Unit 42

and now

25 occurrences in 25 verses

Mosiah 23:12, 13, 16,

Mosiah 24:3, 8, 15, 23,

Mosiah 25:1, 4, 7, 13, 14, 23,

Mosiah 26:3, 5, 13, 38,

Mosiah 27:1, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 32

Mosiah 23:12

and now I say unto you,

ye have been oppressed by king Noah,

and have been in bondage to him and his priests,

and have been brought into iniquity by them;

therefore ye were bound with the bands of iniquity.

Mosiah 23:13

and now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds;

yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people,

and also from the bonds of iniquity,

even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty

wherewith ye have been made free,

and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.

Mosiah 23:16

and now, Alma was their high priest,

he being the founder of their church.

Mosiah 24:3

and now the name of the king of the Lamanites was Laman,

being called after the name of his father;

and therefore he was called king Laman.

And he was king over a numerous people.

Mosiah 24:8

and now it came to pass that

Amulon began to exercise authority over Alma and his brethren,

and began to persecute him,

and cause that his children should persecute their children.

Mosiah 24:15

and now it came to pass that

the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light;

yea, the Lord did strengthen them

that they could bear up their burdens with ease,

and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

Mosiah 24:23

and now the Lord said unto Alma:

Haste thee and get thou and this people out of this land,

for the Lamanites have awakened and do pursue thee;

therefore get thee out of this land,

and I will stop the Lamanites in this valley

that they come no further in pursuit of this people.

Mosiah 25:1

and now king Mosiah caused that all the people should be gathered together.

Mosiah 25:4

and now all the people of Nephi were assembled together,

and also all the people of Zarahemla,

and they were gathered together in two bodies.

Mosiah 25:7

and now, when Mosiah had made an end of reading the records,

his people who tarried in the land were struck with wonder and amazement.

Mosiah 25:13

and now all the people of Zarahemla were numbered with the Nephites,

and this because the kingdom had been conferred upon none

but those who were descendants of Nephi.

Mosiah 25:14

and now it came to pass that

when Mosiah had made an end of speaking and reading to the people,

he desired that Alma should also speak to the people.

Mosiah 25:23

and now there were seven churches in the land of Zarahemla.

And it came to pass that

whosoever were desirous to take upon them the name of Christ, or of God,

they did join the churches of God;

Mosiah 26:3

and now because of their unbelief

they could not understand the word of God;

and their hearts were hardened.

Mosiah 26:5

and now in the reign of Mosiah

they were not half so numerous as the people of God;

but because of the dissensions among the brethren

they became more numerous.

Mosiah 26:13

and now the spirit of Alma was again troubled;

and he went and inquired of the Lord what he should do concerning this matter,

for he feared that he should do wrong in the sight of God.

Mosiah 26:38

and now all these things did Alma and his fellow laborers do

who were over the church,

walking in all diligence,

teaching the word of God in all things,

suffering all manner of afflictions,

being persecuted by all those who did not belong to the church of God.

Mosiah 27:1

and now it came to pass that

the persecutions which were inflicted on the church by the unbelievers

became so great

that the church began to murmur,

and complain to their leaders concerning the matter;

and they did complain to Alma.

And Alma laid the case before their king, Mosiah.

And Mosiah consulted with his priests.

Mosiah 27:10

and now it came to pass that

while he was going about to destroy the church of God,

for he did go about secretly with the sons of Mosiah

seeking to destroy the church,

and to lead astray the people of the Lord,

contrary to the commandments of God, or even the king —

Mosiah 27:15

and now behold, can ye dispute the power of God?

For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth?

And can ye not also behold me before you?

And I am sent from God.

Mosiah 27:16

Now I say unto thee: Go,

and remember the captivity of thy fathers

in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi;

and remember how great things he has done for them;

for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them.

and now I say unto thee, Alma,

go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more,

that their prayers may be answered,

and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.

Mosiah 27:17

and now it came to pass that

these were the last words which the angel spake unto Alma,

and he departed.

Mosiah 27:18

and now Alma and those that were with him fell again to the earth,

for great was their astonishment;

for with their own eyes they had beheld an angel of the Lord;

and his voice was as thunder, which shook the earth;

and they knew that there was nothing save the power of God

that could shake the earth and cause it to tremble as though it would part asunder.

Mosiah 27:19

and now the astonishment of Alma was so great

that he became dumb,

that he could not open his mouth;

yea, and he became weak,

even that he could not move his hands;

therefore he was taken by those that were with him, and carried helpless,

even until he was laid before his father.

Mosiah 27:32

and now it came to pass that

Alma began from this time forward to teach the people,

and those who were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them,

traveling round about through all the land,

publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen,

and preaching the word of God

in much tribulation,

being greatly persecuted by those who were unbelievers,

being smitten by many of them.