RLDS Verse Context

145 And it came to pass that when the Lord of the vineyard saw that his fruit was good, and that his vineyard was no more corrupt, he called up his servants and said unto them, Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard; and thou beholdest that I have done according to my will;

146 And I have preserved the natural fruit, that it is good, even like as it was in the beginning; and blessed art thou.

147 For because ye have been diligent in laboring with me in my vineyard, and have kept my commandments, and have brought unto me again the natural fruit, that my vineyard is no more corrupted, and the bad is cast away, behold, ye shall have joy with me, because of the fruit of my vineyard.

148 For behold, for a long time will I lay up of the fruit of my vineyard unto mine own self, against the season, which speedily cometh;

149 And for the last time have I nourished my vineyard, and pruned it, and dug about it, and dunged it;

150 Wherefore I will lay up unto mine own self of the fruit for a long time, according to that which I have spoken.

151 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:

152 And the good will I preserve unto myself; and the bad will I cast away into its own place.

153 And then cometh the season and the end; and my vineyard will I cause to be burned with fire.

1 And now, behold, my brethren, as I said unto you that I would prophesy, behold, this is my prophecy:

2 That the things which this prophet Zenos spake, concerning the house of Israel, in the which he likened them unto a tame olive tree, must surely come to pass.