Luke 6:43

Luke 6:43 Meaning and Explanation

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

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A good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree good fruit.

What Does Luke 6:43 Mean?

From eyes Jesus turns to orchards: a good tree does not produce corrupt fruit — the word means rotten, worthless — nor can a rotten tree yield good fruit. The link with what came before is organic: the judging tongue and the helping hand alike grow from somewhere.

Conduct is not bolted on; it is borne, like fruit, from the nature of the tree. That is why Christ's renewal begins at the root and not the branches — he does not merely trim behavior but makes the tree good. Lasting change in what we do grows out of a change in what we are.

Luke 6:43 in the Original Language

sapros (σαπρός), 'corrupt' -- rotten, decayed, good for nothing.

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What does Luke 6:43 mean?

A good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree good fruit.

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