 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...7th of Matthew 15, 16: 'Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves : Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?' And that 34th of Ezekiel, second verse, ' Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1799 - 416 pages
...readily get the property of the people. They were full of extortion and excess. See Matt, xxiii. 25. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? The proper test of men's characters is here stated. Men do not judge of a tree by... | |
 | 310 pages
...own instruction for our guidance. " Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know...by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?' (Matt. vii. 15-16.) Paul warned the elders at Ephesus (bishops really ordained... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin - 1801 - 206 pages
...passage stands thus. " Beware of false pro" phctSy which come to you in sheep's clothing, but " inwardly are ravening wolves. Ye shall know " them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of " thorns, or figs of thistles ?" fruits mean actions. Matt. iii. 8. xxi. 43. John xv. 2, 5. Col. i. 6. Men may assume... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 1 6 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? 1 7 Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth... | |
 | Thomas Thirlwall - 1803 - 324 pages
...and " few there be that find it. " Beware of false prophets, which come to " you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are " ravening wolves Ye shall know...thistles ? Even so every good tree " bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree " bringeth forth evil fruit. A good man out of " the good treasure of... | |
 | William Huntington - 1804 - 606 pages
...will of the Lord in this matter; " Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves : Ye shall know...of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? 17 Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth... | |
 | Ralph Williston - 1806 - 436 pages
...nThe Gosfiel. Matt. vii. 15—23. BEWARE of false prophets, which come, to yoa in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know...by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles .' Kvcn so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth... | |
 | 1806 - 650 pages
...xiv. 4. " can bring a clean thing out of an unclean ? not one." " Do men" saith our Saviour, " gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit; a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit;... | |
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Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt... 
