Matthew 7:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 7:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 7:18 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 7:18 — KJV
“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
— Matthew 7:18 (KJV)
Matthew 7:18 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 7:18
“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:18: good, tree, bring
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:18: good, tree, cannot
“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. shall grow: Heb. shall come up new: or, principal for medicine: or, for bruises and sores”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:18: tree, bring, forth
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:18: good, tree, bring
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 7:18: good, tree, bring
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