Luke 6:45
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
45 The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
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Luke 6:45
Authorized (King James) Version
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
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Luke 6:45
New English Translation
45 The good person out of the good treasury of his[a] heart[b] produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury[c] produces evil, for his mouth speaks[d] from what fills[e] his heart.
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- Luke 6:45 tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“out of the evil”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
- Luke 6:45 sn Mention of the heart shows that Jesus is not interested in what is done, but why. Motives are more important than actions for him.
- Luke 6:45 tn The word “treasury” is not repeated in the Greek text at this point, but is implied.
- Luke 6:45 sn What one utters from one’s mouth is especially singled out as the example of this principle. James seems to have known this teaching (Jas 1:26; 3:1-12).
- Luke 6:45 tn Grk “for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”
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