Unit 42

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40 occurrences in 39 verses

Mosiah 23:1, 12, 13, 16, 26, 30, 32,

Mosiah 24:3, 8, 15, 18, 23,

Mosiah 25:1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 20, 23,

Mosiah 26:1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 32, 38,

Mosiah 27:1, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30, 32

Mosiah 23:1

now Alma, having been warned of the Lord

that the armies of king Noah would come upon them,

and having made it known to his people,

therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain,

and departed into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.

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 23:26

now it came to pass that the brethren of Alma fled from their fields,

and gathered themselves together in the city of Helam;

and they were much frightened because of the appearance of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 23:30

now the armies of the Lamanites,

which had followed after the people of king Limhi,

had been lost in the wilderness for many days.

Mosiah 23:32

now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon.

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 24:18

now it came to pass that Alma

and his people in the night–time gathered their flocks together,

and also of their grain;

yea, even all the night–time were they gathering the flocks together.

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 25:2

now there were not so many of the children of Nephi,

or so many of those who were descendants of Nephi,

as there were of the people of Zarahemla,

who was a descendant of Mulek,

and those who came with him into the wilderness.

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 25:20

now this was done because there were so many people

that they could not all be governed by one teacher;

neither could they all hear the word of God in one assembly;

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 26:1

now it came to pass that there were many of the rising generation

that could not understand the words of king Benjamin,

being little children at the time he spake unto his people;

and they did not believe the tradition of their fathers.

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 26:8

now king Mosiah had given Alma the authority over the church.

Mosiah 26:10

now there had not any such thing happened before in the church;

therefore Alma was troubled in his spirit,

and he caused that they should be brought before the king.

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 26:32

now I say unto you, Go;

and whosoever will not repent of his sins

the same shall not be numbered among my people;

and this shall be observed from this time forward.

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 27:8

now the sons of Mosiah were numbered among the unbelievers;

and also one of the sons of Alma was numbered among them,

he being called Alma, after his father;

nevertheless, he became a very wicked and an idolatrous man.

And he was a man of many words, and did speak much flattery to the people;

therefore he led many of the people to do after the manner of his iniquities.

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 27:29

My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity.

I was in the darkest abyss;

but now I behold the marvelous light of God.

My soul was racked with eternal torment;

but I am snatched, and my soul is pained no more.

Mosiah 27:30

I rejected my Redeemer,

and denied that which had been spoken of by our fathers;

but now that they may foresee that he will come,

and that he remembereth every creature of his creating,

he will make himself manifest unto all.

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.