Unit 54

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13 occurrences in 10 verses

Alma 13:22,

Alma 14:5, 11, 15, 20, 24, 27, 28, 29,

Alma 15:11

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 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 14:11

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 14:15

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 14:20

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 14:24

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 14:27

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 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 15:11

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.