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Matthew 7:16

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

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Key words: karpos epiginōskō sykon akantha tribolos

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Ye shall knowepignōsesthe ἐπιγνώσεσθεepiginōskō2
themautōn αὐτῶνautos70
byapo ἀπὸapo12
theirautous αὐτούςautos70
fruitskarpōn καρπῶνkarpos7
Do men gathersyllegousin συλλέγουσινsyllegō1
grapesstaphylēn σταφυλὴνstaphylē1
ofapo ἀπὸapo12
thornsakanthōn ἀκανθῶνakantha1
orē ἢē10
figssyka σῦκαsykon1
ofapo ἀπὸapo12
thistles?tribolōn τριβόλωνtribolos1

Memory passages these point to

J-9 James 3:7-13J-91 Luke 6:35-43P-9 James 3:10-13S-9 James 3:7-13S-93 Luke 6:42-45

Cross-references 6

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

shall know them by their fruits 4
  • Matthew 7:20 Matthew 7:20

    20Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

  • Matthew 12:33

    33"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.

  • 2 Peter 2:10-18

    10and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, 11whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. 12But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, 13and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, 14having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. 15They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 16but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man's voice restrained the madness of the prophet. 17These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. 18For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.

  • Jude 1:10-19

    10But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; 13raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. 14Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, 15to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." 16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. 17But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

Do men gather grapes of thorns 2
  • Luke 6:43-45 J-91 Luke 6:35-43S-93 Luke 6:42-45

    43"For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

  • James 3:12 J-9 James 3:7-13P-9 James 3:10-13S-9 James 3:7-13

    12Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

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