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Matthew 7:20

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Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
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  1. Matthew 7:16Rank 1 from verse 20
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    16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

  2. Acts 5:38Rank 2 from verse 20
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    38And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

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Matthew 7:20

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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fruits

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Sense 1: The produce of a plant; offspring. Sense 2: The result and effect of conduct.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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21¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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