Matthew 12:33-35

Contemporary English Version

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43-45)

^33 (A) 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. ^34 (B) You are a bunch of evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts. ³⁵ Good people bring good things out of their hearts, but evil people bring evil things out of their hearts.