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OET (OET-LV) For/Because each tree is_being_known by its own fruit.
For/Because they_are_ not _gathering figs from thorns, nor are_they_picking grapes from a_thorn_bush.
OET (OET-RV) but each tree is recognised by the fruit it produces. You don’t pick figs thistles or pick grapes from thorn bushes.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
ἕκαστον & δένδρον ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου καρποῦ γινώσκεται
each & tree by its own fruit /is_being/_known
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who does the action. Alternate translation: “people recognize a tree by the fruit that it bears”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἕκαστον & δένδρον ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου καρποῦ γινώσκεται
each & tree by its own fruit /is_being/_known
This phrase is a metaphor. Alternate translation: “each person’s words and actions reveal his or her character”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ἀκανθῶν συλλέγουσιν σῦκα, οὐδὲ ἐκ βάτου σταφυλὴν τρυγῶσιν
not for from thorns ˱they˲_/are/_gathering figs nor from /a/_thorn_bush grapes ˱they˲_/are/_picking
These two phrases mean the same thing. Jesus is using repetition for emphasis and to capture the interest of his listeners. You do not need to put both phrases in your translation if that might be confusing for your readers. Instead, you could combine them into a single general expression. Alternate translation: “people do not collect the kind of fruit that grows on a tree or a vine from a small, thorny bush”
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
ἀκανθῶν
thorns
The word thornbush refers to a kind of plant that has sharp protective spines on its stem. If your readers would not know what a thornbush is, in your translation you could use the name of another plant that does not produce edible fruit.
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
βάτου
/a/_thorn_bush
The term briar bush refers to a kind of plant that has thorny stems growing in dense clusters. If your readers would not know what a briar bush is, in your translation you could use the name of another plant that does not produce edible fruit.
6:17-49 The central theme of Jesus’ great sermon is that an authentic life of righteousness accompanies repentance and acceptance into God’s Kingdom.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because each tree is_being_known by its own fruit.
For/Because they_are_ not _gathering figs from thorns, nor are_they_picking grapes from a_thorn_bush.
OET (OET-RV) but each tree is recognised by the fruit it produces. You don’t pick figs thistles or pick grapes from thorn bushes.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.