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Luke 6:43

In Luke 6 of Luke.

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “again [is there]” (πάλιν) before tree here.

Οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.δένδρονdendrontreeδένδρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “tree”, the subject formG1186a tree.treeκαλὸνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.goodποιοῦνpoiounto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.fruitσαπρόνsapronrottenσαπρός (sapros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “rotten”, the object formG4550rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved.This verse uses “rotten”.οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.δένδρονdendrontreeδένδρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “tree”, the subject formG1186a tree.σαπρὸνsapronrottenσαπρός (sapros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “rotten”, the subject formG4550rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved.This verse uses “rotten”.ποιοῦνpoiounto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.καρπὸνkarponfruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the object formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.καλόνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “good”, the object formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

Young’s Literal Translation

'For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

Douay-Rheims

For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit; nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

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