Matius 7:16

7:16 You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered ¹  from thorns or figs from thistles, are they? ² 

Matius 7:20

7:20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

Matius 12:33

Trees and Their Fruit

12:33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad ³  and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

[7:16]  ¹ tn Grk “They do not gather.” This has been simplified to the passive voice in the translation since the subject “they” is not specified further in the context.

[7:16]  ² sn The statement illustrates the principle: That which cannot produce fruit does not produce fruit.

[12:33]  ³ tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “tree” and “fruit,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).