And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproduct
Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it bu
Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something
This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!”
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesu
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would
and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over a
So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil