2
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms outof her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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10
And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her outof mine hand.
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And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up outof the land of Egypt.
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17
For I will take away the names of Baalim outof her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
18
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle outof the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them outof mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
3
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind outof the floor, and as the smoke outof the chimney.
16
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,
gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom
go forth of his chamber, and the bride outof her closet.
7
Behold, I will raise them outof the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
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16
The Lord also shall roar outof Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lordwill be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
4
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry outof his den, if he have taken nothing?
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12
Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh outof the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
11
I have overthrown someof you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked outof the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.
4
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs outof the flock, and the calves outof the midst of the stall;
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10
And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones outof the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.
7
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I brought up Israel outof the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
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15
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up outof their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
5
So Jonah went outof the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
10
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth outof the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yetoutof thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses outof the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
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12
And I will cut off witchcrafts outof thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
13
Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images outof the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
14
And I will pluck up thy groves outof the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
2
The good man is perished outof the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
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15
According to the days of thy coming outof the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
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17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move outof their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
11
There is one come outof thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.
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14
And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: outof the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
4
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns comingoutof his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
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13
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head outof the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
11
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away outof the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
5
According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came outof Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
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16
Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vesselsoutof the press, there were but twenty.
2
And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked outof the fire?
12
And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lordof hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up outof his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord:
23
Thus saith the Lordof hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold outof all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
7
And I will take away his blood outof his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
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11
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners outof the pit wherein is no water.
4
Outof him came forth the corner, outof him the nail, outof him the battle bow, outof him every oppressor together.
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10
I will bring them again also outof the land of Egypt, and gather them outof Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
6
For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour’s hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and outof their hand I will not deliver them.
2
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lordof hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols outof the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass outof the land.
8
But ye are departed outof the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lordof hosts.
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12
The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, outof the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lordof hosts.
6
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for outof thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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15
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Outof Egypt have I called my son.
16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway outof the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
28
¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming outof the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
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34
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart outof their coasts.
1
The same day went Jesus outof the house, and sat by the sea side.
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41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather outof his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
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52
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth outof his treasure things new and old.
13
¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot outof the cities.
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29
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down outof the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh outof the mouth, this defileth a man.
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18
But those things which proceed outof the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19
For outof the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came outof the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice outof the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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18
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed outof him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
16
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Outof the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17
¶ And he left them, and went outof the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
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39
And they caught him, and cast himoutof the vineyard, and slew him.
15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come outof him, those are they that defile the man.
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20
And he said, That which cometh outof the man, that defileth the man.
21
For from within, outof the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
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26
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil outof her daughter.
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29
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone outof thy daughter.
23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him outof the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
7
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came outof the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
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25
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come outof him, and enter no more into him.
26
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came outof him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
26
And they were astonished outof measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
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46
¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went outof Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
21
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming outof the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
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46
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn outof a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, outof the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded outof his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
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29
And rose up, and thrust him outof the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
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35
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come outof him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came outof him, and hurt him not.
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38
¶ And he arose outof
the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s
mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
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41
And devils also came outof many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone outof them, and were washing their nets.
3
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people outof the ship.
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17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come outof every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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36
¶ And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was takenoutof the new agreeth not with the old.
17
¶ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people outof all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
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19
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue outof him, and healed them all.
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42
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam outof thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
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45
A good man outof the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man outof the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
2
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, outof whom went seven devils,
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4
¶ And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him outof every city, he spake by a parable:
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12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word outof their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
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27
And when he went forth to land, there met him outof the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
• • •
29
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come outof
the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with
chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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33
Then went the devils outof the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
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35
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, outof whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
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38
Now the man outof whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
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46
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone outof me.
24
When the unclean spirit is gone outof a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
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54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something outof his mouth, that they might accuse him.
24
For as the lightning, that lighteneth outof the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
• • •
29
But the same day that Lot went outof Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
22
And he saith unto him, Outof thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
26
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming outof the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
15
And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all outof the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
30
Then they went outof the city, and came unto him.
• • •
47
When he heard that Jesus was come outof Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
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54
This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come outof Judaea into Galilee.
22
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for
the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was
Christ, he should be put outof the synagogue.
17
The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus outof his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
• • •
34
The people answered him, We have heard outof the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
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42
¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put outof the synagogue:
1
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart outof this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
19
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you outof the world, therefore the world hateth you.
2
Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple,
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord outof the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, outof every nation under heaven.
• • •
17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour outof
my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall
dream dreams:
16
There came also a multitude outof
the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them
which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
3
And said unto him, Get thee outof thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
4
Then came he outof the land of
the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father
was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
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10
And delivered him outof all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
• • •
40
Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us outof the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
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58
And cast himoutof the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
7
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came outof many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
• • •
39
And when they were come up outof the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
11
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me outof the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
• • •
17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him outof the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
17
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them outof it.
• • •
42
And when the Jews were gone outof the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
• • •
50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them outof their coasts.
19
¶ And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew himoutof the city, supposing he had been dead.
13
And on the sabbath we went outof the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
• • •
18
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come outof her. And he came out the same hour.
• • •
27
And the keeper of the prison awaking outof his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
• • •
39
And they came and besought them, and brought themout, and desired them to depart outof the city.
40
And they went outof the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
12
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or
aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went outof them.
• • •
16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled outof that house naked and wounded.
• • •
33
And they drew Alexander outof
the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned
with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
5
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way;
and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we wereoutof the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
• • •
28
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men
every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and
further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy
place.
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30
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him outof the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
29
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors outof the stern, and wished for the day.
30
And as the shipmen were about to flee outof the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors outof the foreship,
3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper outof the heat, and fastened on his hand.
• • •
21
And they said unto him, We neither received letters outof Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
• • •
23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both outof the law of Moses, and outof the prophets, from morning till evening.
24
For if thou wert cut outof
the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to
nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the
natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
• • •
26
And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come outof Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
10
Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go outof the world.
8
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed outof measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
• • •
16
And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again outof Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
4
For outof much affliction and anguish of
heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved,
but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
6
For God, who commanded the light to shine outof darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether outof the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
3
And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or outof the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
11
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but outofthem all the Lord delivered me.
2
Preach the word; be instant in season, outof season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• • •
17
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered outof the mouth of the lion.
5
And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come outof the loins of Abraham:
• • •
14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang outof Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
9
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them outof the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
34
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, outof weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you outof darkness into his marvellous light:
10
Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating
against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth
he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and
casteth themoutof the church.
5
I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people outof the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
• • •
23
And others save with fear, pulling themoutof the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and outof his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
5
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
candlestick outof his place, except thou repent.
5
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name outof the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
• • •
12
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down outof heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
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16
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee outof my mouth.
5
And outof the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
7
And he came and took the book outof the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
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9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and
to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to
God by thy blood outof every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came outof great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
2
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke outof the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3
And there came outof the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
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17
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and outof their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
18
By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued outof their mouths.
10
And I took the little book outof the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
5
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth outof their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
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7
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth outof the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
1
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up outof the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
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11
And I beheld another beast coming up outof the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
15
And another angel came outof
the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud,
Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap;
for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
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17
And another angel came outof the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
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20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came outof the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
6
And the seven angels came outof the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
1
And I heard a great voice outof the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
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7
And I heard another outof the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
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13
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs comeoutof the mouth of the dragon, and outof the mouth of the beast, and outof the mouth of the false prophet.
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17
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice outof the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
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21
And there fell upon men a great hail outof heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
8
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend outof
the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the
earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come outof her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5
And a voice came outof the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
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15
And outof his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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21
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded outof his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
7
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed outof his prison,
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9
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God outof heaven, and devoured them.
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12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the bookof life: and the dead were judged outof those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God outof heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3
And I heard a great voice outof heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
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10
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and
shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending outof heaven from God,
1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding outof the throne of God and of the Lamb.
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19
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part outof the book of life, and outof the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
11
Now this he spake because of the stiffneckedness of
Laman and Lemuel; for behold they did murmur in many things against
their father, because he was a visionary man, and had led them outof the land of Jerusalem, to leave the land of
their inheritance, and their gold, and their silver, and their precious
things, to perish in the wilderness. And this they said he had done
because of the foolish imaginations of his heart.
14
But Laman fled outof
his presence, and told the things which Laban had done, unto us. And
we began to be exceedingly sorrowful, and my brethren were about to
return unto my father in the wilderness.
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18
For behold, they have rejected the words of the prophets. Wherefore, if my father should dwell in the land after he hath been commanded to flee outof the land, behold, he would also perish. Wherefore, it must needs be that he flee outof the land.
2
Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our fathers came through, outof captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.
5
But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which things I do rejoice; yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons outof the hands of Laban, and bring them down again unto us in the wilderness.
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8
And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them outof the hands of Laban, and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.
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15
And they were also led outof captivity and outof the land of Egypt, by that same God who had preserved them.
11
Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us outof the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record?
• • •
14
For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth
soon to strive with them; for behold, they have rejected the prophets,
and Jeremiah have they cast into prison. And they have sought to take
away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven him outof the land.
3
That after they should be destroyed, even that great city Jerusalem, and
many be carried away captive into Babylon, according to the own due
time of the Lord, they should return again, yea, even be brought back outof captivity; and after they should be brought back outof captivity they should possess again the land of their inheritance.
7
And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after
thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted,
thou shalt also behold a man descending outof heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.
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27
And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down outof heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.
13
And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth outof captivity, upon the many waters.
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16
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth outof captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.
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19
And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone outof captivity were delivered by the power of God outof the hands of all other nations.
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23
And he said: Behold it proceedeth outof the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.
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29
And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth outof captivity, thou seest—because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken outof the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God—because of these things which are taken away outof the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.
30
Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth outof captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of
the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that
the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have
for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.
23
Wherefore, the things which he shall write are just and true; and behold
they are written in the book which thou beheld proceeding outof the mouth of the Jew; and at the time they proceeded outof the mouth of the Jew, or, at the time the book proceeded outof the mouth of the Jew, the things which were written were plain and pure, and most precious and easy to the understanding of all men.
35
And there is a place prepared, yea, even that awful hell of which I have spoken, and the devil is the preparator of it; wherefore the final state of the souls of men is to dwell in the kingdom of God, or to be cast out because of that justice of which I have spoken.
23
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make outof wood a bow, and outof
a straight stick, an arrow; wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and
an arrow, with a sling and with stones. And I said unto my father:
Whither shall I go to obtain food?
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35
And it came to pass that the daughters of Ishmael did mourn exceedingly, because of the loss of their father, and because of their afflictions in the wilderness; and they did murmur against my father, because he had brought them outof the land of
Jerusalem, saying: Our father is dead; yea, and we have wandered much
in the wilderness, and we have suffered much affliction, hunger, thirst,
and fatigue; and after all these sufferings we must perish in the
wilderness with hunger.
14
Yea, and the Lord said also that: After ye have arrived in the promised
land, ye shall know that I, the Lord, am God; and that I, the Lord, did
deliver you from destruction; yea, that I did bring you outof the land of Jerusalem.
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16
And it came to pass that I did make tools of the ore which I did molten outof the rock.
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20
And thou art like unto our father, led away by the foolish imaginations of his heart; yea, he hath led us outof the land of
Jerusalem, and we have wandered in the wilderness for these many years;
and our women have toiled, being big with child; and they have borne
children in the wilderness and suffered all things, save it were death;
and it would have been better that they had died before they came outof Jerusalem than to have suffered these afflictions.
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23
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake unto them, saying: Do ye believe that our fathers, who were the children of Israel, would have been led away outof the hands of the Egyptians if they had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord?
24
Yea, do ye suppose that they would have been led outof bondage, if the Lord had not commanded Moses that he should lead them outof bondage?
25
Now ye know that the children of Israel were
in bondage; and ye know that they were laden with tasks, which were
grievous to be borne; wherefore, ye know that it must needs be a good
thing for them, that they should be brought outof bondage.
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32
And after they had crossed the river Jordan he did make them mighty unto the driving outof the children of the land, yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.
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40
And he loveth those who will have him to be their God. Behold, he loved
our fathers, and he covenanted with them, yea, even Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob; and he remembered the covenants which he had made; wherefore, he
did bring them outof the land of Egypt.
18
Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried outof
this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be
brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast
with sorrow into a watery grave.
10
And the God of our fathers, who were led outof Egypt, outof bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.
1
Hearken and hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth outof the waters of Judah, or outof the waters of baptism, who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, yet they swear not in truth nor in righteousness.
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3
Behold, I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth outof my mouth, and I showed them. I did show them suddenly.
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21
And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow outof the rock for them; he clave the rock also and the waters gushed out.
1
And again: Hearken, O ye house of Israel, all ye that are broken off and are driven out because of the wickedness of the pastors of my people; yea, all ye that are broken off, that are scattered abroad, who are of my people, O house of Israel. Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken ye people from far; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
12
Wherefore, he will bring them again outof captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; and they shall be brought outof obscurity and outof darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.
1
And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end of
teaching my brethren, our father, Lehi, also spake many things unto
them, and rehearsed unto them, how great things the Lord had done for
them in bringing them outof the land of Jerusalem.
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3
And he also spake unto them concerning the land of promise, which they had obtained—how merciful the Lord had been in warning us that we should flee outof the land of Jerusalem.
• • •
5
But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a land of
promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the
Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led outof other countries by the hand of the Lord.
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9
Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise, that inasmuch as those whom the Lord God shall bring outof the land of Jerusalem shall keep his commandments, they shall prosper upon the face of
this land; and they shall be kept from all other nations, that they may
possess this land unto themselves. And if it so be that they shall
keep his commandments they shall be blessed upon the face of this land, and there shall be none to molest them, nor to take away the land of their inheritance; and they shall dwell safely forever.
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23
Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound, and come forth outof obscurity, and arise from the dust.
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30
And now, Zoram, I speak unto you: Behold, thou art the servant of Laban; nevertheless, thou hast been brought outof the land of Jerusalem, and I know that thou art a true friend unto my son, Nephi, forever.
3
And now, Joseph, my last-born, whom I have brought outof the wilderness of mine afflictions, may the Lord bless thee forever, for thy seed shall not utterly be destroyed.
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5
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord, that outof the fruit of his loins the Lord God would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power, unto the bringing of them outof darkness unto light—yea, outof hidden darkness and outof captivity unto freedom.
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7
Yea, Joseph truly said: Thus saith the Lord unto me: A choice seer will I raise up outof the fruit of thy loins; and he shall be esteemed highly among the fruit of thy loins. And unto him will I give commandment that he shall do a work for the fruit of thy loins, his brethren, which shall be of great worth unto them, even to the bringing of them to the knowledge of the covenants which I have made with thy fathers.
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10
And Moses will I raise up, to deliver thy people outof the land of Egypt.
11
But a seer will I raise up outof the fruit of thy loins; and unto him will I give power to bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins—and not to the bringing forth my word only, saith the Lord, but to the convincing them of my word, which shall have already gone forth among them.
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13
And outof weakness
he shall be made strong, in that day when my work shall commence among
all my people, unto the restoring thee, O house of Israel, saith the Lord.
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21
Because of their faith their words shall proceed forth outof my mouth unto their brethren who are the fruit of thy loins; and the weakness of their words will I make strong in their faith, unto the remembering of my covenant which I made unto thy fathers.
31
O Lord, wilt thou redeem my soul? Wilt thou deliver me outof the hands of mine enemies? Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?
22
Thus saith thy Lord, the Lord and thy God pleadeth the cause of his people; behold, I have taken outof thine hand the cup of trembling, the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again.
17
O the greatness and the justice of our God! For he executeth all his words, and they have gone forth outof his mouth, and his law must be fulfilled.
20
And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us
so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay
aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off;
nevertheless, we have been driven outof the land of our inheritance; but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea.
3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for outof Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
8
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching outof his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
1
And there shall come forth a rod outof the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow outof his roots.
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16
And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up outof the land of Egypt.
9
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof outof it.
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13
Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove outof her place, in the wrath of the Lord of Hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
19
But thou art cast outof thy grave like an abominable branch, and the remnant of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.
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29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for outof the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
20
And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And as the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up outof the land of
Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations after
they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their
eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave
him power that he should smite the rock and the water should come forth;
yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the
Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be
this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.
16
For those who shall be destroyed shall speak unto them outof the ground, and their speech shall be low outof
the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit;
for the Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper
concerning them, even as it were outof the ground; and their speech shall whisper outof the dust.
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26
Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart outof the synagogues, or outof the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.
2
And the things which shall be written outof the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel.
• • •
11
Yea, they have all gone outof the way; they have become corrupted.
2
And also, that I may remember the promises which I have made unto thee,
Nephi, and also unto thy father, that I would remember your seed; and
that the words of your seed should proceed forth outof my mouth unto your seed; and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel;
• • •
11
For I command all men, both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them; for outof
the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man
according to their works, according to that which is written.
14
And you that will not partake of the goodness of God, and respect the words of the Jews, and also my words, and the words which shall proceed forth outof the mouth of the Lamb of God, behold, I bid you an everlasting farewell, for these words shall condemn you at the last day.
25
Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, I have led this people forth outof the land of Jerusalem, by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.
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32
And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts, that the cries of the fair daughters of this people, which I have led outof the land of Jerusalem, shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.
66
For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of
my vineyard; wherefore ye shall clear away the bad according as the
good shall grow, that the root and the top may be equal in strength,
until the good shall overcome the bad, and the bad be hewn down and cast
into the fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard; and thus will I sweep away the bad outof my vineyard.
• • •
69
And the bad shall be cast away, yea, even outof all the land of my vineyard; for behold, only this once will I prune my vineyard.
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74
And thus they labored, with all diligence, according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, even until the bad had been cast away outof
the vineyard, and the Lord had preserved unto himself that the trees
had become again the natural fruit; and they became like unto one body;
and the fruits were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most precious unto him from the beginning.
7
And it came to pass that they came many times against us, the Nephites,
to battle. But our kings and our leaders were mighty men in the faith of the Lord; and they taught the people the ways of the Lord; wherefore, we withstood the Lamanites and swept them away outof our lands, and began to fortify our cities, or whatsoever place of our inheritance.
6
For the Lord would not suffer, after he had led them outof the land of Jerusalem and kept and preserved them from falling into the hands of
their enemies, yea, he would not suffer that the words should not be
verified, which he spake unto our fathers, saying that: Inasmuch as ye
will not keep my commandments ye shall not prosper in the land.
7
Wherefore, the Lord did visit them in great judgment; nevertheless, he
did spare the righteous that they should not perish, but did deliver
them outof the hands of their enemies.
• • •
12
Behold, I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom. Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah, who was made king over the land of Zarahemla; for behold, he being warned of the Lord that he should flee outof the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord should also depart outof the land with him, into the wilderness—
13
And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him. And they departed outof the land into the wilderness, as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord; and they were led by many preachings and prophesyings. And they were admonished continually by the word of God; and they were led by the power of his arm, through the wilderness until they came down into the land which is called the land of Zarahemla.
• • •
24
And behold, I have seen, in the days of king
Benjamin, a serious war and much bloodshed between the Nephites and the
Lamanites. But behold, the Nephites did obtain much advantage over
them; yea, insomuch that king Benjamin did drive them outof the land of Zarahemla.
11
And they were handed down from king Benjamin, from generation to
generation until they have fallen into my hands. And I, Mormon, pray to
God that they may be preserved from this time henceforth. And I know
that they will be preserved; for there are great things written upon
them, outof which my people and their brethren shall be judged at the great and last day, according to the word of God which is written.
• • •
13
And it came to pass also that the armies of the Lamanites came down outof the land of
Nephi, to battle against his people. But behold, king Benjamin
gathered together his armies, and he did stand against them; and he did
fight with the strength of his own arm, with the sword of Laban.
14
And in the strength of the Lord they did contend against their enemies, until they had slain many thousands of the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did contend against the Lamanites until they had driven them outof all the lands of their inheritance.
10
Therefore, he had Mosiah brought before him; and these are
the words which he spake unto him, saying: My son, I would that ye
should make a proclamation throughout all this land among all this
people, or the people of Zarahemla, and the people of
Mosiah who dwell in the land, that thereby they may be gathered
together; for on the morrow I shall proclaim unto this my people outof mine own mouth that thou art a king and a ruler over this people, whom the Lord our God hath given us.
11
And moreover, I shall give this people a name, that thereby they may be
distinguished above all the people which the Lord God hath brought outof the land of Jerusalem; and this I do because they have been a diligent people in keeping the commandments of the Lord.
4
And also that they might give thanks to the Lord their God, who had brought them outof the land of Jerusalem, and who had delivered them outof the hands of
their enemies, and had appointed just men to be their teachers, and
also a just man to be their king, who had established peace in the land of Zarahemla, and who had taught them to keep the commandments of God, that they might rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all men.
26
Therefore, they have drunk outof the cup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it could deny that Adam should fall because of his partaking of the forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more forever.
5
And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will,
and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall
command us, all the remainder of our days, that we may not bring upon ourselves a never-ending torment, as has been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink outof the cup of the wrath of God.
• • •
11
And I would that ye should remember also, that this is the name that I said I should give unto you that never should be blotted out, except it be through transgression; therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted outof your hearts.
9
And he said unto them: Behold, I am Limhi, the son of Noah, who was the son of Zeniff, who came up outof the land of Zarahemla to inherit this land, which was the land of their fathers, who was made a king by the voice of the people.
• • •
13
For I am assured that if ye had known me ye would not have suffered that
I should have worn these bands. For I am Ammon, and am a descendant of Zarahemla, and have come up outof the land of Zarahemla to inquire concerning our brethren, whom Zeniff brought up outof that land.
• • •
15
For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are taxed with a tax
which is grievous to be borne. And now, behold, our brethren will
deliver us outof our bondage, or outof the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their slaves; for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.
• • •
19
Therefore, lift up your heads, and rejoice, and put your trust in God, in that God who was the God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob; and also, that God who brought the children of Israel outof the land of
Egypt, and caused that they should walk through the Red Sea on dry
ground, and fed them with manna that they might not perish in the
wilderness; and many more things did he do for them.
20
And again, that same God has brought our fathers outof the land of Jerusalem, and has kept and preserved his people even until now; and behold, it is because of our iniquities and abominations that he has brought us into bondage.
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33
But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you outof bondage.
2
And he caused that Ammon should stand up before the multitude, and
rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their brethren from the
time that Zeniff went up outof the land even until the time that he himself came up outof the land.
• • •
7
And the king said unto him: Being grieved for the afflictions of my people, I caused that forty and three of my people should take a journey into the wilderness, that thereby they might find the land of Zarahemla, that we might appeal unto our brethren to deliver us outof bondage.
7
And he also commanded that his people should depart outof the land, and I and my people went into the land that we might possess it.
• • •
17
Yea, in the strength of the Lord did we go
forth to battle against the Lamanites; for I and my people did cry
mightily to the Lord that he would deliver us outof the hands of our enemies, for we were awakened to a remembrance of the deliverance of our fathers.
18
And God did hear our cries and did answer our prayers; and we did go
forth in his might; yea, we did go forth against the Lamanites, and in
one day and a night we did slay three thousand and forty-three; we did
slay them even until we had driven them outof our land.
12
They were a wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty people, believing in the tradition of their fathers, which is this—Believing that they were driven outof the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of
their fathers, and that they were wronged in the wilderness by their
brethren, and they were also wronged while crossing the sea;
• • •
15
And again, they were wroth with him when they had arrived in the promised land, because they said that he had taken the ruling of the people outof their hands; and they sought to kill him.
• • •
20
And it came to pass that we did drive them again outof our land; and we slew them with a great slaughter, even so many that we did not number them.
13
And it came to pass that he caused many buildings to be built in the
land Shilom; and he caused a great tower to be built on the hill north of the land Shilom, which had been a resort for the children of Nephi at the time they fled outof the land; and thus he did do with the riches which he obtained by the taxation of his people.
• • •
17
And king Noah sent guards round about the land to keep them off; but he
did not send a sufficient number, and the Lamanites came upon them and
killed them, and drove many of their flocks outof the land; thus the Lamanites began to destroy them, and to exercise their hatred upon them.
• • •
25
And except they repent in sackcloth and ashes, and cry mightily to the
Lord their God, I will not hear their prayers, neither will I deliver
them outof their afflictions; and thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me.
26
Now it came to pass that when Abinadi had spoken these words unto them
they were wroth with him, and sought to take away his life; but the Lord
delivered him outof their hands.
2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root outof dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.
• • •
8
He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off outof the land of the living; for the transgressions of my people was he stricken.
14
And after Alma had said these words, both Alma and Helam were buried in the water; and they arose and came forth outof the water rejoicing, being filled with the Spirit.
28
And the king of the Lamanites set guards round about the land, that he might keep the people of Limhi in the land, that they might not depart into the wilderness; and he did support his guards outof the tribute which he did receive from the Nephites.
5
And when there were but few of them gathered together to dance, they came forth outof their secret places and took them and carried them into the wilderness; yea, twenty and four of the daughters of the Lamanites they carried into the wilderness.
5
And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great, and there was no way that they could deliver themselves outof their hands, for the Lamanites had surrounded them on every side.
• • •
7
And they gathered themselves together again, and put on their armor, and went forth against the Lamanites to drive them outof their land.
• • •
14
And they did humble themselves even in the depths of humility; and they did cry mightily to God; yea, even all the day long did they cry unto their God that he would deliver them outof their afflictions.
15
And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because of their iniquities; nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries, and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites that they began to ease their burdens; yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them outof bondage.
• • •
36
And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people, was to deliver themselves outof the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.
1
And now it came to pass that Ammon and king Limhi began to consult with the people how they should deliver themselves outof
bondage; and even they did cause that all the people should gather
themselves together; and this they did that they might have the voice of the people concerning the matter.
2
And it came to pass that they could find no way to deliver themselves outof
bondage, except it were to take their women and children, and their
flocks, and their herds, and their tents, and depart into the
wilderness; for the Lamanites being so numerous, it was impossible for
the people of Limhi to contend with them, thinking to deliver themselves outof bondage by the sword.
• • •
4
And now O king, if thou hast not found me to be an unprofitable servant,
or if thou hast hitherto listened to my words in any degree, and they
have been of service to thee, even so I desire
that thou wouldst listen to my words at this time, and I will be thy
servant and deliver this people outof bondage.
• • •
15
And now it came to pass when the Lamanites had found that the people of Limhi had departed outof the land by night, that they sent an army into the wilderness to pursue them;
13
And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God outof these bonds; yea, even outof the hands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bonds of
iniquity, even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty
wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king
over you.
13
And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them outof bondage.
• • •
16
And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you outof bondage.
17
And he said unto Alma: Thou shalt go before this people, and I will go with thee and deliver this people outof bondage.
• • •
21
Yea, and in the valley of Alma they poured out their thanks to God because he had been merciful unto them, and eased their burdens, and had delivered them outof bondage; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it were the Lord their God.
• • •
23
And now the Lord said unto Alma: Haste thee and get thou and this people outof this land, for the Lamanites have awakened and do pursue thee; therefore get thee outof this land, and I will stop the Lamanites in this valley that they come no further in pursuit of this people.
24
And it came to pass that they departed outof the valley, and took their journey into the wilderness.
8
For they knew not what to think; for when they beheld those that had been delivered outof bondage they were filled with exceedingly great joy.
• • •
10
And again, when they thought of the immediate goodness of God, and his power in delivering Alma and his brethren outof the hands of the Lamanites and of bondage, they did raise their voices and give thanks to God.
• • •
16
And he did exhort the people of Limhi and his brethren, all those that had been delivered outof bondage, that they should remember that it was the Lord that did deliver them.
28
Nevertheless, after wading through much tribulation, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me outof an everlasting burning, and I am born of God.
7
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on
their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy
sons outof the hands of the Lamanites.
20
But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves
before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them
outof bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.
8
Now the name of the man was Gideon; and it was he who was an instrument in the hands of God in delivering the people of Limhi outof bondage.
• • •
30
And thus, in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any
who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were
sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts
upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young,
both bond and free, both male and female, whether outof the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.
26
And it came to pass that the people of Nephi took their tents, and departed outof the valley of Gideon towards their city, which was the city of Zarahemla.
• • •
28
Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by the hand of the Lord, having prayed mightily to him that he would deliver them outof the hands of
their enemies, therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did
strengthen them, and the Lamanites and the Amlicites did fall before
them.
11
And it came to pass that whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites, but believed those records which were brought outof the land of Jerusalem, and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct, who believed in the commandments of God and kept them, were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi, from that time forth—
• • •
21
And it came to pass that there was an army sent to drive them outof their land.
• • •
23
But he sent up a numerous army against them; and they went up and slew many of the Lamanites, and drove the remainder of them outof the borders of their land.
4
And behold, I say unto you, they were delivered outof the hands of the people of king Noah, by the mercy and power of God.
5
And behold, after that, they were brought into bondage by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness; yea, I say unto you, they were in captivity, and again the Lord did deliver them outof bondage by the power of his word; and we were brought into this land, and here we began to establish the church of God throughout this land also.
• • •
7
Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them outof a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word; yea, they were encircled about by the bands of death, and the chains of hell, and an everlasting destruction did await them.
13
Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and
reviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast outof their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.
9
Do ye not remember that our father, Lehi, was brought outof Jerusalem by the hand of God? Do ye not remember that they were all led by him through the wilderness?
10
And have ye forgotten so soon how many times he delivered our fathers outof the hands of their enemies, and preserved them from being destroyed, even by the hands of their own brethren?
• • •
22
Yea, and after having been delivered of God outof the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been saved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought outof
bondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now;
and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things—
3
And Aminadi was a descendant of Nephi, who was the son of Lehi, who came outof the land of Jerusalem, who was a descendant of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph who was sold into Egypt by the hands of his brethren.
28
And Alma and Amulek came forth outof
the prison, and they were not hurt; for the Lord had granted unto them
power, according to their faith which was in Christ. And they
straightway came forth outof
the prison; and they were loosed from their bands; and the prison had
fallen to the earth, and every soul within the walls thereof, save it
were Alma and Amulek, was slain; and they straightway came forth into
the city.
29
Now the people having heard a great noise came running together by multitudes to know the cause of it; and when they saw Alma and Amulek coming forth outof the prison, and the walls thereof had fallen to the earth, they were struck with great fear, and fled from the presence of Alma and Amulek even as a goat fleeth with her young from two lions; and thus they did flee from the presence of Alma and Amulek.
1
And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek were commanded to depart outof that city; and they departed, and came out even into the land of Sidom; and behold, there they found all the people who had departed outof the land of Ammonihah, who had been cast out and stoned, because they believed in the words of Alma.
3
And now it came to pass, before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them outof the land, they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, and also some around the borders of Noah, and taken others captive into the wilderness.
• • •
9
And thus ended the eleventh year of the judges, the Lamanites having been driven outof the land, and the people of Ammonihah were destroyed; yea, every living soul of the Ammonihahites was destroyed, and also their great city, which they said God could not destroy, because of its greatness.
7
Nevertheless they departed outof the land of
Zarahemla, and took their swords, and their spears, and their bows, and
their arrows, and their slings; and this they did that they might
provide food for themselves while in the wilderness.
• • •
20
And as Ammon entered the land of Ishmael, the
Lamanites took him and bound him, as was their custom to bind all the
Nephites who fell into their hands, and carry them before the king; and
thus it was left to the pleasure of the king to slay them, or to retain them in captivity, or to cast them into prison, or to cast them outof his land, according to his will and pleasure.
• • •
35
Therefore they did not fear Ammon, for they supposed that one of
their men could slay him according to their pleasure, for they knew not
that the Lord had promised Mosiah that he would deliver his sons outof their hands; neither did they know anything concerning the Lord; therefore they delighted in the destruction of their brethren; and for this cause they stood to scatter the flocks of the king.
12
And it came to pass that when Ammon had made ready the horses and the
chariots for the king and his servants, he went in unto the king, and he
saw that the countenance of the king was changed; therefore he was about to return outof his presence.
27
And there were some who said that Ammon was sent by the Great Spirit to afflict them because of their iniquities; and that it was the Great Spirit that had always attended the Nephites, who had ever delivered them outof their hands; and they said that it was this Great Spirit who had destroyed so many of their brethren, the Lamanites.
4
Now Lamoni said unto Ammon: I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things. But behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni; for the king of the land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me; therefore I go to the land of Middoni, that I may flatter the king of the land, and he will cast thy brethren outof prison. Now Lamoni said unto him: Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?
• • •
7
And he said unto Ammon: Come, I will go with thee down to the land of Middoni, and there I will plead with the king that he will cast thy brethren outof prison.
• • •
22
But Ammon raised his sword, and said unto him: Behold, I will smite thee
except thou wilt grant unto me that my brethren may be cast outof prison.
• • •
24
Now when Ammon saw that he had wrought upon the old king according to
his desire, he said unto him: If thou wilt grant that my brethren may be
cast outof prison,
and also that Lamoni may retain his kingdom, and that ye be not
displeased with him, but grant that he may do according to his own
desires in whatsoever thing he thinketh, then will I spare thee;
otherwise I will smite thee to the earth.
• • •
27
And I will also grant unto thee that thy brethren may be cast outof
prison, and thou and thy brethren may come unto me, in my kingdom; for I
shall greatly desire to see thee. For the king was greatly astonished
at the words which he had spoken, and also at the words which had been
spoken by his son Lamoni, therefore he was desirous to learn them.
28
And it came to pass that Ammon and Lamoni proceeded on their journey towards the land of Middoni. And Lamoni found favor in the eyes of the king of the land; therefore the brethren of Ammon were brought forth outof prison.
11
Therefore, when he saw that they would not hear his words, he departed outof
their synagogue, and came over to a village which was called Ani-Anti,
and there he found Muloki preaching the word unto them; and also Ammah
and his brethren. And they contended with many about the word.
• • •
13
Nevertheless, Aaron and a certain number of his brethren were taken and cast into prison, and the remainder of them fled outof the land of Middoni unto the regions round about.
• • •
15
And they went forth again to declare the word, and thus they were delivered for the first time outof prison; and thus they had suffered.
2
And it came to pass that he went in unto him into the king’s palace,
with his brethren, and bowed himself before the king, and said unto him:
Behold, O king, we are the brethren of Ammon, whom thou hast delivered outof prison.
3
And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants.
And the king said unto them: Arise, for I will grant unto you your
lives, and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants; but I will
insist that ye shall administer unto me; for I have been somewhat
troubled in mind because of the generosity and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon; and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up outof Middoni with thee.
• • •
9
And the king said: Is God that Great Spirit that brought our fathers outof the land of Jerusalem?
• • •
15
And it came to pass that after Aaron had expounded these things unto
him, the king said: What shall I do that I may have this eternal life of which thou hast spoken? Yea, what shall I do that I may be born of God, having this wicked spirit rooted outof
my breast, and receive his Spirit, that I may be filled with joy, that I
may not be cast off at the last day? Behold, said he, I will give up
all that I possess, yea, I will forsake my kingdom, that I may receive
this great joy.
2
Yea, he sent a decree among them, that they should not lay their hands
on them to bind them, or to cast them into prison; neither should they
spit upon them, nor smite them, nor cast them outof
their synagogues, nor scourge them; neither should they cast stones at
them, but that they should have free access to their houses, and also
their temples, and their sanctuaries.
20
And it came to pass that their brethren, the Lamanites, made preparations for war, and came up to the land of Nephi for the purpose of destroying the king, and to place another in his stead, and also of destroying the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi outof the land.
9
For if we had not come up outof the land of
Zarahemla, these our dearly beloved brethren, who have so dearly
beloved us, would still have been racked with hatred against us, yea,
and they would also have been strangers to God.
• • •
25
And moreover they did say: Let us take up arms against them, that we destroy them and their iniquity outof the land, lest they overrun us and destroy us.
5
Let us gather together this people of the Lord, and let us go down to the land of Zarahemla to our brethren the Nephites, and flee outof the hands of our enemies, that we be not destroyed.
• • •
12
Get this people outof this land, that they perish not; for Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who do stir up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them; therefore get thee outof this land; and blessed are this people in this generation, for I will preserve them.
• • •
14
And they gathered together all their people, yea, all the people of the Lord, and did gather together all their flocks and herds, and departed outof the land, and came into the wilderness which divided the land of Nephi from the land of Zarahemla, and came over near the borders of the land.
11
Yea, and I also remember the captivity of my fathers; for I surely do know that the Lord did deliver them outof bondage, and by this did establish his church; yea, the Lord God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did deliver them outof bondage.
12
Yea, I have always remembered the captivity of my fathers; and that same God who delivered them outof the hands of the Egyptians did deliver them outof bondage.
1
Behold, now it came to pass that after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon, yea, and also after the Lamanites were driven outof the land, and their dead were buried by the people of the land—
• • •
21
And it came to pass that he caused that he should be carried outof the land. And he came over into the land of
Gideon, and began to preach unto them also; and here he did not have
much success, for he was taken and bound and carried before the high
priest, and also the chief judge over the land.
2
And it came to pass that after much labor among them, they began to have success among the poor class of people; for behold, they were cast outof the synagogues because of the coarseness of their apparel—
• • •
5
And they came unto Alma; and the one who was the foremost among them
said unto him: Behold, what shall these my brethren do, for they are
despised of all men because of their poverty, yea, and more especially by our priests; for they have cast us outof our synagogues which we have labored abundantly to build with our own hands; and they have cast us out because of our exceeding poverty; and we have no place to worship our God; and behold, what shall we do?
• • •
9
Behold thy brother hath said, What shall we do?—for we are cast outof our synagogues, that we cannot worship our God.
• • •
12
I say unto you, it is well that ye are cast outof
your synagogues, that ye may be humble, and that ye may learn wisdom;
for it is necessary that ye should learn wisdom; for it is because that
ye are cast out, that ye are despised of your brethren because of your exceeding poverty, that ye are brought to a lowliness of heart; for ye are necessarily brought to be humble.
2
And Alma said unto them: Behold, ye have said that ye could not worship your God because ye are cast outof
your synagogues. But behold, I say unto you, if ye suppose that ye
cannot worship God, ye do greatly err, and ye ought to search the
scriptures; if ye suppose that they have taught you this, ye do not
understand them.
34
Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will
repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that
same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go outof this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
• • •
40
And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them;
6
And it came to pass that after they had found out the minds of all the people, those who were in favor of the words which had been spoken by Alma and his brethren were cast outof the land; and they were many; and they came over also into the land of Jershon.
• • •
8
Now the people of the Zoramites were angry with the people of Ammon who were in Jershon, and the chief ruler of the Zoramites, being a very wicked man, sent over unto the people of Ammon desiring them that they should cast outof their land all those who came over from them into their land.
• • •
13
And the people of Ammon departed outof the land of Jershon, and came over into the land of Melek, and gave place in the land of Jershon for the armies of the Nephites, that they might contend with the armies of the Lamanites and the armies of the Zoramites; and thus commenced a war betwixt the Lamanites and the Nephites, in the eighteenth year of the reign of the judges; and an account shall be given of their wars hereafter.
14
And Alma, and Ammon, and their brethren, and also the two sons of Alma returned to the land of Zarahemla, after having been instruments in the hands of God of bringing many of the Zoramites to repentance; and as many as were brought to repentance were driven outof their land; but they have lands for their inheritance in the land of Jershon, and they have taken up arms to defend themselves, and their wives, and children, and their lands.
28
And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him
in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he has brought our
fathers outof
Egypt, and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led
them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them
outof bondage and captivity from time to time.
29
Yea, and he has also brought our fathers outof the land of Jerusalem; and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them outof
bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day;
and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye
also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.
25
I will bring forth outof
darkness unto light all their secret works and their abominations; and
except they repent I will destroy them from off the face of
the earth; and I will bring to light all their secrets and
abominations, unto every nation that shall hereafter possess the land.
26
And now, my son, we see that they did not repent; therefore they have been destroyed, and thus far the word of God has been fulfilled; yea, their secret abominations have been brought outof darkness and made known unto us.
5
And now my son, Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much
as ye shall put your trust in God even so much ye shall be delivered outof your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day.
22
Behold, now it came to pass that they durst not come against the Nephites in the borders of Jershon; therefore they departed outof the land of Antionum into the wilderness, and took their journey round about in the wilderness, away by the head of the river Sidon, that they might come into the land of Manti and take possession of the land; for they did not suppose that the armies of Moroni would know whither they had gone.
1
Behold, now it came to pass that the people of Nephi were exceedingly rejoiced, because the Lord had again delivered them outof the hands of
their enemies; therefore they gave thanks unto the Lord their God; yea,
and they did fast much and pray much, and they did worship God with
exceedingly great joy.
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18
And when Alma had done this he departed outof the land of Zarahemla, as if to go into the land of Melek. And it came to pass that he was never heard of more; as to his death or burial we know not of.
39
And it came to pass that there were many who died, firmly believing that
their souls were redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ; thus they went outof the world rejoicing.
23
Now, they were sorry to take up arms against the Lamanites, because they did not delight in the shedding of blood; yea, and this was not all—they were sorry to be the means of sending so many of their brethren outof this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.
10
Now, if king Amalickiah had come down outof the land of Nephi, at the head of his army, perhaps he would have caused the Lamanites to have attacked the Nephites at the city of Ammonihah; for behold, he did care not for the blood of his people.
9
And it came to pass that when Moroni had driven all the Lamanites outof the east wilderness, which was north of the lands of their own possessions, he caused that the inhabitants who were in the land of
Zarahemla and in the land round about should go forth into the east
wilderness, even to the borders by the seashore, and possess the land.
24
And those who fled outof the city of Moroni came to the city of Nephihah; and also the people of the city of Lehi gathered themselves together, and made preparations and were ready to receive the Lamanites to battle.
10
And Moroni also sent unto him, desiring him that he would be faithful in maintaining that quarter of
the land, and that he would seek every opportunity to scourge the
Lamanites in that quarter, as much as was in his power, that perhaps he
might take again by stratagem or some other way those cities which had
been taken outof their hands; and that he also would fortify and strengthen the cities round about, which had not fallen into the hands of the Lamanites.
• • •
12
Now, the king (Ammoron) had departed outof the land of Zarahemla, and had made known unto the queen concerning the death of his brother, and had gathered together a large number of men, and had marched forth against the Nephites on the borders by the west sea.
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19
And in the commencement of the twenty and eighth year, Moroni and Teancum and many of the chief captains held a council of war—what they should do to cause the Lamanites to come out against them to battle; or that they might by some means flatter them outof their strongholds, that they might gain advantage over them and take again the city of Mulek.
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21
And it came to pass that Moroni, having no hopes of meeting them upon fair grounds, therefore, he resolved upon a plan that he might decoy the Lamanites outof their strongholds.
4
And he caused that they should build a breastwork of timbers upon the inner bank of the ditch; and they cast up dirt outof the ditch against the breastwork of timbers; and thus they did cause the Lamanites to labor until they had encircled the city of Bountiful round about with a strong wall of timbers and earth, to an exceeding height.
3
Behold, two thousand of the sons of those men whom Ammon brought down outof the land of Nephi—now ye have known that these were descendants of Laman, who was the eldest son of our father Lehi;
25
And it came to pass that there were two hundred, outof my two thousand and sixty, who had fainted because of the loss of blood; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole army, there was not one soul of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one soul among them who had not received many wounds.
• • •
35
And behold, we are again delivered outof the hands of our enemies. And blessed is the name of our God; for behold, it is he that has delivered us; yea, that has done this great thing for us.
1
And behold, now it came to pass that our next object was to obtain the city of Manti; but behold, there was no way that we could lead them outof
the city by our small bands. For behold, they remembered that which we
had hitherto done; therefore we could not decoy them away from their
strongholds.
• • •
10
Therefore we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that he would strengthen us and deliver us outof the hands of
our enemies, yea, and also give us strength that we might retain our
cities, and our lands, and our possessions, for the support of our people.
• • •
30
Yea, and it came to pass that the armies of the Lamanites did flee outof all this quarter of the land. But behold, they have carried with them many women and children outof the land.
• • •
37
But, behold, it mattereth not—we trust God will deliver us, notwithstanding the weakness of our armies, yea, and deliver us outof the hands of our enemies.
20
Have ye forgotten the commandments of the Lord your God? Yea, have ye forgotten the captivity of our fathers? Have ye forgotten the many times we have been delivered outof the hands of our enemies?
6
And thus, when Moroni had gathered together whatsoever men he could in all his march, he came to the land of Gideon; and uniting his forces with those of Pahoran they became exceedingly strong, even stronger than the men of Pachus, who was the king of those dissenters who had driven the freemen outof the land of Zarahemla and had taken possession of the land.
• • •
38
Now it came to pass that Moroni marched forth on the morrow, and came
upon the Lamanites, insomuch that they did slay them with a great
slaughter; and they did drive them outof the land; and they did flee, even that they did not return at that time against the Nephites.
• • •
50
Yea, they did remember how great things the Lord had done for them, that
he had delivered them from death, and from bonds, and from prisons, and
from all manner of afflictions, and he had delivered them outof the hands of their enemies.
4
And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, there was a large company of men, even to the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, with their wives and their children, departed outof the land of Zarahemla into the land which was northward.
33
And it came to pass that Moronihah took possession of the city of Zarahemla again, and caused that the Lamanites who had been taken prisoners should depart outof the land in peace.
11
But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did not return he
feared lest that he should be destroyed; therefore he caused that his
band should follow him. And they took their flight outof the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness; and thus when Helaman sent forth to take them they could nowhere be found.
3
And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there was
much contention and many dissensions; in the which there were an
exceedingly great many who departed outof the land of Zarahemla, and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.
• • •
23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of
the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save
it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had
established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed outof the land.
6
Behold, my sons, I desire that ye should remember to keep the commandments of God; and I would that ye should declare unto the people these words. Behold, I have given unto you the names of our first parents who came outof the land of
Jerusalem; and this I have done that when you remember your names ye
may remember them; and when ye remember them ye may remember their
works; and when ye remember their works ye may know how that it is said,
and also written, that they were good.
• • •
48
And now, when they heard this they cast up their eyes as if to behold
from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and
angels came down outof heaven and ministered unto them.
31
And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites; yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked; yea, the more part of them had turned outof the way of righteousness, and did trample under their feet the commandments of God, and did turn unto their own ways, and did build up unto themselves idols of their gold and their silver.
7
Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first came outof the land of
Jerusalem, that I could have joyed with him in the promised land; then
were his people easy to be entreated, firm to keep the commandments of God, and slow to be led to do iniquity; and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—
21
And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed? Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain, all except it were Mulek? Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us, and they were driven outof the land of Jerusalem? But behold, this is not all—
22
Our father Lehi was driven outof Jerusalem because he testified of these things. Nephi also testified of these things, and also almost all of our fathers, even down to this time; yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ, and have looked forward, and have rejoiced in his day which is to come.
16
But behold, the power of God was with him, and they could not take him to cast him into prison, for he was taken by the Spirit and conveyed away outof the midst of them.
31
And they were again obliged to return outof the wilderness and outof the mountains unto their own lands, because of the exceeding greatness of the numbers of those robbers who infested the mountains and the wilderness.
2
Yea, and we may see at the very time when he doth prosper his people, yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds, and in gold, and in silver, and in all manner of precious things of every kind and art; sparing their lives, and delivering them outof the hands of their enemies; softening the hearts of their enemies that they should not declare wars against them; yea, and in fine, doing all things for the welfare and happiness of
his people; yea, then is the time that they do harden their hearts, and
do forget the Lord their God, and do trample under their feet the Holy
One—yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity.
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 fire should come down outof heaven and destroy it.
7
And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee outof their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.
2
And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed outof the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, who 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 outof Jerusalem.
3
Then he departed outof 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.
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 exceedingly sore; nevertheless, the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers, insomuch that they did drive them back outof their lands into the mountains and into their secret places.
15
Yea, he said unto them: As the Lord liveth, except ye repent of all your iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, ye will in nowise be delivered outof the hands of those Gadianton robbers.
• • •
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 outof the wilderness against them.
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 outof the mountains, and the wilderness, and their strongholds, and their secret places, and began to take possession of the lands, both which were in the land south and which were 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.
• • •
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 outof the hands of their enemies.
• • •
33
And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing outof many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them outof 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.
20
I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ, that he brought our fathers outof the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it were himself and those whom he brought outof that land) and that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the salvation of our souls.
13
And so speedy was their march that it could not be impeded until they had gone forth outof the reach of the people. And thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi.
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 these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought outof Jerusalem?
3
And it came to pass that while they were thus conversing one with another, they heard a voice as if it came outof
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 center, insomuch that there was
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.
• • •
8
And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending outof 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 were 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.
• • •
11
And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk outof 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.
• • •
26
And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and come forth again outof the water.
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 outof the land.
24
And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending outof heaven as it were in the midst of
fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and
they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto
them.
32
Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him outof 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.
12
And he came up outof the water and began to baptize. And he baptized all those whom Jesus had chosen.
13
And it came to pass when they were all baptized and had come up outof the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
14
And behold, they were encircled 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 outof heaven and did minister unto them.
• • •
19
And it came to pass that Jesus departed outof the midst of them, and went a little way off from them and bowed himself to the earth, and he said:
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 outof the world.
• • •
29
Father, I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me outof 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.
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 outof
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.
• • •
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 outof the midst of her; be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.
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 outof the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;
• • •
16
And I will cut off witchcrafts outof thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
17
Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images outof the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;
18
And I will pluck up thy groves outof the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
• • •
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 outof Jerusalem.
25
For behold, outof
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.
26
And behold, all things are written by the Father; therefore outof the books which shall be written shall the world be judged.
15
And whether they were in the body or outof 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.
• • •
20
And they were cast down into the earth; but they did smite the earth with the word of God, insomuch that by his power they were delivered outof the depths of the earth; and therefore they could not dig pits sufficient to hold them.
• • •
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, kindreds, tongues and people, and shall bring outof them unto Jesus many souls, that their desire may be fulfilled, and also because of the convincing power of God which is in them.
16
And I did endeavor to preach unto this people, but my mouth was shut,
and I was forbidden that I should preach unto them; for behold they had
wilfully rebelled against their God; and the beloved disciples were
taken away outof the land, because of their iniquity.
4
And it came to pass that we did come to the city of Angola, and we did take possession of
the city, and make preparations to defend ourselves against the
Lamanites. And it came to pass that we did fortify the city with our
might; but notwithstanding all our fortifications the Lamanites did come
upon us and did drive us outof the city.
5
And they did also drive us forth outof the land of David.
1
And now it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and third year the Nephites did go up with their armies to battle against the Lamanites, outof the land Desolation.
• • •
14
And they did also march forward against the city Teancum, and did drive the inhabitants forth outof her, and did take many prisoners both women and children, and did offer them up as sacrifices unto their idol gods.
15
And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and seventh
year, the Nephites being angry because the Lamanites had sacrificed
their women and their children, that they did go against the Lamanites
with exceedingly great anger, insomuch that they did beat again the
Lamanites, and drive them outof their lands.
6
And it came to pass that when we had gathered in all our people in one to the land of Cumorah, behold I, Mormon, began to be old; and knowing it to be the last struggle of my people, and having been commanded of
the Lord that I should not suffer the records which had been handed
down by our fathers, which were sacred, to fall into the hands of the Lamanites, (for the Lamanites would destroy them) therefore I made this record outof the plates of Nephi, and hid up in the hill Cumorah all the records which had been entrusted to me by the hand of the Lord, save it were these few plates which I gave unto my son Moroni.
16
And blessed be he that shall bring this thing to light; for it shall be brought outof darkness unto light, according to the word of God; yea, it shall be brought outof the earth, and it shall shine forth outof darkness, and come unto the knowledge of the people; and it shall be done by the power of God.
• • •
26
And no one need say they shall not come, for they surely shall, for the Lord hath spoken it; for outof the earth shall they come, by the hand of
the Lord, and none can stay it; and it shall come in a day when it
shall be said that miracles are done away; and it shall come even as if
one should speak from the dead.
38
And it came to pass that Jared spake again unto his brother, saying: Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will drive us outof the land, and if he will drive us outof
the land, cry unto him whither we shall go. And who knoweth but the
Lord will carry us forth into a land which is choice above all the
earth? And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord, that we may
receive it for our inheritance.
24
For behold, ye shall be as a whale in the midst of the sea; for the mountain waves shall dash upon you. Nevertheless, I will bring you up again outof the depths of the sea; for the winds have gone forth outof my mouth, and also the rains and the floods have I sent forth.
1
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did molten outof
a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as
transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying:
• • •
3
Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of
our iniquity, and hast driven us forth, and for these many years we
have been in the wilderness; nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto
us. O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this
thy people, and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging
deep in darkness; but behold these things which I have molten outof the rock.
1
And the Lord commanded the brother of Jared to go down outof the mount from the presence of the Lord, and write the things which he had seen; and they were forbidden to come unto the children of
men until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross; and for
this cause did king Mosiah keep them, that they should not come unto the
world until after Christ should show himself unto his people.
2
For it came to pass after the Lord had prepared the stones which the brother of Jared had carried up into the mount, the brother of Jared came down outof
the mount, and he did put forth the stones into the vessels which were
prepared, one in each end thereof; and behold, they did give light unto
the vessels.
9
Wherefore, he came to the hill Ephraim, and he did molten outof the hill, and made swords outof
steel for those whom he had drawn away with him; and after he had armed
them with swords he returned to the city Nehor, and gave battle unto
his brother Corihor, by which means he obtained the kingdom and restored
it unto his father Kib.
3
And the Lord warned Omer in a dream that he should depart outof the land; wherefore Omer departed outof the land with his family, and traveled many days, and came over and passed by the hill of
Shim, and came over by the place where the Nephites were destroyed, and
from thence eastward, and came to a place which was called Ablom, by
the seashore, and there he pitched his tent, and also his sons and his
daughters, and all his household, save it were Jared and his family.
• • •
9
And it came to pass that Nimrah gathered together a small number of men, and fled outof the land, and came over and dwelt with Omer.
8
And when he had reigned for the space of forty
and two years the people did rise up in rebellion against him; and
there began to be war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was
killed, and his descendants were driven outof the land.
• • •
23
And they did work in all manner of ore, and they did make gold, and silver, and iron, and brass, and all manner of metals; and they did dig it outof the earth; wherefore, they did cast up mighty heaps of earth to get ore, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of copper. And they did work all manner of fine work.
3
And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down outof heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord.
• • •
7
For as Joseph brought his father down into the land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph outof the land of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish not.
5
And it came to pass that Coriantumr did lay siege to the wilderness; and the brother of Shared did march forth outof the wilderness by night, and slew a part of the army of Coriantumr, as they were drunken.
25
Wherefore, by the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth outof the mouth of
God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did
lay hold upon every good thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
27
And I exhort you to remember these things; for the time speedily cometh
that ye shall know that I lie not, for ye shall see me at the bar of
God; and the Lord God will say unto you: Did I not declare my words
unto you, which were written by this man, like as one crying from the
dead, yea, even as one speaking outof the dust?
28
I declare these things unto the fulfilling of the prophecies. And behold, they shall proceed forth outof the mouth of the everlasting God; and his word shall hiss forth from generation to generation.
30
And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth outof obscurity and outof darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased, speaking unto the church collectively and not individually—
14
And to none else will I grant this power, to receive this same testimony among this generation, in this the beginning of the rising up and the coming forth of my church outof the wilderness—clear as the moon, and fair as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners.
4
Therefore this is thy gift; apply unto it, and blessed art thou, for it shall deliver you outof the hands of your enemies, when, if it were not so, they would slay you and bring your soul to destruction.
• • •
8
Therefore, doubt not, for it is the gift of God; and you shall hold it in your hands, and do marvelous works; and no power shall be able to take it away outof your hands, for it is the work of God.
10
And, behold, Satan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words
which you have caused to be written, or which you have translated, which
have gone outof your hands.
• • •
30
Behold, I say unto you, that you shall not translate again those words which have gone forth outof your hands;
• • •
38
And now, verily I say unto you, that an account of those things that you have written, which have gone outof your hands, is engraven upon the plates of Nephi;
1
Behold, thou wast called and chosen to write the Book of Mormon, and to my ministry; and I have lifted thee up outof
thine afflictions, and have counseled thee, that thou hast been
delivered from all thine enemies, and thou hast been delivered from the
powers of Satan and from darkness!
4
Verily, I say unto you that ye are chosen outof the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the voice of a trump.
• • •
30
But remember that all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth outof
my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last,
and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have
created by the word of my power, which is the power of my Spirit.
6
Crying repentance, saying: Save yourselves from this untoward generation, and come forth outof the fire, hating even the garments spotted with the flesh.
37
And it shall come to pass, that he that sinneth and repenteth not shall be cast outof the church, and shall not receive again that which he has consecrated unto the poor and the needy of my church, or in other words, unto me—
• • •
71
And the elders or high priests who are appointed to assist the bishop as
counselors in all things, are to have their families supported outof the property which is consecrated to the bishop, for the good of the poor, and for other purposes, as before mentioned;
18
For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice outof heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of
God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping
nations: Ye saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I
shall call again.
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And again, the Lord shall utter his voice outof heaven, saying: Hearken, O ye nations of the earth, and hear the words of that God who made you.
4
Ye are also commanded not to cast any one who belongeth to the church outof your sacrament meetings; nevertheless, if any have trespassed, let him not partake until he makes reconciliation.
5
And again I say unto you, ye shall not cast any outof your sacrament meetings who are earnestly seeking the kingdom—I speak this concerning those who are not of the church.
10
Otherwise he shall receive the money which he has paid, and shall leave the place, and shall be cut off outof my church, saith the Lord God of hosts;
2
The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut outof the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth.
1
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you my
servants Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, that the time has verily
come that it is necessary and expedient in me that you should open your
mouths in proclaiming my gospel, the things of the kingdom, expounding the mysteries thereof outof the scriptures, according to that portion of Spirit and power which shall be given unto you, even as I will.
13
And he who hath not wherewith to pay, an account shall be taken and handed over to the bishop of Zion, who shall pay the debt outof that which the Lord shall put into his hands.
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Thus it cometh outof the church, for according to the law every man that cometh up to Zion must lay all things before the bishop in Zion.
11
Q. What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand, outof all the tribes of Israel—twelve thousand outof every tribe?
A. We are to understand that those who are sealed are high priests, ordained unto the holy order of God, to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are they who are ordained outof every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, by the angels to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, to bring as many as will come to the church of the Firstborn.
12
Q. What are we to understand by the sounding of the trumpets, mentioned in the 8th chapter of Revelation?
A. We are to understand that as God made the world in six days, and on
the seventh day he finished his work, and sanctified it, and also
formed man outof the dust of the earth, even so, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years will the Lord God sanctify the earth, and complete the salvation of
man, and judge all things, and shall redeem all things, except that
which he hath not put into his power, when he shall have sealed all
things, unto the end of all things; and the sounding of the trumpets of the seven angels are the preparing and finishing of his work, in the beginning of the seventh thousand years—the preparing of the way before the time of his coming.
25
Therefore, he took Moses outof their midst, and the Holy Priesthood also;
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And wo unto all those who come not unto this priesthood which ye have
received, which I now confirm upon you who are present this day, by mine
own voice outof the heavens; and even I have given the heavenly hosts and mine angels charge concerning you.
118
And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye outof the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
15
And I, John, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove, and sat upon him, and there came a voice outof heaven saying: This is my beloved Son.
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Your family must needs repent and forsake some things, and give more earnest heed unto your sayings, or be removed outof their place.
49
What I say unto one I say unto all; pray always lest that wicked one have power in you, and remove you outof your place.
50
My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of
my church, hath need to be chastened, and set in order his family, and
see that they are more diligent and concerned at home, and pray always,
or they shall be removed outof their place.
1
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you whom I
love, and whom I love I also chasten that their sins may be forgiven,
for with the chastisement I prepare a way for their deliverance in all
things outof temptation, and I have loved you—
19
And the nations of the earth shall honor her, and shall say: Surely Zion is the city of our God, and surely Zion cannot fall, neither be moved outof her place, for God is there, and the hand of the Lord is there;
11
And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and
cleave unto all good, that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth
forth outof the mouth of God.
64
And the avails of the sacred things shall be had in the treasury, and a seal shall be upon it; and it shall not be used or taken outof the treasury by any one, neither shall the seal be loosed which shall be placed upon it, only by the voice of the order, or by commandment.
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And there shall not any part of it be used, or taken outof the treasury, only by the voice and common consent of the order.
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And in case the treasurer is found an unfaithful and an unwise steward, he shall be subject to the council and voice of the order, and shall be removed outof his place, and another shall be appointed in his stead.
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Therefore write speedily to New York and write according to that which
shall be dictated by my Spirit; and I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, that it shall be taken away outof their minds to bring affliction upon you.
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I give unto you a promise, that you shall be delivered this once outof your bondage.
4
But outof respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.
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21
Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding officers growing outof, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the several offices in these two priesthoods.
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And it is according to the vision showing the order of the Seventy, that they should have seven presidents to preside over them, chosen outof the number of the seventy;
5
For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and outof our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself to his people.
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And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye outof the best books words of wisdom, seek learning even by study and also by faith;
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And do thou grant, Holy Father, that all those who shall worship in this house may be taught words of wisdom outof the best books, and that they may seek learning even by study, and also by faith, as thou hast said;
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And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather outof that city the righteous, that they may come forth to Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy;
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That thy church may come forth outof the wilderness of darkness, and shine forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners;
45
And if my people will hearken unto my voice, and unto the voice of my servants whom I have appointed to lead my people, behold, verily I say unto you, they shall not be moved outof their place.
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And if any pay stock into their hands it shall be for stock in that
house, for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to
generation, so long as he and his heirs shall hold that stock, and do
not sell or convey the stock away outof their hands by their own free will and act, if you will do my will, saith the Lord your God.
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And if they do appropriate any portion of that stock anywhere else, only in that house, without the consent of
the stockholder, and do not repay fourfold for the stock which they
appropriate anywhere else, only in that house, they shall be accursed,
and shall be moved outof their place, saith the Lord God; for I, the Lord, am God, and cannot be mocked in any of these things.
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Behold, it is not my will that he shall seek to find safety and refuge outof the city which I have appointed unto you, even the city of Nauvoo.
2
And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of
the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it.
Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be
good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in.
It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to
glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me outof
them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I
shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.
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10
I will say to all the saints, that I desired, with exceedingly great
desire, to have addressed them from the stand on the subject of baptism for the dead, on the following Sabbath. But inasmuch as it is outof my power to do so, I will write the word of the Lord from time to time, on that subject, and send it to you by mail, as well as many other things.
6
And further, I want you to remember that John the Revelator was
contemplating this very subject in relation to the dead, when he
declared, as you will find recorded in Revelation 20:12—And
I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged outof those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
7
You will discover in this quotation that the books were opened; and another book was opened, which was the book of life; but the dead were judged outof those things which were written in the books, according to their works; consequently, the books spoken of must be the books which contained the record of their works, and refer to the records which are kept on the earth. And the book which was the book of
life is the record which is kept in heaven; the principle agreeing
precisely with the doctrine which is commanded you in the revelation
contained in the letter which I wrote to you previous to my leaving my
place—that in all your recordings it may be recorded in heaven.
8
Now, the nature of this ordinance consists in the power of the priesthood, by the revelation of
Jesus Christ, wherein it is granted that whatsoever you bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven. Or, in other words, taking a different view of
the translation, whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in
heaven, and whatsoever you do not record on earth shall not be recorded
in heaven; for outof
the books shall your dead be judged, according to their own works,
whether they themselves have attended to the ordinances in their own propria persona, or by the means of their own agents, according to the ordinance which God has prepared for their salvation from before the foundation of the world, according to the records which they have kept concerning their dead.
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Herein is glory and honor, and immortality and eternal life—The ordinance of baptism by water, to be immersed therein in order to answer to the likeness of the dead, that one principle might accord with the other; to be immersed in the water and come forth outof the water is in the likeness of the resurrection of the dead in coming forth outof their graves; hence, this ordinance was instituted to form a relationship with the ordinance of baptism for the dead, being in likeness of the dead.
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Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of gladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth outof the earth; glad tidings for the dead; a voice of gladness for the living and the dead; glad tidings of great joy. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of good things, and that say unto Zion: Behold, thy God reigneth! As the dews of Carmel, so shall the knowledge of God descend upon them!
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Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not
backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your
hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad. Let the earth break forth into
singing. Let the dead speak forth anthems of eternal praise to the King Immanuel, who hath ordained, before the world was, that which would enable us to redeem them outof their prison; for the prisoners shall go free.
15
Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not
by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the
world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are outof the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are outof the world.
16
Therefore, when they are outof
the world they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are
appointed angels in heaven, which angels are ministering servants, to
minister for those who are worthy of a far more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory.
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18
And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, and make a
covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that covenant is not
by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed by the Holy
Spirit of promise, through him whom I have anointed and appointed unto this power, then it is not valid neither of force when they are outof the world, because they are not joined by me, saith the Lord, neither by my word; when they are outof
the world it cannot be received there, because the angels and the gods
are appointed there, by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore,
inherit my glory; for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God.
19
And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word,
which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is
sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the keys of
this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in
the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in
the next resurrection; and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms,
principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths—then shall
it be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life,
that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, and if ye
abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent
blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant
hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are outof
the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are
set there, to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been
sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a
continuation of the seeds forever and ever.
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27
The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which shall not be forgiven in the world nor outof
the world, is in that ye commit murder wherein ye shed innocent blood,
and assent unto my death, after ye have received my new and everlasting
covenant, saith the Lord God; and he that abideth not this law can in
nowise enter into my glory, but shall be damned, saith the Lord.
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30
Abraham received promises concerning his seed, and of the fruit of
his loins—from whose loins ye are, namely, my servant Joseph—which were
to continue so long as they were in the world; and as touching Abraham
and his seed, outof the world they should continue; both in the world and outof
the world should they continue as innumerable as the stars; or, if ye
were to count the sand upon the seashore ye could not number them.
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David’s wives and concubines were given unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation, and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them outof the world, for I gave them unto another, saith the Lord.
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And again, I say, let not my servant Joseph put his property outof
his hands, lest an enemy come and destroy him; for Satan seeketh to
destroy; for I am the Lord thy God, and he is my servant; and behold,
and lo, I am with him, as I was with Abraham, thy father, even unto his
exaltation and glory.
7
Yea, verily I say unto you again, the time has come when the voice of the Lord is unto you: Go ye outof Babylon; gather ye out from among the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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21
And he shall utter his voice outof Zion, and he shall speak from Jerusalem, and his voice shall be heard among all people;
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Behold, and lo, there are none to deliver you; for ye obeyed not my voice when I called to you outof the heavens; ye believed not my servants, and when they were sent unto you ye received them not.
22
I am he who led the children of Israel outof the land of Egypt; and my arm is stretched out in the last days, to save my people Israel.
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37
Therefore, marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure; ye can
not yet bear my glory; but ye shall behold it if ye are faithful in
keeping all my words that I have given you, from the days of
Adam to Abraham, from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and his
apostles, and from Jesus and his apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did
call upon by mine angels, my ministering servants, and by mine own voice
outof the heavens, to bring forth my work;
17
And he also gave me commandments when he called unto me outof the burning bush, saying: Call upon God in the name of mine Only Begotten, and worship me.
9
And outof the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to the sight of
man; and man could behold it. And it became also a living soul. For
it was spiritual in the day that I created it; for it remaineth in the
sphere in which I, God, created it, yea, even all things which I
prepared for the use of man; and man saw that it was good for food. And I, the Lord God, planted the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and also the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10
And I, the Lord God, caused a river to go outof Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
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19
And outof the ground I, the Lord God, formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of
the air; and commanded that they should come unto Adam, to see what he
would call them; and they were also living souls; for I, God, breathed
into them the breath of life, and commanded that whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that should be the name thereof.
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23
And Adam said: This I know now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken outof man.
25
By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou shalt return unto the ground—for thou shalt surely die—for outof it wast thou taken: for dust thou wast, and unto dust shalt thou return.
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For as I, the Lord God, liveth, even so my words cannot return void, for as they go forth outof my mouth they must be fulfilled.
15
And as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned; and the words went forth outof the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.
26
And it came to pass that Enoch journeyed in the land, among the people; and as he journeyed, the Spirit of God descended outof heaven, and abode upon him.
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64
And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father,
that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth outof the water.
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And he heard a voice outof heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;
2
And from that time forth Enoch began to prophesy, saying unto the
people, that: As I was journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and
cried unto the Lord, there came a voice outof heaven, saying—Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount Simeon.
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13
And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned outof their course; and the roar of the lions was heard outof the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.
14
There also came up a land outof the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up outof the depth of the sea.
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25
And he saw angels descending outof heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.
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27
And Enoch beheld angels descending outof heaven, bearing testimony of the Father and Son; and the Holy Ghost fell on many, and they were caught up by the powers of heaven into Zion.
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48
And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the earth; and he heard a
voice from the bowels thereof, saying: Wo, wo is me, the mother of men; I am pained, I am weary, because of the wickedness of my children. When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which is gone forth outof me? When will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face?
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And righteousness will I send down outof heaven; and truth will I send forth outof the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his resurrection from the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of
the earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my
people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called Zion, a New Jerusalem.
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And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth outof all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest.
3
Now the Lord had said unto me: Abraham, get thee outof thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee.
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6
But I, Abraham, and Lot, my brother’s son, prayed unto the Lord, and the
Lord appeared unto me, and said unto me: Arise, and take Lot with thee;
for I have purposed to take thee away outof Haran, and to make of
thee a minister to bear my name in a strange land which I will give
unto thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession, when they
hearken to my voice.
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14
So I, Abraham, departed as the Lord had said unto me, and Lot with me;
and I, Abraham, was sixty and two years old when I departed outof Haran.
9
And outof the ground made the Gods to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life, also, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10
There was a river running outof Eden, to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became into four heads.
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17
And Adam said: This was bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; now she shall be called Woman, because she was taken outof man;
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20
And outof the ground the Gods formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of
the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them; and
whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that should be the name
thereof.
14
Let him who is on the housetop flee, and not return to take anything outof his house;
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26
For as the light of the morning cometh outof the east, and shineth even unto the west, and covereth the whole earth, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
16
But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me outof the power of
this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was
ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an
imaginary ruin, but to the power of some
actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I
had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.
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I shortly after arose from my bed, and, as usual, went to the necessary labors of
the day; but, in attempting to work as at other times, I found my
strength so exhausted as to render me entirely unable. My father, who
was laboring along with me, discovered something to be wrong with me,
and told me to go home. I started with the intention of going to the house; but, in attempting to cross the fence outof
the field where we were, my strength entirely failed me, and I fell
helpless on the ground, and for a time was quite unconscious of anything.
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“He then said to me, ‘Let me see that certificate.’ I accordingly took it outof my pocket and gave it to him, when he took it and tore it to pieces, saying that there was no such thing now as ministering of angels, and that if I would bring the plates to him he would translate them. I informed him that part of
the plates were sealed, and that I was forbidden to bring them. He
replied, ‘I cannot read a sealed book.’ I left him and went to Dr.
Mitchell, who sanctioned what Professor Anthon had said respecting both
the characters and the translation.”
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Immediately on our coming up outof
the water after we had been baptized, we experienced great and glorious
blessings from our Heavenly Father. No sooner had I baptized Oliver
Cowdery, than the Holy Ghost fell upon him, and he stood up and
prophesied many things which should shortly come to pass. And again, so
soon as I had been baptized by him, I also had the spirit of prophecy, when, standing up, I prophesied concerning the rise of this Church, and many other things connected with the Church, and this generation of the children of men. We were filled with the Holy Ghost, and rejoiced in the God of our salvation.
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