Saying 45: Grapes Are Not Picked From Thorns
Grapes are not gathered from thorns, nor figs from thistles. Good people produce good from their store, bad people produce evil from the corrupt store in their hearts, and what is stored up is what comes out.
Commentary
Speech as an inventory check on the heart. Thomas keeps the agricultural proverb and the storehouse image joined, exactly as Luke does.
Parallels
Matthew 7:16; Matthew 12:34–35; Luke 6:44–45
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