18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-20)We have here a caution against false prophets , to take heed that we be not deceived and imposed upon by them. Prophets are properly such as foretel things to come; there are some mentioned in the Old Testament, who pretended to that without warrant, and the event disproved their pretensions, as Zedekiah, 1 Kgs. 22:11; and another Zedekiah, Jer. 29:21. But prophets did also teach the people their…
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