"About to"

1. Gen. 41: 25, 28
     25 ¶ And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath ^ashewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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     28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
2. Josh. 15: 12
     12 And the ^awest border was to ^bthe great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
3. Josh. 18: 20
     20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
4. Josh. 21: 44
     44 And the Lord gave them ^arest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there ^bstood not a man of all their ^cenemies before them; the Lord ^ddelivered all their enemies into their hand.
5. 1 Sam. 15: 27
     27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it ^arent.
6. 1 Sam. 20: 12
     12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
7. 1 Sam. 23: 26
     26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
8. 1 Sam. 31: 9
     9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
9. 2 Sam. 24: 6
     6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,
10. 1 Chr. 10: 9
      9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
11. 2 Chr. 2: 9
      9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
12. 2 Chr. 18: 31
      31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
13. Job 20: 23
      23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
14. Eccl. 2: 20
      20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to ^adespair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
15. Jer. 31: 39
      39 And the measuring ^aline shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
16. Ezek. 12: 14
      14 And I will ^ascatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his ^bbands; and I will draw out the ^csword after them.
17. Ezek. 42: 19
      19 ¶ He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
18. Jonah 2: 5
      5 The waters compassed me about, ^aeven to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
19. Mark 5: 32
      32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
20. John 7: 19-20
      19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
      20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21. Acts 3: 3
      3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an ^aalms.
22. Acts 9: 29
      29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and ^adisputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
23. Acts 18: 14
      14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or ^awicked ^blewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
24. Acts 20: 3
      3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
25. Acts 21: 31
      31 And as they went about to ^akill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an ^buproar.
26. Acts 24: 6
      6 Who also hath gone about to profane the ^atemple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
27. Acts 26: 21
      21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to ^akill me.
28. Acts 27: 30
      30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
29. Rom. 10: 3
      3 For they being ignorant of God’s ^arighteousness, and ^bgoing about to establish their own righteousness, have not ^csubmitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
30. 2 Tim. 2: 14
      14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they ^astrive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
31. Heb. 8: 5
      5 Who serve unto the example and ^ashadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the ^btabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the ^cpattern shewed to thee in the mount.
32. Rev. 10: 4
      4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
33. 1 Ne. 3: 14
      14 But Laman fled out of 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.
34. 1 Ne. 4: 30
      30 And it came to pass that when the servant of Laban beheld my brethren he began to tremble, and was about to flee from before me and return to the city of Jerusalem.
35. 1 Ne. 17: 17, 43, 55
      17 And when my brethren saw that I was about to ^abuild a ship, they began to ^bmurmur against me, saying: Our brother is a fool, for he thinketh that he can build a ship; yea, and he also thinketh that he can cross these great waters.
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      43 And now, after all these things, the time has come that they have become wicked, yea, nearly unto ripeness; and I know not but they are at this day about to be ^adestroyed; for I know that the day must surely come that they must be destroyed, save a few only, who shall be led away into captivity.
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      55 And now, they said: We know of a surety that the Lord is ^awith thee, for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us. And they fell down before me, and were about to ^bworship me, but I would not suffer them, saying: I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the Lord thy God, and honor thy father and thy mother, that thy ^cdays may be long in the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.
36. 1 Ne. 18: 15, 18, 20
      15 And it came to pass that we were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea. And after we had been driven back upon the waters for the space of four days, my brethren began to ^asee that the judgments of God were upon them, and that they must perish save that they should repent of their iniquities; wherefore, they came unto me, and loosed the bands which were upon my wrists, and behold they had swollen exceedingly; and also mine ankles were much swollen, and great was the soreness thereof.
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      18 Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their ^agrey 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.
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      20 And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their ^ahearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.
37. Jacob 7: 21
      21 And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly; insomuch that the power of God came down upon them, and they were ^aovercome that they fell to the earth.
38. Omni 1: 30
      30 And I, Amaleki, had a brother, who also went with them; and I have not since known concerning them. And I am about to lie down in my grave; and ^athese plates are full. And I make an end of my speaking.
39. W of M 1: 1
      1 And now I, Mormon, being about to deliver up the ^arecord which I have been making into the hands of my son Moroni, behold I have witnessed almost all the destruction of my people, the Nephites.
40. Mosiah 2: 26, 28
      26 And I, even I, whom ye call your king, am ^ano better than ye yourselves are; for I am also of the dust. And ye behold that I am old, and am about to yield up this mortal frame to its mother earth.
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      28 I say unto you that I have caused that ye should assemble yourselves together that I might ^arid my garments of your blood, at this period of time when I am about to go down to my grave, that I might go down in peace, and my immortal ^bspirit may join the ^cchoirs above in singing the praises of a just God.
41. Mosiah 17: 11
      11 And now king Noah was about to release him, for he feared his word; for he feared that the judgments of God would come upon him.
42. Mosiah 19: 5-6, 21-22
      5 And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the ^atower which was near the temple.
      6 And Gideon pursued after him and was about to get upon the tower to slay the king, and the king cast his eyes round about towards the land of ^aShemlon, and behold, the army of the Lamanites were within the borders of the land.
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      21 And they were about to take the priests also and ^aput them to death, and they fled before them.
      22 And it came to pass that they were about to return to the land of Nephi, and they met the men of Gideon. And the men of Gideon told them of all that had happened to their wives and their children; and that the Lamanites had granted unto them that they might possess the land by paying a tribute to the Lamanites of one half of all they possessed.
43. Mosiah 27: 10
      10 And now it came to pass that while he was going about to ^adestroy the church of God, for he did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah seeking to destroy the church, and to lead astray the people of the Lord, contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king—
44. Alma 8: 24
      24 And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they ^acast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.
45. Alma 10: 19
      19 Yea, well did Mosiah say, who was our last king, when he was about to deliver up the kingdom, having no one to confer it upon, causing that this people should be governed by their own voices—yea, well did he say that if the time should come that the voice of this people should ^achoose iniquity, that is, if the time should come that this people should fall into transgression, they would be ripe for destruction.
46. Alma 12: 22
      22 Now Alma said unto him: This is the thing which I was about to explain. Now we see that Adam did ^afall by the partaking of the forbidden ^bfruit, according to the word of God; and thus we see, that by his fall, all mankind became a ^clost and fallen people.
47. Alma 18: 12
      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 ^acountenance of the king was changed; therefore he was about to return out of his presence.
48. Alma 19: 1
      1 And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were about to take his ^abody and lay it in a sepulchre, which they had made for the purpose of burying their dead.
49. Alma 26: 27
      27 Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to ^aturn back, behold, the Lord ^bcomforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with ^cpatience thine ^dafflictions, and I will give unto you success.
50. Alma 43: 48
      48 And it came to pass that when the men of Moroni saw the fierceness and the anger of the Lamanites, they were about to shrink and flee from them. And Moroni, perceiving their intent, sent forth and inspired their hearts with these thoughts—yea, the thoughts of their lands, their liberty, yea, their freedom from bondage. 

     

    51. Alma 44: 19
          19 Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about to be destroyed, cried mightily unto Moroni, promising that he would covenant and also his people with them, if they would spare the remainder of their lives, that they ^anever would come to war again against them.
    52. Alma 48: 8
          8 Yea, he had been strengthening the armies of the Nephites, and erecting small ^aforts, or places of resort; throwing up banks of earth round about to enclose his armies, and also building ^bwalls of stone to encircle them about, round about their cities and the borders of their lands; yea, all round about the land.
    53. Alma 49: 2
          2 And behold, the city had been rebuilt, and Moroni had stationed an army by the borders of the city, and they had ^acast up dirt round about to shield them from the arrows and the ^bstones of the Lamanites; for behold, they fought with stones and with arrows.
    54. Alma 53: 14
          14 But behold, as they were about to take their weapons of war, they were overpowered by the persuasions of Helaman and his brethren, for they were about to ^abreak the ^boath which they had made.
    55. Alma 56: 7, 22, 50
          7 But in the twenty and sixth year, when they saw our afflictions and our tribulations for them, they were about to ^abreak the covenant which they had made and take up their weapons of war in our defence.
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          22 And it came to pass that we kept spies out round about, to watch the movements of the Lamanites, that they might not pass us by night nor by day to make an attack upon our other cities which were on the northward.
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          50 The army of Antipus being weary, because of their long march in so short a space of time, were about to fall into the hands of the Lamanites; and had I not returned with my two thousand they would have obtained their purpose.
    56. Alma 57: 6, 10, 18, 20
          6 And it came to pass that in the *commencement of the twenty and ninth year, we received a supply of provisions, and also an addition to our army, from the land of Zarahemla, and from the land round about, to the number of six thousand men, besides sixty of the ^asons of the Ammonites who had come to join their brethren, my little band of two thousand. And now behold, we were strong, yea, and we had also plenty of provisions brought unto us.
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          10 At length their provisions did arrive, and they were about to enter the city by night. And we, instead of being Lamanites, were Nephites; therefore, we did take them and their provisions.
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          18 And it came to pass that those men whom we sent with the prisoners did arrive in season to check them, as they were about to overpower us.
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          20 And as the remainder of our army were about to give way before the Lamanites, behold, those two thousand and sixty were firm and undaunted.
    57. Alma 58: 7, 18
          7 And it came to pass that we did wait in these difficult circumstances for the space of many months, even until we were about to ^aperish for the want of food.
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          18 And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come out with their numerous army against us. And when they had come and were about to fall upon us with the sword, I caused that my men, those who were with me, should retreat into the wilderness.
    58. Alma 60: 9
          9 But behold, this is not all—ye have withheld your provisions from them, insomuch that many have fought and bled out their lives because of their great desires which they had for the welfare of this people; yea, and this they have done when they were about to ^aperish with hunger, because of your exceedingly great neglect towards them.
    59. Hel. 1: 7-8, 22, 28
          7 But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that were desirous that he should be their governor, was exceedingly wroth; therefore, he was about to ^aflatter away those people to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.
          8 And it came to pass as he was about to do this, behold, he was taken, and was tried according to the ^avoice of the people, and condemned unto death; for he had raised up in rebellion and sought to destroy the ^bliberty of the people.
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          22 And now when Coriantumr saw that he was in possession of the city of Zarahemla, and saw that the Nephites had fled before them, and were slain, and were taken, and were cast into prison, and that he had obtained the possession of the strongest hold in all the land, his heart ^atook courage insomuch that he was about to go forth against all the land.
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          28 But when Moronihah had discovered this, he immediately sent forth Lehi with an army round about to ^ahead them before they should come to the land Bountiful.
    60. Hel. 5: 27, 31, 33
          27 And behold, when they had said these words, the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison did shake as if they were about to tumble to the earth; but behold, they did not fall. And behold, they that were in the prison were Lamanites and Nephites who were dissenters.
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          31 And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse—
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          33 And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which ^acannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.
    61. Hel. 11: 7
          7 And it came to pass that the people saw that they were about to perish by famine, and they began to ^aremember the Lord their God; and they began to remember the words of Nephi.
    62. Hel. 13: 2
          2 And it came to pass that in this year there was one ^aSamuel, a ^bLamanite, came into the land of Zarahemla, and began to preach unto the people. And it came to pass that he did preach, many days, repentance unto the people, and they did ^ccast him out, and he was about to ^dreturn to his own land.
    63. 3 Ne. 1: 11
          11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.
    64. 3 Ne. 2: 19
          19 And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the people in a state of many afflictions; and the ^asword of destruction did hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it, and this because of their iniquity.
    65. 3 Ne. 3: 14
          14 And he caused that ^afortifications should be built round about them, and the strength thereof should be exceedingly great. And he caused that armies, both of the Nephites and of the Lamanites, or of all them who were numbered among the Nephites, should be placed as guards round about to watch them, and to guard them from the robbers day and night.
    66. 3 Ne. 4: 20
          20 And it came to pass that the ^awild game became scarce in the wilderness insomuch that the robbers were about to perish with hunger.
    67. 3 Ne. 6: 29
          29 Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.
    68. 3 Ne. 8: 6
          6 And there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible ^athunder, insomuch that it did ^bshake the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder.
    69. 3 Ne. 21: 1
          1 And verily I say unto you, I give unto you a ^asign, that ye may know the ^btime when these things shall be about to take place—that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion;
    70. 3 Ne. 26: 11
          11 Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord ^aforbade it, saying: I will ^btry the faith of my people.
    71. 3 Ne. 28: 25
          25 Behold, I was about to write the ^anames of those who were never to taste of death, but the Lord forbade; therefore I write them not, for they are hid from the world.
    72. Morm. 3: 17
          17 Therefore I write ^aunto you, Gentiles, and also unto you, house of Israel, when the work shall commence, that ye shall be about to prepare to return to the land of your inheritance;
    73. Morm. 4: 23
          23 And now I, Mormon, seeing that the Lamanites were about to overthrow the land, therefore I did go to the hill ^aShim, and did take up all the ^brecords which Ammaron had hid up unto the Lord.
    74. Ether 7: 18
          18 And it came to pass as he was about to put him to death, the sons of Shule crept into the house of Noah by night and slew him, and broke down the door of the prison and brought out their father, and placed him upon his throne in his own kingdom.
    75. Ether 8: 6
          6 And it came to pass that when they had slain the army of Jared they were about to slay him also; and he plead with them that they would not slay him, and he would give up the kingdom unto his father. And it came to pass that they did grant unto him his life.
    76. Ether 13: 13
          13 And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he ^ahid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.
    77. Ether 15: 7, 28
          7 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to fall he fled again before the people of Shiz.
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          28 And it came to pass that when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength that they could walk, they were about to flee for their lives; but behold, Shiz arose, and also his men, and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr or he would perish by the sword.
    78. D&C 4: 1
          1 Now behold, a ^amarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
    79. D&C 6: 1
          1 A great and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
    80. D&C 11: 1
          1 A great and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
    81. D&C 12: 1
          1 ^aA great and ^bmarvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
    82. D&C 14: 1
          1 A great and ^amarvelous work is about to come forth unto the children of men.
    83. D&C 84: 88
          88 And whoso ^areceiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go ^bbefore your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my ^cSpirit shall be in your hearts, and mine ^dangels round about you, to bear you up.
    84. D&C 101: 45
          45 And set ^awatchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, that mine olive-trees may not be broken down when the enemy shall come to spoil and take upon themselves the fruit of my vineyard.
    85. D&C 109: 38
          38 Put upon thy servants the ^atestimony of the covenant, that when they go out and proclaim thy word they may ^bseal up the law, and prepare the hearts of thy saints for all those judgments thou art about to send, in thy wrath, upon the inhabitants of the ^cearth, because of their transgressions, that thy people may not faint in the day of trouble.
    86. D&C 124: 6
          6 For, behold, I am about to call upon them to give heed to the light and glory of Zion, for the set time has come to favor her.
    87. D&C 127: 8
          8 For I am about to ^arestore many things to the earth, pertaining to the ^bpriesthood, saith the Lord of Hosts.
    88. D&C 132: 3
          3 Therefore, ^aprepare thy heart to receive and ^bobey the instructions which I am about to give unto you; for all those who have this law revealed unto them must obey the same.
    89. JS-H 1: 40
          40 In addition to these, he quoted the eleventh chapter of ^aIsaiah, saying that it was about to be fulfilled. He quoted also the third chapter of Acts, twenty-second and twenty-third verses, precisely as they stand in our New Testament. He said that that ^bprophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when “they who would not hear his voice should be ^ccut off from among the people,” but soon would come.