Luke 6:43

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γάρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
a good	καλὸν kalon	G2570	X better · adjective — nominative singular neuter
tree	δένδρον dendron	G1186	a tree · noun — nominative singular neuter
bringeth	ποιοῦν poioun	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
forth	ποιοῦν poioun	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
corrupt	σαπρόν· sapron	G4550	rotten · adjective — accusative singular masculine
fruit	καρπὸν karpon	G2590	fruit (as plucked) · noun — accusative singular masculine
neither	οὐδὲ oude	G3761	not however · conjunction — negative
doth	ποιέω poiéō	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application
a corrupt	σαπρὸν sapron	G4550	rotten · adjective — nominative singular neuter
tree	δένδρον dendron	G1186	a tree · noun — nominative singular neuter
bring forth	ποιέω poiéō	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application
good	καλόν· kalon	G2570	X better · adjective — accusative singular masculine
fruit	καρπὸν karpon	G2590	fruit (as plucked) · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 2:21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Matthew 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.
Matthew 7:16-20 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast int…
Psalms 92:12-14 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, broug…
Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spir…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings that Christ often used; they needed only to be mentioned, it was easy to apply them. Grotius thinks that we need not be critical here in seeking for the coherence: they are golden sentences, like Solomon's proverbs or parables. Let us observe here, I. We ought to be very candid in our censures of others, because we need grains of allowance ourselves: "Therefore judge not others, because then you yourselves shall not be judged; therefore condemn not others, because then you yourselves shall not be condemned, Luk 6:37. Exercise towards others that charity which thinks no evil,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

(See on Mat 7:3-5, Mat 7:16-27.) Next: Luke Chapter 7

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:43

Corrupt fruit - Καρπον σαπρον, literally, rotten fruit: but here it means, such fruit as is unfit for use. See on Mat 7:17-20 (note).

John Gill on Luke 6:43

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit,.... The particle, "for" is left out in the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions; and so it is in Beza's ancient copy: nor do these words stand in close connection with the preceding in Matthew's Gospel, though they may be very well considered as an illustration of them; for as that cannot be called a good tree, which brings forth bad fruit; so such men cannot be accounted good men, let them make ever so large pretensions to such a character, who are very busy in espying, discovering, and censuring the faults of their brethren; when they take no notice of, nor refrain from, nor relinquish their own. These words, with what follow in th…

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John Calvin on Luke 6:43-45

The Church Fathers

But take not these words to thyself as an encouragement to idleness, for the tree is moved conformably to its nature, but thou hast the exercise of free will; and every barren tree has been ordained for some good, but thou wert created unto the good work of virtue.
— Titus of Bostra ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Each man's life also will be a criterion of his character. For not by extrinsic ornaments and pretended humility is the beauty of true happiness discovered, but by those things which a man does; of which he gives an illustration, adding, For of thorns men do not gather figs.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He does not then exclude repentance, but a continuance in evil, which aslong as it is evil cannot bring forth good fruit, but being converted to virtue, will yield abundance. But what nature is to the tree, our affections are to us. If then a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit, how shall a corrupt heart?
— Isidore of Seville,

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Dictionary and topics

Sermon on the mount — After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and…
Botany · Laws of nature in the vegetable kingdom uniform in action — Laws of nature in the vegetable kingdom uniform in action
Parables · Tree and its fruit — Tree and its fruit
Sermon · Of Jesus, “on the plain,” — Of Jesus, “on the plain,”
Wicked (People) · .Corrupt trees — .Corrupt trees
Wicked, The, Are Compared To · Corrupt trees — Corrupt trees

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:43

John Gill on Luke 6:43

John Calvin on Luke 6:43-45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:41

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:43

John Gill on Luke 6:43

John Calvin on Luke 6:43-45

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 6:41