Unit 25
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36 occurrences in 28 verses
Jacob 5:4, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 54, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68
Jacob 5:4
And it came to pass that the master of the vineyard went forth,
and he saw that his olive tree began to decay; and he said:
I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it,
that perhaps it may shoot forth young and tender branches, and it perish not.
Jacob 5:6
And it came to pass that after many days
it began to put forth somewhat a little, young and tender branches;
but behold, the main top thereof began to perish.
Jacob 5:17
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.
Jacob 5:18
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.
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 5:22
And the Lord of the vineyard said unto him:
Counsel me not;
I knew that it was a poor spot of ground;
wherefore, I said unto thee, I have nourished it this long time,
and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit.
Jacob 5:23
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:
Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also;
and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first.
But, behold the tree.
I have nourished it this long time,
and it hath brought forth much fruit;
therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season,
that I may preserve it unto mine own self.
Jacob 5:24
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said again unto his servant:
Look hither, and behold another branch also, which I have planted;
behold that I have nourished it also,
and it hath brought forth fruit.
Jacob 5:25
And he said unto the servant:
Look hither and behold the last.
Behold, this have I planted in a good spot of ground;
and I have nourished it this long time,
and only a part of the tree hath brought forth tame fruit,
and the other part of the tree hath brought forth wild fruit;
behold, I have nourished this tree like unto the others.
Jacob 5:26
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:
Pluck off the branches that have not brought forth good fruit,
and cast them into the fire.
Jacob 5:27
But behold, the servant said unto him:
Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer,
that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee,
that thou canst lay it up against the season.
Jacob 5:32
But behold, this time it hath brought forth much fruit,
and there is none of it which is good.
And behold, there are all kinds of bad fruit;
and it profiteth me nothing, notwithstanding all our labor;
and now it grieveth me that I should lose this tree.
Jacob 5:35
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:
The tree profiteth me nothing,
and the roots thereof profit me nothing
so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.
Jacob 5:36
Nevertheless, I know that the roots are good,
and for mine own purpose I have preserved them;
and because of their much strength
they have hitherto brought forth, from the wild branches, good fruit.
Jacob 5:37
But behold, the wild branches have grown and have overrun the roots thereof;
and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof
it hath brought forth much evil fruit;
and because that it hath brought forth so much evil fruit
thou beholdest that it beginneth to perish;
and it will soon become ripened,
that it may be cast into the fire,
except we should do something for it to preserve it.
Jacob 5:38
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:
Let us go down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard,
and behold if the natural branches have also brought forth evil fruit.
Jacob 5:40
And the wild fruit of the last had overcome
that part of the tree which brought forth good fruit,
even that the branch had withered away and died.
Jacob 5:42
Behold, I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard,
save it were these, had become corrupted.
And now these which have once brought forth good fruit
have also become corrupted;
and now all the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing
save it be to be hewn down and cast into the fire.
Jacob 5:45
And thou beheldest that a part thereof brought forth good fruit,
and a part thereof brought forth wild fruit;
and because I plucked not the branches thereof and cast them into the fire,
behold, they have overcome the good branch that it hath withered away.
Jacob 5:46
And now, behold, notwithstanding all the care
which we have taken of my vineyard,
the trees thereof have become corrupted,
that they bring forth no good fruit;
and these I had hoped to preserve,
to have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self.
But, behold, they have become like unto the wild olive tree,
and they are of no worth but to be hewn down and cast into the fire;
and it grieveth me that I should lose them.
Jacob 5:47
But what could I have done more in my vineyard?
Have I slackened mine hand, that I have not nourished it?
Nay, I have nourished it, and I have digged about it,
and I have pruned it, and I have dunged it;
and I have stretched forth mine hand almost all the day long,
and the end draweth nigh.
And it grieveth me that I should hew down all the trees of my vineyard,
and cast them into the fire that they should be burned.
Who is it that has corrupted my vineyard?
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 5:60
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 —
Jacob 5:61
Wherefore, go to, and call servants,
that we may labor diligently with our might in the vineyard,
that we may prepare the way, that I may bring forth again the natural fruit,
which natural fruit is good and the most precious above all other fruit.
Jacob 5:64
Wherefore, dig about them, and prune them,
and dung them once more, for the last time,
for the end draweth nigh.
And if it be so that these last grafts shall grow, and bring forth the natural fruit,
then shall ye prepare the way for them, that they may grow.
Jacob 5:65
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.
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.