Matthew 7:15-20

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True and False Prophets

¹⁵“Watch out for false prophets.^(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.^(B) ¹⁶By their fruit you will recognize them.^(C) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?^(D) ¹⁷Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.^(E) ¹⁹Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.^(F) ²⁰Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

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Luke 6:43-45

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A Tree and Its Fruit^(A)

⁴³“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. ⁴⁴Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.^(B) People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. ⁴⁵A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.^(C)

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