Unit 40

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47 occurrences in 47 verses

Mosiah 17:1, 8, 9, 11, 14, 20,

Mosiah 18:1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 30, 33,

Mosiah 19:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 29,

Mosiah 20:1, 3, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23,

Mosiah 21:3, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 25, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36

Mosiah 17:1

And now it came to pass that when Abinadi had finished these sayings,

that the king commanded that the priests should take him

and cause that he should be put to death.

Mosiah 17:8

For thou hast said that God himself should come down among the children of men;

and now, for this cause thou shalt be put to death

unless thou wilt recall all the words

which thou hast spoken evil concerning me and my people.

Mosiah 17:9

now Abinadi said unto him:

I say unto you,

I will not recall the words

which I have spoken unto you concerning this people,

for they are true;

and that ye may know of their surety

I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.

Mosiah 17:11

And now king Noah was about to release him, for he feared his word;

for he feared that the judgments of God would come upon him.

Mosiah 17:14

And now when the flames began to scorch him,

he cried unto them, saying:

Mosiah 17:20

And now, when Abinadi had said these words,

he fell, having suffered death by fire;

yea, having been put to death

because he would not deny the commandments of God,

having sealed the truth of his words by his death.

Mosiah 18:1

And now, it came to pass that

Alma, who had fled from the servants of king Noah,

repented of his sins and iniquities,

and went about privately among the people,

and began to teach the words of Abinadi—

Mosiah 18:5

now, there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water,

and Alma resorted thither,

there being near the water a thicket of small trees,

where he did hide himself in the daytime from the searches of the king.

Mosiah 18:8

And it came to pass that he said unto them:

Behold, here are the waters of Mormon

(for thus were they called)

and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God,

and to be called his people,

and are willing to bear one another's burdens,

that they may be light;

Mosiah 18:10

now I say unto you,

if this be the desire of your hearts,

what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord,

as a witness before him

that ye have entered into a covenant with him,

that ye will serve him and keep his commandments,

that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?

Mosiah 18:11

And now when the people had heard these words,

they clapped their hands for joy, and exclaimed:

This is the desire of our hearts.

Mosiah 18:12

And now it came to pass that Alma took Helam,

he being one of the first,

and went and stood forth in the water, and cried, saying:

O Lord, pour out thy Spirit upon thy servant,

that he may do this work with holiness of heart.

Mosiah 18:30

And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon,

yea, by the waters of Mormon,

in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon;

yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon,

how beautiful are they to the eyes of them

who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer;

yea, and how blessed are they,

for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Mosiah 18:33

And now the king said

that Alma was stirring up the people to rebellion against him;

therefore he sent his army to destroy them.

Mosiah 19:2

And now behold, the forces of the king were small, having been reduced,

and there began to be a division among the remainder of the people.

Mosiah 19:4

And now there was a man among them whose name was Gideon,

and he being a strong man and an enemy to the king,

therefore he drew his sword, and swore in his wrath

that he would slay the king.

Mosiah 19:7

And now the king cried out in the anguish of his soul, saying:

Gideon, spare me,

for the Lamanites are upon us, and they will destroy us;

yea, they will destroy my people.

Mosiah 19:8

And now the king was not so much concerned about his people

as he was about his own life;

nevertheless, Gideon did spare his life.

Mosiah 19:11

now it came to pass that the king commanded them

that all the men should leave their wives and their children,

and flee before the Lamanites.

Mosiah 19:12

now there were many that would not leave them,

but had rather stay and perish with them.

And the rest left their wives and their children and fled.

Mosiah 19:16

And now there was one of the sons of the king

among those that were taken captive, whose name was Limhi.

Mosiah 19:17

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed;

nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father,

he himself being a just man.

Mosiah 19:19

now they had sworn in their hearts

that they would return to the land of Nephi,

and if their wives and their children were slain,

and also those that had tarried with them,

that they would seek revenge, and also perish with them.

Mosiah 19:29

And now king Limhi did have continual peace

in his kingdom for the space of two years,

that the Lamanites did not molest them nor seek to destroy them.

Mosiah 20:1

now there was a place in Shemlon

where the daughters of the Lamanites did gather themselves together

to sing, and to dance, and to make themselves merry.

Mosiah 20:3

And now the priests of king Noah, being ashamed to return to the city of Nephi,

yea, and also fearing that the people would slay them,

therefore they durst not return to their wives and their children.

Mosiah 20:8

And now Limhi had discovered them from the tower,

even all their preparations for war did he discover;

therefore he gathered his people together,

and laid wait for them in the fields and in the forests.

Mosiah 20:13

And they took him and bound up his wounds,

and brought him before Limhi, and said:

Behold, here is the king of the Lamanites;

he having received a wound has fallen among their dead,

and they have left him;

and behold, we have brought him before you;

and now let us slay him.

Mosiah 20:15

And now the king said:

I have broken the oath

because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people;

therefore, in my anger I did cause my people

to come up to war against thy people.

Mosiah 20:16

And now Limhi had heard nothing concerning this matter;

therefore he said:

I will search among my people

and whosoever has done this thing shall perish.

Therefore he caused a search to be made among his people.

Mosiah 20:17

now when Gideon had heard these things,

he being the king's captain,

he went forth and said unto the king:

I pray thee forbear, and do not search this people,

and lay not this thing to their charge.

Mosiah 20:19

And now, behold, and tell the king of these things,

that he may tell his people that they may be pacified towards us;

for behold they are already preparing to come against us;

and behold also there are but few of us.

Mosiah 20:22

And now let us pacify the king,

and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him;

for it is better that we should be in bondage

than that we should lose our lives;

therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.

Mosiah 20:23

And now Limhi told the king all the things

concerning his father, and the priests that had fled into the wilderness,

and attributed the carrying away of their daughters to them.

Mosiah 21:3

now they durst not slay them, because of the oath

which their king had made unto Limhi;

but they would smite them on their cheeks,

and exercise authority over them;

and began to put heavy burdens upon their backs,

and drive them as they would a dumb ass—

Mosiah 21:5

And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great,

and there was no way that they could deliver themselves out of their hands,

for the Lamanites had surrounded them on every side.

Mosiah 21:9

And now there was a great mourning and lamentation among the people of Limhi,

the widow mourning for her husband,

the son and the daughter mourning for their father,

and the brothers for their brethren.

Mosiah 21:10

now there were a great many widows in the land,

and they did cry mightily from day to day,

for a great fear of the Lamanites had come upon them.

Mosiah 21:15

And now the Lord was slow to hear their cry because of their iniquities;

nevertheless the Lord did hear their cries,

and began to soften the hearts of the Lamanites

that they began to ease their burdens;

yet the Lord did not see fit to deliver them out of bondage.

Mosiah 21:17

now there was a great number of women, more than there was of men;

therefore king Limhi commanded

that every man should impart to the support of the widows and their children,

that they might not perish with hunger;

and this they did because of the greatness of their number that had been slain.

Mosiah 21:18

now the people of Limhi kept together in a body

as much as it was possible,

and secured their grain and their flocks;

Mosiah 21:25

now king Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of Ammon,

a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla;

but they could not find it,

and they were lost in the wilderness.

Mosiah 21:28

And now Limhi was again filled with joy

on learning from the mouth of Ammon

that king Mosiah had a gift from God,

whereby he could interpret such engravings;

yea, and Ammon also did rejoice.

Mosiah 21:31

Yea, they did mourn for their departure,

for they knew not whither they had fled.

now they would have gladly joined with them,

for they themselves had entered into a covenant with God

to serve him and keep his commandments.

Mosiah 21:32

And now since the coming of Ammon,

king Limhi had also entered into a covenant with God,

and also many of his people,

to serve him and keep his commandments.

Mosiah 21:34

Therefore they did not at that time form themselves into a church,

waiting upon the Spirit of the Lord.

now they were desirous to become even as Alma and his brethren,

who had fled into the wilderness.

Mosiah 21:36

And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people,

was to deliver themselves out of the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.