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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and is thrown into fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that doesn&#8217t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every tree producing bad fruit will be chopped down and burned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into a fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast into fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Every tree not bearing good fruit is cut down and is thrown into fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast to fire:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every tree not making good fruit is cut off, and cast into fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Every tree which does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Any tree which does not bear good fruits will be cut down and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and falls into the fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Every tree that does not produce goodly fruit, is cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Every tree not producing beautiful fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Every tree that beareth not good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />every tree that doth not yield good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and cast into <i>the</i> fire.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>and</i><FR> every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1668" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm">A Tree and its Fruit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pan (Adj-NNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">Every</a> <a href="/greek/1186.htm" title="1186: dendron (N-NNS) -- A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.">tree</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poioun (V-PPA-NNS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">that does not bear</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kalon (Adj-AMS) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">good</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">fruit</a> <a href="/greek/1581.htm" title="1581: ekkoptetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To cut out (off, away), remove, prevent. From ek and kopto; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate.">is cut down</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: balletai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">thrown</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/4442.htm" title="4442: pyr (N-ANS) -- Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; fire.">the fire.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">20</span>So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Luke 3:9</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-2.htm">John 15:2</a></span><br />He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7-8</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God. / But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-1.htm">Ezekiel 15:1-8</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? / Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. / But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-22</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. / You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17-20</a></span><br />So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. / But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. / You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">2 Peter 1:8-9</a></span><br />For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. / But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.</p><p class="hdg">bringeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a></b></br> And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19,20</a></b></br> And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5-7</a></b></br> And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; <i>and</i> break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/5-30.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/joel/2-22.htm">Producing</a> <a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Yielding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/matthew/7-22.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/14-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/7-20.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/matthew/8-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/matthew/27-60.htm">Hewn</a> <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Producing</a> <a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Yielding</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Do Not Judge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Ask, Seek, Knock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Enter through the Narrow Gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">The Wise and the Foolish Builders</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Every tree that does not bear good fruit</b><br>In biblical symbolism, trees often represent people or nations. The imagery of a tree bearing fruit is used throughout Scripture to denote the visible evidence of one's faith and character. In the context of <a href="/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7</a>, Jesus is addressing the importance of genuine discipleship, contrasting true followers with false prophets. The "good fruit" signifies righteous deeds and a life transformed by faith. This concept is echoed in <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>, where the "fruit of the Spirit" is described. The expectation of bearing good fruit is a recurring theme in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-8</a>, where Jesus speaks of Himself as the true vine and His followers as branches that must bear fruit.<p><b>is cut down</b><br>The act of cutting down a tree that does not produce good fruit is a metaphor for divine judgment. In ancient agricultural practices, unproductive trees were removed to make room for those that would yield a harvest. This imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, who understood the necessity of maintaining a fruitful orchard. The cutting down signifies the end of opportunity for repentance and change, emphasizing the urgency of living a life that reflects one's faith. This idea is paralleled in <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a>, where Jesus tells the parable of the barren fig tree, highlighting God's patience but also the eventual judgment for unfruitfulness.<p><b>and thrown into the fire</b><br>Fire is a common biblical symbol for judgment and purification. In this context, it represents the final and irreversible judgment of those who fail to produce good fruit. The imagery of fire is used throughout Scripture to depict God's righteous judgment, as seen in passages like <a href="/malachi/4.htm">Malachi 4:1</a> and <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>. The use of fire underscores the seriousness of the warning, as it denotes complete destruction and separation from God. This phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of a life that does not align with God's will, urging believers to examine their lives and ensure they are producing the fruit of righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, a foundational teaching moment in His ministry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_followers.htm">Disciples and Followers</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Sermon on the Mount, including both the twelve disciples and the broader group of followers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sermon_on_the_mount.htm">The Sermon on the Mount</a></b><br>A significant teaching event where Jesus outlines the principles of the Kingdom of Heaven.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tree_and_fruit_metaphor.htm">The Tree and Fruit Metaphor</a></b><br>A symbolic representation used by Jesus to illustrate the importance of producing good works as evidence of true faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event implied by the imagery of cutting down and burning the unfruitful tree, symbolizing divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_bearing_good_fruit.htm">The Importance of Bearing Good Fruit</a></b><br>True faith in Christ is evidenced by the fruit it produces in a believer's life. This fruit includes actions, attitudes, and character that align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfruitfulness.htm">The Consequences of Unfruitfulness</a></b><br>Just as an unfruitful tree is cut down and burned, a life that does not produce good fruit faces divine judgment. This serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of our spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit to bear good fruit. It is through His work in us that we can live lives pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a></b><br>Regular self-examination is crucial to ensure that we are producing good fruit. When we fall short, repentance and seeking God's help are necessary steps.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Being part of a Christian community provides support and accountability, helping us to grow and bear fruit together.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_infidelity_breaking_marriage_vows.htm">What fruit does your life produce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke's_fig_tree_parable_differ.htm">Luke 13:6–9: How does this fig tree parable align with or contradict similar accounts in other Gospels, and why does it seem incomplete here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_cor_7_10-11_contradict_matt_19_9.htm">Does 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 contradict Jesus' teaching on divorce in Matthew 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_curse_fig_tree_out_of_fig_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree in Matthew 21:19 for having no fruit when it was not the season for figs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Every tree</span> <span class= "bld">that bringeth not forth good fruit.</span>--The crowds who listened must, for the most part, have recognised the words as those which they had heard before from the lips of the Baptist, and they served accordingly as a link connecting the teaching of our Lord with that of the forerunner. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm" title="And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.">Matthew 3:10</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - Matthew only (cf. <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a>, <span class="accented">vide infra</span>)<span class="accented">. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire</span>. A parenthesis expressing the terrible fate of those the general product (ver. 16, note) of whose life is not good. Christ will warn his followers plainly against listening to them. Observe that the form of the sentence (<span class="greek">πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπόν</span>, <span class="greek">κ.τ.λ.</span>) implies that all trees will be cut down <span class="accented">unless</span> there is a reason for the contrary; that the normal event (the natural result of universal sin, apart, of course, from Christ's atonement) is that men are condemned and perish. In <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10</a> this general statement is applied (<span class="greek">οϋν</span>) to a definite time of impending judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Every</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶν</span> <span class="translit">(pan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tree</span><br /><span class="grk">δένδρον</span> <span class="translit">(dendron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that does not bear</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιοῦν</span> <span class="translit">(poioun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="grk">καλὸν</span> <span class="translit">(kalon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fruit</span><br /><span class="grk">καρπὸν</span> <span class="translit">(karpon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is cut down</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκκόπτεται</span> <span class="translit">(ekkoptetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1581.htm">Strong's 1581: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut out (off, away), remove, prevent. From ek and kopto; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">thrown</span><br /><span class="grk">βάλλεται</span> <span class="translit">(balletai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] fire.</span><br /><span class="grk">πῦρ</span> <span class="translit">(pyr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4442.htm">Strong's 4442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. 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