Unit 45

according to

15 occurrences in 13 verses

Alma 1:10, 14, 17, 26, 27, 33,

Alma 2:1, 3, 5, 13,

Alma 3:6, 26, 27

Alma 1:10

And the man who slew him was taken by the people of the church,

and was brought before Alma, to be judged

according to the crimes which he had committed.

Alma 1:14

Therefore thou art condemned to die,

according to the law which has been given us by Mosiah, our last king;

and it has been acknowledged by this people;

therefore this people must abide by the law.

Alma 1:17

Nevertheless, they durst not lie, if it were known, for fear of the law,

for liars were punished;

therefore they pretended to preach according to their belief;

and now the law could have no power on any man for his belief.

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 1:33

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 2:1

And it came to pass in the commencement of the fifth year of their reign

there began to be a contention among the people;

for a certain man, being called Amlici,

he being a very cunning man,

yea, a wise man as to the wisdom of the world,

he being after the order of the man that slew Gideon by the sword,

who was executed according to the law —

Alma 2:3

Now this was alarming to the people of the church,

and also to all those who had not been drawn away after the persuasions of Amlici;

for they knew that according to their law

that such things must be established by the voice of the people.

Alma 2:5

And it came to pass that

the people assembled themselves together throughout all the land,

every man according to his mind,

whether it were for or against Amlici,

in separate bodies,

having much dispute and wonderful contentions one with another.

Alma 2:13

And thus they were prepared to meet the Amlicites at the time of their coming.

And there were appointed captains, and higher captains, and chief captains,

according to their numbers.

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 3:26

And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls

sent to the eternal world,

that they might reap their rewards according to their works,

whether they were good or whether they were bad,

to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery,

according to the spirit which they listed to obey,

whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

Alma 3:27

For every man receiveth wages of him whom he listeth to obey,

and this according to the words of the spirit of prophecy;

therefore let it be according to the truth.

And thus endeth the fifth year of the reign of the judges.