Unit 52

people

28 occurrences in 23 verses

Alma 10:1, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31,

Alma 11:2, 4, 20, 34, 35, 36, 40, 46

Alma 10:1

Now these are the words which Amulek preached unto the people

who were in the land of Ammonihah, saying:

Alma 10:5

Nevertheless, after all this, I never have known much of the ways of the Lord,

and his mysteries and marvelous power.

I said I never had known much of these things;

but behold, I mistake,

for I have seen much of his mysteries and his marvelous power;

yea, even in the preservation of the lives of this people.

Alma 10:7

As I was journeying to see a very near kindred,

behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto me and said:

Amulek, return to thine own house,

for thou shalt feed a prophet of the Lord;

yea, a holy man, who is a chosen man of God;

for he has fasted many days because of the sins of this people,

and he is an hungered,

and thou shalt receive him into thy house and feed him,

and he shall bless thee and thy house;

and the blessing of the Lord shall rest upon thee and thy house.

Alma 10:12

And now, when Amulek had spoken these words

the people began to be astonished,

seeing there was more than one witness

who testified of the things whereof they were accused,

and also of the things which were to come,

according to the spirit of prophecy which was in them.

Alma 10:14

Now it was those men who sought to destroy them,

who were lawyers, who were hired or appointed by the people

to administer the law at their times of trials,

or at the trials of the crimes of the people before the judges.

Alma 10:15

Now these lawyers were learned in all the arts and cunning of the people;

and this was to enable them that they might be skilful in their profession.

Alma 10:18

Ye are laying plans to pervert the ways of the righteous,

and to bring down the wrath of God upon your heads,

even to the utter destruction of this people.

Alma 10:19

Yea, well did Mosiah say, who was our last king,

when he was about to deliver up the kingdom,

having no one to confer it upon,

causing that this people should be governed by their own voices —

yea, well did he say that

if the time should come that the voice of this people should choose iniquity,

that is, if the time should come that this people should fall into transgression,

they would be ripe for destruction.

Alma 10:20

And now I say unto you

that well doth the Lord judge of your iniquities;

well doth he cry unto this people, by the voice of his angels:

Repent ye, repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Alma 10:21

Yea, well doth he cry, by the voice of his angels

that: I will come down among my people, with equity and justice in my hands.

Alma 10:22

Yea, and I say unto you that

if it were not for the prayers of the righteous, who are now in the land,

that ye would even now be visited with utter destruction;

yet it would not be by flood, as were the people in the days of Noah,

but it would be by famine, and by pestilence, and the sword.

Alma 10:24

And now it came to pass that the people were more angry with Amulek,

and they cried out, saying:

This man doth revile against our laws which are just,

and our wise lawyers whom we have selected.

Alma 10:27

And now behold, I say unto you,

that the foundation of the destruction of this people is beginning to be laid

by the unrighteousness of your lawyers and your judges.

Alma 10:28

And now it came to pass that when Amulek had spoken these words

the people cried out against him, saying:

Now we know that this man is a child of the devil,

for he hath lied unto us;

for he hath spoken against our law.

And now he says that he has not spoken against it.

Alma 10:31

And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom.

Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma,

he being one of the most expert among them,

having much business to do among the people.

Alma 11:2

Now if a man owed another,

and he would not pay that which he did owe,

he was complained of to the judge;

and the judge executed authority, and sent forth officers

that the man should be brought before him;

and he judged the man according to the law

and the evidences which were brought against him,

and thus the man was compelled to pay that which he owed,

or be stripped, or be cast out from among the people as a thief and a robber.

Alma 11:4

Now these are the names of the different pieces

of their gold, and of their silver, according to their value.

And the names are given by the Nephites,

for they did not reckon after the manner of the Jews who were at Jerusalem;

neither did they measure after the manner of the Jews;

but they altered their reckoning and their measure,

according to the minds and the circumstances of the people,

in every generation, until the reign of the judges,

they having been established by king Mosiah.

Alma 11:20

Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain,

because they received their wages according to their employ,

therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings,

and all manner of disturbances and wickedness,

that they might have more employ,

that they might get money according to the suits

which were brought before them;

therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.

Alma 11:34

And Zeezrom said again:

Shall he save his people in their sins?

And Amulek answered and said unto him:

I say unto you he shall not,

for it is impossible for him to deny his word.

Alma 11:35

Now Zeezrom said unto the people:

See that ye remember these things;

for he said there is but one God;

yet he saith that the Son of God shall come,

but he shall not save his people —

as though he had authority to command God.

Alma 11:36

Now Amulek saith again unto him:

Behold thou hast lied,

for thou sayest that I spake as though I had authority to command God

because I said he shall not save his people in their sins.

Alma 11:40

And he shall come into the world to redeem his people;

and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name;

and these are they that shall have eternal life,

and salvation cometh to none else.

Alma 11:46

Now, when Amulek had finished these words

the people began again to be astonished,

and also Zeezrom began to tremble.

And thus ended the words of Amulek,

or this is all that I have written.