Luke 6:43

“For ¹  no good tree bears bad ²  fruit, nor again ³  does a bad tree bear good fruit,

"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

"For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

"A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.

"You don't get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree.

For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;

"For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

“For ¹  no good tree bears bad ²  fruit, nor again ³  does a bad tree bear good fruit,

¹ tn The explanatory connective γάρ (gar) is often dropped from translations, but the point of the passage is that one should be self-corrective and be careful who one follows (vv. 41-42), because such choices also reflect what the nature of the tree is and its product.

² tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “fruit” and “tree,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

³ tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C D Θ Ψ 33 Ï lat sy sa), lack the adverb πάλιν (palin, “again”) here. Its presence is attested, however, by several good witnesses (Ì⁷⁵ א B L W Ξ Ë^1,13 579 892 1241 2542).