NETBible | You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered 1 from thorns or figs from thistles, are they? 2 |
NIV © |
By their fruit you will recognise them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? |
NASB © |
"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? |
NLT © |
You can detect them by the way they act, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit. You don’t pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles. |
MSG © |
Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned. |
BBE © |
By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? |
NRSV © |
You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? |
NKJV © |
"You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? |
KJV | Ye shall know <1921> (5695) them <846> by <575> their <846> fruits <2590> <3385>_. Do men gather <4816> (5719) grapes <4718> of <575> thorns <173>_, or <2228> figs <4810> of <575> thistles <5146>_? |
NASB © |
<1921> them by their fruits <2590> . Grapes <4718> are not gathered <4816> from thorn <173> bushes nor <2228> figs <4810> from thistles <5146> , are they? |
NET [draft] ITL | You will recognize <1921> them <846> by their <846> fruit <2590> . Grapes <4718> are <4816> not <3385> gathered <4816> from <575> thorns <173> or <2228> figs <4810> from <575> thistles , are they?<5146> |
GREEK | apo twn karpwn autwn epignwsesye mhti sullegousin akanywn stafulav h apo tribolwn suka |
NETBible | You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered 1 from thorns or figs from thistles, are they? 2 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “They do not gather.” This has been simplified to the passive voice in the translation since the subject “they” is not specified further in the context. 2 sn The statement illustrates the principle: That which cannot produce fruit does not produce fruit. |