Matthew 7:16
King James Version (KJV)
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Translations
Matthew 7:16 - Amplified Bible
You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - American Standard Version
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - Bible in Basic English
By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - Darby Bible
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
Matthew 7:16 - English Standard Version
You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - King James Version
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - La Biblia de las Americas
Por sus frutos los conoceréis. ¿Acaso se recogen uvas de los espinos o higos de los abrojos?
Matthew 7:16 - The Message
Matthew 7:16 - New American Standard Bible
~"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn {bushes} nor figs from thistles, are they?
Matthew 7:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
~"Por sus frutos los conocerán. ¿Acaso se recogen uvas de los espinos o higos de los cardos?
Matthew 7:16 - World English Bible
By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 - Young's Living Translation
From their fruits ye shall know them; do [men] gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?
Matthew 7:16 - Additional Comments
How do you know the false teachers? Check out their lives, check out their fruit. False teachers can only produce bad fruit. The true test is not their words but their fruit! For they may call Jesus Lord, but not have a relationship with God (vss 21-23).
But we must be careful as we examine the fruit, to view it from God's perspective. Wealth and prosperity is not "good fruit" - it is only the rich faith of God in people's lives, seeking to glorify Him.
What is the fate of these false teachers? The fires of hell - verse 19.
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