Unit 47

behold

36 occurrences in 29 verses

Alma 5:3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 33, 36, 38, 39, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 52, 57, 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 5:4

And behold, I say unto you,

they were delivered out of the hands of the people of king Noah,

by the mercy and power of God.

Alma 5:5

And behold, after that, they were brought into bondage

by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness;

yea, I say unto you, they were in captivity,

and again the Lord did deliver them out of bondage by the power of his word;

and we were brought into this land,

and here we began to establish the church of God throughout this land also.

Alma 5:6

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

you that belong to this church,

have you sufficiently retained in remembrance the captivity of your fathers?

Yea, and have you sufficiently retained in remembrance

his mercy and long-suffering towards them?

And moreover, have ye sufficiently retained in remembrance

that he has delivered their souls from hell?

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 5:8

And now I ask of you, my brethren,

were they destroyed?

behold, I say unto you,

Nay, they were not.

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 5:14

And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church,

have ye spiritually been born of God?

Have ye received his image in your countenances?

Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?

Alma 5:16

I say unto you,

can you imagine to yourselves

that ye hear the voice of the Lord, saying unto you, in that day:

Come unto me ye blessed,

for behold, your works have been the works of righteousness

upon the face of the earth?

Alma 5:22

And now I ask of you, my brethren,

how will any of you feel, if ye shall stand before the bar of God,

having your garments stained with blood and all manner of filthiness?

behold, what will these things testify against you?

Alma 5:23

behold will they not testify that ye are murderers,

yea, and also that ye are guilty of all manner of wickedness?

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 5:26

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 5:28

behold, are ye stripped of pride?

I say unto you,

if ye are not ye are not prepared to meet God.

behold ye must prepare quickly;

for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand,

and such an one hath not eternal life.

Alma 5:29

behold, I say,

is there one among you who is not stripped of envy?

I say unto you that such an one is not prepared;

and I would that he should prepare quickly,

for the hour is close at hand,

and he knoweth not when the time shall come;

for such an one is not found guiltless.

Alma 5:33

behold, he sendeth an invitation unto all men,

for the arms of mercy are extended towards them,

and he saith: Repent, and I will receive you.

Alma 5:36

For behold, the time is at hand

that whosoever bringeth forth not good fruit,

or whosoever doeth not the works of righteousness,

the same have cause to wail and mourn.

Alma 5:38

behold, I say unto you, that the good shepherd doth call you;

yea, and in his own name he doth call you,

which is the name of Christ;

and if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd,

to the name by which ye are called,

behold, ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd.

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 5:43

And now, my brethren, I would that ye should hear me,

for I speak in the energy of my soul;

for behold, I have spoken unto you plainly

that ye cannot err,

or have spoken according to the commandments of God.

Alma 5:45

And this is not all.

Do ye not suppose that I know of these things myself?

behold, I testify unto you

that I do know that these things whereof I have spoken are true.

And how do ye suppose that I know of their surety?

Alma 5:46

behold, I say unto you

they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God.

behold, I have fasted and prayed many days

that I might know these things of myself.

And now I do know of myself that they are true;

for the Lord God hath made them manifest unto me by his Holy Spirit;

and this is the spirit of revelation which is in me.

Alma 5:48

I say unto you, that I know of myself

that whatsoever I shall say unto you, concerning that which is to come, is true;

and I say unto you,

that I know that Jesus Christ shall come,

yea, the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father,

full of grace, and mercy, and truth.

And behold, it is he that cometh to take away the sins of the world,

yea, the sins of every man who steadfastly believeth on his name.

Alma 5:50

Yea, thus saith the Spirit:

Repent, all ye ends of the earth,

for the kingdom of heaven is soon at hand;

yea, the Son of God cometh in his glory,

in his might, majesty, power, and dominion.

Yea, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, that the Spirit saith:

behold the glory of the King of all the earth; and also the King of heaven

shall very soon shine forth among all the children of men.

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 5:57

And now I say unto you,

all you that are desirous to follow the voice of the good shepherd,

come ye out from the wicked,

and be ye separate, and touch not their unclean things;

and behold, their names shall be blotted out,

that the names of the wicked shall not be numbered

among the names of the righteous,

that the word of God may be fulfilled, which saith:

The names of the wicked shall not be mingled with the names of my people;

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.