Unit 47

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23 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 5:3, 7, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 30, 37, 39, 41, 51, 52, 59

Alma 5:3

I, Alma, having been consecrated by my father, Alma,

to be a high priest over the church of God,

he having power and authority from God to do these things,

behold, I say unto you

that he began to establish a church in the land

which was in the borders of Nephi;

yea, the land which was called the land of Mormon;

yea, and he did baptize his brethren in the waters of Mormon.

Alma 5:7

Behold, he changed their hearts;

yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep,

and they awoke unto God.

Behold, they were in the midst of darkness;

nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word;

yea, they were encircled about by the bands of death, and the chains of hell,

and an everlasting destruction did await them.

Alma 5:11

Behold, I can tell you —

did not my father Alma believe in the words

which were delivered by the mouth of Abinadi?

And was he not a holy prophet?

Did he not speak the words of God, and my father Alma believe them?

Alma 5:12

And according to his faith there was a mighty change wrought in his heart.

Behold I say unto you that this is all true.

Alma 5:13

And behold, he preached the word unto your fathers,

and a mighty change was also wrought in their hearts,

and they humbled themselves and put their trust in the true and living God.

And behold, they were faithful until the end;

therefore they were saved.

Alma 5:18

Or otherwise, can ye imagine yourselves brought before the tribunal of God

with your souls filled with guilt and remorse,

having a remembrance of all your guilt,

yea, a perfect remembrance of all your wickedness,

yea, a remembrance that ye have set at defiance the commandments of God?

Alma 5:19

I say unto you,

can ye look up to God at that day

with a pure heart and clean hands?

I say unto you,

can you look up,

having the image of God engraven upon your countenances?

Alma 5:24

Behold, my brethren, do ye suppose

that such an one can have a place to sit down in the kingdom of God,

with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, and also all the holy prophets,

whose garments are cleansed and are spotless, pure and white?

Alma 5:25

I say unto you,

Nay; except ye make our Creator a liar from the beginning,

or suppose that he is a liar from the beginning,

ye cannot suppose

that such can have place in the kingdom of heaven;

but they shall be cast out

for they are the children of the kingdom of the devil.

Alma 5:26

And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren,

if ye have experienced a change of heart,

and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love,

I would ask,

can ye feel so now?

Alma 5:30

And again I say unto you,

is there one among you that doth make a mock of his brother,

or that heapeth upon him persecutions?

Alma 5:37

O ye workers of iniquity;

ye that are puffed up in the vain things of the world,

ye that have professed to have known the ways of righteousness

nevertheless have gone astray, as sheep having no shepherd,

notwithstanding a shepherd hath called after you

and is still calling after you,

but ye will not hearken unto his voice!

Alma 5:39

And now if ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd,

of what fold are ye?

Behold, I say unto you,

that the devil is your shepherd,

and ye are of his fold;

and now, who can deny this?

Behold, I say unto you,

whosoever denieth this is a liar and a child of the devil.

Alma 5:41

Therefore, if a man bringeth forth good works

he hearkeneth unto the voice of the good shepherd,

and he doth follow him;

but whosoever bringeth forth evil works,

the same becometh a child of the devil,

for he hearkeneth unto his voice, and doth follow him.

Alma 5:51

And also the Spirit saith unto me,

yea, crieth unto me with a mighty voice, saying:

Go forth and say unto this people — Repent,

for except ye repent ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Alma 5:52

And again I say unto you,

the Spirit saith:

Behold, the ax is laid at the root of the tree;

therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit

shall be hewn down and cast into the fire,

yea, a fire which cannot be consumed,

even an unquenchable fire.

Behold, and remember, the Holy One hath spoken it.

Alma 5:59

For what shepherd is there among you having many sheep

doth not watch over them,

that the wolves enter not and devour his flock?

And behold, if a wolf enter his flock

doth he not drive him out?

Yea, and at the last, if he can, he will destroy him.