You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.

for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: “Hail, king of the Jews!”