Unit 54

forth

17 occurrences in 15 verses

Alma 13:13, 21,

Alma 14:5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 25, 28, 29,

Alma 15:5, 11, 12

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 13:21

And now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words unto them,

he stretched forth his hand unto them and cried with a mighty voice, saying:

Now is the time to repent,

for the day of salvation draweth nigh;

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 14:8

And they brought their wives and children together,

and whosoever believed or had been taught to believe in the word of God

they caused that they should be cast into the fire;

and they also brought forth their records

which contained the holy scriptures, and cast them into the fire also,

that they might be burned and destroyed by fire.

Alma 14:9

And it came to pass that they took Alma and Amulek,

and carried them forth to the place of martyrdom,

that they might witness the destruction of those who were consumed by fire.

Alma 14:10

And when Amulek saw the pains of the women and children

who were consuming in the fire,

he also was pained;

and he said unto Alma:

How can we witness this awful scene?

Therefore let us stretch forth our hands,

and exercise the power of God which is in us,

and save them from the flames.

Alma 14:11

But Alma said unto him:

The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand;

for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory;

and he doth suffer that they may do this thing,

or that the people may do this thing unto them,

according to the hardness of their hearts,

that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just;

and the blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness against them,

yea, and cry mightily against them at the last day.

Alma 14:20

And it came to pass that they departed and went their ways,

but came again on the morrow;

and the judge also smote them again on their cheeks.

And many came forth also, and smote them, saying:

Will ye stand again and judge this people, and condemn our law?

If ye have such great power

why do ye not deliver yourselves?

Alma 14:25

And it came to pass that they all went forth and smote them,

saying the same words, even until the last;

and when the last had spoken unto them

the power of God was upon Alma and Amulek,

and they rose and stood upon their feet.

Alma 14:28

And Alma and Amulek came forth out of the prison,

and they were not hurt;

for the Lord had granted unto them power,

according to their faith which was in Christ.

And they straightway came forth out of the prison;

and they were loosed from their bands;

and the prison had fallen to the earth,

and every soul within the walls thereof,

save it were Alma and Amulek, was slain;

and they straightway came forth into the city.

Alma 14:29

Now the people having heard a great noise

came running together by multitudes to know the cause of it;

and when they saw Alma and Amulek coming forth out of the prison,

and the walls thereof had fallen to the earth,

they were struck with great fear,

and fled from the presence of Alma and Amulek

even as a goat fleeth with her young from two lions;

and thus they did flee from the presence of Alma and Amulek.

Alma 15:5

And it came to pass that they went immediately,

obeying the message which he had sent unto them;

and they went in unto the house unto Zeezrom;

and they found him upon his bed, sick,

being very low with a burning fever;

and his mind also was exceedingly sore because of his iniquities;

and when he saw them he stretched forth his hand,

and besought them that they would heal him.

Alma 15:11

And when Alma had said these words,

Zeezrom leaped upon his feet, and began to walk;

and this was done to the great astonishment of all the people;

and the knowledge of this went forth throughout all the land of Sidom.

Alma 15:12

And Alma baptized Zeezrom unto the Lord;

and he began from that time forth to preach unto the people.