Lukas 6:43

6:43 “For ¹  no good tree bears bad ²  fruit, nor again ³  does a bad tree bear good fruit,

Lukas 16:5

16:5 So ⁴  he contacted ⁵  his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Lukas 19:3

19:3 He ⁶  was trying to get a look at Jesus, ⁷  but being a short man he could not see over the crowd. ⁸ 

¹ tn The explanatory connective γάρ (gar) is often dropped from translations, but the point of the passage is that one should be self-corrective and be careful who one follows (vv. 41-42), because such choices also reflect what the nature of the tree is and its product.

² tn Grk “rotten.” The word σαπρός, modifying both “fruit” and “tree,” can also mean “diseased” (L&N 65.28).

³ tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C D Θ Ψ 33 Ï lat sy sa), lack the adverb πάλιν (palin, “again”) here. Its presence is attested, however, by several good witnesses (Ì⁷⁵ א B L W Ξ Ë^1,13 579 892 1241 2542).

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the manager’s decision.

⁵ tn Grk “summoning.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesameno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁷ tn Grk “He was trying to see who Jesus was.”

⁸ tn Grk “and he was not able to because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.”