Luke 6:43

for [a] good tree is_not_being making worthless fruit, nor [a] worthless tree making good fruit,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

In Context

42Or, how[?] you-are-being-enabled to-be-saying to{the brother} of{you}, 'Brother, let-off/away, I-may-cast-out the twig, the in to{the eye} of{you},' same not viewing the log in to{the eye} of{you}[?] Pretender, first cast-out the log out of{the eye} of{you} and then you-will-view-through to-cast-out the twig, the in to{the eye} of{the brother} of{you},

44for each tree is-being-known out of{the own fruit}, for they-are-collecting figs not out of{thorn-bushes}, nor are-picking/gathering [a] [ripe]bunch-of-grapes out of{[a] bramble/briar-bush}.

Read all of Luke 6

Cross References

Matthew 3:10Moreover, already also the axe is-being-lain toward the root of{the trees}; so, every tree not making good fruit is-being-cut-out and is-being-cast into fire.

Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good and the fruit of{same} good, or make the tree worthless and the fruit of{same} worthless, for out of{the fruit} the tree is-being-known.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 6:43