Matthew 12:33
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
ἤ
Or, than, either. Ē. Scripture often forces a choice: serve God or mammon, life or death, narrow or wide. The either/or of the gospel demands a response. Choose.
ποιέω
do make
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ποιέω
Make, do, produce. Poiéō. Faith without works is dead. What you believe will always show itself in what you make and do. Let your actions confirm your confession.
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δένδρον
tree
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δένδρον
Tree. Déndron. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. What you are rooted in determines what you produce. Bear fruit.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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καρπός
fruit
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καρπός
Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.
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σαπρός
bad
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σαπρός
Rotten, worthless, corrupt. Saprós. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but only what builds up. What comes out reveals what is within.
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γινώσκω
is known.
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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