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Matthew 7:20
Matthew 7:20 is verse 20 of Matthew chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
King James Version
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
World English Bible
Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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Matthew 7:18–22 · Berean Standard Bible
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 7:16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Acts 5:38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.