16 You will [a](A)know them by their fruits. [b]Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they?

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  1. Matthew 7:16 Or recognize
  2. Matthew 7:16 Lit They do not gather

16 By their fruit you will recognize them.(A) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?(B)

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16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

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18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

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18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.(A)

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

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20 So then, you will [a]know them (A)by their fruits.

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  1. Matthew 7:20 Or recognize

20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

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20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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