Jacob 5: 8-10, 17-18, 30, 34, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 65, 67-68
8
And behold, saith the Lord of the vineyard, I take away many of these young and tender branches, and I will graft
them whithersoever I will; and it mattereth not that if it so be that
the root of this tree will perish, I may preserve the fruit thereof unto
myself; wherefore, I will take these young and tender branches, and I will graft them whithersoever I will.
9
Take thou the branches of the wild olive-tree, and graft
them in, in the stead thereof; and these which I have plucked off I
will cast into the fire and burn them, that they may not cumber the
ground of my vineyard.
10
And it came to pass that the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did according to the word of the Lord of the vineyard, and grafted in the branches of the wild olive-tree.
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17
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard looked and beheld the tree in the which the wild olive branches had been grafted;
and it had sprung forth and begun to bear fruit. And he beheld that it
was good; and the fruit thereof was like unto the natural fruit.
18
And he said unto the servant: Behold, the branches
of the wild tree have taken hold of the moisture of the root thereof,
that the root thereof hath brought forth much strength; and because of
the much strength of the root thereof the wild branches have brought forth tame fruit. Now, if we had not grafted in these branches,
the tree thereof would have perished. And now, behold, I shall lay up
much fruit, which the tree thereof hath brought forth; and the fruit
thereof I shall lay up against the season, unto mine own self.
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30
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard and the servant went
down into the vineyard; and they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off, and the wild branches had been grafted in; and behold all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree.
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34
And the servant said unto his master: Behold, because thou didst graft in the branches
of the wild olive-tree they have nourished the roots, that they are
alive and they have not perished; wherefore thou beholdest that they are
yet good.
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52
Wherefore, let us take of the branches of these which I have planted in the nethermost parts of my vineyard, and let us graft them into the tree from whence they came; and let us pluck from the tree those branches whose fruit is most bitter, and graft in the natural branches of the tree in the stead thereof.
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54
And, behold, the roots of the natural branches
of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive;
wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose, I will
take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them. Yea, I will graft in unto them the branches
of their mother tree, that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own
self, that when they shall be sufficiently strong perhaps they may bring
forth good fruit unto me, and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my
vineyard.
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57
And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter; and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.
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60
And because that I have preserved the natural branches and the roots thereof, and that I have grafted in the natural branches
again into their mother tree, and have preserved the roots of their
mother tree, that, perhaps, the trees of my vineyard may bring forth
again good fruit; and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my
vineyard, and, perhaps, that I may rejoice exceedingly that I have
preserved the roots and the branches of the first fruit—
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63
Graft in the branches;
begin at the last that they may be first, and that the first may be
last, and dig about the trees, both old and young, the first and the
last; and the last and the first, that all may be nourished once again
for the last time.
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65
And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches
which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good
and the size thereof; and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at
once, lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.
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67
And the branches of the natural tree will I graft in again into the natural tree;
68
And the branches of the natural tree will I graft into the natural branches of the tree; and thus will I bring them together again, that they shall bring forth the natural fruit, and they shall be one.
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