By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Matthew 7:16 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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In contrast toGalatians 5:22-23
The Spirit's fruit is what the test looks for: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
In parallel withLuke 6:43-45
No good tree produces rotten fruit: the treasure of the heart determines what the mouth produces.
“For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
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In contrast to (this verse)Galatians 5:22-23
Fruit also exposes the counterfeit: do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”