Unit 59

brethren

32 occurrences in 24 verses

Alma 27:2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29,

Alma 28:1, 8,

Alma 29:10, 14, 16, 17

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 27:4

Now when Ammon and his brethren saw this work of destruction

among those whom they so dearly beloved,

and among those who had so dearly beloved them —

for they were treated as though they were angels sent from God

to save them from everlasting destruction —

therefore, when Ammon and his brethren saw this great work of destruction,

they were moved with compassion,

and they said unto the king:

Alma 27:5

Let us gather together this people of the Lord,

and let us go down to the land of Zarahemla to our brethren the Nephites,

and flee out of the hands of our enemies, that we be not destroyed.

Alma 27:7

And Ammon said:

I will go and inquire of the Lord,

and if he say unto us, go down unto our brethren, will ye go?

Alma 27:8

And the king said unto him:

Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go, we will go down unto our brethren,

and we will be their slaves

until we repair unto them the many murders and sins

which we have committed against them.

Alma 27:9

But Ammon said unto him:

It is against the law of our brethren, which was established by my father,

that there should be any slaves among them;

therefore let us go down and rely upon the mercies of our brethren.

Alma 27:12

Get this people out of this land, that they perish not;

for Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites,

who do stir up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them;

therefore get thee out of this land;

and blessed are this people in this generation,

for I will preserve them.

Alma 27:15

And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them:

Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla,

and ye shall remain here until we return;

and we will try the hearts of our brethren,

whether they will that ye shall come into their land.

Alma 27:16

And it came to pass that as Ammon was going forth into the land,

that he and his brethren met Alma, over in the place of which has been spoken;

and behold, this was a joyful meeting.

Alma 27:19

Now the joy of Alma in meeting his brethren was truly great,

and also the joy of Aaron, of Omner, and Himni;

but behold their joy was not that to exceed their strength.

Alma 27:20

And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren

back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house.

And they went and told the chief judge

all the things that had happened unto them

in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.

Alma 27:21

And it came to pass that the chief judge sent a proclamation throughout all the land,

desiring the voice of the people concerning the admitting their brethren,

who were the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi.

Alma 27:22

And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying:

Behold, we will give up the land of Jershon,

which is on the east by the sea,

which joins the land Bountiful,

which is on the south of the land Bountiful;

and this land Jershon is the land

which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.

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 27:24

And now behold, this will we do unto our brethren,

that they may inherit the land Jershon;

and we will guard them from their enemies with our armies,

on condition that they will give us a portion of their substance

to assist us that we may maintain our armies.

Alma 27:25

Now, it came to pass that when Ammon had heard this,

he returned to the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi, and also Alma with him,

into the wilderness, where they had pitched their tents,

and made known unto them all these things.

And Alma also related unto them his conversion,

with Ammon and Aaron, and his brethren.

Alma 27:28

And they did look upon shedding the blood of their brethren

with the greatest abhorrence;

and they never could be prevailed upon to take up arms against their brethren;

and they never did look upon death with any degree of terror,

for their hope and views of Christ and the resurrection;

therefore, death was swallowed up to them by the victory of Christ over it.

Alma 27:29

Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner

which could be inflicted by their brethren,

before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.

Alma 28:1

And now it came to pass that

after the people of Ammon were established in the land of Jershon,

and a church also established in the land

of Jershon,

and the armies of the Nephites were set round about the land of Jershon,

yea, in all the borders round about the land of Zarahemla;

behold the armies of the Lamanites had followed their brethren into the wilderness.

Alma 28:8

And this is the account of Ammon and his brethren,

their journeyings in the land of Nephi,

their sufferings in the land,

their sorrows, and their afflictions,

and their incomprehensible joy,

and the reception and safety of the brethren in the land of Jershon.

And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all men, bless their souls forever.

Alma 29:10

And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent,

and coming to the Lord their God,

then is my soul filled with joy;

then do I remember what the Lord has done for me,

yea, even that he hath heard my prayer;

yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.

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.

Alma 29:16

Now, when I think of the success of these my brethren

my soul is carried away,

even to the separation of it from the body, as it were,

so great is my joy.

Alma 29:17

And now may God grant unto these, my brethren,

that they may sit down in the kingdom of God;

yea, and also all those who are the fruit of their labors

that they may go no more out,

but that they may praise him forever.

And may God grant that it may be done according to my words,

even as I have spoken.

Amen.