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THIRD NEPHI
THE BOOK OF NEPHI
THE SON OF NEPHI, WHO
WAS THE SON OF HELAMANTHE BOOK OF
HELAMAN
CHAPTER 1
And Helaman was the son of Helaman, who was the son of Alma,
who was the son of Alma, being a descendant of Nephi who was
the son of Lehi, who came out of Jerusalem in the first year
of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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THIRD NEPHI
Chapter 1
And Helaman was the son of Helaman, who was the son of Alma,
who was the son of Alma, being a descendant of Nephi who was
the son of Lehi, who came out of Jerusalem in the first year
of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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The Book of Nephi.
Chapter 1,2/1.
And Helaman was the son of Helaman, which was the son of Alma,
which was the son of Alma, being a descendant of Nephi, which
was the son of Lehi, which came out of Jerusalem in the first
year of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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The Book of Nephi
Chapter I.
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The Book of Nephi
Chapter I.
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The Book of Nephi,
[3 Nephi]
The Son of Nephi, which Was the Son of Helaman.
Chapter 1.
And Helaman was the son of Helaman, which was the son of Alma,
which was the son of Alma, being a descendant of Nephi, which
was the son of Lehi, which came out of Jerusalem in the first
year of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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1:1 Chapter 1 Now it came to pass that the ninety and first
year had passed away; and it was six hundred years from the time
that Lehi left Jerusalem; and it was in that year that Lachoneus
was the Chief Judge and the governor over the land.
1:2 And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land
of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, which was his
eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records
which had been kept, and all those things which had been kept
sacred, from the departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem:
1:3 then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no
man knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in his stead,
yea, the record of this people.
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NOW it came to pass that the ninety and first year had passed away;
and it was six hundred years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; and it was in the
year that Lachoneus was the Chief Judge and the governor over the land. And Nephi, the
son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son
Nephi, which was his eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records
which had been kept, and all those things which had been kept sacred, from the departure
of Lehi out of Jerusalem: then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man
knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in his stead, yea, the record of this people.
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1:4 And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety
and second year, behold the prophecies of the prophets began to
be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs and
greater miracles wrought among the people.
1:5 But there were some which began to say, That the time was
past for the words to be fulfilled, which was spoken by Samuel,
the Lamanite.
1:6 And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying, the
time is past, and the words of Samuel are not fulfilled; therefore
your joy and your faith concerning this thing, hath been vain.
1:7 And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout
the land; and the people which believed, began to be very sorrowful,
lest by any means those things which had been spoken, might not
come to pass.
1:8 But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day, and that
night, and that day, which shall be as one day, as if there were
no night, that they might know that their faith had not been vain.
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And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and second year, behold, the
prophecies of the prophets began to be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs
and greater miracles wrought among the people. But there were some which began to say, That
the time was past for the words to be fulfilled, which was spoken by Samuel, the Lamanite. And
they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying, Behold, the time is past, and the words of
Samuel are not fulfilled; therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing, hath been vain.
And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout the land; and the people which
believed, began to be very sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken,
might not come to pass. But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day, and that night, and
that day, which shall be as one day, as if there were no night, that they might know that their
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9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who
believed in those traditions should be put to death except the sign should come to pass,
which had been given by Samuel the prophet.
10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this wickedness of his people,
his heart was exceedingly sorrowful.
11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried
mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed
because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.
12 And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord all
that day;
and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night
shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world
that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy
prophets.
14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children
of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the
Son—of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time
is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.
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9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who
believed in those traditions should be put to death except the sign should come to pass,
which had been given by Samuel the prophet.
10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this wickedness of his people,
his heart was exceedingly sorrowful.
11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried
mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed
because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.
12 And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord all
the day;
and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night
shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world
that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy
prophets.
14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children
of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the
Son—of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time
is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.
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1:9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the
unbelievers, that all those who believed in those traditions,
should be put to death, except the sign should come to pass, which
had been given by Samuel the prophet.
1:10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw
the wickedness of his people, his heart was exceeding sorrowful.
1:11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down
upon the earth, and cried mightly to his God, in behalf of his
people; yea, those which were about to be destroyed because of
their faith in the traditions of their fathers.
1:12 And it came to pass that he cried mightly unto the Lord,
all the day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
saying:
1:13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer: for behold, the time
is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on
the morrow come I into the world, to shew unto the world that
I will fulfil all that I have caused to be spoken by the mouth
of my Holy Prophets.
1:14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I
have made known unto the children of men, from the foundation
of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father, and the
Son of the Father, because of me, and of the Son, because of my
flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the
sign be given.
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Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who
believed in those traditions, should be put to death, except the sign should come to pass, which
had been given by Samuel the prophet. Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi,
saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceeding sorrowful. And it came to pass that
he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of
his people; yea, those which were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of
their fathers. And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord, all the day; and behold,
the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: Lift up your head and be of good cheer: for behold,
the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the
world, to shew unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the
mouth of my Holy Prophets. Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made
known unto the children of men, from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of
the Father, and of the Son of the Father, because of me, and of the Son, because of my flesh.
And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.
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Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who
believed in those traditions, should be put to death, except the sign should come to pass, which
had been given by Samuel the prophet. Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi,
saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceeding sorrowful. And it came to pass that
he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of
his people; yea, those which were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of
their fathers. And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord, all the day; and behold,
the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: Lift up your head and be of good cheer: for behold,
the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the
world, to shew unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the
mouth of my Holy Prophets. Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made
known unto the children of men, from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of
the Father, and of the Son of the Father, because of me, and of the Son, because of my flesh.
And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.
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Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by the unbelievers, that all those who
believed in those traditions, should be put to death, except the sign should come to pass, which
had been given by Samuel the prophet. Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi,
saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceeding sorrowful. And it came to pass that
he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God, in behalf of
his people; yea, those which were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of
their fathers. And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord, all the day; and behold,
the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: Lift up your head and be of good cheer: for behold,
the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the
world, to shew unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the
mouth of my Holy Prophets. Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made
known unto the children of men, from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of
the Father, and of the Son of the Father, because of me, and of the Son, because of my flesh.
And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given.
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1:15 And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi,
was fulfilled, according as they had been spoken: for behold,
at the going down of the sun, there was no darkness; and the people
began to be astonished, because there was no darkness when the
night came.
1:16 And there were many which had not believed the words of the
prophets, fell to the earth, and became as if they were dead,
for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had
laid for those who believed in the word of the prophets, had been
frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at hand;
1:17 and they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear;
yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth,
from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land
south, were so exceedingly astonished, that they fell to the earth;
1:18 for they knew that the prophets had testified of these things
for many years, and that the sign which had been given, was already
at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and
their unbelief.
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And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi, was fulfilled, according as
they had been spoken: for behold, at the going down of the sun, there was no darkness; and the
people began to be astonished, because there was no darkness when the night came. And there
were many which had not believed the words of the prophets, fell to the earth, and became as if
they were dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had laid for those
who believed in the word of the prophets, had been frustrated; for the sign which had been given
was already at hand; and they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in
fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth, from the west to the east, both in the land
north and in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished, that they fell to the earth; for they
knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had
been given, was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their
iniquity and their
unbelief.
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1:19 And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that
night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came
to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according
to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the
Lord should be born, because of the signs which had been given.
1:20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according
to the words of the prophets.
1:21 And it came to pass also, that a new star did appear, according
to the word.
1:22 And it came to pass that from this time forth, there began
to be lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden
their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those
signs and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these
lyings and deceivings, the more part of the people did believe,
and were converted unto the Lord.
1:23 --And it came to pass that Nephi went forth among the people,
and also many others, baptizing unto repentance, in the which,
there were a great remission of sins. And thus the people began
to have peace in the land;
1:24 and there were no contentions, save it were a few that began
to preach, endeavoring to prove by the Scriptures, that it was
no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this thing
they did err, having not understood the Scriptures.
1:25 But it came to pass that they soon became converted, and
were convinced of the error which they were in: for it was made
known unto them that the law was not yet fulfilled, and that it
must be fulfilled in every whit; yea, the word came unto them
that it must be fulfilled; yea, that one jot nor title should
not pass away, till it should all be fulfilled; therefore in this
same year, were they brought to a knowledge of their error, and
did confess their faults.
1:26 And thus the ninety and second year did pass away, bringing
glad tidings unto the people because of the signs which had come
to pass, according to the words of the prophecy of all the Holy
Prophets.
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And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as
though it was mid-day. And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according
to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of
the sign which had been given. And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to
the words of the prophets. And it came to pass also, that a new star did appear, according to the
word. And it came to pass that from this time forth, there began to be lyings sent forth among
the people, by satan, to harden their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those signs
and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings and deceivings, the more
part of the people did believe, and were converted unto the Lord.—And it came to pass that
Nephi went forth among the people, and also many others, baptizing unto repentance, in the
which, there were a great remission of sins. And thus the people began again to have peace in the
land; and there were no contentions, save it were a few that began to preach, endeavoring to
prove by the Scriptures, that it was no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this
thing they did err, having not understood the Scriptures. But it came to pass that they soon
became converted, and were convinced of the error which they were in: for it was made known
unto them that the law was not yet fulfilled, and that it must be fulfilled in every whit; yea, the
word came unto them that it must be fulfilled; yea, that one jot nor tittle should not pass away,
till it should all be fulfilled; therefore in this same year, were they brought to a knowledge of
their error, and did confess their faults. And thus the ninety and second year did pass away,
bringing glad tidings unto the people because of the signs which did come to pass, according to
the words of the prophecy of all the Holy Prophets.
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1:27 And it came to pass that the ninety and third year did also
pass away in peace, save it were for the Gadianton robbers, which
dwelt in the mountains, which did infest the land; for so strong
were their holds and their secret places, that the people could
not overpower them; therefore they did commit many murders, and
did do much slaughter among the people.
1:28 And it came to pass that in the ninety and fourth year, they
began to increase in a great degree, because there were many dissenters
of the Nephites which did flee unto them, which did cause much
sorrow unto those Nephites which did remain in the land;
1:29 and there was also a cause of much sorrow among the Lamanites;
for behold, they had many children which did grow up and began
to wax strong in years, that they became for themselves, and were
led away by some which were Zoramites, by their lyings and their
flattering words, to join those Gadianton robbers;
1:30 and thus were the Lamanites afflicted also, and began to
decrease as to their faith and righteousness, because of the wickedness
of the rising generation.
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And it came to pass that the ninety and third year did also pass away in peace, save it
were for the Gadianton robbers, which dwelt upon the mountains, which did infest the land; for
so strong were their holds and their secret places, that the people could not overpower them;
therefore they did commit many murders, and did do much slaughter among the people. And it
came to pass that in the ninety and fourth year, they began to increase in a great degree, because
there were many dissenters of the Nephites which did flee unto them, which did cause much
sorrow unto those Nephites which did remain in the land; and there was also a cause of much
sorrow among the Lamanites; for behold, they had many children which did grow up and began
to wax strong in years, that they became for themselves, and were led away by some which were
Zoramites, by their lyings and their flattering words, to join those Gadianton robbers; and thus
were the Lamanites afflicted also, and began to decrease as to their faith and righteousness,
because of the wickedness of the rising generation.
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2:1 And it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety and fifth
year also, and the people began to forget those signs and wonders
which they had heard, and began to be less and less astonished
at a sign or a wonder from Heaven, insomuch that they began to
be hard in their hearts, and blind in their minds, and began to
disbelieve all which they had heard and seen,
2:2 imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was
wrought by men, and by the power of the Devil, to lead away and
deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession
of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind
their eyes, and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of
Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.
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And it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety and fifth year also, and the people
began to forget those signs and wonders which they had heard, and began to be less and less
astonished at a sign or a wonder from Heaven, insomuch that they began to be hard in their
hearts, and blind in their minds, and began to disbelieve all which they had heard and seen,
imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was wrought by men, and by the power of
the Devil, to lead away and deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did satan get possession of
the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes, and lead them away to
believe that the doctrine of Christ was a foolish and a vain thing.
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2:3 And it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in
wickedness and abominations; and they did not believe that there
should be any more signs or wonders given; and Satan did go about,
leading away the hearts of the people. tempting them and causing
them that they should do great wickedness in the land.
2:4 And thus did pass away the ninety and sixth year; and also
the ninety and seventh year; and also the ninety and eighth year;
and also the ninety and ninth year;
2:5 and also an hundred years had passed away, since the days
of Mosiah, which was the king over the people of the Nephites.
2:6 And six hundred and nine years had passed away, since Lehi
left Jerusalem;
2:7 and nine years had passed away, from the time which the sign
was given, which was spoken of by the prophets, that Christ should
come into the world.
2:8 Now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this period
which was the sign given, or from the coming of Christ; therefore,
nine years had passed away,
2:9 and Nephi, which was the father of Nephi, which had the charge
of the records, did not return to the land of Zarahemla, and could
no where be found in all the land.
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And it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in wickedness and abominations;
and they did not believe that there should be any more signs or wonders given; and satan did go
about, leading away the hearts of the people, tempting them and causing them that they should
do great wickedness in the land. And thus did pass away the ninety and sixth year; and also the
ninety and seventh year; and also the ninety and eighth year; and also the ninety and ninth year;
and also an hundred years had passed away, since the days of Mosiah, which was king over the
people of the Nephites. And six hundred and nine years had passed away, since Lehi left
Jerusalem; and nine years had passed away, from the time which the sign was given, which was
spoken of by the prophets, that Christ should come into the world. Now the Nephites began to
reckon their time from this period which the sign was given, or from the coming of Christ;
therefore, nine years had passed away, and Nephi, which was the father of Nephi, which had the
charge of the records, did not return to the land of Zarahemla, and could no
where be found in all the land.
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2:10 And it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness,
notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying which was sent
among them; and thus passed away the tenth year also; and the
eleventh year also passed away in iniquity.
2:11 And it came to pass in the thirteenth year, there began to
be wars and contentions throughout all the land: for the Gadianton
robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people,
and did lay waste so many cities, and did spread so much death
and carnage throughout the land, that it became expedient that
all the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, should take
up arms against them;
2:12 therefore all the Lamanites which had become converted unto
the Lord, did unite with their brethren, the Nephites, and were
compelled, for the safety of their lives, and their women and
their children, to take up arms against those Gadianton robbers;
yea, and also maintain their rights, and their privileges of their
church, and of their worship, and their freedom, and their liberty.
2:13 And it came to pass that before the thirteenth year had passed
away, the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction, because
of this war, which had become exceeding sore.
2:14 And it came to pass that those Lamanites which had united
with the Nephites, were numbered among the Nephites;
2:15 and their curse was taken from them, and their skin became
white like unto the Nephites;
2:16 and their young men and their daughters became exceeding
fair, and they were numbered among the Nephites, and were called
Nephites. And thus ended the thirteenth year.
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And it came to pass that the people did still remain in wickedness, notwithstanding the
much preaching and prophesying which was sent among them; and thus passed away the tenth
year also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity. And it came to pass in the
thirteenth year, there began to be wars and contentions throughout all the land: for the Gadianton
robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people, and did lay waste so many
cities, and did spread so much death and carnage throughout the land, that it became expedient
that all the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, should take up arms against them;
therefore all the Lamanites which had become converted unto the Lord, did unite with their
brethren, the Nephites, and were compelled, for the safety of their lives, and their women and
their children, to take up arms against those Gadianton robbers; yea, and also to maintain their
rights, and their privileges of their church, and of their worship, and their freedom, and their
liberty. And it came to pass that before this thirteenth year had passed away, the Nephites were
threatened with utter destruction, because of this war, which had become exceeding sore. And it
came to pass that those Lamanites which had united with the Nephites, were numbered among
the Nephites; and their curse was taken from them, and their skin became white like unto the
Nephites; and their young men and their daughters became exceeding fair, and they were
numbered among the Nephites, and were called Nephites. And thus ended the
thirteenth year.
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2:17 And it came to pass in the commencement of the fourteenth
year, the war between the robbers and the people of Nephi did
continue, and did become exceeding sore; nevertheless, the people
of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that
they did drive them back out of their lands into the mountains,
and into their secret places.
2:18 And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the fifteenth
year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and because
of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions
and dissentions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages
over them.
2:19 And thus ended the fifteenth year; and thus were the people
in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did
hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down
by it, and this because of their iniquity.
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And it came to pass in the commencement of the fourteenth year, the war between the
robbers and the people of Nephi did continue, and did become exceeding sore; nevertheless, the
people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back
out of their lands into the mountains, and into their secret places. And thus ended the fourteenth
year. And in the fifteenth year they did come forth again against the people of Nephi; and
because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many contentions and dissensions,
the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them. And thus ended the fifteenth year;
and thus were the people in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did hang
over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it, and this
because of their
iniquity.
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Chapter 3,4,5/2.
3:1 Chapter 2 And now it came to pass that in the sixteenth
year from the coming of Christ, Lachoneus, the Governor of the
land, received an epistle from the leaders and the Governor of
this band of robbers; and these were the words which were written,
saying:
3:2 Lachoneus, most noble and Chief Governor of the land: behold
I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you exceeding
great praise because of your firmness, and also the firmness of
your people, in maintaining that which ye suppose to be your right
and liberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if ye were supported by
the hand of God, in the defence of your liberty, and your property,
and your country, or that which ye do call so.
3:3 And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus, that
ye should be so foolish and vain as to suppose that ye can stand
against so many brave men, which are at my command, which do now
at this time stand in their arms, and do await, with great anxiety,
for the word, Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them.
3:4 And I knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having proved
them in the field of battle, and knowing of their everlasting
hatred towards you, because of the many wrongs which ye have done
unto them, therefore if they should come down against you, they
would visit you with utter destruction;
3:5 therefore I have wrote this epistle, sealing it with mine
own hand, feeling for your welfare, because of your firmness in
that which ye believe to be right, and your noble spirit in the
field of battle;
3:6 therefore I write unto you desiring that ye would yield up
unto this my people, your cities, your lands, and your possessions,
rather than that they should visit you with the sword, and that
destruction should come upon you;
3:7 or in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite
with us, and become acquainted with our secret works, and become
our brethren, that ye may be like unto us; not our slaves, but
our brethren, and partners of all our substance.
3:8 And behold, I swear unto you, if ye will do this, with an
oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do this, I
swear unto you, with an oath, that on the morrow month, I will
command that my armies shall come down against you, and they shall
not stay their hand, and shall spare not, but shall slay you,
and shall let fall the sword upon you, even until ye shall become
extinct.
3:9 And behold, I am Giddianhi, and I am the Governor of this
secret society of Gadianton; which society, and the works thereof,
I know to be good; and they are of ancient date, and they have
been handed down unto us.
3:10 And I write this epistle unto you, Lachoneus, and I hope
that ye will deliver up your lands, and your possessions, without
the shedding of blood, that this my people may recover their rights
and government which have dissented away from you, because of
your wickedness in retaining from them their rights of government;
and except ye do this, I will avenge their wrongs. I am Giddianhi.
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Chapter 2.
AND now it came to pass that in the sixteenth year from the coming of Christ,
Lachoneus, the Governor of the land, received an epistle from the leaders and the Governor of
this band of robbers; and these were the words which were written, saying: Lachoneus, most
noble and Chief Governor of the land: behold I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you
exceeding great praise because of your firmness, and also the firmness of your people, in
maintaining that which ye suppose to be your right and liberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if ye
were supported by the hand of a God, in the defence of your liberty, and your property, and your
country, or that which ye do call so. And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus, that
ye should be so foolish and vain as to suppose that ye can stand against so many brave men,
which are at my command, which do now at this time stand in their arms, and do await, with
great anxiety, for the word, Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them. And I knowing of
their unconquerable spirit, having proved them in the field of battle, and knowing of their
everlasting hatred towards you, because of the many wrongs which ye have done unto them,
therefore if they should come down against you, they would visit you with utter destruction;
therefore I have wrote this epistle, sealing it with mine own hand, feeling for your welfare,
because of your firmness in that which ye believe to be right, and your noble spirit in the field of
battle; therefore I write unto you desiring that ye would yield up unto this my people, your cities,
your lands, and your possessions, rather than that they should visit you with the sword, and that
destruction should come upon you; or in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and unite with
us, and become acquainted with our secret works, and become our brethren, that ye may be like
unto us; not our slaves, but our brethren, and partners of all our substance. And behold, I swear
unto you, if ye will do this, with an oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do this, I
swear unto you, with an oath, that on the morrow month, I will command that my armies shall
come down against you, and they shall not stay their hand, and shall spare not, but shall slay you,
and shall let fall the sword upon you, even until ye shall become extinct. And behold, I am
Giddianhi, and I am the Governor of this the secret society of Gadianton; which society, and the
works thereof, I know to be good; and they are of ancient date, and they have been handed
down unto us. And I write this epistle unto you, Lachoneus, and I hope that ye will deliver up
your lands, and your possessions, without the shedding of blood, that this my people may
recover their rights and government which have dissented away from you, because of your
wickedness in retaining from them their rights of government; and except ye do this, I will
avenge their wrongs. I am Giddianhi.
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3:11 And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this epistle,
he was exceedingly astonished, because of the boldness of Giddianhi,
demanding the possession of the land of the Nephites, and also
of threatening the people, and avenging the wrongs of those that
had received no wrong, save it were they had wronged themselves,
by dissenting away unto those wicked and abominable robbers.
3:12 Now behold, this Lachoneus, the Governor, was a plain man,
and could not be frightened by the demands and the threatenings
of a robber; therefore he did not hearken to the epistle of Giddianhi,
the Governor of the robbers, but he did cause that his people
should cry unto the Lord for strength against the time that the
robbers should come down against them;
3:13 yea, he sent a proclamation among all the people, that they
should gather together their women, and their children, their
flocks and their herds, and all their substance, save it were
their land, unto one place.
3:14 And he caused that fortifications should be built round about
them, and the strength thereof should be exceeding great. And
he caused that there should be armies, both of the Nephites and
of the Lamanites, or of all of them which were numbered among
the Nephites, should be placed as guards round about, to watch
them, and to guard them from the robbers, day and night;
3:15 yea, he said unto them, As the Lord liveth, except ye repent
of all your iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, that they would
in no wise be delivered out of the hands of those Gadianton robbers.
3:16 And so great and marvellous were the words and prophecies
of Lachoneus, that they did cause fear to come upon all the people,
and they did exert themselves in their might, to do according
to the words of Lachoneus.
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And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this epistle, he was exceedingly
astonished, because of the boldness of Giddianhi, demanding the possession of the land of the
Nephites, and also of threatening the people, and avenging the wrongs of those that had received
no wrong, save it were they had wronged themselves, by dissenting away unto those wicked and
abominable robbers. Now behold, this Lachoneus, the Governor, was a just man, and could not
be frightened by the demands and the threatenings of a robber; therefore he did not hearken to
the epistle of Giddianhi, the Governor of the robbers, but he did cause that his people should cry
unto the Lord for strength against the time that the robbers should come down against them; yea,
he sent a proclamation among all the people, that they should gather together their women, and
their children, their flocks and their herds, and all their substance, save it were their land, unto
one place. And he caused that fortifications should be built round about them, and the strength
thereof should be exceeding great. And he caused that there should be armies, both of the
Nephites and of the Lamanites, or of all them which were numbered among the Nephites, should
be placed as guards round about, to watch them, and to guard them from the robbers, day and
night; yea, he said unto them, As the Lord liveth, except ye repent of all your iniquities, and cry
unto the Lord, that they would in no wise be delivered out of the hands of those Gadianton
robbers. And so great and marvellous were the words and prophecies of Lachoneus, that they did
cause fear to come upon all the people, and they did exert themselves in their might, to do
according to the words of Lachoneus.
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17 And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint chief captains over
all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at the time that
the robbers should come down out of the wilderness against them.
18 Now the chiefest among all the
chief
captains and the great
commander of all the armies of the Nephites was appointed, and
his name was Gidgiddoni.
19 Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their
chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness) some
one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy; therefore,
this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them, as also was the
chief judge.
20 Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni: Pray unto the Lord, and let
us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness, that we may
fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own lands.
21 But Gidgiddoni saith unto them: The Lord forbid; for if we should
go up against them the Lord would deliver us into their hands;
therefore we will prepare ourselves in the center of our lands,
and we will gather all our armies together, and we will not go
against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us;
therefore as the Lord liveth, if we do this he will deliver them
into our hands.
22 And it came to pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of
the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth throughout
all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and
their chariots, and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their
herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and did march
forth by thousands and by tens of thousands, until they had all
gone forth to the place which had been appointed that they should
gather themselves together, to defend themselves against their
enemies.
23 And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla,
and the *land which was between the land Zarahemla and the land
Bountiful, yea, to the line which was between the land Bountiful
and the land Desolation.
24 And there were a great many thousand people who were called Nephites,
who did gather themselves together in this land. Now Lachoneus did
cause that they should gather themselves together in the land
southward, because of the great curse which was upon the land
northward.
25 And they did fortify themselves against their enemies; and they did
dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words which
had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all
their sins; and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their
God, that he would deliver them in the time that their enemies should
come down against them to battle.
26 And they were exceedingly sorrowful because of their
enemies. And
Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war of every
kind, and they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and
with bucklers, after the manner of his instruction.
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17 And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint chief captains over
all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at the time that
the robbers should come down out of the wilderness against them.
18 Now the chiefest among all the [ . . . ]
captains and the great
commander of all the armies of the Nephites was appointed, and
his name was Gidgiddoni.
19 Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their
chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness) some
one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy; therefore,
this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them, as also was the
chief judge.
20 Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni: Pray unto the Lord, and let
us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness, that we may
fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own lands.
21 But Gidgiddoni saith unto them: The Lord forbid; for if we should
go up against them the Lord would deliver us into their hands;
therefore we will prepare ourselves in the center of our lands,
and we will gather all our armies together, and we will not go
against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us;
therefore as the Lord liveth, if we do this he will deliver them
into our hands.
22 And it came to pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of
the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth throughout
all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and
their chariots, and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their
herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and did march
forth by thousands and by tens of thousands, until they had all
gone forth to the place which had been appointed that they should
gather themselves together, to defend themselves against their
enemies.
23 And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla,
[ . . . ] and the land
Bountiful, yea, to the line which was between the land Bountiful
and the land Desolation.
24 And there were a great many thousand people who were called Nephites,
who did gather themselves together in this land. Now Lachoneus did
cause that they should gather themselves together in the land
southward, because of the great curse which was upon the land
northward.
25 And they did fortify themselves against their enemies; and they did
dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words which
had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all
their sins; and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their
God, that he would deliver them in the time that their enemies should
come down against them to battle.
26 And they were exceedingly sorrowful because of their enemy. And
Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war of every
kind, and they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and
with bucklers, after the manner of his instruction.
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3:17 And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint Chief Captains
over all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at the time
that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness against
them.
3:18 Now the chiefest among all the [ . . . ] captains,
and the great commander
of all the armies of the Nephites, was appointed, and his name
was Gidgiddoni.
3:19 Now it was the custom of all the Nephites, to appoint for
their Chief Captains, save it were in their times of wickedness,
someone that had the spirit of revelation, and also of prophecy;
therefore this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them, and
also was the Chief Judge.
3:20 Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni, Pray unto the Lord,
and let us go up upon the mountains, and into the wilderness,
that we may fall upon the robbers and destroy them, in their own
lands.
3:21 But Gidgiddoni saith unto them, the Lord forbid; for if we
should go up against them, the Lord would deliver us into their
hands; therefore we will prepare ourselves in the centre of our
lands, and we will gather all out armies together, and we will
not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against
us; therefore, as the Lord liveth, if we do this, he will deliver
them into our hands.
3:22 And it came to pass in the seventeenth year in the latter
end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth
throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their
horses and their chariots, and their cattle, and all their flocks,
and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and
did march forth by thousands, and by the tens of thousands, until
they had all gone forth to the place which had been appointed,
that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves
against their enemies.
3:23 And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla,
and the land which was between the land of Zarahemla [ . . . ] and the land
Bountiful; yea, to the line which was between the land Bountiful
and the land Desolation;
3:24 and there were a great many thousand people, which were called
Nephites, which did gather themselves together in this land. Now
Lachoneus did cause that they should gather themselves together
in the land southward, because of the great curse which was upon
the land northward;
3:25 and they did fortify themselves against their enemies, and
they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear
the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they
did repent of all their sins; and they did put up their prayers
unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time
that their enemies should come down against them to battle.
3:26 And they were exceeding sorrowful because of their enemy.
And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war,
of every kind, that they should be strong with armor, and with
shields, and with bucklers, after the manner of his instruction.
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And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint Chief Captains over all the armies of the
Nephites, to command them at the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness
against them. Now the chiefest among all the
[ . . . ] captains, and the great commander of all the
armies of the Nephites, was appointed, and his name was Gidgiddoni. Now it was the custom of
all the Nephites, to appoint for their Chief Captains, save it were in their times of wickedness,
some one that had the spirit of revelation, and also of prophecy; therefore this Gidgiddoni was a
great prophet among them, and also was the Chief Judge. Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni,
Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains, and into the wilderness, that we may
fall upon the robbers and destroy them, in their own lands. But Gidgiddoni saith unto them, the
Lord forbid; for if we should go up against them, the Lord would deliver us into their hands;
therefore we will prepare ourselves in the centre of our lands, and we will gather all our armies
together, and we will not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us;
therefore, as the Lord liveth, if we do this, he will deliver them into our hands. And it came to
pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had
gone forth throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and their chariots,
and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and
did march forth by thousands, and by tens of thousands, until they had all gone forth to the place
which had been appointed, that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves
against their enemies. And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla, [ . . .
] and the land Bountiful; yea, to the line which
was between the land Bountiful and the land Desolation; and there were a great many thousand
people, which were called Nephites, which did gather themselves together in this land. Now
Lachoneus did cause that they should gather themselves together in the land southward, because
of the great curse which was upon the land northward; and they did fortify themselves against
their enemies, and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words
which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they
did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their
enemies should come down against them to battle. And they were exceeding sorrowful because
of their enemy. And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war, of every kind,
that they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and with bucklers, after the manner of
his instruction.
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And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint Chief Captains over all the armies of the
Nephites, to command them at the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness
against them. Now the chiefest among all the [ . . . ]
captains, and
the great commander of all the
armies of the Nephites, was appointed, and his name was Gidgiddoni. Now it was the custom of
all the Nephites, to appoint for their Chief Captains, save it were in their times of wickedness,
some one that had the spirit of revelation, and also of prophecy; therefore this Gidgiddoni was a
great prophet among them, and also was the Chief Judge. Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni,
Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains, and into the wilderness, that we may
fall upon the robbers and destroy them, in their own lands. But Gidgiddoni saith unto them, the
Lord forbid; for if we should go up against them, the Lord would deliver us into their hands;
therefore we will prepare ourselves in the centre of our lands, and we will gather all our armies
together, and we will not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us;
therefore, as the Lord liveth, if we do this, he will deliver them into our hands. And it came to
pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had
gone forth throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and their chariots,
and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and
did march forth by thousands, and by tens of thousands, until they had all gone forth to the place
which had been appointed, that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves
against their enemies. And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla, [ . . .
] and the land Bountiful; yea, to the line which
was between the land Bountiful and the land Desolation; and there were a great many thousand
people, which were called Nephites, which did gather themselves together in this land. Now
Lachoneus did cause that they should gather themselves together in the land southward, because
of the great curse which was upon the land northward; and they did fortify themselves against
their enemies, and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words
which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they
did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their
enemies should come down against them to battle. And they were exceeding sorrowful because
of their enemy. And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war, of every kind,
that they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and with bucklers, after the manner of
his instruction.
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And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint Chief Captains over all the armies of the
Nephites, to command them at the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness
against them. Now the chiefest among all the
[ . . . ] Captains, and the great Commander of all the
armies of the Nephites, was appointed, and his name was Gidgiddoni. Now it was the custom of
all the Nephites, to appoint for their Chief Captains, save it were in their times of wickedness,
some one that had the spirit of revelation, and also of prophecy; therefore this Gidgiddoni was a
great prophet among them, and also was the Chief Judge. Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni,
Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains, and into the wilderness, that we may
fall upon the robbers and destroy them, in their own lands. But Gidgiddoni saith unto them, the
Lord forbid; for if we should go up against them, the Lord would deliver us into their hands;
therefore we will prepare ourselves in the centre of our lands, and we will gather all our armies
together, and we will not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us;
therefore, as the Lord liveth, if we do this, he will deliver them into our hands. And it came to
pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had
gone forth throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and their chariots,
and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and
did march forth by thousands, and by tens of thousands, until they had all gone forth to the place
which had been appointed, that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves
against their enemies. And the land which was appointed was the land of Zarahemla, and the
*land which was between the land of Zarahemla and the land Bountiful; yea, to the line which
was between the land Bountiful and the land Desolation; and there were a great many thousand
people, which were called Nephites, which did gather themselves together in this land. Now
Lachoneus did cause that they should gather themselves together in the land southward, because
of the great curse which was upon the land northward; and they did fortify themselves against
their enemies, and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words
which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they
did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their
enemies should come down against them to battle. And they were exceeding sorrowful because
of their enemy. And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of war, of every kind,
that they should be strong with armor, and with shields, and with bucklers, after the manner of
his instruction.
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* Now what has been lost in understanding in 1837-1920 Alma 3:23 and the 1830 and 1981 editions
of the 1830 Chapter 2 paragraph 3/Alma 3:23 - is that there was a vast land of many cities in
that 'capital' part of the land just north of Zarahemla and between Zarahemla and Bountiful which Helaman 1:27 does make
more particular reference to though it was but a brief reference which stated that it had
"many cities and many strongholds" it that land between Zarahemla and Bountiful. This may and should
also be understood from when Amlici in Alma chapter 2 came down with his 'kingmen' army from the
lands just north of Zarahamela that did also lay between Zarahemla and Bountiful. Now some may
wonder why, if Amlici and his people had some up from the north to the hill Amnihu, why they would
rather flee further north toward the land of Gideon, which was loaded with 'freemen' rather than
to flee back 'home' to their capital parts of the land that they had come up north from? Well that
is easily considered in the fact that Amlici had made an aliance with the Lamanites and it was
not just by chance that the armies of the Lamanites had met with them in the land of Minon to the
north!
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4:1 And it came to pass that in the latter end of the eighteenth
year, those armies of robbers had prepared for battle, and began
to come down, and to sally forth from the hills, and out of the
mountains, and the wilderness, and their strong holds, and their
secret places, and began to take possession of the lands, both
which was in the land south, and which was in the land north,
and began to take possession of all the lands which had been deserted
by the Nephites, and the cities which had been left desolate.
4:2 But behold there was no wild beasts nor game in those lands
which had been deserted by the Nephites, and there was no game
for the robbers save it were in the wilderness.
4:3 And the robbers could not exist save it were in the wilderness,
for the want of food; for the Nephites had left their lands desolate,
and had gathered their flocks, and their herds, and all their
substance, and they were in one body;
4:4 therefore there were no chance for the robbers to plunder
and to obtain food, save it were to come up in open battle against
the Nephites; and the Nephites being in one body, and having so
great a number, and having reserved for themselves provisions,
and horses, and cattle, and flocks of every kind, that they might
subsist for the space of seven years, in the which time they did
hope to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land. And
thus the eighteenth year did pass away.
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And it came to pass that in the latter end of the eighteenth year, those armies of robbers
had prepared for battle, and began to come down, and to sally forth from the hills, and out of the
mountains, and the wilderness, and their strong holds, and their secret places, and began to take
possession of the lands, both which was in the land south, and which was in the land north, and
began to take possession of all the lands which had been deserted by the Nephites, and the cities
which had been left desolate. But behold there was no wild beasts nor game in those lands which
had been deserted by the Nephites, and there was no game for the robbers save it were in the
wilderness. And the robbers could not exist save it were in the wilderness, for the want of food;
for the Nephites had left their lands desolate, and had gathered their flocks, and their herds, and
all their substance, and they were in one body; therefore there were no chance for the robbers to
plunder and to obtain food, save it were to come up in open battle against the Nephites; and the
Nephites being in one body, and having so great a number, and having reserved for themselves
provisions, and horses, and cattle, and flocks of every kind, that they might subsist for the space
of seven years, in the which time they did hope to destroy the robbers from off the face of the
land. And thus the eighteenth year did pass away.
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4:5 And it came to pass that in the nineteenth year, Giddianhi
found that it was expedient that he should go up to battle against
the Nephites, for there was no way that they could subsist, save
it were to plunder, and rob, and murder.
4:6 And they durst not spread themselves upon the face of the
land, insomuch that they could raise grain, lest the Nephites
should come upon them and slay them; therefore Giddianhi gave
commandment unto his armies, that in this year they should go
up to battle against the Nephites.
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And it came to pass that in the nineteenth year, Giddianhi found that it was expedient
that he should go up to battle against the Nephites, for there was no way that they could subsist,
save it were to plunder, and rob, and murder. And they durst not spread themselves upon the
face of the land, insomuch that they could raise grain, lest the Nephites should come upon them
and slay them; therefore Giddianhi gave commandment unto his armies, that in this year they
should go up to battle against the Nephites.
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4:7 And it came to pass that they did come up to battle; and it
was in the sixth month; and behold, great and terrible was the
day that they did come up to battle; and they were girded about
after the manner of robbers; and they had a lamb-skin about their
loins, and they were dyed in blood; and their heads were shorn;
and they had head-plates upon them; and great and terrible was
the appearance of the armies of Giddianhi, because of their armor,
and because of their being dyed in blood.
4:8 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites, when
they saw the appearance of the army of Giddianhi, had all fallen
to the earth, and did lift their cries to the Lord their God,
that he would spare them, and deliver them out of the hands of
their enemies.
4:9 And it came to pass that when the armies of Gaddianhi saw
this, they began to shout with a loud voice, because of their
joy; for they had supposed that the Nephites had fallen with fear,
because of the terror of their armies;
4:10 but in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites
did not fear them, but they did fear their God, and did supplicate
him for protection; therefore when the armies of Giddianhi did
rush upon them, they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength
of the Lord they did receive them;
4:11 and the battle commenced in this the sixth month; and great
and terrible was the slaughter thereof, insomuch that there never
was known so great a slaughter among all the people of Lehi since
he left Jerusalem.
4:12 And notwithstanding the threatenings and the oaths which
Giddianhi had made, behold, the Nephites did beat them, insomuch
that they did fall back from before them.
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And it came to pass that they did come up to battle; and it was in the sixth month; and
behold, great and terrible was the day that they did come up to battle; and they were girded
about after the manner of robbers; and they had a lamb-skin about their loins, and they were
dyed in blood; and their heads were shorn; and they had head-plates upon them; and great and
terrible was the appearance of the armies of Giddianhi, because of their armour, and because of
their being dyed in blood. And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites, when they saw
the appearance of the army of Giddianhi, had all fallen to the earth, and did lift their cries to the
Lord their God, that he would spare them, and deliver them out of the hands of their enemies.
And it came to pass that when the armies of Gaddianhi saw this, they began to shout with a loud
voice, because of their joy; for they had supposed that the Nephites had fallen with fear, because
of the terror of their armies; but in this thing they were disappointed, for the Nephites did not
fear them, but they did fear their God, and did supplicate him for protection; therefore when the
armies of Giddianhi did rush upon them, they were prepared to meet them; yea, in the strength of
the Lord they did receive them; and the battle commenced in this the sixth month; and great and
terrible was the battle thereof; yea, great and terrible was the slaughter thereof, insomuch that
there never was known so great a slaughter among all the people of Lehi since he left Jerusalem.
And notwithstanding the threatenings and the oaths which Giddianhi had made, behold, the
Nephites did beat them, insomuch that they did fall back from before them.
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4:13 And it came to pass that Gidgiddoni commanded that his armies
should pursue them as far as to the borders of the wilderness,
and that they should not spare any that should fall into their
hands by the way; and thus they did pursue them, and did slay
them, to the borders of the wilderness, even until they had fulfilled
the commandment of Gidgiddoni.
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And it came to pass that Gidgiddoni commanded that his armies should pursue them as
far as to the borders of the wilderness, and that they should not spare any that should fall into
their hands by the way; and thus they did pursue them, and did slay them, to the borders of the
wilderness, even until they had fulfilled the commandment of Gidgiddoni.
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4:14 And it came to pass that Giddianhi, who had stood and fought
with boldness, was pursued as he fled; and being weary because
of his much fighting, he was overtaken and slain. And thus was
the end of Giddianhi, the robber.
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And it came to pass that Giddianhi, who had stood and fought with boldness, was
pursued as he fled; and being weary because of his much fighting, he was overtaken and slain.
And thus was the end of Giddianhi, the robber.
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15 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of
security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers
did not come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year.
16 And in the twenty and first year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all
sides to lay siege round about the people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they
should cut off the people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them in on every side,
and if they should cut them off from all their outward privileges, that they could cause
them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.
17 Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore
it was Zemnarihah that did cause that this siege should take place.
18 But behold, this was an advantage to the Nephites; for it was impossible for the robbers to
lay siege sufficiently long to have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much
provision which they had laid up in store
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19 And because of the
scantiness of provisions among the robbers; for behold, they had nothing save it were meat
for their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the wilderness;
20 And it came to pass that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness insomuch that the
robbers were about to perish with hunger.
21 And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and by night, and falling upon their
armies, and cutting them off by thousands and by tens of thousands.
22 And thus it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah to withdraw from their design,
because of the great destruction which came upon them by night and by day.
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15 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of
security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers
did not come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year.
16 And in the twenty and first year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all
sides to lay siege round about the people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they
should cut off the people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them in on every side,
and if they should cut them off from all their outward privileges, that they could cause
them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.
17 Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore
it was Zemnarihah that did cause that this siege should take place.
18 But behold, this was an advantage to the Nephites; for it was impossible for the robbers to
lay siege sufficiently long to have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much
provision which they had laid up in store.
19 [ . . . ] Because of the
scantiness of provisions among the robbers; for behold, they had nothing save it were meat
for their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the wilderness;
20 And it came to pass that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness insomuch that the
robbers were about to perish with hunger.
21 And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and by night, and falling upon their
armies, and cutting them off by thousands and by tens of thousands.
22 And thus it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah to withdraw from their design,
because of the great destruction which came upon them by night and by day.
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4:15 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return
again to their place of security. And it came to pass that this
nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not come again
to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year;
4:16 and in the twenty first year they did not come up to battle,
but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the people
of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the
people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them in on every
side, and if they should cut them off from all their outward privileges,
that they would cause them to yield themselves up according to
their wishes.
4:17 Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose
name was Zemnarihah; therefore it was Zemnarihah; that did cause
that this siege should take place.
4:18 But behold this was an advantage unto the Nephites; for it
was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently long
to have an effect upon the Nephites, because of their much provision
which they had laid up in
store.
4:19 [ . . . ] Because of the scantiness of provisions among the robbers;
for behold they had nothing save it were meat for their substance,
which meat they did obtain in the wilderness. And it came to pass
that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness,
4:20 insomuch that the robbers were about to perish with hunger.
4:21 And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and
by night, and falling upon their armies, and cutting them off
by thousands and by ten thousands.
4:22 And thus it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah,
to withdraw from their design, because of the great destruction
which come upon them by night and by day.
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And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of
security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not
come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year; and in the twenty first
year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the
people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their
lands, and should hem them in on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their
outward privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.
Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore
it was Zemnarihah; that did cause that this siege should take place. But behold this was an
advantage unto the Nephites; for it was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently long to
have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much provision which they had laid up in
store, [ . . . ] because of the scantiness of provisions among the robbers; for behold they had nothing save
it were meat for their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the wilderness. And it came to
pass that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness, insomuch that the robbers were about to
perish with hunger. And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and by night, and
falling upon their armies, and cutting them off by thousands and by tens of thousands. And thus
it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah, to withdraw from their design, because of the
great destruction which come upon them by night and by day.
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And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of
security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not
come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year; and in the twenty first
year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the
people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their
lands, and should hem them in on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their
outward privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.
Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore
it was Zemnarihah; that did cause that this siege should take place. But behold this was an
advantage unto the Nephites; for it was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently long to
have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much provision which they had laid up in
store, [ . . . ] because of the scantiness of provisions among the robbers; for behold they had nothing save
it were meat for their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the wilderness. And it came to
pass that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness, insomuch that the robbers were about to
perish with hunger. And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and by night, and
falling upon their armies, and cutting them off by thousands and by tens of thousands. And thus
it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah, to withdraw from their design, because of the
great destruction which come upon them by night and by day.
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And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites did return again to their place of
security. And it came to pass that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not
come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth year; and in the twenty first
year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the
people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their
lands, and should hem them in on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their
outward privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.
Now they had appointed unto themselves another leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore
it was Zemnarihah; that did cause that this siege should take place. But behold this was an
advantage unto the Nephites; for it was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently long to
have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much provision which they had laid up in
store[ . . . ] because of the scantiness of provisions among the robbers; for behold they had nothing save
it were meat for their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the wilderness. And it came to
pass that the wild game became scarce in the wilderness, insomuch that the robbers were about to
perish with hunger. And the Nephites were continually marching out by day and by night, and
falling upon their armies, and cutting them off by thousands and by tens of thousands. And thus
it became the desire of the people of Zemnarihah, to withdraw from their design, because of the
great destruction which come upon them by night and by day.
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4:23 And it came to pass that Zemnarihah did give command unto
his people, that they should withdraw themselves from the siege,
and march into the farthermost parts of the land, northward.
4:24 And now Gidgiddoni, being aware of their design, and knowing
their weakness because of the want of food, and the great slaughter
which had been made among them, therefore he did send out his
armies in the night- time, and did cut off the way of their retreat,
and did place his armies in the way of their retreat;
4:25 and this did they do in the night-time, and got on their
march beyond the robbers, so that on the morrow, when the robbers
began their march, they were met by the armies of the Nephites,
both in their front and in their rear.
4:26 And the robbers which were on the south, were also cut off
in their place of retreat. And all these things were done by command
of Gidgiddoni.
4:27 And there were many thousands which did yield themselves
up prisoners unto the Nephites; and the remainder of them were
slain;
4:28 and their leader Zemnarihah was taken, and hanged upon a
tree, yea, even upon the top thereof until he was dead. And when
they had hanged him until he was dead, they did fall the tree
to the earth, and did cry with a loud voice, saying,
4:29 May the Lord preserve his people in righteousness and in
holiness of heart, that they may cause to be fell to the earth
all who shall seek to slay them because of power and secret combinations,
even as this man hath been fell to the earth.
4:30 And they did rejoice and cry again with one voice, saying,
May the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
protect this people in righteousness, so long as they shall call
on the name of their God for protection.
4:31 And it came to pass that they did break forth, all as one,
in singing and praising their God, for the great thing which he
had done for them, in preserving them from falling into the hands
of their enemies;
4:32 yea, they did cry, Hosanna to the Most High God; and they
did cry, Blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty, the Most
High God.
4:33 And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing
out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering
them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was because
of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered
from an everlasting destruction.
5:1 And now behold there was not a living soul among all the people
of the Nephites, which did doubt in the least thing in the words
of all the holy prophets which had spoken; for they knew that
it must needs be that they must be fulfilled;
5:2 and they knew that it must be expedient that Christ had come,
because of the many signs which had been given, according to the
words of the prophets; and because of the things which had come
to pass already, they knew it must needs be that all things should
come to pass according to that which had been spoken;
5:3 therefore they did forsake all their sins, and their abominations,
and their whoredoms, and did serve God with all diligence, day
and night.
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And it came to pass that Zemnarihah did give command unto his people, that they should
withdraw themselves from the siege, and march into the farthermost parts of the land,
northward. And now Gidgiddoni, being aware of their design, and knowing of their weakness
because of the want of food, and the great slaughter which had been made among them,
therefore he did send out his armies in the night-time, and did cut off the way of their retreat,
and did place his armies in the way of their retreat; and this did they do in the night-time, and
got on their march beyond the robbers, so that on the morrow, when the robbers began their
march, they were met by the armies of the Nephites, both in their front and in their rear. And the
robbers which were on the south, were also cut off in their places of retreat. And all these things
were done by command of Gidgiddoni. And there were many thousands which did yield
themselves up prisoners unto the Nephites; and the remainder of them were slain; and their leader
Zemnarihah, was taken, and hanged upon a tree, yea, even upon the top thereof until he was
dead. And when they had hanged him until he was dead, they did fall the tree to the earth, and
did cry with a loud voice, saying, May the Lord preserve his people in righteousness and in
holiness of heart, that they may cause to be fell to the earth all who shall seek to slay them
because of power and secret combinations, even as this man hath been fell to the earth. And they
did rejoice and cry again with one voice, saying, May the God of Abraham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob, protect this people in righteosness, so long as they shall call on the
name of their God for protection. And it came to pass that they did break forth, all as one, in
singing and praising their God, for the great thing which he had done for them, in preserving
them from falling into the hands of their enemies; yea, they did cry, Hosanna to the Most High
God; and they did cry, Blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty, the Most High God.
And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great
goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was
because of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting
destruction. And now behold there was not a living soul among all the people of the Nephites,
which did doubt in the least thing in the words of all the holy prophets which had spoken; for
they knew that it must needs be that they must be fulfilled; and they knew that it must be
expedient that Christ had come, because of the many signs which had been given, according to
the words of the prophets; and because of the things which had come to pass already, they knew
it must needs be that all things should come to pass according to that which had been spoken;
therefore they did forsake all their sins, and their abominations, and their whoredoms, and did
serve God with all diligence, day and night.
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5:4 And now it came to pass that when they had taken all the robbers
prisoners, insomuch that none did escape which were not slain,
they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause the word
of God to be preached unto them; and as many as would repent of
their sins and enter into a covenant that they would murder no
more, were set at liberty;
5:5 but as many as there were who did not enter into a covenant,
and who did still continue to have those secret murders in their
hearts; yea, as many as were found breathing out threatenings
against their brethren, were condemned and punished according
to the law.
5:6 And thus they did put an end to all those wicked, and secret,
and abominable combinations, in the which there were so much wickedness,
and so many murders committed.
5:7 And thus had the twenty and second year passed away, and the
twenty and third year also, and the twenty and fourth, and the
twenty and fifth; and thus had twenty and five years passed away,
5:8 and there had been many things transpired which, in the eyes
of some, would be great and marvellous; nevertheless, they cannot
all be written in this book; yea, this book cannot contain even
a hundredth part of what was done among so many people in the
space of twenty and five years;
5:9 but behold there are records which do contain all the proceedings
of this people; and a more short but a true account was given
by Nephi;
5:10 therefore I have made my record of these things according
to the record of Nephi, which were engraven on the plates which
were called the plates of Nephi.
5:11 And behold I do make the record on plates which I have made
with mine own hands.
5:12 And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after the land
of Mormon, the land in which Alma did establish the church among
the people; yea, the first church which was established among
them after their transgression.
5:13 Behold I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I
have been called of him to declare his word among his people,
that they might have everlasting life.
5:14 And it hath become expedient that I according to the will
of God, that the prayers of those which have gone hence, which
were the holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith,
should make a record of these things which have been done;
5:15 yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the
time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present time;
5:16 therefore I do make my record from the accounts which hath
been given by those which were before me, until the commencement
of my day;
5:17 and then I do make a record of the things which I have seen
with mine own eyes.
5:18 And I know the record which I make to be a just and true
record; neverthelers there are many things which according to
our language, we are not able to write.
5:19 And now I make an end of my sayings which is of myself, and
proceed to give my account of the things which hath been before
me.
5:20 I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason
to bless my God and my saviour Jesus Christ, that he brought our
fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save
it were himself and those which he brought out of that land,)
and that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto
the salvation of our souls.
5:21 Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath been
merciful unto the seed of Joseph.
5:22 An insomuch as the children of Lehi hath kept his commandments,
he hath blessed them and prospered them according to his word;
5:23 yea, and surely shall he again bring a remnant of the seed
of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God;
5:24 and as surely as the Lord liveth will he gather in from the
four quarters of the earth, all the remnant of the seed of Jacob,
which was scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth;
5:25 and as he hath covenanted with all the house Jacob, even
so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with the house
of Jacob, be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring
all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant that
he hath covenanted with them;
5:26 and then shall they know their Redeemer, which is Jesus Christ,
the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in from the four
quarters of the earth, unto their lands, from whence they have
been dispersed; yea, as the Lord liveth, so shall it be. Amen.
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And now it came to pass that when they had taken all the robbers prisoners, insomuch
that none did escape which were not slain, they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause
the word of God to be preached unto them; and as many as would repent of their sins and enter
into a covenant that they would murder no more, were set at liberty; but as many as there were
who did not enter into a covenant, and who did still continue to have those secret murders in
their hearts; yea, as many as were found breathing out threatenings against their brethren, were
condemned and punished according to the law. And thus they did put an end to all those
wicked, and secret, and abominable combinations, in the which there were so much wickedness,
and so many murders committed. And thus had the twenty and second year passed away, and
the twenty and third year also, and the twenty and fourth, and the twenty and fifth; and thus
had twenty and five years passed away, and there had been many things transpired which, in the
eyes of some, would be great and marvellous; nevertheless, they cannot all be written in this
book; yea, this book cannot contain even a hundredth part of what was done among so many
people in the space of twenty and five years; but behold there are records which do contain all
the proceedings of this people; and a more short but a true account was given by Nephi; therefore
I have made my record of these things according to the record of Nephi, which were engraven on
the plates which were called the plates of Nephi. And behold I do make the record on plates
which I have made with mine own hands. And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after
the land of Mormon, the land in the which Alma did establish the church among the people; yea,
the first church which was established among them after their transgression. Behold I am a
disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his
people, that they might have everlasting life. And it hath become expedient that I, according to
the will of God, that the prayers of those which have gone hence, which were the holy ones,
should be fulfilled according to their faith, should make a record of these things which have been
done; yea, a small record of that which hath taken place from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem,
even down until the present time; therefore I do make my record from the accounts which hath
been given by those which were before me, until the commencement of my day; and then I do
make a record of the things which I have seen with mine own eyes. And I know the record
which I make to be a just and a true record; neverthelers there are many things which, according
to our language, we are not able to write. And now I make an end of my saying which is of
myself, and proceed to give my account of the things which hath been before me. I am Mormon,
and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to bless my God and my Saviour Jesus Christ, that
he brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it were himself and
those which he brought out of that land,) and that he hath given me and my people so much
knowledge unto the salvation of our souls. Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath
been merciful unto the seed of Joseph. And insomuch as the children of Lehi hath kept his
commandments, he hath blessed them and prospered them according to his word; yea, and surely
shall he again bring a remnant of the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God; and
as surely as the Lord liveth will he gather in from the four quarters of the earth, all the remnant of
the seed of Jacob, which are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth; and as he hath
covenanted with all the house Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted
with the house of Jacob, be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the restoring all the house of Jacob
unto the knowledge of the covenant that he hath covenanted with them; and then shall they
know their Redeemer, which is Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in
from the four quarters of the earth, unto their own lands, from whence they have been dispersed;
yea, as the Lord liveth, so shall it be. Amen.
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1 AND now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands
in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.
2 And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did
take with them all that they had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their
gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did return to their own
lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the south, both on the land northward
and on the land southward.
3 And they granted unto those robbers who had entered into a covenant to keep the
peace of
the land, who were
desirous to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that
they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish
peace in all the land.
4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years
passed away, and there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according
to equity and justice.
5 And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually,
except they should fall into transgression.
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1 AND now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands
in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.
2 And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did
take with them all that they had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their
gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did return to their own
lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the south, both on the land northward
and on the land southward.
3 And they granted unto those robbers who had entered into a covenant to keep the peace, of
the band who were desirous to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that
they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish
peace in all the land.
4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years
passed away, and there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according
to equity and justice.
5 And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually,
except they should fall into transgression.
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Chapter 6,7/3.
6:1 Chapter 3 And now it came to pass that the people of
the Nephites did all return to their own lands, in the twenty
and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his
herds, his horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did
belong unto them.
6:2 And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their provisions;
therefore they did take with them all that they had not devoured,
of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver,
and all their precious things, and they did return to their own
lands and their possessions, both on the north, and on the south,
both in the lands northward and on the land southward.
6:3 And they granted unto those robbers which had entered into
a covenant to keep the peace, of the
band who were desirous
to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they
might have with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus
they did establish peace in all the land.
6:4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the
twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was
great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according
to equity and justice.
6:5 And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people
from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression.
6:6 And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the Judge Lachoneus, and those
which had been appointed leaders, which had established this great
peace in the land.
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Chapter 3.
AND now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own
lands, in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them. And it came to pass that
they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had not
devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious
things, and they did return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the
south, both on the land northward and on the land southward. And they granted unto those
robbers which had entered into a covenant to keep the peace, of the
band who were desirous to
remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their labors,
wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish peace in all the land. And they began
again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and
there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.
And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people from prospering continually,
except they should fall into transgression. And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the Judge
Lachoneus, and those which had been appointed leaders, which had established
this great peace in the land.
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Chapter 3.
AND now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own
lands, in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them. And it came to pass that
they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had not
devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious
things, and they did return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the
south, both on the land northward and on the land southward. And they granted unto those
robbers which had entered into a covenant to keep the peace, of the
band who were desirous to
remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their labors,
wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish peace in all the land. And they began
again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and
there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.
And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people from prospering continually,
except they should fall into transgression. And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the Judge
Lachoneus, and those which had been appointed leaders, which had established
this great peace in the land.
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Chapter 3.
AND now it came to pass that the people of the Nephites did all return to their own
lands, in the twenty and sixth year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto them. And it came to pass that
they had not eaten up all their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they had not
devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious
things, and they did return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north and on the
south, both on the land northward and on the land southward. And they granted unto those
robbers which had entered into a covenant to keep the peace, of the
band which were desirous to
remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their labors,
wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish peace in all the land. And they began
again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and
there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.
And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people from prospering continually,
except they should fall into transgression. And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the Judge
Lachoneus, and those which had been appointed leaders, which had established
this great peace
in the land.
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6:7 And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew,
and there were many old cities repaired;
6:8 and there were many highways cast up, and many roads made,
which led from city to city, and from land to land, and from place
to place.
6:9 And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year, and the people
had continual peace.
6:10 But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year, there began
to be some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up
in pride and boastings, because of their exceeding great riches,
yea, even unto great persecutions:
6:11 for there were many merchants in the land, and also many
lawyers, and many officers.
6:12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according
to their riches, and their chances for learning; yea, some were
ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great
learning because of their riches;
6:13 some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceeding humble;
some did return railing for railing, while others would receive
railing, and persecution, and all manner of afflictions, and would
not turn and revile again, but were humble and penitent before
God;
6:14 and thus there became a great inequality in all the land,
insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch
that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the
land, save it were among a few of the Lamanites, which were converted
unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they
were firm, and steadfast, and immoveable, willing with all diligence
to keep the commandments of the Lord.
6:15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this: Satan
had great power unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner
of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride, tempting them
to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the vain things
of the world.
6:16 And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people, to
do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had not enjoyed peace
but a few years.
6:17 And thus in the commencement of the thirtieth year, the people
having been delivered up for the space of a long time, to be carried
about by the temptations of the Devil whithersoever he desired
to carry them, and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should;
and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they
were in a state of awful wickedness.
6:18 Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the will of
God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore
they did wilfully rebel against God.
6:19 And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of Lachoneus:
for Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father, and did govern
the people that year.
6:20 And there began to be men inspired from heaven, and sent
forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching and
testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and
testifying unto them concerning the redemption which the Lord
would make for his people; or in other words, the resurrection
of Christ; and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.
6:21 Now there were many of the people which were exceeding angry,
because of those which testified of these things; and those which
were angry, were chiefly the Chief Judges, and they which had
been High Priests, and lawyers; yea, all they which were lawyers,
were angry with those which testified of these things.
6:22 Now there was no lawyer, nor Judge, nor High Priest, that
could have power to condemn any one to death, save their condemnation
was signed by the governor of the land.
6:23 Now there were many of those which testified of the things
pertaining to Christ, which testified boldly, which were taken
and put to death secretly, by the Judges, that the knowledge of
their death came not unto the governor of the land, until after
their death.
6:24 Now behold, this was contrary to the laws of the land, that
any man should be put to death, except they had power from the
governor of the land;
6:25 therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla,
to the governor of the land, against these Judges which had condemned
the prophets of the land unto death, not according to the law.
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And it came to pass that there were many cities built anew, and there were many old
cities repaired; and there were many highways cast up, and many roads made, which led from
city to city, and from land to land, and from place to place. And thus passed away the twenty
and eighth year, and the people had continual peace. But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth
year, there began to be some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up unto pride
and boastings, because of their exceeding great riches, yea, even unto great persecutions: for
there were many merchants in the land, and also many lawyers, and many officers. And the
people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches, and their chances for
learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning
because of their riches; some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceeding humble; some
did return railing for railing, while others would receive railing, and persecution, and all manner
of afflictions, and would not turn and revile again, but were humble and penitent before God;
and thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be
broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land, save
it were among a few of the Lamanites, which were converted unto the true faith; and they would
not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immoveable, willing with all diligence
to keep the commandments of the Lord. Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this:
Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to do all manner of iniquity, and to the
puffing them up with pride, tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the
vain things of the world. And thus satan did lead away the hearts of the people, to do all manner
of iniquity; therefore they had not enjoyed peace but a few years. And thus in the
commencement of the thirtieth year, the people having been delivered up for the space of a long
time, to be carried about by the temptations of the Devil whithersoever he desired to carry them,
and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should; and thus in the commencement of this, the
thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful wickedness. Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they
knew the will of God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore they did
wilfully rebel against God. And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of Lachoneus: for
Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father, and did govern the people that year. And there began to
be men inspired from heaven, and sent forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching
and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and testifying unto them concerning
the redemption which the Lord would make for his people; or in other words, the resurrection of
Christ; and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings. Now there were many of the
people which were exceeding angry, because of those which testified of these things; and those
which were angry, were chiefly the Chief Judges, and they which had been High Priests, and
lawyers; yea, all they which were lawyers, were angry with those which testified of these things.
Now there was no lawyer, nor Judge, nor High Priest, that could have power to condemn any
one to death, save their condemnation was signed by the governor of the land. Now there were
many of those which testified of the things pertaining to Christ, which testified boldly, which
were taken and put to death secretly, by the Judges, that the knowledge of their death came not
unto the governor of the land, until after their death. Now behold, this was contrary to the laws
of the land, that any man should be put to death, except they had power from the governor of
the land; therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla, to the governor of the land,
against these Judges which had condemned the prophets of the land unto death,
not according to
the law.
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6:26 Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before
the Judge, to be judged of the crime which they had done, according
to the law which had been given by the people.
6:27 Now it came to pass that those Judges had many friends and
kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the lawyers
and the High Priests, did gather themselves together, and unite
with the kindreds of those Judges which were to be tried according
to the law;
6:28 and they did enter into a covenant one with another, yea,
even into that covenant which was given by them of old, which
covenant was given and administered by the Devil, to combine against
all righteousness;
6:29 therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord,
and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those
which were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was
about to be administered according to the law.
6:30 And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their
country; and they did covenant, one with another, to destroy the
governor, and to establish a king over the land, that the land
should no more be at liberty, but should be subject unto kings.
7:1 Now behold, I will shew unto you that they did not establish
a king over the land; but in the same year, yea, the thirtieth
year, they did destroy upon the judgment seat, yea, did murder
the Chief Judge of the land.
7:2 And the people were divided one against another; and they
did separate one from another, into tribes, every man according
to his family, and his kindred and friends; and thus they did
destroy the government of the land.
7:3 And every tribe did appoint a Chief, or a leader over them;
and thus they became tribes, and leaders of tribes.
7:4 Now behold, there was no man among them, save he had much
family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became
exceeding great.
7:5 Now all this was done, and there was no wars as yet among
them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people, because
they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan;
7:6 and the regulations of the government was destroyed, because
of the secret combinations of the friends and kindreds of them
which murdered the prophets.
7:7 And they did cause great contention in the land, insomuch
that the more righteous part of the people, although they were
nearly all become wicked; yea, there were but few righteous men
among them.
7:8 And thus six years had not passed away, since the more part
of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog
to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.
7:9 --Now this great combination which had brought so great iniquity
upon the people, did gather themselves together, and did place
at their head a man whom they did call Jacob;
7:10 and they did call him their king; therefore he became a king
over this wicked band; and he was one of the chiefest which had
given his voice against the prophets which testified of Jesus.
7:11 --And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number
as the tribes of the people which were united together, save it
were their leaders did establish their laws, every one according
to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies, notwithstanding
they were not a righteous people; yet they were united in the
hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the
government;
7:12 therefore Jacob seeing that their enemies were more numerous
than they, he being the king of the band, therefore he commanded
his people that they should take their flight into the northernmost
part of the land, and there build up unto themselves a kingdom,
until they were joined by dissenters, (for he flattered them that
there would be many dissenters,) and they become sufficiently
strong to contend with the tribes of the people. And they did
so;
7:13 and so speedy was their march, that it could not be impeded,
until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people. And
thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs of the
people of Nephi.
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Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before the Judge, to be judged
of the crime which they had done, according to the law which had been given by the people.
Now it came to pass that those Judges had many friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea,
even almost all the lawyers and the High Priests, did gather themselves together, and unite with
the kindreds of those Judges which were to be tried according to the law; and they did enter into
a covenant one with another, yea, even into that covenant which was given by them of old,
which covenant was given and administered by the Devil, to combine against all righteousness;
therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy
them, and to deliver those which were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was
about to be administered according to the law. And they did set at defiance the law and the
rights of their country; and they did covenant, one with another, to destroy the governor, and to
establish a king over the land, that the land should no more be at liberty, but should be subject
unto kings. Now behold, I will shew unto you that they did not establish a king over the land;
but in the same year, yea, the thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgement seat, yea, did
murder the Chief Judge of the land. And the people were divided one against another; and they
did separate one from another, into tribes, every man according to his family, and his kindred
and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land. And every tribe did appoint a
Chief, or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes, and leaders of tribes. Now behold,
there was no man among them, save he had much family and many kindreds and friends;
therefore their tribes became exceeding great. Now all this was done, and there was no wars as
yet among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people, because they did yield
themselves unto the power of satan; and the regulations of the government was destroyed,
because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of them which murdered the
prophets. And they did cause a great contention in the land, insomuch that the more righteous
part of the people, although they were nearly all become wicked; yea, there were but few
righteous men among them. And thus six years had not passed away, since the more part of the
people had turned from their righteousness, like the dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her
wallowing in the mire.—Now this secret combination which had brought so great iniquity upon
the people, did gather themselves together, and did place at their head a man whom they did call
Jacob; and they did call him their king; therefore he became a king over this wicked band; and he
was one of the chiefest which had given his voice against the prophets which testified of
Jesus.—And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number as the tribes of the people
which were united together, save it were their leaders did establish their laws, every one
according to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies, notwithstanding they were not a righteous
people; yet they were united in the hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy
the government; therefore Jacob seeing that their enemies were more numerous than they, he
being the king of the band, therefore he commanded his people that they should take their flight
into the northernmost part of the land, and there build up unto themselves a kingdom, until they
were joined by dissenters, (for he flattered them that there would be many dissenters,) and they
become sufficiently strong to contend with the tribes of the people. And they did so; and so
speedy was their march, that it could not be impeded, until they had gone forth out of the reach
of the people. And thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs
of the people of
Nephi.
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7:14 And it came to pass in the thirty and first year, that they
were divided into tribes, every man according to his family, kindred
and friends; nevertheless they had come to an agreement that they
would not go to war one with another; but they were not united
as to their laws, and their manner of government, for they were
established according to the minds of them which was their chiefs
and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws that
one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch that in
some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless, their hearts
were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets,
and did cast them out from among them.
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And it came to pass in the thirty and first year, that they were divided into tribes, every
man according to his family, kindred and friends; nevertheless, they had come to an agreement
that they would not go to war one with another; but they were not united as to their laws, and
their manner of government, for they were established according to the minds of them which was
their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws that one tribe should not
trespass against another, insomuch that in some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless,
their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets, and did cast
them out from among them.
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7:15 And it came to pass that Nephi, having been visited by angels,
and also by the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen angels,
and being an eyewitness, and having had power given unto him that
he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being
eyewitness to their quick return from righteousness unto their
wickedness and abominations;
7:16 therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
and the blindness of their minds, went forth among them in that
same year, and began to testify boldly, repentance and remission
of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
7:17 And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them
cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice; therefore
they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister with
power and with great authority.
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And it came to pass that Nephi, having been visited by angels, and also by the voice of
the Lord, therefore having seen angels, and being an eyewitness, and having had power given
unto him that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also being eyewitness to
their quick return from righteousness unto their wickedness and abominations; therefore, being
grieved for the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds, went forth among them
in that same year, and began to testify boldly, repentance and remission of sins through faith on
the Lord Jesus Christ. And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them cannot be
written, and a part of them would not suffice; therefore they are not written in this book. And
Nephi did minister with power and with great authority.
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7:18 And it came to pass that they were angry with him, even because
he had greater power than they, for it were not possible that
they could disbelieve his words; for so great was his faith on
the Lord Jesus Christ, that angels did minister unto him daily;
7:19 and in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean
spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead, after
he had been stoned and suffered death by the people;
7:20 and the people saw it, and did witness of it, and were angry
with him, because of his power; and he did also do many more miracles,
in the sight of the people, in the name of Jesus.
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And it came to pass that they were angry with him, even because he had greater power
than they, for it were not possible that they could disbelieve his words: for so great was his faith
on the Lord Jesus Christ, that angels did minister unto him daily; and in the name of Jesus did he
cast out devils and unclean spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead, after he had
been stoned and suffered death by the people; and the people saw it, and did witness of it, and
were angry with him, because of his power; and he did also do many more miracles, in the sight
of the people, in the name of Jesus.
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7:21 And it came to pass that the thirty and first year did pass
away, and there were but few which were converted unto the Lord;
but as many as were converted, did truly signify unto the people
that they had been visited by the power and spirit of God, which
was in Jesus Christ, in whom they believed.
7:22 --And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were
healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest
unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the spirit
of God, and had been healed; and they did shew forth signs also,
and did do some miracles among the people.
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And it came to pass that the thirty and first year did pass away, and there were but few
which were converted unto the Lord; but as many as were converted, did truly signify unto the
people that they had been visited by the power and spirit of God, which was in Jesus Christ, in
whom they believed.—And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were healed of their
sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest unto the people that they had been wrought
upon by the spirit of God, and had been healed; and they did shew forth signs also, and did do
some miracles among the people.
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7:23 And it came to pass that thus passed away the thirty and
second year also. And Nephi did cry unto the people in the commencement
of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance
and remission of sins.
7:24 Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none
which were brought unto repentance, who were not baptized with
water;
7:25 therefore there were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry,
that all such as should come unto them, should be baptized with
water, and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto
the people, that they had repented and received a remission of
their sins.
7:26 And there were many in the commencement of this year, that
were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the year
did pass away.
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And it came to pass that thus passed away the thirty and second year also. And Nephi
did cry unto the people in the commencement of the thirty and third year; and he did preach unto
them repentance and remission of sins. Now I would have you to remember also, that there were
none which were brought unto repentance, who were not baptized with water; therefore there
were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry, that all such as should come unto them, should
be baptized with water, and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the people,
that they had repented and received a remission of their sins. And there were many in the
commencement of this year, that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the
year did pass away.
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Chapter 8/4.
8:1 Chapter 8,9,10/4 And now it came to pass that according to
our record, and we know our record to be true: for behold, it
was a just man which did keep the record; for he truly did many
miracles in the name of Jesus; and there was not any man which
could do a miracle in the name of Jesus, save he were cleansed
every whit from his iniquity.
8:2 And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by this
man in the reckoning of our time, the thirty and third year had
passed away,
8:3 and the people began to look with great earnestness for the
sign which had been given by the prophet Samuel, and Lamanite;
yea, for the time that there should be darkness for the space
of three days, over the face of the land.
8:4 And there began to be great doubtings and disputations among
the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.
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Chapter 4.
AND now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be
true: for behold, it was a just man which did keep the record; for he truly did many miracles in
the name of Jesus; and there was not any man which could do a miracle in the name of Jesus,
save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity. And now it came to pass, if there was no
mistake made by this man in the reckoning of our time, the thirty and third year had passed
away, and the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign which had been given by
the prophet Samuel, and Lamanite; yea, for the time that there should be darkness for the space
of three days, over the face of the land. And there began to be great doubtings and disputations
among the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.
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8:5 And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year, in the
first month, in the fourth day of the month, there arose a great
storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land;
8:6 and there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there
was terrible thunder, insomuch that it did shake the whole earth
as if it was about to divide asunder;
8:7 and there was exceeding sharp lightnings, such as never had
been known in all the land.
8:8 And the city of Zarahemla did take fire;
8:9 and the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea,
and the inhabitants thereof were drowned;
8:10 and the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah,
that in the place of the city thereof, there became a great mountain;
8:11 and there was a great and terrible destruction in the land
southward.
8:12 But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction
in the land northward: for behold, the whole face of the land
changed, because of the tempest, and the whirlwinds, and the thunderings,
and the lightnings, and the exceeding great quaking of the whole
earth;
8:13 and the highways were broken up, and the level roads were
spoiled, and many smooth places became rough,
8:14 and many great and noble cities were sunk, and many were
burned, and many were shook till the buildings thereof had fallen
to the earth, and the inhabitants thereof were slain, and the
places were left desolate;
8:15 and there were some cities which remained; but the damage
thereof was exceeding great, and there were many in them which
were slain;
8:16 and there were some which were carried away in the whirlwind;
and whither they went, no man knoweth, save they know that they
were carried away;
8:17 and thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because
of the tempests, and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and
the quaking of the earth.
8:18 And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; yea, they were
broken up upon the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they
were found in broken fragments, and in seams, and in cracks, upon
all the face of the land.
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And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year, in the first month, in the fourth day of
the month, there arose a great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the land; and
there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it did
shake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder; and there was exceeding sharp
lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land. And the city of Zarahemla did take fire;
and the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were
drowned; and the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah, that in the place of the city
thereof, there became a great mountain; and there was a great and terrible destruction in the land
southward. But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward: for
behold, the whole face of the land was changed, because of the tempest, and the whirlwinds,
and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the exceeding great quaking of the whole earth; and
the highways were broken up, and the level roads were spoiled, and many smooth places became
rough, and many great and notable cities were sunk, and many were burned, and many were
shook till the buildings thereof had fallen to the earth, and the inhabitants thereof were slain, and
the places were left desolate; and there were some cities which remained; but the damage thereof
was exceeding great, and there were many in them which were slain; and there were some which
were carried away in the whirlwind; and whither they went, no man knoweth, save they know
that they were carried away; and thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because of
the tempests, and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the quaking of the earth. And behold,
the rocks were rent in twain; yea, they were broken up upon the face of the whole earth,
insomuch that they were found in broken fragments, and in seams, and in cracks, upon all the
face of the land.
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8:19 And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings,
and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth
did cease --for behold, they did last for about the space of three
hours; and it was said by some that the time was greater; nevertheless,
all these great and terrible things were done in about the space
of three hours; and then behold, there was darkness upon the face
of the land.
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And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the storm, and the
tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease—for behold, they did last for about the space of
three hours; and it was said by some that the time was greater; nevertheless, all these great and
terrible things were done in about the space of three hours; and then behold, there was darkness
upon the face of the land.
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8:20 And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon the
face of all the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof which
had not fallen, could feel the vapour of darkness;
8:21 and there could be no light, because of the darkness, neither
candles, neither torches; neither could there be fire kindled
with their fine and exceeding dry wood, so that there could not
be any light at all;
8:22 and there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer,
neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were
the midst of darkness which were upon the face of the land.
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And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch
that the inhabitants thereof which had not fallen, could feel the vapour of darkness; and there
could be no light, because of the darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could there be
fire kindled with their fine and exceeding dry wood, so that there could not be any light at all;
and there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the
stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of
the land.
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8:23 And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three
days, that there was no light seen; and there was great mourning,
and howling, and weeping among all the people continually; yea,
great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness
and the great destruction which had come upon them.
8:24 And in one place they were heard to cry, saying: O that we
had repented before this great and terrible day, and then would
our brethren have been spared, and they would not have been burned
in that great city Zarahemla.
8:25 And in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying:
O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and
had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out; then
would our mothers, and our fair daughters, and our children have
been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city Moronihah;
and thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.
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And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days, that there was no light
seen; and there was great mourning, and howling, and weeping among all the people continually;
yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great destruction
which had come upon them. And in one place they were heard to cry, saying: O that we had
repented before this great and terrible day, and then would our brethren have been spared, and
they would not have been burned in that great city Zarahemla. And in another place they were
heard to cry and mourn, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and
had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out; then would our mothers, and our fair
daughters, and our children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city
Moronihah; and thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.
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9:1 And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all
the inhabitants of the earth upon all the face of this land, crying,
9:2 Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants of the
whole earth, except they shall repent, for the Devil laugheth,
and his angels rejoice, because of the slain of the fair sons
and daughters of my people; and it is because of their iniquity
and abominations that they are fallen.
9:3 Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire,
and the inhabitants thereof.
9:4 And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to be sunk
in the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants to be drowned.
9:5 And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered with
earth, and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities and
their abominations from before my face, that the blood of the
prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against
them.
9:6 And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused to be sunk, and
the inhabitants thereof to be buried up in the depths of the earth;
9:7 yea, and the city Onihah, and the inhabitants thereof, and
the city of Mocum, and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of
Jerusalem, and the inhabitants thereof, and waters have I caused
to come up in the stead thereof, to hide their wickedness and
abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets
and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them.
9:8 And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah,
and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have
I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places
thereof, and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths
of the earth, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before
my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should
not come up any more unto me against them.
9:9 --And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited
by the people of the king of Jacob, have I caused to be burned
with fire, because of their sins and their wickedness, which was
above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their
secret murders and combinations: for it was they that did destroy
the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore
I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my
face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not
come up unto me any more against them.
9:10 And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and
the city of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be
burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their
wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning them which
I did send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and
their abominations;
9:11 and because they did cast them all out, that there were none
righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that
their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my
face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints which I sent
among them, might not cry unto me from the ground against them;
9:12 and many great destructions have I caused to come upon this
land, and upon this people, because of their wickedness and their
abominations.
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And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth
upon all the face of this land, crying, Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants of
the whole earth, except they shall repent, for the Devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because
of the slain of the fair sons and daughters of my people; and it is because of their iniquity and
abominations that they are fallen. Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire, and
the inhabitants thereof. And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to be sunk in the
depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof to be drowned. And behold, that great city
Moronihah have I covered with earth, and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities and
their abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not
come up any more unto me against them. And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused to be
sunk, and the inhabitants thereof to be buried up in the depths of the earth; yea, and the city
Onihah, and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Mocum, and the inhabitants thereof, and the
city of Jerusalem, and the inhabitants thereof, and waters have I caused to come up in the stead
thereof, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the
prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them. And behold, the city
of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all
these have I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof, and the
inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to hide their wickedness and
abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come
up any more unto me against them.—And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was
inhabited by the people of the king of Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire, because of
their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because
of their secret murders and combinations: for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people
and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from
before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up unto me any
more against them. And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city of Gad, and
the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because
of their wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning them which I did send to declare
unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations; and because they did cast them
all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that
their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the
prophets and the saints which I sent among them, might not cry unto me from the ground against
them; and many great destructions have I caused to come upon this land, and upon this people,
because of their wickedness and their abominations.
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9:13 O all ye that are spared, because ye were more righteous
than they! will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your
sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
9:14 Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me, ye shall
have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards
you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed
are they which cometh unto me.
9:15 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I created the
Heavens and the earth, and all things that in them is. I was with
the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the Father
in me; and in me hath the Father glorified his name.
9:16 I came unto my own, and my own received me not. And the scriptures,
concerning my coming are fulfilled.
9:17 And as many as have received me, to them have I given to
become the Sons of God; and even so will I to as many as shall
believe on my name: for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in
me is the law of Moses fulfilled.
9:18 I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end.
9:19 And ye shall offer up unto me the shedding of blood; yea,
your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for
I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings;
9:20 and ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken
heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and
with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith
in me, at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire
and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
9:21 Behold, I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto
the world, to save the world from sin;
9:22 therefore whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little
child, him will I receive; for of such is the kingdom of God.
Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up
again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth,
and be saved.
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O all ye that are spared, because ye were more righteous than they! will ye not now return
unto me, and repent of your sins, and be coverted, that I may heal you? Yea, verily I say unto
you, if ye will come unto me, ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended
towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are they which cometh
unto me. Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I created the Heavens and the earth, and all
things that in them is. I was with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the
Father in me; and in me hath the Father glorified his name. I came unto my own, and my own
received me not. And the scriptures, concerning my coming, are fulfilled. And as many as have
received me, to them have I given to become the Sons of God; and even so will I to as many as
shall believe on my name: for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in me is the law of Moses
fulfilled. I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
end. And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your
burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt
offerings; and ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And
whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and
with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me, at the time of their
conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not. Behold, I
have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin;
therefore whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive; for of such is
the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again;
therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.
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10:1 And now behold it came to pass that all the people of the
land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And after
these sayings there was a silence in the land for the space of
many hours;
10:2 for so great was the astonishment of the people that they
did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred
which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land
for the space of many hours.
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And now behold it came to pass that all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and
did witness of it. And after these sayings there was a silence in the land for the space of many
hours; for so great was the astonishment of the people that they did cease lamenting and howling
for the loss of their kindred which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land for
the space of many hours.
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10:3 And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the
people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of it, saying:
10:4 O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, which
are the descendant of Jacob; yea, which are of the house of Israel;
O ye people of the house of Israel, how oft have I gathered you
as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have nourished
you.
10:5 And again, how oft would I have gathered you, as a hen gathereth
her chickens under her wings; yea, O ye people of the house of
Israel, which have fallen; yea, ye people of the house of Israel;
ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft
would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and
ye would not.
10:6 O ye house of Israel, whom I have spared, how oft will I
gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if
ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.
10:7 But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your dwellings
shall become desolate, until the time of the fulfilling of the
covenant to your fathers.
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And it came to pass that there came a voice again unto the people, and all the people did
hear, and did witness of it, saying: O ye people of these great cities which have fallen, which are
a descendant of Jacob; yea, which are of the house of Israel; O ye people of the house of Israel,
how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and have
nourished you. And again, how oft would I have gathered you, as a hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, which have fallen; yea, ye people of the
house of Israel; ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have
gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not. O ye house of Israel, whom I
have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will
repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart. But if not, O house of Israel, the places of
your dwellings shall become desolate, until the time of the fulfilling of the
covenant to your
fathers.
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10:8 And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these
words, behold they began to weep and howl again, because of the
loss of their kindred and friends.
10:9 And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away.
And it was in the morning and the darkness dispersed from off
the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and
the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease,
and all the tumultous noises did pass away,
10:10 and the earth did cleave together again, that it stood,
and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the people
which were spared alive, did cease; and their mourning was turned
into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and the thanksgiving
unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer:
10:11 And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled, which had been
spoken by the prophets.
10:12 --And it was the more righteous part of the people which
were saved, and it was they which received the prophets, and stoned
them not; and it was they which had not shed the blood of the
saints, which were spared;
10:13 and they were spared, and were not sunk and buried up in
the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea;
and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon
and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind;
neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness.
10:14 And now whoso readeth, let him understand; he that hath
the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all
these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests,
and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to receive
them, and all these things is not unto the fulfilling of the prophecies
of many of the holy prophets.
10:15 Behold I say unto you yea, many have testified of these
things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified
of these things;
10:16 yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and
also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they testified
particular concerning us, which is the remnant of their seed.
10:17 Behold our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant
of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the
seed of Joseph? And those things which testifies of us, are they
not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought
out of Jerusalem?
10:18 And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and
fourth year, behold I will shew unto you that the people of Nephi
which were spared, and also they which had been called Lamanites,
which had been spared, did have great favors shew unto them, and
great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon
after the ascension of Christ into Heaven, he did truly manifest
himself unto them,
10:19 shewing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and
an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter. Therefore
this time I make an end of my sayings.
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And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words, behold they began
to weep and howl again, because of the loss of their kindred and friends. And it came to pass
that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed
from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend,
and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away, and the earth
did cleave together again, that it stood, and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of
the people which were spared alive, did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their
lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer: And
thus far were the scriptures fulfilled, which had been spoken by the prophets.—And it was the
more righteous part of the people which were saved, and it was they which received the
prophets, and stoned them not; and it was they which had not shed the blood of the saints,
which were spared; and they were spared, and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they
were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they
fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirl-wind; neither were
they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of darkness. And now whoso readeth, let him
understand; he that hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all these
deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the
opening of the earth to receive them, and all these things, is not unto the fulfilling of the
prophecies of many of the holy prophets. Behold I say unto you yea, many have testified of these
things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they testified of these things; yea, the
prophet Zenos did testify of these things, and also Zenock spake concerning these things,
because they testified particular concerning us, which is the remnant of their seed. Behold our
father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a
remnant of the seed of Joseph? And those things which testifies of us, are they not written upon
the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem? And it came to pass that in
the ending of the thirty and fourth year, behold I will shew unto you that the people of Nephi
which were spared, and also they which had been called Lamanites, which had been spared, did
have great favors shewn unto them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch
that soon after the ascension of Christ into Heaven, he did truly manifest himself unto them,
shewing his body unto them, and ministering unto them; and an account of his ministry shall be
given hereafter. Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.
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Chapter 11-13:24/5.
Jesus Christ sheweth himself unto the people of Nephi, as the multitude
were gathered together in the land of Bountiful, and did minister unto them;
and on this wise did he shew himself unto them.
11:1 Chapter 5 And now it came to pass that there were
a great multitude gathered together, of the people of Nephi, round
about the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were
marvelling and wondering one with another, and were shewing one
to another the great and marvellous change which had taken place;
11:2 and they were also conversing about this Jesus Christ, of
which the sign had been given, concerning his death.
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Chapter 5.
Jesus Christ sheweth himself unto the people of Nephi, as the multitude
were gathered together in the land of Bountiful, and did minister unto them;
and on this wise did he shew himself unto them.
AND now it came to pass that there were a great multitude gathered together, of the
people of Nephi, round about the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were
marvelling and wondering one with another, and were shewing one to another the great and
marvellous change which had taken place; and they were also conversing about this Jesus Christ,
of which the sign had been given, concerning his death.
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11:3 And it came to pass that while they were thus conversing
one with another, they heard a voice, as if it came out of Heaven;
and they cast there eyes round about, for they understood not
the voice which they heard; and it was not a harsh voice, neither
was it a loud voice; nevertheless, and notwithstanding it being
a small voice, it did pierce them that did hear, to the centre,
insomuch that there were no part of their frame that it did not
cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very soul, and
did cause their hearts to burn.
11:4 --And it came to pass that again they heard the voice, and
they understood it not;
11:5 and again the third time they did hear the voice, and did
open their ears to hear it; and their eyes were towards the sound
thereof; and they did look steadfastly towards Heaven, from whence
the sound came;
11:6 and behold, the third time they did understand the voice
which they heard; and it saith unto them,
11:7 Behold, my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom
I have glorified my name, hear ye him.
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And it came to pass that while they were thus conversing one with another, they heard a
voice, as if it came out of Heaven; and they cast their eyes round about, for they understood not
the voice which they heard; and it was not a harsh voice, neither was it a loud voice;
nevertheless, and notwithstanding it being a small voice, it did pierce them that did hear, to the
centre, insomuch that there were no part of their frame that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did
pierce them to the very soul, and did cause their hearts to burn.—And it came to pass that again
they heard the voice, and they understood it not; and again the third time they did hear the
voice, and did open their ears to hear it; and their eyes were towards the sound thereof; and they
did look steadfastly towards Heaven, from whence the sound came; and behold, the third time
they did understand the voice which they heard; and it saith unto them, Behold, my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name, hear ye him.
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11:8 And it came to pass as they understood, they cast their eyes
up again towards Heaven, and behold, they saw a man descending
out of Heaven: and he was clothed in a white robe, and he came
down and stood in the midst of them, and the eyes of the whole
multitude was turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths,
even one to another, and wist not what it meant: for they thought
it was an angel that had appeared unto them.
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And it came to pass as they understood, they cast their eyes up again towards Heaven,
and behold, they saw a man descending out of Heaven: and he was clothed in a white robe, and
he came down and stood in the midst of them, and the eyes of the whole multitude was turned
upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant:
for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them.
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11:9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand, and
spake unto the people, saying:
11:10 Behold I am Jesus Christ, of which the prophets testified
that should come into the world;
11:11 and behold I am the light and the life of the world, and
I have drank out of the bitter cup which the Father hath given
me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of
the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father
in all things, from the beginning.
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And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand, and spake unto the people, saying:
Behold I am Jesus Christ, of which the prophets testified that should come into the world; and
behold I am the light and the life of the world, and I have drank out of that bitter cup which the
Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in
the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things, from the beginning.
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11:12 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words,
the whole multitude fell to the earth, for they remembered that
it had been prophesied among them that Christ should shew himself
unto them after his ascension into Heaven.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words, the whole multitude fell to
the earth, for they remembered that it had been prophesied among them that Christ should shew
himself unto them after his ascension into Heaven.
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11:13 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto them saying:
11:14 Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands
into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails
in my hands, and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God
of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain
for the sins of the world.
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And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto them saying: Arise and come forth unto me,
that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my
hands, and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole
earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.
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11:15 And it came to pass that the multitude went forth, and thrust
their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the nails
in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth
one by one, until they had all gone forth, and did see with their
eyes, and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety,
and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it was written by
the prophets that should come.
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And it came to pass that the multitude went forth, and thrust their hands into his side,
and did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth
one by one, until they had all gone forth, and did see with their eyes, and did feel with their
hands, and did know of a surety, and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it was written by
the prophets that should come.
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11:16 And it came to pass that when they had all gone forth, and
had witnessed for themselves, they did cry out with one accord,
saying:
11:17 Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God! And they
did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him.
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And it came to pass that when they had all gone forth, and had witnessed for themselves,
they did cry out with one accord, saying: Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God!
And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship him.
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11:18 And it came to pass that he spake unto Nephi, (for Nephi
was among the multitude,) and he commanded him that he should
come forth.
11:19 And Nephi arose and went forth, and bowed himself before
the Lord, and he did kiss his feet.
11:20 --And the Lord commanded him that he should arise. And he
arose and stood before him.
11:21 And the Lord said unto him, I give unto you power that ye
shall baptize this people, when I am again ascended into heaven.
11:22 And again the Lord called others, and said unto them likewise;
and he gave unto them power to baptize. And he saith unto them,
On this wise shall ye baptize; and there shall be no disputations
among you.
11:23 Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins
through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on
this wise shall ye baptize them: Behold, ye shall go down and
stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.
11:24 And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say,
calling them by name, saying:
11:25 Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you
in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
11:26 And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and come forth
again out of the water.
11:27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name, for behold,
verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and
the Father and I are one.
11:28 And according as I have commanded you, thus shall ye baptize.
And there shall be no disputations among you, as there hath hitherto
been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning
the points of my doctrine, as there hath hitherto been;
11:29 for verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit
of contention, is not of me, but is of the Devil, which is the
father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to
contend with anger, one with another.
11:30 Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of
men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine,
that such things should be done away.
11:31 Behold, verily, verily I say unto you, I will declare unto
you my doctrine.
11:32 And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine which the
Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the Father, and
the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost beareth record
of the Father and me, and I bear record that the father commandeth
all men, every where to repent and believe in me;
11:33 and whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall
be saved; and they are they which shall inherit the kingdom of
God.
11:34 And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall
be damned.
11:35 --Verily, verily I say unto you, that this is my doctrine;
and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in
me, believeth in the Father also; and unto him will the Father
bear record of me; for he will visit him with fire, and with the
Holy Ghost;
11:36 and thus will the Father bear record of me: and the Holy
Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me: for the
father, and I, and the Holy Ghost, are one.
11:37 And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become as
a child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in nowise receive
these things.
11:38 And again I say unto you, Ye must repent, and be baptized
in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise
inherit the kingdom of God.
11:39 Verily, verily I say unto you, that this is my doctrine;
and whoso buildeth upon this, buildeth upon my rock; and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against them.
11:40 And whoso shall declare more or less than this, and establish
it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not built
upon my rock, but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the
gates of hell standeth open to receive such when the floods come,
and the winds beat upon them.
11:41 Therefore go forth unto this people and declare the words
which I have spoken, unto the ends of the earth.
12:1 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words
unto Nephi, and to those which had been called, (now the number
of them which had been called, and received power and authority
to baptize, were twelve,) and behold he stretched forth his hand
unto the multitude, and cried unto them saying: Blessed are ye,
if ye shall give heed unto them saying, Blessed are ye, if ye
shall give heed unto the words of these twelve which I have chosen
from among you to minister unto you, and to be your servants;
and unto them I have given power, that they may baptize you with
water; and after that ye are baptized with water, behold I will
baptize you with fire and with the Holy Ghost; therefore blessed
are ye, if ye shall believe in me, and be baptized, after that
ye have seen me, and know that I am.
12:2 And again, more blessed are they which shall believe in your
words, because that ye shall testify that ye have seen me, and
that ye know that I am. Yea, blessed are they which shall believe
in your words, and come down into the depths of humility, and
be baptized; for they shall be visited with fire and with the
Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission of their sins.
12:3 Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit, which cometh unto me,
for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
12:4 And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall
be comforted;
12:5 and blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
12:6 And blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness,
for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.
12:7 And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
12:8 And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see
God.
12:9 And blessed are all the peace-makers, for they shall be called
the children of God.
12:10 And blessed are they which are persecuted, for my namesake,
for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
12:11 And blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute,
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake,
12:12 for ye shall have great joy and be exceeding glad, for great
shall be your reward in Heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
12:13 Verily, verily I say unto you, I give unto you to be the
salt of the earth; but if the salt shall lose its savor, wherewith
shall the earth be salted? The salt shall be thenceforth good
for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot
of men.
12:14 Verily, verily I say unto you, I give unto you to be the
light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
12:15 Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel?
Nay, but on a candle-stick, and it giveth light to all that are
in the house;
12:16 therefore let your light so shine before this people, that
they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in Heaven.
12:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets.
I am not come to destroy but to fulfil:
12:18 for verily I say unto you, one jot nor one tittle hath not
passed away from the law, but in me it hath all been fulfilled.
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And it came to pass that he spake unto Nephi, (for Nephi was among the multitude,) and
he commanded him that he should come forth. And Nephi arose and went forth, and bowed
himself before the Lord, and he did kiss his feet.—And the Lord commanded him that he should
arise. And he arose and stood before him. And the Lord said unto him, I give unto you power
that ye shall baptize this people, when I am again ascended into heaven. And again the Lord
called others, and said unto them likewise; and he gave unto them power to baptize. And he saith
unto them, On this wise shall ye baptize; and there shall be no disputations among you. Verily I
say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in
my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them: Behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water,
and in my name shall ye baptize them. And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say,
calling them by name, saying: Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And then shall ye immerse
them in the water, and come forth again out of the water. And after this manner shall ye baptize
in my name, for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost
are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one. And
according as I have commanded you, thus shall ye baptize. And there shall be no disputations
among you, as there hath hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning
the points of my doctrine, as there hath hitherto been; for verily, verily I say unto you, he that
hath the spirit of contention, is not of me, but is of the Devil, which is the father of contention,
and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another. Behold, this is not
my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine,
that such things should be done away. Behold, verily, verily I say unto you, I will declare unto
you my doctrine. And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine which the Father hath given unto
me; and I bear record of the Father, and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost
beareth record of the Father and me, and I bear record that the father commandeth all men, every
where, to repent and believe in me; and whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall be
saved; and they are they which shall inherit the kingdom of God. And whoso believeth not in
me, and is not baptized, shall be damned.—Verily, verily I say unto you, that this is my doctrine;
and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in me, believeth in the Father also;
and unto him will the Father bear record of me; for he will visit him with fire, and with the Holy
Ghost; and thus will the Father bear record of me; and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him
of the Father and me: for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost, are one. And again I say unto
you, ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in
nowise receive these things. And again I say unto you, Ye must repent, and be baptized in my
name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Verily, verily
I say unto you, that this is my doctrine; and whoso buildeth upon this, buildeth upon my rock;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them. And whoso shall declare more or less than
this, and establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my rock, but
he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell standeth open to receive such, when
the floods come, and the winds beat upon them. Therefore go forth unto this people, and declare
the words which I have spoken, unto the ends of the earth. And it came to pass that when Jesus
had spoken these words unto Nephi, and to those which had been called, (now the number of
them which had been called, and received power and authority to baptize, were twelve,) and
behold he stretched forth his hand unto the multitude, and cried unto them saying, Blessed are
ye, if ye shall give heed unto the words of these twelve which I have chosen from among you to
minister unto you, and to be your servants; and unto them I have given power, that they may
baptize you with water; and after that ye are baptized with water, behold I will baptize you with
fire and with the Holy Ghost; therefore blessed are ye, if ye shall believe in me, and be baptized,
after that ye have seen me, and know that I am. And again, more blessed are they which shall
believe in your words, because that ye shall testify that ye have seen me, and that ye know that I
am. Yea, blessed are they which shall believe in your words, and come down into the depths of
humility, and be baptized; for they shall be visited with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and shall
receive a remission of their sins. Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit, which cometh unto me, for
theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be
comforted; and blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. And blessed are all they
which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. And
blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. And blessed are all the pure in heart, for
they shall see God. And blessed are all the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of
God. And blessed are they which are persecuted, for my namesake, for theirs is the kingdom of
Heaven. And blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute, and shall say all manner of
evil against you falsely, for my sake, for ye shall have great joy and be exceeding glad, for great
shall be your reward in Heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Verily, verily I say unto you, I give unto you to be the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall lose its
savor, wherewith shall the earth be salted? The salt shall be thenceforth good for nothing, but to
be cast out, and to be trodden under the foot of men. Verily, verily I say unto you, I give unto
you to be the light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Behold, do men light a
candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candle-stick, and it giveth light to all that are in
the house; therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in Heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the
prophets. I am not come to destroy but to fulfil: for verily I say unto you, one jot nor one tittle
hath not passed away from the law, but in me it hath all been fulfilled.
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19 And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall
believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled.
20 Therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep
my commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also written before you,
that thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment of God;
22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of his
judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council;
and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore, if ye shall come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest
that thy brother hath aught against thee—
24 Go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come unto
me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he
shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into prison.
26 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence until thou hast paid
the uttermost senine. And while ye are in prison can ye pay even one senine? Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Nay.
27 Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit aadultery;
28 But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath committed
adultery already in his heart.
29 Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer none of these things to enter into your
heart;
30 For it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these things, wherein ye will take up
your across, than that ye should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been written, that whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement.
32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause
of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced
committeth adultery.
33 And again it is written, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord
thine oaths;
34 But verily, verily, I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's
throne;
35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy
head, because thou canst not make one hair black or white;
37 But let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; for whatsoever cometh of more than these is
evil.
38 And behold, it is written, an aeye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;
39 But I say unto you, that ye shall not resist evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also;
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also;
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to ago a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn thou not away.
43 And behold it is written also, that thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy;
44 But behold I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise
on the evil and on the good.
46 Therefore those things which were of old time, which were under the law, in me are all
fulfilled.
47 Old things are done away, and all things have become new.
48 Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is
perfect.
1 VERILY, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that
ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
who is in heaven.
2 Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as will hypocrites
do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto
you, they have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;
4 That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself shall reward
thee openly.
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19 And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall
believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled.
20 Therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep
my commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also written before you,
that thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment of God;
22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of his
judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council;
and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore, if ye shall come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest
that thy brother hath aught against thee—
24 Go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come unto
me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he
shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into prison.
26 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence until thou hast paid
the uttermost senine. And while ye are in prison can ye pay even one senine? Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Nay.
27 Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit aadultery;
28 But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath committed
adultery already in his heart.
29 Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer none of these things to enter into your
heart;
30 For it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these things, wherein ye will take up
your across, than that ye should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been written, that whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement.
32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause
of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced
committeth adultery.
33 And again it is written, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord
thine oaths;
34 But verily, verily, I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's
throne;
35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
36 Neither shalt thou swear by the
head, because thou canst not make one hair black or white;
37 But let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay; for whatsoever cometh of more than these is
evil.
38 And behold, it is written, an aeye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;
39 But I say unto you, that ye shall not resist evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also;
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also;
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to ago a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn thou not away.
43 And behold it is written also, that thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy;
44 But behold I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise
on the evil and on the good.
46 Therefore those things which were of old time, which were under the law, in me are all
fulfilled.
47 Old things are done away, and all things have become new.
48 Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is
perfect.
1 VERILY, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that
ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
who is in heaven.
2 Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as will hypocrites
do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto
you, they have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;
4 That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself shall reward
thee openly.
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12:19 And behold I have given unto you the law and the commandments
of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent
of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart and a contrite
spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law
is fulfilled;
12:20 therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say
unto you, that except ye shall keep my commandments, which I have
commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
12:21 Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time,
and it is also written before you, that thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever kill, shall be in danger of the judgment of God.
12:22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother,
shall be in danger of his judgment. And whosoever shall say to
his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire;
12:23 therefore, if ye shall come unto me, or shall desire to
come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught against
thee,
12:24 go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to
thy brother, and then come unto me with full purpose of heart,
and I will receive you.
12:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the
way with him, lest any time he shall get thee, and thou shalt
be cast into prison.
12:26 Verily, verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come
out thence, until thou hast paid the uttermost senine. --And while
ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily, verily I
say unto you, Nay.
12:27 Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt
not commit adultery;
12:28 but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman, to
lust after her, hath committed adultery already in his heart.
12:29 Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer none
of these things to enter into your heart:
12:30 for it is better that ye should deny yourselves of these
things, wherein ye shall take up your cross, than that ye should
be cast into hell.
12:31 It hath been written, That whosoever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
12:32 Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall put
away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her
to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced,
committeth adultery.
12:33 And again it is written, Thou shalt not forswear thyself,
but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths.
12:34 But verily, verily I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither
by Heaven, for it is God's throne;
12:35 nor by the earth, for it his footstool;
12:36 neither shalt thou swear by the head, because thou canst
not make one hair black or white;
12:37 but let your communications be Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever
cometh of more than these are evil.
12:38 And behold, it is written, An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth.
12:39 But I say unto you, That ye shall not resist evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
12:40 And if any man shall sue thee at the law, and take away
thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
12:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him
twain.
12:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and to him that would borrow
of thee, turn thou not away.
12:43 And behold, it is written also, That thou shalt love thy
neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
12:44 but behold I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you and persecute you,
12:45 that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good;
12:46 therefore those things which were of old time, which were
under the law in me, are all fulfilled.
12:47 --Old things are done away, and all things have become new;
12:48 therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I your
Father which is in Heaven is perfect.
13:1 Verily, verily I say that I would that ye should do alms
unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your alms before men,
to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
which is in heaven.
13:2 Therefore, when ye shall do your alms, do not sound a trumpet
before you, as will hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I say unto you,
They have their reward.
13:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth;
13:4 that thine alms may be secret: and thy Father which seeth
in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
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And behold I have given unto you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye
shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled;
therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep my
commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also
written before you, that thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the
judgement of God. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in
danger of his judgement. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the
council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire; therefore, if ye shall
come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee, go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
unto me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you. Agree with thine adversary quickly,
while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into
prison. Verily, verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast
paid the uttermost senine.—And while ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily,
verily I say unto you, Nay. Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit
adultery; but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath
committed adultery already in his heart. Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer
none of these things to enter into your heart: for it is better that ye should deny yourselves of
these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye should be cast into hell. It hath been
written, That whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced,
committeth adultery. And again it is written, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths. But verily, verily I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven,
for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it his footstool; neither shalt thou swear by
the head,
because thou canst not make one hair black or white; but let your communication be Yea, yea;
Nay, nay: for whatsoever cometh of more than these are evil. And behold, it is written, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, That ye shall not resist evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue
thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and to him that would borrow
of thee, turn thou not away. And behold, it is written also, That thou shalt love thy neighbor, and
hate thine enemy: but behold I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you,
that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the
evil and on the good; therefore those things which were of old time, which were under the law in
me, are all fulfilled.—Old things are done away, and all things have become new; therefore I
would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Verily,
verily I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your
alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven. Therefore, when ye shall do your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as will
hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I
say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret,
himself shall reward thee openly.
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And behold I have given unto you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye
shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled;
therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep my
commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also
written before you, that thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the
judgement of God. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in
danger of his judgement. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the
council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire; therefore, if ye shall
come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee, go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
unto me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you. Agree with thine adversary quickly,
while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into
prison. Verily, verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast
paid the uttermost senine.—And while ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily,
verily I say unto you, Nay. Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit
adultery; but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath
committed adultery already in his heart. Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer
none of these things to enter into your heart: for it is better that ye should deny yourselves of
these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye should be cast into hell. It hath been
written, That whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced,
committeth adultery. And again it is written, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths. But verily, verily I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven,
for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it his footstool; neither shalt thou swear by
the head,
because thou canst not make one hair black or white; but let your communication be Yea, yea;
Nay, nay: for whatsoever cometh of more than these are evil. And behold, it is written, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, That ye shall not resist evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue
thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and to him that would borrow
of thee, turn thou not away. And behold, it is written also, That thou shalt love thy neighbor, and
hate thine enemy: but behold I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you,
that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the
evil and on the good; therefore those things which were of old time, which were under the law in
me, are all fulfilled.—Old things are done away, and all things have become new; therefore I
would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Verily,
verily I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your
alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven. Therefore, when ye shall do your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as will
hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I
say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret,
himself shall reward thee openly.
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And behold I have given unto you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye
shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart
and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled;
therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep my
commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also
written before you, that thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the
judgement of God. But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in
danger of his judgement. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the
council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire; therefore, if ye shall
come unto me, or shall desire to come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee, go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
unto me with full purpose of heart, and I will receive you. Agree with thine adversary quickly,
while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into
prison. Verily, verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast
paid the uttermost senine.—And while ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily,
verily I say unto you, Nay. Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit
adultery; but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath
committed adultery already in his heart. Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye suffer
none of these things to enter into your heart: for it is better that ye should deny yourselves of
these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye should be cast into hell. It hath been
written, That whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
Verily, verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced,
committeth adultery. And again it is written, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths. But verily, verily I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven,
for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it his footstool; neither shalt thou swear by
the head,
because thou canst not make one hair black or white; but let your communication be Yea, yea;
Nay, nay: for whatsoever cometh of more than these are evil. And behold, it is written, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, That ye shall not resist evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue
thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and to him that would borrow
of thee, turn thou not away. And behold, it is written also, That thou shalt love thy neighbor, and
hate thine enemy: but behold I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you,
that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the
evil and on the good; therefore those things which were of old time, which were under the law in
me, are all fulfilled.—Old things are done away, and all things have become new; therefore I
would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Verily,
verily I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your
alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven. Therefore, when ye shall do your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as will
hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I
say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret,
himself shall reward thee openly.
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5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not do as the hypocrites,
for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in
the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in
secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward
thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen,
for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
12 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
13 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father
will also forgive you;
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
16 Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have
their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy
face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father,
who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
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13:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not do as hypocrites: for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corner
of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily, I say unto
you, They have their reward.
13:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
13:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
13:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
13:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
13:10 Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.
13:11 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13:12 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
13:13 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
13:14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you:
13:15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses.
13:16 Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward.
13:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy
face;
13:18 that thou appear not unto men, to fast, but unto thy Father,
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not do as the hypocrites: for they love to pray
standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy
closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like
unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy will be
done in earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ever. Amen. For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they
disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have
their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou appear
not unto men, to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly.
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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not do as the hypocrites: for they love to pray
standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.
Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy
closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father,
which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like
unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy will be
done in earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ever. Amen. For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses. Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they
disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have
their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou appear
not unto men, to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly.
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13:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where
moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal:
13:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal.
13:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
13:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye
be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
13:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness!
13:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other. or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and
thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure
is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single,
thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! No man
can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to
the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Chapter 13:25,14/6.
13:25 Chapter 6 And now it came to pass that when Jesus
had spoken these words, he looked upon the twelve whom he had
chosen, and saith unto them, Remember the words which I have spoken.
For behold, ye are they which I have chosen to minister unto this
people. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?
13:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
13:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
13:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin;
13:29 and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon, in all his glory,
was not arrayed like the one of these.
13:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
to-day is, and to- morrow is cast into the oven, even so will
he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.
13:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall he be clothed?
13:32 For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things.
13:33 --But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you.
13:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the
day unto the evil thereof.
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Chapter 6.
AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he looked upon the
twelve whom he had chosen, and saith unto them, Remember the words which I have spoken.
For behold, ye are they which I have chosen to minister unto this people. Therefore I say unto
you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold
the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, That
even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like the one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe
the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, even so will he clothe
you, if ye are not of little faith. Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what
shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye
have need of all these things.—But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and
all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day
unto the evil thereof.
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14:1 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words, he turned again to the multitude, and did open his mouth
unto them again, saying, Verily, verily I say unto you, Judge
not, that ye be not judged.
14:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
14:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
14:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
14:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote of thy
brother's eye.
14:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet,
and turn again and rend you.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he turned again to the
multitude, and did open his mouth unto them again, saying, Verily, verily I say unto you, Judge
not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what
measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to
thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to
cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and
turn again and rend you.
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14:7 Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
14:8 for every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh,
findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
14:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will
he give him a stone?
14:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
14:11 If ye then being evil knoweth how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
14:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
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Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened
unto you: for every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that
knocketh, it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom, if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then being evil knoweth
how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
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14:13 Enter ye in at the straight gate; for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there
be which go in thereat:
14:14 because, straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
14:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
14:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles?
14:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
14:18 --A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a corrupt
tree bring forth good fruit.
14:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
14:20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.
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Enter ye in at the straight gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: because, straight is the gate, and narrow is
the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by
their fruits: Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.—A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is
hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know
them.
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14:21 Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
14:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils?
and in my name done many wonderful works?
14:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
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Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but
he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy
name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
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14:24 Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them, I will liken unto a wise man, which built his house upon
a rock:
14:25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
14:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his
house upon the sand:
14:27 and the rain descended. and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the
fall of it.
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Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a
wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And
every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish
man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of
it.
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Chapter 15,16/7.
15:1 Chapter 7 And now it came to pass that when Jesus
had ended these sayings, he cast his eyes round about on the multitude,
and saith unto them, Behold, ye have heard these things which
I have taught before I ascended to my Father; therefore whoso
remembereth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, him will I
raise up at the last day.
15:2 And it came to pass that when Jesus had said these words,
he perceived that there were some among them which marvelled,
and wondered what he would concerning the law of Moses: for they
understood not the saying, That old things had passed away, and
that all things had become knew.
15:3 And he saith unto them, Marvel not that I said unto you,
that old things had passed away, and that all things had become
new.
15:4 Behold I say unto you, That the law is fulfilled that was
given unto Moses.
15:5 Behold, I am he that gave the law, and I am he which covenanted
with my people Israel; therefore, the law in me is fulfilled:
for I have come to fulfil the law; therefore, it hath an end.
15:6 Behold, I do not destroy the prophets: for as many as have
not been fulfilled in me, verily, I say unto you, shall all be
fulfilled.
15:7 And because I said unto you, That old things hath passed
away, I do not destroy that which hath been spoken concerning
things which is to come.
15:8 For behold, the covenant which I have made with my people,
is not all fulfilled; but the law which was given unto Moses,
hath an end in me.
15:9 Behold, I am the law, and the light: Look unto me, and endure
to the end, and ye shall live: for unto him that endureth to the
end, will I give eternal life.
15:10 Behold, I have given unto you the commandments; therefore
keep my commandments. And this is the law and the prophets: for
they truly testified of me.
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Chapter 7.
AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he cast his eyes
round about on the multitude, and saith unto them, Behold, ye have heard the things which I
have taught before I ascended to my Father; therefore whoso remembereth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, him will I raise up at the last day. And it came to pass that when Jesus had said
these words, he perceived that there were some among them which marvelled, and wondered
wat he would concerning the law of Moses: for they understood not the saying, That old things
had passed away, and that all things had become knew. And he saith unto them, Marvel not that
I said unto you, that old things had passed away, and that all things had become new. Behold I
say unto you, That the law is fulfilled that was given unto Moses. Behold, I am he that gave the
law, and I am he which covenanted with my people Israel; therefore, the law in me is fulfilled:
for I have come to fulfil the law; therefore, it hath an end. Behold, I do not destroy the prophets:
for as many as have not been fulfilled in me, verily, I say unto you, shall all be fulfilled. And
because I said unto you, That old things hath passed away, I do not destroy that which hath been
spoken concerning things which is to come. For behold, the covenant which I have made with
my people, is not all fulfilled; but the law which was given unto Moses, hath an end in me.
Behold, I am the law, and the light: Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live: for
unto him that endureth to the end, will I give eternal life. Behold, I have given unto you the
commandments; therefore keep my commandments. And this is the law and the prophets: for
they truly testified of me.
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15 Neither at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell unto them
concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel, whom the Father hath led away out
of the land.
16 This much did the Father command me, that I should tell unto them:
17 That other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
18 And now, because of stiffneckedness and unbelief they understood not my word; therefore I
was commanded to say no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them.
19 But, verily, I say unto you that the Father hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that
ye were separated from among them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of their
iniquity that they know not of you.
20 And verily, I say unto you again that the other tribes hath the Father separated from them;
and it is because of their iniquity that they know not of them.
21 And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not
of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one
fold, and one shepherd.
22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles; for they understood
not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.
23 And they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and they understood me not
that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice—that I should not manifest myself unto
them save it were by the Holy Ghost.
24 But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are
numbered among those whom the Father hath given me.
1 AND verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land,
neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither
I have been to minister.
2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at
any time manifested myself unto them.
3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they
shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and
one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.
4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that
my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask
the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also
of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be
kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the
remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of
their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil
the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which
witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.
7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you,
O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness
of these things shall be made known unto them.
8 But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles—for notwithstanding they have
come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of
Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and
have been trodden under feet by them;
9 And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the
Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that
after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be smitten, and
to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by
them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles
shall sin against my gospel,
and shall reject the fulness of my
gospel, and shall be lifted
up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole
earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and
all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret
abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my
gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and
I will bring my gospel unto them.
12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over
you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the
knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
13 But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be
numbered among my people, O house of Israel.
14 And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them,
and tread them down, saith the Father.
15 But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer them, yea,
I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and
shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is
thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of my people,
O house of Israel.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me—that I should give unto
this people this land for their inheritance.
17 And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say:
18 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall
see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
19 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted
his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
20 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the
earth shall see the salvation of God.
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15 Neither at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I should tell unto them
concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel, whom the Father hath led away out
of the land.
16 This much did the Father command me, that I should tell unto them:
17 That other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
18 And now, because of stiffneckedness and unbelief they understood not my word; therefore I
was commanded to say no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them.
19 But, verily, I say unto you that the Father hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that
ye were separated from among them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of their
iniquity that they know not of you.
20 And verily, I say unto you again that the other tribes hath the Father separated from them;
and it is because of their iniquity that they know not of them.
21 And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not
of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one
fold, and one shepherd.
22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles; for they understood
not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching.
23 And they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and they understood me not
that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice—that I should not manifest myself unto
them save it were by the Holy Ghost.
24 But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are
numbered among those whom the Father hath given me.
1 AND verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land,
neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither
I have been to minister.
2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at
any time manifested myself unto them.
3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they
shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and
one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.
4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that
my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask
the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also
of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be
kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the
remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of
their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil
the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which
witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.
7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you,
O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness
of these things shall be made known unto them.
8 But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles—for notwithstanding they have
come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of
Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and
have been trodden under feet by them;
9 And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the
Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that
after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be smitten, and
to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by
them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles
shall sin against my gospel, [ . . . ] and shall be lifted
up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole
earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and
all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret
abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my
gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and
I will bring my gospel unto them.
12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over
you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the
knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
13 But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be
numbered among my people, O house of Israel.
14 And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them,
and tread them down, saith the Father.
15 But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer them, yea,
I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and
shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is
thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of my people,
O house of Israel.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me—that I should give unto
this people this land for their inheritance.
17 And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say:
18 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall
see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
19 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted
his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
20 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the
earth shall see the salvation of God.
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15:11 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words, he said unto those twelve whom he had chosen,
15:12 Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people,
which are a remnant of the house of Joseph.
15:13 And behold, this is the land of your inheritance; and the
Father hath given it unto you.
15:14 --And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment
that I should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem;
15:15 neither at any time hath the Father given me commandment,
that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the
house of Israel, which the Father hath led away out of the land.
15:16 --This much did the Father command me, That I should tell
unto them,
15:17 that other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them
also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall
be one fold, and one shepherd.
15:18 And now because of stiffneckedness and unbelief, they understood
not my word; therefore I was commanded to say no more of the Father
concerning this thing unto them.
15:19 But, verily, I say unto you, that the Father hath commanded
me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among
them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of their
iniquity, that they know not of you.
15:20 And verily, I say unto you again, That the other tribes
hath the father separated from them; and it is because of their
iniquity, that they know not of them.
15:21 And verily, I say unto you, That ye are they of which I
said, other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also
I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be
one fold, and one shepherd.
15:22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been
the Gentiles: for they understood not that the Gentiles should
be converted through their preaching;
15:23 and they understood me not that I said they shall hear my
voice; and they understood me not that the Gentiles should not
at any time hear my voice; that I should not manifest myself unto
them, save it were by the Holy Ghost.
15:24 But behold, ye have not heard my voice, and seen me; and
ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among them which the Father
hath given me.
16:1 And verily, verily, I say unto you, That I have other sheep,
which are not of this land; neither of the land of Jerusalem;
neither in any parts of that land round about, whither I have
been to minister.
16:2 For they of which I speak, are they which have not as yet
heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto
them.
16:3 But I have received a commandment of the Father, That I shall
go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be
numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold, and one shepherd;
therefore I go to shew myself unto them.
16:4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings, after
that I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem,
they which have seen me, and been with me in my ministry, do not
ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of
you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes which they
know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write, shall be
kept, and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through
the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed which shall
be scattered forth upon the face of the earth, because of their
unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge
of me, their Redeemer.
16:5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of
the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father
hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
16:6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in
me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witness unto them of me and
of the Father.
16:7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father,
and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the
latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness
of these things shall be made known unto them.
16:8 But Wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles:
for notwithstanding that they come forth upon the face of this
land, and have scattered my people, which are of the house of
Israel; and my people which are of the house of Israel, have been
cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by
them;
16:9 and because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles,
and also the judgments of the Father upon my people, which are
of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, That after
all this, and I have caused my people which are of the house of
Israel, to be smitten, and to be afflicted, and to be slain, and
to be cast out from among them,
16:10 and to become hated by them. And thus commandeth the Father
that I should say unto you at that day, When the Gentiles shall
sin against my Gospel, [ . . . ]
and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all
nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall
be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs,
and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and
whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all
these things and shall reject the fulness of my Gospel, behold,
saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my Gospel from among
them;
16:11 and then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto
my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my Gospel unto
them;
16:12 and I will shew unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles
shall not have power over you, but I will remember my covenant
unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the knowledge
of the fulness of my Gospel.
16:13 But if the Gentiles will repent, and return unto me, saith
the Father, behold, they shall be numbered among my people, O
house of Israel;
16:14 and I will not suffer my people, which are of the house
of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith
the Father.
16:15 But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice,
I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel,
that they shall go through among them, and shall tread them down,
and they shall be as salt that hath lost his savour, which is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of my people, O house of Israel.
16:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Thus has the Father commanded
me, that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance.
16:17 And when the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled,
which saith,
16:18 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together
shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord
shall bring again Zion.
16:19 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of
Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed
Jerusalem.
16:20 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all
the nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation
of God.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said unto those
twelve whom he had chosen, Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, which are a
remnant of the house of Joseph. And behold, this is the land of your inheritance; and the Father
hath given it unto you.—And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I
should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem; neither at any time hath the Father given me
commandment, that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel,
which the Father hath led away out of the land.—This much did the Father command me, That I
should tell unto them, that other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And now because of
stiffneckedness and unbelief, they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say
no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them. But, verily, I say unto you, that the Father
hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among them because of
their iniquity; therefore it is because of their iniquity, that they know not of you. And verily, I
say unto you again, That the other tribes hath the father separated from them; and it is because of
their iniquity, that they know not of them. And verily, I say unto you, That ye are they of which
I said, other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear
my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And they understood me not, for they
supposed it had been the Gentiles: for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted
through their preaching; and they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and
they understood me not that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice; that I should not
manifest myself unto them, save it were by the Holy Ghost. But behold, ye have both heard my
voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among them which the Father
hath given me. And verily, verily, I say unto you, That I have other sheep, which are not of this
land; neither of the land of Jerusalem; neither in any parts of that land round about, whither I
have been to minister. For they of which I speak, are they which have not as yet heard my voice;
neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them. But I have received a commandment of
the Father, That I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered
among my sheep, that there may be one fold, and one shepherd; therefore I go to shew myself
unto them. And I command you that ye shall write these sayings, after that I am gone, that if it
so be that my people at Jerusalem, they which have seen me, and been with me in my ministry,
do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost,
and also of the other tribes which they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write, shall
be kept, and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the
remnant of their seed which shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth, because of their
unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer. And then
will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which
the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel. And blessed are the Gentiles,
because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witness unto them of me and of
the Father. Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of
you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of
these things shall be made known unto them. But Wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of
the Gentiles: for notwithstanding that they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have
scattered my people, which are of the house of Israel; and my people which are of the house of
Israel, have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them; and
because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgements of the Father
upon my people, which are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, That after all this,
and I have caused my people which are of the house of Israel, to be smitten, and to be afflicted,
and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to
become a hiss and a by-word among them. And thus commandeth the Father that I should say
unto you at that day, When the Gentiles shall sin against my Gospel,
[ . . . ] and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all
the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of
mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of
secret abominations; and if they shall do all these things, and shall reject the fulness of my
Gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my Gospel from among them; and
then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I
will bring my Gospel unto them; and I will shew unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles
shall not have power over you, but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and
ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my Gospel. But if the Gentiles will repent,
and return unto me, saith the Father, behold, they shall be numbered among my people, O house
of Israel; and I will not suffer my people, which are of the house of Israel, to go through among
them, and tread them down, saith the Father. But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto
my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go
through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost his
savour, which is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot
of my people, O house of Israel. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Thus has the Father commanded
me, that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance. And when the words of the
prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which saith, Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice
together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break
forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his
people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said unto those
twelve whom he had chosen, Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, which are a
remnant of the house of Joseph. And behold, this is the land of your inheritance; and the Father
hath given it unto you.—And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I
should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem; neither at any time hath the Father given me
commandment, that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel,
which the Father hath led away out of the land.—This much did the Father command me, That I
should tell unto them, that other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And now because of
stiffneckedness and unbelief, they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say
no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them. But, verily, I say unto you, that the Father
hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among them because of
their iniquity; therefore it is because of their iniquity, that they know not of you. And verily, I
say unto you again, That the other tribes hath the father separated from them; and it is because of
their iniquity, that they know not of them. And verily, I say unto you, That ye are they of which
I said, other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear
my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And they understood me not, for they
supposed it had been the Gentiles: for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted
through their preaching; and they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and
they understood me not that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice; that I should not
manifest myself unto them, save it were by the Holy Ghost. But behold, ye have both heard my
voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among them which the Father
hath given me. And verily, verily, I say unto you, That I have other sheep, which are not of this
land; neither of the land of Jerusalem; neither in any parts of that land round about, whither I
have been to minister. For they of which I speak, are they which have not as yet heard my voice;
neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them. But I have received a commandment of
the Father, That I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered
among my sheep, that there may be one fold, and one shepherd; therefore I go to shew myself
unto them. And I command you that ye shall write these sayings, after that I am gone, that if it
so be that my people at Jerusalem, they which have seen me, and been with me in my ministry,
do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost,
and also of the other tribes which they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write, shall
be kept, and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the
remnant of their seed which shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth, because of their
unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer. And then
will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which
the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel. And blessed are the Gentiles,
because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witness unto them of me and of
the Father. Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of
you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of
these things shall be made known unto them. But Wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of
the Gentiles: for notwithstanding that they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have
scattered my people, which are of the house of Israel; and my people which are of the house of
Israel, have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them; and
because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgements of the Father
upon my people, which are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, That after all this,
and I have caused my people which are of the house of Israel, to be smitten, and to be afflicted,
and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to
become a hiss and a by-word among them. And thus commandeth the Father that I should say
unto you at that day, When the Gentiles shall sin against my Gospel,
and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all
the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of
mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of
secret abominations; and if they shall do all these things, and shall reject the fulness of my
Gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my Gospel from among them; and
then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I
will bring my Gospel unto them; and I will shew unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles
shall not have power over you, but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and
ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my Gospel. But if the Gentiles will repent,
and return unto me, saith the Father, behold, they shall be numbered among my people, O house
of Israel; and I will not suffer my people, which are of the house of Israel, to go through among
them, and tread them down, saith the Father. But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto
my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go
through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost his
savour, which is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot
of my people, O house of Israel. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Thus has the Father commanded
me, that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance. And when the words of the
prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which saith, Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice
together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break
forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his
people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he said unto those
twelve whom he had chosen, Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this people, which are a
remnant of the house of Joseph. And behold, this is the land of your inheritance; and the Father
hath given it unto you.—And not at any time hath the Father given me commandment that I
should tell it unto your brethren at Jerusalem; neither at any time hath the Father given me
commandment, that I should tell unto them concerning the other tribes of the house of Israel,
which the Father hath led away out of the land.—This much did the Father command me, That I
should tell unto them, that other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring,
and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And now because of
stiffneckedness and unbelief, they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say
no more of the Father concerning this thing unto them. But, verily, I say unto you, that the Father
hath commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from among them because of
their iniquity; therefore it is because of their iniquity, that they know not of you. And verily, I
say unto you again, That the other tribes hath the father separated from them; and it is because of
their iniquity, that they know not of them. And verily, I say unto you, That ye are they of which
I said, other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear
my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And they understood me not, for they
supposed it had been the Gentiles: for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted
through their preaching; and they understood me not that I said they shall hear my voice; and
they understood me not that the Gentiles should not at any time hear my voice; that I should not
manifest myself unto them, save it were by the Holy Ghost. But behold, ye have both heard my
voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among them which the Father
hath given me. And verily, verily, I say unto you, That I have other sheep, which are not of this
land; neither of the land of Jerusalem; neither in any parts of that land round about, whither I
have been to minister. For they of which I speak, are they which have not as yet heard my voice;
neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them. But I have received a commandment of
the Father, That I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered
among my sheep, that there may be one fold, and one shepherd; therefore I go to shew myself
unto them. And I command you that ye shall write these sayings, after that I am gone, that if it
so be that my people at Jerusalem, they which have seen me, and been with me in my ministry,
do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost,
and also of the other tribes which they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write, shall
be kept, and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the
remnant of their seed which shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth, because of their
unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer. And then
will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which
the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel. And blessed are the Gentiles,
because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witness unto them of me and of
the Father. Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of
you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of
these things shall be made known unto them. But Wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of
the Gentiles: for notwithstanding that they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have
scattered my people, which are of the house of Israel; and my people which are of the house of
Israel, have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them; and
because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgements of the Father
upon my people, which are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, That after all this,
and I have caused my people which are of the house of Israel, to be smitten, and to be afflicted,
and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to
become a hiss and a by-word among them. And thus commandeth the Father that I should say
unto you at that day, When the Gentiles shall sin against my Gospel,
and shall reject the fulness of my Gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all
the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of
mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of
secret abominations; and if they shall do all these things, and shall reject the fulness of my
Gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my Gospel from among them; and
then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I
will bring my Gospel unto them; and I will shew unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles
shall not have power over you, but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and
ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my Gospel. But if the Gentiles will repent,
and return unto me, saith the Father, behold, they shall be numbered among my people, O house
of Israel; and I will not suffer my people, which are of the house of Israel, to go through among
them, and tread them down, saith the Father. But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto
my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go
through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost his
savour, which is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot
of my people, O house of Israel. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Thus has the Father commanded
me, that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance. And when the words of the
prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which saith, Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice
together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break
forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his
people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God.
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Chapter 17,18/8.
17:1 Chapter 8 Behold, now it came to pass that when Jesus
had spoken these words, he looked round about again on the multitude,
and he saith unto them, Behold, my time is at hand.
17:2 I perceive that ye are weak, that ye cannot understand all
my words which I am commanded of the father to speak unto you
at this time;
17:3 therefore, go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon the things
which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye
may understand; and prepare your minds for the morrow, and I come
unto you again.
17:4 But now I go unto the Father, and also to shew myself unto
the lost tribes of Israel: for they are not lost unto the Father,
for he knoweth whither he hath taken them.
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Chapter 8.
BEHOLD, now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he looked
round about again on the multitude, and he saith unto them, Behold, my time is at hand. I
perceive that ye are weak, that ye cannot understand all my words which I am commanded of
the Father to speak unto you at this time; therefore, go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon the
things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may understand; and prepare
your minds for the morrow, and I come unto you again. But now I go unto the Father, and also
to shew myself unto the lost tribes of Israel: for they are not lost unto the
Father, for he knoweth
whither he hath taken them.
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17:5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast
his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were
in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him, as if they would
ask him to tarry a little while longer with them.
17:6 And he saith unto them, Behold, my bowels is filled with
compassion towards you:
17:7 Have ye any that are sick among you, bring them hither. Have
ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous,
or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted
in any manner, bring them hither, and I will heal them: for I
have compassion upon you; my bowels is filled with mercy:
17:8 for I perceive that ye desire that I should shew unto you
what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem: for I see that
your faith is sufficient, that I should heal you.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again
on the multitude, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him, as if they
would ask him to tarry a little while longer with them. And he saith unto them, Behold, my
bowels is filled with compassion towards you: Have ye any that are sick among you, bring them
hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or
that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner, bring them hither, and I will heal them: for I
have compassion upon you; my bowels is filled with mercy: for I perceive that ye desire that I
should shew unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem: for I see that your faith
is sufficient, that I should heal you.
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17:9 And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all the
multitude, with one accord, did go forth, with their sick, and
their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with
their dumb, and with all that they were afflicted in any manner;
and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto
him;
17:10 and they did all, both they which had been healed, and they
which were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and
as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch
that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
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And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did
go forth, with their sick, and their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with their
dumb, and with all they that were afflicted in any manner; and he did heal them every one as
they were brought forth unto him; and they did all, both they which had been healed, and they
which were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for
the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with
their tears.
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17:11 And it came to pass that he commanded that their little
children should be brought.
17:12 So they brought their little children and sat them down
upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst;
and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto
him.
17:13 And it came to pass that when they had all been brought,
and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded the multitude that
they should kneel down upon the ground.
17:14 And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground,
Jesus groaned within himself, and saith, Father, I am troubled
because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.
17:15 And when he had said these words, he himself also knelt
upon the earth; and beheld he prayed unto the Father; and the
things which he prayed, cannot be written, and the multitude did
bear record which heard him.
17:16 And after this manner do they bear record; the eye hath
never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvellous
things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;
17:17 and no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by
any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvellous
things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive
of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray
for us unto the Father.
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And it came to pass that he commanded that their little children should be brought. So
they brought their little children and sat them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus
stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him. And it
came to pass that when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded
the multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground. And it came to pass that when they
had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and saith, Father, I am troubled
because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel. And when he had said these
words, he himself also knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father; and the things
which he prayed, cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record which heard him. And
after this manner do they bear record; the eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before,
so great and marvellous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father; and no tongue
can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so
great and marvellous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of
the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the
Father.
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17:18 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying
unto the Father, he arose; but so great was the joy of the multitude,
that they were overcome.
17:19 And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and bade
them arise.
17:20 And they arose from the earth, and he saith unto them, Blessed
are ye because of your faith. And now behold, my joy is full.
17:21 And when he had said these words, he wept, and the multitude
bear record of it, and he took their little children, one by one,
and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.
17:22 And when he had done this he wept again,
17:23 and he spake unto the multitude, and saith unto them, Behold
your little ones.
17:24 And as they looked to behold, they cast their eyes towards
Heaven, and they saw the Heavens open, and they saw angels descending
out of heaven as it were, in the midst of fire; and they came
down and encircled those little ones about; and they were encircled
with fire; and the angels did minister unto them,
17:25 and the multitude did see and hear, and bear record; and
they know that their record is true, for they all of them did
see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number about
two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men,
women and children.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he
arose; but so great was the joy of the multitude, that they were overcome. And it came to pass
that Jesus spake unto them, and bade them arise. And they arose from the earth, and he saith
unto them, Blessed are ye because of your faith. And now behold, my joy is full. And when he
had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bear record of it, and he took their little
children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them. And when he had
done this he wept again, and he spake unto the multitude, and saith unto them, Behold your little
ones. And as they looked to behold, they cast their eyes towards Heaven, and they saw the
Heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were, in the midst of fire; and
they came down and encircled those little ones about; and they were encircled with fire; and the
angels did minister unto them, and the multitude did see and hear, and bear record; and they
know that their record is true, for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself; and
they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men,
women and children.
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18:1 And it came to pass that Jesus commanded his disciples that
they should bring forth some bread and wine unto him.
18:2 And while they were gone for the bread and wine, he commanded
the multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth.
18:3 And when the disciples had come with the bread and wine,
he took of the bread, and blessed it; and he gave unto the disciples,
and commanded that they should eat.
18:4 And when they had eat, and were filled, he commanded that
they should give unto the multitude.
18:5 And when the multitude had eaten and were filled, he saith
unto the disciples, Behold, there shall one be ordained among
you, and to him will I give power that he shall break bread, and
bless it, and give it unto the people of my church, unto all they
which shall believe and be baptized in my name.
18:6 And this shall ye always observe to do, even as I have done,
even as I have broken bread, and blessed it, and gave it unto
you.
18:7 And this shall ye do in remembrance of my holy body, which
I have shewn unto you. --And it shall be a testimony unto the
Father, that ye do always ways remember me. And if ye do always
remember me, ye shall have my spirit to be with you.
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And it came to pass that Jesus commanded his disciples that they should bring forth some
bread and wine unto him. And while they were gone for the bread and wine, he commanded the
multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth. And when the disciples had
come with the bread and wine, he took of the bread, and berak, and blessed it; and he gave unto
the disciples, and commanded that they should eat. And when they had eat, and were filled, he
commanded that they should give unto the multitude. And when the multitude had eaten and
were filled, he saith unto the disciples, Behold, there shall one be ordained among you, and to
him will I give power that he shall break bread, and bless it, and give it unto the people of my
church, unto all they which shall believe and be baptized in my name. And this shall ye always
observe to do, even as I have done, even as I have broken bread, and blessed it, and gave it unto
you. And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which I have shewn unto you.—And it
shall be a testimony unto the Father, that ye do always ways remember me. And if ye do always
remember me, ye shall have my spirit to be with you.
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18:8 And it came to pass that when he had said these words, he
commanded his disciples that they should take of the wine of the
cup, and drink of it, and that they should also give unto the
multitude, that they might drink of it.
18:9 And it came to pass that they did so, and did drink of it,
and were filled; and they gave unto the multitude, and they did
drink, and they were filled.
18:10 And when the disciples had done this, Jesus saith unto them,
Blessed are ye for this thing which ye have done, for this is
fulfilling my commandments, and this doth witness unto the Father
that ye are willing to do that which I have commanded you.
18:11 And this shall ye always do unto those who repent and are
baptized in my name; and ye shall do it in rememberance of my
blood, which I have shed for you, that ye may witness unto the
Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember
me, ye shall have my spirit to be with you.
18:12 And I give unto you a commandment that ye shall do these
things. And if ye shall always do these things, blessed are ye,
for ye are built upon my rock.
18:13 But whoso among you shall do more or less than these, are
not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation;
and when the rain descends, and the flood come, and the winds
blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell
is already open to receive them;
18:14 therefore blessed are ye if ye shall keep my commandments,
which the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you.
18:15 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always,
lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye are led away captive by
him.
18:16 And as I have prayed among you, even so shall ye pray in
my church, among my people which do repent and are baptized in
my name. Behold I am the light; I have set an example for you.
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And it came to pass that when he had said these words, he commanded his disciples that
they should take of the wine of the cup, and drink of it, and that they should also give unto the
multitude, that they might drink of it. And it came to pass that they did so, and did drink of it,
and were filled; and they gave unto the multitude, and they did drink, and they were filled. And
when the disciples had done this, Jesus saith unto them, Blessed are ye for this thing which ye
have done, for this is fulfilling my commandments, and this doth witness unto the Father that ye
are willing to do that which I have commanded you. And this shall ye always do unto those who
repent and are baptized in my name; and ye shall do it in remembrance of my blood, which I
have shed for you, that ye may witness unto the Father that ye do always remember me. And if
ye do always remember me, ye shall have my spirit to be with you. And I give unto you a
commandment that ye shall do these things. And if ye shall always do these things, blessed are
ye, for ye are built upon my rock. But whoso among you shall do more or less than these, are not
built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the
floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell is
already open to receive them; therefore blessed are ye if ye shall keep my commandments, which
the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you. Verily, verily I say unto you, ye
must watch and pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye are led away captive by
him. And as I have prayed among you, even so shall ye pray in my church, among my people
which do repent and are baptized in my name. Behold I am the light; I have
set an example for
you.
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18:17 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words
unto his disciples, he turned again unto the mnltitude, and saith
unto them,
18:18 Behold, verily, verily I say unto you, ye must watch and
pray always, lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth
to have you, that he may sift you as wheat;
18:19 therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name;
18:20 and whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which
is right, believing that ye shall receive, and behold it shall
be given unto you.
18:21 Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name,
that your wives and your children may be blessed.
18:22 And behold, ye shall meet together oft, and ye shall not
forbid any man from coming unto you when ye shall meet together,
but suffer them that they may come unto you, and forbid them not;
18:23 but ye shall pray for them, and shall not cast them out;
and if it so be that they come unto you oft, ye shall pray for
them unto the Father in my name;
18:24 therefore hold up your light, that it may shine unto the
world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up --that which
ye have seen me do. Behold ye see that I have prayed unto the
Father, and ye all have witnessed;
18:25 and ye see that I have commanded that none of you should
go away, but rather have commanded that ye should come unto me,
that ye might feel and see; even so shall ye do unto the world;
and whosoever breaketh this commandment, suffereth himself to
be lead into temptation.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words unto his disciples, he turned
again unto the multitude, and saith unto them, Behold, verily, verily I say unto you, ye must
watch and pray always, lest ye enter into temptation; for satan desireth to have you, that he may
sift you as wheat; therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; and whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, and behold it shall
be given unto you. Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and
your children may be blessed. And behold, ye shall meet together oft, and ye shall not forbid any
man from coming unto you when ye shall meet together, but suffer them that they may come
unto you, and forbid them not; but ye shall pray for them, and shall not cast them out; and if it so
be that they come unto you oft, ye shall pray for them unto the Father, in my name; therefore
hold up your light, that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold
up—that which ye have seen me do. Behold ye see that I have prayed unto the Father, and ye all
have witnessed; and ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away, but rather
have commanded that ye should come unto me, that ye might feel and see; even so shall ye do
unto the world; and whosoever breaketh this commandment, suffereth himself to
be lead into
temptation.
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18:26 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words, he turned his eyes again upon the disciples whom he had
chosen, and saith unto them,
18:27 behold, verily, verily I say unto you, I give unto you another
commandment, and then I must go unto my Father, that I may fulfil
other commandments which he hath given me.
18:28 And now behold, this is the commandment which I give unto
you, that ye shall not suffer any one knowingly, to partake of
my flesh, and blood unworthily, when ye shall minister it:
18:29 For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood unworthily,
eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul; therefore if ye know
that a man is unworthy to eat and drink of my flesh and blood,
ye shall forbid him;
18:30 nevertheless ye shall not cast him out from among you, but
ye shall minister unto him, and shall pray for him unto the Father,
in my name, and if it so be that he repenteth, and is baptized
in my name, then shall ye receive him, and shall minister unto
him of my flesh and blood;
18:31 but if he repenteth not, he shall not be numbered among
my people, that he may not destroy my people: For behold I know
my sheep, and they are numbered;
18:32 nevertheless ye shall not cast him out of your synagogues,
or your places of worship, for unto such shall ye minister; for
ye know not but what they will return and repent, and come unto
me with full purpose of heart, and I shall heal them, and ye shall
be the means of bringing salvation unto them.
18:33 Therefore keep these sayings which I have commanded you,
that ye come not under condemnation: For wo unto him whom the
Father condemneth.
18:34 And I give you these commandments, because of the disputations
which hath been among you beforetime. And blessed are ye if ye
have no disputations among you.
18:35 And now I go unto the Father, because it is expedient that
I should go unto the Father, for your sakes.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words, he turned his eyes
again upon the disciples whom he had chosen, and saith unto them, behold, verily, verily I say
unto you, I give unto you another commandment, and then I must go unto my Father, that I may
fulfil other commandments which he hath given me. And now behold, this is the commandment
which I give unto you, that ye shall not suffer any one, knowingly, to partake of my flesh, and
blood unworthily, when ye shall minister it: For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul; therefore if ye know that a man is
unworthy to eat and drink of my flesh and blood, ye shall forbid him; nevertheless ye shall not
cast him out from among you, but ye shall minister unto him, and shall pray for him unto the
Father, in my name. and if it so be that he repenteth, and is baptized in my name, then shall ye
receive him, and shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood; but if he repenteth not, he shall
not be numbered among my people, that he may not destroy my people: For behold I know my
sheep, and they are numbered; nevertheless ye shall not cast him out of your synagogues, or your
places of worship, for unto such shall ye continue to minister; for ye know not but what they will
return and repent, and come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I shall heal them, and ye
shall be the means of bringing salvation unto them. Therefore keep these sayings which I have
commanded you, that ye come not under condemnation: For wo unto him whom the Father
condemneth. And I give you these commandments, because of the disputations which hath been
among you beforetime. And blessed are ye if ye have no disputations among you. And now I go
unto the Father, because it is expedient that I should go unto the Father,
for your sakes.
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18:36 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of these
sayings, he touched with his hand the disciples whom he had chosen,
one by one, even until he had touched them all, and spake unto
them as he touched them;
18:37 and the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore
they did not bear record; but the disciples bear record that he
gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will shew unto you
hereafter that this record is true.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of these sayings, he touched with
his hand the disciples whom he had chosen, one by one, even until he had touched them all, and
spake unto them as he touched them; and the multitude heard not the words which he spake,
therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bear record that he gave them power to give
the Holy Ghost. And I will shew unto you hereafter that this record is true.
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18:38 And it came to pass that when Jesus had touched them all,
there came a cloud and overshadowed the multitude, that they could
not see Jesus.
18:39 And while they were overshadowed, he departed from them,
and ascended into Heaven. --And the disciples saw and did bear
record that he ascended again into Heaven.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had touched them all, there came a cloud and
overshadowed the multitude, that they could not see Jesus. And while they were overshadowed,
he departed from them, and ascended into Heaven.—And the disciples saw and did bear record
that he ascended again into Heaven.
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Chapter 19-21:21/9.
19:1 Chapter 9 And now it came to pass that when Jesus
had ascended into Heaven, the multitude did disperse, and every
man did take his wife and his children, and did return to his
own home.
19:2 And it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before
it was dark, that the multitude had seen Jesus, and that he had
ministered unto them, and that he would also show himself on the
morrow unto the multitude;
19:3 yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning
Jesus; and insomuch did they send forth unto the people, that
there were many, yea, an exceeding great number did labor exceedingly
all night, that they might be on the morrow in the place where
Jesus should shew himself unto the multitude.
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Chapter 9.
AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had ascended into Heaven, the multitude did
disperse, and every man did take his wife and his children, and did return to his own home. And
it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude
had seen Jesus, and that he had ministered unto them, and that he would also show himself on
the morrow unto the multitude; yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning Jesus;
and insomuch did they send forth unto the people, that there were many, yea, an exceeding great
number did labor exceedingly all that night, that they might be on the morrow in the place where
Jesus should shew himself unto the multitude.
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19:4 And it came to pass that on the morrow, when the multitude
was gathered together, behold Nephi and his brother, whom he had
raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy, and also his son,
whose name was Jonas, and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his brother,
and Kumen, and Kumenonhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon, and Jonas,
and Zedekiah, and Isaiah: Now these were the names of the disciples
whom Jesus had chosen. And it came to pass that they went forth
and stood in the midst of the multitude.
19:5 And behold, the multitude was so great, that they did cause
that they should be separated into twelve bodies.
19:6 And the twelve did teach the multitude; and behold, they
did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of
the earth, and should pray unto the Father, in the name of Jesus.
And the disciples did pray unto the Father also, in the name of
Jesus.
19:7 And it came to pass that they arose and ministered unto the
people.
19:8 And when they had ministered those same words which Jesus
had spoken --nothing varying from the words which Jesus had spoken
--behold, they knelt again, and prayed to the Father in the name
of Jesus;
19:9 and they did pray for that which they most desired; and they
desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them.
19:10 And when they had thus prayed, they went down unto the water's
edge, and the multitude followed them.
19:11 And it came to pass that Nephi went down into the water,
and was baptized.
19:12 And he baptized all they whom Jesus had chosen.
19:13 And it came to pass when they were all baptized, and had
come up out of the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them, and
they were filled with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
19:14 And behold, they were encircled about as if it were fire;
and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it,
and do bear record; and angels did come down out of heaven, and
did minister unto them.
19:15 And it came to pass that while the angels were ministering
unto the disciples, behold, Jesus came and stood in the midst,
and ministered unto them.
19:16 And it came to pass that he spake unto the multitude, and
commanded them that they should kneel down again upon the earth,
and also that his disciples should kneel down upon the earth.
19:17 And it came to pass that when they had all knelt down upon
the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should pray.
19:18 And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus,
calling him their Lord and their God.
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And it came to pass that on the morrow, when the multitude was gathered together,
behold Nephi and his brother, whom he had raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy,
and also his son, whose name was Jonas, and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his brother, and
Kumen, and Kumenonhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon, and Jonas, and Zedekiah, and Isaiah:
Now these were the names of the disciples whom Jesus had chosen. And it came to pass that
they went forth and stood in the midst of the multitude. And behold, the multitude was so great,
that they did cause that they should be separated into twelve bodies. And the twelve did teach
the multitude; and behold, they did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of
the earth, and should pray unto the Father, in the name of Jesus. And the disciples did pray unto
the Father also, in the name of Jesus. And it came to pass that they arose and ministered unto the
people. And when they had ministered those same words which Jesus had spoken—nothing
varying from the words which Jesus had spoken—behold, they knelt again, and prayed to the
Father in the name of Jesus; and they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired
that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them. And when they had thus prayed, they went
down unto the water's edge, and the multitude followed them. And it came to pass that Nephi
went down into the water, and was baptized. And he came up out of the water, and began to
baptize. And he baptized all they whom Jesus had chosen. And it came to pass when they were
all baptized, and had come up out of the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them, and they
were filled with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. And behold, they were encircled about as if it
were fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it, and do bear record;
and angels did come down out of heaven, and did minister unto them. And it came to pass that
while the angels were ministering unto the disciples, behold, Jesus came and stood in the midst,
and ministered unto them. And it came to pass that he spake unto the multitude, and
commanded them that they should kneel down again upon the earth, and also that his disciples
should kneel down upon the earth. And it came to pass that when they had all knelt down upon
the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should pray. And behold, they began to pray;
and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God.
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19:19 And it came to pass that Jesus departed out of the midst
of them, and went a little way off from them and bowed himself
to the earth, and he saith,
19:20 Father, I thank thee that thou hast given the Holy Ghost
unto these whom I have chosen; and it is because of their belief
in me, that I have chosen them out of the world.
19:21 Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto
all of them that shall believe in their words.
19:22 Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost, because they
believe in me, and thou seest that they believe in me, because
thou hearest them, and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me
because I am with them.
19:23 And now Father, I pray unto thee for them, and also for
all they which shall believe on their words, that they may believe
in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that
we may be one.
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And it came to pass that Jesus departed out of the midst of them, and went a little way
off from them and bowed himself to the earth, and he saith, Father, I thank thee that thou hast
given the Holy Ghost unto these whom I have chosen; and it is because of their belief in me, that
I have chosen them out of the world. Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto
all them that shall believe in their words. Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost, because
they believe in me, and thou seest that they believe in me, because thou hearest them, and they
pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them. And now Father, I pray unto thee
for them, and also for all they which shall believe on their words, that they may believe in me,
that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one.
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19:24 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had thus prayed unto
the Father, he came unto his disciples, and behold they did still
continue, without ceasing, to pray unto him; and they did not
multiply many words, for it was given unto them what they should
pray, and they were filled with desire.
19:25 And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them, as they did
pray unto him, and his countenance did smile upon them, and the
light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they
were as white as the countenance, and also the garments of Jesus;
and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness,
yea, even there could be nothing upon the earth so white as the
whiteness thereof.
19:26 And Jesus saith unto them, Pray on, nevertheless they did
not cease to pray.
19:27 And he turned from them again, and went a little way off,
and bowed himself to the earth; and he prayed again unto the Father,
saying:
19:28 Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified those which
I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them, and
also for them which shall believe on their words, that they may
be purified in me, through faith on their words, even as they
are purified in me.
19:29 Father, I pray not for the world, but for them which thou
hast given unto me out of the world, because of their faith, that
they may be purified in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father,
art in me, that we may be one, that I may be glorified in them.
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had thus prayed unto the Father, he came unto his
disciples, and behold they did still continue, without ceasing, to pray unto him; and they did not
multiply many words, for it was given unto them what they should pray, and they were filled
with desire. And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them, as they did pray unto him, and his
countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and
behold they were as white as the countenance, and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the
whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so
white as the whiteness thereof. And Jesus saith unto them, Pray on, nevertheless they did not
cease to pray. And he turned from them again, and went a little way off, and bowed himself to
the earth; and he prayed again unto the Father, saying: Father, I thank thee that thou hast
purified those which I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them, and also for them
which shall believe on their words, that they may be purified in me, through faith on their words,
even as they are purified in me. Father, I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast
given unto me out of the world, because of their faith, that they may be purified in me, that I
may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one, that I may be
glorified in them.
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19:30 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words,
he came again unto his disciples, and behold they did pray steadfastly,
without ceasing unto him; and he did smile upon then again; and
behold they were white, even as Jesus.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words, he came again unto his
disciples, and behold they did pray steadfastly, without ceasing unto him; and he did smile upon
then again; and behold they were white, even as Jesus.
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19:31 And it came to pass that he went again a little way off,
and prayed unto the Father;
19:32 and tongue cannot speak the words which he prayed, neither
can be written by man the words which he prayed.
19:33 And the multitude did hear, and do bear record, and their
hearts were open, and they did understand in their hearts the
words which he prayed.
19:34 Nevertheless, so great and marvellous were the words which
he prayed, that they cannot be written, neither can they be utttered
by man.
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And it came to pass that he went again a little way off, and prayed unto the Father; and
tongue cannot speak the words which he prayed, neither can be written by man the words which
he prayed. And the multitude did hear, and do bear record, and their hearts were open, and they
did understand in their hearts the words which he prayed. Nevertheless, so great and marvellous
were the words which he prayed, that they cannot be written, neither can they
be uttered by man.
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19:35 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying,
he came again to the disciples, and saith unto them, So great
faith have I never seen among all the Jews; wherefore I could
not shew unto them so great miracles, because of their unbelief.
19:36 Verily I say unto you, there are none of them that have
seen so great things as ye have seen; neither have they heard
so great things as ye have heard.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying, he came again to the
disciples, and saith unto them, So great faith have I never seen among all the Jews; wherefore I
could not shew unto them so great miracles, because of their unbelief. Verily I say unto you,
there are none of them that have seen so great things as ye have seen; neither have they heard so
great things as ye have heard.
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20:1 And it came to pass that he commanded the multitude that
they should cease to pray, and also his disciples. And he commanded
them that they should not cease to pray in their hearts.
20:2 And he commanded them that they should arise and stand up
upon their feet. And they arose up and stood upon their feet.
20:3 And it came to pass that he break bread again, and blessed
it, and gave to the disciples to eat.
20:4 And when they had eat, he commanded them that they should
break bread, and give unto the multitude.
20:5 And when they had given unto the multitude, he also gave
them wine to drink, and commanded them that they should give unto
the multitude.
20:6 Now there had been no bread, neither wine, brought by the
disciples, neither by the multitude;
20:7 but he truly gave unto them bread to eat, and also wine to
drink;
20:8 and he saith unto them, He that eateth this bread, eateth
of my body to their soul, and he that drinketh of this wine, drinketh
of my blood to their soul, and their soul shall never hunger nor
thirst, but shall be filled.
20:9 Now when the multitude had all eat and drank, behold they
were filled with the spirit, and they did cry out with one voice,
and gave glory to Jesus, whom they both saw and heard.
20:10 And it came to pass that when they had all given glory unto
Jesus, he saith unto them, Behold now I finish the commandment
which the Father hath commanded me concerning this people, which
are a remnant of the house of Israel.
20:11 Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the
words of Isaiah should be fulfilled: Behold they are written,
ye have them before you; therefore search them.
20:12 And verily, verily I say unto you, that when they shall
be fulfilled, then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the
Father hath made unto his people. O house of Israel,
20:13 and then shall the remnants which shall be scattered abroad
upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east, and
from the west, and from the south, and from the north; and they
shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath
redeemed them.
20:14 And the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto
you this land, for your inheritance.
20:15 And I say unto you, that if the Gentiles do not repent after
the blessing which they shall receive, after that they have scattered
my people,
20:16 then shall ye which are a remnant of the house of Jacob,
go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them, which
shall be many; and ye shall be among them, as a lion among the
beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of
sheep, who, if he goeth through, both treadeth down and teareth
in pieces, and none can deliver.
20:17 Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and
all thine enemies shall be cut off.
20:18 And I will gather my people together, as a man gathereth
his sheaves into the floor:
20:19 for I will make my people with whom the Father hath covenanted,
yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoops brass.
And thou shalt beat in pieces many people; and I will consecrate
their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of
the whole earth. And behold, I am he which doeth it.
20:20 And it shall come to pass, saith the Father, That the sword
of my justice shalt hang over them at that day; and except they
repent, it shall fall upon them, saith the Father, yea, even upon
all the nations of the Gentiles.
20:21 --And it shall come to pass that I will establish my people,
O house of Israel.
20:22 And behold, this people will I establish in this land, unto
the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your Father Jacob;
and it shall be a new Jerusalem. And the powers of heaven shall
be in the midst of this people; yea, even I will be in the midst
of you.
20:23 Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying: A prophet shall
the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto
me: him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto
you. And it shall come to pass that every soul which will not
hear that prophet, shall be cut off from among the people.
20:24 Verily, I say unto you, Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel.
and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have testified
of me.
20:25 And behold, ye are the children of the prophets; and ye
are of the house of Israel; and ye are of the covenant which the
Father made with your fathers, saying: Unto Abraham, and in thy
seed, shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed:
20:26 the Father having raised me up unto you first, and sent
me to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities;
and this because ye are the children of the covenant.
20:27 --And after that ye were blessed, then fulfilleth the Father
the covenant which he made with Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall
all the kindreds of the earth be blessed, unto the pouring out
of the Holy Ghost through me upon the Gentiles, which blessing
upon the Gentiles, shall make them mighty above all, unto the
scattering of my people, O house of Israel;
20:28 and they shall be scourge unto the people of this land.
Nevertheless, when they shall have received the fulness of my
Gospel, then if they shall harden their hearts against me, I will
return their iniquities upon their heads, saith the Father.
20:29 And I will remember the covenant which I have made with
my people: and I have covenanted with them, that I would gather
them together in mine own due time; that I would give unto them
again the land of their fathers, for their inheritance, which
is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them
forever, saith the Father.
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And it came to pass that he commanded the multitude that they should cease to pray, and
also his disciples. And he commanded them that they should not cease to pray in their hearts.
And he commanded them that they should arise and stand up upon their feet. And they arose up
and stood upon their feet. And it came to pass that he break bread again, and blessed it, and gave
to the disciples to eat. And when they had eat, he commanded them that they should break
bread, and give unto the multitude. And when they had given unto the multitude, he also gave
them wine to drink, and commanded them that they should give unto the multitude. Now there
had been no bread, neither wine, brought by the disciples, neither by the multitude; but he truly
gave unto them bread to eat, and also wine to drink; and he saith unto them, He that eatheth this
bread, eatheth of my body to their soul, and he that drinketh of this wine, drinketh of my blood
to their soul, and their soul shall never hunger nor thirst, but shall be filled. Now when the
multitude had all eat and drank, behold they were filled with the spirit, and they did cry out with
one voice, and gave glory to Jesus, whom they both saw and heard. And it came to pass that
when they had all given glory unto Jesus, he saith unto them, Behold now I finish the
commandment which the Father hath commanded me concerning this people, which are a
remnant of the house of Israel. Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words
of Isaiah should be fulfilled: Behold they are written, ye have them before you; therefore search
them. And verily, verily I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled, then is the fulfilling of
the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people. O house of Israel, and then shall the
remnants which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east,
and from the west, and from the south, and from the north; and they shall be brought to the
knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them. And the Father hath commanded
me that I should give unto you this land, for your inheritance. And I say unto you, that if the
Gentiles do not repent after the blessing which they shall receive, after that they have scattered
my people, then shall ye which are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye
shall be in the midst of them, which shall be many; and ye shall be among them, as a lion among
the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through,
both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Thy hand shall be lifted up upon
shine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. And I will gather my people together, as
a man gathereth his sheaves into the floor: for I will make my people with whom the Father hath
covenanted, yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoops brass. And thou shalt beat
in pieces many people; and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto
the Lord of the whole earth. And behold, I am he which doeth it. And it shall come to pass, saith
the Father, That the sword of my justice shalt hang over them at that day; and except they
repent, it shall fall upon them, saith the Father, yea, even upon all the nations of the Gentiles.—
And it shall come to pass that I will establish my people, O house of Israel. And behold, this
people will I establish in this land, unto the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your
Father Jacob; and it shall be a new Jerusalem. And the powers of heaven shall be in the midst of
this people; yea, even I will be in the midst of you. Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake,
saying: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him
shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every
soul which will not hear that prophet, shall be cut off from among the people. Verily, I say unto
you, Yea; and all the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken,
have testified of me. And behold, ye are the children of the prophets; and ye are of the house of
Israel; and ye are of the covenant which the Father made with your fathers, saying: Unto
Abraham, and in thy seed, shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed: the Father having raised
me up unto you first, and sent me to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his
iniquities; and this because ye are the children of the covenant.—And after that ye were blessed,
then fulfilleth the Father the covenant which he made with Abraham, saying: In thy seed shall all
the kindreds of the earth be blessed, unto the pouring out of the Holy Ghost through me upon
the Gentiles, which blessing upon the Gentiles, shall make them mighty above all, unto the
scattering of my people, O house of Israel; and they shall be a scourge unto the people of this
land. Nevertheless, when they shall have received the fulness of my Gospel, then if they shall
harden their hearts against me, I will return their iniquities upon their own heads, saith the Father.
And I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people: and I have covenanted
with them, that I would gather them together in mine own due time; that I would give unto them
again the land of their fathers, for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the
promised land unto them forever, saith the Father.
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20:30 And it shall come to pass that the time cometh, when the
fulness of my gospel shall be preached unto them,
20:31 and they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, and shall pray unto the Father in my name.
20:32 Then shall their watchmen lift up their voice; and with
the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to
eye.
20:33 Then will the Father gather them together again, and give
unto them Jerusalem for the land of their inheritance.
20:34 Then shall they break forth into joy --sing together, ye
waste places of Jerusalem: for the Father hath comforted his people,
he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
20:35 The Father hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all
the nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation
of the Father; and the Father and I are one.
20:36 --And then shall be brought to pass that which is writen:
Awake, awake again, and put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. the holy city: for henceforth
there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
20:37 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem:
loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive of Zion.
20:38 For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought;
and ye shall be redeemed without money.
20:39 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That my people shall know
my name; yea, in that day they shall know that I am he that doth
speak.
20:40 And then shall they say, How beautiful upon the mountains
are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings unto them, that
publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings unto them of good,
that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
20:41 And then shall a cry go forth, Depart ye, depart ye, go
ye out from thence, touch not that which is unclean; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the
Lord.
20:42 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for
the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel shall be your
reward.
20:43 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted
and extolled, and be very high.
20:44 As many were astonished at thee; (his visage was so marred
more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:)
20:45 so shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut
their mouths at him: for that which had been told them shall they
see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
20:46 Verily, verily, I say unto you, All these things shall surely
come, even as the Father hath commanded me. Then shall this covenant
which the Father hath covenanted with his people, be fulfilled;
and then shall Jerusalem be inhabited again with my people: and
it shall be the land of their inheritance.
21:1 And verily, I say unto you, I give unto you a sign, that
ye may know the time when these things shall be about to take
place, that I shall gather in from their long dispersion, my people,
O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion.
21:2 And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you
for a sign: for verily, I say unto you, That when these things
which I declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power
of the Holy Ghost, which shall be given unto you of the Father,
shall be made known unto the Gentiles, that they may know concerning
this people which are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning
this my people which shall be scattered by them;
21:3 verily, verily, I say unto you, When these things shall be
made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the
Father from them unto you:
21:4 for it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established
in this land, and be set up as a free people by the power of the
Father, that these things might come forth from them unto a remnant
of your seed, that the covenant of the Father may be fulfilled
which he hath covenanted with his people, O house of Israel;
21:5 therefore, when these works, and the works which shall be
wrought among you hereafter, shall come forth from the Gentiles
unto your seed, which shall dwindle in unbelief because of iniquity:
21:6 for thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth
from the Gentiles, that he may shew forth his power unto the Gentiles,
for this cause, that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their
hearts, that they may repent and come unto me, and be baptized
in my name, and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they
may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;
21:7 and when these things come to pass, that thy seed shall begin
to know these things, it shall be a sign unto them, that they
may know that the work of the Father hath already commenced unto
the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the people
which are of the house of Israel.
21:8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that
kings shall shut their mouths: for that which had not been told
them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they
consider.
21:9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work,
which shall be a great and a marvellous work among them; and there
shall be among them which will not believe it, although a man
shall declare it unto them.
21:10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand;
therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred
because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will shew unto them
that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the Devil.
21:11 Therefore it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not
believe in my words, which am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall
cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto
him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it
shall be done even as Moses said,) they shall be cut off from
among my people which are of the covenant;
21:12 and my people which are a remnant of Jacob, shall be among
the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them, as a lion among the beasts
of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who
if he go through, both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and
none can deliver.
21:13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and
all their enemies shall be cut off.
21:14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles, except they repent: for it
shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will
cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy
thy chariots,
21:15 and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down
all thy strong holds;
21:16 and I will cut off witchcarfts out of thy hand, and thou
shalt have no more soothsayers:
21:17 thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing
images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship
the works of thy hand;
21:18 and I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee;
so will I destroy thy cities.
21:19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings,
and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall
be done away.
21:20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that
day, whosoever will not repent and come unto my beloved Son, them
will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;
21:21 and I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as
upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
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And it shall come to pass that the time cometh, when the fulness of my gospel shall be
preached unto them, and they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and
shall pray unto the Father in my name. Then shall their watchmen lift up their voice; and with the
voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye. Then will the Father gather them
together again, and give unto them Jerusalem for the land of their inheritance. Then shall they
break forth into joy—sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Father hath comforted
his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Father hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all
the nations: and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of the Father; and the Father and
I are one.—And then shall be brought to pass that which is written: Awake, awake again, and
put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for
henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself
from the dust; arise, sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive
daughter of Zion. For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be
redeemed without money. Verily, verily, I say unto you, That my people shall know my name;
yea, in that day they shall know that I am he that doth speak. And then shall they say, How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings unto them, that
publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings unto them of good, that publisheth salvation; that
saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! And then shall a cry go forth, Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out
from thence, touch not that which is unclean; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear
the vessels of the Lord. For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go
before you; and the God of Israel shall be your rereward. Behold, my servant shall deal
prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonished at thee;
(his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:) so shall
he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had been told
them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, All these things shall surely come, even as the Father hath commanded me. Then shall
this covenant which the Father hath covenanted with his people, be fulfilled; and then shall
Jerusalem be inhabited again with my people: and it shall be the land of their inheritance. And
verily, I say unto you, I give unto you a sign, that ye may know the time when these things shall
be about to take place, that I shall gather in from their long dispersion, my people, O house of
Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion. And behold, this is the thing which I will
give unto you for a sign: for verily, I say unto you, That when these things which I declare unto
you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost,
which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles, that they
may know concerning this people which are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this
my people which shall be scattered by them; verily, verily, I say unto you, When these things
shall be made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the Father from them unto
you: for it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established in this land, and be set up as a
free people by the power of the Father, that these things might come forth from them unto a
remnant of your seed, that the covenant of the Father may be fulfilled which he hath covenanted
with his people, O house of Israel; therefore, when these works, and the works which shall be
wrought among you hereafter, shall come forth from the Gentiles unto your seed, which shall
dwindle in unbelief because of iniquity: for thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth
from the Gentiles, that he may shew forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause, that the
Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me, and be
baptized in my name, and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be numbered
among my people, O house of Israel; and when these things come to pass, that thy seed shall
begin to know these things, it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work of the
Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the
people which are of the house of Israel. And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that
kings shall shut their mouths: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that
which they had not heard shall they consider. For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a
work, which shall be a great and a marvellous work among them; and there shall be among them
which will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them. But behold, the life of my
servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred
because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will shew unto them that my wisdom is greater than
the cunning of the Devil. Therefore it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not believe in my
words, which am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles,
and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done
even as Moses said,) they shall be cut off from among my people which are of the covenant; and
my people which are a remnant of Jacob, shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them,
as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go
through, both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Their hand shall be
lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off. Yea, wo be unto the
Gentiles, except they repent: for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut
off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots, and I will cut off the
cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds; and I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy
hand, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy
standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy
hands; and I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities. And it
shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and
whoredoms, shall be done away. For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day,
whosoever will not repent and come unto my beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my
people, O house of Israel; and I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the
heathen, such as they have not heard.
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22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will
establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;
23 And they shall assist my apeople, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of
Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem.
24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon
all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.
25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.
26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when this gospel shall be
preached among the remnant of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work
of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have
been clost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.
27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father to
prepare the way whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.
28 Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father among all nations in preparing the way
whereby his people may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight,
for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.
1 AND then shall that which is written come to pass: Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear;
break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child; for more are
the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes;
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left, and thy seed shall inherit the
Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be
put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
reproach of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
5 For thy maker, thy husband, the Lord of Hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel—the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I
have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
9 For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no
more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from
thee, neither shall the covenant of my
peace be removed,
saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
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22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will
establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;
23 And they shall assist my apeople, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of
Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem.
24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon
all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.
25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.
26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when this gospel shall be
preached among the remnant of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work
of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have
been clost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.
27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father to
prepare the way whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.
28 Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father among all nations in preparing the way
whereby his people may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight,
for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.
1 AND then shall that which is written come to pass: Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear;
break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child; for more are
the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
spare not, lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes;
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left, and thy seed shall inherit the
Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be
put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
reproach of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
5 For thy maker, thy husband, the Lord of Hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel—the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy God.
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I
have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
9 For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no
more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.
10 For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from
thee, neither shall the covenant of my
people be removed,
saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
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Chapter 21:22-23:13/10.
21:22 Chapter 10 But if they will repent, and hearken unto
my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church
among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant, and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land
for their inheritance,
21:23 and they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob; and
also, as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they
may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem;
21:24 and then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered
in, which are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto
the New Jerusalem.
21:25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them;
and I also will be in the midst:
21:26 and then shall the work of the Father commence, at that
day even when this Gospel shall be preached among the remnant
of this people. Verily, I say unto you, At that day shall the
work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people;
yea, even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath
led away out of Jerusalem.
21:27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of
my people, with the Father, to prepare the way whereby they may
come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name;
21:28 yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father,
among all nations, in preparing the way whereby his people may
be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
21:29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not
go out in haste, nor go by flight: for I will go before them,
saith the Father, and I will be their rereward.
22:1 And then shall that which is written come to pass. Sing,
O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing,
and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more
are the children of the desolate than the children of the married
wife, saith the Lord.
22:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth
the curtains of thy inhabitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords.
and strengthen thy stakes;
22:3 for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left;
and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate
cities to be inhabited.
22:4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou
confounded: for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt
forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach
of thy widowhood any more.
22:5 For thy Maker, thy husband, The Lord of hosts is his name;
and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole
earth shall he be called.
22:6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved
in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith
thy God.
22:7 For a small amount have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies
will I gather thee.
22:8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but
with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the
Lord thy Redeemer.
22:9 For this, the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn
that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have
I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.
22:10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed;
but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the
covenant of my people be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy
on thee.
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Chapter 10.
BUT if they will repent, and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will
establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant, and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance, and
they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob; and also, as many of the house of Israel as shall
come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem; and then shall they
assist my people that they may be gathered in, which are scattered upon all the face of the land,
in unto the New Jerusalem. And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I
also will be in the midst: and then shall the work of the Father commence, at that day even when
this Gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily, I say unto you, At that
day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people; yea, even the
tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem. Yea, the work shall
commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father, to prepare the way whereby
they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name; yea, and then shall the
work commence, with the Father, among all nations, in preparing the way whereby his people
may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance. And they shall go out from all nations;
and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight: for I will go before them, saith the Father,
and I will be their rereward. And then shall that which is written come to pass. Sing, O barren,
thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with
child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the
Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right
hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
inhabited. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded: for thou shalt not
be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker, thy husband, The Lord of hosts is his
name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great
mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with
everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this, the waters
of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth,
so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills
be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my people
be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
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Chapter 10.
BUT if they will repent, and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will
establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant, and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance, and
they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob; and also, as many of the house of Israel as shall
come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem; and then shall they
assist my people that they may be gathered in, which are scattered upon all the face of the land,
in unto the New Jerusalem. And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I
also will be in the midst: and then shall the work of the Father commence, at that day even when
this Gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily, I say unto you, At that
day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people; yea, even the
tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem. Yea, the work shall
commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father, to prepare the way whereby
they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name; yea, and then shall the
work commence, with the Father, among all nations, in preparing the way whereby his people
may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance. And they shall go out from all nations;
and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight: for I will go before them, saith the Father,
and I will be their rereward. And then shall that which is written come to pass. Sing, O barren,
thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with
child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the
Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right
hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
inhabited. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded: for thou shalt not
be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker, thy husband, The Lord of hosts is his
name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great
mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with
everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this, the waters
of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth,
so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills
be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my people
be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
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Chapter 10.
BUT if they will repent, and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will
establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant, and be numbered
among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance, and
they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob; and also, as many of the house of Israel as shall
come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem; and then shall they
assist my people that they may be gathered in, which are scattered upon all the face of the land,
in unto the New Jerusalem. And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I
also will be in the midst: and then shall the work of the Father commence, at that day even when
this Gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily, I say unto you, At that
day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people; yea, even the
tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem. Yea, the work shall
commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father, to prepare the way whereby
they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name; yea, and then shall the
work commence, with the Father, among all nations, in preparing the way whereby his people
may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance. And they shall go out from all nations;
and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight: for I will go before them, saith the Father,
and I will be their rereward. And then shall that which is written come to pass. Sing, O barren,
thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with
child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the
Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; for thou shalt break forth on the right
hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
inhabited. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded: for thou shalt not
be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the
reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker, thy husband, The Lord of hosts is his
name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth,
when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great
mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with
everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this, the waters
of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth,
so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills
be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my people
be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
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11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted!
Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy
foundations with sapphires.
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles,
and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace
of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established; thou shalt be far from oppression
for thou shalt not fear, and from terror for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee, not by me; whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and
that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall
revile
against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants
of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
1 AND now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment
I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah.
2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people which are of the house of
Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also to the Gentiles.
3 And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the words which he
spake.
4 Therefore give heed to my words; write the things which I have told you; and according to
the time and the will of the Father they shall go forth unto the Gentiles.
5 And whosoever will hearken unto my words and repenteth and is baptized, the same shall be
saved. Search the prophets, for many there be that testify of these things.
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11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted!
Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay thy
foundations with sapphires.
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles,
and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace
of thy children.
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established; thou shalt be far from oppression
for thou shalt not fear, and from terror for it shall not come near thee.
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee, not by me; whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and
that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall
rise+8
against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants
of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
1 AND now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment
I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah.
2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people which are of the house of
Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also to the Gentiles.
3 And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the words which he
spake.
4 Therefore give heed to my words; write the things which I have told you; and according to
the time and the will of the Father they shall go forth unto the Gentiles.
5 And whosoever will hearken unto my words and repenteth and is baptized, the same shall be
saved. Search the prophets, for many there be that testify of these things.
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22:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted!
behold, I will lay the stones with fair colors, and lay thy foundations
with sapphires.
22:12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of
carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
22:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great
shall be the peace of thy children.
22:14 In righteousness thou shalt be established: thou shalt be
far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror;
for it shall not come near thee.
22:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee,
not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall
fall for thy sake.
22:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals
in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work;
and I have created the waster to destroy.
22:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and
their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
23:1 And now behold I say unto you, That ye had ought to search
these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you, that ye search
these things diligently: for great is the words of Isaiah.
23:2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my
people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs
be that he must speak also to the Gentiles.
23:3 And all things that he spake, hath been, and shall be, even
according to the words which he spake.
23:4 Therefore give heed to my words: write the things which I
have told you; and according to the time and the will of the Father,
they shall go forth unto the Gentiles.
23:5 And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth,
and is baptized, the same shall be saved. Search the prophets:
for many there be that testify of these things.
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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted! behold, I will lay thy stones
with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates,
and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. And all thy children shall be
taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be
established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee. Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee, not by me: whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. Behold, I have created the smith that
bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every
tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. And now behold I say unto
you, That ye had ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
search these things diligently: for great is the words of Isaiah. For surely he spake as touching all
things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he
must speak also to the Gentiles. And all things that he spake, hath been, and shall be, even
according to the words which he spake. Therefore give heed to my words: write the things which
I have told you; and according to the time and the will of the Father, they shall go forth unto the
Gentiles. And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth, and is baptized, the same
shall be saved. Search the prophets: for many there be that testify of these
things.
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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted! behold, I will lay thy stones
with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates,
and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. And all thy children shall be
taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be
established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee. Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee, not by me: whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. Behold, I have created the smith that
bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every
tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. And now behold I say unto
you, That ye had ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
search these things diligently: for great is the words of Isaiah. For surely he spake as touching all
things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he
must speak also to the Gentiles. And all things that he spake, hath been, and shall be, even
according to the words which he spake. Therefore give heed to my words: write the things which
I have told you; and according to the time and the will of the Father, they shall go forth unto the
Gentiles. And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth, and is baptized, the same
shall be saved. Search the prophets: for many there be that testify of these
things.
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O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted! behold, I will lay thy stones
with fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates,
and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. And all thy children shall be
taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be
established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall
not come near thee. Behold, they shall surely gather together against thee, not by me: whosoever
shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. Behold, I have created the smith that
bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have
created the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every
tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the
servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. And now behold I say unto
you, That ye had ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
search these things diligently: for great is the words of Isaiah. For surely he spake as touching all
things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he
must speak also to the Gentiles. And all things that he spake, hath been, and shall be, even
according to the words which he spake. Therefore give heed to my words: write the things which
I have told you; and according to the time and the will of the Father, they shall go forth unto the
Gentiles. And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and repenteth, and is baptized, the same
shall be saved. Search the prophets: for many there be that testify of these
things.
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23:6 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had said these words,
he saith unto them again, after he had expounded all the Scriptures
unto them which they had received, he saith unto the, Behold,
other Scriptures I would that ye should write, that ye have not.
23:7 And it came to pass that he said unto Nephi, Bring forth
the record which ye have kept.
23:8 And when Nephi had brought forth the records, and laid them
before him, he cast his eyes upon them, and saith,
23:9 Verily, I say unto you, I commanded my servant Samuel, the
Lamanite, that he should testify unto this people, that at the
day that the Father should glorify his name in me, that there
were many saints which should arise from the dead, and should
appear unto many, and should minister unto them. And he saith
unto them, Were it not so?
23:10 And his disciples answered him and said, Yea, Lord, Samuel
did prophesy according to thy words, and they were fulfilled.
23:11 And Jesus saith unto them, How be it that ye have not written
this thing, that many saints did arise and appear unto many, and
did minister unto them?
23:12 And it came to pass that Nephi remembered that this thing
had not been written.
23:13 And it came to pass that Jesus commanded that it should
be written; therefore it was written according as he commanded.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had said these words, he saith unto them again,
after he had expounded all the Scriptures unto them which they had received, he saith unto them,
Behold, other Scriptures I would that ye should write, that ye have not. And it came to pass that
he saith unto Nephi, Bring forth the record which ye have kept. And when Nephi had brought
forth the records, and laid them before him, he cast his eyes upon them, and saith, Verily, I say
unto you, I commanded my servant Samuel, the Lamanite, that he should testify unto this
people, that at the day that the Father should glorify his name in me, that there were many saints
which should arise from the dead, and should appear unto many, and should minister unto them.
And he saith unto them, Were it not so? And his disciples answered him and said, Yea, Lord,
Samuel did prophesy according to thy words, and they were all fulfilled. And Jesus saith unto
them, How be it that ye have not written this thing, that many saints did arise and appear unto
many, and did minister unto them? And it came to pass that Nephi remembered that this thing
had not been written. And it came to pass that Jesus commanded that it should be written;
therefore it was written according as he commanded.
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23:14 Chapter 11 And now it came to pass that when Jesus
had expounded all the Scriptures in one, which they had written,
he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had
expounded unto them.
24:1 And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should
write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which
he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they
were written, he expounded them. And these are the words which
he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi:
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way
before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to
his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight
in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
24:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand
when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'
soap.
24:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifyer of silver: and
he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver,
that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
24:4 --Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant
unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
24:5 And I will come near to you to judgment: and I will be a
swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers,
and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the
hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that
turn aside the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
24:6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob
are not consumed.
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AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had expounded all the Scriptures in one, which
they had written, he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had
expounded unto them. And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the
words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to
pass that after they were written, he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell
unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi: Behold, I will send my messenger, and he
shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple,
even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of
hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he
is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifyer of silver: and
he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the
Lord an offering in righteousness.—Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant
unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. And I will come near to you to
judgement: and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and
against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and
the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts. For I am
the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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24:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from
mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I
will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein
shall we return?
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Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not
kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said,
Wherein shall we return?
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24:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein
have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
24:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this
whole nation.
24:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there
may be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith the
Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.
24:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall
not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine
cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of
hosts.
24:12 And all the nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall
be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee?
In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole
nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove
me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the
devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine
cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. And all nations shall call you
blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
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24:13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. --Yet
ye say, What have we spoken against thee?
24:14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what doth it
profit that we have kept his ordinances, and that we have walked
mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
24:15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness
are set up; yea, them that tempt God are even delivered.
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Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord.—Yet ye say, What have we
spoken against thee? Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what doth it profit that we have
kept his ordinances, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts? And now we
call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, them
that tempt God are
even delivered.
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24:16 Then they that fear the Lord spake often one to another:
and the Lord hearkened, and heard: and a book of remembrance was
written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought
upon his name.
24:17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that
day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man
spareth his own son that serveth him.
24:18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and
the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth
him not.
25:1 For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and
all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble:
and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of
hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and
heard: and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and
that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I
make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then
shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God
and him that serveth him not. For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the
proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them
up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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25:2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness
arise with healings in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow
up as calves in the stall.
25:3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes
under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this,
saith the Lord of hosts.
25:4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded
unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
25:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming
of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
25:6 and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children,
and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and
smite the earth with a curse.
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But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness arise with healings in his
wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves in the stall. And ye shall tread down the
wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith
the Lord of hosts. Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in
Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgements. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the
fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the
earth with a curse.
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26:1 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things,
he expounded them unto the multitude: and he did expound all things
unto them, both great and small.
26:2 And he saith, These Scriptures which ye had not with you,
the Father commanded that I should give unto you: for it was wisdom
in him that they should be given unto future generations.
26:3 And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until
the time that he should come in his glory; yea, even all things
which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements
should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together
as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;
26:4 and even unto the great and last day, when all the people,
and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before
God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether
they be evil:
26:5 if they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life;
and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation, being on
a parallel, the one on the one hand, and the other on the other
hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness
which is in Christ, which was before the world began.
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things, he expounded them unto
the multitude: and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small. And he saith,
These Scriptures which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you:
for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations. And he did expound
all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory; yea, even all
things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with
fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth
should pass away; and even unto the great and last day, when all the people, and all kindreds,
and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be
good or whether they be evil: if they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they
be evil, to the resurrection of damnation, being on a parallel, the one on the one hand, and the
other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in
Christ, which was before the world began.
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Chapter 26:6-27:22/12.
26:6 Chapter 12 And now there cannot be written in this
book, even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly
teach unto the people;
26:7 but behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of
the things which he taught the people;
26:8 and these things have I written, which are a lesser part
of the things which he taught the people; and I have wrote them
to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people,
from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.
26:9 --And when they shall have received this, which is expedient
that they should have first, to try their faith: And if it shall
so be that they shall believe these things, then shall the greater
things be made manifest unto them.
26:10 And if it so be that they will not believe these things,
then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their
condemnation.
26:11 Behold I were about to write them all which were engraven
upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbid it, saying, I will
try the faith of my people;
26:12 therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been
commanded me of the Lord. And now I Mormon, make an end of my
sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded
me;
26:13 therefore I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly
did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that,
he did shew himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and
bless it, and gave it unto them.
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Chapter 12.
AND now there cannot be written in this book, even a hundredth part of the things which
Jesus did truly teach unto the people; but behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of
the things which he taught the people; and these things have I written, which are a lesser part of
the things which he taught the people; and I have wrote them to the intent that they may be
brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath
spoken.—And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first,
to try their faith: And if it shall so be that they shall believe these things, then shall the greater
things be made manifest unto them. And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then
shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation. Behold I were about to
write them all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbid it, saying, I
will try the faith of my people; therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been
commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to
write the things which have been commanded me; therefore I would that ye should behold that
the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that, he did shew
himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and gave it
unto them.
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26:14 And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto
the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he
did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers
great and marvellous things, even greater than he had revealed
unto the people, and loosed their tongues that they could utter.
26:15 And it came to pass that after he had ascended into Heaven
the second time that he shewed himself unto them, and gone unto
the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame,
and opened the eyes of their blind, and unstopped the ears of
the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and
raised a man from the dead, and had shewn forth his power unto
them, and had ascended unto the Father,
26:16 behold, it came to pass on the morrow, that the multitude
gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these
children; yea, even babes did open their mouths, and utter marvellous
things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden, that
there should not any man write them.
26:17 And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen,
began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as
did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of
Jesus, were filled with the Holy Ghost.
26:18 And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which
are not lawful to be written;
26:19 and they taught, and did minister one to another; and they
had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one
with another.
26:20 And it came to pass that they did do all things, even as
Jesus had commanded them.
26:21 And they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were
called the church of Christ.
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And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of
whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers
great and marvellous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people, and loosed their
tongues that they could utter. And it came to pass that after he had ascended into Heaven the
second time that he shewed himself unto them, and gone unto the Father, after having healed all
their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind, and unstopped the ears of the deaf,
and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had
shewn forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father, behold, it came to pass on
the morrow, that the multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these
children; yea, even babes did open their mouths, and utter marvellous things; and the things
which they did utter were forbidden, that there should not any man write them. And it came to
pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen, began from that time forth to baptize and to teach
as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus, were filled
with the Holy Ghost. And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful
to be written; and they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common
among them, every man dealing justly, one with another. And it came to pass that they did do all
things, even as Jesus had commanded them. And they which were baptized in the name of Jesus,
were called the church of Christ.
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27:1 And it came to pass that as the disciples of Jesus were journeying,
and were preaching the things which they had both heard and seen,
and were baptizing in the name of Jesus, it came to pass that
the disciples were gathered together, and were united in mighty
prayer and fasting.
27:2 And Jesus again shewed himself unto them: for they were praying
unto the Father, in his name; and Jesus came and stood in the
midst of them, and saith unto them, What will ye that I shall
give unto you?
27:3 And they said unto him, Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell
us the name whereby we shall call this church; for there are disputations
among the people concerning this matter.
27:4 And the Lord said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you,
why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of
this thing?
27:5 have they not read the scriptures, which saith ye must take
upon you the name of Christ, which is in my name? for by this
name shall ye be called at the last day;
27:6 and whoso taketh upon him my name, and endureth to the end,
the same shall be saved at the last day;
27:7 therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name;
therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call
upon the Father in my name, that he will bless the church for
my sake;
27:8 and how be it my church, save it be called in my name? for
if a church be called in Moses' name, then it be Moses' church:
or if it be called in the name of a man, then it be the church
of a man; but if it be called in my name, then it is my church,
if it so be that they are built upon my Gospel.
27:9 Verily, I say unto you, that ye are built upon my Gospel;
therefore ye shall call whatsoever things ye do call in my name;
therefore if ye call upon the Father, for the church, if it be
in my name, the Father will hear you;
27:10 and if it so be that the church is built upon my Gospel,
then will the Father shew forth his own works in it;
27:11 but if it be not built upon my Gospel, and is built upon
the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say
unto you, they have joy in their works for a season, and by and
by the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire,
from whence there is no return;
27:12 for their works do follow them: for it is because of their
works that they are hewn down; therefore remember the things that
I have told you.
27:13 Behold I have given unto you my Gospel, and this is the
Gospel which I have given unto you: That I came into the world
to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me;
27:14 and my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the
cross; and after that I have been lifted up upon the cross, I
might draw all men unto me; that as I have been lifted up by men,
even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before
me, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether
they be evil;
27:15 and for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore, according
to the power of the Father, I will draw all men unto me, that
they may be judged according to their works.
27:16 And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized
in my name, shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold,
him will I hold guiltless before my Father, at that day when I
shall stand to judge the world.
27:17 And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that
is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can
no more return, because of the justice of the Father;
27:18 and this is the word which he hath given unto the children
of men. And for this cause he fulfilleth the words which he hath
given, and he lieth not, but fulfilleth all his words;
27:19 and no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore
nothing entereth into his rest, save it be those who have washed
their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance
of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.
27:20 Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the
earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may
be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may
stand spotless before me at the last day.
27:21 Verily, verily I say unto you, this is my Gospel; and ye
know the things that ye must do in my church; for the works which
ye have seen me do, that shall ye also do; for the works which
ye have seen me do, even that shall ye do;
27:22 therefore if ye do these things, blessed are ye, for ye
shall be lifted up at the last day.
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And it came to pass that as the disciples of Jesus were journeying, and were preaching the
things which they had both heard and seen, and were baptizing in the name of Jesus, it came to
pass that the disciples were gathered together, and were united in mighty prayer and fasting.
And Jesus again shewed himself unto them: for they were praying unto the Father, in his name;
and Jesus came and stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, What will ye that I shall
give unto you? And they said unto him, Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us the name
whereby we shall call this church; for there are disputations among the people concerning this
matter. And the Lord said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, why is it that the people
should murmur and dispute because of this thing? have they not read the scriptures, which saith
ye must take upon you the name of Christ, which is in my name? for by this name shall ye be
called at the last day; and whoso taketh upon him my name, and endureth to the end, the same
shall be saved at the last day; therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name;
therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in my name, that
he will bless the church for my sake; and how be it my church, save it be called in my name? for
if a church be called in Moses' name, then it be Moses' church: or if it be called in the name of a
man, then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name, then it is my church, if it so be
that they are built upon my Gospel. Verily I say unto you, that ye are built upon my Gospel;
therefore ye shall call whatsoever things ye do call in my name; therefore if ye call upon the
Father, for the church, if it be in my name, the Father will hear you; and if it so be that the church
is built upon my Gospel, then will the Father shew forth his own works in it; but if it be not built
upon my Gospel, and is built upon the works of men, or upon the works of the Devil, verily I say
unto you, they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by the end cometh, and they are
hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence there is no return; for their works do follow
them: for it is because of their works that they are hewn down; therefore remember the things
that I have told you. Behold I have given unto you my Gospel, and this is the Gospel which I
have given unto you: That I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father
sent me; and my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been
lifted up upon the cross, I might draw all men unto me; that as I have been lifted up by men,
even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me, to be judged of their works,
whether they be good or whether they be evil; and for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore,
according to the power of the Father, I will draw all men unto me, that they may be judged
according to their works. And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my
name, shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my
Father, at that day when I shall stand to judge the world. And he that endureth not unto the end,
the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more
return, because of the justice of the Father; and this is the word which he hath given unto the
children of men. And for this cause he fulfilleth the words which he hath given, and he lieth not,
but fulfilleth all his words; and no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing
entereth into his rest, save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of
their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end. Now this is the
commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name,
that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before
me at the last day. Verily, verily I say unto you, this is my Gospel; and ye know the things that
ye must do in my church; for the works which ye have seen me do, that shall ye also do; for that
which ye have seen me do, even that shall ye do; therefore if ye do these things, blessed are ye,
for ye shall be lifted up at the last day.
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Chapter 27:23-29/13.
27:23 Chapter 13 Write the things which ye have seen and
heard, save it be those which are forbidden;
27:24 write the works of this people, which shall be even as hath
been written of that which hath been;
27:25 for behold, out of the books which have been written, and
which shall be written, shall this people be judged: for by them
shall their works be known unto men.
27:26 And behold, all things are written by the Father; therefore
out of the books which shall be written shall the world be judged.
27:27 And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according
to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just;
therefore what manner of men had ye ought to be? --Verily I say
unto you, Even as I am.
27:28 And now I go unto the Father. And verily I say unto you,
whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father, in my name, it shall
be given unto you;
27:29 therefore ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall
be opened unto you: for he that asketh, receiveth, and unto him
that knocketh, it shall be opened.
27:30 And now behold, my joy is great, even unto fulness, because
of you, and also this generation; yea, and even the Father rejoiceth,
and also all the holy angels, because of you and this generation:
for none of them are lost.
27:31 Behold, I would that ye should understand; for I mean them
which are now alive, of this generation; and none of them are
lost; and in them I have fulness of joy.
27:32 --But behold, it sorroweth me because of the fourth generation
from this generation, for they are led away captive by him, even
as was the son of perdition; for they will sell me for silver,
and for gold, and for that which moth doth corrupt, and which
thieves can break through and steal. And in that day will I visit
them, even in turning their works upon their own heads.
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Chapter 13.
WRITE the things which ye have seen and heard, save it be those which are forbidden;
write the works of this people, which shall be even as hath been written of that which hath been;
for behold, out of the books which have been written, and which shall be written, shall this
people be judged: for by them shall their works be known unto men. And behold, all things are
written by the Father; therefore out of the books which shall be written, shall the world be
judged. And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgement which I
shall give unto you, which shall be just; therefore what manner of men had ye ought to be?—
Verily I say unto you, Even as I am. And now I go unto the Father. And verily I say unto you,
whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father, in my name, it shall be given unto you; therefore ask,
and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for he that asketh, receiveth, and
unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened. And now behold, my joy is great, even unto fulness,
because of you, and also this generation; yea, and even the Father rejoiceth, and also all the holy
angels, because of you and this generation: for none of them are lost. Behold, I would that ye
should understand; for I mean them which are now alive, of this generation; and none of them
are lost; and in them I have fulness of joy.—But behold, it sorroweth me because of the fourth
generation from this generation, for they are led away captive by him, even as was the son of
perdition; for they will sell me for silver, and for gold, and for that which moth doth corrupt, and
which thieves can break through and steal. And in that day will I visit them, even in turning their
works upon their own heads.
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27:33 And it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings,
he saith unto his disciples, Enter ye in at the straight gate:
for straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to
life, and few there be that find it: But wide is the gate, and
broad the way which leads to death, and many there be that traveleth
therein, until the night cometh, wherein no man can work.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he saith unto his disciples,
Enter ye in at the straight gate: for straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life,
and few there be that find it: But wide is the gate, and broad the way which leads to death, and
many there be that traveleth therein, until the night cometh, wherein no man
can work.
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28:1 And it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake
unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them, What is it that
ye desire of me, after I am gone to the Father?
28:2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying, We desire
that after we have lived unto the age of man, that our ministry,
wherein thou hast called us, may have an end, that we may speedily
come unto thee, in thy kingdom.
28:3 And he saith unto them, Blessed are ye, because ye desired
this thing of me; therefore after that ye are seventy and two
years old, ye shall come unto me in my kingdom, and with me ye
shall find rest.
28:4 And when he spake unto them, he turned himself unto the three,
and said unto them, What will ye that I should do unto you, when
I am gone unto the Father?
28:5 And they sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not speak
unto him the thing which they desired.
28:6 And he saith unto them, Behold, I know your thoughts, and
ye have desired the thing which John, my beloved, which was with
me in my ministry, before that I was lifted up by the Jews, desired
of me;
28:7 therefore more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of
death, but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father,
unto the children of men, even until things shall be fulfilled,
according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory,
with the powers of heaven;
28:8 and ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I
shall come in my glory, ye shall be changed in the twinkling of
an eye, from mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be blessed
in the kingdom of my Father.
28:9 --And again, ye shall not have pain while ye shall dwell
in the flesh, neither sorrow, save it be for the sins of the world;
and all this will I do because of the thing which ye have desired
of me: for ye have desired that ye might bring souls of men unto
me, while the world shall stand;
28:10 and for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye
shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall
be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and
ye shall be even as I am; and I am even as the Father; and the
Father and I are one;
28:11 and the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me;
and the Father giveth the Holy Ghost unto the children of men
because of me.
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And it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his disciples, one by
one, saying unto them, What is it that ye desire of me, after I am gone to the Father? And they
all spake, save it were three, saying, We desire that after we have lived unto the age of man, that
our ministry, wherein thou hast called us, may have an end, that we may speedily come unto
thee, in thy kingdom. And he saith unto them, Blessed are ye, because ye desired this thing of
me; therefore after that ye are seventy and two years old, ye shall come unto me in my kingdom,
and with me ye shall find rest. And when he spake unto them, he turned himself unto the three,
and said unto them, What will ye that I should do unto you, when I am gone unto the Father?
And they sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not speak unto him the thing which they
desired. And he saith unto them, Behold, I know your thoughts, and ye have desired the thing
which John, my beloved, which was with me in my ministry, before that I was lifted up by the
Jews, desired of me; therefore more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death, but ye shall
live to behold all the doings of the Father, unto the children of men, even until all things shall be
fulfilled, according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory, with the powers of
heaven; and ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I shall come in my glory, ye shall
be changed in the twinkling of an eye, from mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be blessed
in the kingdom of my Father.—And again, ye shall not have pain while ye shall dwell in the
flesh, neither sorrow, save it be for the sins of the world; and all this will I do because of the
thing which ye have desired of me: for ye have desired that ye might bring souls of men unto me,
while the world shall stand; and for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down
in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness
of joy; and ye shall be even as I am; and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;
and the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and the Father giveth
the Holy Ghost
unto the children of men because of me.
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28:12 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words,
he touched every one of them with his finger, save it were the
three which were to tarry, and then he departed.
28:13 And behold, the heavens were opened, and they were caught
up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things.
28:14 And it was forbidden them that they should utter; neither
was it given unto them power that they could utter the things
which they saw and heard;
28:15 and whether they were in the body or out of the body, they
could not tell: for it did seem unto them like a transfiguration
of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh, into
an immortal state, that they could behold the things of God.
28:16 But it came to pass that they did again minister upon the
face of the earth; nevertheless they did not minister of the things
which they had heard and seen, because of the commandment which
was given them in heaven.
28:17 And now whether they were mortal or immortal, from the day
of their transfiguration, I know not;
28:18 but this much I know: According to the record which hath
been given, they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did
minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as
would believe in their preaching; baptizing them; and as many
as were baptized, did receive the Holy Ghost;
28:19 and they were cast into prison by them who did not belong
to the church. And the prisons could not hold them, for they were
rent in twain,
28:20 and they were cast down into the earth. But they did not
smite the earth with the word of God, insomuch that by his power
they were delivered out of the depths of the earth; and therefore
they could not dig pits sufficiently to hold them.
28:21 And thrice they were cast into the furnace, and received
no harm.
28:22 And twice were they cast into a den of wild beasts; and
behold they did play with the beasts, as a child with a sucking
lamb, and received no harm.
28:23 And it came to pass that thus they did go forth among all
the people of Nephi, and did preach the gospel of Christ unto
all people upon the face of the land: And they were converted
unto the Lord, and were united unto the church of Christ: And
thus the people of that generation were blessed, according to
the word of Jesus.
28:24 And now I, Mormon, make an end of speaking concerning these
things, for a time.
28:25 Behold, I were about to write the names of those who were
never to taste of death; but the Lord forbade, therefore I write
them not, for they are hid from the world.
28:26 But behold I have seen them, and they have ministered unto
me;
28:27 and behold they will be among the Gentiles, and the Gentiles
knoweth them not.
28:28 They will also be among the Jews, and the Jews shall know
them not.
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And it came to pass that when Jesus had spake these words, he touched every one of
them with his finger, save it were the three which were to tarry, and then he departed. And
behold, the heavens were opened, and they were caught up into heaven, and saw and heard
unspeakable things. And it was forbidden them that they should utter; neither was it given unto
them power that they could utter the things which they saw and heard; and whether they were in
the body or out of the body, they could not tell: for it did seem unto them like a transfiguration
of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh, into an immortal state, that they could
behold the things of God. But it came to pass that they did again minister upon the face of the
earth; nevertheless they did not minister of the things which they had heard and seen, because of
the commandment which was given them in heaven. And now whether they were mortal or
immortal, from the day of their transfiguration, I know not; but this much I know: According to
the record which hath been given, they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister
unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing
them; and as many as were baptized, did receive the Holy Ghost; and they were cast into prison
by them who did not belong to the church. And the prisons could not hold them, for they were
rent in twain, and they were cast down into the earth. But they did not smite the earth with the
word of God, insomuch that by his power they were delivered out of the depths of the earth; and
therefore they could not dig pits sufficiently to hold them. And thrice they were cast into a
furnace, and received no harm. And twice were they cast into a den of wild beasts; and behold
they did play with the beasts, as a child with a suckling lamb, and received no harm. And it came
to pass that thus they did go forth among all the people of Nephi, and did preach the gospel of
Christ unto all people upon the face of the land: And they were converted unto the Lord, and
were united unto the church of Christ: And thus the people of that generation were blessed,
according to the word of Jesus. And now I, Mormon, make an end of speaking concerning these
things, for a time. Behold, I were about to write the names of those who were never to taste of
death; but the Lord forbade, therefore I write them not, for they are hid from the world. But
behold I have seen them, and they have ministered unto me; and behold they will be among the
Gentiles, and the Gentiles knoweth them not. They will also be among the
Jews, and the Jews
shall know them not.
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28:29 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord seeth fit in his
wisdom, that they shall minister unto all the scattered tribes
of Israel, and unto all nations, kindred, tongues and people,
and shall bring out of them unto Jesus many souls, that their
desire may be fulfilled, and also because of the convincing power
of God which is in them,
28:30 and they are as the angels of God and if they shall pray
unto the Father in the name of Jesus they can shew themselves
unto whatsoever man it seemeth them good;
28:31 therefore great and marvellous works shall be wrought by
them, before the great and coming day, when all people must surely
stand before the judgment seat of Christ;
28:32 yea, even among the Gentiles shall there be a great and
marvellous work wrought by them, before that judgment day.
28:33 --And if ye had all the scriptures which gives an account
of all the marvellous works of Christ, ye would, according to
the words of Christ, know that these things must surely come.
28:34 --And wo be unto him that will not hearken unto the words
of Jesus, and also to them which he hath chosen and sent among
them: for whoso receiveth not the words of Jesus, and the words
of them which he hath sent, receiveth not him; and therefore he
will not receive them at the last day;
28:35 and it would be better for them of they had not been born.
For do ye suppose that ye can get rid of the justice of an offended
God, who hath been trampled under feet of men, that thereby salvation
might come?
28:36 And now behold, as I spake concerning them whom the Lord
had chosen, yea, even three which were caught up into the Heavens,
that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality:
28:37 --But behold, since I wrote, I have inquired of the Lord,
and he hath made it manifest unto me, that there must needs be
a change wrought upon their bodies, or else it needs be that they
must taste of death;
28:38 therefore that they might not taste of death, there was
a change wrought upon their bodies, that they might not suffer
pain nor sorrow, save it were for the sins of the world.
28:39 Now this change was not equal to that which should take
place at the last day, but there was a change wrought upon them,
insomuch that Satan could have no power over them, that he could
not tempt them, and they were sanctified in the flesh, that they
were holy, and that the powers of the earth could not hold them;
28:40 and in this state they were to remain until the judgment
day of Christ; and at that day they were to receive a greater
change, and to be received into the kingdom of the Father, to
go no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in the Heavens.
29:1 And now behold, I say unto you, that when the Lord shall
see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the
Gentiles, according to his word, then ye may know that the covenant
which the Father hath made with the children of Israel, concerning
their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already
beginning to be fulfilled;
29:2 and ye may know that the words of the Lord, which have been
spoken by the holy prophets, shall be fulfilled; and ye need not
say that the Lord delays his coming unto the children of Israel;
29:3 and ye need not imagine in your hearts, that the words which
have been spoken are vain, for behold, the Lord will remember
his covenant which he hath made unto his people of the house of
Israel.
29:4 And when ye shall see these sayings coming forth among you,
then ye need not any longer spurn at the doings of the Lord, for
the sword of his justice is in his right hand, and behold at that
day, if ye shall spurn at his doings, he will cause it that it
shall soon overtake you.
29:5 Wo unto him that spurneth at the doings of the Lord; yea,
wo unto him that shall deny the Christ, and his works;
29:6 yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord,
and that shall say, the Lord no longer worketh by revelation,
or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or
by the power of the Holy Ghost;
29:7 yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, that there
can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ, for to get gain; for
he that doeth this, shall become like unto the son of perdition,
for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ.
29:8 Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make
game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel,
for behold the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he
will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn;
29:9 therefore ye need not suppose that ye can turn the right
hand of the Lord unto the left, that he may not execute judgment
unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the
house of Israel.
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And it shall come to pass, when the Lord seeth fit in his wisdom, that they shall minister
unto all the scattered tribes of Israel, and unto all nations, kindred, tongues and people, and shall
bring out of them unto Jesus many souls, that their desire may be fulfilled, and also because of
the convincing power of God which is in them; and they are as the angels of God and if they
shall pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus they can shew themselves unto whatsoever man it
seemeth them good; therefore great and marvellous works shall be wrought by them, before the
great and coming day, when all people must surely stand before the judgement seat of Christ;
yea, even among the Gentiles shall there be a great and marvellous work wrought by them, before
that judgement day.—And if ye had all the scriptures which gives an account of all the
marvellous works of Christ, ye would, according to the words of Christ, know that these things
must surely come.—And wo be unto him that will not hearken unto the words of Jesus, and also
to them which he hath chosen and sent among them: for whoso receiveth not the words of Jesus,
and the words of them which he hath sent, receiveth not him; and therefore he will not receive
them at the last day; and it would be better for them if they had not been born. For do ye
suppose that ye can get rid of the justice of an offended God, who hath been trampled under
feet of men, that thereby salvation might come? And now behold, as I spake concerning them
whom the Lord had chosen, yea, even three which were caught up into the Heavens, that I knew
not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality:—But behold, since I wrote, I
have inquired of the Lord, and he hath made it manifest unto me, that there must needs be a
change wrought upon their bodies, or else it needs be that they must taste of death; therefore that
they might not taste of death, there was a change wrought upon their bodies, that they might not
suffer pain nor sorrow, save it were for the sins of the world. Now this change was not equal to
that which should take place at the last day, but there was a change wrought upon them,
insomuch that satan could have no power over them, that he could not tempt them, and they
were sanctified in the flesh, that they were holy, and that the powers of the earth could not hold
them; and in this state they were to remain until the judgement day of Christ; and at that day
they were to receive a greater change, and to be received into the kingdom of the Father, to go
no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in the Heavens. And now behold, I say unto you,
that when the Lord shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the Gentiles,
according to his word, then ye may know that the covenant which the Father hath made with the
children of Israel, concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already
beginning to be fulfilled; and ye may know that the words of the Lord, which have been spoken
by the holy prophets, shall all be fulfilled; and ye need not say that the Lord delays his coming
unto the children of Israel; and ye need not imagine in your hearts, that the words which have
been spoken are vain, for behold, the Lord will remember his covenant which he hath made unto
his people of the house of Israel. And when ye shall see these sayings coming forth among you,
then ye need not any longer spurn at the doings of the Lord, for the sword of his justice is in his
right hand, and behold at that day, if ye shall spurn at his doings, he will cause it that it shall
soon overtake you. Wo unto him that spurneth at the doings of the Lord; yea, wo unto him that
shall deny the Christ and his works; yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord,
and that shall say, the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by
tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, and wo unto him that shall say
at that day, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ, for to get gain; for he that
doeth this, shall become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according
to the word of Christ. Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the
Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel, for behold the Lord remembereth his
covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn; therefore
ye need not suppose that ye can turn the right hand of the Lord unto the left, that he may not
execute judgement unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto
the house of
Israel.
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Chapter 30/14.
30:1 Chapter 14 Hearken, O ye Gentiles, and hear the words
of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, which he hath commanded
me that I should speak concerning you: for behold he commandeth
me that I should write, saying,
30:2 Turn all ye Gentiles from your wicked ways, and repent of
your evil doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of your whoredoms,
and of your secret abominations and your idolatries, and of your
murders, and your priestcrafts, and your envyings, and your strifes,
and from all your wickedness and abominations, and come unto me,
and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission mission
of your sins, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be
numbered with my people, which are of the house of Israel.
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Chapter 14.
HEARKEN, O ye Gentiles, and hear the words of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living
God, which he hath commanded me that I should speak concerning you: for behold he
commandeth me that I should write, saying, Turn all ye Gentiles from your wicked ways, and
repent of your evil doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of your whoredoms, and of your
secret abominations and your idolatries, and of your murders, and your priestcrafts, and your
envyings, and your strifes, and from all your wickedness and abominations, and come unto me,
and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission mission of your sins, and be filled
with the Holy Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people, which are of the
house of Israel.
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