14

They are planted in Jehovah's house. They blossom in our God's courtyards.

Isaiah 5:3-5

Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judah, judge between my vineyard and me!

Isaiah 61:3

to present a garland, instead of ashes, to those who mourn in Zion, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. They will be called oaks of righteousness. They are the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.

Jeremiah 11:19

I was like an unquestioning lamb brought to the slaughter. I did not know that they were plotting against me. They were saying: Let us destroy the tree with its fruit. Let us cut Jeremiah off from this world of the living so that we will not be reminded of him anymore.

Jeremiah 17:8

For he will be like a tree planted by the water. It extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes. Its leaves will be green. It will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.

Luke 13:6-9

Jesus told them an illustration: There was a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He looked for figs on it but found none.

Galatians 5:22-24

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 5:9

for the fruit of the light (life) (spirit) consists of all goodness and righteousness and truth.

Philippians 1:11

Be filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. (John 15:5) (Galatians 5:22, 23)

Colossians 1:10

Walk worthily of God, fully pleasing him. Bear fruit in every good work, and increase in the knowledge (Greek: epignosis: full discernment, recognition) of God.

James 3:17-18

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy.

Jude 1:12

These men are hidden rocks in your love feasts when they feast (entertain) with you. They are shepherds that without fear feed themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds. They are autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.

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