Luke 6:44
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart,.... This, because of its suitableness and agreement with what goes…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 6:20-49
See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luk 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 6:37-49
All these sayings of Christ we had before in Matthew; some of them in ch. 7, others in other places. They were sayings…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
do not gather figs The simile might have been illustrated by pointing to one of the common Eastern gardens or orchards…
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