King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Complete Jewish Bible:
You will recognize them by their fruit. Can people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
Berean Standard Bible:
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
American Standard Version:
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Ye shall know{G1921} them{G846} by{G575} their{G846} fruits{G2590}{G3385}. Do men gather{G4816} grapes{G4718} of{G575} thorns{G173}, or{G2228} figs{G4810} of{G575} thistles{G5146}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Luke 6:43
- For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luke 6:45
- A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
James 3:12
- Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Matthew 12:33
- Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.
Matthew 7:20
- Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
2 Peter 2:10
- ¶ But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they], selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
2 Peter 2:18
- For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
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Commentary for Matthew 7:16
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G1921
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐπιγινώσκω
Transliteration: epiginṓskō
Pronunciation: ep-ig-in-oce'-ko
Description: from ἐπί and γινώσκω; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:--(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive. - Strong's Number: G846
There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: αὐτός
Transliteration: autós
Pronunciation: ow-tos'
Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ. - Strong's Number: G575
There are 1465 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἀπό
Transliteration: apó
Pronunciation: apo'
Description: a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc. - Strong's Number: G2590
There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: καρπός
Transliteration: karpós
Pronunciation: kar-pos'
Description: probably from the base of ἁρπάζω; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively:--fruit. - Strong's Number: G3385
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: μήτι
Transliteration: mḗti
Pronunciation: may'-tee
Description: from μή and the neuter of τὶς; whether at all:--not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question). - Strong's Number: G4816
There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: συλλέγω
Transliteration: syllégō
Pronunciation: sool-leg'-o
Description: from σύν and λέγω in its original sense; to collect:--gather (together, up). - Strong's Number: G4718
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: σταφυλή
Transliteration: staphylḗ
Pronunciation: staf-oo-lay'
Description: probably from the base of στέφανος; a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined):--grapes. - Strong's Number: G173
There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἄκανθα
Transliteration: ákantha
Pronunciation: ak'-an-thah
Description: probably from the same as ἀκμήν; a thorn:--thorn. - Strong's Number: G2228
There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἤ
Transliteration: ḗ
Pronunciation: ay
Description: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι. - Strong's Number: G4810
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: σῦκον
Transliteration: sŷkon
Pronunciation: soo'-kon
Description: apparently a primary word; a fig:--fig. - Strong's Number: G5146
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τρίβολος
Transliteration: tríbolos
Pronunciation: trib'-ol-os
Description: from τρεῖς and βέλος; properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop):--brier, thistle.