Jacob 5:77
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
And when the time cometh that evil fruit shall again come into my vineyard, then will I cause the good and the bad to be gathered; and the good will I preserve unto myself; and the bad will I cast away into its own place. And then cometh the season and the end; and my vineyard will I cause to be burned with fire.
Influences
John 16:2 (KJV)
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Matthew 7:18 (KJV)
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Changes
And when the time cometh that evil fruit shall again come into my vineyard, then will I cause the good and the bad to be gathered; and the good will I preserve unto myself;, and the bad will I cast away into its own place. And then cometh the season and the end; and my vineyard will I cause to be burned with fire.
Simple English
'When bad fruit comes into my vineyard again, I will have the good and bad gathered. I will save the good for myself. I will throw the bad into its own place. Then comes the time of the end. I will have my vineyard burned with fire.'
Paraphrase
'When the time comes that bad fruit appears in my vineyard again, I’ll gather both the good and the bad. The good I’ll preserve for myself. The bad I’ll throw away to its own place. Then will come the season and the end. And my vineyard will be burned with fire.'