¹⁶ The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

⁷ Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow -- that also he shall reap,

⁸ because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;

⁹ and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap -- not desponding;

⁵⁸ so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

²³ for the wages of the sin `is' death, and the gift of God `is' life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

²⁷ work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'

¹⁸ The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

¹⁹ Rightly `is' righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

¹⁰ for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

¹³ and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

¹⁷ and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

¹⁸ who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;

¹⁹ for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

³³ `Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

³⁴ `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

¹⁷ so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.

¹⁸ A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.

¹⁰ Say ye to the righteous, that `it is' good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.

¹¹ Wo to the wicked -- evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous `is' a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls `is' wise.