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Matthew 7:18

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
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.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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