Matthew 12:33 meaning and explanation
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 12:33, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to Pharisees who have just attributed His healing of a demon-possessed man to Beelzebul, the prince of demons. In that setting the saying answers their accusation: a tree is known by its fruit, so a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree good fruit.
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