The Meaning of Matthew 7:19 Explained

Matthew 7:19

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

YLT: Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast to fire:

Darby: Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

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

Discover Matthew 7:19

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 7:19?

MEANING: What does Matthew 7:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 7:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 7:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Matthew 7:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 7:13-23 - Seeking Life Testing Leaders
The world is full of shams. Counterfeit coins circulate; paste jewels are worn. Let us take heed against a counterfeit religion. It betrays itself thus:
(1) It does not involve the denial of self. Our Lord compares this to entrance by a strait gate and walking on a narrow path. It is the way of the Cross. We must say "No" to the "I" life which is seated in our soul and which must be ruthlessly denied. We must say of it as Peter did of Jesus, "I do not know the man." The way of self-indulgence begins on a primrose path and ends in a wilderness. The path of self-denial is steep and difficult at the start, but leads to a paradise of joy.
(2) It does not produce good fruit. The worth of the gospel has been attested all down the ages by the characters which it has produced and which have been the world's salt and light. No other teaching has produced such results. Here is the supreme test. There are many new systems of theology, many nostrums are being loudly advertised, but the one test of them all is in the fruit they bear. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 7

1  Do Not Judge
7  Ask, Seek, Knock
13  Enter through the Narrow Gate
15  A Tree and Its Fruit
24  The Wise and the Foolish Builders
28  Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished

What do the individual words in Matthew 7:19 mean?

Every tree not producing fruit good is cut down and into fire is thrown
πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται

πᾶν  Every 
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: πᾶς  
Sense: individually.
δένδρον  tree 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: δένδρον  
Sense: a tree.
ποιοῦν  producing 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: ποιέω  
Sense: to make.
καρπὸν  fruit 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: καρπός  
Sense: fruit.
καλὸν  good 
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: καλός  
Sense: beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable.
ἐκκόπτεται  is  cut  down 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἐκκόπτω  
Sense: to cut out, cut off.
εἰς  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
πῦρ  fire 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: πῦρ  
Sense: fire.
βάλλεται  is  thrown 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: βάλλω 
Sense: to throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls.

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