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 Vós os conhecereis pelos seus frutos. Por acaso se colhem uvas dos espinheiros, ou figos dos cardos?

17 Assim toda boa árvore dá bons frutos, mas a arvore má dá frutos maus.

18 A boa árvore não pode dar frutos maus, nem a árvore má dar bons frutos.

19 Toda árvore que não dá bom fruto é cortada e lançada ao fogo.

20 Portanto vós os conhecereis pelos seus frutos.

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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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