Matthew 7:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”

Matthew 7:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 7:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 7:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.”

Matthew 7:18 — World English Bible

Matthew 7:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”

Matthew 7:18 — American Standard Version

Matthew 7:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.”

Matthew 7:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 7:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.”

Matthew 7:18 — Darby Translation

Matthew 7:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A good tree can not bring forth euil fruite: neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruite.”

Matthew 7:18 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 7:18 in Context — Matthew 7

16 Por sus frutos los conoceréis. ¿Cógense uvas de los espinos, ó higos de los abrojos?

17 Así, todo buen árbol lleva buenos frutos; mas el árbol maleado lleva malos frutos.

18 No puede el buen árbol llevar malos frutos, ni el árbol maleado llevar frutos buenos.

19 Todo árbol que no lleva buen fruto, córtase y échase en el fuego.

20 Así que, por sus frutos los conoceréis.

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What Does Matthew 7:18 Mean?

Matthew 7:18 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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