The Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:57

1830 Edition

And the Lord of the vineyard sayeth 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.

Changes

And the Lord of the vineyard sayethid 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.

Simple English

The Lord said to the servant: “Don’t pull off all the wild branches from the trees. Only take the most bitter ones. Plant new branches in them as I said.”

Paraphrase

The Lord of the vineyard told the servant, ‘Don’t remove all the wild branches from the trees—only the most bitter ones. Then graft the natural branches in as I’ve told you.’