Matthew 7:18
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
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
fruits
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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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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ποιέω
to produce
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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σαπρός
bad
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σαπρός
rotten, i.e. worthless (literally or morally)
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οὐδέ
nor is able
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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δένδρον
a tree
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δένδρον
a tree
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