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44 for each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs of thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart does his mouth speak. 46 "But why do ye call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not the things that I say? 47 "Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; and, a flood coming, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built. 49 But he who heard and did not, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and straightway it collapsed; and the ruin of that house was great." Luke 6:44-49, Worrell New Testament. Public domain.
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