Beware 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? Christian Thought - Page 2531886Full view - About this book
| Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...light of his own instruction for our guidance. " Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
| 1804 - 476 lehte
...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 lehte
...• • i nThe Gosfiel. Matt. vii. 15—23. BEWARE of false prophets, which come, to yoa in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye...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... | |
| Legh Richmond - 1807 - 678 lehte
...and his works to the fruk of the tree. ** Beware of the false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves : ye shall know them by their fruits." (Mat. vii. 15.) None of our Works either save its, or condemn us. If works make us neither righteous,... | |
| George Campbell - 1807 - 530 lehte
...could be no recovery. On the contrary, the test he gives is plain and familiar. Mark his words :— " Ye shall know them by " their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of " thistles 2 Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good " fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth... | |
| Thomas Le Mesurier - 1808 - 492 lehte
...strength or permanency. " Beware," says our Lord, " of false pro" phets which come to you in sheep's clothing, " but inwardly they are ravening wolves." " Ye shall know them by their fruits." And he explains this, as it was his manner, by familiar images. "Do men gather grapes of thorns, "... | |
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