10
And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
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14
That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
• • •
17
And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
• • •
19
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
7
And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
• • •
14
And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
• • •
23
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.
• • •
30
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
• • •
37
And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.
4
And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
• • •
17
So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
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21
Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
2
And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:
• • •
9
¶ And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
10
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11
Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
• • •
13
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
• • •
27
These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.
28
¶ And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,
29
That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I am the Lord: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.
2
Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
• • •
7
And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
8
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
9
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
• • •
19
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto
Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of
Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and
upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.
• • •
17
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
18
Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be
of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer
his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which
they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;
• • •
26
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
• • •
9
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
• • •
23
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
• • •
26
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
• • •
33
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
34
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.
1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
• • •
4
And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.
5
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
6
Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty;
• • •
11
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
• • •
17
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
18
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
• • •
22
¶ And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,
• • •
37
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
38
Speak unto the
children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the
borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they
put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
5
And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
• • •
20
And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
• • •
23
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
24
Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
• • •
26
And he spake unto
the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these
wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all
their sins.
• • •
36
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
37
Speak unto Eleazar
the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the
burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
• • •
44
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
1
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man’s name upon his rod.
• • •
6
¶ And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers’ houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
• • •
12
And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
8
¶ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
• • •
20
¶ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
• • •
25
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
26
Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto
them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have
given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an
heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe.
7
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
8
Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
• • •
12
¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to
sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall
not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
• • •
23
And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
1
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
• • •
3
And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;
• • •
6
The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:
• • •
9
¶ And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:
• • •
43
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
22
¶ These words the Lord spake unto
all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the
cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no
more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
• • •
27
Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
28
And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
• • •
31
But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
2
And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people.
• • •
5
¶ And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
• • •
8
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
9
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
1
And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
• • •
8
And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
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10
¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.
• • •
12
And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe
of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
• • •
15
And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,
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21
And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
23
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the
Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the
Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
• • •
26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
• • •
28
¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto
the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why
camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep
in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine
heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
3
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
• • •
7
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
• • •
9
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
10
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
• • •
14
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
• • •
23
Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
11
¶ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told
him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the
words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
• • •
18
He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
• • •
26
And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him.
27
And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
• • •
31
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
2
And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
• • •
4
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to
him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my
fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face,
and would eat no bread.
• • •
6
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
• • •
19
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
3
And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
• • •
7
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
• • •
9
And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
10
And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
2
Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
• • •
8
¶ Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
• • •
12
¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
• • •
16
¶ Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
17
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
9
Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
• • •
12
¶ I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
• • •
14
Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
• • •
16
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
1
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
• • •
10
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
11
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
• • •
18
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
2
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
• • •
8
When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
• • •
10
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
• • •
30
¶ Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking
against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord.
2
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
3
But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
• • •
6
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
• • •
21
In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.
• • •
28
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
1
For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life.
• • •
9
And when my father saw that the waters of the river emptied into the fountain of the Red Sea, he spake unto Laman, saying: O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!
10
And he also spake unto Lemuel: O that thou mightest be like unto this valley, firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!
• • •
14
And it came to pass that my father did speak unto
them in the valley of Lemuel, with power, being filled with the Spirit,
until their frames did shake before him. And he did confound them,
that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he
commanded them.
• • •
17
And I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things which the Lord had manifested unto me by his Holy Spirit. And it came to pass that he believed in my words.
• • •
19
And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Blessed art thou, Nephi, because of thy faith, for thou hast sought me diligently, with lowliness of heart.
1
And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying: Let us go up again unto
Jerusalem, and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the
Lord; for behold he is mightier than all the earth, then why not
mightier than Laban and his fifty, yea, or even than his tens of
thousands?
2
Therefore let us go up; let us be strong like unto Moses; for he truly spake unto
the waters of the Red Sea and they divided hither and thither, and our
fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground, and the armies of
Pharaoh did follow and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.
3
Now behold ye know that this is true; and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you; wherefore can ye doubt? Let us go up; the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers, and to destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians.
• • •
14
And now, when I, Nephi, had heard these words, I remembered the words of the Lord which he spake unto me in the wilderness, saying that: Inasmuch as thy seed shall keep my commandments, they shall prosper in the land of promise.
• • •
22
And he spake unto me concerning the elders of the Jews, he knowing that his master, Laban, had been out by night among them.
23
And I spake unto him as if it had been Laban.
24
And I also spake unto him that I should carry the engravings, which were upon the plates of brass, to my elder brethren, who were without the walls.
• • •
27
And he spake unto me many times concerning the elders of the Jews, as I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the walls.
• • •
33
And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear; that he should be a free man like unto us if he would go down in the wilderness with us.
34
And I also spake unto him, saying: Surely the Lord hath commanded us to
do this thing; and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments
of the Lord? Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father thou shalt have place with us.
1
And now I would that ye might know, that after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto
him again, saying that it was not meet for him, Lehi, that he should
take his family into the wilderness alone; but that his sons should take
daughters to wife, that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.
• • •
4
And it came to pass that we went up unto the house of Ishmael, and we did gain favor in the sight of Ishmael, insomuch that we did speak unto him the words of the Lord.
• • •
8
And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman and unto
Lemuel: Behold ye are mine elder brethren, and how is it that ye are so
hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds, that ye have need that
I, your younger brother, should speak unto you, yea, and set an example for you?
• • •
15
Now behold, I say unto you that if ye will return unto Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them. And now, if ye have choice, go up to the land, and remember the words which I speak unto you, that if ye go ye will also perish; for thus the Spirit of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak.
• • •
18
And it came to pass that when I had said these
words, behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet, and I
stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.
11
And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
• • •
19
And it came to pass that I beheld that she was
carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the
Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
• • •
23
And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
• • •
30
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto
me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open
again, and I saw angels descending upon the children of men; and they
did minister unto them.
31
And he spake unto me
again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God going
forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who
were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with
devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.
32
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto
me again, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that
he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was
judged of the world; and I saw and bear record.
• • •
35
And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
36
And it came to pass that I saw and bear
record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world;
and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel
of the Lord spake unto
me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all nations,
kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve
apostles of the Lamb.
1
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
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8
And the angel spake unto
me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the
scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the
harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church.
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And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel—and this remnant of whom I speak
is the seed of thy father—wherefore, after I have visited them in
judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the
Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious
parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that
abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb—I will
be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.
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And the angel spake unto
me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the
Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the
twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious
things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to
all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of
the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must
come unto him, or they cannot be saved.
2
And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another concerning the things which my father had spoken unto them.
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And it came to pass that after I had received strength I spake unto my brethren, desiring to know of them the cause of their disputations.
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And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.
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And it came to pass that they did speak unto me again, saying: What meaneth this thing which our father saw in a dream? What meaneth the tree which he saw?
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Wherefore, the wicked are rejected from the righteous, and also from
that tree of life, whose fruit is most precious and most desirable above
all other fruits; yea, and it is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
And thus I spake unto my brethren. Amen.
8
And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto
me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall
show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters.
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And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake unto
them, saying: Do ye believe that our fathers, who were the children of
Israel, would have been led away out of the hands of the Egyptians if
they had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord?
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Ye are swift to do iniquity but slow to remember the Lord your God. Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words; wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder, which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.
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And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto
the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall
wither even as a dried reed; and he shall be as naught before the power
of God, for God shall smite him.
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 to be brought before him.
9
And he spake unto them, saying: Behold, my sons and my daughters, who are the sons and the daughters of my second son; behold I leave unto you the same blessing which I left unto the sons and daughters of Laman; wherefore, thou shalt not utterly be destroyed; but in the end thy seed shall be blessed.
10
And it came to pass that when my father had made an end of speaking unto them, behold, he spake unto the sons of Ishmael, yea, and even all his household.
11
And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying: Blessed art thou, and thy seed; for thou shalt inherit the land like unto thy brother Nephi. And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed; and thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.
12
And it came to pass after my father, Lehi, had spoken unto all his household, according to the feelings of his heart and the Spirit of the Lord which was in him, he waxed old. And it came to pass that he died, and was buried.
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For I, Nephi, was constrained to speak unto them, according to his word; for I had spoken many things unto
them, and also my father, before his death; many of which sayings are
written upon mine other plates; for a more history part are written upon
mine other plates.
1
The words of Jacob, the brother of Nephi, which he spake unto the people of Nephi:
2
Behold, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, having been called of God, and
ordained after the manner of his holy order, and having been consecrated
by my brother Nephi, unto whom ye look as a king or a protector, and on whom ye depend for safety, behold ye know that I have spoken unto you exceedingly many things.
3
Nevertheless, I speak unto
you again; for I am desirous for the welfare of your souls. Yea, mine
anxiety is great for you; and ye yourselves know that it ever has been.
For I have exhorted you with all diligence; and I have taught you the
words of my father; and I have spoken unto you concerning all things which are written, from the creation of the world.
4
And now, behold, I would speak unto you concerning things which are, and which are to come; wherefore, I will read you the words of Isaiah. And they are the words which my brother has desired that I should speak unto you. And I speak unto you for your sakes, that ye may learn and glorify the name of your God.
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Nevertheless, the Lord has shown unto me that they should return again. And he also has shown unto me that the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, should manifest himself unto them in the flesh; and after he should manifest himself they should scourge him and crucify him, according to the words of the angel who spake it unto me.
2
That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God; when they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise.
3
Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto
you these things that ye may rejoice, and lift up your heads forever,
because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your
children.
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Behold, if ye were holy I would speak unto
you of holiness; but as ye are not holy, and ye look upon me as a
teacher, it must needs be expedient that I teach you the consequences of
sin.
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And now, my brethren, I would speak unto you more; but on the morrow I will declare unto you the remainder of my words. Amen.
5
And he had hope to shake me from the faith,
notwithstanding the many revelations and the many things which I had
seen concerning these things; for I truly had seen angels, and they had
ministered unto me. And also, I had heard the voice of the Lord speaking unto me in very word, from time to time; wherefore, I could not be shaken.
6
And it came to pass that he came unto me, and on this wise did he speak unto me, saying: Brother Jacob, I have sought much opportunity that I might speak unto
you; for I have heard and also know that thou goest about much,
preaching that which ye call the gospel, or the doctrine of Christ.
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And it came to pass that he said unto the people: Gather together on the morrow, for I shall die; wherefore, I desire to speak unto the people before I shall die.
17
And it came to pass that on the morrow the multitude were gathered together; and he spake plainly unto
them and denied the things which he had taught them, and confessed the
Christ, and the power of the Holy Ghost, and the ministering of angels.
18
And he spake plainly unto them, that he had been deceived by the power of the devil. And he spake of hell, and of eternity, and of eternal punishment.
1
And it came to pass that after Mosiah
had done as his father had commanded him, and had made a proclamation
throughout all the land, that the people gathered themselves together
throughout all the land, that they might go up to the temple to hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them.
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6
And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having
his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they
might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin
should speak unto them;
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 to be erected, that thereby his people might hear the words which he should speak unto them.
8
And it came to pass that he began to speak to
his people from the tower; and they could not all hear his words
because of the greatness of the multitude; therefore he caused that the
words which he spake should be written and
sent forth among those that were not under the sound of his voice, that
they might also receive his words.
9
And these are the words which he spake and caused to be 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.
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For even at this time, my whole frame doth tremble exceedingly while attempting to speak unto you; but the Lord God doth support me, and hath suffered me that I should speak unto you, and hath commanded me that I should declare unto you this day, that my son Mosiah is a king and a ruler over you.
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O, all ye old men, and also ye young men, and you little children who can understand my words, for I have spoken plainly unto you that ye might understand, I pray that ye should awake to a remembrance of the awful situation of those that have fallen into transgression.
3
And it came to pass that after they had spoken
these words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled
with joy, having received a remission of their sins, and having peace
of conscience, because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus
Christ who should come, according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them.
4
And king Benjamin again opened his mouth and began to speak unto
them, saying: My friends and my brethren, my kindred and my people, I
would again call your attention, that ye may hear and understand the
remainder of my words which I shall speak unto you.
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And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you—that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God—I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants.
5
For they remembered the words which their father Helaman spake unto them. And these are the words which he spake:
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O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto
his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby
man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who
shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.
10
And remember also the words which Amulek spake unto Zeezrom, in the city of Ammonihah; for he said unto him that the Lord surely should come to redeem his people, but that he should not come to redeem them in their sins, but to redeem them from their sins.
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And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did preach unto the Lamanites with such great power and authority, for they had power and authority given unto them that they might speak, and they also had what they should speak given unto them—
19
Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to
the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the
Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about baptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the wickedness of the traditions of their fathers.
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And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did stand forth and began to speak unto them, saying: Fear not, for behold, it is God that has shown unto you this marvelous thing, in the which is shown unto you that ye cannot lay your hands on us to slay us.
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And also again the third time the voice came, and did speak unto them marvelous words which cannot be uttered by man; and the walls did tremble again, and the earth shook as if it were about to divide asunder.
3
For behold, Nephi had spoken unto them concerning the corruptness of their law; yea, many things did Nephi speak which cannot be written; and nothing did he speak which was contrary to the commandments of God.
4
And those judges were angry with him because he spake plainly unto
them concerning their secret works of darkness; nevertheless, they
durst not lay their own hands upon him, for they feared the people lest
they should cry out against them.
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10
And it came to pass that those people who sought to destroy Nephi were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay their hands on him; therefore he began again to speak unto them, seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.
11
Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them saying: Behold, my brethren, have ye not read that God gave power unto one man, even Moses, to
smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and they parted hither and
thither, insomuch that the Israelites, who were our fathers, came
through upon dry ground, and the waters closed upon the armies of the
Egyptians and swallowed them up?
1
And now I, Moroni, write a few of the words of my father Mormon, which he spake concerning faith, hope, and charity; for after this manner did he speak unto the people, as he taught them in the synagogue which they had built for the place of worship.
2
And now I, Mormon, speak unto
you, my beloved brethren; and it is by the grace of God the Father, and
our Lord Jesus Christ, and his holy will, because of the gift of his
calling unto me, that I am permitted to speak unto you at this time.
3
Wherefore, I would speak unto
you that are of the church, that are the peaceable followers of Christ,
and that have obtained a sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the
rest of the Lord, from this time henceforth until ye shall rest with
him in heaven.
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And now, my beloved brethren, if this be the case that these things are true which I have spoken unto you, and God will show unto you, with power and great glory at the last day, that they are true, and if they are true has the day of miracles ceased?
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And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?
1
The words of God, which he spake unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain,
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3
And God spake unto
Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty, and Endless is my
name; for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is not
this endless?
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36
And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto
thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the
inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be
content.
37
And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.
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And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest; and thou shalt write the things which I shall speak.
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(These words were spoken unto Moses in the mount, the name of which shall not be known among the children of men. And now they are spoken unto you. Show them not unto any except them that believe. Even so. Amen.)
17
It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which
held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages,
whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in
the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
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However, it was nevertheless a fact that I had beheld a vision. I have
thought since, that I felt much like Paul, when he made his defense
before King Agrippa, and related the account of the vision he had when
he saw a light, and heard a voice; but still there were but few who
believed him; some said he was dishonest, others said he was mad; and he
was ridiculed and reviled. But all this did not destroy the reality of
his vision. He had seen a vision, he knew he had, and all the
persecution under heaven could not make it otherwise; and though they
should persecute him unto death, yet he knew, and would know to his latest breath, that he had both seen a light and heard a voice speaking unto him, and all the world could not make him think or believe otherwise.
25
So it was with me. I had actually seen a light, and in the midst of that light I saw two Personages, and they did in reality speak to
me; and though I was hated and persecuted for saying that I had seen a
vision, yet it was true; and while they were persecuting me, reviling
me, and speaking all manner of evil against me falsely for so saying, I was led to
say in my heart: Why persecute me for telling the truth? I have
actually seen a vision; and who am I that I can withstand God, or why
does the world think to make me deny what I
have actually seen? For I had seen a vision; I knew it, and I knew that
God knew it, and I could not deny it, neither dared I do it; at least I
knew that by so doing I would offend God, and come under condemnation.
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After this communication, I saw the light in the room begin to gather immediately around the person of him who had been speaking to me, and it continued to
do so until the room was again left dark, except just around him; when,
instantly I saw, as it were, a conduit open right up into heaven, and
he ascended till he entirely disappeared, and the room was left as it
had been before this heavenly light had made its appearance.
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The first thing that I can recollect was a voice speaking unto
me, calling me by name. I looked up, and beheld the same messenger
standing over my head, surrounded by light as before. He then again
related unto me all that he had related to me the previous night, and commanded me to go to my father and tell him of the vision and commandments which I had received.
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