Unit 56

now these

4 occurrences in 4 verses

Alma 17:2, 5, 6, 30

Alma 17:2

now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma

at the time the angel first appeared unto him;

therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren;

and what added more to his joy,

they were still his brethren in the Lord;

yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth;

for they were men of a sound understanding

and they had searched the scriptures diligently,

that they might know the word of God.

Alma 17:5

now these are the circumstances which attended them in their journeyings,

for they had many afflictions;

they did suffer much, both in body and in mind,

such as hunger, thirst and fatigue, and also much labor in the spirit.

Alma 17:6

now these were their journeyings:

Having taken leave of their father, Mosiah,

in the first year of the judges;

having refused the kingdom which their father was desirous to confer upon them,

and also this was the minds of the people;

Alma 17:30

And now, these were the thoughts of Ammon,

when he saw the afflictions of those whom he termed to be his brethren.