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Matthew 7:16

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Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's 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; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Ye shall know^G1921 them^G846 by^G575 their^G846 fruits^{G2590 G3385}. Do men gather^G4816 grapes^G4718 of^G575 thorns^G173, or^G2228 figs^G4810 of^G575 thistles^G5146?

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Original Greek

ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς· μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	by
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
καρπῶν	karpōn	G2590	N-GPM	fruits
αὐτῶν	autōn	G846	P-GPM	them
ἐπιγνώσεσθε	epignōsesthe	G1921	V-FDI-2P	Ye shall know
αὐτούς·	autous	G846	P-APM	their
μήτι	mēti	G3385	PRT-I
συλλέγουσιν	sullegousin	G4816	V-PAI-3P	Do men gather
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	of
ἀκανθῶν	akanthōn	G173	N-GPF	thorns
σταφυλὴν,	staphulēn	G4718	N-ASF	grapes
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	of
τριβόλων	tribolōn	G5146	N-GPM	thistles
σῦκα;	suka	G4810	N-APN	figs

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G173 — ἄκανθα (ákantha, ak'-an-thah): a thorn-bush — probably from the same as ἀκμήν; a thorn:--thorn.
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1921 — ἐπιγινώσκω (epiginṓskō, ep-ig-in-oce'-ko): I come to know, discern, recognize — from ἐπί and γινώσκω; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:--(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2590 — καρπός (karpós, kar-pos'): fruit, result, gain — probably from the base of ἁρπάζω; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively:--fruit.
• G3385 — μήτι (mḗti, may'-tee): if not, unless — from μή and the neuter of τὶς; whether at all:--not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question).
• G4718 — σταφυλή (staphylḗ, staf-oo-lay'): a grape, cluster of grapes — probably from the base of στέφανος; a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined):--grapes.
• G4810 — σῦκον (sŷkon, soo'-kon): a fig — apparently a primary word; a fig:--fig.
• G4816 — συλλέγω (syllégō, sool-leg'-o): I collect, gather — from σύν and λέγω in its original sense; to collect:--gather (together, up).
• G5146 — τρίβολος (tríbolos, trib'-ol-os): a thistle — from τρεῖς and βέλος; properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop):--brier, thistle.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Do — Luke 6:43-45, James 3:12
• shall — Matthew 7:20, Matthew 12:33, 2 Peter 2:10-18, Jude 1:10-19

Reciprocal references (9): Genesis 1:11, 1 Samuel 24:13, Psalms 36:1, Proverbs 20:11, Proverbs 31:31, 2 Corinthians 11:15, Hebrews 12:15, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 4:1

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: AGRICULTURE-HORTICULTURE, TEST, FRUIT, THISTLES
• Torrey’s: FIG-TREE, THE
• Nave’s: BOTANY, COMMANDMENTS, RELIGION, RIGHTEOUS, THISTLE

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