"If it were"

1. Job 21: 4
     4 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
2. Isa. 10: 15
     15 ^aShall the axe ^bboast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that ^cshaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.
3. Lam. 2: 6
     6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and ^asabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
4. Matt. 24: 24
     24 For there shall arise ^afalse ^bChrists, and ^cfalse prophets, and shall shew great ^dsigns and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall ^edeceive the very ^felect.
5. Mark 6: 56
     56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
6. Mark 13: 22
     22 For ^afalse Christs and ^bfalse prophets shall rise, and shall shew ^csigns and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
7. Mark 14: 35
     35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
8. John 14: 2
     2 In my Father’s ^ahouse are many ^bmansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
9. Acts 18: 14
     14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or ^awicked ^blewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
10. Acts 20: 16
      16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he ^ahasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of ^bPentecost.
11. Acts 27: 39
      39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain ^acreek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
12. 1 Ne. 17: 45
      45 Ye are ^aswift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an ^bangel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were ^cpast feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.
13. 2 Ne. 20: 15
      15 Shall the ^aax boast itself against him that heweth therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself as if it were no wood!
14. 2 Ne. 27: 13
      13 And there is ^anone other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of God, to bear testimony of his word unto the children of men; for the Lord God hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were ^bfrom the dead.
15. Enos 1: 14
      14 For at the present our strugglings were ^avain in restoring them to the true faith. And they swore in their wrath that, if it were possible, they would ^bdestroy our records and us, and also all the traditions of our fathers.
16. Mosiah 3: 16
      16 And even if it were possible that little ^achildren could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are ^bblessed; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so the blood of Christ ^catoneth for their sins.
17. Mosiah 23: 8
      8 Nevertheless, if it ^awere possible that ye could always have just men to be your ^bkings it would be well for you to have a king.
18. Mosiah 29: 13
      13 Therefore, ^aif it were possible that you could have ^bjust men to be your kings, who would establish the ^claws of God, and judge this people according to his commandments, yea, if ye could have men for your kings who would do even as my father ^dBenjamin did for this people—I say unto you, if this could always be the case then it would be expedient that ye should always have kings to rule over you.
19. Alma 1: 17, 33
      17 Nevertheless, they durst not ^alie, if it were known, for fear of the law, for liars were punished; therefore they pretended to preach according to their belief; and now the law could have no power on any man for ^bhis belief.
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      33 And it came to pass that by thus exercising the law upon them, every man suffering according to that which he had done, they became more still, and durst not commit any wickedness if it were known; therefore, there was much peace among the people of Nephi until the fifth year of the reign of the judges.
20. Alma 2: 4
      4 Therefore, if it were possible that Amlici should gain the voice of the people, he, being a wicked man, would ^adeprive them of their rights and privileges of the church; for it was his intent to destroy the church of God.
21. Alma 9: 19
      19 For he will not suffer you that ye shall live in your iniquities, to ^adestroy his people. I say unto you, Nay; he would rather suffer that the Lamanites might destroy all his people who are called the people of Nephi, if it were possible that they could ^bfall into sins and transgressions, after having had so much light and so much knowledge given unto them of the Lord their God;
22. Alma 10: 22
      22 Yea, and I say unto you that if it were not for the ^aprayers of the righteous, who are now in the land, that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction; yet it would not be by ^bflood, as were the people in the days of ^cNoah, but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the ^dsword.
23. Alma 12: 26
      26 And now behold, if it were possible that our first parents could have gone forth and partaken of the ^atree of life they would have been forever miserable, having no preparatory state; and thus the ^bplan of redemption would have been frustrated, and the word of God would have been void, taking none effect.
24. Alma 17: 9, 22
      9 And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness, and they fasted much and ^aprayed much that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit to go with them, and abide with them, that they might be an ^binstrument in the hands of God to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth, to the knowledge of the baseness of the ^ctraditions of their fathers, which were not correct.
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      22 And the king inquired of Ammon if it were his desire to dwell in the land among the Lamanites, or among his people.
25. Alma 18: 21
      21 And now, ^aif thou wilt tell me concerning these things, whatsoever thou desirest I will give unto thee; and if it were needed, I would guard thee with my armies; but I know that thou art more powerful than all they; nevertheless, whatsoever thou desirest of me I will grant it unto thee.
26. Alma 21: 22
      22 And he also declared unto them that they might have the ^aliberty of worshiping the Lord their God according to their desires, in whatsoever place they were in, if it were in the land which was under the reign of king Lamoni.
27. Alma 39: 7
      7 And now, my son, I would to God that ye had not been ^aguilty of so great a crime. I would not dwell upon your crimes, to harrow up your soul, if it were not for your good.
28. Alma 42: 11
      11 And now remember, my son, if it were not for the plan of redemption, (laying it aside) as soon as they were dead their souls were ^amiserable, being cut off from the presence of the Lord.
29. Alma 48: 14
      14 Now the Nephites were taught to defend themselves against their enemies, even to the shedding of blood if it were necessary; yea, and they were also taught ^anever to give an offense, yea, and never to raise the sword except it were against an enemy, except it were to preserve their lives.
30. Alma 52: 16
      16 And it came to pass that Teancum had received orders to make an attack upon the city of Mulek, and retake it if it were possible.
31. Alma 56: 29
      29 And the Lamanites, thus seeing our forces increase daily, and provisions arrive for our support, they began to be fearful, and began to sally forth, if it were possible to put an end to our receiving provisions and strength.
32. Alma 61: 12
      12 We would subject ourselves to the ^ayoke of bondage if it were requisite with the justice of God, or if he should command us so to do.
33. Hel. 5: 29, 31, 33, 46
      29 And it came to pass that there came a ^avoice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my ^bservants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.
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      31 And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse—
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      33 And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which ^acannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.
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      46 And it came to pass that there came a voice unto them, yea, a pleasant voice, as if it were a whisper, saying:
34. Hel. 13: 13
      13 But blessed are they who will repent, for them will I spare. But behold, if it were not for the righteous who are in this great city, behold, I would cause that ^afire should come down out of heaven and ^bdestroy it.
35. Hel. 14: 4
      4 Therefore, there shall be one ^aday and a night and a day, as if it were one day and there were no night; and this shall be unto you for a sign; for ye shall know of the rising of the sun and also of its setting; therefore they shall know of a surety that there shall be two days and a night; nevertheless the night shall not be darkened; and it shall be the night before he is ^bborn.
36. 3 Ne. 19: 14
      14 And behold, they were ^aencircled about as if it were by fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did witness it, and did bear record; and angels did come down out of heaven and did minister unto them.
37. D&C 2: 3
      3 If it were not so, the whole ^aearth would be utterly wasted at his coming.
38. D&C 5: 7
      7 Behold, if they will not ^abelieve my words, they would not believe you, my servant Joseph, if it were possible that you should show them all these things which I have committed unto you.
39. D&C 8: 4
      4 Therefore this is thy ^agift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall ^bdeliver you out of the hands of your ^cenemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.
40. D&C 10: 49
      49 Now, this is not all—their faith in their prayers was that this gospel should be made known also, if it were possible that other nations should possess this land;
41. JS-H 1: 39
      39 He also quoted the next verse differently: And he shall plant in the hearts of the ^achildren the ^bpromises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers. If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.