33Either 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.
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For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. …
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? …
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. …
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-37)In these verses we have, I. Christ’s glorious conquest of Satan, in the gracious cure of one who, by the divine permission, was under his power, and in his possession, Matt. 12:22. Here observe, 1. The man’s case was very sad; he was possessed with a devil . More cases of this kind occurred in Christ’s time than usual, that Christ’s power might be the more magnified, and his purpose the more manif…
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