Matthew Chapter 7, Verse 16
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16: απο των καρπων αυτων επιγνωσεσθε αυτους μητι συλλεγουσιν απο ακανθων σταφυλην η απο τριβολων συκα
16: Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
16: By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
Ye shall know them by their fruits. He gives the proper test of their character. Men do not judge of a tree by its leaves, or bark, or flowers, but by the fruit which it bears. The flowers may be handsome and fragrant; the foliage thick and green; but these are merely ornamental. It is the fruit that is of chief service to man; and he forms his opinion of the nature and value of the tree by their fruit. So of pretensions to religion. The profession may be fair; but the conduct - the fruit in the eye of the world - is to determine the nature of the principles.
