Unit 47

I say unto you

35 occurrences in 30 verses

Alma 5:3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60

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 5:8

And now I ask of you, my brethren,

were they destroyed?

Behold, I say unto you,

Nay, they were not.

Alma 5:9

And again I ask,

were the bands of death broken,

and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed?

I say unto you,

Yea, they were loosed,

and their souls did expand,

and they did sing redeeming love.

And I say unto you that they are saved.

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 5:16

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 5:19

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 5:20

I say unto you,

can ye think of being saved

when you have yielded yourselves to become subjects to the devil?

Alma 5:21

I say unto you,

ye will know at that day that ye cannot be saved;

for there can no man be saved except his garments are washed white;

yea, his garments must be purified until they are cleansed from all stain,

through the blood of him of whom it has been spoken by our fathers,

who should come to redeem his people from their sins.

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 5:28

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 5:30

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 5:38

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 5:40

For I say unto you

that whatsoever is good cometh from God,

and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil.

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 5:47

And moreover, I say unto you that

it has thus been revealed unto me,

that the words which have been spoken by our fathers are true,

even so according to the spirit of prophecy which is in me,

which is also by the manifestation of the Spirit of God.

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 5:49

And now I say unto you

that this is the order after which I am called,

yea, to preach unto my beloved brethren,

yea, and every one that dwelleth in the land;

yea, to preach unto all,

both old and young, both bond and free;

yea, I say unto you

the aged, and also the middle aged, and the rising generation;

yea, to cry unto them that they must repent and be born again.

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 5:53

And now my beloved brethren, I say unto you,

can ye withstand these sayings;

yea, can ye lay aside these things,

and trample the Holy One under your feet;

yea, can ye be puffed up in the pride of your hearts;

yea, will ye still persist in the wearing of costly apparel

and setting your hearts upon the vain things of the world, upon your riches?

Alma 5:56

And finally, all ye that will persist in your wickedness,

I say unto you that these are they

who shall be hewn down and cast into the fire

except they speedily repent.

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 5:58

For the names of the righteous shall be written in the book of life,

and unto them will I grant an inheritance at my right hand.

And now, my brethren, what have ye to say against this?

I say unto you,

if ye speak against it, it matters not,

for the word of God must be fulfilled.

Alma 5:60

And now I say unto you

that the good shepherd doth call after you;

and if you will hearken unto his voice

he will bring you into his fold, and ye are his sheep;

and he commandeth you that ye suffer no ravenous wolf to enter among you,

that ye may not be destroyed.