Luke 6:44 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 6:42 or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow [me], I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

Luke 6:44 for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

Luke 6:45 The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tree", "known", "fruit", "figs", "gathered", "thorns", "grapes", and "vintaged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tree" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "For there is no good tree which..." into verse 45's "The good man out of the good...", so "tree" and "known" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tree" and "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.