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17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [[a]worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.

18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear [b]excellent fruit [worthy of admiration].

19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:17 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 7:18 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.(A) 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.(B)

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