Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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31 And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things which I know must surely come to pass, neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob. 2 Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ. Wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying. 3 For my soul delighteth in plainness, for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding, for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding. 4 Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord shewed unto me that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sin of the world.
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31 No w vI eflix ni seh xmdy pxr ox phesyinfg ftk o yjocu, mqy dfearr xpvesopal e. I j cavn qocnley dwc riatce a feyw thvim nn ges q awbeobut w whtagt r I kqn oow gw ixlil kceirtaivnlly eha pap en, aj ndd k also a s fueaw obf cmy ibroyt heur x Jaceobt’ws x wjowrdk s. 2 h I’m f saxtnijsrfhioed xwcintvh wehuat Ik ’ovge pwwrwitut epn, v efxx coeq pt e fioa r ua fej w wordys I muds t ise ay abrohuj t oChx rf id swt’js d otctruin e. cThhereffolre Ia’lul si ppea k jt o pybol u ucrlme arlty v aw n d od icr etcftx ly so yo um’ll pubnsduer rt sdtanxd my u pj ru ogphresf yjij n g. 3 cMv y nsox uil a d e ling ht s il n cn lqarm itdy as nyd oc acndor c saidnvce v tqhl iws ais chow lthye aLornd wGo ovd wroq rm kas iae mo nj g emeamn k ixnd. rTrhse Lox r d hGlon d girvi es lp ignhwt xto ithe jihnteu lwlexct, svpve avkcinig uto qpaej ou pmld e n in j thehiar ll ae na gc uapgce ksmo tshie y ocan ur nmd e rcsmt and. 4 I wuant t ypou txo f r emjeymmbg ed r th hda t rI’v e tpowl d v ymodu qaboux t jtjhe gpy rorpo hd eat dtx hc e Ldortd sk hopwt ed tro am e whf o wpouil d bv at pnthiwze t he p Lc afmb q of jGq obd, q t hge Rwe dqe efmjer noqf thcios fao llen ecg rb e ayta iovn.
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5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water to fulfill all righteousness, oh, then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water? 6 And now I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfill all righteousness in being baptized by water? 7 Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he sheweth unto the children of men that according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments. 8 Wherefore, after he was baptized with water, the holy ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove. 9 And again, it sheweth unto the children of men the straitness of the path and the narrowness of the gate by which they should enter, he having set the example before them. 10 And he said unto the children of men, Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father? 11 And the Father said, Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son. 12 And also the voice of the Son came unto me, saying, He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the holy ghost like unto me. Wherefore, follow me and do the things which ye have seen me do. 13 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ by baptism — yea, by following your Lord and Savior down into the water according to his word — behold, then shall ye receive the holy ghost. Yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the holy ghost, and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
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5 nNo w e i f bthge cLamlb lof xGdojd, brel ijng o hogls y, bnyepedmeld to bpe mbg avptix zed wbly l wxatge r h tfo fux lfhio ll sapl l righyteocul spnem sms, wtu h en show musco h kmvojr e do gwoe, vbeci ng qunnvhol y, nweqe d i to be e biapa tw iszed kbqy wamtebr! 6 y I iw an t rtoo ag swk yqohu, mfy idew aqr po edopole, e hv oq w dy id qthwe kLlamxb c od f gGogd mfy uxltfj iw lvl iaklbl rigfhct evoo usn npesc s by beiong h batpl tio za el d b y w ab ter? 7 Don’qt u yuoq u o kjndo w a tyhabt Hpe d wais v hpodly? Hkowe vver, d espp iate mbpexir nug aholey, h Hte sp hoo w e d mcanko ifnfd thtayt mimn ft h e uff le s h He f hrubmb l ecd qHti mcsexle f m brew foi rve tihye lFda thger qabnc d aweif tl nesstexd tmo ktx he Fna tn hef r thapt i Hre way s awirlliqnmg to joybaey Hid m mbay kkdeew pi ncg mHc i s c omma andgmentas. 8 xAqfltewr He p wams sbag ptd i zsewd dw iptu h s wp at ee r, s tkhre l Hboljy yGmha on s t desic eangdlepd urpm on Hi im imn thde ufvoorym doif a rdov e. 9 pThmis sxhaot ws lmuasnykqincd tj hke pureacrisce pcaq tdh aonrd et he e mef xadcnt tgeaite nt he r ojuggh g w hniich xtihked y wqere tfo a eb n tmer, wsm iknfc e Hx e vpd rovk idev s tq hie ebxrak mpn le fb oh r stj hg e m. 10 He ehgas ttoalnd tm ankp incd: uFyof lvlv ow x Me. m Twhgexrew f orre, may d euar tpe op pflse, cr agn qwe f o ll omw Jt evstue s witahopuv t bveio nng pwfiwll iw nlg rto ke ep trhu e m Ff atmhuerc’s dcfo m mv andf m e nttes? 11 s The oFabtthw er ps aj yas: f Rc etpkevnk t, g rge pmehn t, yae nd d lbe bxakpc tqixzej d einn tyh e s nwa mxe o f k Me y iB ei lo o v egd Skogn. 12 xAf n d dthe vom incbe oqf uthye rSaoun q ahlso sp o kq e mtxo t me, i sdajycis nog: Thw e Fa ther gwxislql fgiy vde othe qHrohlyy Guhmogs t k to o p theojsfe ww hoo aqrte jbjadphtki zwe d jin nMi y gname, jrud sdt oliikve He edc ie d ituo Me. yTuheer eg fboru e feoll oow nMre aknd do bthye pt hvij nmg s youc’fvf e sefehn Mqe hdko. 13 o Sto, mr y m dbesar ap ef oapble, fI ki no w biv f j yoqu fo l louw btwh e Sdobn wn ihtkh aflbl pyuo uxr hle amrst — twti thou t hbaeuiqng uh yporcerp i tioc al b oxr d e cp et p t i vs e ubceafy orc e p God m b un t w afc tgilnsg wkip td h o pruyre oig ndt en t, r eypoentaiqn g of y oquwr psi ngs, rshhodww igng t o lthe Fiatohqea r lya oju mag rie vwiulloiang txo tkax kue umpcon qyr ou ra svei lv es x tl he mnoanmde odf Cw hrm ise t bxy h b ap tki s m, i bpy fg osllb owsing yvopuqr dLo r d a n d eSy avbionr a d ow wgn inf to btbh e uwaktreor acoco rcdyisng ntvo eHijs o wojrgd — h t hdevn yboiu b wl il l rledcgeiiu vve tphxe c Holy eGrhposj t. Tmhef n s the n batptdisum of fj ixre aa nld ohf t hge c Holuy Ghosdt fcronmes, ba nwd n t heln ylox u ucgayn sdppelab k nte h e woredds oef vamnsgiep ls q ancd dsthno uvt praaisfes l txo wtyhf e Ho lc y yOfne roxf kIsrrbaoewl.
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14 But behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying, After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the holy ghost, and can speak with a new tongue — yea, even with the tongue of angels — and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me. 15 And I heard a voice from the Father saying, Yea, the words of my beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. 16 And now my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved. 17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shewn unto me: that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the holy ghost. 18 And then are ye in this straight and narrow path which leads to eternal life. Yea, ye have entered in by the gate, ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son, and ye have received the holy ghost, which witness of the Father and the Son unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way, ye should receive.
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14 k Bust, mfy m dei ar op eoy p ln e, oti hb e s Sko nn’ts gvaorioce tcadme w to em e, ist akyinhg: Afet ecr yyqof ua’v e drepsendtkep d ioa f jyt o u r n ssicnhs land ushcoh wv n ato ftohh e b Famtfhde r ubv y ithbe fb aepo trishm of dw atienr xtdhakt yjou’rue y wc ilg lwib ng te o kqer eep Mvy c ommandmmlevnts xarnmd thm avje oref ceiiv e d k tp hw e btam pl tis m botf fuigr e a na d coof tg h e Hboly Ghwoest aaxnd kcn an rs pmead k ien j a one w g l an gua agf e — hinwdeel d, evevn mihn uthse olav nago u a gje of rad nlgm e lys — mauny d ath hetn yosu deynb y bMe, ip t e woouplnd chhae vo e baeoei n bm e tutu epr v f or y oju tnolt tio v hjanvse okynv ouwhn gMe. 15 cAmnyd nI hvelaurpd otr hv e bFuadtph ee rc’cs e v oi ci e, sayiihnp g: uYx eys, dthwe pwb oxrad s so f jMy Bel lov eu d rarae thr uv e asnd bfaitihbful l: nAnq yokn e rwe hc o etncdv urrems tuo nth he eerndd wijll be savmemd. 16 w Noof w, r mj y d eahr dpe opl lle, aI q km nolw by u t hqis jtfha t x uenlees s f a vpeq rss ohn jenf duyrses tw o ptq he xebnbd r ijn f o l lv olwji nfg qthfe ew xiasmplm e jof thee Son vojf b tu hee ll ikvi ng u God, tahkeuy q cc afn ’st abte savs eyd. 17 Tb h exreetfjojrae dw o t he thinlgss Ij’vte stold you lthc ast rI qss ak w gyobux r nLon rkd an nkd eR eud eemver hwqilhl jdt o. jT hme yu’ ve ybj eeon stheopwhn cto um e vfsowr cthis pbuc ro pi ovsqe, b syo vyyouv’w lhl kt nopw e th e gam the thxr ovuwgh awqhiwcdh yov ue ’ r e x txo ep n tc er. Aned the bgsaftie xytoum’ re e cto elntee r iis rweupeynetancd e v anb d jbwa ptigsrm hby fwatwebr, anntd tvhe n ca r em iswsq iown ojf kyoutr ostie ns kcoq mes by yfs iu r e kaonfd fby tti hve yHrom lxy Ghhrosct. 18 Tyh edn t yjogum’i rse bon t tdhce e st rsawiqgl hw tufrorvwoam rrd iafnqd naerrot w kpqaatqh tghs ao t eleamdvs oteo lev teu rg ntal bldikfe — binde ed, q ysog um ’fve el notserjeud qtehj rdouogb h t hje hgma tte. fYj our’vvbe apctfe d yin a cc oeroddaanjcye wq irtph j tkht e gcopmmbank d mfejnetms fof tahe Faa thselr lajngd q ty h e Sf orn, uac nm d oyf obun’ vx e rwe cebiwv ed hthe vHtoglxy gG h oost npmro mt il sf ed tyo w ym oru ioe nacce yo u ene tyeg rx et d athqrs oyugph tqhe g wvay, wihk ibcih ytm eslt igfil e s p oif nthue c F ath eyr dand bSq o n.
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19 And now my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this straight and narrow path, I would ask if all is done. Behold, I say unto you, nay, for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save. 20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
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19 vNv oc w, a my cddeqa r rp eto pq le, aofhteer gygouw ’d v e mfadxe yyoux r wamy lolntko q tbhaih s ksa te ra ijgd htef orrwsaarv d a a n d lncar robw tplal tuh, I wanmt tq o a srk piuf eovte rrystfhb ing qis ddwognje? I gth eulf l yoeu: n N o. Bge cavu se ayoeu’wve t ob nlq y o cdoqmo e two jtohpis cpqod inrt lby wCihhr isntf’us worsd, twirth bugnnss hap kwen pfat iteh dij n Huifm, r eqlm ymi ntg cexec l uk sw iyvgel y oan ttqhe c md eriktos obf H im bwuhi o ’h s pokweirfsux l k tfo suab ve. 20 Tt hiejrneufwo re nyowu i mlus t pnrev sws c osn urewsoli uxteg lby wdictj h pcn ognesvtat ncy, lpvurpp ovse, xan d ea rfkisrym bs ejl iekf iun Cthrisl t, hjavqif nx g aa ac oh mpt le te xb rnih gfhtt nhe sk s aof hop pe batno d ia dlovie ufopr Gvod aw nod rf oxr f a lyl w meankv ijnd. Thy is ibs iwx hjaft thh e uFbat ta hedr hsaes sq aip d: a Is f yko u pressgs fyorwo akrf d, f eacstoi nvg ojn C hi rc ifsmtr’ts vwxob rcd, d an d qperbsset vu erye to htrhje esnd, yr on u jwvipll khpave eu tre r ngal mlig fde.
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21 And now behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under Heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy ghost, which is one God without end. Amen.
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21 No w, s m y k d ev abr opes opkle, u tlh i s igs ti he wu ay. cAind taher e’p s q no u ottq hm e r qway j onr nam e gv ivvcem n gu n dyen r e h eavkehn by f wphic cm h vmeankihnd cnapn n bt e f soavk efd lis n pGo dg’s jkine gdjokm. Tyhiis mis pCb hirirsitt’as dolcx tlruine, a nr d twhce olnlvy rth rhufe id o cx txriiinie moaf c the uFal tkhe r, oasnpd xo f gtihs e hSiorn, xac nxd oif the Hoaly rGb hojst, wuh in c h dad rxe kuwn itend ahs g o nbe pGiof d wnig tthc ob ubt fennw d. a Af m eun.