THIRD NEPHI
THE BOOK OF NEPHI
THE SON OF NEPHI, WHO WAS THE SON OF HELAMAN
And Helaman was the son of Helaman, who was the
son of Alma, who was the son of Alma, being a descendant of Nephi
who was the son of Lehi, who came out of Jerusalem in the first
year of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
Chapter 1
3 Nephi 1:Verse 1
1 NOW it came to pass that the ninety and first year
had passed away and it was six hundred years from the time that
Lehi left Jerusalem; and it was in the year that Lachoneus was the
chief judge and the governor over the land.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 2
2 And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of
the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his son Nephi, who was
his eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records
which had been kept, and all those things which had been kept
sacred from the departure of Lehi out of Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 3
3 Then he departed out of the land, and whither he
went, no man knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep the records in his
stead, yea, the record of this people.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 4
4 And it came to pass that in the commencement of the
ninety and second year, behold, the prophecies of the prophets
began to be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater
signs and greater miracles wrought among the people.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 5
5 But there were some who began to say that the time
was past for the words to be fulfilled, which were spoken by
Samuel, the Lamanite.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 6
6 And they began to rejoice over their brethren,
saying: Behold the time is past, and the words of Samuel are not
fulfilled; therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing
hath been vain.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass that they did make a great uproar
throughout the land; and the people who believed began to be very
sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken
might not come to pass.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 8
8 But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day
and that night and that day which should be as one day as if there
were no night, that they might know that their faith had not been
vain.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 9
9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart by
the unbelievers, that all those who believed in those traditions
should be put to death except the sign should come to pass, which
had been given by Samuel the prophet.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 10
10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of
Nephi, saw this wickedness of his people, his heart was exceedingly
sorrowful.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that he went out and bowed
himself down upon the earth, and cried mightily to his God in
behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed
because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the
Lord all that day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him,
saying:
3 Nephi 1:Verse 13
13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold,
the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and
on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I
will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth
of my holy prophets.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 14
14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things
which I have made known unto the children of men from the
foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and
of the Son--of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of
my flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the
sign be given.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that the words which came unto
Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for
behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the
people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when
the night came.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 16
16 And there were many, who had not believed the words
of the prophets, who fell to the earth and became as if they were
dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they
had laid for those who believed in the words of the prophets had
been frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at
hand.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 17
17 And they began to know that the Son of God must
shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the
whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and
in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to
the earth.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 18
18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of
these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given
was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their
iniquity and their unbelief.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that there was no darkness in
all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And
it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again,
according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day
that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been
given.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 20
20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every
whit, according to the words of the prophets.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 21
21 And it came to pass also that a new star did appear,
according to the word.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 22
22 And it came to pass that from this time forth there
began to be lyings sent forth among the people, by Satan, to harden
their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those
signs and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these
lyings and deceivings the more part of the people did believe, and
were converted unto the Lord.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 23
23 And it came to pass that Nephi went forth among the
people, and also many others, baptizing unto repentance, in the
which there was a great remission of sins. And thus the people
began again to have peace in the land.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 24
24 And there were no contentions, save it were a few
that began to preach, endeavoring to prove by the scriptures that
it was no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this
thing they did err, having not understood the scriptures.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 25
25 But it came to pass that they soon became converted,
and were convinced of the error which they were in, for it was made
known unto them that the law was not yet fulfilled, and that it
must be fulfilled in every whit; yea, the word came unto them that
it must be fulfilled; yea, that one jot or tittle should not pass
away till it should all be fulfilled; therefore in this same year
were they brought to a knowledge of their error and did confess
their faults.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 26
26 And thus the ninety and second year did pass away,
bringing glad tidings unto the people because of the signs which
did come to pass, according to the words of the prophecy of all the
holy prophets.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 27
27 And it came to pass that the ninety and third year
did also pass away in peace, save it were for the Gadianton
robbers, who dwelt upon the mountains, who did infest the land; for
so strong were their holds and their secret places that the people
could not overpower them; therefore they did commit many murders,
and did do much slaughter among the people.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 28
28 And it came to pass that in the ninety and fourth
year they began to increase in a great degree, because there were
many dissenters of the Nephites who did flee unto them, which did
cause much sorrow unto those Nephites who did remain in the
land.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 29
29 And there was also a cause of much sorrow among the
Lamanites; for behold, they had many children who did grow up and
began to wax strong in years, that they became for themselves, and
were led away by some who were Zoramites, by their lyings and their
flattering words, to join those Gadianton robbers.
3 Nephi 1:Verse 30
30 And thus were the Lamanites afflicted also, and
began to decrease as to their faith and righteousness, because of
the wickedness of the rising generation.
Chapter 2
3 Nephi 2:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that thus passed away the ninety
and fifth year also, and the people began to forget those signs and
wonders which they had heard, and began to be less and less
astonished at a sign or a wonder from heaven, insomuch that they
began to be hard in their hearts, and blind in their minds, and
began to disbelieve all which they had heard and seen--
3 Nephi 2:Verse 2
2 Imagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it
was wrought by men and by the power of the devil, to lead away and
deceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession
of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their
eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was
a foolish and a vain thing.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that the people began to wax
strong in wickedness and abominations; and they did not believe
that there should be any more signs or wonders given; and Satan did
go about, leading away the hearts of the people, tempting them and
causing them that they should do great wickedness in the
land.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 4
4 And thus did pass away the ninety and sixth year; and
also the ninety and seventh year; and also the ninety and eighth
year; and also the ninety and ninth year;
3 Nephi 2:Verse 5
5 And also an hundred years had passed away since the
days of Mosiah, who was king over the people of the Nephites.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 6
6 And six hundred and nine years had passed away since
Lehi left Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 7
7 And nine years had passed away from the time when the
sign was given, which was spoken of by the prophets, that Christ
should come into the world.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 8
8 Now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this
period when the sign was given, or from the coming of Christ;
therefore, nine years had passed away.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 9
9 And Nephi, who was the father of Nephi, who had the
charge of the records, did not return to the land of Zarahemla, and
could nowhere be found in all the land.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that the people did still remain
in wickedness, notwithstanding the much preaching and prophesying
which was sent among them; and thus passed away the tenth year
also; and the eleventh year also passed away in iniquity.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass in the thirteenth year there
began to be wars and contentions throughout all the land; for the
Gadianton robbers had become so numerous, and did slay so many of
the people, and did lay waste so many cities, and did spread so
much death and carnage throughout the land, that it became
expedient that all the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites,
should take up arms against them.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 12
12 Therefore, all the Lamanites who had become
converted unto the Lord did unite with their brethren, the
Nephites, and were compelled, for the safety of their lives and
their women and their children, to take up arms against those
Gadianton robbers, yea, and also to maintain their rights, and the
privileges of their church and of their worship, and their freedom
and their liberty.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that before this thirteenth year
had passed away the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction
because of this war, which had become exceedingly sore.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that those Lamanites who had
united with the Nephites were numbered among the Nephites;
3 Nephi 2:Verse 15
15 And their curse was taken from them, and their skin
became white like unto the Nephites;
3 Nephi 2:Verse 16
16 And their young men and their daughters became
exceedingly fair, and they were numbered among the Nephites, and
were called Nephites. And thus ended the thirteenth year.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass in the commencement of the
fourteenth year, the war between the robbers and the people of
Nephi did continue and did become exceedingly sore; nevertheless,
the people of Nephi did gain some advantage of the robbers,
insomuch that they did drive them back out of their lands into the
mountains and into their secret places.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 18
18 And thus ended the fourteenth year. And in the
fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi; and
because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi, and their many
contentions and dissensions, the Gadianton robbers did gain many
advantages over them.
3 Nephi 2:Verse 19
19 And thus ended the fifteenth year, and thus were the
people in a state of many afflictions; and the sword of destruction
did hang over them, insomuch that they were about to be smitten
down by it, and this because of their iniquity.
Chapter 3
3 Nephi 3:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that in the sixteenth year
from the coming of Christ, Lachoneus, the governor of the land,
received an epistle from the leader and the governor of this band
of robbers; and these were the words which were written,
saying:
3 Nephi 3:Verse 2
2 Lachoneus, most noble and chief governor of the land,
behold, I write this epistle unto you, and do give unto you
exceedingly great praise because of your firmness, and also the
firmness of your people, in maintaining that which ye suppose to be
your right and liberty; yea, ye do stand well, as if ye were
supported by the hand of a god, in the defence of your liberty, and
your property, and your country, or that which ye do call so.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 3
3 And it seemeth a pity unto me, most noble Lachoneus,
that ye should be so foolish and vain as to suppose that ye can
stand against so many brave men who are at my command, who do now
at this time stand in their arms, and do await with great anxiety
for the word--Go down upon the Nephites and destroy them.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 4
4 And I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having
proved them in the field of battle, and knowing of their
everlasting hatred towards you because of the many wrongs which ye
have done unto them, therefore if they should come down against you
they would visit you with utter destruction.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 5
5 Therefore I have written this epistle, sealing it
with mine own hand, feeling for your welfare, because of your
firmness in that which ye believe to be right, and your noble
spirit in the field of battle.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 6
6 Therefore I write unto you, desiring that ye would
yield up unto this my people, your cities, your lands, and your
possessions, rather than that they should visit you with the sword
and that destruction should come upon you.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 7
7 Or in other words, yield yourselves up unto us, and
unite with us and become acquainted with our secret works, and
become our brethren that ye may be like unto us--not our slaves,
but our brethren and partners of all our substance.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 8
8 And behold, I swear unto you, if ye will do this,
with an oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do
this, I swear unto you with an oath, that on the morrow month I
will command that my armies shall come down against you, and they
shall not stay their hand and shall spare not, but shall slay you,
and shall let fall the sword upon you even until ye shall become
extinct.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 9
9 And behold, I am Giddianhi; and I am the governor of
this the secret society of Gadianton; which society and the works
thereof I know to be good; and they are of ancient date and they
have been handed down unto us.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 10
10 And I write this epistle unto you, Lachoneus, and I
hope that ye will deliver up your lands and your possessions,
without the shedding of blood, that this my people may recover
their rights and government, who have dissented away from you
because of your wickedness in retaining from them their rights of
government, and except ye do this, I will avenge their wrongs. I am
Giddianhi.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 11
11 And now it came to pass when Lachoneus received this
epistle he was exceedingly astonished, because of the boldness of
Giddianhi demanding the possession of the land of the Nephites, and
also of threatening the people and avenging the wrongs of those
that had received no wrong, save it were they had wronged
themselves by dissenting away unto those wicked and abominable
robbers.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 12
12 Now behold, this Lachoneus, the governor, was a just
man, and could not be frightened by the demands and the
threatenings of a robber; therefore he did not hearken to the
epistle of Giddianhi, the governor of the robbers, but he did cause
that his people should cry unto the Lord for strength against the
time that the robbers should come down against them.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 13
13 Yea, he sent a proclamation among all the people,
that they should gather together their women, and their children,
their flocks and their herds, and all their substance, save it were
their land, unto one place.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 14
14 And he caused that fortifications should be built
round about them, and the strength thereof should be exceedingly
great. And he caused that armies, both of the Nephites and of the
Lamanites, or of all them who were numbered among the Nephites,
should be placed as guards round about to watch them, and to guard
them from the robbers day and night.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 15
15 Yea, he said unto them: As the Lord liveth, except
ye repent of all your iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, ye will in
no wise be delivered out of the hands of those Gadianton
robbers.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 16
16 And so great and marvelous were the words and
prophecies of Lachoneus that they did cause fear to come upon all
the people; and they did exert themselves in their might to do
according to the words of Lachoneus.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that Lachoneus did appoint chief
captains over all the armies of the Nephites, to command them at
the time that the robbers should come down out of the wilderness
against them.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 18
18 Now the chiefest among all the chief captains and
the great commander of all the armies of the Nephites was
appointed, and his name was Gidgiddoni.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 19
19 Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to
appoint for their chief captains, (save it were in their times of
wickedness) some one that had the spirit of revelation and also
prophecy; therefore, this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among
them, as also was the chief judge.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 20
20 Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni: Pray unto the
Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness,
that we may fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own
lands.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 21
21 But Gidgiddoni saith unto them: The Lord forbid; for
if we should go up against them the Lord would deliver us into
their hands; therefore we will prepare ourselves in the center of
our lands, and we will gather all our armies together, and we will
not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against
us; therefore as the Lord liveth, if we do this he will deliver
them into our hands.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 22
22 And it came to pass in the seventeenth year, in the
latter end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone
forth throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their
horses, and their chariots, and their cattle, and all their flocks,
and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and did
march forth by thousands and by tens of thousands, until they had
all gone forth to the place which had been appointed that they
should gather themselves together, to defend themselves against
their enemies.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 23
23 And the land which was appointed was the land of
Zarahemla, and the land which was between the land Zarahemla and
the land Bountiful, yea, to the line which was between the land
Bountiful and the land Desolation.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 24
24 And there were a great many thousand people who were
called Nephites, who did gather themselves together in this land.
Now Lachoneus did cause that they should gather themselves together
in the land southward, because of the great curse which was upon
the land northward.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 25
25 And they did fortify themselves against their
enemies; and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they
did fear the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch
that they did repent of all their sins; and they did put up their
prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the
time that their enemies should come down against them to
battle.
3 Nephi 3:Verse 26
26 And they were exceedingly sorrowful because of their
enemies. And Gidgiddoni did cause that they should make weapons of
war of every kind, and they should be strong with armor, and with
shields, and with bucklers, after the manner of his
instruction.
Chapter 4
3 Nephi 4:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that in the latter end of the
eighteenth year those armies of robbers had prepared for battle,
and began to come down and to sally forth from the hills, and out
of the mountains, and the wilderness, and their strongholds, and
their secret places, and began to take possession of the lands,
both which were in the land south and which were in the land north,
and began to take possession of all the lands which had been
deserted by the Nephites, and the cities which had been left
desolate.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 2
2 But behold, there were no wild beasts nor game in
those lands which had been deserted by the Nephites, and there was
no game for the robbers save it were in the wilderness.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 3
3 And the robbers could not exist save it were in the
wilderness, for the want of food; for the Nephites had left their
lands desolate, and had gathered their flocks and their herds and
all their substance, and they were in one body.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 4
4 Therefore, there was no chance for the robbers to
plunder and to obtain food, save it were to come up in open battle
against the Nephites; and the Nephites being in one body, and
having so great a number, and having reserved for themselves
provisions, and horses and cattle, and flocks of every kind, that
they might subsist for the space of seven years, in the which time
they did hope to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land;
and thus the eighteenth year did pass away.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that in the nineteenth year
Giddianhi found that it was expedient that he should go up to
battle against the Nephites, for there was no way that they could
subsist save it were to plunder and rob and murder.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 6
6 And they durst not spread themselves upon the face of
the land insomuch that they could raise grain, lest the Nephites
should come upon them and slay them; therefore Giddianhi gave
commandment unto his armies that in this year they should go up to
battle against the Nephites.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass that they did come up to battle;
and it was in the sixth month; and behold, great and terrible was
the day that they did come up to battle; and they were girded about
after the manner of robbers; and they had a lamb-skin about their
loins, and they were dyed in blood, and their heads were shorn, and
they had head-plates upon them; and great and terrible was the
appearance of the armies of Giddianhi, because of their armor, and
because of their being dyed in blood.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites,
when they saw the appearance of the army of Giddianhi, had all
fallen to the earth, and did lift their cries to the Lord their
God, that he would spare them and deliver them out of the hands of
their enemies.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that when the armies of Giddianhi
saw this they began to shout with a loud voice, because of their
joy, for they had supposed that the Nephites had fallen with fear
because of the terror of their armies.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 10
10 But in this thing they were disappointed, for the
Nephites did not fear them; but they did fear their God and did
supplicate him for protection; therefore, when the armies of
Giddianhi did rush upon them they were prepared to meet them; yea,
in the strength of the Lord they did receive them.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 11
11 And the battle commenced in this the sixth month;
and great and terrible was the battle thereof, yea, great and
terrible was the slaughter thereof, insomuch that there never was
known so great a slaughter among all the people of Lehi since he
left Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 12
12 And notwithstanding the threatenings and the oaths
which Giddianhi had made, behold, the Nephites did beat them,
insomuch that they did fall back from before them.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that Gidgiddoni commanded that
his armies should pursue them as far as the borders of the
wilderness, and that they should not spare any that should fall
into their hands by the way; and thus they did pursue them and did
slay them, to the borders of the wilderness, even until they had
fulfilled the commandment of Gidgiddoni.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that Giddianhi, who had stood
and fought with boldness, was pursued as he fled; and being weary
because of his much fighting he was overtaken and slain. And thus
was the end of Giddianhi the robber.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites
did return again to their place of security. And it came to pass
that this nineteenth year did pass away, and the robbers did not
come again to battle; neither did they come again in the twentieth
year.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 16
16 And in the twenty and first year they did not come
up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round
about the people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should
cut off the people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them
in on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their
outward privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves
up according to their wishes.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 17
17 Now they had appointed unto themselves another
leader, whose name was Zemnarihah; therefore it was Zemnarihah that
did cause that this siege should take place.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 18
18 But behold, this was an advantage to the Nephites;
for it was impossible for the robbers to lay siege sufficiently
long to have any effect upon the Nephites, because of their much
provision which they had laid up in store,
3 Nephi 4:Verse 19
19 And because of the scantiness of provisions among
the robbers; for behold, they had nothing save it were meat for
their subsistence, which meat they did obtain in the
wilderness;
3 Nephi 4:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that the wild game became scarce
in the wilderness insomuch that the robbers were about to perish
with hunger.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 21
21 And the Nephites were continually marching out by
day and by night, and falling upon their armies, and cutting them
off by thousands and by tens of thousands.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 22
22 And thus it became the desire of the people of
Zemnarihah to withdraw from their design, because of the great
destruction which came upon them by night and by day.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 23
23 And it came to pass that Zemnarihah did give command
unto his people that they should withdraw themselves from the
siege, and march into the furthermost parts of the land
northward.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 24
24 And now, Gidgiddoni being aware of their design, and
knowing of their weakness because of the want of food, and the
great slaughter which had been made among them, therefore he did
send out his armies in the night-time, and did cut off the way of
their retreat, and did place his armies in the way of their
retreat.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 25
25 And this did they do in the night-time, and got on
their march beyond the robbers, so that on the morrow, when the
robbers began their march, they were met by the armies of the
Nephites both in their front and in their rear.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 26
26 And the robbers who were on the south were also cut
off in their places of retreat. And all these things were done by
command of Gidgiddoni.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 27
27 And there were many thousands who did yield
themselves up prisoners unto the Nephites, and the remainder of
them were slain.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 28
28 And their leader, Zemnarihah, was taken and hanged
upon a tree, yea, even upon the top thereof until he was dead. And
when they had hanged him until he was dead they did fell the tree
to the earth, and did cry with a loud voice, saying:
3 Nephi 4:Verse 29
29 May the Lord preserve his people in righteousness
and in holiness of heart, that they may cause to be felled to the
earth all who shall seek to slay them because of power and secret
combinations, even as this man hath been felled to the earth.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 30
30 And they did rejoice and cry again with one voice,
saying: May the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob, protect this people in righteousness, so long as they
shall call on the name of their God for protection.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 31
31 And it came to pass that they did break forth, all
as one, in singing, and praising their God for the great thing
which he had done for them, in preserving them from falling into
the hands of their enemies.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 32
32 Yea, they did cry: Hosanna to the Most High God. And
they did cry: Blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty, the
Most High God.
3 Nephi 4:Verse 33
33 And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the
gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in
delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it
was because of their repentance and their humility that they had
been delivered from an everlasting destruction.
Chapter 5
3 Nephi 5:Verse 1
1 AND now behold, there was not a living soul among all
the people of the Nephites who did doubt in the least the words of
all the holy prophets who had spoken; for they knew that it must
needs be that they must be fulfilled.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 2
2 And they knew that it must be expedient that Christ
had come, because of the many signs which had been given, according
to the words of the prophets; and because of the things which had
come to pass already they knew that it must needs be that all
things should come to pass according to that which had been
spoken.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 3
3 Therefore they did forsake all their sins, and their
abominations, and their whoredoms, and did serve God with all
diligence day and night.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 4
4 And now it came to pass that when they had taken all
the robbers prisoners, insomuch that none did escape who were not
slain, they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause the
word of God to be preached unto them; and as many as would repent
of their sins and enter into a covenant that they would murder no
more were set at liberty.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 5
5 But as many as there were who did not enter into a
covenant, and who did still continue to have those secret murders
in their hearts, yea, as many as were found breathing out
threatenings against their brethren were condemned and punished
according to the law.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 6
6 And thus they did put an end to all those wicked, and
secret, and abominable combinations, in the which there was so much
wickedness, and so many murders committed.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 7
7 And thus had the twenty and second year passed away,
and the twenty and third year also, and the twenty and fourth, and
the twenty and fifth; and thus had twenty and five years passed
away.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 8
8 And there had many things transpired which, in the
eyes of some, would be great and marvelous; nevertheless, they
cannot all be written in this book; yea, this book cannot contain
even a hundredth part of what was done among so many people in the
space of twenty and five years;
3 Nephi 5:Verse 9
9 But behold there are records which do contain all the
proceedings of this people; and a shorter but true account was
given by Nephi.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 10
10 Therefore I have made my record of these things
according to the record of Nephi, which was engraven on the plates
which were called the plates of Nephi.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 11
11 And behold, I do make the record on plates which I
have made with mine own hands.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 12
12 And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after
the land of Mormon, the land in which Alma did establish the church
among the people, yea, the first church which was established among
them after their transgression.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 13
13 Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his
people, that they might have everlasting life.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 14
14 And it hath become expedient that I, according to
the will of God, that the prayers of those who have gone hence, who
were the holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith,
should make a record of these things which have been done--
3 Nephi 5:Verse 15
15 Yea, a small record of that which hath taken place
from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem, even down until the present
time.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 16
16 Therefore I do make my record from the accounts
which have been given by those who were before me, until the
commencement of my day;
3 Nephi 5:Verse 17
17 And then I do make a record of the things which I
have seen with mine own eyes.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 18
18 And I know the record which I make to be a just and
a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according
to our language, we are not able to write.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 19
19 And now I make an end of my saying, which is of
myself, and proceed to give my account of the things which have
been before me.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 20
20 I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have
reason to bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ, that he brought
our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save
it were himself and those whom he brought out of that land) and
that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the
salvation of our souls.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 21
21 Surely he hath blessed the house of Jacob, and hath
been merciful unto the seed of Joseph.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 22
22 And insomuch as the children of Lehi have kept his
commandments he hath blessed them and prospered them according to
his word.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 23
23 Yea, and surely shall he again bring a remnant of
the seed of Joseph to the knowledge of the Lord their God.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 24
24 And as surely as the Lord liveth, will he gather in
from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of
Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the
earth.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 25
25 And as he hath covenanted with all the house of
Jacob, even so shall the covenant wherewith he hath covenanted with
the house of Jacob be fulfilled in his own due time, unto the
restoring all the house of Jacob unto the knowledge of the covenant
that he hath covenanted with them.
3 Nephi 5:Verse 26
26 And then shall they know their Redeemer, who is
Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and then shall they be gathered in
from the four quarters of the earth unto their own lands, from
whence they have been dispersed; yea, as the Lord liveth so shall
it be. Amen.
Chapter 6
3 Nephi 6:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that the people of the
Nephites did all return to their own lands in the twenty and sixth
year, every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his
horses and his cattle, and all things whatsoever did belong unto
them.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all
their provisions; therefore they did take with them all that they
had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind, and their gold,
and their silver, and all their precious things, and they did
return to their own lands and their possessions, both on the north
and on the south, both on the land northward and on the land
southward.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 3
3 And they granted unto those robbers who had entered
into a covenant to keep the peace of the land, who were desirous to
remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they
might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus
they did establish peace in all the land.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 4
4 And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and
the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was
great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according
to equity and justice.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 5
5 And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder
the people from prospering continually, except they should fall
into transgression.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 6
6 And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the judge, Lachoneus,
and those who had been appointed leaders, who had established this
great peace in the land.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass that there were many cities built
anew, and there were many old cities repaired.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 8
8 And there were many highways cast up, and many roads
made, which led from city to city, and from land to land, and from
place to place.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 9
9 And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year, and
the people had continual peace.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 10
10 But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year
there began to be some disputings among the people; and some were
lifted up unto pride and boastings because of their exceedingly
great riches, yea, even unto great persecutions;
3 Nephi 6:Verse 11
11 For there were many merchants in the land, and also
many lawyers, and many officers.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 12
12 And the people began to be distinguished by ranks,
according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some
were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive
great learning because of their riches.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 13
13 Some were lifted up in pride, and others were
exceedingly humble; some did return railing for railing, while
others would receive railing and persecution and all manner of
afflictions, and would not turn and revile again, but were humble
and penitent before God.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 14
14 And thus there became a great inequality in all the
land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch
that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land
save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto
the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were
firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to
keep the commandments of the Lord.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 15
15 Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was
this--Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people to
do all manner of iniquity, and to the puffing them up with pride,
tempting them to seek for power, and authority, and riches, and the
vain things of the world.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 16
16 And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the
people to do all manner of iniquity; therefore they had enjoyed
peace but a few years.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 17
17 And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth
year--the people having been delivered up for the space of a long
time to be carried about by the temptations of the devil
whithersoever he desired to carry them, and to do whatsoever
iniquity he desired they should--and thus in the commencement of
this, the thirtieth year, they were in a state of awful
wickedness.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 18
18 Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the
will of God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them;
therefore they did wilfully rebel against God.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 19
19 And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of
Lachoneus, for Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father and did
govern the people that year.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 20
20 And there began to be men inspired from heaven and
sent forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching
and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and
testifying unto them concerning the redemption which the Lord would
make for his people, or in other words, the resurrection of Christ;
and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 21
21 Now there were many of the people who were
exceedingly angry because of those who testified of these things;
and those who were angry were chiefly the chief judges, and they
who had been high priests and lawyers; yea, all those who were
lawyers were angry with those who testified of these things.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 22
22 Now there was no lawyer nor judge nor high priest
that could have power to condemn any one to death save their
condemnation was signed by the governor of the land.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 23
23 Now there were many of those who testified of the
things pertaining to Christ who testified boldly, who were taken
and put to death secretly by the judges, that the knowledge of
their death came not unto the governor of the land until after
their death.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 24
24 Now behold, this was contrary to the laws of the
land, that any man should be put to death except they had power
from the governor of the land--
3 Nephi 6:Verse 25
25 Therefore a complaint came up unto the land of
Zarahemla, to the governor of the land, against these judges who
had condemned the prophets of the Lord unto death, not according to
the law.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 26
26 Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought
up before the judge, to be judged of the crime which they had done,
according to the law which had been given by the people.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 27
27 Now it came to pass that those judges had many
friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the
lawyers and the high priests, did gather themselves together, and
unite with the kindreds of those judges who were to be tried
according to the law.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 28
28 And they did enter into a covenant one with another,
yea, even into that covenant which was given by them of old, which
covenant was given and administered by the devil, to combine
against all righteousness.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 29
29 Therefore they did combine against the people of the
Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver
those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which
was about to be administered according to the law.
3 Nephi 6:Verse 30
30 And they did set at defiance the law and the rights
of their country; and they did covenant one with another to destroy
the governor, and to establish a king over the land, that the land
should no more be at liberty but should be subject unto
kings.
Chapter 7
3 Nephi 7:Verse 1
1 NOW behold, I will show unto you that they did not
establish a king over the land; but in this same year, yea, the
thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgment-seat, yea, did
murder the chief judge of the land.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 2
2 And the people were divided one against another; and
they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according
to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did
destroy the government of the land.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 3
3 And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over
them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 4
4 Now behold, there was no man among them save he had
much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes
became exceedingly great.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 5
5 Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet
among them; and all this iniquity had come upon the people because
they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 6
6 And the regulations of the government were destroyed,
because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of
those who murdered the prophets.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 7
7 And they did cause a great contention in the land,
insomuch that the more righteous part of the people had nearly all
become wicked; yea, there were but few righteous men among
them.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 8
8 And thus six years had not passed away since the more
part of the people had turned from their righteousness, like the
dog to his vomit, or like the sow to her wallowing in the
mire.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 9
9 Now this secret combination, which had brought so
great iniquity upon the people, did gather themselves together, and
did place at their head a man whom they did call Jacob;
3 Nephi 7:Verse 10
10 And they did call him their king; therefore he
became a king over this wicked band; and he was one of the chiefest
who had given his voice against the prophets who testified of
Jesus.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that they were not so strong in
number as the tribes of the people, who were united together save
it were their leaders did establish their laws, every one according
to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies; notwithstanding they
were not a righteous people, yet they were united in the hatred of
those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the
government.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 12
12 Therefore, Jacob seeing that their enemies were more
numerous than they, he being the king of the band, therefore he
commanded his people that they should take their flight into the
northernmost part of the land, and there build up unto themselves a
kingdom, until they were joined by dissenters, (for he flattered
them that there would be many dissenters) and they become
sufficiently strong to contend with the tribes of the people; and
they did so.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 13
13 And so speedy was their march that it could not be
impeded until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people.
And thus ended the thirtieth year; and thus were the affairs of the
people of Nephi.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass in the thirty and first year
that they were divided into tribes, every man according to his
family, kindred and friends; nevertheless they had come to an
agreement that they would not go to war one with another; but they
were not united as to their laws, and their manner of government,
for they were established according to the minds of those who were
their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict
laws that one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch
that in some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless, their
hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the
prophets and did cast them out from among them.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that Nephi--having been visited
by angels and also the voice of the Lord, therefore having seen
angels, and being eye-witness, and having had power given unto him
that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ, and also
being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness unto
their wickedness and abominations;
3 Nephi 7:Verse 16
16 Therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their
hearts and the blindness of their minds--went forth among them in
that same year, and began to testify, boldly, repentance and
remission of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 17
17 And he did minister many things unto them; and all
of them cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice,
therefore they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister
with power and with great authority.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that they were angry with him,
even because he had greater power than they, for it were not
possible that they could disbelieve his words, for so great was his
faith on the Lord Jesus Christ that angels did minister unto him
daily.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 19
19 And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and
unclean spirits; and even his brother did he raise from the dead,
after he had been stoned and suffered death by the people.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 20
20 And the people saw it, and did witness of it, and
were angry with him because of his power; and he did also do many
more miracles, in the sight of the people, in the name of
Jesus.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 21
21 And it came to pass that the thirty and first year
did pass away, and there were but few who were converted unto the
Lord; but as many as were converted did truly signify unto the
people that they had been visited by the power and Spirit of God,
which was in Jesus Christ, in whom they believed.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 22
22 And as many as had devils cast out from them, and
were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly
manifest unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the
Spirit of God, and had been healed; and they did show forth signs
also and did do some miracles among the people.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 23
23 Thus passed away the thirty and second year also.
And Nephi did cry unto the people in the commencement of the thirty
and third year; and he did preach unto them repentance and
remission of sins.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 24
24 Now I would have you to remember also, that there
were none who were brought unto repentance who were not baptized
with water.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 25
25 Therefore, there were ordained of Nephi, men unto
this ministry, that all such as should come unto them should be
baptized with water, and this as a witness and a testimony before
God, and unto the people, that they had repented and received a
remission of their sins.
3 Nephi 7:Verse 26
26 And there were many in the commencement of this year
that were baptized unto repentance; and thus the more part of the
year did pass away.
Chapter 8
3 Nephi 8:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that according to our record,
and we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man
who did keep the record--for he truly did many miracles in the name
of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the
name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his
iniquity--
3 Nephi 8:Verse 2
2 And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made
by this man in the reckoning of our time, the thirty and third year
had passed away;
3 Nephi 8:Verse 3
3 And the people began to look with great earnestness
for the sign which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the
Lamanite, yea, for the time that there should be darkness for the
space of three days over the face of the land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 4
4 And there began to be great doubtings and
disputations among the people, notwithstanding so many signs had
been given.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year, in
the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a
great storm, such an one as never had been known in all the
land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 6
6 And there was also a great and terrible tempest; and
there was terrible thunder, insomuch that it did shake the whole
earth as if it was about to divide asunder.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 7
7 And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as
never had been known in all the land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 8
8 And the city of Zarahemla did take fire.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 9
9 And the city of Moroni did sink into the depths of
the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 10
10 And the earth was carried up upon the city of
Moronihah, that in the place of the city there became a great
mountain.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 11
11 And there was a great and terrible destruction in
the land southward.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 12
12 But behold, there was a more great and terrible
destruction in the land northward; for behold, the whole face of
the land was changed, because of the tempest and the whirlwinds,
and the thunderings and the lightnings, and the exceedingly great
quaking of the whole earth;
3 Nephi 8:Verse 13
13 And the highways were broken up, and the level roads
were spoiled, and many smooth places became rough.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 14
14 And many great and notable cities were sunk, and
many were burned, and many were shaken till the buildings thereof
had fallen to the earth, and the inhabitants thereof were slain,
and the places were left desolate.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 15
15 And there were some cities which remained; but the
damage thereof was exceedingly great, and there were many in them
who were slain.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 16
16 And there were some who were carried away in the
whirlwind; and whither they went no man knoweth, save they know
that they were carried away.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 17
17 And thus the face of the whole earth became
deformed, because of the tempests, and the thunderings, and the
lightnings, and the quaking of the earth.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 18
18 And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; they were
broken up upon the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they were
found in broken fragments, and in seams and in cracks, upon all the
face of the land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and
the lightnings, and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of
the earth did cease--for behold, they did last for about the space
of three hours; and it was said by some that the time was greater;
nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done in
about the space of three hours--and then behold, there was darkness
upon the face of the land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that there was thick darkness
upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants
thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness;
3 Nephi 8:Verse 21
21 And there could be no light, because of the
darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could there be
fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood, so that
there could not be any light at all;
3 Nephi 8:Verse 22
22 And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor
glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great
were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the
land.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 23
23 And it came to pass that it did last for the space
of three days that there was no light seen; and there was great
mourning and howling and weeping among all the people continually;
yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the
darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 24
24 And in one place they were heard to cry, saying: O
that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and then
would our brethren have been spared, and they would not have been
burned in that great city Zarahemla.
3 Nephi 8:Verse 25
25 And in another place they were heard to cry and
mourn, saying: O that we had repented before this great and
terrible day, and had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast
them out; then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and our
children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that
great city Moronihah. And thus were the howlings of the people
great and terrible.
Chapter 9
3 Nephi 9:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that there was a voice heard
among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this
land, crying:
3 Nephi 9:Verse 2
2 Wo, wo, wo unto this people; wo unto the inhabitants
of the whole earth except they shall repent; for the devil
laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because of the slain of the fair
sons and daughters of my people; and it is because of their
iniquity and abominations that they are fallen!
3 Nephi 9:Verse 3
3 Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with
fire, and the inhabitants thereof.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 4
4 And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused to
be sunk in the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof to be
drowned.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 5
5 And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered
with earth, and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities
and their abominations from before my face, that the blood of the
prophets and the saints shall not come any more unto me against
them.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 6
6 And behold, the city of Gilgal have I caused to be
sunk, and the inhabitants thereof to be buried up in the depths of
the earth;
3 Nephi 9:Verse 7
7 Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants
thereof, and the city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof, and the
city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants thereof; and waters have I
caused to come up in the stead thereof, to hide their wickedness
and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the
prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against
them.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 8
8 And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of
Gadiomnah, and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all
these have I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the
places thereof; and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the
depths of the earth, to hide their wickedness and abominations from
before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints
should not come up any more unto me against them.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 9
9 And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was
inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned
with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was
above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their
secret murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy
the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore I
did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my face,
that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up
unto me any more against them.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 10
10 And behold, the city of Laman, and the city of Josh,
and the city of Gad, and the city of Kishkumen, have I caused to be
burned with fire, and the inhabitants thereof, because of their
wickedness in casting out the prophets, and stoning those whom I
did send to declare unto them concerning their wickedness and their
abominations.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 11
11 And because they did cast them all out, that there
were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy
them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from
before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom
I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against
them.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 12
12 And many great destructions have I caused to come
upon this land, and upon this people, because of their wickedness
and their abominations.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 13
13 O all ye that are spared because ye were more
righteous than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of
your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
3 Nephi 9:Verse 14
14 Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me
ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended
towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and
blessed are those who come unto me.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 15
15 Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. I created
the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was
with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the
Father in me; and in me hath the Father glorified his name.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 16
16 I came unto my own, and my own received me not. And
the scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 17
17 And as many as have received me, to them have I
given to become the sons of God; and even so will I to as many as
shall believe on my name, for behold, by me redemption cometh, and
in me is the law of Moses fulfilled.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 18
18 I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha
and Omega, the beginning and the end.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 19
19 And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding
of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be
done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt
offerings.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 20
20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken
heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken
heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with
the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me
at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with
the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 21
21 Behold, I have come unto the world to bring
redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin.
3 Nephi 9:Verse 22
22 Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a
little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of
God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it
up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth,
and be saved.
Chapter 10
3 Nephi 10:Verse 1
1 AND now behold, it came to pass that all the people
of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it. And
after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of
many hours;
3 Nephi 10:Verse 2
2 For so great was the astonishment of the people that
they did cease lamenting and howling for the loss of their kindred
which had been slain; therefore there was silence in all the land
for the space of many hours.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that there came a voice again
unto the people, and all the people did hear, and did witness of
it, saying:
3 Nephi 10:Verse 4
4 O ye people of these great cities which have fallen,
who are descendants of Jacob, yea, who are of the house of Israel,
how oft have I gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under
her wings, and have nourished you.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 5
5 And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the
house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of
Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea,
how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens,
and ye would not.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 6
6 O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will
I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye
will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 7
7 But if not, O house of Israel, the places of your
dwellings shall become desolate until the time of the fulfilling of
the covenant to your fathers.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 8
8 And now it came to pass that after the people had
heard these words, behold, they began to weep and howl again
because of the loss of their kindred and friends.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass
away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from
off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and
the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease,
and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 10
10 And the earth did cleave together again, that it
stood; and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing of the
people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was
turned into joy, and their lamentations into the praise and
thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 11
11 And thus far were the scriptures fulfilled which had
been spoken by the prophets.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 12
12 And it was the more righteous part of the people who
were saved, and it was they who received the prophets and stoned
them not; and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints,
who were spared--
3 Nephi 10:Verse 13
13 And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up
in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea;
and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and
crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind;
neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and of
darkness.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 14
14 And now, whoso readeth, let him understand; he that
hath the scriptures, let him search them, and see and behold if all
these deaths and destructions by fire, and by smoke, and by
tempests, and by whirlwinds, and by the opening of the earth to
receive them, and all these things are not unto the fulfilling of
the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 15
15 Behold, I say unto you, Yea, many have testified of
these things at the coming of Christ, and were slain because they
testified of these things.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 16
16 Yea, the prophet Zenos did testify of these things,
and also Zenock spake concerning these things, because they
testified particularly concerning us, who are the remnant of their
seed.
3 Nephi 10:Verse 17
17 Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a
remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of
the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they
not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought
out of Jerusalem?
3 Nephi 10:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty
and fourth year, behold, I will show unto you that the people of
Nephi who were spared, and also those who had been called
Lamanites, who had been spared, did have great favors shown unto
them, and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch
that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven he did truly
manifest himself unto them--
3 Nephi 10:Verse 19
19 Showing his body unto them, and ministering unto
them; and an account of his ministry shall be given hereafter.
Therefore for this time I make an end of my sayings.
Chapter 11
3 Nephi 11:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that there were a great
multitude gathered together, of the people of Nephi, round about
the temple which was in the land Bountiful; and they were marveling
and wondering one with another, and were showing one to another the
great and marvelous change which had taken place.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 2
2 And they were also conversing about this Jesus
Christ, of whom the sign had been given concerning his death.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that while they were thus
conversing one with another, they heard a voice as if it came out
of heaven; and they cast their eyes round about, for they
understood not the voice which they heard; and it was not a harsh
voice, neither was it a loud voice; nevertheless, and
notwithstanding it being a small voice it did pierce them that did
hear to the center, insomuch that there was no part of their frame
that it did not cause to quake; yea, it did pierce them to the very
soul, and did cause their hearts to burn.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 4
4 And it came to pass that again they heard the voice,
and they understood it not.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 5
5 And again the third time they did hear the voice, and
did open their ears to hear it; and their eyes were towards the
sound thereof; and they did look steadfastly towards heaven, from
whence the sound came.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 6
6 And behold, the third time they did understand the
voice which they heard; and it said unto them:
3 Nephi 11:Verse 7
7 Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in
whom I have glorified my name--hear ye him.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast
their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man
descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and
he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the
whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their
mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they
thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand
and spake unto the people, saying:
3 Nephi 11:Verse 10
10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets
testified shall come into the world.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 11
11 And behold, I am the light and the life of the
world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father
hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the
sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the
Father in all things from the beginning.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words the whole multitude fell to the earth; for they remembered
that it had been prophesied among them that Christ should show
himself unto them after his ascension into heaven.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto them
saying:
3 Nephi 11:Verse 14
14 Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust
your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of
the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am
the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been
slain for the sins of the world.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that the multitude went forth,
and thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of
the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going
forth one by one until they had all gone forth, and did see with
their eyes and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety
and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it was written by the
prophets, that should come.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 16
16 And when they had all gone forth and had witnessed
for themselves, they did cry out with one accord, saying:
3 Nephi 11:Verse 17
17 Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God!
And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship
him.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that he spake unto Nephi (for
Nephi was among the multitude) and he commanded him that he should
come forth.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 19
19 And Nephi arose and went forth, and bowed himself
before the Lord and did kiss his feet.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 20
20 And the Lord commanded him that he should arise. And
he arose and stood before him.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 21
21 And the Lord said unto him: I give unto you power
that ye shall baptize this people when I am again ascended into
heaven.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 22
22 And again the Lord called others, and said unto them
likewise; and he gave unto them power to baptize. And he said unto
them: On this wise shall ye baptize; and there shall be no
disputations among you.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 23
23 Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his
sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on
this wise shall ye baptize them--Behold, ye shall go down and stand
in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 24
24 And now behold, these are the words which ye shall
say, calling them by name, saying:
3 Nephi 11:Verse 25
25 Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize
you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 26
26 And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and
come forth again out of the water.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 27
27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name;
for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son,
and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father
in me, and the Father and I are one.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 28
28 And according as I have commanded you thus shall ye
baptize. And there shall be no disputations among you, as there
have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you
concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto
been.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 29
29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the
spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the
father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to
contend with anger, one with another.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 30
30 Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the
hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my
doctrine, that such things should be done away.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 31
31 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, I will
declare unto you my doctrine.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 32
32 And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine
which the Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the
Father, and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost
beareth record of the Father and me; and I bear record that the
Father commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent and believe in
me.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 33
33 And whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same
shall be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of
God.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 34
34 And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized,
shall be damned.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 35
35 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my
doctrine, and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso
believeth in me believeth in the Father also; and unto him will the
Father bear record of me, for he will visit him with fire and with
the Holy Ghost.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 36
36 And thus will the Father bear record of me, and the
Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the
Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 37
37 And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become
as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in nowise
receive these things.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 38
38 And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and be
baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in
nowise inherit the kingdom of God.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 39
39 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my
doctrine, and whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 40
40 And whoso shall declare more or less than this, and
establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not
built upon my rock; but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and
the gates of hell stand open to receive such when the floods come
and the winds beat upon them.
3 Nephi 11:Verse 41
41 Therefore, go forth unto this people, and declare
the words which I have spoken, unto the ends of the earth.
Chapter 12
3 Nephi 12:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words unto Nephi, and to those who had been called, (now the number
of them who had been called, and received power and authority to
baptize, was twelve) and behold, he stretched forth his hand unto
the multitude, and cried unto them, saying: Blessed are ye if ye
shall give heed unto the words of these twelve whom I have chosen
from among you to minister unto you, and to be your servants; and
unto them I have given power that they may baptize you with water;
and after that ye are baptized with water, behold, I will baptize
you with fire and with the Holy Ghost; therefore blessed are ye if
ye shall believe in me and be baptized, after that ye have seen me
and know that I am.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 2
2 And again, more blessed are they who shall believe in
your words because that ye shall testify that ye have seen me, and
that ye know that I am. Yea, blessed are they who shall believe in
your words, and come down into the depths of humility and be
baptized, for they shall be visited with fire and with the Holy
Ghost, and shall receive a remission of their sins.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 3
3 Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 4
4 And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they
shall be comforted.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 5
5 And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the
earth.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 6
6 And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst
after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 7
7 And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain
mercy.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 8
8 And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall
see God.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 9
9 And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall
be called the children of God.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 10
10 And blessed are all they who are persecuted for my
name's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 11
11 And blessed are ye when men shall revile you and
persecute, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 12
12 For ye shall have great joy and be exceedingly glad,
for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they
the prophets who were before you.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 13
13 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you to
be the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall lose its savor
wherewith shall the earth be salted? The salt shall be thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot
of men.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 14
14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you to
be the light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be
hid.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 15
15 Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a
bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that
are in the house;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 16
16 Therefore let your light so shine before this
people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father
who is in heaven.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 17
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the
prophets. I am not come to destroy but to fulfil;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 18
18 For verily I say unto you, one jot nor one tittle
hath not passed away from the law, but in me it hath all been
fulfilled.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 19
19 And behold, I have given you the law and the
commandments of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye
shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart and
a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and
the law is fulfilled.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 20
20 Therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I
say unto you, that except ye shall keep my commandments, which I
have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 21
21 Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old
time, and it is also written before you, that thou shalt not kill,
and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment of
God;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 22
22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his
brother shall be in danger of his judgment. And whosoever shall say
to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and
whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell
fire.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 23
23 Therefore, if ye shall come unto me, or shall desire
to come unto me, and rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee--
3 Nephi 12:Verse 24
24 Go thy way unto thy brother, and first be reconciled
to thy brother, and then come unto me with full purpose of heart,
and I will receive you.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 25
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly while thou art in
the way with him, lest at any time he shall get thee, and thou
shalt be cast into prison.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 26
26 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt by no
means come out thence until thou hast paid the uttermost senine.
And while ye are in prison can ye pay even one senine? Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Nay.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 27
27 Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou
shalt not commit adultery;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 28
28 But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a
woman, to lust after her, hath committed adultery already in his
heart.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 29
29 Behold, I give unto you a commandment, that ye
suffer none of these things to enter into your heart;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 30
30 For it is better that ye should deny yourselves of
these things, wherein ye will take up your cross, than that ye
should be cast into hell.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 31
31 It hath been written, that whosoever shall put away
his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 32
32 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that whosoever shall
put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her
to commit adultery; and whoso shall marry her who is divorced
committeth adultery.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 33
33 And again it is written, thou shalt not forswear
thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 34
34 But verily, verily, I say unto you, swear not at
all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 35
35 Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 36
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair black or white;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 37
37 But let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay;
for whatsoever cometh of more than these is evil.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 38
38 And behold, it is written, an eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 39
39 But I say unto you, that ye shall not resist evil,
but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other also;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 40
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 41
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 42
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn thou not away.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 43
43 And behold it is written also, that thou shalt love
thy neighbor and hate thine enemy;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 44
44 But behold I say unto you, love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them who despitefully use you and persecute you;
3 Nephi 12:Verse 45
45 That ye may be the children of your Father who is in
heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 46
46 Therefore those things which were of old time, which
were under the law, in me are all fulfilled.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 47
47 Old things are done away, and all things have become
new.
3 Nephi 12:Verse 48
48 Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as
I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
Chapter 13
3 Nephi 13:Verse 1
1 Verily, verily, I say that I would that ye should do
alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your alms before
men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
who is in heaven.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 2
2 Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a
trumpet before you, as will hypocrites do in the synagogues and in
the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto
you, they have their reward.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 3
3 But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth;
3 Nephi 13:Verse 4
4 That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father who
seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 5
5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not do as the
hypocrites, for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily
I say unto you, they have their reward.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 6
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in
secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 7
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen, for they think that they shall be heard for their much
speaking.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 8
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 9
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who
art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 10
10 Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 11
11 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 12
12 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 13
13 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, forever. Amen.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 14
14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your
heavenly Father will also forgive you;
3 Nephi 13:Verse 15
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither
will your Father forgive your trespasses.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 16
16 Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of
a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their
reward.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 17
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and
wash thy face;
3 Nephi 13:Verse 18
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy
Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret,
shall reward thee openly.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 19
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and
steal;
3 Nephi 13:Verse 20
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 21
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be
also.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 22
22 The light of the body is the eye; if, therefore,
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 23
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be
full of darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee be
darkness, how great is that darkness!
3 Nephi 13:Verse 24
24 No man can serve two masters; for either he will
hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one
and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 25
25 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken
these words he looked upon the twelve whom he had chosen, and said
unto them: Remember the words which I have spoken. For behold, ye
are they whom I have chosen to minister unto this people. Therefore
I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put
on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
3 Nephi 13:Verse 26
26 Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not,
neither do they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
3 Nephi 13:Verse 27
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit
unto his stature?
3 Nephi 13:Verse 28
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin;
3 Nephi 13:Verse 29
29 And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon, in all
his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 30
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field,
which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, even so will he
clothe you, if ye are not of little faith.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 31
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we
eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be
clothed?
3 Nephi 13:Verse 32
32 For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need
of all these things.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 33
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
3 Nephi 13:Verse 34
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is
the day unto the evil thereof.
Chapter 14
3 Nephi 14:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken
these words he turned again to the multitude, and did open his
mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 2
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged;
and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 3
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 4
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me pull the
mote out of thine eye--and behold, a beam is in thine own
eye?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 5
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 6
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither
cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under
their feet, and turn again and rend you.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 7
7 Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 8
8 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that
seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be
opened.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 9
9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask
bread, will give him a stone?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 10
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a
serpent?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 11
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in
heaven give good things to them that ask him?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 12
12 Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and
the prophets.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 13
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, which leadeth to destruction, and many
there be who go in thereat;
3 Nephi 14:Verse 14
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 15
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 16
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 17
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 18
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 19
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 20
20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 21
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
Father who is in heaven.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 22
22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils,
and in thy name done many wonderful works?
3 Nephi 14:Verse 23
23 And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you;
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 24
24 Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house
upon a rock--
3 Nephi 14:Verse 25
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was
founded upon a rock.
3 Nephi 14:Verse 26
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and
doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his
house upon the sand--
3 Nephi 14:Verse 27
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was
the fall of it.
Chapter 15
3 Nephi 15:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had ended
these sayings he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and
said unto them: Behold, ye have heard the things which I taught
before I ascended to my Father; therefore, whoso remembereth these
sayings of mine and doeth them, him will I raise up at the last
day.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 2
2 And it came to pass that when Jesus had said these
words he perceived that there were some among them who marveled,
and wondered what he would concerning the law of Moses; for they
understood not the saying that old things had passed away, and that
all things had become new.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 3
3 And he said unto them: Marvel not that I said unto
you that old things had passed away, and that all things had become
new.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 4
4 Behold, I say unto you that the law is fulfilled that
was given unto Moses.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 5
5 Behold, I am he that gave the law, and I am he who
covenanted with my people Israel; therefore, the law in me is
fulfilled, for I have come to fulfil the law; therefore it hath an
end.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 6
6 Behold, I do not destroy the prophets, for as many as
have not been fulfilled in me, verily I say unto you, shall all be
fulfilled.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 7
7 And because I said unto you that old things have
passed away, I do not destroy that which hath been spoken
concerning things which are to come.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 8
8 For behold, the covenant which I have made with my
people is not all fulfilled; but the law which was given unto Moses
hath an end in me.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 9
9 Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me,
and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that
endureth to the end will I give eternal life.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 10
10 Behold, I have given unto you the commandments;
therefore keep my commandments. And this is the law and the
prophets, for they truly testified of me.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 11
11 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken
these words, he said unto those twelve whom he had chosen:
3 Nephi 15:Verse 12
12 Ye are my disciples; and ye are a light unto this
people, who are a remnant of the house of Joseph.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 13
13 And behold, this is the land of your inheritance;
and the Father hath given it unto you.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 14
14 And not at any time hath the Father given me
commandment that I should tell it unto your brethren at
Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 15
15 Neither at any time hath the Father given me
commandment that I should tell unto them concerning the other
tribes of the house of Israel, whom the Father hath led away out of
the land.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 16
16 This much did the Father command me, that I should
tell unto them:
3 Nephi 15:Verse 17
17 That other sheep I have which are not of this fold;
them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there
shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 18
18 And now, because of stiffneckedness and unbelief
they understood not my word; therefore I was commanded to say no
more of the Father concerning this thing unto them.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 19
19 But, verily, I say unto you that the Father hath
commanded me, and I tell it unto you, that ye were separated from
among them because of their iniquity; therefore it is because of
their iniquity that they know not of you.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 20
20 And verily, I say unto you again that the other
tribes hath the Father separated from them; and it is because of
their iniquity that they know not of them.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 21
21 And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom
I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I
must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one
fold, and one shepherd.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 22
22 And they understood me not, for they supposed it had
been the Gentiles; for they understood not that the Gentiles should
be converted through their preaching.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 23
23 And they understood me not that I said they shall
hear my voice; and they understood me not that the Gentiles should
not at any time hear my voice--that I should not manifest myself
unto them save it were by the Holy Ghost.
3 Nephi 15:Verse 24
24 But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen
me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among those whom the
Father hath given me.
Chapter 16
3 Nephi 16:Verse 1
1 AND verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other
sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of
Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I
have been to minister.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 2
2 For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet
heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto
them.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 3
3 But I have received a commandment of the Father that
I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall
be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one
shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 4
4 And I command you that ye shall write these sayings
after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they
who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the
Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the
Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of,
that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be
manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the
Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth
upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be
brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their
Redeemer.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 5
5 And then will I gather them in from the four quarters
of the earth; and then will I fulfil the covenant which the Father
hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 6
6 And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief
in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me
and of the Father.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 7
7 Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the
Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in
the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the
fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 8
8 But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the
Gentiles--for notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of
this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of
Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast
out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by
them;
3 Nephi 16:Verse 9
9 And because of the mercies of the Father unto the
Gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father upon my people who
are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that
after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of
Israel to be smitten, and to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to
be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to
become a hiss and a byword among them--
3 Nephi 16:Verse 10
10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say
unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my
gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be
lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above
all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all
manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner
of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of
secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and
shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I
will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 11
11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have
made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel
unto them.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 12
12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that
the Gentiles shall not have power over you; but I will remember my
covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the
knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 13
13 But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me,
saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O
house of Israel.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 14
14 And I will not suffer my people, who are of the
house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down,
saith the Father.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 15
15 But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto
my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house
of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and shall tread
them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor,
which is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be
trodden under foot of my people, O house of Israel.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 16
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father
commanded me--that I should give unto this people this land for
their inheritance.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 17
17 And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be
fulfilled, which say:
3 Nephi 16:Verse 18
18 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.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 19
19 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places
of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath
redeemed Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 16:Verse 20
20 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 God.
Chapter 17
3 Nephi 17:Verse 1
1 Behold, now it came to pass that when Jesus had
spoken these words he looked round about again on the multitude,
and he said unto them: Behold, my time is at hand.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 2
2 I perceive that ye are weak, that ye cannot
understand all my words which I am commanded of the Father to speak
unto you at this time.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 3
3 Therefore, go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon the
things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that
ye may understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow, and I
come unto you again.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 4
4 But now I go unto the Father, and also to show myself
unto the lost tribes of Israel, for they are not lost unto the
Father, for he knoweth whither he hath taken them.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 5
5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken,
he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld
they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they
would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 6
6 And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled
with compassion towards you.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 7
7 Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them
hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or
leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are
afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them,
for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with
mercy.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 8
8 For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto
you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see
that your faith is sufficient that I should heal you.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all
the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with their sick and
their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with
their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner;
and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto
him.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 10
10 And they did all, both they who had been healed and
they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and
as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch
that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that he commanded that their
little children should be brought.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 12
12 So they brought their little children and set them
down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst;
and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto
him.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that when they had all been
brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded the multitude
that they should kneel down upon the ground.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon
the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and said: Father, I am
troubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of
Israel.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 15
15 And when he had said these words, he himself also
knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father, and the
things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did
bear record who heard him.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 16
16 And after this manner do they bear record: The eye
hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and
marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the
Father;
3 Nephi 17:Verse 17
17 And no tongue can speak, neither can there be
written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great
and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no
one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we
heard him pray for us unto the Father.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 18
18 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end
of praying unto the Father, he arose; but so great was the joy of
the multitude that they were overcome.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and
bade them arise.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 20
20 And they arose from the earth, and he said unto
them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And now behold, my joy
is full.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 21
21 And when he had said these words, he wept, and the
multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one
by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for
them.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 22
22 And when he had done this he wept again;
3 Nephi 17:Verse 23
23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them:
Behold your little ones.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 24
24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes
towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels
descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they
came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were
encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto
them.
3 Nephi 17:Verse 25
25 And the multitude did see and hear and bear record;
and they know that their record is true for they all of them did
see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number about
two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men,
women, and children.
Chapter 18
3 Nephi 18:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that Jesus commanded his
disciples that they should bring forth some bread and wine unto
him.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 2
2 And while they were gone for bread and wine, he
commanded the multitude that they should sit themselves down upon
the earth.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 3
3 And when the disciples had come with bread and wine,
he took of the bread and brake and blessed it; and he gave unto the
disciples and commanded that they should eat.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 4
4 And when they had eaten and were filled, he commanded
that they should give unto the multitude.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 5
5 And when the multitude had eaten and were filled, he
said unto the disciples: Behold there shall one be ordained among
you, and to him will I give power that he shall break bread and
bless it and give it unto the people of my church, unto all those
who shall believe and be baptized in my name.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 6
6 And this shall ye always observe to do, even as I
have done, even as I have broken bread and blessed it and given it
unto you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 7
7 And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which
I have shown unto you. And it shall be a testimony unto the Father
that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember me ye
shall have my Spirit to be with you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 8
8 And it came to pass that when he said these words, he
commanded his disciples that they should take of the wine of the
cup and drink of it, and that they should also give unto the
multitude that they might drink of it.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 9
9 And it came to pass that they did so, and did drink
of it and were filled; and they gave unto the multitude, and they
did drink, and they were filled.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 10
10 And when the disciples had done this, Jesus said
unto them: Blessed are ye for this thing which ye have done, for
this is fulfilling my commandments, and this doth witness unto the
Father that ye are willing to do that which I have commanded
you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 11
11 And this shall ye always do to those who repent and
are baptized in my name; and ye shall do it in remembrance of my
blood, which I have shed for you, that ye may witness unto the
Father that ye do always remember me. And if ye do always remember
me ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 12
12 And I give unto you a commandment that ye shall do
these things. And if ye shall always do these things blessed are
ye, for ye are built upon my rock.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 13
13 But whoso among you shall do more or less than these
are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation;
and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds
blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell
are ready open to receive them.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 14
14 Therefore blessed are ye if ye shall keep my
commandments, which the Father hath commanded me that I should give
unto you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 15
15 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and
pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye be led away
captive by him.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 16
16 And as I have prayed among you even so shall ye pray
in my church, among my people who do repent and are baptized in my
name. Behold I am the light; I have set an example for you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words unto his disciples, he turned again unto the multitude and
said unto them:
3 Nephi 18:Verse 18
18 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must
watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan
desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 19
19 Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my
name;
3 Nephi 18:Verse 20
20 And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name,
which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be
given unto you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 21
21 Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my
name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 22
22 And behold, ye shall meet together oft; and ye shall
not forbid any man from coming unto you when ye shall meet
together, but suffer them that they may come unto you and forbid
them not;
3 Nephi 18:Verse 23
23 But ye shall pray for them, and shall not cast them
out; and if it so be that they come unto you oft ye shall pray for
them unto the Father, in my name.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 24
24 Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto
the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up--that which
ye have seen me do. Behold ye see that I have prayed unto the
Father, and ye all have witnessed.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 25
25 And ye see that I have commanded that none of you
should go away, but rather have commanded that ye should come unto
me, that ye might feel and see; even so shall ye do unto the world;
and whosoever breaketh this commandment suffereth himself to be led
into temptation.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 26
26 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken
these words, he turned his eyes again upon the disciples whom he
had chosen, and said unto them:
3 Nephi 18:Verse 27
27 Behold verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto
you another commandment, and then I must go unto my Father that I
may fulfil other commandments which he hath given me.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 28
28 And now behold, this is the commandment which I give
unto you, that ye shall not suffer any one knowingly to partake of
my flesh and blood unworthily, when ye shall minister it;
3 Nephi 18:Verse 29
29 For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood
unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul; therefore if
ye know that a man is unworthy to eat and drink of my flesh and
blood ye shall forbid him.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 30
30 Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out from among
you, but ye shall minister unto him and shall pray for him unto the
Father, in my name; and if it so be that he repenteth and is
baptized in my name, then shall ye receive him, and shall minister
unto him of my flesh and blood.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 31
31 But if he repent not he shall not be numbered among
my people, that he may not destroy my people, for behold I know my
sheep, and they are numbered.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 32
32 Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out of your
synagogues, or your places of worship, for unto such shall ye
continue to minister; for ye know not but what they will return and
repent, and come unto me with full purpose of heart, and I shall
heal them; and ye shall be the means of bringing salvation unto
them.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 33
33 Therefore, keep these sayings which I have commanded
you that ye come not under condemnation; for wo unto him whom the
Father condemneth.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 34
34 And I give you these commandments because of the
disputations which have been among you. And blessed are ye if ye
have no disputations among you.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 35
35 And now I go unto the Father, because it is
expedient that I should go unto the Father for your sakes.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 36
36 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end
of these sayings, he touched with his hand the disciples whom he
had chosen, one by one, even until he had touched them all, and
spake unto them as he touched them.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 37
37 And the multitude heard not the words which he
spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare
record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will
show unto you hereafter that this record is true.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 38
38 And it came to pass that when Jesus had touched them
all, there came a cloud and overshadowed the multitude that they
could not see Jesus.
3 Nephi 18:Verse 39
39 And while they were overshadowed he departed from
them, and ascended into heaven. And the disciples saw and did bear
record that he ascended again into heaven.
Chapter 19
3 Nephi 19:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had ascended
into heaven, the multitude did disperse, and every man did take his
wife and his children and did return to his own home.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 2
2 And it was noised abroad among the people
immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude had seen
Jesus, and that he had ministered unto them, and that he would also
show himself on the morrow unto the multitude.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 3
3 Yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad
concerning Jesus; and insomuch did they send forth unto the people
that there were many, yea, an exceedingly great number, did labor
exceedingly all that night, that they might be on the morrow in the
place where Jesus should show himself unto the multitude.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 4
4 And it came to pass that on the morrow, when the
multitude was gathered together, behold, Nephi and his brother whom
he had raised from the dead, whose name was Timothy, and also his
son, whose name was Jonas, and also Mathoni, and Mathonihah, his
brother, and Kumen, and Kumenonhi, and Jeremiah, and Shemnon, and
Jonas, and Zedekiah, and Isaiah--now these were the names of the
disciples whom Jesus had chosen--and it came to pass that they went
forth and stood in the midst of the multitude.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 5
5 And behold, the multitude was so great that they did
cause that they should be separated into twelve bodies.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 6
6 And the twelve did teach the multitude; and behold,
they did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face
of the earth, and should pray unto the Father in the name of
Jesus.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 7
7 And the disciples did pray unto the Father also in
the name of Jesus. And it came to pass that they arose and
ministered unto the people.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 8
8 And when they had ministered those same words which
Jesus had spoken--nothing varying from the words which Jesus had
spoken--behold, they knelt again and prayed to the Father in the
name of Jesus.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 9
9 And they did pray for that which they most desired;
and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto
them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 10
10 And when they had thus prayed they went down unto
the water's edge, and the multitude followed them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 11
11 And it came to pass that Nephi went down into the
water and was baptized.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 12
12 And he came up out of the water and began to
baptize. And he baptized all those whom Jesus had chosen.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass when they were all baptized and
had come up out of the water, the Holy Ghost did fall upon them,
and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and with fire.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 14
14 And behold, they were encircled about as if it were
by fire; and it came down from heaven, and the multitude did
witness it, and did bear record; and angels did come down out of
heaven and did minister unto them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that while the angels were
ministering unto the disciples, behold, Jesus came and stood in the
midst and ministered unto them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 16
16 And it came to pass that he spake unto the
multitude, and commanded them that they should kneel down again
upon the earth, and also that his disciples should kneel down upon
the earth.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that when they had all knelt
down upon the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should
pray.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 18
18 And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray
unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 19
19 And it came to pass that Jesus departed out of the
midst of them, and went a little way off from them and bowed
himself to the earth, and he said:
3 Nephi 19:Verse 20
20 Father, I thank thee that thou hast given the Holy
Ghost unto these whom I have chosen; and it is because of their
belief in me that I have chosen them out of the world.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 21
21 Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy
Ghost unto all them that shall believe in their words.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 22
22 Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost because
they believe in me; and thou seest that they believe in me because
thou hearest them, and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me
because I am with them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 23
23 And now Father, I pray unto thee for them, and also
for all those who shall believe on their words, that they may
believe in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me,
that we may be one.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 24
24 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus prayed
unto the Father, he came unto his disciples, and behold, they did
still continue, without ceasing, to pray unto him; and they did not
multiply many words, for it was given unto them what they should
pray, and they were filled with desire.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 25
25 And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they
did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the
light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were
as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and
behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea,
even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness
thereof.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 26
26 And Jesus said unto them: Pray on; nevertheless they
did not cease to pray.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 27
27 And he turned from them again, and went a little way
off and bowed himself to the earth; and he prayed again unto the
Father, saying:
3 Nephi 19:Verse 28
28 Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified those
whom I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them,
and also for them who shall believe on their words, that they may
be purified in me, through faith on their words, even as they are
purified in me.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 29
29 Father, I pray not for the world, but for those whom
thou hast given me out of the world, because of their faith, that
they may be purified in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father,
art in me, that we may be one, that I may be glorified in
them.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 30
30 And when Jesus had spoken these words he came again
unto his disciples; and behold they did pray steadfastly, without
ceasing, unto him; and he did smile upon them again; and behold
they were white, even as Jesus.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 31
31 And it came to pass that he went again a little way
off and prayed unto the Father;
3 Nephi 19:Verse 32
32 And tongue cannot speak the words which he prayed,
neither can be written by man the words which he prayed.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 33
33 And the multitude did hear and do bear record; and
their hearts were open and they did understand in their hearts the
words which he prayed.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 34
34 Nevertheless, so great and marvelous were the words
which he prayed that they cannot be written, neither can they be
uttered by man.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 35
35 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end
of praying he came again to the disciples, and said unto them: So
great faith have I never seen among all the Jews; wherefore I could
not show unto them so great miracles, because of their
unbelief.
3 Nephi 19:Verse 36
36 Verily I say unto you, there are none of them that
have seen so great things as ye have seen; neither have they heard
so great things as ye have heard.
Chapter 20
3 Nephi 20:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that he commanded the multitude
that they should cease to pray, and also his disciples. And he
commanded them that they should not cease to pray in their
hearts.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 2
2 And he commanded them that they should arise and
stand up upon their feet. And they arose up and stood upon their
feet.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 3
3 And it came to pass that he brake bread again and
blessed it, and gave to the disciples to eat.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 4
4 And when they had eaten he commanded them that they
should break bread, and give unto the multitude.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 5
5 And when they had given unto the multitude he also
gave them wine to drink, and commanded them that they should give
unto the multitude.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 6
6 Now, there had been no bread, neither wine, brought
by the disciples, neither by the multitude;
3 Nephi 20:Verse 7
7 But he truly gave unto them bread to eat, and also
wine to drink.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 8
8 And he said unto them: He that eateth this bread
eateth of my body to his soul; and he that drinketh of this wine
drinketh of my blood to his soul; and his soul shall never hunger
nor thirst, but shall be filled.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 9
9 Now, when the multitude had all eaten and drunk,
behold, they were filled with the Spirit; and they did cry out with
one voice, and gave glory to Jesus, whom they both saw and
heard.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 10
10 And it came to pass that when they had all given
glory unto Jesus, he said unto them: Behold now I finish the
commandment which the Father hath commanded me concerning this
people, who are a remnant of the house of Israel.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 11
11 Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that
when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled--behold they are
written, ye have them before you, therefore search them--
3 Nephi 20:Verse 12
12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they
shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the
Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 13
13 And then shall the remnants, which shall be
scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from
the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north;
and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God,
who hath redeemed them.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 14
14 And the Father hath commanded me that I should give
unto you this land, for your inheritance.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 15
15 And I say unto you, that if the Gentiles do not
repent after the blessing which they shall receive, after they have
scattered my people--
3 Nephi 20:Verse 16
16 Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of
Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them
who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the
beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of
sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in
pieces, and none can deliver.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 17
17 Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries,
and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 18
18 And I will gather my people together as a man
gathereth his sheaves into the floor.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 19
19 For I will make my people with whom the Father hath
covenanted, yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy
hoofs brass. And thou shalt beat in pieces many people; and I will
consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the
Lord of the whole earth. And behold, I am he who doeth it.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 20
20 And it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that
the sword of my justice shall hang over them at that day; and
except they repent it shall fall upon them, saith the Father, yea,
even upon all the nations of the Gentiles.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 21
21 And it shall come to pass that I will establish my
people, O house of Israel.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 22
22 And behold, this people will I establish in this
land, unto the fulfilling of the covenant which I made with your
father Jacob; and it shall be a New Jerusalem. And the powers of
heaven shall be in the midst of this people; yea, even I will be in
the midst of you.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 23
23 Behold, I am he of whom Moses spake, saying: A
prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren,
like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall
say unto you. And it shall come to pass that every soul who will
not hear that prophet shall be cut off from among the people.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 24
24 Verily I say unto you, yea, and all the prophets
from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken,
have testified of me.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 25
25 And behold, ye are the children of the prophets; and
ye are of the house of Israel; and ye are of the covenant which the
Father made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed
shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 26
26 The Father having raised me up unto you first, and
sent me to bless you in turning away every one of you from his
iniquities; and this because ye are the children of the
covenant--
3 Nephi 20:Verse 27
27 And after that ye were blessed then fulfilleth the
Father the covenant which he made with Abraham, saying: In thy seed
shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed--unto the pouring
out of the Holy Ghost through me upon the Gentiles, which blessing
upon the Gentiles shall make them mighty above all, unto the
scattering of my people, O house of Israel.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 28
28 And they shall be a scourge unto the people of this
land. Nevertheless, when they shall have received the fulness of my
gospel, then if they shall harden their hearts against me I will
return their iniquities upon their own heads, saith the
Father.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 29
29 And I will remember the covenant which I have made
with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would gather
them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them
again the land of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the
land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever,
saith the Father.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 30
30 And it shall come to pass that the time cometh, when
the fulness of my gospel shall be preached unto them;
3 Nephi 20:Verse 31
31 And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, and shall pray unto the Father in my
name.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 32
32 Then shall their watchmen lift up their voice, and
with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to
eye.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 33
33 Then will the Father gather them together again, and
give unto them Jerusalem for the land of their inheritance.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 34
34 Then shall they break forth into joy--Sing together,
ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Father hath comforted his
people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 35
35 The Father 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 the Father; and the Father and I are one.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 36
36 And then shall be brought to pass that which is
written: Awake, awake again, and put on thy strength, O Zion; put
on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city, for
henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and
the unclean.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 37
37 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit down, O
Jerusalem; loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive
daughter of Zion.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 38
38 For thus saith the Lord: Ye have sold yourselves for
naught, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 39
39 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that my people shall
know my name; yea, in that day they shall know that I am he that
doth speak.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 40
40 And then shall they say: How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings unto them,
that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings unto them of
good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion: Thy God
reigneth!
3 Nephi 20:Verse 41
41 And then shall a cry go forth: Depart ye, depart ye,
go ye out from thence, touch not that which is unclean; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean that bear the vessels of the
Lord.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 42
42 For ye shall not go out with haste nor go by flight;
for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel shall be
your rearward.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 43
43 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently; he shall be
exalted and extolled and be very high.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 44
44 As many were astonished at thee--his visage was so
marred, more than any man, and his form more than the sons of
men--
3 Nephi 20:Verse 45
45 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall
shut their mouths at him, for that which had not been told them
shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they
consider.
3 Nephi 20:Verse 46
46 Verily, verily, I say unto you, all these things
shall surely come, even as the Father hath commanded me. Then shall
this covenant which the Father hath covenanted with his people be
fulfilled; and then shall Jerusalem be inhabited again with my
people, and it shall be the land of their inheritance.
Chapter 21
3 Nephi 21:Verse 1
1 AND verily I say unto you, I give unto you a sign,
that ye may know the time when these things shall be about to take
place--that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my
people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my
Zion;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 2
2 And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto
you for a sign--for verily I say unto you that when these things
which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you
hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall
be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the
Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a
remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who
shall be scattered by them;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 3
3 Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these things
shall be made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth
of the Father, from them unto you;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 4
4 For it is wisdom in the Father that they should be
established in this land, and be set up as a free people by the
power of the Father, that these things might come forth from them
unto a remnant of your seed, that the covenant of the Father may be
fulfilled which he hath covenanted with his people, O house of
Israel;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 5
5 Therefore, when these works and the works which shall
be wrought among you hereafter shall come forth from the Gentiles,
unto your seed which shall dwindle in unbelief because of
iniquity;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 6
6 For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come
forth from the Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the
Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden
their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized
in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they
may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 7
7 And when these things come to pass that thy seed
shall begin to know these things--it shall be a sign unto them,
that they may know that the work of the Father hath already
commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made
unto the people who are of the house of Israel.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 8
8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass
that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been
told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall
they consider.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 9
9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a
work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and
there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a
man shall declare it unto them.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 10
10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my
hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be
marred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto
them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 11
11 Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will
not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father
shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give
unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles,
(it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from
among my people who are of the covenant.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 12
12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be
among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the
beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and
none can deliver.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 13
13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their
adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 14
14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for
it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will
cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy
chariots;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 15
15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw
down all thy strongholds;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 16
16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and
thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 17
17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy
standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more
worship the works of thy hands;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 18
18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of
thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 19
19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and
deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and
whoredoms, shall be done away.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 20
20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at
that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son,
them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 21
21 And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them,
even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 22
22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words,
and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church among them,
and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered among this
the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their
inheritance;
3 Nephi 21:Verse 23
23 And they shall assist my people, the remnant of
Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that
they may build a city, which shall be called the New
Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 24
24 And then shall they assist my people that they may
be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in
unto the New Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 25
25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among
them; and I also will be in the midst.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 26
26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at
that day, even when this gospel shall be preached among the remnant
of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work
of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea,
even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led
away out of Jerusalem.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 27
27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed
of my people, with the Father to prepare the way whereby they may
come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 28
28 Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the
Father among all nations in preparing the way whereby his people
may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
3 Nephi 21:Verse 29
29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they
shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight, for I will go before
them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.
Chapter 22
3 Nephi 22:Verse 1
1 AND then shall that which is written come to pass:
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing,
and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child; for more are
the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,
saith the Lord.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 2
2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch
forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not, lengthen thy
cords and strengthen thy stakes;
3 Nephi 22:Verse 3
3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on
the left, and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles and make the
desolate cities to be inhabited.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 4
4 Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be
thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt
forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach
of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood
any more.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 5
5 For thy maker, thy husband, the Lord of Hosts is his
name; and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel--the God of the
whole earth shall he be called.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 6
6 For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and
grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused,
saith thy God.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 7
7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with
great mercies will I gather thee.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 8
8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a
moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee,
saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 9
9 For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have
sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so
have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 10
10 For the mountains shall depart and the hills be
removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall
the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy
on thee.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 11
11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not
comforted! Behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colors, and lay
thy foundations with sapphires.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 12
12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates
of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 13
13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord;
and great shall be the peace of thy children.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 14
14 In righteousness shalt thou be established; thou
shalt be far from oppression for thou shalt not fear, and from
terror for it shall not come near thee.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 15
15 Behold, they shall surely gather together against
thee, not by me; whosoever shall gather together against thee shall
fall for thy sake.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 16
16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the
coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his
work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
3 Nephi 22:Verse 17
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;
and every tongue that shall revile against thee in judgment thou
shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Chapter 23
3 Nephi 23:Verse 1
1 AND now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to
search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye
search these things diligently; for great are the words of
Isaiah.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 2
2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning
my people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs
be that he must speak also to the Gentiles.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 3
3 And all things that he spake have been and shall be,
even according to the words which he spake.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 4
4 Therefore give heed to my words; write the things
which I have told you; and according to the time and the will of
the Father they shall go forth unto the Gentiles.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 5
5 And whosoever will hearken unto my words and
repenteth and is baptized, the same shall be saved. Search the
prophets, for many there be that testify of these things.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 6
6 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had said
these words he said unto them again, after he had expounded all the
scriptures unto them which they had received, he said unto them:
Behold, other scriptures I would that ye should write, that ye have
not.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 7
7 And it came to pass that he said unto Nephi: Bring
forth the record which ye have kept.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 8
8 And when Nephi had brought forth the records, and
laid them before him, he cast his eyes upon them and said:
3 Nephi 23:Verse 9
9 Verily I say unto you, I commanded my servant Samuel,
the Lamanite, that he should testify unto this people, that at the
day that the Father should glorify his name in me that there were
many saints who should arise from the dead, and should appear unto
many, and should minister unto them. And he said unto them: Was it
not so?
3 Nephi 23:Verse 10
10 And his disciples answered him and said: Yea, Lord,
Samuel did prophesy according to thy words, and they were all
fulfilled.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 11
11 And Jesus said unto them: How be it that ye have not
written this thing, that many saints did arise and appear unto many
and did minister unto them?
3 Nephi 23:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that Nephi remembered that this
thing had not been written.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 13
13 And it came to pass that Jesus commanded that it
should be written; therefore it was written according as he
commanded.
3 Nephi 23:Verse 14
14 And now it came to pass that when Jesus had
expounded all the scriptures in one, which they had written, he
commanded them that they should teach the things which he had
expounded unto them.
Chapter 24
3 Nephi 24:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that he commanded them that they
should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi,
which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they
were written he expounded them. And these are the words which he
did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto
Malachi--Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the
way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his
temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in;
behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 2
2 But who may abide the day of his coming, and who
shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and
like fuller's soap.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 3
3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and
silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in
righteousness.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 4
4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be
pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former
years.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 5
5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will
be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the
adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that
oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the fatherless,
and that turn aside the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord
of Hosts.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 6
6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of
Jacob are not consumed.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 7
7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away
from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me and I
will return unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts. But ye say: Wherein
shall we return?
3 Nephi 24:Verse 8
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye
say: Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 9
9 Ye are cursed with a curse, for ye have robbed me,
even this whole nation.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 10
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that
there may be meat in my house; and prove me now herewith, saith the
Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 11
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and
he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your
vine cast her fruit before the time in the fields, saith the Lord
of Hosts.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 12
12 And all nations shall call you blessed, for ye shall
be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of Hosts.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 13
13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the
Lord. Yet ye say: What have we spoken against thee?
3 Nephi 24:Verse 14
14 Ye have said: It is vain to serve God, and what doth
it profit that we have kept his ordinances and that we have walked
mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
3 Nephi 24:Verse 15
15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work
wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even
delivered.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 16
16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to
another, and the Lord hearkened and heard; and a book of
remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord,
and that thought upon his name.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 17
17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in
that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them as a man
spareth his own son that serveth him.
3 Nephi 24:Verse 18
18 Then shall ye return and discern between the
righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that
serveth him not.
Chapter 25
3 Nephi 25:Verse 1
1 FOR behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an
oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be
stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord
of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
3 Nephi 25:Verse 2
2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of
Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go
forth and grow up as calves in the stall.
3 Nephi 25:Verse 3
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be
ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this,
saith the Lord of Hosts.
3 Nephi 25:Verse 4
4 Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I
commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and
judgments.
3 Nephi 25:Verse 5
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord;
3 Nephi 25:Verse 6
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the
children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I
come and smite the earth with a curse.
Chapter 26
3 Nephi 26:Verse 1
1 AND now it came to pass that when Jesus had told
these things he expounded them unto the multitude; and he did
expound all things unto them, both great and small.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 2
2 And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with
you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was
wisdom in him that they should be given unto future
generations.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 3
3 And he did expound all things, even from the
beginning until the time that he should come in his glory--yea,
even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even
until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth
should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth
should pass away;
3 Nephi 26:Verse 4
4 And even unto the great and last day, when all
people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand
before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or
whether they be evil--
3 Nephi 26:Verse 5
5 If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting
life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being
on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other
hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness
which is in Christ, who was before the world began.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 6
6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a
hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the
people;
3 Nephi 26:Verse 7
7 But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more
part of the things which he taught the people.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 8
8 And these things have I written, which are a lesser
part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written
them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people,
from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath
spoken.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 9
9 And when they shall have received this, which is
expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if
it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the
greater things be made manifest unto them.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 10
10 And if it so be that they will not believe these
things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto
their condemnation.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 11
11 Behold, I was about to write them, all which were
engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying:
I will try the faith of my people.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 12
12 Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have
been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my
sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded
me.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 13
13 Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the
Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and
after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread
oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 14
14 And it came to pass that he did teach and minister
unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he
did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers
great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto
the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could
utter.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 15
15 And it came to pass that after he had ascended into
heaven--the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had
gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their
lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of
the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and
raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto
them, and had ascended unto the Father--
3 Nephi 26:Verse 16
16 Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the
multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard
these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter
marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were
forbidden that there should not any man write them.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 17
17 And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus
had chosen began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as
many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the
name of Jesus were filled with the Holy Ghost.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 18
18 And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things,
which are not lawful to be written.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 19
19 And they taught, and did minister one to another;
and they had all things common among them, every man dealing
justly, one with another.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 20
20 And it came to pass that they did do all things even
as Jesus had commanded them.
3 Nephi 26:Verse 21
21 And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were
called the church of Christ.
Chapter 27
3 Nephi 27:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass that as the disciples of Jesus
were journeying and were preaching the things which they had both
heard and seen, and were baptizing in the name of Jesus, it came to
pass that the disciples were gathered together and were united in
mighty prayer and fasting.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 2
2 And Jesus again showed himself unto them, for they
were praying unto the Father in his name; and Jesus came and stood
in the midst of them, and said unto them: What will ye that I shall
give unto you?
3 Nephi 27:Verse 3
3 And they said unto him: Lord, we will that thou
wouldst tell us the name whereby we shall call this church; for
there are disputations among the people concerning this
matter.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 4
4 And the Lord said unto them: Verily, verily, I say
unto you, why is it that the people should murmur and dispute
because of this thing?
3 Nephi 27:Verse 5
5 Have they not read the scriptures, which say ye must
take upon you the name of Christ, which is my name? For by this
name shall ye be called at the last day;
3 Nephi 27:Verse 6
6 And whoso taketh upon him my name, and endureth to
the end, the same shall be saved at the last day.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 7
7 Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in
my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye
shall call upon the Father in my name that he will bless the church
for my sake.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 8
8 And how be it my church save it be called in my name?
For if a church be called in Moses' name then it be Moses' church;
or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a
man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so
be that they are built upon my gospel.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 9
9 Verily I say unto you, that ye are built upon my
gospel; therefore ye shall call whatsoever things ye do call, in my
name; therefore if ye call upon the Father, for the church, if it
be in my name the Father will hear you;
3 Nephi 27:Verse 10
10 And if it so be that the church is built upon my
gospel then will the Father show forth his own works in it.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 11
11 But if it be not built upon my gospel, and is built
upon the works of men, or upon the works of the devil, verily I say
unto you they have joy in their works for a season, and by and by
the end cometh, and they are hewn down and cast into the fire, from
whence there is no return.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 12
12 For their works do follow them, for it is because of
their works that they are hewn down; therefore remember the things
that I have told you.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 13
13 Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is
the gospel which I have given unto you--that I came into the world
to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 14
14 And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon
the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that
I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men
even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me,
to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they
be evil--
3 Nephi 27:Verse 15
15 And for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore,
according to the power of the Father I will draw all men unto me,
that they may be judged according to their works.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 16
16 And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and
is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the
end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day
when I shall stand to judge the world.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 17
17 And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is
he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they
can no more return, because of the justice of the Father.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 18
18 And this is the word which he hath given unto the
children of men. And for this cause he fulfilleth the words which
he hath given, and he lieth not, but fulfilleth all his
words.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 19
19 And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom;
therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have
washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the
repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the
end.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 20
20 Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of
the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may
be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand
spotless before me at the last day.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 21
21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel;
and ye know the things that ye must do in my church; for the works
which ye have seen me do that shall ye also do; for that which ye
have seen me do even that shall ye do;
3 Nephi 27:Verse 22
22 Therefore, if ye do these things blessed are ye, for
ye shall be lifted up at the last day.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 23
23 Write the things which ye have seen and heard, save
it be those which are forbidden.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 24
24 Write the works of this people, which shall be, even
as hath been written, of that which hath been.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 25
25 For behold, out of the books which have been
written, and which shall be written, shall this people be judged,
for by them shall their works be known unto men.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 26
26 And behold, all things are written by the Father;
therefore out of the books which shall be written shall the world
be judged.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 27
27 And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people,
according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall
be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say
unto you, even as I am.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 28
28 And now I go unto the Father. And verily I say unto
you, whatsoever things ye shall ask the Father in my name shall be
given unto you.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 29
29 Therefore, ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you; for he that asketh, receiveth; and unto
him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 30
30 And now, behold, my joy is great, even unto fulness,
because of you, and also this generation; yea, and even the Father
rejoiceth, and also all the holy angels, because of you and this
generation; for none of them are lost.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 31
31 Behold, I would that ye should understand; for I
mean them who are now alive of this generation; and none of them
are lost; and in them I have fulness of joy.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 32
32 But behold, it sorroweth me because of the fourth
generation from this generation, for they are led away captive by
him even as was the son of perdition; for they will sell me for
silver and for gold, and for that which moth doth corrupt and which
thieves can break through and steal. And in that day will I visit
them, even in turning their works upon their own heads.
3 Nephi 27:Verse 33
33 And it came to pass that when Jesus had ended these
sayings he said unto his disciples: Enter ye in at the strait gate;
for strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leads to life,
and few there be that find it; but wide is the gate, and broad the
way which leads to death, and many there be that travel therein,
until the night cometh, wherein no man can work.
Chapter 28
3 Nephi 28:Verse 1
1 AND it came to pass when Jesus had said these words,
he spake unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is
it that ye desire of me, after that I am gone to the Father?
3 Nephi 28:Verse 2
2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We
desire that after we have lived unto the age of man, that our
ministry, wherein thou hast called us, may have an end, that we may
speedily come unto thee in thy kingdom.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 3
3 And he said unto them: Blessed are ye because ye
desired this thing of me; therefore, after that ye are seventy and
two years old ye shall come unto me in my kingdom; and with me ye
shall find rest.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 4
4 And when he had spoken unto them, he turned himself
unto the three, and said unto them: What will ye that I should do
unto you, when I am gone unto the Father?
3 Nephi 28:Verse 5
5 And they sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not
speak unto him the thing which they desired.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 6
6 And he said unto them: Behold, I know your thoughts,
and ye have desired the thing which John, my beloved, who was with
me in my ministry, before that I was lifted up by the Jews, desired
of me.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 7
7 Therefore, more blessed are ye, for ye shall never
taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the
Father unto the children of men, even until all things shall be
fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in
my glory with the powers of heaven.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 8
8 And ye shall never endure the pains of death; but
when I shall come in my glory ye shall be changed in the twinkling
of an eye from mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be
blessed in the kingdom of my Father.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 9
9 And again, ye shall not have pain while ye shall
dwell in the flesh, neither sorrow save it be for the sins of the
world; and all this will I do because of the thing which ye have
desired of me, for ye have desired that ye might bring the souls of
men unto me, while the world shall stand.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 10
10 And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and
ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall
be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye
shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father
and I are one;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 11
11 And the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and
me; and the Father giveth the Holy Ghost unto the children of men,
because of me.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 12
12 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words, he touched every one of them with his finger save it were
the three who were to tarry, and then he departed.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 13
13 And behold, the heavens were opened, and they were
caught up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 14
14 And it was forbidden them that they should utter;
neither was it given unto them power that they could utter the
things which they saw and heard;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 15
15 And whether they were in the body or out of the
body, they could not tell; for it did seem unto them like a
transfiguration of them, that they were changed from this body of
flesh into an immortal state, that they could behold the things of
God.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 16
16 But it came to pass that they did again minister
upon the face of the earth; nevertheless they did not minister of
the things which they had heard and seen, because of the
commandment which was given them in heaven.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 17
17 And now, whether they were mortal or immortal, from
the day of their transfiguration, I know not;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 18
18 But this much I know, according to the record which
hath been given--they did go forth upon the face of the land, and
did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as
would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as many as
were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 19
19 And they were cast into prison by them who did not
belong to the church. And the prisons could not hold them, for they
were rent in twain.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 20
20 And they were cast down into the earth; but they did
smite the earth with the word of God, insomuch that by his power
they were delivered out of the depths of the earth; and therefore
they could not dig pits sufficient to hold them.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 21
21 And thrice they were cast into a furnace and
received no harm.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 22
22 And twice were they cast into a den of wild beasts;
and behold they did play with the beasts as a child with a suckling
lamb, and received no harm.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 23
23 And it came to pass that thus they did go forth
among all the people of Nephi, and did preach the gospel of Christ
unto all people upon the face of the land; and they were converted
unto the Lord, and were united unto the church of Christ, and thus
the people of that generation were blessed, according to the word
of Jesus.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 24
24 And now I, Mormon, make an end of speaking
concerning these things for a time.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 25
25 Behold, I was about to write the names of those who
were never to taste of death, but the Lord forbade; therefore I
write them not, for they are hid from the world.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 26
26 But behold, I have seen them, and they have
ministered unto me.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 27
27 And behold they will be among the Gentiles, and the
Gentiles shall know them not.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 28
28 They will also be among the Jews, and the Jews shall
know them not.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 29
29 And it shall come to pass, when the Lord seeth fit
in his wisdom that they shall minister unto all the scattered
tribes of Israel, and unto all nations, kindreds, tongues and
people, and shall bring out of them unto Jesus many souls, that
their desire may be fulfilled, and also because of the convincing
power of God which is in them.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 30
30 And they are as the angels of God, and if they shall
pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus they can show themselves
unto whatsoever man it seemeth them good.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 31
31 Therefore, great and marvelous works shall be
wrought by them, before the great and coming day when all people
must surely stand before the judgment-seat of Christ;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 32
32 Yea even among the Gentiles shall there be a great
and marvelous work wrought by them, before that judgment day.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 33
33 And if ye had all the scriptures which give an
account of all the marvelous works of Christ, ye would, according
to the words of Christ, know that these things must surely
come.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 34
34 And wo be unto him that will not hearken unto the
words of Jesus, and also to them whom he hath chosen and sent among
them; for whoso receiveth not the words of Jesus and the words of
those whom he hath sent receiveth not him; and therefore he will
not receive them at the last day;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 35
35 And it would be better for them if they had not been
born. For do ye suppose that ye can get rid of the justice of an
offended God, who hath been trampled under feet of men, that
thereby salvation might come?
3 Nephi 28:Verse 36
36 And now behold, as I spake concerning those whom the
Lord hath chosen, yea, even three who were caught up into the
heavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality
to immortality--
3 Nephi 28:Verse 37
37 But behold, since I wrote, I have inquired of the
Lord, and he hath made it manifest unto me that there must needs be
a change wrought upon their bodies, or else it needs be that they
must taste of death;
3 Nephi 28:Verse 38
38 Therefore, that they might not taste of death there
was a change wrought upon their bodies, that they might not suffer
pain nor sorrow save it were for the sins of the world.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 39
39 Now this change was not equal to that which shall
take place at the last day; but there was a change wrought upon
them, insomuch that Satan could have no power over them, that he
could not tempt them; and they were sanctified in the flesh, that
they were holy, and that the powers of the earth could not hold
them.
3 Nephi 28:Verse 40
40 And in this state they were to remain until the
judgment day of Christ; and at that day they were to receive a
greater change, and to be received into the kingdom of the Father
to go no more out, but to dwell with God eternally in the
heavens.
Chapter 29
3 Nephi 29:Verse 1
1 AND now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord
shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto
the Gentiles according to his word, then ye may know that the
covenant which the Father hath made with the children of Israel,
concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is
already beginning to be fulfilled.
3 Nephi 29:Verse 2
2 And ye may know that the words of the Lord, which
have been spoken by the holy prophets, shall all be fulfilled; and
ye need not say that the Lord delays his coming unto the children
of Israel.
3 Nephi 29:Verse 3
3 And ye need not imagine in your hearts that the words
which have been spoken are vain, for behold, the Lord will remember
his covenant which he hath made unto his people of the house of
Israel.
3 Nephi 29:Verse 4
4 And when ye shall see these sayings coming forth
among you, then ye need not any longer spurn at the doings of the
Lord, for the sword of his justice is in his right hand; and
behold, at that day, if ye shall spurn at his doings he will cause
that it shall soon overtake you.
3 Nephi 29:Verse 5
5 Wo unto him that spurneth at the doings of the Lord;
yea, wo unto him that shall deny the Christ and his works!
3 Nephi 29:Verse 6
6 Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of
the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by
revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by
healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!
3 Nephi 29:Verse 7
7 Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to
get gain, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for
he that doeth this shall become like unto the son of perdition, for
whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ!
3 Nephi 29:Verse 8
8 Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor
make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of
Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them,
and he will do unto them according to that which he hath
sworn.
3 Nephi 29:Verse 9
9 Therefore ye need not suppose that ye can turn the
right hand of the Lord unto the left, that he may not execute
judgment unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made
unto the house of Israel.
Chapter 30
3 Nephi 30:Verse 1
1 Hearken, O ye Gentiles, and hear the words of Jesus
Christ, the Son of the living God, which he hath commanded me that
I should speak concerning you, for, behold he commandeth me that I
should write, saying:
3 Nephi 30:Verse 2
2 Turn, all ye Gentiles, from your wicked ways; and
repent of your evil doings, of your lyings and deceivings, and of
your whoredoms, and of your secret abominations, and your
idolatries, and of your murders, and your priestcrafts, and your
envyings, and your strifes, and from all your wickedness and
abominations, and come unto me, and be baptized in my name, that ye
may receive a remission of your sins, and be filled with the Holy
Ghost, that ye may be numbered with my people who are of the house
of Israel.