The following is a list of repeated phrases found in Jacob 5. The frequency of these phrases provide more evidence that Jacob 5 is a chapter in the Book of Mormon that is highly structured and meticulously thought-out (most likely requiring multiple drafts), and not the product of a stream of consciousness writing style.

1. Come, let us go down into the vineyard

• “And it came to pass that a long time passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor in the vineyard” (v. 15)
• “And it came to pass that a long time had passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor again in the vineyard” (v. 29)

2. It grieveth me that I should lose this tree

• “It grieveth me that I should lose this tree” (v. 7)
• “It grieveth me that I should lose this tree” (v. 11)
• “for it grieveth me that I should lose this tree and the fruit thereof (v. 13)
• “and now it grieveth me that I should lose this tree” (v. 32)
• “and it grieveth me that I should lose them” (v. 46)
• “for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard” (v. 51)
• “For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard (v. 66)

3. Prune it, dig about it, dung it, and nourish it

• “I will prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it” (v. 4)
• “And it came to pass that he pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it” (v. 5)
• “it should be digged about, and pruned, and nourished” (v. 11)
• “Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer” (v. 27)
• “Nay, I have nourished it, and I have digged about it, and I have pruned it, and I have dunged it” (v. 47)
• “Wherefore, dig about them, and prune them, and dung them once more” (v. 64)
• “for the last time have I nourished my vineyard, and pruned it, and dug about it, and dunged it” (v. 76)

4. And a long time passed away…Come, let us go down into the vineyard

• “And it came to pass that a long time passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor in the vineyard” (v. 15)
• “And it came to pass that a long time had passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor again in the vineyard” (v. 29)

5. Lay up fruit against the season unto mine own self

• “that I may lay up fruit thereof against the season, unto myself” (v. 13)
• “and the fruit thereof I shall lay up against the season unto mine own self” (v. 18)
• “that I may lay up the fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self” (v. 19)
• “Take of the fruit thereof, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self” (v. 20)
• “lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self” (v. 23)
• “wherefore, I must lay up fruit against the season, unto mine own self” (v. 29)
• “and I have laid up unto myself against the season much fruit” (v. 31)
• “to have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self” (v. 46)
• “for a long time will I lay up of the fruit of my vineyard unto mine own self against the season” (v. 76)

6. Have joy in the fruit of my vineyard

• “and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard” (v. 60)
• “ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up” (v. 71)
• “behold ye shall have joy with me because of the fruit of my vineyard” (v. 75)

7. What could I have done more for my vineyard?

• “What could I have done more for my vineyard?” (v. 41)
• “But what could I have done more in my vineyard?” (v. 47)
• “What could I have done more for my vineyard?” (v. 49)

8. Wild branches have overcome the roots

• “the wild branches have grown and have overrun the roots thereof; and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof” (v. 37)
• “have not the branches thereof overcome the roots which are good? And because the branches have overcome the roots thereof” (v. 48)

9. Preserve the roots

• “that perhaps I might preserve the roots thereof that they perish not” (v. 11)
• “I know that the roots are good, and for mine own purpose I have preserved them” (v. 36)
• “I may preserve unto myself the roots thereof for mine own purpose” (v. 53)
• “wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose” (v. 54)
• “and have preserved the roots of their mother tree” (v. 60)

10. Cast into the fire that they not cumber the ground

• “these which I have plucked off I will cast into the fire and burn them, that they may not cumber the ground of my vineyard” (v. 9)
• “Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard and cast them into the fire, that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard” (v. 49)
• “and the bad be hewn down and cast into the fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard” (v. 66)

11. Cast into the fire that they may be burned

• “and we will cast them into the fire that they may be burned” (v. 7)
• “and cast them into the fire that they should be burned” (v. 47)

12. Lord and servant went down into the vineyard

• “And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard, and also the servant, went down into the vineyard to labor” (v. 16)
• “And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard and the servant went down into the vineyard” (v. 30)

13. This long time have I nourished it and it hath brought forth fruit

• “this long time have I nourished it, and it hath brought forth much fruit” (v. 20)
• “I have nourished it this long time, and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit” (v. 22)
• “I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit” (v. 23)
• “behold that I have nourished it also, and it hath brought forth fruit” (v. 24)
• “I have nourished it this long time, and only a part of the tree hath brought forth tame fruit” (v. 25)
• “Behold, this long time have we nourished this tree, and I have laid up unto myself against the season much fruit” (v. 31)

14. Young and tender branches

• “shoot forth young and tender branches” (v. 4)
• “it began to put forth somewhat a little, young and tender branches” (v. 6)
• “I take away many of these young and tender branches” (v. 8)

15. Natural fruit which is most precious

• “which natural fruit is good and the most precious above all other fruit” (v. 61)
• “preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most precious unto him from the beginning” (v. 74)

16. Prepare the way

• “that we may prepare the way, that I may bring forth again the natural fruit” (v. 61)
• “bring forth the natural fruit, then shall ye prepare the way for them, that they may grow” (v. 64)

17. Roots and tops be equal

• “that the root and the top may be equal in strength” (v. 66)
• “and they did keep the root and the top thereof equal, according to the strength thereof” (v. 73)

18. This last time we will nourish the vineyard

• “that all may be nourished once again for the last time” (v. 63)
• “For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard” (v. 71)
• “Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard” (v. 75)
• “and for the last time have I nourished my vineyard” (v. 76)

19. Nethermost part of the vineyard

• “And these will I place in the nethermost part of my vineyard” (v. 13)
• “hid the natural branches of the tame olive tree in the nethermost parts of the vineyard” (v. 14)
• “Come, let us go to the nethermost part of the vineyard” (v. 19)
• “Let us go down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard” (v. 38)
• “they wet down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard” (v. 39)
• “which I have planted in the nethermost parts of my vineyard” (v. 52)

20. Graft them whithersoever I will

• “and I will graft them whithersoever I will” (v. 8)
• “And these will I place in the nethermost part of my vineyard whithersoever I will” (v. 13)
• “the natural branches of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive” (v. 54)

21. Hewn down and cast into the fire

• “the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing save it be to be hewn down and cast into the fire” (v. 42)
• “and they are of no worth but to be hewn down and cast into the fire” (v. 46)
• “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” (v. 47)
• “Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard and cast them into the fire” (v. 49)
• “and the bad be hewn down and cast into the fire” (v. 66)

22. Roots have much strength

• “that the root thereof hath brought forth much strength” (v. 18)
• “and because of their much strength they have hitherto brought forth, from the wild branches, good fruit” (v. 36)

23. Go to and labor with your might

• “Wherefore, go to, and call servants, that we may labor diligently with our might in the vineyard” (v. 61)
• “Wherefore, let us go to and labor with our might this last time” (v. 62)
• “Go to, and labor in the vineyard, with your might” (v. 71)
• “And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights” (v. 72)