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People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. <a href="/nlt/luke/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. <a href="/esv/luke/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. <a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/luke/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/6.htm">New King James Version</a> For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. <a href="/nasb_/luke/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. <a href="/nasb/luke/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. <a href="/nasb77/luke/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. <a href="/lsb/luke/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/luke/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush. <a href="/csb/luke/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. <a href="/hcsb/luke/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren&#8217t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. <a href="/asv/luke/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/luke/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes. <a href="/erv/luke/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/luke/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Each tree is known by its fruit. You don't pick figs from thorny plants or grapes from a thornbush. <a href="/gnt/luke/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes. <a href="/isv/luke/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> because every tree is known by its own fruit. People don't gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush. <a href="/msb/luke/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. <a href="/net/luke/6.htm">NET Bible</a> for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles. <a href="/nheb/luke/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. <a href="/wbt/luke/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/web/luke/6.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for each tree is known from its own fruit, for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they crop a grape from a bramble. <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/luke/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/luke/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns they gather not figs, nor of the bramble do they harvest the grape.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/luke/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For each and every tree is known by its fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather the grape from the bramble bush. <a href="/nabre/luke/6.htm">New American Bible</a> For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For every tree is known by its own fruits. For they do not gather figs from thistles, nor gather grapes from a bramble bush. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For every tree is known by its fruits, for they do not pick figs from thorns, neither do they gather grapes from a bush.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For every tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes gathered from brambles. <a href="/godbey/luke/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For every tree is known by its own fruit: for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather the grape-bunch from the bramble.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Every tree is known by its own peculiar fruit. For men do not gather figs from off thorns, nor do they gather from the bramble a bunch of grapes. <a href="/mace/luke/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for every tree is known by its fruit: it is not on thorns that men gather figs, nor do they gather grapes on a bramble bush. <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/worrell/luke/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>for each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs of thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>for every tree is known by it's fruit; for <Fr>men<FR> do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/6-44.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2446" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">A Tree and its Fruit</a> 43No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekaston (Adj-NNS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">each</a> <a href="/greek/1186.htm" title="1186: dendron (N-NNS) -- A tree. Probably from drus; a tree.">tree</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: ginōsketai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">is known</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">its</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idiou (Adj-GMS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">own</a> <a href="/greek/2590.htm" title="2590: karpou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively.">fruit.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">Indeed,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/4810.htm" title="4810: syka (N-ANP) -- A (ripe) fig. Apparently a primary word; a fig.">figs</a> <a href="/greek/4816.htm" title="4816: syllegousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect.">are not gathered</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/173.htm" title="173: akanthōn (N-GFP) -- A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn.">thornbushes,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/5166.htm" title="5166: trygōsin (V-PIA-3P) -- To gather (as of grapes), harvest. From a derivative of trugo meaning ripe fruit; to collect the vintage."></a> <a href="/greek/4718.htm" title="4718: staphylēn (N-AFS) -- A grape, cluster of grapes. Probably from the base of stephanos; a cluster of grapes.">grapes</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/942.htm" title="942: batou (N-GFS) -- A thorn bush or bramble. Of uncertain derivation; a brier shrub.">brambles.</a> 45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a> By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ... <a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Matthew 12:33</a> Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. <a href="/james/3-12.htm">James 3:12</a> My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4-5</a> Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a> This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples. <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a> Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a> Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. <a href="/ephesians/5-9.htm">Ephesians 5:9</a> for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. <a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a> so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, <a href="/proverbs/11-30.htm">Proverbs 11:30</a> The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a> I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ... <a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a> I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve. <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a> He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. <a href="/proverbs/12-12.htm">Proverbs 12:12</a> The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 of.<a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-23</a> Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, … <a href="/titus/2-11.htm">Titus 2:11-13</a> For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, … <a href="/james/3-12.htm">James 3:12</a> Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.grapes.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Bramble</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Briar</a> <a href="/mark/12-26.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/mark/11-13.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/luke/3-18.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/luke/5-15.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Good</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/mark/12-2.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/luke/5-25.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Thornbushes</a> <a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/mark/4-8.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Bramble</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Briar</a> <a href="/luke/20-37.htm">Bush</a> <a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Crop</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Good</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/luke/7-35.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/john/5-8.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/luke/9-17.htm">Picked</a> <a href="/exodus/22-6.htm">Thornbushes</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/luke/8-9.htm">Yields</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 6</div>1. <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Pharisees;</a> 12. <a href="/luke/6-12.htm">chooses apostles;</a> 17. <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">heals the diseased;</a> 20. <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Love your Enemy</a> 37. <a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Do not Judge</a> 43. <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a> 46. <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">The House on the Rock</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For each tree is known by its own fruit. This phrase emphasizes the principle of discernment based on observable outcomes. In biblical context, trees often symbolize people or nations (<a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a>). The fruit represents actions or results of one's life (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). Jesus uses this metaphor to teach that the true nature of a person is revealed by their actions, aligning with the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Proverbs 20:11</a>. This principle is also echoed in <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a>, where Jesus warns against false prophets, indicating that their true character will be revealed by their deeds.Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, Figs were a common and valuable fruit in ancient Israel, symbolizing prosperity and well-being (<a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a>, <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Micah 4:4</a>). Thornbushes, on the other hand, were often associated with desolation and curse (<a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>, <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a>). This contrast highlights the impossibility of obtaining good results from a corrupt source. The imagery would resonate with Jesus' audience, familiar with agricultural practices. It underscores the importance of integrity and authenticity, as genuine spiritual fruit cannot come from a deceitful heart.nor grapes from brambles. Grapes were another significant crop in Israel, used for wine, a symbol of joy and blessing (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15:1-5</a>). Brambles, like thornbushes, represent barrenness and futility. This part of the verse reinforces the message that one's true nature cannot produce contrary results. The imagery of the vine and branches in <a href="/john/15.htm">John 15</a> further develops this theme, where Jesus describes Himself as the true vine, and His followers as branches that must remain in Him to bear fruit. This connection emphasizes the necessity of a genuine relationship with Christ to produce spiritual fruit.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, delivering a sermon that includes teachings on judging others, love for enemies, and the importance of bearing good fruit. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_followers.htm">Disciples and Followers</a> The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, including this parable about trees and fruit, which serves as a metaphor for recognizing true character and righteousness. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sermon_on_the_plain.htm">The Sermon on the Plain</a> The context in which this teaching is delivered, a series of teachings by Jesus that parallel the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_through_fruit.htm">Discernment through Fruit</a> Just as trees are identified by their fruit, so are people recognized by their actions and character. Believers are called to discern the true nature of others, especially leaders and teachers, by observing their "fruit." <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> This teaching encourages self-reflection. Believers should examine their own lives to ensure they are producing good fruit, indicative of a life transformed by Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_source_of_good_fruit.htm">The Source of Good Fruit</a> Good fruit is a result of a life connected to Jesus. Abiding in Him and being filled with the Holy Spirit is essential for producing the fruit that reflects God's character. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_hypocrisy.htm">Avoiding Hypocrisy</a> The metaphor warns against hypocrisy. Just as figs cannot come from thornbushes, genuine Christian virtues cannot come from a heart that is not truly aligned with Christ. <a href="/topical/i/impact_on_others.htm">Impact on Others</a> Our actions and character have a profound impact on those around us. Bearing good fruit is not only a personal spiritual goal but also a testimony to others of God's work in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 6</a> <a href="/q/is_james_3_11-12_metaphorically_valid.htm">James 3:11–12 uses water and plant analogies to illustrate consistent outcomes; is this scientifically or metaphorically sound regarding moral behavior?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke's_fig_tree_parable_differ.htm">Luke 13:6-9: How does this fig tree parable align with or contradict similar accounts in other Gospels, and why does it seem incomplete here?</a> <a href="/q/why_curse_a_fig_tree_out_of_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit out of season (Mark 11:12-14)? Isn't that irrational behavior for God?</a> <a href="/q/why_curse_fig_tree_out_of_fig_season.htm">Why does Jesus curse a fig tree in Matthew 21:19 for having no fruit when it was not the season for figs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(44) Of thorns men do not gather figs.--The form of the illustration differs slightly from that in St. Matthew, where the thorns are connected with grapes, and the figs with thistles. The word for "bramble bush" is the same as that used in <a href="/luke/20-37.htm" title="Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.">Luke 20:37</a>, and in the LXX. version of <a href="/context/exodus/3-2.htm" title="And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.">Exodus 3:2-4</a>, and <a href="/deuteronomy/33-16.htm" title="And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelled in the bush: let the blessing come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.">Deuteronomy 33:16</a>, for the burning "bush" on Sinai. We may note further the use of a different Greek word (that specially connected, as in <a href="/context/revelation/14-18.htm" title="And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.">Revelation 14:18-19</a>, with the gathering of the vintage) for the second "gather" in St. Luke's report. <a href="/commentaries/luke/6-44.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. each ἕκαστον (hekaston) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. tree δένδρον (dendron) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1186.htm">Strong's 1186: </a> A tree. Probably from drus; a tree. is known γινώσκεται (ginōsketai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. by ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. fruit. καρποῦ (karpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2590.htm">Strong's 2590: </a> Probably from the base of harpazo; fruit, literally or figuratively. Indeed, γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. [people] do not gather συλλέγουσιν (syllegousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4816.htm">Strong's 4816: </a> To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect. figs σῦκα (syka) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4810.htm">Strong's 4810: </a> A (ripe) fig. Apparently a primary word; a fig. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_173.htm">Strong's 173: </a> A thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn. Probably from the same as akmen; a thorn. [or] οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4718.htm">Strong's 4718: </a> A grape, cluster of grapes. Probably from the base of stephanos; a cluster of grapes. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_942.htm">Strong's 942: </a> A thorn bush or bramble. 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