Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 6:43-49
45. The two ways (Matthew 7:13-29; Luke 6:43-49)There are two ways of life. One is the easy way of pleasing self, which most choose and which leads to destruction. The other is the narrow way of denying self for Jesus’ sake, which leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14).One reason why many do not follow the narrow way is that they are deceived by those who teach their own views on how people can find meaning in life. Their teaching at first sounds reasonable, but in the end it proves to be destructive.... read more
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