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Main point summary
Jesus commands his disciples to watch out for false prophets. He then tells them how they can discern them - by their fruits - and of their end - bitter judgment.
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Matthew 7:15-20
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“Beware of the a false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly are b ravenous wolves.
concessive
You will 1 a know them by their fruits.
2 Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
So a every good tree bears good fruit,
but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
alternative
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit,
nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
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inference
a Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down
and thrown into the fire.
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So then, you will 1 know them a by their fruits.
bilateral
Rhetorical question: Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles.
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 7:15-20
Warning
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Guideline
You will know them by their fruits.
Observation
Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
Principle
So every good tree bears good fruit,
but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit,
nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Judgment
Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down
and thrown into the fire.
So then, you will know them by their fruits.
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