Matthew 7:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”
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.
ἐπιγινώσκω
you will know
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ἐπιγινώσκω
to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge
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τρίβολος
thistles
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τρίβολος
properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop)
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σταφυλή
grapes,
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σταφυλή
a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)
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μήτι
surely not ever
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μήτι
whether at all
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συλλέγω
do they gather
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συλλέγω
to collect
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