Matthew 12:35

The good person ¹  brings good things out of his ²  good treasury, ³  and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

"The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard.

SABDAweb Mat 12:35

The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

bibleoremus Mat 12:35

The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

biblegateway Mat 12:35

The good person ¹  brings good things out of his ²  good treasury, ³  and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

¹ tn The Greek text reads here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos). The term is generic referring to any person.

² tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“his evil treasury”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

³ sn The treasury here is a metaphorical reference to a person’s heart (cf. BDAG 456 s.v. θησαυρός 1.b and the parallel passage in Luke 6:45).