1. Matthieu 7:16 (NEG79)
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What is the meaning of Jesus’ question?

Matthieu 7:16 (NEG79)

16 Vous les reconnaîtrez à leurs fruits. Cueille-t-on des raisins sur des épines, ou des figues sur des chardons?

Jesus asks a rhetorical question where the expected answer is no. He wants his audience to understand that one does not pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles. The type of tree determines the type of its fruit.