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33  Either ē make poieō the ho tree dendron good kalos and kai · ho its autos fruit karpos good kalos, or ē make poieō the ho tree dendron rotten sapros and kai · ho its autos fruit karpos rotten sapros; for gar the ho tree dendron is known ginōskō by ek its ho fruit karpos. 34 You offspring gennēma of snakes echidna! How pōs can dynamai you , being eimi evil ponēros, speak laleō good agathos things ? For gar out ek of the ho abundance perisseuma of the ho heart kardia the ho mouth stoma speaks laleō. 35 The ho good agathos man anthrōpos brings ekballō good things agathos out ek of his ho good agathos treasure thēsauros, and kai the ho evil ponēros man anthrōpos brings ekballō evil things ponēros out ek of his ho evil ponēros treasure thēsauros. 36 But de I say legō to you hymeis that hoti on en the day hēmera of judgment krisis, people anthrōpos will give apodidōmi an account logos for every pas careless argos word rhēma they speak laleō. · ho 37 For gar by ek · ho your sy words logos you will be justified dikaioō, and kai by ek · ho your sy words logos you will be condemned katadikazō.”

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A Tree and Its Fruit

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad[a] and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.(A) 34 Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow(B) of the heart. 35 A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good,[b] and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.(C) 36 I tell you that on the day of judgment(D) people will have to account(E) for every careless word they speak.[c] 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:33 Or decayed; lit rotten
  2. Matthew 12:35 Other mss read from the storehouse of his heart
  3. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak