Adjective sapros (rotten, bad) in the Bible

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)


Matthew

7: 17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the rotten (sapros) tree bears worthless fruit.
7: 18A good tree cannot bear worthless fruit, nor can a rotten (sapros) tree bear good fruit.
12: 33"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree rotten (sapros), and its fruit rotten (sapros); for the tree is known by its fruit.
13: 48when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad (sapros).

Luke

6: 43"No good tree bears rotten (sapros) fruit, nor again does a rotten (sapros) tree bear good fruit;

Ephesians

4: 29Let no bad (sapros) talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.