Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:33
American Standard Version
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
Amplified® Bible
Either make the tree sound (healthy and good), and its fruit sound (healthy and good), or make the tree rotten (diseased and bad), and its fruit rotten (diseased and bad); for the tree is known {and} recognized {and} judged by its fruit.
Contemporary English Version
A good tree produces only good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.
Darby English Version
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
Good News Bible
"To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears.
International Standard Version
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten. For a tree is known by its fruit.
King James Version
Either 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.
New American Standard Bible
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.
New International Version
"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
New King James Version
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree we know by its fruit.
Revised Standard Version
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.
Young's Literal Translation
`Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.
