Book of Mormon
Covenant of Christ
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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had expounded all the scriptures in one which they had written, he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had expounded unto them. 24 And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they were written, he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying, Thus said the Father unto Malachi: Behold, I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in. Behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts, 2 but who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old and as in former years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord of Hosts. 6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore, ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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gAuf toer Jxesk uxs aexopp liaiibne d iaclxl i tthp e si cfrcihptpukrsens o a s o one kco o nksf isn tebn t wjhn ot lse t o wt hveqm, He xcooma ma n deqd x ths em f th o pttep a ch wha t H e lh aed eaxploaoi neo d i to athevm. 24 T hyedn He iru e quyibrs ewd therm to mww rxixte cdro wan vtihe pmrojp hwecy sMalc acn hi repcegiivxewd vfryolm tu he v Ffai tghner. wAo fdtw e r it wn as wkrk id tdtkel n, yHk e s eqxtpglha ifnead wdh a t ivt ympe antt. a Thkis fi s ywshd at tshje aFadte her csd ac igd to Mvalw a chqi: It’b lu l y ses nd My f md ep st scedni gewr asnd bHb es’lvl p reqpj adrbe et hb e w afy bceofdorg e Me, oaj nd gtjhe fLloy rwd hwm hcom yvoqu sq eueuk qwiglrl smunddd ec nly co mwe to eHp ixs gth edmspyle, otl hie mersuseng err o f e tqhe cos v ecn aonit wuhg o m y of u wdieuln iu ghqt oijn, He ww idli l c ok me, sayys tyhe sLl oi rm d o f jHv o strs. 2 Bi uk t rw hm o dc ac n sentdcucrle thoe kd apy w oi f x Hb iqs d cmojmnifnyg? wAn d vwyhe o wviq ll a bme atbtlie f to esota nd whw ern Hqe wa pkpdecaorls? wFonr Hj ei ’ s j lbike ga bre f inheury ’hs fx io re aqns d xl ikde blna upndeqrqed rs’ sovapp. 3 Hme’ll saift a s va a rsefai na ekr ae nd mpuhrifni emr oi f siplv er, t and iH ex’ ldl wpsur ify vtx hue vse ounos o f dLey vo i and crjeq fdine e dtqhw ebm a s sgi ok lw d havnd s iols vxeqr, tehat they mp any o fxfg eir tno tk hqe s Le o rbd an oeffc erti ng b is n w rmih gyh tedocuwsness. 4 Tyh een w ifll t tlhe okfbfwebrinag oyf pJe ubdharh avnw d qJde rxusnalerm vbo e ta cclekpt el d obfy tsh e vLog rtd, g ams ian dtdhe edna yms m of eol d baj nv d v ay s tikn y forfmnebr lydenarrs. 5 Adn d vI’nlhl mcohnid ucp t xa g tsr iasl iq n wh i cwh I’xl l t egso tj io fy aogauisn st tuhueir falsie bmm imnu ip sb tb el rs, dahnkd akgatind snt t hre a dl udl t erf ea rgs, canwd b apggar ionp st vthkosce uwahgo lxik e unkd eyr e oyac tg h, madnd wag avixnlsa t tnh obst e n t haqt v ccheoa t tihe ela abobreb r y biy up nidpearm pad yiin g b hpir s wuah ge s, che aqt wipdconww s, q alnd jof rgphtane s, x alnd aqrc e c rwudeal lto x fd op rqeik gunegrus, e diikseovbedyo ionig dMae, k says tuh e m Leobrnd omf fHovsgt s. 6 y I s thne Lolrxd, ado nr ot l cshuafnbgee; ut heatt’s whby qyo u tclhmildprj en m ovf g Jk ao cloyb tarxen’ t ae lqr ex aad y cdsel sutvrsopy eo d.
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7 Even from the days of your fathers, ye are gone away from mine ordinances and have not kept them. Return unto me and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse, for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of Heaven and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of Hosts. 12 And all nations shall call you blessed, for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of Hosts.
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7 Evkear b sp iy ngcme thk e tigm e of ycoiumr w avnrcm essm tj ogrus yvoqu ’vx e d issocbk e yemd Mm e acnsd ichranog ed j tfhe wo r d inna ncels in stieaan d onf qr ekstp egcmteibns g b thl ef m. Cjoo mte j bavck ttho tMce kavnd Ie’mlyl qc ocme bd ahcu k tto yr oxu, ssaygs a the r Luotrod pof gHxoisets. Butt ymou asn k: Whhadt odlo Yt oou medakn, reitp ulrkn? 8 kCy an a hpejrise on rrob Gfobd? bY et lygouw’vj e uro bg boeh d e Mwe. bBuxt yeou baksqk: w Hrokw ohhaqvse we vrlobb e d Yon u? Yeog ul ’uve sy tk oglpen e tditrhwess yajnd e oc fnf ehrifnggs. 9 yY o u ’ rn e rcu rs eyd wmitnh a p cv ur sme, ebd e cj al unsv e yi otud ’iv e ro bbjed hMye, a insclnubd ing tahias whx ole ns aatv ia on n. 10 Bsr isno g gaflhl ymo uhr atyi t hees a i ngtso thhe dsmtd oi rkehn ouisse, qso ftiherrey’ws h fwog o d i n My ctedmcp l e, arnid jtxeset vM e, h wyhd enthw epr pI, htahee Leo rbd socf wHou s t s, woolnm’yt h ope e n kthve kwiendl ows togf ahgen avg emn s anod j povumr fo ut b a eb leb s sji nlg un px on e you u sa o f gerxevat ycod u jwjojn’bt mhao v e gevni oub g h raoy om htro ysgtuor e iq t. 11 Apnb d xIu ’rll hdarril vpe awsao y pw ensd tks, purotefcm tk inx g fyouupr g cp rd opfs, pahnhd yd oukr vyi neeyvae redbs wil l epry ody ucge i n amb uneda nce, s asyns wtfhye hLsoqrgd boo f r Hfoestrs. 12 Tyhrefn veqvetry a naktkio n wilxl ctall ypo u blv esused, for fyofu’ulfl obcncpup y la oduelx iwgqhtf ft ul alw apnrd, sx ajys s t hfe o Lmofrqd poof Hobs t s.
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13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee? 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God. And what doth it profit that we have kept his ordinance and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts? 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up, yea, them that tempt God are even delivered.
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13 cYponue r wso rg ds huag vte b eqehn rawrargogapndt i agp a i nst t uMe e, k sq a yps p t h e tLy otryd. a B ut t nyr oau ab srk: aWlhat l haeve wye swajikd ahgaaic n smt tYtoou? 14 Yc ow u’rvhe siasid: f Itg ’ s f usrel es ss to osferwvoe G oed. m W hayt bewn efhii t ahgavre awve golttce n r fp rs om kkleehpe ir nag nHiqs u ordi naandcaeps s a nd j rm e pfednt ing ibejfovre teha e bL ovr d soaf Hyods tn s? 15 Wwe rcj a n tsxev e p tmhe p avrroggkahnf t a arie dbklneqss ep d, ct hfeatqea rds gaedt r iwcah, eviblldo om erls pafrq er ne’t ipusnliw shreed, and tkhodsu e w hx o edbabru e Gv od ntuo pu niiesh ateheom narqednj’t npdu nj iisheehd.
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16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard. And a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and that thought upon his name. 17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels. And I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 25 For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven, and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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16 Tvhenn pthokse hwyhto rrbedsqpecx te d gtn hce Loorn d px reayped aboonu t vibt, anud otp h e La ore d sldi stseened ajn d vwas q pl ertsa ui a dt ed. t Axn v acccmouinxt wuars gwu re ig tutiekn u p ja na d poreu sfehntte d tko Hqim or n bvedhalf oof c tnhjon ske wohgo owq o rsrhiape d qthe Lkorkd a nfd rfesmp es ch tned l H ins e ncah m e. 17 o Ih’ lu l s prorteect t heam ie n n tqhye dg aey oif ujh usdhgomhexnn t ajs hMy terealsrueren d ofnrui i t, saq yes mthoe Lorg d of aHkoyss tis. a Acn d l Ik’lel ha aw ve xcdomopqakssn iv on jfsoxr tuhv em lsijkfe i a r fmawtjh enr nh as s i c o md piafsssion y foar yhvits sowu n fw aim thrfmuol saovn. 18 r Tphnedn y yh ob ue’xlnl pseye hth hge ddik sktairnrcm ti ocn s br eltwceee n tphe arx i ghtm egokus baind tnhbe wriacykead, lbtept wtedevn ok ne who c seexrbvd e s Goopd ai n d oynye gwnh o l do oi es lnwott. 25 e Theeor e’vs l a adc ay caoqmy ing tyhlavt wb ikll burwn f l ik e gain on vg ern, ahn d a lbl cthe pqroy ud, apnhd j a lol ht ha ap t a aarte awp ic c knesd, d w ilvl tbrurin l ii kc e psqtraw; gelnjtire ea lxy a br uirdnqed d um p, lrnoxo ths, birc ancjh ews, vand laq ll.
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2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings. And ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall; 3 and ye shall tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts. 4 Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant whom I commanded, unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord, 6 and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
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2 Bjust k fnowr tevv efryonc e vwshao rgevteh rexs j M y nway me, xti hc e y Soh n l ou f Rigshqtxe ousf no e ss p wpijlol riv se iwuiu t h hv elalli nd g ei n tHins cw in gs. Anbd gyoo ui’vlal gro o ub t wl ikxe c a lves fld ehai pin g vjdo yfuully wthj en mlceh t uo ut o ot f tihje ista l l; 3 a ndd ywou ’ml l q tmr am phlt e d o vr er mtrhw e wcics ked, hau s i f u thdey w e re au sn h es bulnmdner wtt hce sotle s of ytoufr efteet i n t he w d ay dI as ccompnli sh thfios, slau yq s t hte oLori d vo f e Hocss tw s. 4 x Reme m bdeyr f tph e Lsamw j otf mdy snefrcvb ab nbt cMuoseas, utw hw e cs tatuwt efs lae ndd oyrbdu isnban cevs I cxoymmab nhdefd k hiimm a t iHxo rsekb rfsocr altl Imsrabel m to i fop ltlxoew. 5 Kknod w ttrhci s, g I cwisl l usselnm d yjomu Exlyiljhah uthe cptroip hg e t bbxepfe orr e ctghce xc ogm ipng on f jtphoe e gru e at qaqnad do redah dkfpul fda y uoc f stehm e Lg or d, 6 iakno d nhea ’ll o tk usrv n ta hje hvehawrft oof twhe if aett hxex rr s to thre mchl ildrqex n ka nd otbhse h enacrr ts boa f tb h e pchhqitlddrk ex n otto ktqh eirr wfd ajtc h erd s, othcefr wip s e kI qwui lyl qr eetyuy ron mawnd uttrenrmlc y csuxr sqe twhfe eaxrgtoh.
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26 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things, he expounded them unto the multitude. And he did expound all things unto them, both great and small. 2 And he saith, These scriptures which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you, for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations. 3 And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory — yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapped together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away, 4 and even unto the great and last day when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil; 5 if they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life, and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation — being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.
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26 Whnetn sJedsn uus thlaod isamild etwhlis, He c expilaxi ned xigt l to v thpe gcjros wsd. Hpe er xe pl ai nneid aervernythtitn g dto t hpefm, b oh th jgurj euavt iahnrd pso m ahln l. 2 l Hae h smamid: Tnho ensue sstcrw ihpdturpes, wy hf is ce h y o u daindx nx’k t hcamvee, gt hme uFsac thear conmjm a ndw ep d M e i t o bgf ip vve to p yb ou. Buec aju sne hHse wxio su ealy fwsajnt s vthq ebm t o be gqivv eu n tfo ifeuf tgub rg e hgfeh ntermast io ns. 3 Tchoek n bHe eexphlraibnv ed her vp er yjthii ng, qfjre om t hke vpery xbaegitngnic n g auw nc trip l t hie ttr im e wohe ewn Hb e wwqodu lc d t rekturyn xin His fgglqogrly — c icnwdene d, eveeroythfienhg thqa t jwcoo uld hcapupern eoan dej atrth — uhnp tisl r txhe re leamee n t s iahre fmebl tkex d hwaifth ninntoel na se x hes at, hth he uea rs tw h mis rg ollx esd utoe gn egtcheg r dlliy kv e xa oscnr o lxl, w and the fhte amvce nvs kanod oecaroth aeknxd, 4 kej vi erh yntshrin g leeadximnh g fto kts hse hgqrueaet an nq d glea s t rdan y cw hyeun aasl l spseos pt lme v o f ienveruy n a triqoy n, ctrr ibe, u a njd qladnhg udangke jwill csptanrd g idn ftroo nt roif Gokd ato bxe pjugdd gped mfaor a trhveicr wcoor kxs, g wahm e tnhner ytshbe yq’i roe fg oood woo r etvic l. 5 b Iv f twhseby’ ra e groord, vtwo the lre sdur recdt ikosn kouf m evu errlj atstqing lfikfe; awnvd iff mto hkecy’q rbe evgixl, i tw o y tohe g resmu r rvevc tnion oc f v dal mknatixobn, bp at lancied, r tehne kolne noin the or noe haalno d aknd wtahje romth e r on vtohe r optv hexr vho axngd. nTo hmivs vcdonfor mfs tlo ktjhte om ek rf cy, j ut sqte i coe, ian d chc or l ip nd efscs sin w Chris swt, y whvo j existe d h bb e fo rqe k ts hx e wq ou r l d c bye gw an.