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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.

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43  For gar it is eimi not ou a good kalos tree dendron that bears poieō bad sapros fruit karpos, nor oude again palin, a bad sapros tree dendron that bears poieō good kalos fruit karpos, 44 for gar each hekastos tree dendron is known ginōskō by ek · ho its idios own fruit karpos. For gar they do syllegō not ou gather syllegō figs sykon from ek thornbushes akantha, nor oude do they pick trygaō grapes staphylē from ek brambles batos. 45 The ho good agathos person anthrōpos out ek of the ho good agathos treasure thēsauros of his ho heart kardia produces propherō · ho good agathos, and kai the ho evil ponēros person out ek of his ho evil ponēros treasure produces propherō · ho evil ponēros, for gar out ek of the abundance perisseuma of the heart kardia his autos mouth stoma speaks laleō. · ho

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