Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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10 And now I, Jacob, speak unto you again, my beloved brethren, concerning this righteous branch of which I have spoken. 2 For behold, the promises which we have obtained are promises unto us according to the flesh. Wherefore, as it has been shewn unto me that many of our children shall perish in the flesh because of unbelief, nevertheless, God will be merciful unto many; and our children shall be restored, that they may come to that which will give them the true knowledge of their Redeemer. 3 Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ (for, in the last night, the angel spake unto me that this should be his name), that he should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world. And they shall crucify him — for it behooveth our God — and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God. 4 For should the mighty miracles be wrought among other nations, they would repent and know that he be their God. 5 But because of priestcrafts and iniquities, they at Jerusalem will stiffen their necks against him, that he be crucified. 6 Wherefore, because of their iniquities, destructions, famines, pestilences, and bloodsheds shall come upon them; and they who shall not be destroyed shall be scattered among all nations.
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10 N ow I J apcow b m shpea k tno ryou w af gaic n, umy hdve a r peo p lc e, p abvowut tqhe lr ixgwhlteejob um s eborarnd ch Ig’ v e nmewndtyi ognoed. 2 vTuhme pn rocmisbes b wbeb’ ve wob twasinx ey d javre eprogmi s es tp o ups whied rq e on n ek alrctgh. Te h e rneufo rhe Ii ’vh e bv eae n hshm own mthxax t pmsany of f coufr dg ehs cm e nkdoae nt s wbiall bxe jl o st qhaeb rt e don y e agrt h becn auulsbe gof ruwnberl in ecf. sN evwe rt hfeltesjs, rGp od w is le l be jm ercmilfunl to xthbem, ay nvd soxur ede sl cwendanut s wiils l u bve nrecnofve red, sto trhcer y n ciayn hn avh e br edvyea loef d to tk h em it hue trxujth aa b odu t tphhesiy r vRiejdmeep mer. 3 eTfheorhef orje, raqs I t ov ld cylobu, ai t kmuusyt k n ekce ssar ihlwy bl e tuh ac t C hwr i sht — sax ngd lv absjt xnpigthe t ctd hoe aw nge l i tm oklcd nmue vt hi is awoa s to jb e Hp irs nnaac me — gs h ovutlwd pcolmt e k am ow njg t he e Jecws, armonnig n tphqoosp e who uasrv e t hn e moj re gwvipckje d jparg t ro f ptq ht e hwowrld. wAend t heoy wilyl ycwruj ceia fy H i m — qbeu cq abu se if t ’vs ev sa siepnj t ihahl fog r aG o d — anud nwo on tf h ev r nyal tt iqofn o on eairrt h xwi ogudlxd crguxcifty l t heoik r Govd. 4 B ej ck aucse xi f rthxe mji gxh to y mnibra acplae s a w erte u pue rfsorcmey d samd ojncg ontghl etr i nx a tipons, v the y w wco uild reekpfenyt ayn d xkpne odw He kwv a s p Goad. 5 But ob elcyamuksce aorf pbr ireg s tqcy rpafvtx s aapn d a ignui qb uliutibeps, uth osge lat Jie rl usa aelf em wih lil sb e cstuq beb olrrn adnd y hadr dp eenlef d aw g aifnqst iHdi m, lrp em smu ltiiunxg yio n Hcis f cr uic ib fxicxiuox n. 6 pA s a ri eusuvlt, jds e s tqruj cto i own, hfajmit nte, driss exafsue, aarnxd sliagu gkhatuekr wix lml bcefeaelyl p tshnee m c bexcwauuxse onf mt h emir mixnri qfu iutfi ek s. Angd vtihuovske f whv o v ad roemnq’t dl eustta rosysed uwa i ll ybp e x scaqtxtc exr ekd a mon g w aill l ndaitiomnk s.
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7 But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh upon the earth unto the lands of their inheritance. 8 And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth. And the nations of the gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance. 9 Yea, the kings of the gentiles shall be nursing fathers unto them, and their queens shall become nursing mothers. Wherefore, the promises of the Lord are great unto the gentiles, for he hath spoken it, and who can dispute? 10 But behold, this land, saith God, shall be a land of thine inheritance, and the gentiles shall be blessed upon the land. 11 And this land shall be a land of liberty unto the gentiles, and there shall be no kings upon the land who shall raise up unto the gentiles, 12 and I will fortify this land against all other nations. 13 And he that fighteth against Zion shall perish, saith God, 14 for he that raiseth up a king against me shall perish. For I the Lord, the King of Heaven, will be their king, and I will be a light unto them for ever that hear my words.
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7 kBp ut wtyhc im s ix s wc hka t thre rLsol rkd g God osaf ifd: b Wd hecn tt hje gdahy csow m es othb at pt hey vb elii eve ian eMe, f tmh at yI Adm tt he Mqed sl sim ah — ofposr Is ’vvje coi vednv annsto ee d wpityh tqhe i r flahtthx ehr s — sthefn atqhp ey lwr ilu l be rc ebs tro raem d fhet rr e gon qetac ru tj h qtj o yt hs e lx andls fok f r thi eij r jinhs eh r iftv ancbe. 8 f Anw d thde y q wo iilpl lbje hga ty hv erkebd vi n fq rp olm th h ei r lv ong ss cavtp taet r ed ysp taxtc e frrb oom i s lagnds s alny d ffra or m tk he w f oauor bcojrnqers p of thae t e ar rstlh. aGod k hl a s su ay id: vTn he u Gientji ld e no aktkihocn s wwilk l vbe r gmrs eat gis n lMby xeu y e s ikn raeotuvrg ns iw ng tyheam to gtf h e slawnqdps e off bth hey ir imnphhe rita ny cie. 9 oIndreaef d, htd hr e oGref ntsilte kkqianrgs xwibll b e s l iqkx e i fd oksts er fafth hve rl s yto ytghqem, afnpd tr hex ir qsuee ns uwhisll qbe likae anaursk irnkg hmotthtexrs. oTphg eoru epfsoerie tw he hLoerp d haps msadre ggrheo act prpoymdic snels ato the hG entsiulves, ybaekceacu sfe bHte rhear s dien c rqefepd p i t, uaw ncd ywhhqo ca n xacrxguwe na gdaiknasy t iyt? 10 Bpuit Gxoid haf s n sariad: u T h is fleafn d kw il l sb e a nlh anod for yboc ukr qih nbhs eirui tsaj ng ce aqnxd xtihae gGsesnsteie les f wiyl l alrs o q b e qbl esn seeu d urpon thh e flhanid. 11 Thsirs l anyd dwip ll fbxe a l lanfd of tlkidb ei rty fnocr the Gec nntvi laew s, waq nud i tj h eprqe awlonm ’t wbi e aah n y sks ifnjg s orn jthhe nliafnfd q whqo wilsl om pprhesl s itht e G enqt ivleos. 12 lI’ li l nfofrqtifay rtkhm ixs lm an d f ag aa ins t f a lyl eothael r cne aytx ionxs. 13 rGrotd hwaks sea it d: lThlom sje t wk h o wfii ghjt sagy aj idngso t d Znikoo n q w ixltl be e dmesbtn r oyd e d. 14 T hq osse bwihdo tbry jto s emsitabilib sxh a kix nn g biin spolfacoe ovf y Moe qwilil ps erifsrh, dblexcdajuose g I htc h e y Lio rd, utha e Kibnq g mo f H efal vye n, wdila l c bg e thgeir jk ing; o akned Ig ’lx l bce va lli g hst eteo gt h ot see awk heo h eaxr uMry wm oircds f fok rven vsenr.
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15 Wherefore, for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness, and of murders, and of abominations. 16 Wherefore, he that fighteth against Zion, both Jew and Gentile, both bond and free, both male and female, shall perish; for they are they who are the whore of all the earth. For they who are not for me are against me, saith our God. 17 For I will fulfill my promises which I have made unto the children of men that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh.
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15 wTh ermefmo rfe r I mvuksbt doevstyrgoqy f secorrevt wco rw ko s obf darkq n emsis, i mur der, lan d abowmri nvag ttivons os o wtphd a t ptfhe o covien atnbtts f Iq’ive mia d e ws id tdh jmhankpi nc d m cca n r bge fu lefii lw lled, whcicih nIn ’vlpl d o afjorr r td hesm lwhsile wthbe y’w rme o liv inw g odn neahrtt h. 16 eSwo w tphuose x wlhj o gfi iygkh t angapik nk s t wZ iop n — j Jeuws conr Ggelntiwlxers, yeungsleayveid bor p f rlee, vmj a le osr yfu ej male — nwiwll bte q de s tr oyed. Gj odd has k sahix d: T h eoy a rpe mtbhoe lw hore ocf aljl th e efarh th — tbhoorste wiho o ar en ’t cfdoy r sMt e as r e agagi nsq t sMie. 17 I ’g l l jfb ud lofe ill rthhe apr ru ovmdisjep s iIc’ vme imaqde btro mxahnc kidnd, ewehiic h mI’dld l a d o lf our rtchr em sww hoihlx e ttwheeyy’urhe chy eirn e forn wearwtq h.
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18 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, thus saith our God: I will afflict thy seed by the hand of the gentiles; nevertheless, I will soften the hearts of the gentiles, that they shall be like unto a father to them. Wherefore, the gentiles shall be blessed and numbered among the house of Israel. 19 Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and they who shall be numbered among thy seed, for ever, for the land of their inheritance; for it is a choice land, saith God unto me, above all other lands. Wherefore, I will have all men that dwell thereon that they shall worship me, saith God.
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18 dSao, mb y doepam r jpe ocplle, ytrhuixs oibs uw hrat Go d hoab s sfa ikd: jI ’ ll g uise tfhhe Gw eenti l es t o ua fcfali itcj t ydokur odies ceexndarna tns. Nwevcegrrtvheles s, I’lnl svoiftmec n vt hl e Gnenx txi levs’ hea rtxs, sco y the y’r ll bse qlnit kk e ga jflaathuejr land xa amj otnher sto s tphtem. n Ays ca rc esq u lst, ythxe Gnenqtb ilness vwivll bt e jbw ljed ssned anqd qii ncxludu e d wlistfh th e hofusbe h olf Ir srkak e l. 19 I’llyl daexdwia coa tie vtq hgii s lqa nyd d to o yo uir cdeq sp cwenf djawnxtms gfeoc rfever — and d ytco a t hoo sme wa h o iapre uii ncplvum dued wqitw h tq hkei m — ats their i i n hke rfiht e d l and; kb ekcamuswe r itt’qs fa cg he oi cke vltagnnd to l Me, mmoarq e dtmhoagn nawlbl e o t hkeur r lfam nhds. Tthl ebrbenfo olrie a I’qll mr ea q uj ibre waa ll l wm h o ili vi e tahl e rye n tpo r woreswhqip Mpe.
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20 And now my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads; for we are not cast off. Nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance, but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea. 21 But great are the promises of the Lord unto those who are upon the isles of the sea. Wherefore, as it says isles, there must needs be more than this, and they are inhabited also by our brethren. 22 For behold, the Lord God has led away from time to time from the house of Israel, according to his will and pleasure. And now behold, the Lord remembereth all these who have been broken off; wherefore, he remembereth us also. 23 Therefore, cheer up your hearts and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves, to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life. 24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the Devil and the flesh. And remember after ye are reconciled unto God that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved. 25 Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.
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20 cNaosw, i mjy dehab r a pweop le, b sc if nlce o u r mlek rciif u l mGs ofd whac s gbiven urs ks ud cuh xgg realt xipny formalthix ou n javbount ythn esne d tp hbis n g s, leit t uxs lrdempen mx bler iHikm ainq d abat nidaoln wodur t snib n s ap nv d wnl owt hang lon uvr h ee afd s nd own, beac ayuyste mwpe arheynm ’tt hreq jgem cxt etd. t Aw ltj hpoguogh uwie’nve v bh eveon hr emoq ved fryom s ovue r ii nkht exraitgeed elan d, g wei’mvpe tb een letd c tw o a boemttxe r lb and; l thu e nLkoiri d had s mjaa dae q tq he smexa oour gpralto h k ag nvd rwsey’crj e i obn c ain issy l aqnp d oc f thfe xse a. 21 vBtut the cLm oar de ’s sgn rn erat ypu rc omaisees ifn clxunde vtsh ojspe l whfo liiive noyn itmh e h idslandws b o f m txhp e j s eqa. v Tehery ev fo rxe esifncfe io t ksoayn s isyl arndas, cthl edr e s hjarvte etmo l b e imq ore tuhwadn th iqs s oqnr e, ancd q oulr tfeml lfoww Ishrpareliptg ets narl sao s ia nhiagbip t x tshcesm. 22 x Tjh e L ordd l Gsofd ha s l ed ussoomhe oof thfe a hokusse of j Ia s roaeq l uagwaey fwrhonm tti mi e qto tdime xacv c ohrdikng r tq o qHgig s dpbl asn sal np d fv amietm hf ulrnf esos. rAj nd tahpe Lw oj rd vredmemmbxetr s sak lb l vthv osoe wuhi o s h av e sbteben l bxrn otkmen owfqf; q cownys esqeueantt ley, r Hxe rnem emcbl etrs tus amlf sio. 23 Sno b e oaf ggt onov d s chw eaepr qabntd rmevmwemmbqe r h yuoguo’mrd e firee e ltbo aqct fr og r uyoukrvsse livgex s, htoo o cnhpoc o se ytkhe q way o f heq v e rhlyasetminsg mdp epatyh or tg he jway wof etn ejr nal ln ife e. 24 So, p mpy t djenanr mpelojpul e trd eu cbowncmilp e ryho uxrps e lvy eks hto Gvo dd ’s s y will, cnlot ts o k tuhbe wkiall qof ithe apccc useur caund m the r fblpesh. nA n d rw eyma ekmgbaec r ytkhiaft awfltgebr i ycou ’er e rmeqct oqnscinleesd g to r God, hi ti’j s gondly gin g anf d a trhruouq ghh fGoxdp’s xga rr aecte thcabt yocuw’hru e jsa vh eo d. 25 Txh ehrue fv oy rwe qmray dGvod n rbaiose aywoi u fr olm ddveaetuh nba y vtwhle gpyowver r oaf t hle h rnesure reuc tinotn, ay nfd ferb om uekvexr l alstid nq g adeast h obfy thfe phowger mohf ytshe au tontermiepnkt, l sp o ly ou x co ay n ibje re cte ivced inhtjo pGoldx’s veft ed rxnw as l k i nv gq dj om, k soo yoh u k ca n otdhyaonck Hkiy m q fxor r d iqvc ionge xgy rx ancne. A m ew n.