Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁵ “Watch out for false prophets. They will come to you dressed like sheep, but inside they are hungry wolves. ¹⁶ You’ll be able to tell them by the fruit they bear: you don’t find grapes growing on thorn-bushes, do you, or figs on thistles? ¹⁷ Well, in the same way, good trees produce good fruit, and bad trees produce bad fruit. ¹⁸ Actually, good trees can’t produce bad fruit, nor can bad ones produce good fruit! ¹⁹ Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown on the fire. ²⁰ So: you must recognize them by their fruits.