The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.
And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.
For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
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