Unit 60

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58 occurrences in 39 verses

Alma 30:2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 50, 52, 56, 57, 59,

Alma 31:1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 16, 21, 24, 38,

Alma 32:4, 5, 26, 36, 39,

Alma 33:4, 19,

Alma 35:15

Alma 30:2

Now their dead were not numbered because of the greatness of their numbers;

neither were the dead of the Nephites numbered —

but it came to pass after they had buried their dead,

and also after the days of fasting, and mourning, and prayer,

(and it was in the sixteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi)

there began to be continual peace throughout all the land.

Alma 30:5

And it came to pass that in the commencement

of the seventeenth year of the reign of the judges,

there was continual peace.

Alma 30:6

But it came to pass in the latter end of the seventeenth year,

there came a man into the land of Zarahemla, and he was Anti-Christ,

for he began to preach unto the people against the prophecies

which had been spoken by the prophets, concerning the coming of Christ.

Alma 30:7

Now there was no law against a man's belief;

for it was strictly contrary to the commands of God

that there should be a law which should bring men on to unequal grounds.

Alma 30:9

Now if a man desired to serve God, it was his privilege;

or rather, if he believed in God it was his privilege to serve him;

but if he did not believe in him there was no law to punish him.

Alma 30:10

But if he murdered he was punished unto death;

and if he robbed he was also punished;

and if he stole he was also punished;

and if he committed adultery he was also punished;

yea, for all this wickedness they were punished.

Alma 30:11

For there was a law that men should be judged according to their crimes.

Nevertheless, there was no law against a man's belief;

therefore, a man was punished only for the crimes which he had done;

therefore all men were on equal grounds.

Alma 30:12

And this Anti-Christ, whose name was Korihor,

(and the law could have no hold upon him)

began to preach unto the people that there should be no Christ.

And after this manner did he preach, saying:

Alma 30:17

And many more such things did he say unto them,

telling them that there could be no atonement made for the sins of men,

but every man fared in this life according to the management of the creature;

therefore every man prospered according to his genius,

and that every man conquered according to his strength;

and whatsoever a man did was no crime.

Alma 30:18

And thus he did preach unto them,

leading away the hearts of many,

causing them to lift up their heads in their wickedness,

yea, leading away many women, and also men, to commit whoredoms —

telling them that when a man was dead, that was the end thereof.

Alma 30:20

But behold they were more wise than many of the Nephites;

for they took him, and bound him, and carried him before Ammon,

who was a high priest over that people.

Alma 30:21

And it came to pass that he caused that he should be carried out of the land.

And he came over into the land of Gideon,

and began to preach unto them also;

and here he did not have much success,

for he was taken and bound and carried before the high priest,

and also the chief judge over the land.

Alma 30:23

Now the high priest's name was Giddonah.

And Korihor said unto him:

Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers,

and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down

under the foolish ordinances and performances

which are laid down by ancient priests,

to usurp power and authority over them,

to keep them in ignorance,

that they may not lift up their heads,

but be brought down according to thy words.

Alma 30:28

Yea, they durst not make use of that which is their own

lest they should offend their priests,

who do yoke them according to their desires,

and have brought them to believe, by their traditions and their dreams

and their whims and their visions and their pretended mysteries,

that they should, if they did not do according to their words,

offend some unknown being, who they say is God —

a being who never has been seen or known,

who never was nor ever will be.

Alma 30:29

Now when the high priest and the chief judge saw the hardness of his heart,

yea, when they saw that he would revile even against God,

they would not make any reply to his words;

but they caused that he should be bound;

and they delivered him up into the hands of the officers,

and sent him to the land of Zarahemla,

that he might be brought before Alma, and the chief judge

who was governor over all the land.

Alma 30:30

And it came to pass that when he was brought before Alma and the chief judge,

he did go on in the same manner as he did in the land of Gideon;

yea, he went on to blaspheme.

Alma 30:50

Now when Alma had said these words, Korihor was struck dumb,

that he could not have utterance, according to the words of Alma.

Alma 30:52

And Korihor put forth his hand and wrote, saying:

I know that I am dumb, for I cannot speak;

and I know that nothing save it were the power of God could bring this upon me;

yea, and I always knew that there was a God.

Alma 30:56

And it came to pass that the curse was not taken off of Korihor;

but he was cast out, and went about from house to house begging for his food.

Alma 30:57

Now the knowledge of what had happened unto Korihor

was immediately published throughout all the land;

yea, the proclamation was sent forth by the chief judge to all the people in the land,

declaring unto those who had believed in the words of Korihor

that they must speedily repent, lest the same judgments would come unto them.

Alma 30:59

And it came to pass that as he went forth among the people,

yea, among a people who had separated themselves from the Nephites

and called themselves Zoramites, being led by a man whose name was Zoram —

and as he went forth amongst them,

behold, he was run upon and trodden down, even until he was dead.

Alma 31:1

Now it came to pass that after the end of Korihor,

Alma having received tidings

that the Zoramites were perverting the ways of the Lord,

and that Zoram, who was their leader, was leading the hearts of the people

to bow down to dumb idols,

his heart again began to sicken because of the iniquity of the people.

Alma 31:2

For it was the cause of great sorrow to Alma to know of iniquity among his people;

therefore his heart was exceedingly sorrowful

because of the separation of the Zoramites from the Nephites.

Alma 31:3

Now the Zoramites had gathered themselves together in a land

which they called Antionum, which was east of the land of Zarahemla,

which lay nearly bordering upon the seashore,

which was south of the land of Jershon,

which also bordered upon the wilderness south,

which wilderness was full of the Lamanites.

Alma 31:5

And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency

to lead the people to do that which was just —

yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people

than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them —

therefore Alma thought it was expedient

that they should try the virtue of the word of God.

Alma 31:7

Now the eldest of his sons he took not with him, and his name was Helaman;

but the names of those whom he took with him were Shiblon and Corianton;

and these are the names of those who went with him among the Zoramites,

to preach unto them the word.

Alma 31:13

For they had a place built up in the center of their synagogue,

a place for standing, which was high above the head;

and the top thereof would only admit one person.

Alma 31:16

Holy God, we believe that thou hast separated us from our brethren;

and we do not believe in the tradition of our brethren,

which was handed down to them by the childishness of their fathers;

but we believe that thou hast elected us to be thy holy children;

and also thou hast made it known unto us that there shall be no Christ.

Alma 31:21

Now the place was called by them Rameumptom,

which, being interpreted, is the holy stand.

Alma 31:24

Now when Alma saw this his heart was grieved;

for he saw that they were a wicked and a perverse people;

yea, he saw that their hearts were set upon gold, and upon silver,

and upon all manner of fine goods.

Alma 31:38

And the Lord provided for them

that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst;

yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions,

save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ.

Now this was according to the prayer of Alma;

and this because he prayed in faith.

Alma 32:4

Now, as Alma was teaching and speaking unto the people upon the hill Onidah,

there came a great multitude unto him,

who were those of whom we have been speaking,

of whom were poor in heart, because of their poverty as to the things of the world.

Alma 32:5

And they came unto Alma;

and the one who was the foremost among them said unto him:

Behold, what shall these my brethren do,

for they are despised of all men because of their poverty,

yea, and more especially by our priests;

for they have cast us out of our synagogues

which we have labored abundantly to build with our own hands;

and they have cast us out because of our exceeding poverty;

and we have no place to worship our God; and behold, what shall we do?

Alma 32:26

Now, as I said concerning faith — that it was not a perfect knowledge —

even so it is with my words.

Ye cannot know of their surety at first, unto perfection,

any more than faith is a perfect knowledge.

Alma 32:36

Behold I say unto you, Nay;

neither must ye lay aside your faith,

for ye have only exercised your faith to plant the seed

that ye might try the experiment to know if the seed was good.

Alma 32:39

Now, this is not because the seed was not good,

neither is it because the fruit thereof would not be desirable;

but it is because your ground is barren, and ye will not nourish the tree,

therefore ye cannot have the fruit thereof.

Alma 33:4

For he said:

Thou art merciful, O God,

for thou hast heard my prayer,

even when I was in the wilderness;

yea, thou wast merciful

when I prayed concerning those who were mine enemies,

and thou didst turn them to me.

Alma 33:19

Behold, he was spoken of by Moses;

yea, and behold a type was raised up in the wilderness,

that whosoever would look upon it might live.

And many did look and live.

Alma 35:15

Now Alma, being grieved for the iniquity of his people,

yea for the wars, and the bloodsheds, and the contentions which were among them;

and having been to declare the word, or sent to declare the word,

among all the people in every city;

and seeing that the hearts of the people began to wax hard,

and that they began to be offended because of the strictness of the word,

his heart was exceedingly sorrowful.