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What does Luke 6:43 mean?

"For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit."

— Luke 6:43 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

40

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

41

Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

42

Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

43

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit.

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.

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.

46

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

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