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Matthew 7:17-18

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7:17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad 1  tree bears bad fruit. 7:18 A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.

Matthew 12:33

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Trees and Their Fruit

12:33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad 2  and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

1 tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying “tree” in both v. 17 and 18, can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

2 tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “tree” and “fruit,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).



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