Matthew 12:33 References

33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for athe tree is known by its fruit.

a Matthew 7:16-18, Luke 6:43, Luke 6:44, John 15:4-7


Matthew 7

16 "You will aknow them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
17 "So aevery good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

Luke 6

43 "aFor there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

Luke 6

44 "aFor each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

John 15

4 "aAbide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he abears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is athrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.
7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, aask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.