A moment in scripture
Matthew 7:16
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Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 7:14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
- Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- Matthew 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
- Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.