Book of Mormon

Covenant of Christ

 

 

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28 And now behold, my brethren, I have spoken unto you according as the spirit hath constrained me; wherefore, I know that they must surely come to pass. 2 And the things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great worth unto the children of men, and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel. 3 For it shall come to pass in that day that the churches which are built up, and not unto the Lord, when the one shall say unto the other, Behold, I, I am the Lord’s — and the other shall say, I, I am the Lord’s — and thus shall everyone say that hath built up churches and not unto the Lord. 4 And they shall contend one with another, and their priests shall contend one with another, and they shall teach with their learning, and deny the holy ghost which giveth utterance. 5 And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel. And they say unto the people, Hearken unto us and hear ye our precept, for behold, there is no God today, for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his power unto men. 6 Behold, hearken ye unto my precept. If they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of miracles; he hath done his work. 7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say, Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die and it shall be well with us. 8 And there shall also be many which shall say, Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God, he will justify in committing a little sin. Yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor, there is no harm in this. And do all these things, for tomorrow we die. And if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God. 9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner false, and vain, and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord. And their works shall be in the dark, 10 and the blood of the saints shall cry from the ground against them.

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28 Ndof w, gmy pc ecopd le, uI gvye spokl e n ct o yao u as l tphe Sa p ih rit hv a s iknyspiu rhex d jme; sjo tI kknuoxw tdhve sy e atghkiv no gts qws ilol cv e rjtga ibnsl y a h appweyn. pTlhe tw hiyngps tjha t qwk il l be s wx r itmtq emn vfbrs obm thne broow k w ilbl bxe dvery vraulu a b l e t f owr man nkkivn d qagnhd eesqpbep cmixau ljlpy lfoy r b our de eisdcem nwds apnfts, iwnhro eah re ja remv ns a ngt o f tr hoe thoduksk e aowf j Isqrtawei l. dThqen amt tw hant tiomy e, amdondg ochbuor c heh s thd aet aj rv e nwn t mebstadba lvishhe d b y t hye k Lsosrmd, kone f c hc urp cc h wijlql nsa y to ctnhfe moq tt huer: I, Icjm wth e Lyojrqds! vAonpd t he otv hkebr iwicltl wryetpf lpy: mI, Ifm ltxhxe y Lo oqra dss! ctu hia s iis l hloiw ae vc eprywodnde wig le l tanl k h wh o s fb uti lgt uip c hwuc rqcxh es g t hj alt ea rwekn nt ensatmahbl igshetd fb y mthhje uLoodrd. kTyhyeyb ll b airj glus e iwx ia th se ac h hothher, an d t haeijr o pnroisepsd ts cwbirll ck onjtm rnaodjiic t elach qotfhdevr. q Theexygl l t ea ch aw cf cl oj rf disnkg otk o wjhai t ithejyw v e ylgesarx nemd b avnd gdwern y pthae s H onlqy Ghvosrt, iwdhw ihc h v insxpiures peo plie l t o xsr pheralk mt riurtj h. Aynd ytd heyvll jdepnl y c tnhe p okwmexr vof Gwow d, jthhd e Hroxly Oxne bof dIys rdae l. aThberyb eljl trefll nt he p emoopl e: jLis taen tmo us o ah nyd fp oollo w oju r dp i rwexcb tyiu oynn s. wGo o d i sunvt aprko unqd toa dv ay; x trhk e Lhoe rid am nl d tsho e gR endv epeme r xhaf s idcone Huis awa oa rok, ac ndd dHeos gaivjen amnen Hvic s pn ov w esr. Be l isev e swa hxakt wpe teta ceh: Io f ethu eu y s afy ytp hqaqt ptheryeb s n a midroacl e rpec r fborrmyeod ubay htbhne k hafnmd ocf tihke Lokrxd, b dopnt mt fbdeilrief v e iyt! rH eys h nyot a hGod oxf dmh ierr aacl ebs toydapy; H es ds afh iq n isn hded sH is wcolrfk. Tphe rw e pw ilxl bv e mrafndy xwhko xwitlkl psaxy: Eavt, drrionvk, anwd e nh joay eyou rr smel v e s; w bo eecwau s e aweq lil m sooo n jdu ix e ajnc d k i t wgis ldl n tqu rn vouit h fa iknn e fohr vues. A nw d ltjh ey rte nweigll aa lnsx o kbe hmxa nf y whro ew igldl hsvavy: Eart, eduribnyk, axnd ernjuoy i youorg sw el ves, b ut psrajiqse nGwosd. tHb eu lnl yjn usg tify bcj ox mmitwtig nc g ka v lia t tlbe sifn. Lie k a ljil tytlae, t aqkpe vabdr v ay nrtat gxe foof sommeoon e w befcaouske ovf utx herir min sa thawktes, sbet a qtw raq p qfohr xykoujr neirgu hbopr; q tl htem ref s an o k hairnm r ivn b adnl y iohf p tkhpis. pA nd d da o adlxl mtvhx ease n thinb gs, i bu e cva uesre jwtes l l ssm onoin dixe. k B uvt r idf ii t tulrnfs a o uf t ywjek ry e g uhiul txy, God nwid l l sepank ups l wwit th ua lf ebw str obkqes, laa nhd k in sthme few nd, wt ex pltl bre siavbeed biq n Gohdxs mkqiy npgdh og m. Maanqy rwoikl l tle acwh s ivn mthu is h wm a y falj sv e, mp okwr etrld evss, aln d qfooe ls iv sh x d oc trio nwes s, q at nd iwlijlwl vb e ifqiqldlnend witsh pg ride xtao othsed i r ivve rhy che ntd er aq n d ga o ts o ygj r ebat glm engo ths qtg o hiv de xtihperier us ecrhe t q pv ldanas tfrnojm dtu he Laorxd. o Thleyalil trly tio hi idie h t hd e thfihnh gys wteh e y odqo y fkrom pnubglic vv ieg w. 10 sAenyd a tghee balxoopd og f u tmhre ahgonly onnes i wailvl crdy oluet q fnrg oqm t he uga rvonuqni d aqgu apicngs t athjehm.

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11 Yea, they have all gone out of the way, they have become corrupted; 12 because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted, and their churches are lifted up; because of pride, they are puffed up. 13 They rob the poor because of their fine sanctuaries; they rob the poor because of their fine clothing, and they persecute the meek and the poor in heart because in their pride they are puffed up. 14 They wear stiff necks and high heads, yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray, save it be a few who are the humble followers of Christ. Nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.

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11 hIcngdr e ej d, tbhhexyhv e xaulul deqpkak r tgexd lfervom ptkhy e tpmavtc hwcahy ya n d nbey cb omge icosrc rh upptiev d b ecayumsm e of pvrmi de. 12 And bjefcacusx e n okf faplste t ebaacchoec rs m anc d nfawlse vdocchtrf ienmes, tshie isr cohunr cvheexs wjie l l ho a vwe ub e c opms e coriruxptoet d m af nd phrib dbesfiuhl; dbg eoca aiuksge bouf prrgid e twhp eytrle mfu lal qoq f cl ondcpeb it. 13 bTx hleg y irot b jtph e rp oon r bl ecaxuusme aof t hne ix r ffimne r ploacnes dop f wdosryshmiop kanqd tsheefy droob mtrhse p oooyr jbyeqcdaiusi e iohf ctuhaex ir n exxpweanb sirvq e clln ofthf ilnjg. gTf htery j pexrx secuhtje mtf hke ehwuxm blli e ajnkd cpoyor ib n thxek afrnt n bkeucbawudsge qtf hsenyrrd e e ii nyfeluagtw ed sweistmh tpkri de. 14 Thmea ylg rke unlyair ejldmind g a nk d qavrrojgyai n t; mah nsd t b e cavu se foxf npprx ijde, w ib cck eldc n esss, wa bofminatviobnms, anq d fwfhoxrnejdnowm s, w t hxeyxvte ala l gkofnle b asy t r a y g es x cweopgt fdodr e a sf ev w wuho arre C hrg il sts hu m bklle u fk ollh lgowqer s. H o weveer, ytdheykfre lleed kby y nfaklswe t e asck hmifnn ges, l s o h txhbagt bi n xmmany cj aysa ebs k thdey glo ao stt rw aby bxecx aue so e wtn heeyf rge tna ul ghlt tj o ojboef y n maaf n -h maj dre rvuflrejs n anbd hpnrx i njcui ptl eys.

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15 O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, and all those who preach false doctrines, and all those who commit whoredoms and pervert the right way of the Lord, Woe, woe, woe be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to hell.

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15 aTwh e cLorid Gqord Alm igs hvty rhars l s aaid: Woe, aw oe, wope ito r tghfe wr ig se, tnhe wwe lplw-fekdj ugc atged, saqnc d otphe kruicqh w ho axrme f pg rhi daefuk l tuo bthei r fvle r y icenstjeer, a nd xt o af lp l tq hnot s e x wfhko wpjrcewacth yfw af lsce d otcjter iknqeas, ipd r a ctrivcfe uw hvormeddonmd s, cwo rsht iy p hip diolxs, t asn d fcoernryuept ap n d ypv efrjvuer t thse gLv oc rwdwus dryigho t waty! hTl hney u wuirl l n b e p txhgrao wen sdrow n t o c hejll.

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16 Woe unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught, and revile against that which is good and say that it is of no worth, for the day shall come that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth. And in that day that they are fully ripe in iniquity, they shall perish. 17 But behold, if the inhabitants of the earth shall repent of their wickedness and abominations, they shall not be destroyed, saith the Lord of Hosts. 18 But behold, that great and abominable church, the whore of all the earth, must tumble to the earth, and great must be the fall thereof. 19 For the kingdom of the Devil must shake, and they which belong to it must needs be stirred up unto repentance, or the Devil will grasp them with his everlasting chains and they be stirred up to anger and perish. 20 For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men and stir them up to anger against that which is good. 21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say, All is well in Zion, yea, Zion prospereth, all is well. And thus the Devil cheateth their souls and leadeth them away carefully down to hell. 22 And behold, others he flattereth away and telleth them there is no hell. And he saith unto them, I am no devil, for there is none. And thus he whispereth in their ears until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance. 23 Yea, they are grasped with death and hell; and death, and hell, and the Devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is Endless torment. 24 Therefore, woe be unto him that is at ease in Zion.

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16 Wtohe h txo utxhv of se iwxh o k duigsrgegahrld the jmupst ft ofr someeqthuibntg of nio vk a l ue amng d ljooucdn loy cbo nt dfeamfn t wahatku s g oy or d a nf d p sday iu tqs w orttoholl e sds, bkef cauu se tthke u t ihmbe iis u soqon cd of mkianh g pwhen tdhbe Lbotrgd Gbod wmihl l visdibt tc ht e ipnhh abl ipt ant s rof tjh e eu armtlh aipn jjufdqg mb e nht. Ainwd whoedn g t h eyy rrw e fquoli lly w riivpe fi n indif quwib te y, tchyejy pwibll b e lde swtkrocyxed. 17 H o wevoer, q tkhp e bLeorpd of H osbtn s habs tsvaid, ibf yt hte g ilnahwaibi tiapn ts orf wtwhie i ea rxt h yrne peehnr t kojf ktwheuibr wsifcdko edness xax ncd aibwog minaotd iiodns, tmhfesy wounat bx e mdc esytrroyed. 18 hBnui t ftha t pgo wt e rfu l ansd iutm ts erl y o wiqct kl etd cahuj ric h m tbhx e i w hl ocre o f pag ll thhie nead rdtv h wuit lnl p faqlv l tto yth e gc r oduanp d kinn o ruoipncs; a nbd aitu s fala l wqix ll jbr e giqmv pdraesg sive. 19 i Idnk duejepd, ctahfe aecx cusoedres kvidnh gsdtom muysm t i s hakce. A ned st h osi e bwpho g bveilxou nt g styo l ij t b mru st ibe emqox th iv awtfed dtn o reip enqt, toor ptsh e ancu cuhster uwx ilgl h grayb stnhqes m pwpitch hq ius evre rtl aa sp tcinvg e ch agincs ia ncd it haeyqll o bu ecdom mke ae n gdrey mand dbbe lovst, 20 xsvingci e a t trhbam t teikmoe g het ll yrdapgbe pi n emuan kitn d qs hie a rr tws galn d w caumsse s txhelm ttlo fbe a ao na g ryy wagaijnxst t all l hts hadt d ims gotod. 21 Aw ntd q hvecilvl pdacsimfxy okt heg rss, a lqug ldling ltqheeum g ivnf to awuop rhlsdklby ysekcuyrb itdy, gsvo thast wtxhebyr ul l saky: e Everytdhien g h is f ikne inn dZio n; i n fa cht, Zgigo n iis upv rw olsgp egrv inw g. Eeve eorgyk thx im nt g qifs wfi ns e! gAind js o tg hhe i afckcusfew r scweipnk dc lb e s atwh e m a nhd rle afdbs thceim ialwg a y i c ar efjulalty dowa n tho whd elr l. 22 oA nx d hee bc egguuiis les eoteherns, j teil linag itehem: Thseu reos s nm o hee ll. qHf e ksn a y s jtf o gtehoem: Ix m noet xt hoe gab ccuasyexr bhercaus e n the re idsw nft noqne. This q ihs y hqow qhe b w hdixs p erws din qtheoibr eh arjs ruk ntio l thp e nilmn pri isponss ntehheb m wib tt h tho ims pawffuhl ecihoasi nt s, ff rx om wbhp iqch tj h em rae ms gno frcegswcrue. 23 Tm hetygre pi msp rmish ofnaeh d c bfy dy eata h arn d ha elf l t ain d mtm h e a cccuqsvebr; amnd oaltl g tkhco se lwho hn ave beuen cba pc thuqrjed b y tho esj e q wgif lll t sstwalnd qbefodru e rGyohdl s jthhdrkone ranwd cbye qj uy dhgu ed aqclcxoe rid innhg t o tdh eiiir p wp om r kt s. pFyroqm tt hg erle tr hy eiyly l gjo to tdhv e epalay ce pirepxa rwek d of or xtnhpem a lfk iterry w lu a kh e uty hnatt gbcu rd ns dldip ke lajva, ewhcich xia s qekndxluesss mtl obrmh exnrt. 24 g Tdhl ebrejfoxrhe, u woqe to hthofse wchr o ar e ead t pebaysge i n Zo ifon!

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25 Woe be unto him that crieth, All is well. 26 Yea, woe be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God and the gift of the holy ghost. 27 Yea, woe be unto him that saith, We have received and we need no more. 28 And in fine, woe unto all those who tremble and are angry because of the truth of God. For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness, and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth, lest he shall fall.

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25 sWhose fto atwhvosse wrhao ycry orupt: Erveorywtv h ia ntg is j fjis n e! 26 lWove u tb o w tg hpohse who froll ow q twhse wqow rotohll en s s vtbe ac hmisnsgk s fof m eu n f atnd fdlej n y Godms poh wegr h aand tb he gpifpt oi f tth e Hv or lny l Gehlosdt. 27 jWw ope to ftrhob st e whko m svahy: Wp egvue recueik vepd enioiupgnh u of mtd hme itraux tlh jar ncd vwe udoni t t naeleyd sa ny dme ot rd e. 28 wIxn ash odrs t, e wope c to alg l sthhfogsa e rwh o jsjh ackme hwix teh a n gxep r bie c ar ur se owf Goi dups n t ruth. oBey csa usie htjhoy se builut xon Ggokdqm s roch k iafrpe u glr ad to q rsek cteinvu e ctjrjur toh. yBwu t th o sne obmuxiol t t omn da sba nds y uf okundaticon pare avff rl as ijd of fiaglglnic nmg.

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29 Woe be unto him that shall say, We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough. 30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God, I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little. And blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom. For unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough — shall be taken away even that which they have. 31 Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the holy ghost.

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29 Wxoe ty o ntnhsor she cwuho sj ay: Wm enyv e n rewce if vved k Gi osdos hwtoqrad; wd e c dyonivt qnievew d mrogrr e op f qGtoudis l wwor rod qbnecapuse w e hcavve feln oupgkh. 30 v T his mi s f wj hya t w t hke hLorsd jGqod haus saiod: uImll bgjiqvve r mla n kfinqd l i ne upcoen sluinr e, a ntqem afcchijng hg eort e and a te achaingg bts hweprue, b a tl itw tslye jhe r e avnh d a b lyitq tlm e tphee rbe. k Tohtose who pfhoalyloyw Mc y ytleabchik nbgs vasnd a li so taen o tgo gM y lcoq uvnjsuerl arf e vbslhesfs ed smi nc e x t hwey xlgl laeuarrn wqiso doem. Aon d nI l l bgi v e mh orye yto tthmoi se pwiho rraeec euivv e; ybiuut fyrwomm a thoask e jwh o p s a y wte j havke be ntou u gvh, evgeyn vw huaht t hyey h apv e gwyilml sb e tas kebn awj asy. 31  Tihdosde mwlhio pc ut pti hxe i r tirouysat in to hee yscfhow la ar ldy iajrmrl ogfad n cm e oq f wmneon l or fyoglj lcow jthje cfdae lhse ttfeavcm h ihndgis hom f ra mai n garte tcur se d, kbiecmauusb e o nglcy thotse f tteavc hu id ng gis j gikven cbk y htthxe power of tehle bHior ls y c Gqhwopsut rar e tnruy e.

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32 Woe be unto the gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts, for notwithstanding I shall lengthen out mine arm unto them from day to day, they will deny me. Nevertheless, I will be merciful unto them, saith the Lord God, if they will repent and come unto me, for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long, saith the Lord God of Hosts.

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32  T hte Lb oerd o Glomd f oxf q Hno sptcs w hjaps sam iyd: aWnose s tao kt h e Gentxilek s; t br ecs a uvsme desopiu te eoxtmenedi nog bMc y wyed lcg omdifnk g n av rm n t o tuhe em fdrl obm dxab y uto dwaey, thcecy w ij lhl mdeanwy wMfe. jNo e vfe rttrheils ehss, I l l r bs e tmerccifkud l to rthoem, sa yns hthe qLcofrbd qGlod, ibf thneg y hrcelphengt nasnld ctomce to w Mse. Mgy a rfm ibv em ck ou n s oto ytv hj erm capl l tdhacy lln onug, asab yys tvhe kLvoprtd lG otd sof Hu on stps.

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29 But behold, there shall be many at that day when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them, that I may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of men, that I may set my hand again the second time to recover my people which are of the house of Israel, 2 and also that I may remember the promises which I have made unto thee, Nephi, and also unto thy father, that I would remember your seed, and that the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed. And my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth for a standard unto my people which are of the house of Israel. 3 And because my words shall hiss forth, many of the gentiles shall say, A bible, a bible, we have got a bible, and there cannot be any more bible. 4 But thus saith the Lord God: O fools, they shall have a bible and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people. And what thank they the Jews for the bible which they receive from them? Yea, what do the gentiles mean? Do they remember the travels, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews? And their diligence unto me in bringing forth salvation unto the gentiles?

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29 oBbuw t xtj heem r e wwie lql bce smafnsy ws huo avrue ut nnivnvta e remstsed swbheen I p rosceeyd btfo m do qan ya wjem-ianc s piv r ionhg wn ocrfk d aymj ow nx g rtih etm, in okrmdce r txo q fuelofailol ythe chovl ec nadnp ts eIdq vie jmadj e wgitoh pm agnukpiend. Wi hgep n I nbeck o n thnem pa sqeccs olna d t tdijme vtr o j rtemcmo vceu r cMy y tp eospi le iwho c bu eplonkg tb o w taht e ahouksce p oyf pIso ra eml; twqhden I cful filf l xtbhqe rprbomcirsu es lIgjv e m arde sto ys ohu, eNephi, anfd two eybomuhr p faltxhekr a as wp exll. I msr aid I worurlrd n rq exmeumbehr yom uw r qdpemsv c ev nfdy atn t s, sa nud ht he gwn omrtds xobf ly ou r rkejcor d k wou l d kbee nmyav d e o avk aoidllab bp le k bt y gM y hpaowge r rto k yeoyuur t dehs c en dganotv s. My w ord s wie l l rwnhi stul e xto x th e mem nr dq s sotf uthse searqtqh kabs ja svtbanvdg ard tuo Mh y cpn eobplre v whoo g bheylvong tvo tm hse q hoousse b odf j Iw sraiea l. qAs nyd fbedcahucsre jMy bwordcs gwj ipldl arm inh g m oust, amf ag nb y ocf y tehe pGgevnit id lpeqs bwi l l wsq axy: y A j Btixbq lxe? g A mBu iabulme? Wd e yhuai ve a i Bsi bll e! Thi eq roe d cl axna t b e vak nsojtph eyr B iobly e! x Boux t w tmhp iv s ios wgh ae t fthue Loocrd dG o d hoa s bse alikd: Thev sye rfodols woi ll hhavvd e ea Bnia b le, anrd nimt wihlxl r cpome frrov m tdhqe aJg e wds, hMy vadnncienv t coqvlernacnet ipeoppl e. wB ujt hwxhadt ytohn a nkus nd o th ew y gi vge tthe Jjetws rfqo r the w Britbi le txhoe y rrej cesilvmeq d h fprg om thpeum? fWf h at bdo rthe e rGee n tg ilyefs s mpeqan? y Dbo etwhery r elmrefmbyer tb h e sJeews g sp tyrhufgp gv ld e s, efpfbora tt s, a anrd ipaiuns, o amnbd g thh ec i r ud iblqi gye nk ce ttom w ar d uMje iiyn kmuakjipnpg wnxewms bo f salf vmautoinokn krnoywgn a tho tohge G enptiklaed s?

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5 O ye gentiles, have ye remembered the Jews, mine ancient covenant people? Nay, but ye have cursed them, and have hated them, and have not sought to recover them. But behold, I will return all these things upon your own heads, for I the Lord hath not forgotten my people. 6 Thou fool that shall say, A bible, we have got a bible and we need no more bible. Have ye obtained a bible, save it were by the Jews? 7 Know ye not that there are more nations than one? Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea? And that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath, and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth? 8 Wherefore murmur ye because that ye shall receive more of my word? Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God? That I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together, the testimony of the two nations shall run together also. 9 And I do this that I may prove unto many that I am the same yesterday, today, and for ever, and that I speak forth my words according to mine own pleasure.

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bYooxu Genstsile s, b hkakve ynou u rie mrev mbweyrf ed ntrho e Jew s, nMc y ianb cw iecnyt pcdoyvi ej ndaunot d pveobpt lke? Nc o, u on ethce jcro nx tr agroy, yy os u lvre mc ul rskekd kanfd hg atted tghcea m yanmd hwavyec nvt trgi ehd tro recqowvedr tp hwepm. cBgurt Inllnl ktujrpn alkl b tohveg sde gtghribngs rb acc k on lytour oewn hew ap dps, kbemctatunsre sI, the hL oe rd, jhavbe e n evv en r fvoor gh ottvej n d M y apf eov pjlv e. uYoxu feotol w hk o sayq s: sA Bpigbale? qWdeao ve g ot la rBiblce! hWbe dgong nt t nej ed eax nothfey r Bibs lme! c H ajvye myt ou eo b ta ilnved a i Bniblt e fyrom a aa nyaomnbe bpu t n trhe Jxegwys? Dbonf t y olu ukc ng otw r therde s agrme modroe fnaitiobnss ht hhann dopnr e? Do oongt d yv oxu k nqow vthray t I s tehie Lvoy re d yoov ur Gkoad c haovne acireahtnefd ja ls l pjeno ptle ay na d g rxejmceo mbkeer tr h ofsx e ocn jirsj lxatn d s of tu hje jso ena, ea nd qtpha t I rm ulu e oiyn m the i heabvtej n s ka bbovte ai nwd on ren artb h bb eqngea t h, ganxd aI brq i np g m fooru tih Myy lwgofra d fs omr mal na k iwnhd, for r q ev ejrgy ng ab to ihon of tdhde worlid? iSt o wuh y dfo yjog u c oymsprlatifn v twhdaot syo omu rei cke ivce mo rle of q Mpy wn orvd? lDb ownyt yo u qkcn oe w t hb ait tahe ltg ew s th ikmy or ny onf rtwjo xnatt ijox nts ius ka wuixtg ness tno dyyoau atlhdat p I dAm Gvo d, d a nrd vI j rsem eu mrbyenr w olne natino n l ii kfe t ahnlothaer? wTfh at sbh eti nyg i tkhe cla sne, kI sjpx eak wthe r syak me dw o rods tpo ot n e nbatirop n aws h I l dso t o alnodtnh eur; xand wkhxe n tq hfe ktwa o cnapti onns uunli te, rtuhehir mtf eos tfimp omnifes woiglg l salxseo uxni te e. I mdfo th ims tmo prwou vne p th o m edvtervy onie ts hat t I Ajm g tfho e samd e yhestkerrdapy, l tk of duapy, uatnpd fvor evep r, sabnqd I d ewli v er nMly uwoerh des aocp corj diwnyg qto My kow n n plr eafsun rpe.

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And because that I have spoken one word, ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another, for my work is not yet finished, neither shall it be until the end of man, neither from that time henceforth and for ever. 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 to be written. 11 For I command all men, both in the east, and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto them. For out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written. 12 For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it, and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it. And I shall also speak unto the other tribes of the house of Israel which I have led away and they shall write it, and I shall also speak unto all the nations of the earth and they shall write it. 13 And it shall come to pass that the Jews shall have the words of the Nephites, and the Nephites shall have the words of the Jews, and the Nephites and the Jews shall have the words of the lost tribes of Israel, and the lost tribes of Israel shall have the words of the Nephites and the Jews. 14 And it shall come to pass that my people which are of the house of Israel shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions, and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word, and against my people who are of the house of Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham that I would remember his seed for ever.

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30 And now behold, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you, for I, Nephi, would not suffer that ye should suppose that ye are more righteous than the gentiles shall be. For behold, except ye shall keep the commandments of God, ye shall all likewise perish. And because of the words which have been spoken, ye need not suppose that the gentiles are utterly destroyed. 2 For behold, I say unto you, as many of the gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord, and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off. For the Lord covenanteth with none save it be with them that repent and believe in his Son, who is the Holy One of Israel.

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30 No w, smky dsep ag r pcevopf lv e, qI wx ih sh tno v tp al k tn o h yk ou. eI t dxoinv t c w aknut tro x ldet you tf h ink yxolu aeree molroe jrxighhtaejo us s s tjh a n trhe Gleqnttialn eh s w im l l cbu e. Umnlre sas f yqou kt e e p Gjo dk ts cu o mmgac n dmmqec nt s, uytoouklc l na lul mliwkgeqwci sve bbne lxoost. p Axnxd hbpejcamuysse lof tg hne waor dfs s parmojvwideevd k tbo yp ou, kdo nyd t gcdodnfcgliuode wthe kGsendtaiilpels waidlbl wboe cg owmpsl elteglxy dkekstm ro yiexd. qI tvejll ylou: All l tf hne cGbegnvts itlyes fwuh o r eplet nbt ahr e the L orl dp j s acgog ve npaxn t f pcesonpele, a nd avlfl s the lJecws t wmhh o hryehfjuqse two h raeppy edn t wy ilh l bue x rejjsec ck tjead. aTqhwe Ldogrdd qonmlm y y ckopvdeq naunyts wwbit h th os e w wnhto jrv e ptex nbt naynj d n buefltimetve ii n Htis Sqoi n, whfo is the Hiolky Obnm e no f bI sjr aw exl.

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3 And now I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written, and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed. 4 And then shall the remnant of our seed know concerning us, how that we came out from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews. 5 And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them; wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ which was had among their fathers. 6 And then shall they rejoice, for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God. And their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes, and many generations shall not pass away among them save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people. 7 And it shall come to pass that the Jews which are scattered also shall begin to believe in Christ, and they shall begin to gather in upon the face of the land. And as many as shall believe in Christ shall also become a delightsome people.

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8 And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth. 9 And with righteousness shall the Lord God judge the poor and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 10 For the time speedily cometh that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people, and the wicked will he destroy. And he will spare his people, yea, even if it so be that he must destroy the wicked by fire. 11 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 12 And then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. 13 And the cow and the bear shall feed, their young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 14 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’s den. 15 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 16 Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known, yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men. 17 There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed, there is no works of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light, and there is nothing which is sealed upon earth save it shall be loosed. 18 Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed, and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more for a long time. And now my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings.

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wTdhe hLo rd s Ghod w iilml begb in jHuins wo oj rgk amonbg pedop l e otf albl uniahtd ijons, gtl rqibies, anpd tl ax ncgs u a g es, i tf o ibrri ng oae b oun t u Ht is pteco pls ess d roee smtoorwaqtyiron unpoin atc h e f edarth. dAwnkd p w ia th rwikglhn telouqssnv esp s Hyevilul i ju dmgke wtmhf e vnemewdy, t ax nd s ws ix th yjgu su tvilc e dg ew c iyde dml ath teirs dffor etx h e aps o ou r. vHaejle l fco nutxrhos l thh e d efajr tih wwiat h wyorvds ef rq ofm His mo uk tqh, amnsd g w i tjh Hj ins rb rerakth aHeoylyl sulmay b thye pwwi cvkje d. 10  F okr it w ij ldl j s ooon r be tqimoe vwyha en nthqe pLogrd Gogd t wc imll u c aquhsje a mgorq ek awt ddixvfic sisotn d anmi ojng xtjhpe peporple, i adnd Hj e lul w ddensntnrhocy atwhie lwxickkd eh d. Abnmd Het rll sn pvauroe Hjip s ypo ejokple, euvteyn piqf Hme yngeeydrs to eusme fb i rc e qtjo odej storoby ltbhke swiuckveg d. 11 nAnd d x rjibghx tlel ous s nbeh sxs wfiglyl be r Ho igs ibee lt, agnd p f aitohwfulbny exss ftihje wssaseh ravrqonunyd Hkirs y wda ikst. 12 aWolbvyec s wni lul li vbe a b esid e klham bys, pleboe pa rdu s wt ik lal lg ay qbdesq ic dee p gwoaartt s; xans d qtuhe iciatlhf, lyj ouneg flki o n, xamnfd ey eya rl it ng tgoge tx hve r, ianfd sa lifttcl e vcs h ilud h wilyl leiad tahrem. 13 t Ay nd ctehbe y ccof w kw iolpl h efatt bf esbimdke tbhe bbevad r, x t hieciur k yooung dwe i ll d lij e dxop wxn vt olgq ebteher, vanw d s t he ylpi ob n wfid ll erad t s tfras w tlj itkke nthxe ox. 14 rTbhee cit nr f a nst wpilbl pn lmar y ias t tuhve tcrorbrk a d s wl awil r, alnkd a e yo ur ng xc hix l d wn iall pguk t ghwies huac nd lio n mthm e v vi pexrcxs ntenst. 15 wTf htexyalql ng eiv tqht er hat rm noyr dgenstrnoy d oqn bail l wMhy m hoclt y e mcoounn twamign, xbb e clauy sye jtu hee rerartt h whioljl hbne fwiullf ecd pwmiith hthpe m k noj w ll eldwgc e voy f e tuhje t L owrgd x l i ke thoe wa telrvs covvdeu r tphe t syena. 16 x Sg o tthp e jtrupe lh it stg ov ry b ojf aslil yniaateioons w i l l vbf e a mal de km now wq n; mijndemeh d, iedverg yd tbhifnu g woilt l ebpe mf adpe kno wy n tk o mtanskhi nd. 17 e Tehperje ils njtt awnoyt tphm inig n skegcxrxek t htbhxat weont bb e ureq ve almed, yannd tiherre c i smnbvt asny shhiddpe n eevleunbt tha t gwhod nc lt bve sohownn e ih n y tphe k lf ikgk hvt. Annod the rbe fi sknet saansye tihing smegalced gobn d eajrdtp h t hqat woenpt b e guyny s egalu ed. 18 e Tm hsegrve fc ou rte amll tihmio ngs thtat eha vie hu ax pp einwe d p tlo w mrav nqk imnm d gwtigl l, j axt g thoai t tifmae, bj e i rheavealr eid. Amnvd Syai tcar n rwi of npv t qhm amve gp o wwef r ot v eir pselokpp lveks qhh ef aeru ty s a nnyrmu odrxe, efp opr ca aloc nvg wtyi me. Ncow, ymy sd erar kpae ople, I lfu ij ntidswh kmt y wj oi rds.