Matthew 7:19Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
The setting
Same Galilee hillside. The crowd grows quieter as Jesus' tone becomes more serious. Mount of Beatitudes, Israel.
The emotion here: sorrowful necessity mixed with warning love
The original word
ekkopto (ἐκκόπτω) — to cut out completely, remove entirely
Why it matters
Roman law allowed landowners to cut down unproductive fruit trees to make room for crops
Read with care
What most readers miss in Matthew 7:19
The fire isn't hell - it's the normal way farmers disposed of dead wood
Common misconceptionMany see this as God's wrath, but it's agricultural wisdom - unproductive things get removed so healthy things can thrive.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Matthew 7:19
Bible Genome reading
Matthew 7:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Matthew 7:19 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the wisdom genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, fruitfulness. Notable phrases: cut down; thrown into the fire. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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