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Luke 6:43-45, Matt 7:15-
20, Matt 12:33-37.

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(45) Jesus said: Grapes are (45) Jesus said, "Grapes are 50 [45]. Jesus says: "Grapes
not harvested from thorn- not harvested from thorn are not gathered from
bushes, nor are figs trees, nor are figs gathered thistles, and figs are not
gathered from hawthorns, from thorn bushes, for those gathered from thorns: they
[f]or they yield no fruit. [A do not bear fruit. Good do not give fruit! [. . . a]
go]od man brings forth people produce good from good man brings out of his
good from his treasure; a their store. Evil people barn what is good, but a
bad man brings forth evil produce wicked things from wicked man brings out of
things from his evil their evil store within their his wicked barn—which is
treasure, which is in his hearts, and say wicked in his heart—evil <things>,
heart, and he says evil things. For out of the heart's and from them he sows evil,
things, for out of the abundance they produce because <they are> evil
abundance of his heart he wicked things." <things that> he brings out
brings froth evil things. of the abundance of his
heart."

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Evil results from learnt self- Robert M. Grant and David Noel Freedman write: "From the fruits mentioned in
destructive attitudes. When Saying 44, Thomas goes on to give other sayings on the same subject, beginning with
one is so destroyed that these Matthew 7:16 then continuing with its parallel Luke 6:44-45. Luke 6:45 is parallel to
outweigh the innate self then Matthew 12:35, which also puts the saying about "treasure" in the context of "saying
evil overflows from the things"; but the saying in Thomas can be explained simply on a combination of
heart. Matthew 7:16-19 with Luke 6:44-45. The Gnostic is presumably the one who brings
- Rodney forth good things." (The Secret Sayings of Jesus, p. 157)
Choose wisely what you Gerd Ludemann writes: "Verses 1-3 have a close parallel in Luke 6.44b-45b and in
store in your heart. Matt. 7.16b; 12.35; 12.34b. The sequence grapes/figs agrees with Matt. 7.16b against
- Simon Magus Luke 6.44b (figs/grapes). Verse 4 recalls Luke 6.45c. As this part of the verse derives
A teacher's comment for his from Lukan redaction, the same thing may be presumed for the whole Thomas
pupils to digest. A good tree logion, which is to be designated a mixed quotation." (Jesus After 2000 Years, p. 612)
produces good fruit. A bad
tree cannot. You will need
that information in your
dealings with the world
when you leave the school
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