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 Vous les reconnaîtrez à leurs fruits. Cueille-t-on des raisins sur des épines, ou des figues sur des chardons?

17 Tout bon arbre porte de bons fruits, mais le mauvais arbre porte de mauvais fruits.

18 Un bon arbre ne peut porter de mauvais fruits, ni un mauvais arbre porter de bons fruits.

19 Tout arbre qui ne porte pas de bons fruits est coupé et jeté au feu.

20 C’est donc à leurs fruits que vous les reconnaîtrez.

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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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