Matius 7:17-18

7:17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad ¹  tree bears bad fruit. 7:18 A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.

Matius 12:33-34

Trees and Their Fruit

12:33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad ²  and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Matius 15:19

15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Roma 6:23

6:23 For the payoff ³  of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Roma 6:2

6:2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ⁴  sound teaching.

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ⁵  sound teaching.

Titus 3:13

3:13 Make every effort to help ⁶  Zenas the lawyer ⁷  and Apollos on their way; make sure they have what they need. ⁸ 

[7:17]  ¹ tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying “tree” in both v. 17 and 18, can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

[12:33]  ² tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “tree” and “fruit,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

[6:23]  ³ tn A figurative extension of ὀψώνιον (oywnion), which refers to a soldier’s pay or wages. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen as something one receives back in return. In this case the activity is sin, and the translation “payoff” captures this thought. See also L&N 89.42.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

[3:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “Eagerly help.”

[3:13]  ⁷ tn Although it is possible the term νομικός (nomikos) indicates an expert in Jewish religious law here, according to L&N 33.338 and 56.37 it is more probable that Zenas was a specialist in civil law.

[3:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “that nothing may be lacking for them.”