The Book of Mormon Part 42

Mosiah 12:10 10 And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire.

Mosiah 12:11 11 And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot.

Mosiah 12:12 12 And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.

Mosiah 12:13 13 And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be condemned of G.o.d or judged of this man?

Mosiah 12:14 14 And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou, O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning you, and he has prophesied in vain.

Mosiah 12:15 15 And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper.

Mosiah 12:16 16 Behold, here is the man, we deliver him into thy hands; thou mayest do with him as seemeth thee good.

Mosiah 12:17 17 And it came to pa.s.s that king Noah caused that Abinadi should be cast into prison; and he commanded that the priests should gather themselves together that he might hold a council with them what he should do with him.

Mosiah 12:18 18 And it came to pa.s.s that they said unto the king: Bring him hither that we may question him; and the king commanded that he should be brought before them.

Mosiah 12:19 19 And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.

Mosiah 12:20 20 And it came to pa.s.s that one of them said unto him: What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying:

Mosiah 12:21 21 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy G.o.d reigneth;

Mosiah 12:22 22 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion;

Mosiah 12:23 23 Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem;

Mosiah 12:24 24 The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our G.o.d?

Mosiah 12:25 25 And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?

Mosiah 12:26 26 I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord.

Mosiah 12:27 27 Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this people?

Mosiah 12:28 28 And they said: We teach the law of Moses.

Mosiah 12:29 29 And again he said unto them: If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit wh.o.r.edoms and spend your strength with harlots, yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil against this people?

Mosiah 12:30 30 Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before G.o.d.

Mosiah 12:31 31 And it shall come to pa.s.s that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses? What say ye?

Mosiah 12:32 32 And they answered and said that salvation did come by the law of Moses.

Mosiah 12:33 33 But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep the commandments of G.o.d ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying:

Mosiah 12:34 34 I am the Lord thy G.o.d, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Mosiah 12:35 35 Thou shalt have no other G.o.d before me.

Mosiah 12:36 36 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing in heaven above, or things which are in the earth beneath.

Mosiah 12:37 37 Now Abinadi said unto them, Have ye done all this? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not. And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not.

Mosiah 13 Chapter 13

Mosiah 13:1 1 And now when the king had heard these words, he said unto his priests: Away with this fellow, and slay him; for what have we to do with him, for he is mad.

Mosiah 13:2 2 And they stood forth and attempted to lay their hands on him; but he withstood them, and said unto them:

Mosiah 13:3 3 Touch me not, for G.o.d shall smite you if ye lay your hands upon me, for I have not delivered the message which the Lord sent me to deliver; neither have I told you that which ye requested that I should tell; therefore, G.o.d will not suffer that I shall be destroyed at this time.

Mosiah 13:4 4 But I must fulfil the commandments wherewith G.o.d has commanded me; and because I have told you the truth ye are angry with me.

And again, because I have spoken the word of G.o.d ye have judged me that I am mad.

Mosiah 13:5 5 Now it came to pa.s.s after Abinadi had spoken these words that the people of king Noah durst not lay their hands on him, for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him; and his face shone with exceeding l.u.s.ter, even as Moses' did while in the mount of Sinai, while speaking with the Lord.

Mosiah 13:6 6 And he spake with power and authority from G.o.d; and he continued his words, saying:

Mosiah 13:7 7 Ye see that ye have not power to slay me, therefore I finish my message. Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities.

Mosiah 13:8 8 Yea, and my words fill you with wonder and amazement, and with anger.

Mosiah 13:9 9 But I finish my message; and then it matters not whither I go, if it so be that I am saved.

Mosiah 13:10 10 But this much I tell you, what you do with me, after this, shall be as a type and a shadow of things which are to come.

Mosiah 13:11 11 And now I read unto you the remainder of the commandments of G.o.d, for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts; I perceive that ye have studied and taught iniquity the most part of your lives.

Mosiah 13:12 12 And now, ye remember that I said unto you: Thou shall not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of things which are in heaven above, or which are in the earth beneath, or which are in the water under the earth.

Mosiah 13:13 13 And again: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy G.o.d am a jealous G.o.d, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generations of them that hate me;

Mosiah 13:14 14 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Mosiah 13:15 15 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy G.o.d in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Mosiah 13:16 16 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Mosiah 13:17 17 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

Mosiah 13:18 18 But the seventh day, the sabbath of the Lord thy G.o.d, thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;

Mosiah 13:19 19 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is; wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Mosiah 13:20 20 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy G.o.d giveth thee.