Matthew 12:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:33 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is kno..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:33 — KJV
“Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”
— Matthew 12:33 (KJV)
Matthew 12:33 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:33
“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:33: either, tree, good
“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:33: either, tree, good
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:33: make, tree, good
“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:33: tree, good, fruit
“And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:33: tree, good, fruit
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