As ye were

1. Zech. 8: 13
     13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a ^acurse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I ^bsave you, and ye shall be a ^cblessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
2. 1 Cor. 12: 2
     2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, ^acarried away unto these dumb ^bidols, even as ye were led.
3. 3 Ne. 3: 2
     2 Lachoneus, most noble and chief governor of the land, behold, I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you exceedingly great praise because of your firmness, and also the firmness of your people, in ^amaintaining that which ye suppose to be your right and ^bliberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if ye were supported by the hand of a god, in the defence of your liberty, and your property, and your country, or that which ye do call so.
4. Morm. 8: 35
     35 Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing.
5. Moses 6: 59
     59 That by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water, and blood, and the ^aspirit, which I have made, and so became of ^bdust a living soul, even so ye must be ^cborn again into the kingdom of heaven, of ^dwater, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from all sin, and ^eenjoy the ^fwords of ^geternal life in this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal ^hglory;