en_tn/mat/07/15.md

translationWords

• en:tw:falseprophet
• en:tw:fig
• en:tw:fruit
• en:tw:grape

translationNotes

• Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in :en:bible🎶mat:05:01.
• Beware of - "Be on guard against"
• By their fruits - Jesus compares the actions of the prophets to fruit produced by plants. Alternate translation: "by the way they act." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• Do people gather …? - "People do not gather …." The people Jesus is talking to would have known that the answer is no. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
• good tree brings forth good fruit - Jesus continues to use the metaphor of fruit to refer to good prophets who produce good works or words.
• ruined tree brings forth bad fruit - Jesus continues to use the metaphor of fruit to refer to bad prophets who produce evil works or words.