Matthew 7:16
From of{the fruit} of{same} you-will-know-upon same. Not-any [ripe]bunch-of-grapes they-are-collecting from of{thorn-bushes}, or figs from of{thistles}.
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good and the fruit of{same} good, or make the tree worthless and the fruit of{same} worthless, for out of{the fruit} the tree is-being-known.
James 3:12It-is_not_being-enabled, brothers of{me}, [a] fig-tree to-make olives, or [a] vine figs. The-same-ly, not-one fountain to-make water salty and sweet/pleasant.
Jude 1:10Moreover, the-same[plural], on-one-hand, have_not_beheld as-many-as they-are-evil-asserting; on-the-other-hand, as-many-as they-are-standing-selves-upon[i.e. vouching for], naturally, as the[neuter plural] without-word/reason/account/irrational alive-s[i.e. living things], in to{the-same[plural]} they-are-being-ruined.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:16-21
The Sermon on the Mount. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20… Read the whole commentary →