马太福音 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Context
This verse from 马太福音 Chapter 7 connects to 3 cross-references. 耶稣在拿撒勒遭本地人不信，「先知在本乡不受尊重」；差遣十二门徒两两出去，带权柄赶鬼医病，传悔改；希律因约翰指责他的婚姻而杀约翰；五千人吃饼的神迹；耶稣在海面行走，门徒大为惊讶：「他们心里还是愚顽。」
其他译本
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
交叉参考
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