Unit 54

they were

14 occurrences in 12 verses

Alma 13:11, 17,

Alma 14:2, 3, 14, 15, 22, 26, 28, 29,

Alma 15:14, 15

Alma 13:11

Therefore they were called after this holy order, and were sanctified,

and their garments were washed white through the blood of the Lamb.

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 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 14:3

And they were also angry with Alma and Amulek;

and because they had testified so plainly against their wickedness,

they sought to put them away privily.

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 14:22

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 14:26

And Alma cried, saying:

How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord?

O Lord, give us strength

according to our faith which is in Christ,

even unto deliverance.

And they broke the cords with which they were bound;

and when the people saw this, they began to flee,

for the fear of destruction had come upon them.

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 15:14

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.