Unit 54

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43 occurrences in 24 verses

Alma 13:16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30,

Alma 14:1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 14,

Alma 15:3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 18

Alma 13:16

Now these ordinances were given after this manner,

that thereby the people might look forward on the Son of God,

it being a type of his order, or it being his order,

and this that they might look forward to him for a remission of their sins,

that they might enter into the rest of the Lord.

Alma 13:17

Now this Melchizedek was a king over the land of Salem;

and his people had waxed strong in iniquity and abomination;

yea, they had all gone astray;

they were full of all manner of wickedness;

Alma 13:18

But Melchizedek having exercised mighty faith,

and received the office of the high priesthood

according to the holy order of God,

did preach repentance unto his people.

And behold, they did repent;

and Melchizedek did establish peace in the land in his days;

therefore he was called the prince of peace,

for he was the king of Salem;

and he did reign under his father.

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 13:22

Yea, and the voice of the Lord, by the mouth of angels,

doth declare it unto all nations;

yea, doth declare it, that they may have glad tidings of great joy;

yea, and he doth sound these glad tidings among all his people,

yea, even to them that are scattered abroad upon the face of the earth;

wherefore they have come unto us.

Alma 13:24

For behold, angels are declaring it unto many at this time in our land;

and this is for the purpose of preparing the hearts of the children of men

to receive his word at the time of his coming in his glory.

Alma 13:25

And now we only wait to hear the joyful news

declared unto us by the mouth of angels,

of his coming;

for the time cometh,

we know not how soon.

Would to God that it might be in my day;

but let it be sooner or later,

in it I will rejoice.

Alma 13:26

And it shall be made known unto just and holy men,

by the mouth of angels, at the time of his coming,

that the words of our fathers may be fulfilled,

according to that which they have spoken concerning him,

which was according to the spirit of prophecy which was in them.

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 13:29

Having faith on the Lord;

having a hope that ye shall receive eternal life;

having the love of God always in your hearts,

that ye may be lifted up at the last day and enter into his rest.

Alma 13:30

And may the Lord grant unto you repentance,

that ye may not bring down his wrath upon you,

that ye may not be bound down by the chains of hell,

that ye may not suffer the second death.

Alma 14:1

And it came to pass

after he had made an end of speaking unto the people

many of them did believe on his words,

and began to repent, and to search the scriptures.

Alma 14:2

But the more part of them were desirous

that they might destroy Alma and Amulek;

for they were angry with Alma,

because of the plainness of his words unto Zeezrom;

and they also said that Amulek had lied unto them,

and had reviled against their law and also against their lawyers and judges.

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 14:6

And it came to pass that

Zeezrom was astonished at the words which had been spoken;

and he also knew concerning the blindness of the minds,

which he had caused among the people by his lying words;

and his soul began to be harrowed up under a consciousness of his own guilt;

yea, he began to be encircled about by the pains of hell.

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 14:14

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 15:3

And also Zeezrom lay sick at Sidom, with a burning fever,

which was caused by the great tribulations of his mind

on account of his wickedness,

for he supposed that Alma and Amulek were no more;

and he supposed that they had been slain because of his iniquity.

And this great sin, and his many other sins, did harrow up his mind

until it did become exceedingly sore,

having no deliverance;

therefore he began to be scorched with a burning heat.

Alma 15:4

Now, when he heard that Alma and Amulek were in the land of Sidom,

his heart began to take courage;

and he sent a message immediately unto them,

desiring them to come unto him.

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 15:10

And then Alma cried unto the Lord, saying:

O Lord our God, have mercy on this man, and heal him

according to his faith which is in Christ.

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 15:16

And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek,

Amulek having forsaken all his gold, and silver,

and his precious things, which were in the land of Ammonihah,

for the word of God,

he being rejected by those who were once his friends

and also by his father and his kindred;

Alma 15:18

Now as I said,

Alma having seen all these things,

therefore he took Amulek and came over to the land of Zarahemla,

and took him to his own house,

and did administer unto him in his tribulations,

and strengthened him in the Lord.