Unit 25
the natural branches of the tree
6 occurrences in 6 verses
Jacob 5:13, 19, 20, 52, 54, 68
Jacob 5:13
And these will I place in the nethermost part of my vineyard,
whithersoever I will, it mattereth not unto thee;
and I do it that I may preserve unto myself the natural branches of the tree;
and also, that I may lay up fruit thereof against the season, unto myself;
for it grieveth me that I should lose this tree and the fruit thereof.
Jacob 5:19
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:
Come, let us go to the nethermost part of the vineyard,
and behold if the natural branches of the tree
have not brought forth much fruit also,
that I may lay up of the fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self.
Jacob 5:20
And it came to pass that they went forth
whither the master had hid the natural branches of the tree,
and he said unto the servant:
Behold these;
and he beheld the first that it had brought forth much fruit;
and he beheld also that it was good.
And he said unto the servant:
Take of the fruit thereof, and lay it up against the season,
that I may preserve it unto mine own self;
for behold, said he, this long time have I nourished it,
and it hath brought forth much fruit.
Jacob 5:52
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.
Jacob 5:54
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.
Jacob 5:68
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.