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CHAPTER 26Jesus expounds all things from the beginning to the end—Babes and children utter marvelous things which cannot be written—Those in the Church of Christ have all things in common among them. [A.D. 34] |
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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.
2 And he saith: aThese 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.
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2a
EI Mal. chapters 3 and 4 quoted in 3 Ne. chapters 24 and 25
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3 And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the
atime that he should come in his
bglory—yea, even all things which should come upon
the face of the earth, even until the celements should melt
with fervent heat, and the earth should be dwrapt together
as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;
4 And even unto the agreat and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall bstand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil— 5 If they be good, to the aresurrection 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 bjustice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was cbefore the world began.
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3a
TG
Day of the Lord b Ps. 72:19; TG Jesus Christ, Glory of c Amos 9:13; 2 Pet. 3:10, 12; Morm. 9:2; TG Earth, Cleansing of; TG Earth, Destiny of; TG World, end of d Morm. 5:23 4a Mal. 4:5; Hel. 12:25; 3 Ne. 28:31 b Mosiah 16:10 (1-2, 10-11); TG Judgment, The Last 5a Dan. 12:2 b TG God, Justice of; TG Justice c 3 Ne. 1:14; Ether 3:14; TG Man, Antemortal Existence of
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6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a
ahundredth parta of
the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;
7 But behold the aplates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people. 8 And these things have I written, which are a alesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, bfrom the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.
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6a
John 21:25;
W of M 1:5;
3 Ne. 5:8-11; Ether 15:33 7a Jarom 1:14; 4 Ne. 1:19 8a 3 Ne. 28:33; D&C 11:22 b 3 Ne. 21:5-6
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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 agreater things
be made manifest unto them.
10 And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the agreater things be bwithheld from them, unto their condemnation. 11 Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord aforbade it, saying: I will btry the faith of my people.
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9a
John 16:12;
2 Ne. 27:8 (7-11, 21); Morm. 8:12; Ether 4:8 (4-10) 10a Ether 4:7 (1-8) b 2 Ne. 28:27; Alma 12:10 (9-11); D&C 6:26-27 11a 3 Ne. 26:18 b Ether 12:6
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12 Therefore I, aMormon, do write the things which
have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, bMormon,
make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been
commanded me.
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 ashow himself unto them oft, and did break bbread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.
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12a
3 Ne. 28:24 b W of M 1:1-2 13a John 21:14; 3 Ne. 27:2 b 3 Ne. 18:1; 3 Ne. 20:3-9; TG Bread; TG Sacrament
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14 And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the
achildren of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he
did bloose their ctongues, and they did
speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had
revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.
15 And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having ahealed 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 bdead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father—
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14a
Luke 10:21;
Alma 32:23;
3 Ne. 17:11; D&C 128:18 b D&C 23:3 c 3 Ne. 19:32; 3 Ne. 28:14, 16 15a 3 Ne. 17:9; TG Administration to the Sick; TG Healing b TG Death, Power over
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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
ababes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things;
and the things which they did utter were bforbidden that
there should not any man write them.
17 And it came to pass that the adisciples whom Jesus had chosen began bfrom that time forth to cbaptize 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.
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16a
Matt. 11:25 b 3 Ne. 27:23 17a 3 Ne. 19:4-12; 4 Ne. 1:14 b Ether 12:31 c 4 Ne. 1:1
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18 And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are
anot lawful to be written.
19 And they taught, and did aminister one to another; and they had ball things ccommon among them, every man dealing justly, one with another.
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18a
3 Ne. 26:11 19a TG Benevolence b 4 Ne. 1:3, 25-26 c TG Consecration
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20 And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus
had commanded them.
21 And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the achurch of Christ.
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21a
Mosiah 18:17;
Alma 4:5 (4-5);
TG
Church
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