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  • He cried out loudly, and he said this: “Cut down the tree and prune its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruits; let flee the beasts, which are under it, and the birds from its branches. (Daniel 4, 11)

  • I discovered Israel like grapes in the desert. Like the first fruits of the fig tree, I saw their fathers on the end of its branches. But they went in to Baal-peor, and they have been estranged by intermingling, and they have became abominable, just like the things that they chose to love. (Hosea 9, 10)

  • And I will turn back the captivity of my people Israel. And they will rebuild the deserted cities and inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards and drink their wine. And they will create gardens and eat their fruits. (Amos 9, 14)

  • If a man will afflict God, then you greatly afflict me. And you have said, “In what way, do we afflict you?” In tithes and in first-fruits. (Malachi 3, 8)

  • You shall know them by their fruits. Can grapes be gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? (Matthew 7, 16)

  • Therefore, by their fruits you will know them. (Matthew 7, 20)

  • Then, when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, so that they might receive its fruits. (Matthew 21, 34)

  • Therefore, I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and it shall be given to a people who shall produce its fruits. (Matthew 21, 43)

  • So then, produce fruits worthy of repentance. And do not begin to say, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones. (Luke 3, 8)

  • and not only these, but also ourselves, since we hold the first-fruits of the Spirit. For we also groan within ourselves, anticipating our adoption as the sons of God, and the redemption of our body. (Romans 8, 23)

  • and greet the church at their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is among the first-fruits of Asia in Christ. (Romans 16, 5)

  • But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep. (1 Corinthians 15, 20)


“Não se desencoraje, pois, se na alma existe o contínuo esforço de melhorar, no final o Senhor a premia fazendo nela florir, de repente, todas as virtudes como num jardim florido.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina