Unit 54

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14 occurrences in 13 verses

Alma 13:10, 12, 13, 19, 20, 28,

Alma 14:4, 5, 7, 14, 19, 24,

Alma 15:17

Alma 13:10

Now, as I said concerning the holy order, or this high priesthood,

there were many who were ordained and became high priests of God;

and it was on account of their exceeding faith and repentance,

and their righteousness before God,

they choosing to repent and work righteousness rather than to perish;

Alma 13:12

Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost,

having their garments made white,

being pure and spotless before God,

could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence;

and there were many, exceedingly great many, who were made pure

and entered into the rest of the Lord their God.

Alma 13:13

And now, my brethren, I would that ye should humble yourselves before God,

and bring forth fruit meet for repentance,

that ye may also enter into that rest.

Alma 13:19

Now, there were many before him,

and also there were many afterwards,

but none were greater;

therefore, of him they have more particularly made mention.

Alma 13:20

Now I need not rehearse the matter;

what I have said may suffice.

Behold, the scriptures are before you;

if ye will wrest them it shall be to your own destruction.

Alma 13:28

But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord,

and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually,

that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear,

and thus be led by the Holy Spirit,

becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering;

Alma 14:4

But it came to pass that they did not;

but they took them and bound them with strong cords,

and took them before the chief judge of the land.

Alma 14:5

And the people went forth and witnessed against them —

testifying that they had reviled against the law,

and their lawyers and judges of the land,

and also of all the people that were in the land;

and also testified that there was but one God,

and that he should send his Son among the people,

but he should not save them;

and many such things did the people testify against Alma and Amulek.

Now this was done before the chief judge of the land.

Alma 14:7

And it came to pass that he began to cry unto the people, saying:

Behold, I am guilty, and these men are spotless before God.

And he began to plead for them from that time forth;

but they reviled him, saying:

Art thou also possessed with the devil?

And they spit upon him,

and cast him out from among them,

and also all those who believed in the words

which had been spoken by Alma and Amulek;

and they cast them out, and sent men to cast stones at them.

Alma 14:14

Now it came to pass that when the bodies of those

who had been cast into the fire were consumed,

and also the records which were cast in with them,

the chief judge of the land came

and stood before Alma and Amulek, as they were bound;

and he smote them with his hand upon their cheeks,

and said unto them:

After what ye have seen, will ye preach again unto this people,

that they shall be cast into a lake of fire and brimstone?

Alma 14:19

And it came to pass that the judge stood before them, and said:

Why do ye not answer the words of this people?

Know ye not that I have power to deliver you up unto the flames?

And he commanded them to speak; but they answered nothing.

Alma 14:24

And the chief judge stood before them, and smote them again,

and said unto them:

If ye have the power of God

deliver yourselves from these bands,

and then we will believe

that the Lord will destroy this people according to your words.

Alma 15:17

Therefore, after Alma having established the church at Sidom,

seeing a great check,

yea, seeing that the people were checked as to the pride of their hearts,

and began to humble themselves before God,

and began to assemble themselves together at their sanctuaries

to worship God before the altar,

watching and praying continually,

that they might be delivered from Satan, and from death, and from destruction —