Matthew 7:19 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:17 So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.

Matthew 7:18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.

Matthew 7:19 Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Matthew 7:20 By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.

Matthew 7:21 Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tree", "producing", "good", "fruit", "down", "cast", and "fire". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tree" and "producing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "A good tree cannot produce bad fruits..." into verse 20's "By their fruits then surely ye shall...", so "tree" and "producing" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tree" and "producing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.