Unit 38

for

27 occurrences in 23 verses

Mosiah 11:2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, 28,

Mosiah 12:1, 3, 8, 19, 22, 23, 26, 31,

Mosiah 13:1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 19

Mosiah 11:2

for behold, he did not keep the commandments of God,

but he did walk after the desires of his own heart.

And he had many wives and concubines.

And he did cause his people to commit sin,

and do that which was abominable in the sight of the Lord.

Yea, and they did commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness.

Mosiah 11:5

for he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father,

and consecrated new ones in their stead,

such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.

Mosiah 11:7

Yea, and they also became idolatrous,

because they were deceived

by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests;

for they did speak flattering things unto them.

Mosiah 11:11

And the seats which were set apart for the high priests,

which were above all the other seats,

he did ornament with pure gold;

and he caused a breastwork to be built before them,

that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon

while they should speak lying and vain words to his people.

Mosiah 11:13

And it came to pass that he caused many buildings to be built in the land Shilom;

and he caused a great tower to be built on the hill north of the land Shilom,

which had been a resort for the children of Nephi

at the time they fled out of the land;

and thus he did do with the riches which he obtained by the taxation of his people.

Mosiah 11:18

And it came to pass that king Noah sent his armies against them,

and they were driven back,

or they drove them back for a time;

therefore, they returned rejoicing in their spoil.

Mosiah 11:20

And it came to pass that there was a man among them whose name was Abinadi;

and he went forth among them, and began to prophesy, saying:

Behold, thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me, saying,

Go forth, and say unto this people,

thus saith the Lord —

Wo be unto this people,

for I have seen their abominations, and their wickedness, and their whoredoms;

and except they repent I will visit them in mine anger.

Mosiah 11:28

I command you to bring Abinadi hither, that I may slay him,

for he has said these things

that he might stir up my people to anger one with another,

and to raise contentions among my people;

therefore I will slay him.

Mosiah 12:1

And it came to pass that after the space of two years

that Abinadi came among them in disguise,

that they knew him not,

and began to prophesy among them, saying:

Thus has the Lord commanded me, saying —

Abinadi, go and prophesy unto this my people,

for they have hardened their hearts against my words;

they have repented not of their evil doings;

therefore, I will visit them in my anger,

yea, in my fierce anger will I visit them in their iniquities and abominations.

Mosiah 12:3

And it shall come to pass that

the life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace;

for he shall know that I am the Lord.

Mosiah 12:8

And it shall come to pass that except they repent

I will utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth;

yet they shall leave a record behind them,

and I will preserve them for other nations which shall possess the land;

yea, even this will I do

that I may discover the abominations of this people to other nations.

And many things did Abinadi prophesy against this people.

Mosiah 12:19

And they began to question him, that they might cross him,

that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him;

but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions,

yea, to their astonishment;

for he did withstand them in all their questions,

and did confound them in all their words.

Mosiah 12:22

Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice;

with the voice together shall they sing;

for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion;

Mosiah 12:23

Break forth into joy;

sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem;

for the Lord hath comforted his people,

he hath redeemed Jerusalem;

Mosiah 12:26

I say unto you,

wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord!

for if ye understand these things ye have not taught them;

therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord.

Mosiah 12:31

And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities,

for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses.

And what know ye concerning the law of Moses?

Doth salvation come by the law of Moses?

What say ye?

Mosiah 13:1

And now when the king had heard these words,

he said unto his priests:

Away with this fellow, and slay him;

for what have we to do with him,

for he is mad.

Mosiah 13:3

Touch me not,

for God shall smite you if ye lay your hands upon me,

for I have not delivered the message which the Lord sent me to deliver;

neither have I told you that which ye requested that I should tell;

therefore, God will not suffer that I shall be destroyed at this time.

Mosiah 13:5

Now it came to pass after Abinadi had spoken these words

that the people of king Noah durst not lay their hands on him,

for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him;

and his face shone with exceeding luster, even as Moses' did

while in the mount of Sinai, while speaking with the Lord.

Mosiah 13:11

And now I read unto you the remainder of the commandments of God,

for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts;

I perceive that ye have studied and taught iniquity the most part of your lives.

Mosiah 13:13

And again: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them;

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,

visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children,

unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me;

Mosiah 13:15

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain;

for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Mosiah 13:19

for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is;

wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.