 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  The Works of Samuel Stennett - Page 169by Samuel Stennett - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1847 - 800 pages
...him, in the language of Christ himself, sanctioning the ideas of plain common sense : " Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree yieldeth good fruit, and the bad tree yieldeth bad fruit." Mat. vii, 16. Hence we may conclude that,... | |
 | Catholic Church - Missals - 1846 - 838 pages
...who come to yon in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or...of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,... | |
 | Princeton Review (Firm) - Presbyterian Church - 1846 - 732 pages
...those zealots, proud, censorious, and dogmatical, who boast of their perfect deliverance from sin ? " By their fruits ye shall know them ; do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?" On this subject the great and good Wilberforce says : " To put the question concerning... | |
 | Church of England - Liturgics - 1847 - 748 pages
...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns ? Or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringcth forth good fruits. But a corrupt tree bringcth forth evil fruits. A good tree cannot bring... | |
 | John Dunlavy - 1847 - 522 pages
...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men father grapes of thorns or figs of thistles ? Even so, every good tree ringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth... | |
 | Hedley F. D. Sparks - Religion - 2000 - 283 pages
...out the mote that is in thy brother,s eye. cp. 939-41. cp. 13 16; 15 2o. cp. 8 7-9. cp. 6 33. 7 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but the corrupt tree bringeth... | |
 | Theodore Caplow, Howard M. Bahr, Bruce A. Chadwick, Dwight W. Hoover - Religion - 1983 - 394 pages
...Saint Matthew says: Beware of false prophets . . . Ye shall know them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit (Matt. 7:15-17). Many people believe with... | |
 | Chen-chi Chang - Religion - 1991 - 528 pages
...goodness, intelligence and ability" among them, as also of evil, ignorance and weakness. We can't gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles. Even so, every good tree brings forth good fruit and every corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. Adam and Eve succumbed to the... | |
 | Paul V. Harrison, Robert E. Picirilli - Religion - 1992 - 384 pages
...grapevine figs. Such natural impossibilities are echoes of Jesus' words in Mt. 7:16, 17: "Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth corrupt fruit." Each tree would yield its own kind, just... | |
 | Dmitri Royster - Sermon on the mount - 1992 - 132 pages
...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good... | |
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