NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew 7:17

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17

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

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Verse 17. It is not to be understood from this text, that a man who is once bad can never bring forth good fruit; but that as long as he remains in the state of sin, he cannot perform any meritorious action. Chry. hom. xxiv.

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