Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. New Living Translation “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. English Standard Version “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. Berean Standard Bible Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Berean Literal Bible Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad. For the tree is known by the fruit. King James Bible Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. New King James Version “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. New American Standard Bible “Either assume the tree to be good as well as its fruit good, or assume the tree to be bad as well as its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. NASB 1995 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. NASB 1977 “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Legacy Standard Bible “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Amplified Bible “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit. Christian Standard Bible “Either make the tree good and its fruit will be good, or make the tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Holman Christian Standard Bible “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. American Standard Version Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Contemporary English Version A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. English Revised Version Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Make a tree good, and then its fruit will be good. Or make a tree rotten, and then its fruit will be rotten. A person can recognize a tree by its fruit. Good News Translation "To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears. International Standard Version "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, because a tree is known by its fruit. Majority Standard Bible Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. NET Bible "Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. New Heart English Bible "Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit. Webster's Bible Translation Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Weymouth New Testament "Either grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit. World English Bible “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionEither make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known. Berean Literal Bible Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad. For the tree is known by the fruit. Young's Literal Translation 'Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEither make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known. Catholic Public Domain Version Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree evil and its fruit evil. For certainly a tree is known by its fruit. New American Bible “Either declare the tree good and its fruit is good, or declare the tree rotten and its fruit is rotten, for a tree is known by its fruit. New Revised Standard Version “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleEither produce like a good tree with good fruits, or produce like a bad tree with bad fruits; for a tree is known by its fruits. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Either make the tree good and its fruit good or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentEither make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree unsound, and its fruit unsound. For by the fruit the tree is known. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by the fruit. Mace New Testament Either allow the tree to be good, and its fruit good; or else say the tree is corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for a tree is distinguished by its fruit. Weymouth New Testament "Either grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Good and Bad Fruit32Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come. 33 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.… Cross References Luke 6:43-45 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. / The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Matthew 7:16-20 By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ... James 3:12 My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. John 15:4-5 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Proverbs 12:12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes. Proverbs 18:20-21 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. / Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Isaiah 5:4 What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit? Jeremiah 17:10 I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. Romans 6:21-22 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death. / But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, Psalm 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Psalm 92:12-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved. Treasury of Scripture Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. make the good tree. Matthew 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Amos 5:15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. and his fruit good. Matthew 3:8-10 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: … Matthew 7:16-20 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? … Luke 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Jump to Previous Bad Corrupt Either Fruit Good Grant Poisonous Recognized Tree WholesomeJump to Next Bad Corrupt Either Fruit Good Grant Poisonous Recognized Tree WholesomeMatthew 12 1. Jesus reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the Sabbath,3. by scripture, 9. by reason, 13. and by a miracle. 22. He heals a man possessed that was blind and mute; 24. and confronting the absurd charge of casting out demons by Beelzebub, 32. he shows that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven. 36. Account shall be made of idle words. 38. He rebukes the unfaithful, who seek after a sign, 46. and shows who is his brother, sister, and mother. Make a tree good and its fruit will be good This phrase emphasizes the intrinsic connection between the nature of a tree and the quality of its fruit. In the Greek, the word for "make" (ποιήσατε, poiesate) suggests an active process of cultivation or transformation. This implies that the condition of the heart (the tree) directly influences one's actions and words (the fruit). Historically, trees have been symbols of life and growth in biblical literature, and this metaphor would resonate deeply with an agrarian society familiar with the care required to produce good fruit. Theologically, this calls believers to focus on inner spiritual transformation through the Holy Spirit, ensuring that their outward actions reflect their renewed nature in Christ. or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad for a tree is known by its fruit (1) Take your choice; half-heartedness is not enough (cf. ver. 30); the fruit tells the nature of the tree (ver. 33). (2) Our Lord addresses the Pharisees directly, showing them their true character. They only speak according to their spiritual condition (ver. 34). (3) Man can only bring out what is already in his heart (ver. 35). . . . Greek Makeποιήσατε (poiēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. a τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. good καλὸν (kalon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. fruit καρπὸν (karpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. [will be] good, καλόν (kalon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. make ποιήσατε (poiēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. a τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. bad σαπρὸν (sapron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4550: Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. fruit καρπὸν (karpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. [will be] bad; σαπρόν (sapron) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4550: Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. a τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. is known γινώσκεται (ginōsketai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. by ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [its] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fruit. καρποῦ (karpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. Links Matthew 12:33 NIVMatthew 12:33 NLT Matthew 12:33 ESV Matthew 12:33 NASB Matthew 12:33 KJV Matthew 12:33 BibleApps.com Matthew 12:33 Biblia Paralela Matthew 12:33 Chinese Bible Matthew 12:33 French Bible Matthew 12:33 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good and its (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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