Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 6:43 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Luke 6:43 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 6 verse 43 to related passages throughout the Bible.
A Tree and Its Fruit
“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Luke 6:43 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 6:43
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit—the principle is inexorable: kalon dendron (καλὸν δένδρον, good/beautiful tree) produces good fruit; sapron dendron (σαπρὸν δένδρον, rotten/corrupt tree) produces bad fruit. The adjective sapros (σαπρός) means rotten, putrid, worthless. This agricultural axiom establishes the principle: nature produces according to kind.Jesus applies this to spiritual fruit—teachers and disciples are known by what they produce (v. 44). External appearance means nothing; fruit reveals reality. False teachers may...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 6:43
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“wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?”
“or figs from thistles?”
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”
“that I have not done in it? Why”
“to give to them a garland for ashes”