KJV ORIGINAL
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
A healthy tree can't produce rotten fruit, and a diseased tree can't produce good fruit.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
You can't fake what's really inside you — it always shows up in what you do.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by a Jewish Christian author for a community of Jewish Christians, possibly in Syria, around 70-90 CE. It aimed to present Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, providing ethical and theological instruction for a community seeking to understand its identity and mission within Judaism after the Temple's destruction.
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