Matthew 7:16-18

A Tree and Its Fruit

¹⁶ You will recognize them _l by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷ So, _m every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.

1. Cross References
   Luke 6:43 - 44
   For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit.
   James 2:18
   But someone will say, "You have faith and I have works." Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 12:33 - 35
   Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
   

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