Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree rotten, and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit.

And having seen one fig tree by the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only; and he says to it, Let no more fruit be from thee forever. And instantly the fig tree was dried up.

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

A good tree cannot make evil fruits, nor a rotten tree make good fruits.

Every tree not making good fruit is cut off, and cast into fire.

And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.