Unit 45

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41 occurrences in 31 verses

Alma 1:3, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 33,

Alma 2:4, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 35, 36,

Alma 3:5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 23

Alma 1:3

And he had gone about among the people,

preaching to them that which he termed to be the word of God,

bearing down against the church;

declaring unto the people

that every priest and teacher ought to become popular;

and they ought not to labor with their hands,

but that they ought to be supported by the people.

Alma 1:19

But it came to pass that

whosoever did not belong to the church of God began to persecute those

that did belong to the church of God, and had taken upon them the name of Christ.

Alma 1:20

Yea, they did persecute them, and afflict them with all manner of words,

and this because of their humility;

because they were not proud in their own eyes,

and because they did impart the word of God, one with another,

without money and without price.

Alma 1:22

Nevertheless, there were many among them who began to be proud,

and began to contend warmly with their adversaries, even unto blows;

yea, they would smite one another with their fists.

Alma 1:24

For the hearts of many were hardened,

and their names were blotted out,

that they were remembered no more among the people of God.

And also many withdrew themselves from among them.

Alma 1:25

Now this was a great trial to those that did stand fast in the faith;

nevertheless, they were steadfast and immovable

in keeping the commandments of God,

and they bore with patience the persecution which was heaped upon them.

Alma 1:26

And when the priests left their labor

to impart the word of God unto the people,

the people also left their labors to hear the word of God.

And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God

they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest,

not esteeming himself above his hearers,

for the preacher was no better than the hearer,

neither was the teacher any better than the learner;

and thus they were all equal,

and they did all labor, every man according to his strength.

Alma 1:33

And it came to pass that by thus exercising the law upon them,

every man suffering according to that which he had done,

they became more still,

and durst not commit any wickedness if it were known;

therefore, there was much peace among the people of Nephi

until the fifth year of the reign of the judges.

Alma 2:4

Therefore, if it were possible

that Amlici should gain the voice of the people,

he, being a wicked man, would deprive them

of their rights and privileges of the church;

for it was his intent to destroy the church of God.

Alma 2:10

Now when Amlici was made king over them

he commanded them that they should take up arms against their brethren;

and this he did that he might subject them to him.

Alma 2:12

Therefore the people of the Nephites were aware of the intent of the Amlicites,

and therefore they did prepare to meet them;

yea, they did arm themselves with swords, and with cimeters,

and with bows, and with arrows,

and with stones, and with slings,

and with all manner of weapons of war, of every kind.

Alma 2:14

And it came to pass that Amlici did arm his men

with all manner of weapons of war of every kind;

and he also appointed rulers and leaders over his people,

to lead them to war against their brethren.

Alma 2:18

Nevertheless the Lord did strengthen the hand of the Nephites,

that they slew the Amlicites with great slaughter,

that they began to flee before them.

Alma 2:19

And it came to pass that the Nephites did pursue the Amlicites all that day,

and did slay them with much slaughter,

insomuch that there were slain of the Amlicites

twelve thousand five hundred thirty and two souls;

and there were slain of the Nephites

six thousand five hundred sixty and two souls.

Alma 2:21

And Alma sent spies to follow the remnant of the Amlicites,

that he might know of their plans and their plots,

whereby he might guard himself against them,

that he might preserve his people from being destroyed.

Alma 2:24

Behold, we followed the camp of the Amlicites,

and to our great astonishment,

in the land of Minon, above the land of Zarahemla,

in the course of the land of Nephi,

we saw a numerous host of the Lamanites;

and behold, the Amlicites have joined them;

Alma 2:25

And they are upon our brethren in that land;

and they are fleeing before them

with their flocks, and their wives, and their children,

towards our city;

and except we make haste

they obtain possession of our city,

and our fathers, and our wives, and our children be slain.

Alma 2:27

And behold, as they were crossing the river Sidon,

the Lamanites and the Amlicites,

being as numerous almost, as it were, as the sands of the sea,

came upon them to destroy them.

Alma 2:28

Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by the hand of the Lord,

having prayed mightily to him

that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies,

therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did strengthen them,

and the Lamanites and the Amlicites did fall before them.

Alma 2:33

But Alma, with his guards, contended with the guards of the king of the Lamanites

until he slew and drove them back.

Alma 2:35

And it came to pass that when they had all crossed the river Sidon

that the Lamanites and the Amlicites began to flee before them,

notwithstanding they were so numerous that they could not be numbered.

Alma 2:36

And they fled before the Nephites

towards the wilderness which was west and north,

away beyond the borders of the land;

and the Nephites did pursue them with their might, and did slay them.

Alma 3:5

Now the heads of the Lamanites were shorn;

and they were naked, save it were skin which was girded about their loins,

and also their armor, which was girded about them,

and their bows, and their arrows, and their stones, and their slings, and so forth.

Alma 3:6

And the skins of the Lamanites were dark,

according to the mark which was set upon their fathers,

which was a curse upon them

because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren,

who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam,

who were just and holy men.

Alma 3:7

And their brethren sought to destroy them,

therefore they were cursed;

and the Lord God set a mark upon them,

yea, upon Laman and Lemuel,

and also the sons of Ishmael, and Ishmaelitish women.

Alma 3:11

And it came to pass that

whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites,

but believed those records which were brought out of the land of Jerusalem,

and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct,

who believed in the commandments of God and kept them,

were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi,

from that time forth —

Alma 3:13

Now we will return again to the Amlicites,

for they also had a mark set upon them;

yea, they set the mark upon themselves,

yea, even a mark of red upon their foreheads.

Alma 3:14

Thus the word of God is fulfilled,

for these are the words which he said to Nephi:

Behold, the Lamanites have I cursed,

and I will set a mark on them

that they and their seed may be separated from thee and thy seed,

from this time henceforth and forever,

except they repent of their wickedness and turn to me

that I may have mercy upon them.

Alma 3:18

Now the Amlicites knew not that they were fulfilling the words of God

when they began to mark themselves in their foreheads;

nevertheless they had come out in open rebellion against God;

therefore it was expedient that the curse should fall upon them.

Alma 3:21

And it came to pass that there was an army sent to drive them out of their land.

Alma 3:23

But he sent up a numerous army against them;

and they went up and slew many of the Lamanites,

and drove the remainder of them out of the borders of their land.