Next, He explains that goodness is produced by obeying Jesus' words. Jesus has already mentioned that the Father (Luke 6:36) inspires goodness. Their hearts are hardened against Jesus and their words, which blaspheme the Holy Spirit, prove it (Matthew 12:22–37). In Matthew's context, Jesus says this after the Pharisees accuse Jesus of using the power of Satan to perform miracles. Our words will either show that we are truly Christ-followers or reflect the evil in our hearts. Matthew includes a similar statement from Jesus as well as His additional sober warning: "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned" (Matthew 12:36–37). And they will gently lead others away from their sin and toward Christ (Luke 6:42). Instead of quick, unfair judgment, their words will be filled with mercy (Luke 6:36–37). They will bless and pray for their abusers (Luke 6:28). The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell" (James 3:5–6).įor this reason, teachers should be cautious they will be judged more harshly than others because their words can do more damage (James 3:1 Luke 6:39–42).Ĭhrist-followers with good hearts will speak words as sweet as a fig from a fig tree or a grape from a vine (Luke 6:44). How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. He says, "So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. This is the overall point of Jesus' recent metaphor. They will be quick to judge and condemn others, but their false words will lead their followers into a pit (Luke 6:37, 39). They will curse their enemies and demand their rights (Luke 6:28–30). Like the bramble that produces nothing but thorns (Luke 6:44), they will revile believers and praise others who join them (Luke 6:22, 26). We can tell if someone has a bad heart by listening to their words. Just as only a good tree can bear good fruit and a grapevine produce grapes, so only a good heart can produce good. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. Luke 6:45, CSB: A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45, NLT: A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. Luke 6:45, NASB: The good person out of the goodtreasure of his heart brings forth what is good and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil for his mouth speaks fromthat which fills his heart. Luke 6:45, KJV: 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. Luke 6:45, ESV: The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:45 Parallel Verses Luke 6:45, NIV: A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.
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