Unit 56

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36 occurrences in 27 verses

Alma 17:3, 29,

Alma 18:2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 39,

Alma 19:5, 8, 36,

Alma 20:4, 10, 18, 19, 26

Alma 17:3

But this is not all;

they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting;

therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation,

and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.

Alma 17:29

Now they wept because of the fear of being slain.

Now when Ammon saw this his heart was swollen within him with joy;

for, said he, I will show forth my power unto these my fellow-servants,

or the power which is in me,

in restoring these flocks unto the king,

that I may win the hearts of these my fellow-servants,

that I may lead them to believe in my words.

Alma 18:2

And when they had all testified to the things which they had seen,

and he had learned of the faithfulness of Ammon in preserving his flocks,

and also of his great power in contending against those who sought to slay him,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Surely, this is more than a man.

Behold, is not this the Great Spirit

who doth send such great punishments upon this people,

because of their murders?

Alma 18:3

And they answered the king, and said:

Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not;

but this much we do know,

that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king;

neither can they scatter the king's flocks when he is with us,

because of his expertness and great strength;

therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king.

And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power,

for we know he cannot be slain.

Alma 18:4

And now, when the king heard these words,

he said unto them:

Now I know that it is the Great Spirit;

and he has come down at this time to preserve your lives,

that I might not slay you as I did your brethren.

Now this is the Great Spirit of whom our fathers have spoken.

Alma 18:8

And it came to pass that king Lamoni inquired of his servants, saying:

Where is this man that has such great power?

Alma 18:9

And they said unto him:

Behold, he is feeding thy horses.

Now the king had commanded his servants,

previous to the time of the watering of their flocks,

that they should prepare his horses and chariots,

and conduct him forth to the land of Nephi;

for there had been a great feast appointed at the land of Nephi,

by the father of Lamoni, who was king over all the land.

Alma 18:11

Now I surely know that this is the Great Spirit,

and I would desire him that he come in unto me,

but I durst not.

Alma 18:13

And one of the king's servants said unto him,

Rabbanah, which is, being interpreted, powerful or great king,

considering their kings to be powerful;

and thus he said unto him:

Rabbanah, the king desireth thee to stay.

Alma 18:16

And it came to pass that Ammon, being filled with the Spirit of God,

therefore he perceived the thoughts of the king.

And he said unto him:

is it because thou hast heard

that I defended thy servants and thy flocks,

and slew seven of their brethren with the sling and with the sword,

and smote off the arms of others,

in order to defend thy flocks and thy servants;

behold, is it this that causeth thy marvelings?

Alma 18:17

I say unto you,

what is it, that thy marvelings are so great?

Behold, I am a man, and am thy servant;

therefore, whatsoever thou desirest which is right, that will I do.

Alma 18:22

Now Ammon being wise, yet harmless,

he said unto Lamoni:

Wilt thou hearken unto my words,

if I tell thee by what power I do these things?

And this is the thing that I desire of thee.

Alma 18:24

And Ammon began to speak unto him with boldness, and said unto him:

Believest thou that there is a God?

Alma 18:26

And then Ammon said:

Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit?

Alma 18:28

And Ammon said:

This is God.

And Ammon said unto him again:

Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God,

created all things which are in heaven and in the earth?

Alma 18:30

And Ammon said unto him:

The heavens is a place where God dwells and all his holy angels.

Alma 18:31

And king Lamoni said:

is it above the earth?

Alma 18:34

Ammon said unto him:

I am a man;

and man in the beginning was created after the image of God,

and I am called by his Holy Spirit to teach these things unto this people,

that they may be brought to a knowledge of that which is just and true;

Alma 18:39

But this is not all;

for he expounded unto them the plan of redemption,

which was prepared from the foundation of the world;

and he also made known unto them concerning the coming of Christ,

and all the works of the Lord did he make known unto them.

Alma 19:5

Therefore, if this is the case,

I would that ye should go in and see my husband,

for he has been laid upon his bed for the space of two days and two nights;

and some say that he is not dead,

but others say that he is dead and that he stinketh,

and that he ought to be placed in the sepulchre;

but as for myself, to me he doth not stink.

Alma 19:8

And he said unto the queen:

He is not dead, but he sleepeth in God,

and on the morrow he shall rise again;

therefore bury him not.

Alma 19:36

And thus the work of the Lord did commence among the Lamanites;

thus the Lord did begin to pour out his Spirit upon them;

and we see that his arm is extended to all people

who will repent and believe on his name.

Alma 20:4

Now Lamoni said unto Ammon:

I know, in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things.

But behold, I will go with thee to the land of Middoni;

for the king of the land of Middoni, whose name is Antiomno, is a friend unto me;

therefore I go to the land of Middoni,

that I may flatter the king of the land, and he will cast thy brethren out of prison.

Now Lamoni said unto him:

Who told thee that thy brethren were in prison?

Alma 20:10

And he also said:

Whither art thou going with this Nephite,

who is one of the children of a liar?

Alma 20:18

And again, it is expedient that thou shouldst forbear;

for if thou shouldst slay thy son, he being an innocent man,

his blood would cry from the ground to the Lord his God,

for vengeance to come upon thee;

and perhaps thou wouldst lose thy soul.

Alma 20:19

Now when Ammon had said these words unto him,

he answered him, saying:

I know that if I should slay my son, that I should shed innocent blood;

for it is thou that hast sought to destroy him.

Alma 20:26

And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him,

and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni,

he was astonished exceedingly, and said:

Because this is all that thou hast desired,

that I would release thy brethren,

and suffer that my son Lamoni should retain his kingdom,

behold, I will grant unto you

that my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever;

and I will govern him no more —