Luke 6:45 (WEB)

Passage

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:43 For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.

Luke 6:44 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.

Luke 6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

Luke 6:47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "treasure", "heart", "brings", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "treasure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "For each tree is known by its..." into verse 46's "Why do you call me Lord Lord...", so "good" and "treasure" 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 "good" and "treasure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.