Unit 54

that

73 occurrences in 41 verses

Alma 13:13, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,

Alma 14:2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27,

Alma 15:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17

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 13:16

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 13:21

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 13:23

And they are made known unto us in plain terms,

that we may understand, that we cannot err;

and this because of our being wanderers in a strange land;

therefore, we are thus highly favored,

for we have these glad tidings declared unto us in all parts of our vineyard.

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 13:27

And now, my brethren, I wish from the inmost part of my heart,

yea, with great anxiety even unto pain,

that ye would hearken unto my words, and cast off your sins,

and not procrastinate the day of your repentance;

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 14:2

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 14:4

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 14:6

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 14:7

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 14:11

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 14:15

Behold, ye see that ye had not power to save those

who had been cast into the fire;

neither has God saved them because they were of thy faith.

And the judge smote them again upon their cheeks, and asked:

What say ye for yourselves?

Alma 14:17

And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek answered him nothing;

and he smote them again,

and delivered them to the officers to be cast into prison.

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 14:20

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 14:22

And many such things,

yea, all manner of such things

did they say unto them;

and thus they did mock them for many days.

And they did withhold food from them that they might hunger,

and water that they might thirst;

and they also did take from them their clothes that they were naked;

and thus they were bound with strong cords, and confined in prison.

Alma 14:23

And it came to pass after they had thus suffered for many days,

(and it was on the twelfth day, in the tenth month, in the tenth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi)

that the chief judge over the land of Ammonihah

and many of their teachers and their lawyers went in unto the prison

where Alma and Amulek were bound with cords.

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 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 14:27

And it came to pass that so great was their fear

that they fell to the earth, and did not obtain the outer door of the prison;

and the earth shook mightily, and the walls of the prison were rent in twain,

so that they fell to the earth;

and the chief judge, and the lawyers, and priests, and teachers,

who smote upon Alma and Amulek,

were slain by the fall thereof.

Alma 15:1

And it came to pass that

Alma and Amulek were commanded to depart out of that city;

and they departed, and came out even into the land of Sidom;

and behold, there they found all the people

who had departed out of the land of Ammonihah,

who had been cast out and stoned,

because they believed in the words of Alma.

Alma 15:2

And they related unto them all that had happened unto their wives and children,

and also concerning themselves, and of their power of deliverance.

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 15:6

And it came to pass that Alma said unto him, taking him by the hand:

Believest thou in the power of Christ unto salvation?

Alma 15:7

And he answered and said:

Yea, I believe all the words that thou hast taught.

Alma 15:12

And Alma baptized Zeezrom unto the Lord;

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

Alma 15:14

And it came to pass that they were many;

for they did flock in from all the region round about Sidom, and were baptized.

Alma 15:15

But as to the people that were in the land of Ammonihah,

they yet remained a hard-hearted and a stiffnecked people;

and they repented not of their sins,

ascribing all the power of Alma and Amulek to the devil;

for they were of the profession of Nehor,

and did not believe in the repentance of their sins.

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 15:17

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 —