6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree tobe desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
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12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest tobe with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
3
And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram tobe his wife.
7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, tobe a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
9
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done
unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me
and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought
not tobe done.
29
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
9
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had
Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, tobe his wife.
7
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it:
and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had
wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing
ought not tobe done.
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17
But if ye will not hearken unto us, tobe circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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22
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, tobe one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
35
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused tobe comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
29
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am tobe gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
21
And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour tobe abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
42
It is a night tobe much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lordtobe observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
23
And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you tobe kept until the morning.
• • •
32
¶ And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it tobe
kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have
fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of
Egypt.
33
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, tobe kept for your generations.
34
As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, tobe kept.
21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, tobe rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
7
¶ And if a man sell his daughter tobe a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
• • •
19
If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote himbe quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause himtobe thoroughly healed.
5
¶ If a man shall cause a field or vineyard tobe
eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s
field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own
vineyard, shall he make restitution.
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9
For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth tobe his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
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16
¶ And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her tobe his wife.
11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them tobe set in ouches of gold.
10
And thou shalt cause a bullock tobe brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
• • •
29
¶ And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, tobe anointed therein, and tobe consecrated in them.
9
And onyx stones, and stones tobe set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
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27
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones tobe set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
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29
The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded tobe made by the hand of Moses.
6
And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it tobe
proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make
any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were
restrained from bringing.
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34
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold tobeplaces for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
3
And he cast for it four rings of gold, tobeset by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
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27
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, tobe places for the staves to bear it withal.
5
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, tobe places for the staves.
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26
A bekah for every man, thatis, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went tobe numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
4
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are tobe set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
9
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, tobe a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
2
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the
priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof,
and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the
priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, tobe an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:
• • •
13
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt;
neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God tobe lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lordconcerningthings which ought not tobe done, and shall do against any of them:
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27
¶ And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhatagainst any of the commandments of the Lordconcerningthings which ought not tobe done, and be guilty;
17
¶ And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden tobe done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
36
Which the Lord commanded tobe given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
4
Then shall the priest command to take for him that is tobe cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
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7
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is tobe cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
8
And he that is tobe cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
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11
And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is tobe made clean, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
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14
And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is tobe cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
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17
And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is tobe
cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe
of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
18
And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is tobe cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord.
19
And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is tobe cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:
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21
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering tobe waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
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25
And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is tobe cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
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28
And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is tobe
cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe
of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
29
And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is tobe cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the Lord.
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31
Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is tobe cleansed before the Lord.
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41
And he shall cause the house tobe scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:
10
But the goat, on which the lot fell tobe the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make an atonement with him, andto let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
21
And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lordto accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect tobe accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.
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33
That brought you out of the land of Egypt, tobe your God: I am the Lord.
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim tobe holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
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11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, tobe accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
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37
These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim tobe holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:
14
¶ And when a man shall sanctify his house tobe holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
51
And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is tobe pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
46
And for those that are tobe
redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the
firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;
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48
And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is tobe redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.
16
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest tobe
the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto
the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
40
Tobe a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.
10
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, tobe kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
16
And those that are tobe redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
7
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine tobe poured unto the Lordfor a drink offering.
20
But the Lord hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, tobe unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
6
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee tobe a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
2
For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee tobe a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
6
¶ If a bird’s nest chance tobe before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
3
And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her tobe his wife;
4
Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again tobe his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
2
And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy tobe beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and tobe beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number.
17
Thou hast avouched the Lord this day tobe thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
18
And the Lord hath avouched thee this day tobe his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
7
The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee tobe smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
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25
The Lord shall cause thee tobe smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
16
¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold,
thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a
whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go tobe among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
1
Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land tobe possessed.
13
¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, tobe a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
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21
For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, tobe a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
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27
¶ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, tobe a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
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32
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, tobe a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
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38
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, tobe a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
4
Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, tobe an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
19
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and beto us a father and a priest: isit better for thee tobe a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
10
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased tobe my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel tobe my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
19
¶ And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, neartobe
delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was
taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed
herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and tobe his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
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13
And he will take your daughters tobe confectionaries, and tobecooks, and tobe bakers.
16
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him tobe
captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the
hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their
cry is come unto me.
1
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee tobe captain over his inheritance?
14
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him tobe captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
21
Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turnedtobe with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
1
Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee tobe king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
• • •
11
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul tobe
king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed
my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.
23
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thingtobe a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
• • •
25
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, tobe avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well tobe the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
29
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me tobe there:
and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray
thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s
table.
8
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, tobe ruler over my people, over Israel:
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11
And as since the time that I commanded judges tobe over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
• • •
24
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel tobea people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God.
9
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife tobe thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because
thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite tobe thy wife.
2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself tobe a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
• • •
25
¶ But in all Israel there was none tobe so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
1
And there happened tobe there a man of Belial, whose name was
Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said,
We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of
Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
35
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him tobe ruler over Israel and over Judah.
19
¶ Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat tobe set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
9
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I
will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt
appoint me, and will cause them tobe discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
16
Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David tobe over my people Israel.
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53
For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, tobe thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
2
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known tobe the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
• • •
5
¶ And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself tobe another woman.
6
And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she
came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why
feignest thou thyself tobe another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
15
And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael tobe king over Syria:
16
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint tobe king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint tobe prophet in thy room.
1
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou
knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons tobe bondmen.
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13
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what istobe done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
14
And he said, What then istobe done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
29
And king Joram went back tobe
healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at
Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son
of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
15
But king Joram was returned tobe
healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when
he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
12
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land tobe vinedressers and husbandmen.
• • •
24
And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not tobe the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
1
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was
the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his
birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the
genealogy is not tobe reckoned after the birthright.
22
All these which were chosen tobe porters in the gates were
two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in
their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set
office.
16
And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren tobe the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
10
And since the time that I commanded judges tobe over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.
11
¶ And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go tobe with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
• • •
21
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem tobe his own people, to
make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations
from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
12
Either three years’ famine; or three months tobe destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
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17
And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people tobe numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
5
And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that istobe builded for the Lordmust be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
• • •
19
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is tobe built to the name of the Lord.
4
Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father tobe king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah tobe the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
• • •
6
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him tobe my son, and I will be his father.
2
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things tobe made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stonestobe set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
• • •
5
The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work tobe made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?
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22
And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lordtobe the chief governor, and Zadok tobe priest.
18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them tobebearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand tobe hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
13
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound tobe heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
5
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man tobe a ruler over my people Israel:
6
But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David tobe over my people Israel.
18
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have
covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a
man tobe ruler in Israel.
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Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given
them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast
out of my sight, and will make it tobe a proverb and a byword among all nations.
8
Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, tobe king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
6
And he returned tobe
healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah,
when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of
Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
14
¶ Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was
come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the
children of Seir, and set them up tobe his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
15
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, tobe on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
7
¶ But it came to pass, that when
Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the
Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began tobe stopped, then they were very wroth,
5
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters tobe servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
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¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed tobe their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
3
And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one tobe over against his house.
5
And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid
the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of
the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded tobe givento the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
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And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began tobe dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
17
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen tobe brought in before him, but she came not.
9
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he
speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as
belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet tobe given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
14
¶ Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be
hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet.
And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows tobe made.
4
For we are sold, I and my people, tobe destroyed, tobe slain, and to
perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held
my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
13
The copy of the writing for a commandment tobe given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
1
Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near tobe put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
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And the king commanded it so tobe done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man tobe exercised therewith.
15
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and tobe merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
6
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help tobe delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
30
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice tobe heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
18
For thus saith the Lord that created the
heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath
established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it tobe inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
5
¶ And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb tobe his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
1
Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness tobe revealed.
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Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, tobe his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
4
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice tobe heard on high.
8
The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn tobe meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
6
¶ For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city tobe visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
21
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them tobe captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
4
And I will cause them tobe removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
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Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth tobe healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
7
And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give tobe meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
9
And I will deliver them tobe removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, tobe a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
4
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused tobe carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
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And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you tobe carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
8
¶ For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause tobe dreamed.
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And I will be found of you, saith the Lord:
and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the
nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you tobe carried away captive.
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And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them tobe removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, tobe a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
15
¶ Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused tobe comforted for her children, because they were not.
26
Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed tobe rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.
16
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant,
and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their
pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, tobe unto you for servants and for handmaids.
17
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you tobe removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
23
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city tobe burned with fire.
2
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war tobe heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.
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For I will cause Elam tobe dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
6
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the Lord hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths tobe forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
21
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand tobe hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
20
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them tobe devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,
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Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty tobe abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.
14
And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod tobe a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
11
And he hath given it tobe furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have made your iniquity tobe remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.
17
And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror tobe on all that haunt it!
7
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth tobe thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
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And shall cause their voice tobe heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
7
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all
their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest
all their loins tobe at a stand.
21
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up tobe healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
27
Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts tobe devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.
4
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field tobe devoured.
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Then shall they know that I am the Lord their God, which caused them tobe led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
7
In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, tobe in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
19
¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont tobe heated.
13
¶ Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host tobe trodden under foot?
7
And he caused ittobe
proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and
his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any
thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that istobe ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
9
Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is tobe cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
13
¶ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but tobe cast out, and tobe trodden under foot of men.
21
And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them tobe put to death.
31
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed tobe whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
4
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us tobe here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
8
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet tobe cast into everlasting fire.
9
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes tobe cast into hell fire.
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But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him tobe sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment tobe made.
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and tobe baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
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Even as the Son of man came not tobe ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
4
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous tobe borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5
But all their works they do for tobe seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
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And greetings in the markets, and tobe called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
9
Then shall they deliver you up tobe afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
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43
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered
his house tobe broken up.
5
And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us tobe here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
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And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire tobe first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
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And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet tobe cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
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And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes tobe cast into hell fire:
12
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them tobe put to death.
17
¶ And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of
his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and
Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and tobe healed of their diseases;
33
And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us tobe here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous tobe borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
39
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house
tobe broken through.
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But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and tobe drunken;
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But I have a baptism tobe baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
7
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone tobe guest with a man that is a sinner.
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15
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants tobe called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
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19
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
15
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him tobe the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
22
Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained tobe a witness with us of his resurrection.
31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand tobe a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself tobe somebody; to
whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was
slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
35
This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send tobe a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
22
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David tobe their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee tobe a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
3
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave
testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders tobe done by their hands.
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9
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith tobe healed,
13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont tobe made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
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And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me tobe faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
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30
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do tobe saved?
18
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,
encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other
some, He seemeth tobe a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
27
So that not only this our craft is in danger tobe set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought tobe quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
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For we are in danger tobe called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.
16
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, tobe at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not tobe bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
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33
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded himtobe bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
34
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he
could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him tobe carried into the castle.
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37
And as Paul was tobe led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the
elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for tobe punished.
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24
The chief captain commanded him tobe brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
3
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me tobe smitten contrary to the law?
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29
Whom I perceived tobe accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
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I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him tobe kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
6
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto
Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul tobe brought.
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10
Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought tobe judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
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Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man tobe brought forth.
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19
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed tobe alive.
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21
But when Paul had appealed tobe reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him tobe kept till I might send him to Caesar.
25
Whom God hath set forth tobe a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing tobe unclean, to him it is unclean.
5
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you tobe likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
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Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and tobe brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
1
Paul, called tobe an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called tobe saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
7
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves tobe defrauded?
25
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord tobe faithful.
26
I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, Isay, that it is good for a man so tobe.
27
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not tobe loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
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The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty tobe married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you tobe tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
22
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem tobe more feeble, are necessary:
23
And those members of the body, which we think tobe less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
9
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy tobe understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
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34
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded tobe under obedience, as also saith the law.
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37
If any man think himself tobe a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
3
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared tobe
the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with
the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy
tables of the heart.
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7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones,
was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly
behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was tobe done away:
10
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not tobe repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves tobe clear in this matter.
2
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think tobe bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
6
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me tobe, or that he heareth of me.
3
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled tobe circumcised:
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6
But of these who seemed tobe somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed tobe somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
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9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed tobe pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
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11
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was tobe blamed.
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17
But if, while we seek tobe justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
9
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again tobe in bondage?
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18
But it is good tobe zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
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20
I desire tobe present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
21
Tell me, ye that desire tobe under the law, do ye not hear the law?
3
For if a man think himself tobe something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
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12
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you tobe circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewithtobe content.
12
I know both how tobe abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both tobe full and tobe hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
10
When he shall come tobe glorified in his saints, and tobe admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
3
Forbidding to marry, and commandingto abstain from meats, which God hath created tobe received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing tobe refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
13
And withal they learn tobe idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began tobe spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
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17
Wherefore in all things it behoved him tobe made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertainingto God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
5
So also Christ glorified not himself tobe made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
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11
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard tobe uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12
For when for the time ye ought tobe teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed tobe called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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24
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused tobe called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
11
Now no chastening for the present seemeth tobe
joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable
fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
21
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
10
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so tobe.
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17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy tobe intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready tobe revealed in the last time.
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13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is tobe brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
11
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
4
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, tobe reserved unto judgment;
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9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment tobe punished:
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12
But these, as natural brute beasts, made tobe taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
11
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner ofpersons ought ye tobe in all holy conversation and godliness,
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16
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard tobe understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
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18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
9
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see
their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their
dead bodies tobe put in graves.
2
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained tobe delivered.
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4
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready tobe delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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15
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her tobe carried away of the flood.
14
But Laman fled out of his presence, and told the things which Laban had done, unto us. And we began tobe exceedingly sorrowful, and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.
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29
And it came to pass as they smote us with a
rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he
spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a
rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him tobe a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.
16
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to
pass that they did lay their hands upon me, for behold, they were
exceedingly wroth, and they did bind me with cords, for they sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the wilderness tobe devoured by wild beasts.
12
And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began tobe desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.
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30
But, tobe short in
writing, behold, he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came
and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their
way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree.
16
And as there began tobe wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to
the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold,
the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest
all these things—
3
For he truly spake many great things unto them, which were hard tobe
understood, save a man should inquire of the Lord; and they being hard
in their hearts, therefore they did not look unto the Lord as they
ought.
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33
Wherefore, if they should die in their wickedness they must be cast off also, as to the things which are spiritual, which are pertaining to righteousness; wherefore, they must be brought to stand before God, tobe judged of their works; and if their works have been filthiness they must needs be filthy; and if they be filthy it must needs be that they cannot dwell in the kingdom of God; if so, the kingdom of God must be filthy also.
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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 tobe cast out because of that justice of which I have spoken.
2
And it came to pass that I said unto them that I knew that I had spoken hard things against the wicked, according to the truth; and the righteous have I justified, and testified that they should be lifted up at the last day; wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth tobe hard, for it cutteth them to the very center.
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21
Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, having been
afflicted with my brethren because of the loss of my bow, and their
bows having lost their springs, it began tobe exceedingly difficult, yea, insomuch that we could obtain no food.
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29
And there was also written upon them a new writing, which was plain tobe read, which did give us understanding concerning the ways of the Lord; and it was written and changed from time to time, according to the faith and diligence which we gave unto it. And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things.
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37
And Laman said unto Lemuel and also unto the sons of Ishmael: Behold,
let us slay our father, and also our brother Nephi, who has taken it
upon him tobe our ruler and our teacher, who are his elder brethren.
19
And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful because of the hardness of their hearts; and now when they saw that I began tobe
sorrowful they were glad in their hearts, insomuch that they did
rejoice over me, saying: We knew that ye could not construct a ship, for
we knew that ye were lacking in judgment; wherefore, thou canst not
accomplish so great a work.
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25
Now ye know that the children of Israel were in bondage; and ye know that they were laden with tasks, which were grievous tobe borne; wherefore, ye know that it must needs be a good thing for them, that they should be brought out of bondage.
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40
And he loveth those who will have him tobe
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 out of the land of
Egypt.
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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 tobe destroyed; 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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46
And ye also know that by the power of his almighty word he can cause the
earth that it shall pass away; yea, and ye know that by his word he can
cause the rough places tobe made smooth, and smooth places shall be broken up. O, then, why is it, that ye can be so hard in your hearts?
13
Wherefore, they knew not whither they should steer the ship, insomuch
that there arose a great storm, yea, a great and terrible tempest, and
we were driven back upon the waters for the space of three days; and
they began tobe frightened exceedingly lest they should be drowned in the sea; nevertheless they did not loose me.
14
And on the fourth day, which we had been driven back, the tempest began tobe exceedingly sore.
15
And it came to pass that we were about tobe
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
see 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 tobe carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about tobe brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near tobe 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 hearts; wherefore, when they
saw that they were about tobe swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.
7
For the things which some men esteem tobe of great worth, both to
the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet.
Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say,
trample under their feet but I would speak in other words—they set him
at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.
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9
And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him tobe
a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and
they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he
suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering
towards the children of men.
10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of 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, tobe lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and tobe crucified, according to the words of Neum, and tobe 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
And now it came to pass that after I,
Nephi, had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of
brass, my brethren came unto me and said unto me: What meaneth these
things which ye have read? Behold, are they tobe understood according to things which are spiritual, which shall come to pass according to the spirit and not the flesh?
11
Yea, he will bring other nations unto them, and he will give unto them
power, and he will take away from them the lands of their possessions,
and he will cause them tobe scattered and smitten.
10
And because of the intercession for all, all men come unto God; wherefore, they stand in the presence of him, tobe judged of him according to
the truth and holiness which is in him. Wherefore, the ends of the law
which the Holy One hath given, unto the inflicting of the punishment
which is affixed, which punishment that is affixed is in opposition to that of the happiness which is affixed, to answer the ends of the atonement—
• • •
13
And if ye shall say there is no law, ye shall also say there is no sin.
If ye shall say there is no sin, ye shall also say there is no
righteousness. And if there be no righteousness there be no happiness. And if there be no righteousness nor happiness there be
no punishment nor misery. And if these things are not there is no God.
And if there is no God we are not, neither the earth; for there could
have been no creation of things, neither to act nor tobe acted upon; wherefore, all things must have vanished away.
14
And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and
learning; for there is a God, and he hath created all things, both the
heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things tobe acted upon.
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26
And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the
children of men from the fall. And because that they are redeemed from
the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not tobe acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given.
5
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the
Lord, that out of 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 tobe broken off, nevertheless, tobe 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 out of darkness unto light—yea, out of hidden
darkness and out of captivity unto freedom.
8
And it came to pass that after my father had made an end of speaking to the sons and daughters of Laman, he caused the sons and daughters of Lemuel tobe brought before him.
3
Yea, they did murmur against me, saying: Our younger brother thinks to rule over us; and we have had much trial because of him; wherefore, now let us slay him, that we may not be afflicted more because of his words. For behold, we will not have him tobe our ruler; for it belongs unto us, who are the elder brethren, to rule over this people.
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16
And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the
manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many
precious things; for they were not tobe found upon the land, wherefore, it could not be
built like unto Solomon’s temple. But the manner of the construction
was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was
exceedingly fine.
17
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people tobe industrious, and to labor with their hands.
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31
Wherefore, I, Nephi, tobe obedient to the commandments of the Lord, went and made these plates upon which I have engraven these things.
9
And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, tobe shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to
that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself
nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto
secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of
darkness.
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29
But tobe learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
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39
O, my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in transgressing against that Holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that cunning one. Remember, tobe carnally-minded is death, and tobe spiritually-minded is life eternal.
1
And now, Jacob spake many more things to my people at that time; nevertheless only these things have I caused tobe written, for the things which I have written sufficeth me.
4
And I will give children unto them tobe their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
• • •
9
The show of their countenance doth witness against them, and doth declare their sin tobe even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it. Wo unto their souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!
23
For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and tobe reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.
• • •
27
Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the
deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may
look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end
the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they
need not harden their hearts against him when the law ought tobe done away.
10
Wherefore, because that ye have a Bible ye need not suppose that it
contains all my words; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused
more tobe written.
5
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need tobe baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, tobe baptized, yea, even by water!
2
And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered tobe
most precious; that I should not touch, save it were lightly,
concerning the history of this people which are called the people of
Nephi.
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9
Now Nephi began tobe old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man tobe a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the kings.
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16
Yea, and they also began to search much gold and silver, and began tobe lifted up somewhat in pride.
11
O my brethren, hearken unto my words; arouse the faculties of your
souls; shake yourselves that ye may awake from the slumber of death; and
loose yourselves from the pains of hell that ye may not become angels to the devil, tobe cast into that lake of fire and brimstone which is the second death.
• • •
13
And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began tobe numerous, cannot be
written upon these plates; but many of their proceedings are written
upon the larger plates, and their wars, and their contentions, and the
reigns of their kings.
5
Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name,
and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep
the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness tobe obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son.
42
Behold, I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard, save it were these,
had become corrupted. And now these which have once brought forth good
fruit have also become corrupted; and now all the trees of my vineyard
are good for nothing save it betobe hewn down and cast into the fire.
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46
And now, behold, notwithstanding all the care which we have taken of my
vineyard, the trees thereof have become corrupted, that they bring forth
no good fruit; and these I had hoped to preserve, to
have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self.
But, behold, they have become like unto the wild olive-tree, and they
are of no worth but tobe hewn down and cast into the fire; and it grieveth me that I should lose them.
• • •
73
And there began tobe the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly; and the wild branches began tobe plucked off and tobe cast away; and they did keep the root and the top thereof equal, according to the strength thereof.
• • •
77
And when the time cometh that evil fruit shall again come into my vineyard, then will I cause the good and the bad tobe
gathered; and the good will I preserve unto myself, and the bad will I
cast away into its own place. And then cometh the season and the end;
and my vineyard will I cause tobe burned with fire.
14
And I said unto him: What am I that I should tempt God to show unto thee a sign in the thing which thou knowest tobe true? Yet thou wilt deny it, because thou art of the devil. Nevertheless, not my will be done; but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth; and also, that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.
• • •
26
And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began tobe
old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of
Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written
according to the best of my knowledge, by
saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away
like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn
people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a
wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and
contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.
11
And after I, Enos, had heard these words, my faith began tobe unshaken in the Lord; and I prayed unto him with many long strugglings for my brethren, the Lamanites.
• • •
25
And it came to pass that I began tobe old, and an hundred and seventy and nine years had passed away from the time that our father Lehi left Jerusalem.
14
And I, Jarom, do not write more, for the plates are small. But behold, my brethren, ye can go to the other plates of Nephi; for behold, upon them the records of our wars are engraven, according to the writings of the kings, or those which they caused tobe written.
19
And it came to pass that the people of Zarahemla, and of Mosiah, did unite together; and Mosiah was appointed tobe their king.
• • •
25
And it came to pass that I began tobe old; and, having no seed, and knowing king Benjamin tobe a just man before the Lord, wherefore, I shall deliver up these plates unto him, exhorting all men to
come unto God, the Holy One of Israel, and believe in prophesying, and
in revelations, and in the ministering of angels, and in the gift of
speaking with tongues, and in the gift of interpreting languages, and in
all things which are good; for there is nothing which is good save it
comes from the Lord; and that which is evil cometh from the devil.
4
And also that they might give thanks to the
Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Jerusalem, and
who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, and had
appointed just men tobe their teachers, and also a just man tobe 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.
• • •
7
For the multitude being so great that king Benjamin could not teach them
all within the walls of the temple, therefore he caused a tower tobe erected, that thereby his people might hear the words which he should speak unto them.
• • •
9
And these are the words which he spake and caused tobe
written, saying: My brethren, all ye that have assembled yourselves
together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak unto you this
day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to
trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you should hearken
unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your hearts that ye
may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may be unfolded to your view.
• • •
14
And even I, myself, have labored with mine own hands that I might serve you, and that ye should not be laden with taxes, and that there should nothing come upon you which was grievous tobe borne—and of all these things which I have spoken, ye yourselves are witnesses this day.
• • •
27
Therefore, as I said unto you that I had served you, walking with a
clear conscience before God, even so I at this time have caused that ye
should assemble yourselves together, that I might be found blameless, and that your blood should not come upon me, when I shall stand tobe judged of God of the things whereof he hath commanded me concerning you.
5
And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will, and tobe 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 out of the cup of the wrath of God.
3
And again, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of all these things, and had consecrated his son Mosiah tobe a ruler and a king over his people, and had given him all the charges concerning the kingdom, and also had appointed priests to teach the people, that thereby they might hear and know the commandments of God, and to
stir them up in remembrance of the oath which they had made, he
dismissed the multitude, and they returned, every one, according to their families, to their own houses.
15
For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are taxed with a tax which is grievous tobe borne. And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of 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.
• • •
18
And it came to pass that when they had
gathered themselves together that he spake unto them in this wise,
saying: O ye, my people, lift up your heads and be comforted; for behold, the time is at hand, or is not far distant, when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies, notwithstanding our many strugglings, which have been in vain; yet I trust there remaineth an effectual struggle tobe made.
• • •
23
And now, is not this grievous tobe borne? And is not this, our affliction, great? Now behold, how great reason we have to mourn.
13
Therefore it came to pass that king Laman began to stir up his people that they should contend with my people; therefore there began tobe wars and contentions in the land.
11
And the seats which were set apart for the high priests, which were
above all the other seats, he did ornament with pure gold; and he caused
a breastwork tobe built before them, that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon while they should speak lying and vain words to his people.
• • •
13
And it came to pass that he caused many buildings tobe built in the land Shilom; and he caused a great tower tobe
built on the hill north of the land Shilom, which had been a resort for
the children of Nephi at the time they fled out of the land; and thus
he did do with the riches which he obtained by the taxation of his
people.
5
And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself tobe mocked, and scourged, and cast out, and disowned by his people.
10
Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this corruption shall put on incorruption, and shall be brought to stand before the bar of God, tobe judged of him according to their works whether they be good or whether they be evil—
2
Yea, concerning that which was to come, and also concerning the resurrection of the dead, and the redemption of the people, which was tobe brought to pass through the power, and sufferings, and death of Christ, and his resurrection and ascension into heaven.
• • •
8
And it came to pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and tobe called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;
16
And now Limhi had heard nothing concerning this matter; therefore he
said: I will search among my people and whosoever has done this thing
shall perish. Therefore he caused a search tobe made among his people.
2
And it came to pass that after many days the Lamanites began again tobe stirred up in anger against the Nephites, and they began to come into the borders of the land round about.
• • •
6
And it came to pass that the people began to murmur with the king because of their afflictions; and they began tobe desirous to go against them to
battle. And they did afflict the king sorely with their complaints;
therefore he granted unto them that they should do according to their desires.
• • •
13
And they did humble themselves even to the dust, subjecting themselves to the yoke of bondage, submitting themselves tobe smitten, and tobe driven to and fro, and burdened, according to the desires of their enemies.
• • •
23
And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them tobe priests of Noah therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah he would have caused that they should be put to death.
• • •
26
Nevertheless, they did find a land which had been peopled; yea, a land
which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled and
which had been destroyed; and they, having supposed it tobe the land of Zarahemla, returned to the land of Nephi, having arrived in the borders of the land not many days before the coming of Ammon.
• • •
33
And it came to pass that king Limhi and many of his people were desirous tobe
baptized; but there was none in the land that had authority from God.
And Ammon declined doing this thing, considering himself an unworthy
servant.
• • •
35
They were desirous tobe baptized as a witness and a testimony that they were willing to serve God with all their hearts; nevertheless they did prolong the time; and an account of their baptism shall be given hereafter.
4
And now O king, if thou hast not found me tobe 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 out of bondage.
8
Nevertheless, if it were possible that ye could always have just men tobe your kings it would be well for you to have a king.
• • •
13
And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these
bonds; yea, even out of 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 tobe a king over you.
14
And also trust no one tobe your teacher nor your minister, except he be a man of God, walking in his ways and keeping his commandments.
4
And he appointed teachers of the brethren of Amulon in every land which
was possessed by his people; and thus the language of Nephi began tobe taught among all the people of the Lamanites.
• • •
7
And thus the Lamanites began to increase in riches, and began to trade one with another and wax great, and began tobe a cunning and a wise people, as to
the wisdom of the world, yea, a very cunning people, delighting in all
manner of wickedness and plunder, except it were among their own
brethren.
5
And it came to pass that Mosiah did read, and caused tobe read, the records of Zeniff to
his people; yea, he read the records of the people of Zeniff, from the
time they left the land of Zarahemla until they returned again.
6
And there began tobe much peace again in the land; and the people began tobe very numerous, and began to
scatter abroad upon the face of the earth, yea, on the north and on the
south, on the east and on the west, building large cities and villages
in all quarters of the land.
• • •
23
And it came to pass after they had fasted and
prayed for the space of two days and two nights, the limbs of Alma
received their strength, and he stood up and began to speak unto them, bidding them tobe of good comfort:
• • •
27
I say unto you, unless this be the case, they must be cast off; and this I know, because I was like tobe cast off.
• • •
31
Yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand tobe
judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they
confess, who live without God in the world, that the judgment of an
everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and
tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye.
11
Therefore he took the records which were engraven on the plates of
brass, and also the plates of Nephi, and all the things which he had
kept and preserved according to the commandments of God, after having translated and caused tobe written the records which were on the plates of gold which had been found by the people of Limhi, which were delivered to him by the hand of Limhi;
7
And now if there should be another appointed in his stead, behold I fear there would rise contentions among you. And who knoweth but what my son, to whom the kingdom doth belong, should turn tobe angry and draw away a part of this people after him, which would cause wars and contentions among you, which would be the cause of shedding much blood and perverting the way of the Lord, yea, and destroy the souls of many people.
• • •
11
Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days; nevertheless, let us appoint judges, to judge this people according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people, for we will appoint wise men tobe judges, that will judge this people according to the commandments of God.
• • •
13
Therefore, if it were possible that you could have just men tobe your kings, who would establish the laws of God, and judge this people according to
his commandments, yea, if ye could have men for your kings who would do
even as my father Benjamin did for this people—I say unto you, if this
could always be the case then it would be expedient that ye should always have kings to rule over you.
• • •
17
For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause tobe committed, yea, and what great destruction!
• • •
23
And he enacteth laws, and sendeth them forth among his people, yea, laws
after the manner of his own wickedness; and whosoever doth not obey his
laws he causeth tobe destroyed; and whosoever doth rebel against him he will send his armies against them to war, and if he can he will destroy them; and thus an unrighteous king doth pervert the ways of all righteousness.
• • •
34
And he told them that these things ought not tobe; but that the burden should come upon all the people, that every man might bear his part.
• • •
36
Yea, all his iniquities and abominations, and all the wars, and
contentions, and bloodshed, and the stealing, and the plundering, and
the committing of whoredoms, and all manner of iniquities which cannot be enumerated—telling them that these things ought not tobe, that they were expressly repugnant to the commandments of God.
• • •
42
And it came to pass that Alma was appointed tobe
the first chief judge, he being also the high priest, his father having
conferred the office upon him, and having given him the charge
concerning all the affairs of the church.
2
And it came to pass that in the first year of the reign of Alma in the judgment-seat, there was a man brought before him tobe judged, a man who was large, and was noted for his much strength.
3
And he had gone about among the people, preaching to them that which he termed tobe the word of God, bearing down against the church; declaring unto the people that every priest and teacher ought to become popular; and they ought not to labor with their hands, but that they ought tobe supported by the people.
• • •
6
And he began tobe lifted up in the pride of his heart, and to wear very costly apparel, yea, and even began to establish a church after the manner of his preaching.
• • •
10
And the man who slew him was taken by the people of the church, and was brought before Alma, tobe judged according to the crimes which he had committed.
• • •
12
But Alma said unto him: Behold, this is the first time that priestcraft
has been introduced among this people. And behold, thou art not only
guilty of priestcraft, but hast endeavored to enforce it by the sword; and were priestcraft tobe enforced among this people it would prove their entire destruction.
• • •
22
Nevertheless, there were many among them who began tobe proud, and began to contend warmly with their adversaries, even unto blows; yea, they would smite one another with their fists.
• • •
29
And now, because of the steadiness of the church they began tobe
exceedingly rich, having abundance of all things whatsoever they stood
in need—an abundance of flocks and herds, and fatlings of every kind,
and also abundance of grain, and of gold, and of silver, and of precious
things, and abundance of silk and fine-twined linen, and all manner of
good homely cloth.
1
And it came to pass in the commencement of the fifth year of their reign there began tobe a contention among the people; for a certain man, being called Amlici, he being a very cunning man, yea, a wise man as to the wisdom of the world, he being after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword, who was executed according to the law—
2
Now this Amlici had, by his cunning, drawn away much people after him; even so much that they began tobe very powerful; and they began to endeavor to establish Amlici tobe a king over the people.
• • •
9
And it came to pass that they gathered themselves together, and did consecrate Amlici tobe their king.
7
Now this was the cause of much affliction to Alma, yea, and to many of the people whom Alma had consecrated tobe
teachers, and priests, and elders over the church; yea, many of them
were sorely grieved for the wickedness which they saw had begun tobe among their people.
8
For they saw and beheld with great sorrow that the people of the church began tobe lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and to set their hearts upon riches and upon the vain things of the world, that they began tobe scornful, one towards another, and they began to persecute those that did not believe according to their own will and pleasure.
9
And thus, in this eighth year of the reign of the judges, there began tobe
great contentions among the people of the church; yea, there were
envyings, and strife, and malice, and persecutions, and pride, even to exceed the pride of those who did not belong to the church of God.
• • •
15
And now it came to pass that Alma, having seen
the afflictions of the humble followers of God, and the persecutions
which were heaped upon them by the remainder of his people, and seeing
all their inequality, began tobe very sorrowful; nevertheless the Spirit of the Lord did not fail him.
3
I, Alma, having been consecrated by my father, Alma, tobe a high priest over the church of God, he having power and authority from God to do these things, behold, I say unto you that he began to
establish a church in the land which was in the borders of Nephi; yea,
the land which was called the land of Mormon; yea, and he did baptize
his brethren in the waters of Mormon.
• • •
15
Do ye exercise faith in the redemption of him who created you? Do you
look forward with an eye of faith, and view this mortal body raised in
immortality, and this corruption raised in incorruption, to stand before God tobe judged according to the deeds which have been done in the mortal body?
23
And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy tobe
entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all
things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times;
asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and
temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do
receive.
30
And now, my beloved brethren, for ye are my brethren, and ye ought tobe beloved, and ye ought to
bring forth works which are meet for repentance, seeing that your
hearts have been grossly hardened against the word of God, and seeing
that ye are a lost and a fallen people.
12
And now, when Amulek had spoken these words the people began tobe
astonished, seeing there was more than one witness who testified of the
things whereof they were accused, and also of the things which were to come, according to the spirit of prophecy which was in them.
• • •
27
And now behold, I say unto you, that the foundation of the destruction of this people is beginning tobe laid by the unrighteousness of your lawyers and your judges.
1
Now it was in the law of Mosiah that every man who was a judge of the law, or those who were appointed tobe judges, should receive wages according to the time which they labored to judge those who were brought before them tobe judged.
• • •
44
Now, this restoration shall come to all, both
old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked
and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their
heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, tobe judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.
45
Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal
body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say
unto you that this mortal body is raised to an
immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life,
that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies,
never tobe divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption.
46
Now, when Amulek had finished these words the people began again tobe astonished, and also Zeezrom began to tremble. And thus ended the words of Amulek, or this is all that I have written.
8
And Zeezrom began to inquire of them
diligently, that he might know more concerning the kingdom of God. And
he said unto Alma: What does this mean which Amulek hath spoken
concerning the resurrection of the dead, that all shall rise from the
dead, both the just and the unjust, and are brought to stand before God tobe judged according to their works?
• • •
12
And Amulek hath spoken plainly concerning death, and being raised from this mortality to a state of immortality, and being brought before the bar of God, tobe judged according to our works.
• • •
19
Now it came to pass that when Alma had made an end of speaking these words, the people began tobe more astonished;
6
And it came to pass that Zeezrom was
astonished at the words which had been spoken; and he also knew
concerning the blindness of the minds, which he had caused among the
people by his lying words; and his soul began tobe harrowed up under a consciousness of his own guilt; yea, he began tobe encircled about by the pains of hell.
• • •
17
And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek answered him nothing; and he smote them again, and delivered them to the officers tobe cast into prison.
3
And also Zeezrom lay sick at Sidom, with a burning fever, which was
caused by the great tribulations of his mind on account of his
wickedness, for he supposed that Alma and Amulek were no more; and he
supposed that they had been slain because of his iniquity. And this
great sin, and his many other sins, did harrow up his mind until it did
become exceedingly sore, having no deliverance; therefore he began tobe scorched with a burning heat.
• • •
13
And Alma established a church in the land of Sidom, and consecrated priests and teachers in the land, to baptize unto the Lord whosoever were desirous tobe baptized.
18
Now those priests who did go forth among the people did preach against
all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and malice, and
revilings, and stealing, robbing, plundering, murdering, committing
adultery, and all manner of lasciviousness, crying that these things
ought not so tobe—
30
And now, these were the thoughts of Ammon, when he saw the afflictions of those whom he termed tobe his brethren.
• • •
36
But Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones
at them with his sling; yea, with mighty power he did sling stones
amongst them; and thus he slew a certain number of them insomuch that
they began tobe
astonished at his power; nevertheless they were angry because of the
slain of their brethren, and they were determined that he should fall;
therefore, seeing that they could not hit him with their stones, they
came forth with clubs to slay him.
37
But behold, every man that lifted his club to
smite Ammon, he smote off their arms with his sword; for he did
withstand their blows by smiting their arms with the edge of his sword,
insomuch that they began tobe astonished, and began to flee before him; yea, and they were not few in number; and he caused them to flee by the strength of his arm.
13
And one of the king’s servants said unto him, Rabbanah, which is, being
interpreted, powerful or great king, considering their kings tobe powerful; and thus he said unto him: Rabbanah, the king desireth thee to stay.
5
Therefore, if this is the case, I would that ye should go in and see my
husband, for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and
two nights; and some say that he is not dead, but others say that he is
dead and that he stinketh, and that he ought tobe placed in the sepulchre; but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.
• • •
28
And thus the contention began tobe exceedingly sharp among them. And while they were thus contending, the woman servant who had caused the multitude tobe
gathered together came, and when she saw the contention which was among
the multitude she was exceedingly sorrowful, even unto tears.
24
Now there was a multitude gathered together because of the commandment of the queen, and there began tobe great murmurings among them because of Aaron and his brethren.
18
And they began tobe
a very industrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the
Nephites; therefore, they did open a correspondence with them, and the
curse of God did no more follow them.
15
Oh, how merciful is our God! And now behold, since it has been as much as we could do to get our stains taken away from us, and our swords are made bright, let us hide them away that they may be kept bright, as a testimony to our God at the last day, or at the day that we shall be brought to stand before him tobe
judged, that we have not stained our swords in the blood of our
brethren since he imparted his word unto us and has made us clean
thereby.
6
For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, began tobe stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to
believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites;
and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.
• • •
8
Now this martyrdom caused that many of their brethren should be stirred up to anger; and there began tobe contention in the wilderness; and the Lamanites began to hunt the seed of Amulon and his brethren and began to slay them; and they fled into the east wilderness.
• • •
12
And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many tobe put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be
scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is
driven and slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were
verified, for they were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted,
and they were smitten.
• • •
14
And they did also bury their weapons of war, according as their brethren had, and they began tobe a righteous people; and they did walk in the ways of the Lord, and did observe to keep his commandments and his statutes.
34
For behold, they would take up arms against their brethren; they would not suffer themselves tobe slain. But behold how many of these have laid down their lives; and we know that they have gone to their God, because of their love and of their hatred to sin.
2
Now their dead were not numbered because of the greatness of their
numbers; neither were the dead of the Nephites numbered—but it came to
pass after they had buried their dead, and also after the days of
fasting, and mourning, and prayer, (and it was in the sixteenth year of
the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi) there began tobe continual peace throughout all the land.
16
Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren; and
we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren, which was handed
down to them by the childishness of their fathers; but we believe that thou hast elected us tobe thy holy children; and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ.
17
But thou art the same yesterday, today, and forever; and thou hast elected us that we shall be saved, whilst all around us are elected tobe cast by thy wrath down to hell; for the which holiness, O God, we thank thee; and we also thank thee that thou hast elected us, that we may not be led away after the foolish traditions of our brethren, which doth bind them down to a belief of Christ, which doth lead their hearts to wander far from thee, our God.
12
I say unto you, it is well that ye are cast out of 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 tobe humble.
13
And now, because ye are compelled tobe humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled tobe humble, seeketh repentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved.
14
And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled tobe humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?
15
Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed—yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled tobe humble because of their exceeding poverty.
16
Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled tobe
humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the
word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without
being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.
• • •
28
Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be
a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief,
that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth tobe delicious to me.
• • •
34
And now, behold, is your knowledge perfect? Yea, your knowledge is
perfect in that thing, and your faith is dormant; and this because you
know, for ye know that the word hath swelled your souls, and ye also
know that it hath sprouted up, that your understanding doth begin tobe enlightened, and your mind doth begin to expand.
8
Yea, thou art merciful unto thy children when they cry unto thee, tobe heard of thee and not of men, and thou wilt hear them.
• • •
22
If so, wo shall come upon you; but if not so, then cast about your eyes and begin to believe in the Son of God, that he will come to redeem his people, and that he shall suffer and die to atone for their sins; and that he shall rise again from the dead, which shall bring to pass the resurrection, that all men shall stand before him, tobe judged at the last and judgment day, according to their works.
2
My brethren, I think that it is impossible that ye should be ignorant of the things which have been spoken concerning the coming of Christ, who is taught by us tobe the Son of God; yea, I know that these things were taught unto you bountifully before your dissension from among us.
• • •
29
Therefore, if ye do not remember tobe charitable, ye are as dross, which the refiners do cast out, (it being of no worth) and is trodden under foot of men.
15
Now Alma, being grieved for the iniquity of his people, yea for the
wars, and the bloodsheds, and the contentions which were among them; and
having been to declare the word, or sent to declare the word, among all the people in every city; and seeing that the hearts of the people began to wax hard, and that they began tobe offended because of the strictness of the word, his heart was exceedingly sorrowful.
15
Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body, that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God, tobe judged of my deeds.
• • •
22
Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his
throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude
of singing and praising their God; yea, and my soul did long tobe there.
33
Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and tobe meek and lowly in heart; teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
34
Teach them to never be weary of good works, but tobe meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls.
10
And I command you to take it upon you to counsel with your elder brothers in your undertakings; for behold, thou art in thy youth, and ye stand in need tobe nourished by your brothers. And give heed to their counsel.
11
Suffer not yourself tobe led away by any vain or foolish thing; suffer not the devil to
lead away your heart again after those wicked harlots. Behold, O my
son, how great iniquity ye brought upon the Zoramites; for when they saw
your conduct they would not believe in my words.
13
Therefore, according to justice, the plan of redemption could not be
brought about, only on conditions of repentance of men in this
probationary state, yea, this preparatory state; for except it were for
these conditions, mercy could not take effect except it should destroy
the work of justice. Now the work of justice could not be destroyed; if so, God would cease tobe God.
14
And thus we see that all mankind were fallen, and they were in the grasp
of justice; yea, the justice of God, which consigned them forever tobe cut off from his presence.
• • •
22
But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance
granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth
the creature and executeth the law, and the law inflicteth the
punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God would cease tobe God.
23
But God ceaseth not tobe God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to
pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead
bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored
into his presence, tobe judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.
• • •
25
What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease tobe God.
16
Now, the leader of the Nephites, or the man who had been appointed tobe
the chief captain over the Nephites—now the chief captain took the
command of all the armies of the Nephites—and his name was Moroni;
• • •
46
And they were doing that which they felt was the duty which they owed to
their God; for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their
fathers, that: Inasmuch as ye are not guilty of the first offense,
neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves tobe slain by the hands of your enemies.
1
And it came to pass that they did stop
and withdrew a pace from them. And Moroni said unto Zerahemnah: Behold,
Zerahemnah, that we do not desire tobe men of blood. Ye know that ye are in our hands, yet we do not desire to slay you.
• • •
18
But behold, their naked skins and their bare heads were exposed to
the sharp swords of the Nephites; yea, behold they were pierced and
smitten, yea, and did fall exceedingly fast before the swords of the
Nephites; and they began tobe swept down, even as the soldier of Moroni had prophesied.
19
Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about tobe
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 never would come to war again against them.
4
And Amalickiah was desirous tobe a king; and those people who were wroth were also desirous that he should be their king; and they were the greater part of them the lower judges of the land, and they were seeking for power.
5
And they had been led by the flatteries of Amalickiah, that if they would support him and establish him tobe their king that he would make them rulers over the people.
• • •
8
Thus we see how quick the children of men do forget the Lord their God, yea, how quick to do iniquity, and tobe led away by the evil one.
• • •
22
Now this was the covenant which they made, and they cast their garments
at the feet of Moroni, saying: We covenant with our God, that we shall be
destroyed, even as our brethren in the land northward, if we shall fall
into transgression; yea, he may cast us at the feet of our enemies,
even as we have cast our garments at thy feet tobe trodden under foot, if we shall fall into transgression.
• • •
35
And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, that they might maintain a free government, he caused tobe put to death; and there were but few who denied the covenant of freedom.
36
And it came to pass also, that he caused the title of liberty tobe
hoisted upon every tower which was in all the land, which was possessed
by the Nephites; and thus Moroni planted the standard of liberty among
the Nephites.
6
And they had appointed a man tobe a king and a leader over them, being fixed in their minds with a determined resolution that they would not be subjected to go against the Nephites.
• • •
17
Now it was the custom among the Lamanites, if their chief leader was killed, to appoint the second leader tobe their chief leader.
• • •
19
Now, when Lehonti was dead, the Lamanites appointed Amalickiah tobe their leader and their chief commander.
• • •
27
And it came to pass that Amalickiah commanded that his armies should march forth and see what had happened to the king; and when they had come to the spot, and found the king lying in his gore, Amalickiah pretended tobe wroth, and said: Whosoever loved the king, let him go forth, and pursue his servants that they may be slain.
5
And thus he did appoint chief captains of the Zoramites, they being the
most acquainted with the strength of the Nephites, and their places of
resort, and the weakest parts of their cities; therefore he appointed
them tobe chief captains over his armies.
• • •
7
Now it came to pass that while Amalickiah had
thus been obtaining power by fraud and deceit, Moroni, on the other
hand, had been preparing the minds of the people tobe faithful unto the Lord their God.
• • •
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 tobe the means of sending so many of their brethren out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God.
12
Therefore they retreated into the wilderness, and took their camp and marched towards the land of Noah, supposing that tobe the next best place for them to come against the Nephites.
• • •
16
And behold, Moroni had appointed Lehi tobe
chief captain over the men of that city; and it was that same Lehi who
fought with the Lamanites in the valley on the east of the river Sidon.
4
And he caused towers tobe erected that overlooked those works of pickets, and he caused places of security tobe built upon those towers, that the stones and the arrows of the Lamanites could not hurt them.
• • •
26
For behold, the people who possessed the land of Morianton did claim a part of the land of Lehi; therefore there began tobe
a warm contention between them, insomuch that the people of Morianton
took up arms against their brethren, and they were determined by the
sword to slay them.
• • •
38
Nevertheless, he had refused Alma to take possession of those records and those things which were esteemed by Alma and his fathers tobe most sacred; therefore Alma had conferred them upon his son, Helaman.
2
Nevertheless, they did not long maintain an entire peace in the land, for there began tobe
a contention among the people concerning the chief judge Pahoran; for
behold, there were a part of the people who desired that a few
particular points of the law should be altered.
3
But behold, Pahoran would not alter nor suffer the law tobe altered; therefore, he did not hearken to those who had sent in their voices with their petitions concerning the altering of the law.
• • •
8
Now those who were in favor of kings were those of high birth, and they sought tobe kings; and they were supported by those who sought power and authority over the people.
9
But behold, this was a critical time for such contentions tobe
among the people of Nephi; for behold, Amalickiah had again stirred up
the hearts of the people of the Lamanites against the people of the
Nephites, and he was gathering together soldiers from all parts of his
land, and arming them, and preparing for war with all diligence; for he
had sworn to drink the blood of Moroni.
18
And now behold, if ye will lay down your arms, and subject yourselves tobe governed by those to whom the government doth rightly belong, then will I cause that my people shall lay down their weapons and shall be at war no more.
10
And I did join my two thousand sons, (for they are worthy tobe called sons) to
the army of Antipus, in which strength Antipus did rejoice exceedingly;
for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their
forces had slain a vast number of our men, for which cause we have to mourn.
• • •
29
And the Lamanites, thus seeing our forces increase daily, and provisions arrive for our support, they began tobe fearful, and began to sally forth, if it were possible to put an end to our receiving provisions and strength.
3
And it came to pass that he immediately sent an epistle to Pahoran, desiring that he should cause men tobe gathered together to
strengthen Helaman, or the armies of Helaman, insomuch that he might
with ease maintain that part of the land which he had been so
miraculously prospered in regaining.
10
And now, my beloved brethren—for ye ought tobe beloved; yea, and ye ought to
have stirred yourselves more diligently for the welfare and the freedom
of this people; but behold, ye have neglected them insomuch that the
blood of thousands shall come upon your heads for vengeance; yea, for
known unto God were all their cries, and all their sufferings—
• • •
13
For the Lord suffereth the righteous tobe
slain that his justice and judgment may come upon the wicked; therefore
ye need not suppose that the righteous are lost because they are slain;
but behold, they do enter into the rest of the Lord their God.
• • •
19
Or is it that ye have neglected us because ye are in the heart of our
country and ye are surrounded by security, that ye do not cause food tobe sent unto us, and also men to strengthen our armies?
• • •
24
And now, except ye do repent of that which ye have done, and begin tobe
up and doing, and send forth food and men unto us, and also unto
Helaman, that he may support those parts of our country which he has
regained, and that we may also recover the remainder of our possessions
in these parts, behold it will be expedient
that we contend no more with the Lamanites until we have first cleansed
our inward vessel, yea, even the great head of our government.
21
And it came to pass that they were on the east, by the entrance; and they were all asleep. And now Moroni returned to his army, and caused that they should prepare in haste strong cords and ladders, tobe let down from the top of the wall into the inner part of the wall.
• • •
45
Therefore, Helaman and his brethren went forth, and did declare the word
of God with much power unto the convincing of many people of their
wickedness, which did cause them to repent of their sins and tobe baptized unto the Lord their God.
13
Nevertheless, these things were tobe kept sacred, and handed down from one generation to another; therefore, in this year, they had been conferred upon Helaman, before the death of Shiblon.
1
And now behold, it came to pass in the commencement of the fortieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there began tobe a serious difficulty among the people of the Nephites.
2
For behold, Pahoran had died, and gone the way of all the earth; therefore there began tobe a serious contention concerning who should have the judgment-seat among the brethren, who were the sons of Pahoran.
• • •
5
Nevertheless, it came to pass that Pahoran was appointed by the voice of the people tobe chief judge and a governor over the people of Nephi.
• • •
13
And now behold, Pacumeni was appointed, according to the voice of the people, tobe a chief judge and a governor over the people, to reign in the stead of his brother Pahoran; and it was according to his right. And all this was done in the fortieth year of the reign of the judges; and it had an end.
• • •
17
Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gather together his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr tobe their leader, and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla to battle against the Nephites.
1
And it came to pass in the forty
and second year of the reign of the judges, after Moronihah had
established again peace between the Nephites and the Lamanites, behold
there was no one to fill the judgment-seat; therefore there began tobe a contention again among the people concerning who should fill the judgment-seat.
5
Yea, and many did preach with exceedingly great power and authority,
unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, tobe the humble followers of God and the Lamb.
5
Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness; letting the
guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money; and moreover
tobe held in office at the head of government, to rule and do according to
their wills, that they might get gain and glory of the world, and,
moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery, and steal,
and kill, and do according to their own wills—
• • •
7
Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first
came out of the land of Jerusalem, that I could have joyed with him in
the promised land; then were his people easy tobe entreated, firm to keep the commandments of God, and slow tobe led to do iniquity; and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—
• • •
21
But behold, it is to get gain, tobe
praised of men, yea, and that ye might get gold and silver. And ye
have set your hearts upon the riches and the vain things of this world,
for the which ye do murder, and plunder, and steal, and bear false
witness against your neighbor, and do all manner of iniquity.
16
And now it came to pass that the judges did
expound the matter unto the people, and did cry out against Nephi,
saying: Behold, we know that this Nephi must have agreed with some one to slay the judge, and then he might declare it unto us, that he might convert us unto his faith, that he might raise himself tobe a great man, chosen of God, and a prophet.
18
And it came to pass that they would not hearken unto his words; and there began tobe contentions, insomuch that they were divided against themselves and began to slay one another with the sword.
23
And in the seventy and ninth year there began tobe much strife. But it came to
pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew
concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily,
therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an
end to their strife in that same year.
5
Yea, how quick tobe lifted up in pride; yea, how quick to boast, and do all manner of that which is iniquity; and how slow are they to remember the Lord their God, and to give ear unto his counsels, yea, how slow to walk in wisdom’s paths!
29
O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened and ye stiffnecked
people, how long will ye suppose that the Lord will suffer you? Yea,
how long will ye suffer yourselves tobe led by foolish and blind guides? Yea, how long will ye choose darkness rather than light?
3
Now when they saw that they could not hit him, there were many more who
did believe on his words, insomuch that they went away unto Nephi tobe baptized.
• • •
5
Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and
remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto
them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him tobe baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.
• • •
12
And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began tobe more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.
13
But it came to pass in the ninetieth
year of the reign of the judges, there were great signs given unto the
people, and wonders; and the words of the prophets began tobe fulfilled.
14
And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad
tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began tobe fulfilled.
• • •
21
And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one,
work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us
down tobe servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.
4
And it came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and second year, behold, the prophecies of the prophets began tobe fulfilled more fully; for there began tobe greater signs and greater miracles wrought among the people.
5
But there were some who began to say that the time was past for the words tobe fulfilled, which were spoken by Samuel, the Lamanite.
• • •
7
And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout the land; and the people who believed began tobe very sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken might not come to pass.
• • •
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 tobe destroyed because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.
• • •
13
Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused tobe spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets.
• • •
15
And it came to pass that the words which came
unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for
behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the
people began tobe astonished because there was no darkness when the night came.
• • •
22
And it came to pass that from this time forth there began tobe lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden their hearts, to
the intent that they might not believe in those signs and wonders which
they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings and deceivings the more
part of the people did believe, and were converted unto the Lord.
1
And it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety and fifth year also, and the people began to forget those signs and wonders which they had heard, and began tobe less and less astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, insomuch that they began tobe hard in their hearts, and blind in their minds, and began to disbelieve all which they had heard and seen—
• • •
11
And it came to pass in the thirteenth year there began tobe
wars and contentions throughout all the land; for the Gadianton robbers
had become so numerous, and did slay so many of the people, and did lay
waste so many cities, and did spread so much death and carnage
throughout the land, that it became expedient that all the people, both
the Nephites and the Lamanites, should take up arms against them.
• • •
19
And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the people in a state
of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction did hang over them,
insomuch that they were about tobe smitten down by it, and this because of their iniquity.
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
maintaining that which ye suppose tobe
your right and liberty; 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.
• • •
5
Therefore I have written this epistle, sealing it with mine own hand,
feeling for your welfare, because of your firmness in that which ye
believe tobe right, and your noble spirit in the field of battle.
• • •
9
And behold, I am Giddianhi; and I am the governor of this the secret
society of Gadianton; which society and the works thereof I know tobe good; and they are of ancient date and they have been handed down unto us.
29
May the Lord preserve his people in righteousness and in holiness of heart, that they may cause tobe felled to the earth all who shall seek to slay them because of power and secret combinations, even as this man hath been felled to the earth.
4
And now it came to pass that when they had
taken all the robbers prisoners, insomuch that none did escape who were
not slain, they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause the
word of God tobe
preached unto them; and as many as would repent of their sins and enter
into a covenant that they would murder no more were set at liberty.
• • •
18
And I know the record which I make tobe a just and a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to our language, we are not able to write.
10
But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year there began tobe
some disputings among the people; and some were lifted up unto pride
and boastings because of their exceedingly great riches, yea, even unto
great persecutions;
• • •
12
And the people began tobe distinguished by ranks, according to
their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant
because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because
of their riches.
• • •
14
And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began tobe broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth
year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few
of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and they would
not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable,
willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.
• • •
17
And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year—the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time tobe carried about by the temptations of the devil whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to
do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should—and thus in the
commencement of this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful
wickedness.
• • •
20
And there began tobe
men inspired from heaven and sent forth, standing among the people in
all the land, preaching and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities
of the people, and testifying unto them concerning the redemption which
the Lord would make for his people, or in other words, the resurrection
of Christ; and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.
• • •
26
Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before the judge, tobe judged of the crime which they had done, according to the law which had been given by the people.
27
Now it came to pass that those judges had many
friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the
lawyers and the high priests, did gather themselves together, and unite
with the kindreds of those judges who were tobe tried according to the law.
• • •
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 tobe administered according to the law.
1
And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record tobe
true, for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record—for he
truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus; and there was not any man
who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every
whit from his iniquity—
• • •
4
And there began tobe great doubtings and disputations among the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.
4
And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused tobe sunk in the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof tobe drowned.
• • •
6
And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused tobe sunk, and the inhabitants thereof tobe buried up in the depths of the earth;
• • •
8
And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and the
city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have I caused tobe
sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof; and the
inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to
hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the
blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up any more unto me
against them.
9
And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused tobe
burned with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was
above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their secret
murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy the peace of
my people and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them tobe burned, to
destroy them from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and
the saints should not come up unto me any more against them.
10
And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh, and the city of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused tobe
burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their
wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning those whom I did
send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and their abominations.
23
Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth tobe
baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them—Behold, ye
shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize
them.
1
And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words unto Nephi, and to those who had been called, (now the number of them who had been called, and received power and authority to
baptize, was twelve) and behold, he stretched forth his hand unto the
multitude, and cried unto them, saying: Blessed are ye if ye shall give
heed unto the words of these twelve whom I have chosen from among you to minister unto you, and tobe
your servants; and unto them I have given power that they may baptize
you with water; and after that ye are baptized with water, behold, I
will baptize you with fire and with the Holy Ghost; therefore blessed
are ye if ye shall believe in me and be baptized, after that ye have seen me and know that I am.
• • •
13
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you tobe the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall lose its savor wherewith shall the earth be salted? The salt shall be thenceforth good for nothing, but tobe cast out and tobe trodden under foot of men.
14
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you tobe the light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
1
Verily, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your alms before men tobe seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.
9
And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the
judgments of the Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel,
verily, verily, I say unto you, that after all this, and I have caused
my people who are of the house of Israel tobe smitten, and tobe afflicted, and tobe slain, and tobe cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
• • •
15
But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will
suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they
shall go through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is thenceforth good for nothing but tobe cast out, and tobe trodden under foot of my people, O house of Israel.
7
And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which I have shown unto you. And it shall be a testimony unto the Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember me ye shall have my Spirit tobe with you.
• • •
11
And this shall ye always do to those who
repent and are baptized in my name; and ye shall do it in remembrance of
my blood, which I have shed for you, that ye may witness unto the
Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember me
ye shall have my Spirit tobe with you.
• • •
25
And ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away, but
rather have commanded that ye should come unto me, that ye might feel
and see; even so shall ye do unto the world; and whosoever breaketh this
commandment suffereth himself tobe led into temptation.
4
And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, tobe judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—
• • •
18
And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful tobe written.
14
And my Father sent me that I might be lifted
up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross,
that I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men
even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me, tobe judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—
• • •
27
And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye tobe? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.
40
And in this state they were to remain until the judgment day of Christ; and at that day they were to receive a greater change, and tobe received into the kingdom of the Father to go no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in the heavens.
1
And now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord shall see fit,
in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the Gentiles according
to his word, then ye may know that the
covenant which the Father hath made with the children of Israel,
concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already beginning tobe fulfilled.
4
And it came to pass that the thirty and seventh year passed away also, and there still continued tobe peace in the land.
• • •
8
Yea, even that great city Zarahemla did they cause tobe built again.
• • •
20
And he kept it eighty and four years, and there was still peace in the
land, save it were a small part of the people who had revolted from the
church and taken upon them the name of Lamanites; therefore there began tobe Lamanites again in the land.
• • •
24
And now, in this two hundred and first year there began tobe
among them those who were lifted up in pride, such as the wearing of
costly apparel, and all manner of fine pearls, and of the fine things of
the world.
• • •
26
And they began tobe divided into classes; and they began to build up churches unto themselves to get gain, and began to deny the true church of Christ.
• • •
43
And also the people who were called the people of Nephi began tobe proud in their hearts, because of their exceeding riches, and become vain like unto their brethren, the Lamanites.
2
And about the time that Ammaron hid up the records unto the Lord, he came unto me, (I being about ten years of age, and I began tobe
learned somewhat after the manner of the learning of my people) and
Ammaron said unto me: I perceive that thou art a sober child, and art
quick to observe;
• • •
8
And it came to pass in this year there began tobe
a war between the Nephites, who consisted of the Nephites and the
Jacobites and the Josephites and the Zoramites; and this war was between
the Nephites, and the Lamanites and the Lemuelites and the Ishmaelites.
• • •
10
And it came to pass that the war began tobe among them in the borders of Zarahemla, by the waters of Sidon.
1
And it came to pass in that same year there began tobe
a war again between the Nephites and the Lamanites. And
notwithstanding I being young, was large in stature; therefore the
people of Nephi appointed me that I should be their leader, or the leader of their armies.
• • •
11
Thus there began tobe a mourning and a lamentation in all the land because of these things, and more especially among the people of Nephi.
11
And it came to pass that I, Mormon, did utterly refuse from this time forth tobe a commander and a leader of this people, because of their wickedness and abomination.
• • •
18
Yea, behold, I write unto all the ends of the earth; yea, unto you, twelve tribes of Israel, who shall be judged according to your works by the twelve whom Jesus chose tobe his disciples in the land of Jerusalem.
• • •
20
And these things doth the Spirit manifest unto me; therefore I write
unto you all. And for this cause I write unto you, that ye may know
that ye must all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, yea, every
soul who belongs to the whole human family of Adam; and ye must stand tobe judged of your works, whether they be good or evil;
4
And it was because the armies of the Nephites went up unto the Lamanites that they began tobe smitten; for were it not for that, the Lamanites could have had no power over them.
• • •
18
And from this time forth did the Nephites gain no power over the Lamanites, but began tobe swept off by them even as a dew before the sun.
12
Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob; and
they are written after this manner, because it is known of God that
wickedness will not bring them forth unto them; and they are tobe hid up unto the Lord that they may come forth in his own due time.
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 tobe old; and knowing it tobe
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 out of 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.
• • •
21
And the day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality, and
these bodies which are now moldering in corruption must soon become
incorruptible bodies; and then ye must stand before the judgment-seat of
Christ, tobe judged according to your works; and if it so be that ye are righteous, then are ye blessed with your fathers who have gone before you.
21
And he that shall breathe out wrath and strifes against the work of the
Lord, and against the covenant people of the Lord who are the house of
Israel, and shall say: We will destroy the work of the Lord, and the
Lord will not remember his covenant which he hath made unto the house of
Israel—the same is in danger tobe hewn down and cast into the fire;
15
And now, O all ye that have imagined up unto yourselves a god who can do
no miracles, I would ask of you, have all these things passed, of which
I have spoken? Has the end come yet? Behold I say unto you, Nay; and
God has not ceased tobe a God of miracles.
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And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased tobe a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease tobe God; and he ceaseth not tobe God, and is a God of miracles.
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Condemn me not because of mine imperfection, neither my father, because
of his imperfection, neither them who have written before him; but
rather give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you our
imperfections, that ye may learn tobe more wise than we have been.
16
Behold, this body, which ye now behold, is the body of my spirit; and
man have I created after the body of my spirit; and even as I appear
unto thee tobe in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh.
16
And then shall my revelations which I have caused tobe written by my servant John be
unfolded in the eyes of all the people. Remember, when ye see these
things, ye shall know that the time is at hand that they shall be made manifest in very deed.
16
And the friends of Jared and his brother were in number about twenty and
two souls; and they also begat sons and daughters before they came to the promised land; and therefore they began tobe many.
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19
And the brother of Jared began tobe old, and saw that he must soon go down to
the grave; wherefore he said unto Jared: Let us gather together our
people that we may number them, that we may know of them what they will
desire of us before we go down to our graves.
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22
And it came to pass that the people desired of them that they should anoint one of their sons tobe a king over them.
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25
And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the brother of Jared; and his name was Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and would not be
their king. And the people would that his father should constrain him,
but his father would not; and he commanded them that they should
constrain no man tobe their king.
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27
And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared, even all save it were one; and Orihah was anointed tobe king over the people.
23
Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be
shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not
that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built
up to get power and gain—and the work, yea,
even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the
justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things tobe.
7
And it came to pass that Akish began tobe jealous of his son, therefore he shut him up in prison, and kept him upon little or no food until he had suffered death.
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12
And there began tobe
a war between the sons of Akish and Akish, which lasted for the space
of many years, yea, unto the destruction of nearly all the people of the
kingdom, yea, even all, save it were thirty souls, and they who fled
with the house of Omer.
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14
And it came to pass that Omer began tobe old; nevertheless, in his old age he begat Emer; and he anointed Emer tobe king to reign in his stead.
15
And after that he had anointed Emer tobe
king he saw peace in the land for the space of two years, and he died,
having seen exceedingly many days, which were full of sorrow. And it
came to pass that Emer did reign in his stead, and did fill the steps of his father.
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26
And the people had spread again over all the face of the land, and there began again tobe an exceedingly great wickedness upon the face of the land, and Heth began to embrace the secret plans again of old, to destroy his father.
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And it came to pass that there began tobe a great dearth upon the land, and the inhabitants began tobe destroyed exceedingly fast because of the dearth, for there was no rain upon the face of the earth.
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35
And it came to pass that when they had humbled
themselves sufficiently before the Lord he did send rain upon the face
of the earth; and the people began to revive again, and there began tobe
fruit in the north countries, and in all the countries round about.
And the Lord did show forth his power unto them in preserving them from
famine.
5
And it came to pass that Riplakish did not do
that which was right in the sight of the Lord, for he did have many
wives and concubines, and did lay that upon men’s shoulders which was
grievous tobe borne; yea, he did tax them with heavy taxes; and with the taxes he did build many spacious buildings.
6
And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause tobe put to death.
7
Wherefore he did obtain all his fine work, yea, even his fine gold he did cause tobe refined in prison; and all manner of fine workmanship he did cause tobe wrought in prison. And it came to pass that he did afflict the people with his whoredoms and abominations.
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 tobe war again in the land, insomuch that Riplakish was killed, and his descendants were driven out of the land.
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10
And after that he had established himself king he did ease the burden of
the people, by which he did gain favor in the eyes of the people, and
they did anoint him tobe their king.
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And in the days of Com there began tobe robbers in the land; and they adopted the old plans, and administered oaths after the manner of the ancients, and sought again to destroy the kingdom.
4
And he lived to a good old age, and begat
Shiblom; and Shiblom reigned in his stead. And the brother of Shiblom
rebelled against him, and there began tobe an exceedingly great war in all the land.
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7
And they hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord, because of their wicked combinations; wherefore, there began tobe
wars and contentions in all the land, and also many famines and
pestilences, insomuch that there was a great destruction, such an one as
never had been known upon the face of the earth; and all this came to pass in the days of Shiblom.
15
And it came to pass that in that same year in which he was cast out from among the people there began tobe a great war among the people, for there were many who rose up, who were mighty men, and sought to destroy Coriantumr by their secret plans of wickedness, of which hath been spoken.
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Now there began tobe a war upon all the face of the land, every man with his band fighting for that which he desired.
1
And now there began tobe
a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people,
in which, if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon his shelf, or
upon the place whither he would keep it, behold, upon the morrow, he
could not find it, so great was the curse upon the land.
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And so terrible was the destruction among the armies of Shiz that the people began tobe frightened, and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to the land of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them, all them that would not join them.
3
He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to
remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the
prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far, every whit;
and his soul mourned and refused tobe comforted.
3
In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you tobe a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you tobe a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.
1
The manner of their elders and priests administering the flesh
and blood of Christ unto the church; and they administered it according to the commandments of Christ; wherefore we know the manner tobe true; and the elder or priest did minister it—
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3
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to
the souls of all those who partake of it; that they may eat in
remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the
Eternal Father, that they are willing to take
upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him, and keep his
commandments which he hath given them, that they may always have his
Spirit tobe with them. Amen.
2
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee, in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to
the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in
remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they
may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always
remember him, that they may have his Spirit tobe with them. Amen.
14
Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil tobe of God, or that which is good and of God tobe of the devil.
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36
Or have angels ceased to appear unto the
children of men? Or has he withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from
them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand,
or there shall be one man upon the face thereof tobe saved?
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But behold, my beloved brethren, I judge better things of you, for I
judge that ye have faith in Christ because of your meekness; for if ye
have not faith in him then ye are not fit tobe numbered among the people of his church.
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41
And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye
shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his
resurrection, tobe raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.
19
For a desolating scourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue tobe poured out from time to
time, if they repent not, until the earth is empty, and the inhabitants
thereof are consumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my
coming.
10
And, behold, Satan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words which you have caused tobe written, or which you have translated, which have gone out of your hands.
11
And behold, I say unto you, that because they have altered the words,
they read contrary from that which you translated and caused tobe written;
2
Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was called of God, and ordained an apostle of Jesus Christ, tobe the first elder of this church;
3
And to Oliver Cowdery, who was also called of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, tobe the second elder of this church, and ordained under his hand;
4
And this according to the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory, both now and forever. Amen.
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16
For the Lord God has spoken it; and we, the elders of the church, have heard and bear witness to the words of the glorious Majesty on high, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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37
And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism—All those who humble themselves before God, and desire tobe
baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and
witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their
sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to
the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of
the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.
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57
And is tobe assisted always, in all his duties in the church, by the deacons, if occasion requires.
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60
Every elder, priest, teacher, or deacon is tobe ordained according to the gifts and callings of God unto him; and he is tobe ordained by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is in the one who ordains him.
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62
And said conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary tobe done at the time.
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65
No person is tobe ordained to any office in this church, where there is a regularly organized branch of the same, without the vote of that church;
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Every president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder), bishop, high councilor, and high priest, is tobe ordained by the direction of a high council or general conference.
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Baptism is tobe administered in the following manner unto all those who repent—
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O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to
the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in
remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the
Eternal Father, that they are willing to take
upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his
commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his
Spirit tobe with them. Amen.
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O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to
the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in
remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they
may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always
remember him, that they may have his Spirit tobe with them. Amen.
1
Behold, I say unto you that all old covenants have I caused tobe done away in this thing; and this is a new and an everlasting covenant, even that which was from the beginning.
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3
For it is because of your dead works that I have caused this last covenant and this church tobe built up unto me, even as in days of old.
16
And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall lay their hands upon you by violence, ye shall command tobe smitten in my name; and, behold, I will smite them according to your words, in mine own due time.
6
And thou shalt go with him at the time of his going, and be unto him for a scribe, while there is no one tobe a scribe for him, that I may send my servant, Oliver Cowdery, whithersoever I will.
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11
And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of sacred hymns, as it shall be given thee, which is pleasing unto me, tobe had in my church.
12
And also with Peter, and James, and John, whom I have sent unto you, by whom I have ordained you and confirmed you tobe
apostles, and especial witnesses of my name, and bear the keys of your
ministry and of the same things which I revealed unto them;
8
And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and
preach my gospel unto them; and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings
thou shalt cause my church tobe established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.
13
For a trump shall sound both long and loud, even as upon Mount Sinai,
and all the earth shall quake, and they shall come forth—yea, even the
dead which died in me, to receive a crown of righteousness, and tobe clothed upon, even as I am, tobe with me, that we may be one.
4
You shall declare the things which have been revealed to my servant, Joseph Smith, Jun. You shall begin to preach from this time forth, yea, to reap in the field which is white already tobe burned.
6
For it is not meet that the things which belong to the children of the kingdom should be given to them that are not worthy, or to dogs, or the pearls tobe cast before swine.
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12
These words are given unto you, and they are pure before me; wherefore, beware how you hold them, for they are tobe answered upon your souls in the day of judgment. Even so. Amen.
33
And again, if there shall be properties in the
hands of the church, or any individuals of it, more than is necessary
for their support after this first consecration, which is a residue tobe consecrated unto the bishop, it shall be kept to administer to those who have not, from time to time, that every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants.
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35
And for the purpose of purchasing lands for the public benefit of the
church, and building houses of worship, and building up of the New
Jerusalem which is hereafter tobe revealed—
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43
And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith tobe healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy.
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48
And again, it shall come to pass that he that hath faith in me tobe healed, and is not appointed unto death, shall be healed.
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59
Thou shalt take the things which thou hast received, which have been given unto thee in my scriptures for a law, tobe my law to govern my church;
15
Again I say, hearken ye elders of my church, whom I have appointed: Ye are not sent forth tobe taught, but to teach the children of men the things which I have put into your hands by the power of my Spirit;
16
And ye are tobe taught from on high. Sanctify yourselves and ye shall be endowed with power, that ye may give even as I have spoken.
9
And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, tobe a light to the world, and tobe a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and tobe a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.
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17
For as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your bodies tobe a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall come, and also the restoration of the scattered Israel.
18
To another is given the word of knowledge, that all may be taught tobe wise and to have knowledge.
19
And again, to some it is given to have faith tobe healed;
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27
And unto the bishop of the church, and unto such as God shall appoint and ordain to watch over the church and tobe elders unto the church, are to have it given unto them to discern all those gifts lest there shall be any among you professing and yet be not of God.
5
The place is not yet tobe revealed; but after your brethren come from the east there are tobe certain men appointed, and to them it shall be given to know the place, or to them it shall be revealed.
6
And they shall be appointed to purchase the lands, and to make a commencement to lay the foundation of the city; and then shall ye begin tobe gathered with your families, every man according to his family, according to his circumstances, and as is appointed to him by the presidency and the bishop of the church, according to the laws and commandments which ye have received, and which ye shall hereafter receive. Even so. Amen.
23
Wherefore, be not deceived, but continue in steadfastness, looking forth for the heavens tobe shaken, and the earth to tremble and to reel to and fro as a drunken man, and for the valleys tobe exalted, and for the mountains tobe made low, and for the rough places to become smooth—and all this when the angel shall sound his trumpet.
4
And also tobe an agent unto this church in the place which shall be appointed by the bishop, according to commandments which shall be given hereafter.
7
Wherefore, go to now and flee the land, lest your enemies come upon you; and take your journey, and appoint whom you will tobe your leader, and to pay moneys for you.
2
And then thou shalt be ordained by the hand of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., tobe an elder unto this church, to preach repentance and remission of sins by way of baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
6
And let my servant Sidney Gilbert stand in the office to which I have appointed him, to receive moneys, tobe an agent unto the church, to buy land in all the regions round about, inasmuch as can be done in righteousness, and as wisdom shall direct.
17
And whoso standeth in this mission is appointed tobe a judge in Israel, like as it was in ancient days, to divide the lands of the heritage of God unto his children;
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51
And an epistle and subscription, tobe presented unto all the churches to obtain moneys, tobe put into the hands of the bishop, of himself or the agent, as seemeth him good or as he shall direct, to purchase lands for an inheritance for the children of God.
20
And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made tobe used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion.
3
But verily I say unto you, that it is not needful for this whole company of mine elders tobe moving swiftly upon the waters, whilst the inhabitants on either side are perishing in unbelief.
2
Verily I say unto you, blessed are you for receiving mine everlasting
covenant, even the fulness of my gospel, sent forth unto the children of
men, that they might have life and be made partakers of the glories which are tobe revealed in the last days, as it was written by the prophets and apostles in days of old.
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10
Seek not tobe cumbered. Forsake all unrighteousness. Commit not adultery—a temptation with which thou hast been troubled.
14
There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops tobe set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first;
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32
These things ought not tobe, and must be done away from among them; wherefore, let my servant Oliver Cowdery carry these sayings unto the land of Zion.
3
I, the Lord, have appointed them, and ordained them tobe stewards over the revelations and commandments which I have given unto them, and which I shall hereafter give unto them;
2
For verily thus saith the Lord, it is expedient in me for a bishop tobe appointed unto you, or of you, unto the church in this part of the Lord’s vineyard.
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6
These things shall be had on record, tobe handed over unto the bishop in Zion.
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17
A certificate from the judge or bishop in this part of the vineyard,
unto the bishop in Zion, rendereth every man acceptable, and answereth
all things, for an inheritance, and tobe received as a wise steward and as a faithful laborer;
31
Thus saith the Lord concerning all those who know my power, and have
been made partakers thereof, and suffered themselves through the power
of the devil tobe overcome, and to deny the truth and defy my power—
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41
That he came into the world, even Jesus, tobe crucified for the world, and to bear the sins of the world, and to sanctify the world, and to cleanse it from all unrighteousness;
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88
And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed tobe ministering spirits for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation.
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102
Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, tobe caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.
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116
Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only tobe seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him;
10
Q. What time are the things spoken of in this chapter tobe accomplished?
A. They are tobe accomplished in the sixth thousand years, or the opening of the sixth seal.
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13
Q. When are the things tobe accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?
A. They are tobe accomplished after the opening of the seventh seal, before the coming of Christ.
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15
Q. What is tobe understood by the two witnesses, in the eleventh chapter of Revelation?
A. They are two prophets that are tobe raised up to the Jewish nation in the last days, at the time of the restoration, and to prophesy to the Jews after they are gathered and have built the city of Jerusalem in the land of their fathers.
1
Verily, verily, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams: Listen to the voice of him who speaketh, to the word of the Lord your God, and hearken to the calling wherewith you are called, even tobe a high priest in my church, and a counselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.;
11
Therefore, verily I say unto you, that it is expedient for my servants
Edward Partridge and Newel K. Whitney, A. Sidney Gilbert and Sidney
Rigdon, and my servant Joseph Smith, and John Whitmer and Oliver
Cowdery, and W. W. Phelps and Martin Harris tobe bound together by a bond and covenant that cannot be broken by transgression, except judgment shall immediately follow, in your several stewardships—
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17
And you are tobe equal, or in other words, you are to have equal claims on the properties, for the benefit of managing the concerns of your stewardships, every man according to his wants and his needs, inasmuch as his wants are just—
18
And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every
man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents,
yea, even an hundred fold, tobe cast into the Lord’s storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church—
• • •
20
This order I have appointed tobe an everlasting order unto you, and unto your successors, inasmuch as you sin not.
58
That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father’s kingdom; otherwise there remaineth a scourge and judgment tobe poured out upon the children of Zion.
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76
But, verily I say unto all those to whom the kingdom has been given—from you it must be preached unto them, that they shall repent of their former evil works; for they are tobe upbraided for their evil hearts of unbelief, and your brethren in Zion for their rebellion against you at the time I sent you.
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111
And behold, the high priests should travel, and also the elders, and
also the lesser priests; but the deacons and teachers should be appointed to watch over the church, tobe standing ministers unto the church.
5
Behold, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting tobe sent forth to reap down the fields;
• • •
7
Therefore, let the wheat and the tares grow together until the harvest
is fully ripe; then ye shall first gather out the wheat from among the
tares, and after the gathering of the wheat, behold and lo, the tares
are bound in bundles, and the field remaineth tobe burned.
7
That the cry of the saints, and of the blood of the saints, shall cease to come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, from the earth, tobe avenged of their enemies.
94
And another angel shall sound his trump, saying: That great church, the
mother of abominations, that made all nations drink of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication, that persecuteth the saints of God, that shed
their blood—she who sitteth upon many waters, and upon the islands of
the sea—behold, she is the tares of the earth; she is bound in bundles;
her bands are made strong, no man can loose them; therefore, she is
ready tobe burned. And he shall sound his trump both long and loud, and all nations shall hear it.
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And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the spirits of men who are tobe judged, and are found under condemnation;
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123
See that ye love one another; cease tobe covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.
124
Cease tobe idle; cease tobe unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
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128
And this shall be the order of the house of the presidency of the school: He that is appointed tobe president, or teacher, shall be found standing in his place, in the house which shall be prepared for him.
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133
Art thou a brother or brethren? I salute you in the name of the Lord
Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in
which covenant I receive you to fellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, tobe your friend and brother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to walk in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever. Amen.
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140
And again, the ordinance of washing feet is tobe administered by the president, or presiding elder of the church.
141
It is tobe commenced with prayer; and after partaking of bread and wine, he is to gird himself according to the pattern given in the thirteenth chapter of John’s testimony concerning me. Amen.
2
Tobe sent greeting;
not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation and the word of
wisdom, showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal
salvation of all saints in the last days—
• • •
8
And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the belly, and is
not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, tobe used with judgment and skill.
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11
Every herb in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these tobe used with prudence and thanksgiving.
12
Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have
ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are tobe used sparingly;
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14
All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, tobe
the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field,
and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the
earth;
6
And John saw and bore record of the fulness of my glory, and the fulness of John’s record is hereafter tobe revealed.
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50
My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of my church, hath need tobe
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 out of their place.
12
And this house shall be wholly dedicated unto
the Lord from the foundation thereof, for the work of the printing, in
all things whatsoever I shall command you, tobe holy, undefiled, according to the pattern in all things as it shall be given unto you.
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15
That they may do the work which I have appointed unto them, tobe a committee to build mine houses, according to the commandment, which I, the Lord God, have given unto you.
16
These two houses are not tobe built until I give unto you a commandment concerning them.
10
Nevertheless, my servants sinned a very grievous sin; and contentions
arose in the school of the prophets; which was very grievous unto me,
saith your Lord; therefore I sent them forth tobe chastened.
9
And it is expedient in me that you, my servant Sidney, should be a spokesman unto this people; yea, verily, I will ordain you unto this calling, even tobe a spokesman unto my servant Joseph.
10
And I will give unto him power tobe mighty in testimony.
11
And I will give unto thee power tobe mighty in expounding all scriptures, that thou mayest be a spokesman unto him, and he shall be a revelator unto thee, that thou mayest know the certainty of all things pertaining to the things of my kingdom on the earth.
11
Mine indignation is soon tobe poured out without measure upon all nations; and this will I do when the cup of their iniquity is full.
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40
They are called tobe the savor of men; therefore, if that salt of the earth lose its savor, behold, it is thenceforth good for nothing only tobe cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
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And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may overlook the land round about, tobe 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.
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Again, verily I say unto you, I will show unto you wisdom in me concerning all the churches, inasmuch as they are willing tobe guided in a right and proper way for their salvation—
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Which saith, or teacheth, to purchase all the lands with money, which can be purchased for money, in the region round about the land which I have appointed tobe the land of Zion, for the beginning of the gathering of my saints;
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There is even now already in store sufficient, yea, even an abundance, to redeem Zion, and establish her waste places, no more tobe thrown down, were the churches, who call themselves after my name, willing to hearken to my voice.
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According to the laws and constitution of the people, which I have suffered tobe established, and should be maintained for the rights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy principles;
3
Joseph Smith, Jun., Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were
acknowledged presidents by the voice of the council; and Joseph Smith,
Sen., John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S.
Carter, Jared Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde,
Sylvester Smith, and Luke Johnson, high priests, were chosen tobe a standing council for the church, by the unanimous voice of the council.
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10
And it is according to the dignity of his office that he should preside over the council of the church; and it is his privilege tobe assisted by two other presidents, appointed after the same manner that he himself was appointed.
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14
But if it is thought tobe difficult, four shall be appointed; and if more difficult, six; but in no case shall more than six be appointed to speak.
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28
This council of high priests abroad is only tobe called on the most difficult cases of church matters; and no common or ordinary case is tobe sufficient to call such council.
9
For they were set tobe a light unto the world, and tobe the saviors of men;
10
And inasmuch as they are not the saviors of men, they are as salt that
has lost its savor, and is thenceforth good for nothing but tobe cast out and trodden under foot of men.
• • •
13
Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your
tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren—your redemption, and
the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, tobe established, no more tobe thrown down.
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24
And inasmuch as mine enemies come against you to drive you from my goodly land, which I have consecrated tobe
the land of Zion, even from your own lands after these testimonies,
which ye have brought before me against them, ye shall curse them;
1
Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel, and a commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the order which I commanded tobe organized and established, tobe a united order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my church, and for the salvation of men until I come—
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6
For I, the Lord, am not tobe mocked in these things—
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17
For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men tobe agents unto themselves.
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28
And let my servant Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off joining the house, which is tobe for the printing office, which is lot number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.
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51
And this I have commanded tobe done for your salvation, and also for their salvation, in consequence of their being driven out and that which is to come.
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57
But, verily I say unto you, I have appointed unto you tobe stewards over mine house, even stewards indeed.
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I give unto you this privilege, this once; and behold, if you proceed to do the things which I have laid before you, according to my commandments, all these things are mine, and ye are my stewards, and the master will not suffer his house tobe broken up. Even so. Amen.
3
But behold, they have not learned tobe obedient to
the things which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner
of evil, and do not impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them;
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12
For behold, I have prepared a great endowment and blessing tobe poured out upon them, inasmuch as they are faithful and continue in humility before me.
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33
Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders of my
church should receive their endowment from on high in my house, which I
have commanded tobe built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.
8
And I will give him grace and assurance wherewith he may stand; and if he continue tobe a faithful witness and a light unto the church I have prepared a crown for him in the mansions of my Father. Even so. Amen.
23
The twelve traveling councilors are called tobe
the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all
the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties
of their calling.
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25
The Seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and tobe
especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world—thus
differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their
calling.
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28
A majority may form a quorum when circumstances render it impossible tobe otherwise—
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30
The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are tobe
made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart,
meekness and long suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge,
temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;
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40
The order of this priesthood was confirmed tobe handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.
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43
Because he (Seth) was a perfect man, and his likeness was the express likeness of his father, insomuch that he seemed tobe like unto his father in all things, and could be distinguished from him only by his age.
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And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee tobe at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.
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These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are tobe testified of in due time.
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And also tobe a judge in Israel, to do the business of the church, to sit in judgment upon transgressors upon testimony as it shall be laid before him according to the laws, by the assistance of his counselors, whom he has chosen or will choose among the elders of the church.
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This president is tobe a bishop; for this is one of the duties of this priesthood.
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91
And again, the duty of the President of the office of the High Priesthood is to preside over the whole church, and tobe like unto Moses—
92
Behold, here is wisdom; yea, tobe a seer, a revelator, a translator, and a prophet, having all the gifts of God which he bestows upon the head of the church.
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97
And these seventy are tobe traveling ministers, unto the Gentiles first and also unto the Jews.
12
That thy glory may rest down upon thy people, and upon this thy house, which we now dedicate to thee, that it may be sanctified and consecrated tobe holy, and that thy holy presence may be continually in this house;
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21
And when thy people transgress, any of them, they may speedily repent and return unto thee, and find favor in thy sight, and be restored to the blessings which thou hast ordained tobe poured out upon those who shall reverence thee in thy house.
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50
Have mercy, O Lord, upon the wicked mob, who have driven thy people, that they may cease to spoil, that they may repent of their sins if repentance is tobe found;
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62
We therefore ask thee to have mercy upon the children of Jacob, that Jerusalem, from this hour, may begin tobe redeemed;
63
And the yoke of bondage may begin tobe broken off from the house of David;
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And be adorned as a bride for that day when thou shalt unveil the heavens, and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys tobe exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill the earth;
30
For unto you, the Twelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are appointed with you tobe
your counselors and your leaders, is the power of this priesthood
given, for the last days and for the last time, in the which is the
dispensation of the fulness of times.
27
Which our forefathers have awaited with anxious expectation tobe revealed in the last times, which their minds were pointed to by the angels, as held in reserve for the fulness of their glory;
• • •
41
No power or influence can or ought tobe
maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by
long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;
• • •
43
Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and
then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou
hast reproved, lest he esteem thee tobe his enemy;
17
Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that
lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost
assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm tobe revealed.
2
Your prayers are acceptable before me; and in answer to them I say unto you, that you are now called immediately to make a solemn proclamation of my gospel, and of this stake which I have planted tobe a cornerstone of Zion, which shall be polished with the refinement which is after the similitude of a palace.
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That he may receive also the counsel from those whom I have set tobe as plants of renown, and as watchmen upon her walls.
62
Behold, verily I say unto you, let my servant George Miller, and my
servant Lyman Wight, and my servant John Snider, and my servant Peter
Haws, organize themselves, and appoint one of them tobe a president over their quorum for the purpose of building that house.
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First, I give unto you Hyrum Smith tobe a patriarch unto you, to
hold the sealing blessings of my church, even the Holy Spirit of
promise, whereby ye are sealed up unto the day of redemption, that ye
may not fall notwithstanding the hour of temptation that may come upon
you.
125
I give unto you my servant Joseph tobe a presiding elder over all my church, tobe a translator, a revelator, a seer, and prophet.
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127
I give unto you my servant Brigham Young tobe a president over the Twelve traveling council;
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133
And again, I give unto you Don C. Smith tobe a president over a quorum of high priests;
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137
And again, I say unto you, I give unto you John A. Hicks, Samuel Williams, and Jesse Baker, which priesthood is to
preside over the quorum of elders, which quorum is instituted for
standing ministers; nevertheless they may travel, yet they are ordained tobe standing ministers to my church, saith the Lord.
2
Verily, thus saith the Lord, I say unto you, if those who call themselves by my name and are essaying tobe
my saints, if they will do my will and keep my commandments concerning
them, let them gather themselves together unto the places which I shall
appoint unto them by my servant Joseph, and build up cities unto my
name, that they may be prepared for that which is in store for a time to come.
9
And again, let all the records be had in order, that they may be put in the archives of my holy temple, tobe held in remembrance from generation to generation, saith the Lord of Hosts.
3
Now, in relation to this matter, it would be very difficult for one recorder tobe present at all times, and to do all the business. To obviate this difficulty, there can be a recorder appointed in each ward of the city, who is well qualified for taking accurate minutes; and let him be
very particular and precise in taking the whole proceedings, certifying
in his record that he saw with his eyes, and heard with his ears,
giving the date, and names, and so forth, and the history of the whole
transaction; naming also some three individuals that are present, if
there be any present, who can at any time when called upon certify to the same, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
4
Then, let there be a general recorder, to whom these other records can be
handed, being attended with certificates over their own signatures,
certifying that the record they have made is true. Then the general
church recorder can enter the record on the general church book, with
the certificates and all the attending witnesses, with his own statement
that he verily believes the above statement and records tobe
true, from his knowledge of the general character and appointment of
those men by the church. And when this is done on the general church
book, the record shall be just as holy, and
shall answer the ordinance just the same as if he had seen with his eyes
and heard with his ears, and made a record of the same on the general
church book.
5
You may think this order of things tobe very particular; but let me tell you that it is only to answer the will of God, by conforming to
the ordinance and preparation that the Lord ordained and prepared
before the foundation of the world, for the salvation of the dead who
should die without a knowledge of the gospel.
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9
It may seem to some tobe
a very bold doctrine that we talk of—a power which records or binds on
earth and binds in heaven. Nevertheless, in all ages of the world,
whenever the Lord has given a dispensation of the priesthood to
any man by actual revelation, or any set of men, this power has always
been given. Hence, whatsoever those men did in authority, in the name
of the Lord, and did it truly and faithfully, and kept a proper and
faithful record of the same, it became a law on earth and in heaven, and
could not be annulled, according to the decrees of the great Jehovah. This is a faithful saying. Who can hear it?
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12
Herein is glory and honor, and immortality and eternal life—The ordinance of baptism by water, tobe immersed therein in order to answer to the likeness of the dead, that one principle might accord with the other; tobe
immersed in the water and come forth out of the water is in the
likeness of the resurrection of the dead in coming forth out of 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.
13
Consequently, the baptismal font was instituted as a similitude of the grave, and was commanded tobe in a place underneath where the living are wont to assemble, to
show forth the living and the dead, and that all things may have their
likeness, and that they may accord one with another—that which is
earthly conforming to that which is heavenly, as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15:46, 47, and 48:
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17
And again, in connection with this quotation I will give you a quotation
from one of the prophets, who had his eye fixed on the restoration of
the priesthood, the glories tobe revealed in the last days, and in an especial manner this most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel, namely, the baptism for the dead; for Malachi says, last chapter, verses 5th and 6th: Behold,
I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
• • •
20
And again, what do we hear? Glad tidings from Cumorah! Moroni, an
angel from heaven, declaring the fulfilment of the prophets—the book tobe revealed. A voice of the Lord in the wilderness of Fayette, Seneca county, declaring the three witnesses to
bear record of the book! The voice of Michael on the banks of the
Susquehanna, detecting the devil when he appeared as an angel of light!
The voice of Peter, James, and John in the wilderness between Harmony,
Susquehanna county, and Colesville, Broome county, on the Susquehanna
river, declaring themselves as possessing the keys of the kingdom, and
of the dispensation of the fulness of times!
57
And for this cause, that men might be made partakers of the glories which were tobe revealed, the Lord sent forth the fulness of his gospel, his everlasting covenant, reasoning in plainness and simplicity—
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60
And for this cause these commandments were given; they were commanded tobe kept from the world in the day that they were given, but now are to go forth unto all flesh—
6
We believe that every man should be honored in
his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the
protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the laws all men show respect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be
supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the
express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations,
between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules
on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both tobe answered by man to his Maker.
• • •
12
We believe it just to preach the gospel to the nations of the earth, and warn the righteous to save themselves from the corruption of the world; but we do not believe it right to interfere with bond-servants, neither preach the gospel to, nor baptize them contrary to the will and wish of their masters, nor to meddle with or influence them in the least to cause them tobe dissatisfied with their situations in this life, thereby jeopardizing the lives of men; such interference we believe tobe unlawful and unjust, and dangerous to the peace of every government allowing human beings tobe held in servitude.
17
Their sleeping dust was tobe restored unto its perfect frame, bone to his bone, and the sinews and the flesh upon them, the spirit and the body tobe united never again tobe divided, that they might receive a fulness of joy.
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43
Moreover, Ezekiel, who was shown in vision the great valley of dry bones, which were tobe clothed upon with flesh, to come forth again in the resurrection of the dead, living souls;
44
Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God in the latter days, never again tobe destroyed nor given to other people;
• • •
48
Foreshadowing the great work tobe
done in the temples of the Lord in the dispensation of the fulness of
times, for the redemption of the dead, and the sealing of the children to their parents, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse and utterly wasted at his coming.
• • •
51
These the Lord taught, and gave them power to come forth, after his resurrection from the dead, to enter into his Father’s kingdom, there tobe crowned with immortality and eternal life,
• • •
55
I observed that they were also among the noble and great ones who were chosen in the beginning tobe rulers in the Church of God.
12
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a tree tobe desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
13
And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he
commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and
they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth tobe carnal, sensual, and devilish.
• • •
58
And thus the Gospel began tobe
preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth
from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the
Holy Ghost.
1
And it came to pass that Enoch
continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these
things, and many have believed and become the sons of God, and many have
believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth
with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God tobe poured out upon them.
• • •
44
And as Enoch saw this, he had bitterness of soul, and wept over his brethren, and said unto the heavens: I will refuse tobe comforted; but the Lord said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look.
2
And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I
sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I
should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also tobe one who possessed great knowledge, and tobe a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and tobe a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.
7
For I am the Lord thy God; I dwell in heaven; the earth is my footstool;
I stretch my hand over the sea, and it obeys my voice; I cause the wind
and the fire tobe my chariot; I say to the mountains—Depart hence—and behold, they are taken away by a whirlwind, in an instant, suddenly.
4
And they (the Gods) comprehended the light, for it was bright; and they divided the light, or caused it tobe divided, from the darkness.
• • •
14
And the Gods organized the lights in the expanse of the heaven, and caused them to divide the day from the night; and organized them tobe for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years;
15
And organized them tobe for lights in the expanse of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.
• • •
22
And the Gods said: We will bless them, and cause them tobe fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas or great waters; and cause the fowl to multiply in the earth.
• • •
28
And the Gods said: We will bless them. And the Gods said: We will cause them tobe fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and to have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
8
During this time of great excitement my mind was called up to
serious reflection and great uneasiness; but though my feelings were
deep and often poignant, still I kept myself aloof from all these
parties, though I attended their several meetings as often as occasion
would permit. In process of time my mind became somewhat partial to the Methodist sect, and I felt some desire tobe
united with them; but so great were the confusion and strife among the
different denominations, that it was impossible for a person young as I
was, and so unacquainted with men and things, to come to any certain conclusion who was right and who was wrong.
• • •
10
In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, I often said to myself: What is tobe done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be right, which is it, and how shall I know it?
• • •
18
My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as tobe able to
speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light,
which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered
into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
• • •
21
Some few days after I had this vision, I happened tobe
in company with one of the Methodist preachers, who was very active in
the before mentioned religious excitement; and, conversing with him on
the subject of religion, I took occasion to
give him an account of the vision which I had had. I was greatly
surprised at his behavior; he treated my communication not only lightly,
but with great contempt, saying it was all of the devil, that there
were no such things as visions or revelations in these days; that all
such things had ceased with the apostles, and that there would never be any more of them.
• • •
26
I had now got my mind satisfied so far as the sectarian world was concerned—that it was not my duty to join with any of them, but to continue as I was until further directed. I had found the testimony of James tobe true—that a man who lacked wisdom might ask of God, and obtain, and not be upbraided.
• • •
28
During the space of time which intervened between the time I had the
vision and the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three—having been
forbidden to join any of the religious sects of the day, and being of very tender years, and persecuted by those who ought to have been my friends and to have treated me kindly, and if they supposed me tobe deluded to have endeavored in a proper and affectionate manner to have reclaimed me—I was left to
all kinds of temptations; and, mingling with all kinds of society, I
frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of
youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to
say, led me into divers temptations, offensive in the sight of God. In
making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or
malignant sins. A disposition to commit such
was never in my nature. But I was guilty of levity, and sometimes
associated with jovial company, etc., not consistent with that character
which ought tobe maintained by one who was called of God as I had been. But this will not seem very strange to any one who recollects my youth, and is acquainted with my native cheery temperament.
• • •
40
In addition to these, he quoted the eleventh chapter of Isaiah, saying that it was about tobe
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 prophet was Christ; but the day had not yet come when
“they who would not hear his voice should be cut off from among the people,” but soon would come.
41
He also quoted the second chapter of Joel, from the twenty-eighth verse to the last. He also said that this was not yet fulfilled, but was soon tobe. And he further stated that the fulness of the Gentiles was soon to come in. He quoted many other passages of scripture, and offered many explanations which cannot be mentioned here.
• • •
48
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 tobe 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 out of 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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54
Accordingly, as I had been commanded, I went at the end of each year,
and at each time I found the same messenger there, and received
instruction and intelligence from him at each of our interviews,
respecting what the Lord was going to do, and how and in what manner his kingdom was tobe conducted in the last days.
8
We believe the Bible tobe the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon tobe the word of God.
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13
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to
all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We
believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and
hope tobe able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
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