Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 6:43-45
Luke 6:43-45. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit, &c. See notes on Matthew 7:16-20; Matthew 12:33-35. For of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh The meaning of this whole passage is, as a tree is known to be either good or bad by its fruit, so a man is known to be either good or bad by his words; especially when he speaks of the characters and actions of others, or pretends to rebuke them. On such occasions he will, either by the charitable and mild... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 6:20-49
See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7.Luke 6:21That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction.Luke 6:24-26These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees.Who are rich - In this world’s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them. It implies, farther, that... read more