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16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

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10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
    for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(A)
11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
    for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(B)

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10 Tell the righteous it will be well(A) with them,
    for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(B)
11 Woe to the wicked!(C)
    Disaster(D) is upon them!
They will be paid back(E)
    for what their hands have done.(F)

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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)

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  1. 6.10 Other ancient authorities add labor of
  2. 6.10 Gk for his name

10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)

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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)

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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)

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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.(A)

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23 For the wages of sin is death,(A) but the gift of God is eternal life(B) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  1. Romans 6:23 Or through

27 Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.”(A)

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27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(A) to eternal life,(B) which the Son of Man(C) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(D) of approval.”

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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but whoever pursues evil will die.

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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)

19 Truly the righteous attain life,(B)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(C)

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Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.(A) If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(B) So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.(C)

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Do not be deceived:(A) God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.(B) Whoever sows to please their flesh,(C) from the flesh will reap destruction;(D) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(E) Let us not become weary in doing good,(F) for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(G)

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A Tree and Its Fruit

33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.(A) 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.(B)

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33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(A) 34 You brood of vipers,(B) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(C) what the heart is full of.

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17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

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17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.(A)

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13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,(A) deceiving and being deceived.(B)

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17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,(A) 18 who have swerved from the truth, saying resurrection[a] has already occurred. They are upsetting the faith of some.(B)

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  1. 2.18 Other ancient authorities read the resurrection

17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus(A) and Philetus, 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place,(B) and they destroy the faith of some.(C)

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