Luke 6:44

You can tell every tree by its own fruit. No one gathers figs from thorn plants or picks grapes off a bramble bush.
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Where it is preached

  1. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christ- Like Graces of Character cites Luke 6:44

    …cannot be done; no more than thorns can be made to bear figs and the bramble bush grapes (Luke 6:44, Matthew 12:33). We also hear a great deal about “character building.” That if you bear…

  2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Luke 6:44

    …the main and most proper diagnostic by which one tree is distinguished from another. So Luke 6:44, “Every tree is known by his own fruit.” Christ nowhere says, Ye shall know the tree by…

  3. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Sanctification cites Luke vi. 44

    …from whom it springs, it “cannot be hid.” “Every tree is known by his own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) A truly sanctified person may be so clothed with humility, that he can see in himself…

  4. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Visible Churches Warned cites Luke vi. 44

    …i. 16.) Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, “Every tree is known by its own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) But whatever the works of a professing Christian may be, Jesus says, “I know them!”…

  5. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Holy Ghost cites Luke vi. 44

    …marked out in our Lord Jesus Christ’s words: “Every tree is known by his own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) But what are the specific fruits by which the presence of the Spirit in the heart may…

  6. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Having the Spirit cites Luke vi. 44

    …the Spirit. This is the rule of the Lord Jesus: “Every tree is known by his own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) The effects which the Holy Spirit produces may always be seen. The man of the world may…

  7. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Baptism cites Luke vi. 44

    …and that is the old ground stated by our Lord: “Every tree is known by his own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) When baptism is used profanely and carelessly, we have 110 right to expect a blessing…

  8. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Prayer-book Statements about Regeneration cites Luke vi. 44

    …to all who love the good old rule of the Bible, “Every tree is known by its own fruit.” (Luke vi. 44.) I ask you to try the great bulk of professing Christians by the fruits they bring…

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