Luke 6:44 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 6:42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

Luke 6:44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.

Luke 6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil. For his mouth speaks from the abundance of his heart.

Luke 6:46 “Now why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "each", "tree", "known", "fruit", "gather", "figs", "thorns", and "pick". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "each" and "tree", 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 "each" and "tree" 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 "each" and "tree" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.