Luke 6:44
42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
- KJV
- For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
- WEB
- For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
- ASV
- For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
- DARBY
- for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.
- BLB
- For each tree is known by [its] own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.
- ÅB
- For hvert tre kjennes på sin frukt; en sanker jo ikke fiken av tornebusker, og en plukker ikke vindruer av tornekratt.
- OTB
- Hvert tre kjennes på sin egen frukt. Folk plukker ikke fiken fra tornebusker, og de samler ikke druer fra klunger.
- B1930
- For hvert tre kjennes på sin frukt; en sanker jo ikke fiken av tornebusker, og en plukker ikke vindruer av tornekratt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Read in contextMatthew 12:33
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Read in contextGalatians 5:19–23
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Read in contextTitus 2:11–13
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Read in contextJude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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