2 Peter 2:10-18; James 3:12; Jude 1:10-19; Luke 6:43-45; Matthew 12:33; Matthew 7:20
Ye shall know them by their fruits - The Saviour gives the proper test of their character. People do not judge of a tree by its leaves, or bark,...
Epilogue. Warnings and exhortations close the new Law, like the old ( Exodus 23:20 ff.). Matthew 7:13 f. The Two Gates and the Two Ways ( Lu...
Ye shall know. Note the Figure of speech Epanadiplosis (App-6). See Matthew 7:20 . know . fully know and recognize. See App-132. by . from....
16. From their fruits you shall know them Had not this mark of distinction been added, we might have called in question the authority of all...
DISCOURSE: 1332 MEN KNOWN BY THEIR FRUITS Matthew 7:15-20 . Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they a...
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Ye shall know them by their fruits - Fruits, in the Scriptur...
Ye shall know them by their fruits— That is, by the evil tendency of their doctrines, as well as by the immorality of their lives. Compare 1 John...
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Ye shall know them by their fruits - not their doctr...
The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole c...
How to detect false prophets and hypocrites in general ( Luke 6:43-45 ). The gift of prophecy was widely diffused in the Apostolic Church, so that...
Fruits ] Not doctrines, but works, or moral character, as always in NT. 17-19. Our Lord echoes and reinforces the Baptist's teaching: see on Mat...
Ye shall know them by their fruits. — The question, What are the fruits? is not directly answered. Those who attach most importance to the ethical...
Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to...
Seeking Life; Testing Leaders Matthew 7:13-23 The world is full of shams. Counterfeit coins circulate; paste jewels are worn. Let us take heed...
After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the stand...
Nothing can be more interesting than what the Lord JESUS hath here said. And no form of words can be more decisive to mark the godly man from the hyp...
BEWARE! ‘Beware of false prophets.… Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the wi...
Ye shall know them by their fruits ,.... By "fruits" are meant, not so much their external works in life and conversation; for a false prophet may s...
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Ver. 16. Ye shall know them by their fruits ] That is, c...
Beware of false prophets Who in their preaching describe a broad way to heaven: it is their prophesying , their teaching the broad way, rather t...
Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers...
The Sermon on the Mount. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep'...
See Poole on " Matthew 7:20 " .
Exhortation to Choose the Right Way and Produce Good Fruit by Full Obedience to His Words So As To Enter Into Life and Avoid Destruction (7:13-27)....
a Beware of false prophets, b Who come to you in sheep's clothing, b But inwardly they are ravening wolves. a By their fruits you will know them....
a Do men gather grapes of thorns, a Or figs of thistles? b Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, c But the corrupt tree brings forth ev...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:13 . Destruction. —The word implies, not annihilation, but waste ( Matthew 26:8 ; Mark 14:4 ), perdition, i.e . the l...
Matthew 7:15-20 I. Christ warns us here to beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing. There is allusion here, no doubt, to t...
Matthew 7:15-29 I. The object of our Lord in this Sermon on the Mount was to convey an accurate idea of the righteousness required in His kingdom....
Matthew 7:16 The religion of Jesus Christ is one of deeds, not words; a life of action, not of dreaming. Our Lord warns us to beware of any form o...
While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they...
Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down o...
Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete it shall be me...
Matthew 7:7 . Ask, and it shall be given you; He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fa...
Matthew 7:13-14 . Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which...
Matthew 7:13 . Enter ye in at the strait gate. It is very unpopular. The great ones will recommend to you great liberality and breadth; but enter...
Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time....
Know them by their fruits. Utility the test of truth The two criteria on which men most chiefly rest for the guidance “of their religious opini...
EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness m...
Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?
The principle of testing false teachers and all frauds:
The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we...
By their fruits ye shall know them — A short, plain, easy rule, whereby to know true from false prophets: and one that may be applied by people of...
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?