Luke 6:44
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For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns: nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.

For of.

Galatians 5:19-23 Now the works of the flesh are manifest: which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, . . .

Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men: . . .

James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes? Or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.

Jude 1:12 These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots:

grapes.

Context
A Tree and its Fruit
43For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit. 44For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns: nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape. 45A 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 bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.…
Cross References
Matthew 7:16
By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Matthew 7:20
Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

each
ἕκαστον (hekaston)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

tree
δένδρον (dendron)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1186: A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.

is known
γινώσκεται (ginōsketai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

its
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

own
ἰδίου (idiou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

fruit.
καρποῦ (karpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2590: Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.

Indeed,
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[people] do not gather
συλλέγουσιν (syllegousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4816: To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect.

figs
σῦκα (syka)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4810: A (ripe) fig. Apparently a primary word; a fig.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

thornbushes,
ἀκανθῶν (akanthōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 173: A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn.

[or]
οὐδὲ (oude)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

grapes
σταφυλὴν (staphylēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4718: A grape, cluster of grapes. Probably from the base of stephanos; a cluster of grapes.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

brambles.
βάτου (batou)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 942: A thorn bush or bramble. Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub.


Additional Translations
For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, people do not gather figs from thornbushes, or grapes from brambles.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

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.

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.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

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.

For every tree is known by its own fruit: for from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they gather grapes.

Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes.

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.

for each tree from its own fruit is known, for not from thorns do they gather figs, nor from a bramble do they crop a grape.
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