13 Bible Verses about Trees
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For you [Gentiles] were cut off from a natural wild olive tree and [then], contrary to the natural process, were grafted into a cultivated olive tree. [Since that has happened], how much more likely is it for these [Jews], who are the natural branches, to be grafted [back] into their own olive tree [again]?
The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus [from the dead], whom you put to death by hanging Him on a tree [i.e., the cross].
In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit. Every tree that does not produce wholesome fruit should be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
For if people are doing these things [to me] while the [leaves of the] tree are green [i.e., to someone innocent of wrongdoing], what will they do when [the leaves] are dried up [i.e., to the sinful Jews of Jerusalem]?"
Those who wash their robes are blessed because [then] they will have the right to [eat from] the tree of life, and will [be able to] enter the city through the gates.
From Thematic Bible
Almond » Trees
Aloes » Trees
Nicodemus, the man who first came to Jesus one night, also went with him [i.e., to claim Jesus' body]. He brought about a seventy-five pound mixture of myrrh and aloes [i.e., aromatic spices used for embalming].
Trees » Of knowledge
Trees » Of life
Those who wash their robes are blessed because [then] they will have the right to [eat from] the tree of life, and will [be able to] enter the city through the gates.
Trees » Figurative
Trees » Symbolical
Trees » Varieties » Fig
Upon seeing a fig tree along side of the road, He approached it [i.e., expecting to find fruit on it], but found nothing but leaves. He said to the tree, "There will not be fruit on you ever again." Immediately the fig tree withered up.
Nathaniel asked Jesus, "How did you know me?" Jesus answered him, "I saw you when you were under that fig tree, [even] before Philip called you."
Trees » Saints as
Trees » Varieties » Oaks
Trees » Varieties » Sycamore
Trees » Varieties » Willows
Trees » Varieties » Cedars
Trees » Varieties » Palm
Trees » Laws concerning
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon
Trees » Varieties » Olive
But some of the branches [of a cultivated olive tree] were broken off [i.e., God's rejection of the Jews] and you [Gentiles], representing a wild olive tree [branch], were grafted into it. So then, you [Gentiles] were able to benefit from the roots and sap of the olive tree, along with the Jews.
These [two witnesses] are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand in front of the Lord of the earth.
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit.
Trees » Varieties » Fir
Trees » Illustrative » Of Christ
For you [Gentiles] were cut off from a natural wild olive tree and [then], contrary to the natural process, were grafted into a cultivated olive tree. [Since that has happened], how much more likely is it for these [Jews], who are the natural branches, to be grafted [back] into their own olive tree [again]?
"The person who has an ear should listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches. To the person who has victory [in the Christian life] I will give [the opportunity] to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God." [Note: "Paradise" is equivalent to heaven. See II Cor. 12:4].
Those who wash their robes are blessed because [then] they will have the right to [eat from] the tree of life, and will [be able to] enter the city through the gates.
and down the middle of the city's street. And on each side of the river stood the tree of life; it produced twelve crops of fruit, yielding a crop every month. And the leaves of the tree [served as medicine] for healing the nations.
Trees » Illustrative » Of kings, &c
Trees » Varieties » Aloes
Nicodemus, the man who first came to Jesus one night, also went with him [i.e., to claim Jesus' body]. He brought about a seventy-five pound mixture of myrrh and aloes [i.e., aromatic spices used for embalming].
Trees » Varieties » Myrtle
Trees » Varieties » Apple
Trees » Were cut down » For building
Trees » Varieties » Almond
Trees » Kinds of » Bearing fruit
Trees » Were cut down » With axes
And even now the axe is ready to chop down the trees [i.e., you Jewish people]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., godly, repentant lives] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the final punishment of the wicked].
Trees » Were cut down » For making idols
Trees » God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The leaves
Upon seeing a fig tree along side of the road, He approached it [i.e., expecting to find fruit on it], but found nothing but leaves. He said to the tree, "There will not be fruit on you ever again." Immediately the fig tree withered up.
Trees » Varieties » Almug or algum
Trees » Evil, sinners compared to
And even now the axe is also ready to chop down the trees at their roots [i.e., you Jews]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., a godly life] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the punishment of hell]."
A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit.
Trees » Were cut down » By besieging armies for erecting forts
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The fruit or seeds
Trees » Illustrative » Of the life and conversation of the righteous
Trees » Were cut down » For fuel
And even now the axe is ready to chop down the trees [i.e., you Jewish people]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., godly, repentant lives] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the final punishment of the wicked].
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The branches
Trees » The jews » Often buried under
Trees » Often suffered from » Desolating armies
Trees » Kinds of » Evergreen
Trees » Varieties » Shittah or shittim
Trees » Varieties » Pomegranate
Trees » The jews » Often pitched their tents under
Trees » Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them
Trees » Varieties » Willow
Trees » Varieties » Vine
Trees » Often suffered from » Locusts
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The stem or trunk
Trees » Nourished » By the earth
Trees » Originally created by God
Trees » Often suffered from » Hail and frost
Trees » Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day
Trees » The jews » Often executed criminals on
Trees » Kinds of » Of the wood
Trees » The jews » Prohibited from cutting down fruit-bearing, for sieges
Trees » The jews » Prohibited from planting in consecrated places
Trees » Varieties » Mulberry
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit. Every tree that does not produce wholesome fruit should be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Trees » Each kind has its own seed for propagating its species
Trees » God often renders, barren as a punishment
Trees » Given as food to the animal creation
Trees » Planted by man
Trees » Varieties » Juniper
Trees » Varieties » Mustard
This seed is indeed [one of] the smallest of all seeds, but when it is [fully] grown, it is larger than [other] plants, and [even] becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and roost on its branches."
Trees » Varieties » Cedar
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The tender shoots
Then Jesus told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, as well as all [other] trees: When they begin to sprout their leaves you know when you look at them, without being told, that summer is near.
Trees » Parts of, mentioned » The roots
Trees » Illustrative » Of wisdom
Trees » Specially flourished beside the rivers and streams of water
Trees » Early custom of planting, in consecrated grounds
Trees » Were sold with the land on which they grew
Trees » Each kind of, known by its fruit
Either be a healthy tree and produce wholesome fruit, or be a diseased tree and produce rotten fruit, for [the quality of] a tree will be recognized by [the quality of] its fruit.
Trees » Of various sizes
Trees » Varieties » Ash
Trees » Varieties » Cypress
Trees » Nourished » By the rain from heaven
Trees » Kinds of » Of the forest
Trees » Varieties » Lign-aloes
Trees » Varieties » Chestnut
Trees » Varieties » Oil-tree
Trees » Varieties » Pine
Trees » Varieties » Box
Trees » Varieties » Shittah
Trees » Varieties » Oil
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints
Trees » Nourished » Through their own sap
Trees » The jews » Considered trees on which criminals were executed abominable
Trees » Solomon wrote the history of
Trees » Kinds of » Deciduous or casting the leaves
Trees » Varieties » Teil
Trees » Illustrative » of the elect
Trees » Varieties » Oak
Trees » Varieties » Bay
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of useless persons
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
Trees » Designed to beautify the earth
Trees » Made for the glory of God
Trees » Illustrative » (shaking of the leaves off,) of the terror of the wicked
Trees » Illustrative » (dry,) of the wicked ripe for judgment
For if people are doing these things [to me] while the [leaves of the] tree are green [i.e., to someone innocent of wrongdoing], what will they do when [the leaves] are dried up [i.e., to the sinful Jews of Jerusalem]?"
Trees » Illustrative » (green,) of the innocence of Christ
For if people are doing these things [to me] while the [leaves of the] tree are green [i.e., to someone innocent of wrongdoing], what will they do when [the leaves] are dried up [i.e., to the sinful Jews of Jerusalem]?"
Trees » Illustrative » (barren,) of the wicked
Trees » Often suffered from » Fire
Trees » When cut down often sprouted from their roots again
Valleys » Abounded with » Trees
Topics on Trees
Felling Trees
Matthew 3:10And even now the axe is ready to chop down the trees [i.e., you Jewish people]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., godly, repentant lives] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the final punishment of the wicked].
Harming Trees
Luke 3:9And even now the axe is also ready to chop down the trees at their roots [i.e., you Jews]. Every tree [i.e., person] that does not produce wholesome fruit [i.e., a godly life] will be cut down and thrown into the fire [i.e., the punishment of hell]."
Metaphorical Trees
Revelation 2:7"The person who has an ear should listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches. To the person who has victory [in the Christian life] I will give [the opportunity] to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God." [Note: "Paradise" is equivalent to heaven. See II Cor. 12:4].
Olive Trees
Revelation 11:4These [two witnesses] are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand in front of the Lord of the earth.
Palm Trees
John 12:13[So], they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting, "Hosanna [Note: See Matt. 21:9 for the meaning of this word], may He, the King of Israel, be praised, for He comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord!"
