Unit 65

because of

17 occurrences in 17 verses

Alma 45:14, 21, 24,

Alma 46:7, 15, 25, 40,

Alma 47:3, 22,

Alma 48:4, 20,

Alma 49:3, 5, 6, 18, 28, 30

Alma 45:14

But whosoever remaineth, and is not destroyed in that great and dreadful day,

shall be numbered among the Lamanites,

and shall become like unto them,

all, save it be a few who shall be called the disciples of the Lord;

and them shall the Lamanites pursue

even until they shall become extinct.

And now, because of iniquity, this prophecy shall be fulfilled.

Alma 45:21

For behold, because of their wars with the Lamanites

and the many little dissensions and disturbances

which had been among the people,

it became expedient that the word of God should be declared among them,

yea, and that a regulation should be made throughout the church.

Alma 45:24

But they grew proud,

being lifted up in their hearts, because of their exceedingly great riches;

therefore they grew rich in their own eyes,

and would not give heed to their words, to walk uprightly before God.

Alma 46:7

And there were many in the church

who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah,

therefore they dissented even from the church;

and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi

exceedingly precarious and dangerous,

notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites,

and their great rejoicings which they had had

because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.

Alma 46:15

And those who did belong to the church were faithful;

yea, all those who were true believers in Christ

took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ,

or Christians as they were called,

because of their belief in Christ who should come.

Alma 46:25

Now behold, this giveth my soul sorrow;

nevertheless, my soul hath joy in my son,

because of that part of his seed which shall be taken unto God.

Alma 46:40

And there were some who died with fevers,

which at some seasons of the year were very frequent in the land —

but not so much so with fevers,

because of the excellent qualities of the many plants and roots

which God had prepared to remove the cause of diseases,

to which men were subject by the nature of the climate —

Alma 47:3

And now it came to pass that

the king was wroth because of their disobedience;

therefore he gave Amalickiah the command of that part of his army

which was obedient unto his commands,

and commanded him that he should go forth and compel them to arms.

Alma 47:22

But behold, as the king came out to meet him

Amalickiah caused that his servants should go forth to meet the king.

And they went and bowed themselves before the king,

as if to reverence him because of his greatness.

Alma 48:4

For he was determined, because of the greatness of the number of his people,

to overpower the Nephites and to bring them into bondage.

Alma 48:20

And thus they went forth,

and the people did humble themselves because of their words,

insomuch that they were highly favored of the Lord,

and thus they were free from wars and contentions among themselves,

yea, even for the space of four years.

Alma 49:3

Behold, I said that the city of Ammonihah had been rebuilt.

I say unto you, yea, that it was in part rebuilt;

and because the Lamanites had destroyed it once

because of the iniquity of the people,

they supposed that it would again become an easy prey for them.

Alma 49:5

Now at this time the chief captains of the Lamanites were astonished exceedingly,

because of the wisdom of the Nephites in preparing their places of security.

Alma 49:6

Now the leaders of the Lamanites had supposed,

because of the greatness of their numbers,

yea, they supposed that they should be privileged

to come upon them as they had hitherto done;

yea, and they had also prepared themselves with shields, and with breastplates;

and they had also prepared themselves with garments of skins,

yea, very thick garments to cover their nakedness.

Alma 49:18

Now behold, the Lamanites could not get into their forts of security

by any other way save by the entrance,

because of the highness of the bank which had been thrown up,

and the depth of the ditch which had been dug round about,

save it were by the entrance.

Alma 49:28

And it came to pass, that on the other hand,

the people of Nephi did thank the Lord their God,

because of his matchless power in delivering them

from the hands of their enemies.

Alma 49:30

Yea, and there was continual peace among them,

and exceedingly great prosperity in the church

because of their heed and diligence which they gave unto the word of God,

which was declared unto them

by Helaman, and Shiblon, and Corianton, and Ammon and his brethren,

yea, and by all those who had been ordained by the holy order of God,

being baptized unto repentance,

and sent forth to preach among the people.