Unit 59

because

8 occurrences in 7 verses

Alma 27:2, 6, 23,

Alma 28:11, 13, 14,

Alma 29:14

Alma 27:2

And it came to pass that

the Amalekites, because of their loss, were exceedingly angry.

And when they saw that they could not seek revenge from the Nephites,

they began to stir up the people in anger

against their brethren, the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi;

therefore they began again to destroy them.

Alma 27:6

But the king said unto them:

Behold, the Nephites will destroy us,

because of the many murders and sins we have committed against them.

Alma 27:23

And behold, we will set our armies between the land Jershon and the land Nephi,

that we may protect our brethren in the land Jershon;

and this we do for our brethren,

on account of their fear to take up arms against their brethren

lest they should commit sin;

and this their great fear came because of their sore repentance

which they had, on account of their many murders and their awful wickedness.

Alma 28:11

And the bodies of many thousands are laid low in the earth,

while the bodies of many thousands are moldering

in heaps upon the face of the earth;

yea, and many thousands are mourning for the loss of their kindred,

because they have reason to fear, according to the promises of the Lord,

that they are consigned to a state of endless wo.

Alma 28:13

And thus we see how great the inequality of man is

because of sin and transgression, and the power of the devil,

which comes by the cunning plans which he hath devised

to ensnare the hearts of men.

Alma 28:14

And thus we see the great call of diligence of men

to labor in the vineyards of the Lord;

and thus we see the great reason of sorrow, and also of rejoicing —

sorrow because of death and destruction among men,

and joy because of the light of Christ unto life.

Alma 29:14

But I do not joy in my own success alone,

but my joy is more full because of the success of my brethren,

who have been up to the land of Nephi.