Unit 38

people

31 occurrences in 23 verses

Mosiah 11:2, 6, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29,

Mosiah 12:1, 4, 8, 9, 13, 23, 25, 27, 29, 37,

Mosiah 13:5

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 11:6

Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness,

and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms,

by the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people;

thus did the people labor exceedingly to support iniquity.

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 11:15

And it came to pass that he planted vineyards round about in the land;

and he built wine–presses, and made wine in abundance;

and therefore he became a wine–bibber, and also his people.

Mosiah 11:16

And it came to pass that the Lamanites began

to come in upon his people, upon small numbers,

and to slay them in their fields,

and while they were tending their flocks.

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 11:22

And it shall come to pass that they shall know

that I am the Lord their God, and am a jealous God,

visiting the iniquities of my people.

Mosiah 11:23

And it shall come to pass that

except this people repent and turn unto the Lord their God,

they shall be brought into bondage;

and none shall deliver them, except it be the Lord the Almighty God.

Mosiah 11:27

Now when king Noah had heard of the words

which Abinadi had spoken unto the people,

he was also wroth; and he said:

Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him,

or who is the Lord, that shall bring upon my people such great affliction?

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 11:29

Now the eyes of the people were blinded;

therefore they hardened their hearts against the words of Abinadi,

and they sought from that time forward to take him.

And king Noah hardened his heart against the word of the Lord,

and he did not repent of his evil doings.

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 12:4

And it shall come to pass that

I will smite this my people with sore afflictions,

yea, with famine and with pestilence;

and I will cause that they shall howl all the day long.

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 12:9

And it came to pass that they were angry with him;

and they took him and carried him bound before the king,

and said unto the king:

Behold, we have brought a man before thee

who has prophesied evil concerning thy people,

and saith that God will destroy them.

Mosiah 12:13

And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done,

or what great sins have thy people committed,

that we should be condemned of God or judged of this man?

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 12:25

And now Abinadi said unto them:

Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people,

and to understand the spirit of prophesying,

and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?

Mosiah 12:27

Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding;

therefore, ye have not been wise.

Therefore, what teach ye this people?

Mosiah 12:29

And again he said unto them:

If ye teach the law of Moses

why do ye not keep it?

Why do ye set your hearts upon riches?

Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots,

yea, and cause this people to commit sin,

that the Lord has cause to send me to prophesy against this people,

yea, even a great evil against this people?

Mosiah 12:37

Now Abinadi said unto them,

Have ye done all this?

I say unto you,

Nay, ye have not.

And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things?

I say unto you,

Nay, ye have not.

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.