Matthew 7:16-20

¹⁶By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

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.

²⁰So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.

— Matthew 7:16-20

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Cross References for Matthew 7:16-20

• Luke 6:43-45
• Matthew 12:33-35
• James 3:12
• Luke 13:6-9
• Matthew 12:33
• Galatians 5:22-24
• Ephesians 5:9
• Matthew 7:16
• Matthew 3:10
• Jude 1:12

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