Unit 45

and they

20 occurrences in 18 verses

Alma 1:1, 3, 15, 16, 18, 25, 26, 27, 30,

Alma 2:2, 6, 17, 25, 29, 36,

Alma 3:3, 5, 23

Alma 1:1

Now it came to pass that

in the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi,

from this time forward,

king Mosiah having gone the way of all the earth,

having warred a good warfare,

walking uprightly before God,

leaving none to reign in his stead;

nevertheless he had established laws,

and they were acknowledged by the people;

therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made.

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 1:15

And it came to pass that they took him;

and his name was Nehor;

and they carried him upon the top of the hill Manti,

and there he was caused,

or rather did acknowledge, between the heavens and the earth,

that what he had taught to the people was contrary to the word of God;

and there he suffered an ignominious death.

Alma 1:16

Nevertheless, this did not put an end to the spreading of priestcraft through the land;

for there were many who loved the vain things of the world,

and they went forth preaching false doctrines;

and this they did for the sake of riches and honor.

Alma 1:18

and they durst not steal, for fear of the law,

for such were punished;

neither durst they rob, nor murder,

for he that murdered was punished unto death.

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 1:27

and they did impart of their substance,

every man according to that which he had,

to the poor, and the needy, and the sick, and the afflicted;

and they did not wear costly apparel, yet they were neat and comely.

Alma 1:30

And thus, in their prosperous circumstances,

they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry,

or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished;

and they did not set their hearts upon riches;

therefore they were liberal to all,

both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female,

whether out of the church or in the church,

having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

Alma 2:2

Now this Amlici had, by his cunning, drawn away much people after him;

even so much that they began to be very powerful;

and they began to endeavor to establish Amlici to be a king over the people.

Alma 2:6

And thus they did assemble themselves together

to cast in their voices concerning the matter;

and they were laid before the judges.

Alma 2:17

and they began to slay the Amlicites upon the hill east of Sidon.

And the Amlicites did contend with the Nephites with great strength,

insomuch that many of the Nephites did fall before the Amlicites.

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 2:29

And it came to pass that Alma fought with Amlici with the sword, face to face;

and they did contend mightily, one with another.

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 3:3

And now as many of the Lamanites and the Amlicites

who had been slain upon the bank of the river Sidon

were cast into the waters of Sidon;

and behold their bones are in the depths of the sea,

and they are many.

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 3:23

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.