                         The
 New Testament
          o f Our Lo rd and Savio ur

              Jesus Christ

          Trans lated out o f t he
      Original Gree k: a n d w it h t he
Former T rans latio ns Dil ige n t ly Co m pa re d
      and R evis ed, b y His M a je s t y ’ s
            Spe cial Comm a n d




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       The Church of jesus Christ of latter-day saints
                salt lake City, utah, usa
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               The Names and Order of All the
                 Books of the Old and
                   New Testaments

                     The Books of the Old Testament
Genesis . . . . . . .            1 Ecclesiastes .  .  .  .  .  .  845
Exodus . . . . . . .            79 Song of Solomon . . . . 856
Leviticus  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 146 Isaiah .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  861
Numbers  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 190 Jeremiah  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 942
Deuteronomy . . . . . 252 Lamentations . . . . . 1020
Joshua . . . . . . . 308 Ezekiel .  .  .  .  .  .  1027
Judges  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 343 Daniel  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1099
Ruth .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  377 Hosea .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1122
1 Samuel  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 382 Joel . . . . . . . . 1133
2 Samuel  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 426 Amos .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1137
1 Kings . . . . . . . 463 Obadiah .  .  .  .  .  .  1146
2 Kings . . . . . . . 507 Jonah .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1147
1 Chronicles  .  .  .  .  .  . 548 Micah  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1150
2 Chronicles  .  .  .  .  .  . 587 Nahum .  .  .  .  .  .  1156
Ezra . . . . . . . . 634 Habakkuk .  .  .  .  .  1159
Nehemiah .  .  .  .  .  .  648 Zephaniah . . . . . . 1162
Esther  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 668 Haggai . . . . . . . 1166
Job  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 678 Zechariah . . . . . . 1168
Psalms . . . . . . . 714 Malachi .  .  .  .  .  .  1180
Proverbs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  811

                   The Books of the New Testament
Matthew .  .  .  .  .  .  1187     1 Timothy .  .  .  .  .  1506
Mark .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1241     2 Timothy .  .  .  .  .  1512
Luke .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1271     Titus .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1517
John . . . . . . . . 1324          Philemon . . . . . . 1520
Acts .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1365     Hebrews .  .  .  .  .  .  1521
Romans .  .  .  .  .  .  1415      James .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1538
1 Corinthians . . . . . 1438       1 Peter . . . . . . . 1544
2 Corinthians . . . . . 1460       2 Peter . . . . . . . 1551
Galatians  .  .  .  .  .  . 1473   1 John  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1555
Ephesians . . . . . . 1480         2 John  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1561
Philippians .  .  .  .  .  1488    3 John  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1562
Colossians .  .  .  .  .  1493     Jude . . . . . . . . 1563
1 Thessalonians . . . . 1498       Revelation . . . . . . 1565
2 Thessalonians . . . . 1503

                              Appendix
Topical Guide .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1
Bible Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583
Bible Chronology .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  749
Harmony of the Gospels  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    759
Joseph Smith Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777
Bible Maps .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  803
Bible Photographs  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   825
                                 A bbr e v i at ion s

Old Testament                     New Testament                     Book of Mormon
Gen.      Genesis                 Matt.     Matthew                 1 Ne.      1 Nephi
Ex.       Exodus                  Mark      Mark                    2 Ne.      2 Nephi
Lev.      Leviticus               Luke      Luke                    Jacob      Jacob
Num.      Numbers                 John      John                    Enos       Enos
Deut.     Deuteronomy             Acts      Acts                    Jarom      Jarom
Josh.     Joshua                  Rom.      Romans                  Omni       Omni
Judg.     Judges                  1 Cor.    1 Corinthians           W of M     Words of Mormon
Ruth      Ruth                    2 Cor.    2 Corinthians           Mosiah     Mosiah
1 Sam.    1 Samuel                Gal.      Galatians               Alma       Alma
2 Sam.    2 Samuel                Eph.      Ephesians               Hel.       Helaman
1 Kgs.    1 Kings                 Philip.   Philippians             3 Ne.      3 Nephi
2 Kgs.    2 Kings                 Col.      Colossians              4 Ne.      4 Nephi
1 Chr.    1 Chronicles            1 Thes.   1 Thessalonians         Morm.      Mormon
2 Chr.    2 Chronicles            2 Thes.   2 Thessalonians         Ether      Ether
Ezra      Ezra                    1 Tim.    1 Timothy               Moro.      Moroni
Neh.      Nehemiah                2 Tim.    2 Timothy
Esth.     Esther                  Titus     Titus                   Doctrine and Covenants
Job       Job                     Philem.   Philemon                D&C        Doctrine and
Ps.       Psalms                  Heb.      Hebrews                             Covenants
Prov.     Proverbs                James     James                   OD         Official
Eccl.     Ecclesiastes            1 Pet.    1 Peter                             Declaration
Song      Song of Solomon         2 Pet.    2 Peter
Isa.      Isaiah                  1 Jn.     1 John                  Pearl of Great Price
Jer.      Jeremiah                2 Jn.     2 John
Lam.      Lamentations            3 Jn.     3 John                  Moses      Moses
Ezek.     Ezekiel                 Jude      Jude                    Abr.       Abraham
Dan.      Daniel                  Rev.      Revelation              JS—M       Joseph Smith—
Hosea     Hosea                                                                 Matthew
Joel      Joel                                                      JS—H       Joseph Smith—
Amos      Amos                                                                  History
Obad.     Obadiah                                                   A of F     Articles of Faith
Jonah     Jonah
Micah     Micah
Nahum     Nahum
Hab.      Habakkuk
Zeph.     Zephaniah
Hag.      Haggai
Zech.     Zechariah
Mal.      Malachi



Other Abbreviations and Explanations
jst       Joseph Smith Translation
tg        Topical Guide
bd        Bible Dictionary
heb       An alternate translation from the Hebrew
gr        An alternate translation from the Greek
ie        An explanation of idioms and difficult wording
or        Alternate words that clarify the meaning of an archaic expression
hc        History of the Church
Italics in biblical text. Following the traditional format, italics in Bible verses indicate words
that are not found in the original text (Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek) but have been added for
clarification in the translation.
                 T h e G o s p e l Ac c o r d i n g t o

                        ST Matthew
              Chapter 1                              10 And Ezekias begat Manasses;
                                                   and Manasses begat Amon; and
Christ is born of Mary—She conceives               Amon begat Josias;
by the power of the Holy Ghost—Our                   11 And Josias begat Jechonias and
Lord is named Jesus.                               his brethren, about the time they


T      he book of the generation of
       Jesus Christ, the son of aDavid,
       the son of Abraham.
  2 aAbraham begat Isaac; and Isaac
begat Jacob; and Jacob begat bJudas
                                                   were carried away to a Babylon:
                                                     12 And after they were brought to
                                                   Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel;
                                                   and Salathiel begat a Zorobabel;
                                                     13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and
and his brethren;                                  Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim
  3 And Judas begat a Phares and                   begat Azor;
b
  Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat                   14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sa­
c
  Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;                     doc begat Achim; and Achim begat
  4 And Aram begat Aminadab;                       Eliud;
and Aminadab begat Naasson; and                      15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and
a
  Naasson begat Salmon;                            Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan
  5 And Salmon begat a Booz of                     begat Jacob;
Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of                       16 And Jacob begat a Joseph the
Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;                        husband of b Mary, of whom was
  6 And Jesse begat David the king;                born cJesus, d who is called e Christ.
and David the king begat a Solomon                   17 So all the generations from
of her that had been the wife of Urias;            Abraham to David are fourteen
  7 And Solomon begat Roboam;                      generations; and from David un­
and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia                    til the carrying away into Babylon
begat Asa;                                         are fourteen generations; and from
  8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and                    the carrying away into Babylon
Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram                    unto Christ are fourteen a genera­
begat Ozias;                                       tions.
  9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and                     18 ¶ a Now the b birth of Jesus
Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz                     Christ was c on this wise: When as
begat Ezekias;                                     his mother Mary was espoused to
Title: jst entitles this book      6 a 2 Sam. 12:24 (24–25);            who is called Christ.
       “The Testimony of               1 Chr. 3:5.                		e The Greek title “Christ”
       St. Matthew.”              11 a tg Israel, Bondage of,           and the Hebrew
1 1 a tg Jesus Christ, Davidic         in Other Lands.                  title “Messiah” are
       Descent of.                12 a 1 Chr. 3:19 (17–19);             synonymous, meaning
  2 a Gen. 25:19.                      Ezra 2:2 (1–2);                  “Anointed One.”
		b tg Israel, Judah,                  Hag. 1:1.                   17 a tg Book of
       People of.                 16 a Luke 3:23 (23–38).               Remembrance.
  3 a Ruth 4:18;                 		b 1 Ne. 11:18 (14–21);          18 a jst Matt. 2:1 Now,
       1 Chr. 2:4 (4–15).              Mosiah 3:8.                      as it is written, the
		b Gen. 38:30.                  		c Luke 20:14;                        birth of . . .
		c 1 Chr. 2:9.                        D&C 93:14 (3–17).          		b D&C 20:1.
  4 a Num. 1:7.                  		d jst Matt. 1:4 . . . as the   		c gr in this way.
  5 a Ruth 4:21.                       prophets have written,
Matthew 1:19–2:9                                                                           1188

Joseph, before they came together,                  Bethlehem—Jesus is taken to Naza-
she was found with child of the                     reth to dwell.
Holy Ghost.                                         Now when Jesus was a born in Beth-
  19 Then Joseph her husband, be-                   lehem of Judæa in the days of Herod
ing a just man, and not willing to                  the king, behold, there came wise
make her a publick a example, b was
minded to c put her away privily.                   men from the east to Jerusalem,
                                                      2 Saying, a Where is he that is born
  20 But while he thought on these                  b
                                                      King of the Jews? for we have seen
things, behold, the angel of the Lord               his c star in the east, and are come
appeared unto him in a a dream,
                                                    to d worship him.
saying, Joseph, thou son of b David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy                   3 When Herod the king had heard
wife: for that which is conceived in                these things, he was troubled, and all
her is of the c Holy Ghost.                         Jerusalem with him.
  21 And she shall bring forth a                      4 aAnd when he had gathered all
son, and thou shalt call his a name                 the chief priests and scribes of the
b
  Jesus: for he shall c save his people             people together, he b demanded of
from their sins.                                    them where Christ should be born.
  22 Now all this was done, that it                   5 And they said unto him, In Beth-
might be fulfilled which was spoken                 lehem of Judæa: for thus it is writ-
of the Lord by the prophet, saying,                 ten by the prophet,
  23 a Behold, a b virgin shall be with               6 And thou aBethlehem, in the land
child, and shall bring forth a son,                 of b Juda, art not the least among
and they shall call his c name d Em-                the princes of Juda: for out of thee
manuel, which being interpreted                     shall come a c Governor, that shall
is, God with us.
                                                    d
                                                      rule my people Israel.
  24 Then Joseph being raised from                    7 Then Herod, when he had priv-
sleep did as the angel of the Lord                  ily called the wise men, inquired
had bidden him, and took unto him                   of them diligently what time the
his a wife:                                         star appeared.
                                                      8 And he sent them to Bethlehem,
  25 And knew her not till she had                  and said, Go and search diligently
brought forth her afirstborn son: and               for the young child; and when ye
he called his name Jesus.
                                                    have found him, bring me word
                                                    again, that I may come and worship
          Chapter 2                                 him also.
The wise men are directed by a star                   9 When they had heard the king,
to Jesus—Joseph takes the child to                  they departed; and, lo, the star,
Egypt—Herod slays the children in                   which they saw in the east, went
 19 a tg Example.                  23 a Isa. 7:14.                        D&C 128:22 (22–23);
		b ie desired to release or      		b tg Jesus Christ,                    Moses 7:53.
      divorce her secretly.             Birth of.                    		c Hel. 14:5 (1–2, 5);
		c Deut. 24:1.                   		c tg Name.                            3 Ne. 1:21.
 20 a tg Dream.                   		d tg Jesus Christ,               		d tg Worship.
		b 2 Ne. 19:7.                         Prophecies about.             4 a jst Matt. 3:4–6
		c Luke 1:35;                     24 a Luke 2:5.                         (Appendix).
      Alma 7:10.                   25 a tg Firstborn.                		b gr inquired.
 21 a tg Jesus Christ,            2 1 a tg Jesus Christ,              6 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Prophecies about.                 Birth of.                         Prophecies about.
		b Luke 2:21.                      2 a jst Matt. 3:2 . . . Where    		b tg Israel, Judah,
		c tg Forgive;                         is the child that is born,        People of.
      Jesus Christ,                     the Messiah of the           		c 1 Chr. 5:2;
      Atonement through;                Jews? . . .                       Micah 5:2;
      Jesus Christ, Mission of;   		b Isa. 6:5;                           John 7:42.
      Jesus Christ, Redeemer;           Jer. 23:5;                   		d gr tend, protect,
      Jesus Christ, Savior;             2 Ne. 10:14;                      nurture.
      Redemption; Salvation.            Alma 5:50;
1189                                                              Matthew 2:10–3:3

before them, till it came and stood             was spoken by aJeremy the prophet,
over where the young child was.                 saying,
  10 When they saw the star, they                 18 In a Rama was there a voice
rejoiced with exceeding great joy.              heard, lamentation, and weeping,
  11 ¶ And when they were come                  and great b mourning, Rachel weep-
into the house, they saw the young              ing for her c children, and would not
child with Mary his mother, and                 be comforted, because they are not.
fell down, and worshipped him:                    19 ¶ But when Herod was dead, be-
and when they had opened their                  hold, an angel of the Lord appeareth
treasures, they presented unto him              in a a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
gifts; gold, and a frankincense, and              20 Saying, Arise, and take the young
myrrh.                                          child and his mother, and go into
  12 And being warned of God in a               the a land of Israel: for they are dead
a
  dream that they should not return             which sought the young child’s life.
to Herod, they departed into their                21 And he arose, and took the
own country another way.                        young child and his mother, and
  13 And when they were departed,               came into the land of Israel.
behold, the angel of the Lord ap-                 22 But when he heard that Arche-
peareth to Joseph in a dream, say-              laus did reign in Judæa in the aroom
ing, Arise, and take the young child            of his father Herod, he was afraid
and his mother, and flee into Egypt,            to go thither: notwithstanding, be-
and be thou there until I bring thee            ing warned of God in a b dream, he
word: for Herod will seek the young             turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
child to destroy him.                             23 And he came and dwelt in a
  14 When he arose, he took the                 city called a Nazareth: that it might
young child and his mother by night,            be fulfilled which was b spoken by
and departed into Egypt:                        the prophets, He shall be called a
  15 And was there until the death              c
                                                  Nazarene.
of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by                             Chapter 3
the prophet, saying, Out of a Egypt             John the Baptist preaches in Judæa—
have I called my son.                           Jesus is baptized, and the Father ac-
  16 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw                  claims Him as His Beloved Son.
that he was a mocked of the wise
men, b was exceeding wroth, and                 In those days came aJohn the Bap-
sent forth, and c slew all the chil-            tist, preaching in the wilderness
dren that were in Bethlehem, and                of Judæa,
in all the d coasts thereof, from two             2 And saying, a Repent ye: for the
years old and under, according to               b
                                                  kingdom of heaven c is at hand.
the time which he had diligently                  3 For this is he that was spoken
inquired of the wise men.                       of by the prophet a Esaias, saying,
  17 Then was fulfilled that which              The b voice of one crying in the
 11 a Lev. 2:1.                     tg Dream.                       D&C 33:10.
 12 a tg Dream.                20 a tg Israel, Land of.        		b Luke 10:9.
 15 a tg Jesus Christ,         22 a gr place.                       tg Kingdom of God, in
      Prophecies about.       		b tg Dream.                         Heaven; Kingdom of
 16 a gr deceived by.          23 a 1 Ne. 11:13.                    God, on Earth.
		b gr became extremely       		b tg Scriptures, Lost.         		c gr has come.
      angry.                  		c jst Matt. 3:24–26                 Isa. 56:1; Matt. 4:17;
		c tg Tyranny.                     (Appendix).                     D&C 39:19.
		d gr surrounding regions.   3 1 a JS—H 1:72.                  3 a See jst Luke 3:4–11
 17 a ie Jeremiah.              2 a The Greek word                  (Appendix).
 18 a Jer. 31:15.                   denotes “a change of            tg Foreordination.
		b tg Mourning.                    heart or mind,” i.e., “a   		b Isa. 40:3; Mark 1:3;
		c Jer. 40:1.                      conversion.”                    Luke 3:4;
 19 a jst Matt. 3:19 . . .          Alma 7:9; 9:25 (25–26);         John 1:23;
      vision . . .                  Hel. 5:32;                      D&C 65:3; 88:66.
Matthew 3:4–4:2                                                                                  1190

wilderness, c Prepare ye the way of                     12 Whose a fan is in his hand, and
the Lord, make his d paths straight.                  he will throughly purge his floor,
  4 And the same John had his a rai-                  and gather his wheat into the b gar-
ment of b camel’s hair, and a leath-                  ner; but he will burn up the chaff
ern girdle about his loins; and his                   with unquenchable c fire.
meat was c locusts and wild honey.                      13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Gali­
  5 Then went out to him Jerusalem,                   lee to Jordan unto John, to be a bap-
and all Judæa, and all the region                     tized of him.
round about Jordan,                                     14 But John forbad him, saying, I
  6 And were baptized of him in Jor-                  have need to be baptized of thee,
dan, a confessing their sins.                         and comest thou to me?
  7 ¶ But when he saw many of the                       15 aAnd Jesus answering said unto
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his                   him, b Suffer it to be so now: for thus
a
  baptism, he said unto them, O b gen-                it c becometh us to d fulfil all e righ-
eration of vipers, who hath c warned                  teousness. Then he suffered him.
you to flee from the wrath to come?                     16 And Jesus, when he was a bap-
  8 a Bring forth therefore fruits                    tized, went up b straightway out of
b
  meet for c repentance:                              the water: and, lo, the heavens were
  9 And think not to say within                       opened unto him, and he saw the
yourselves, We have Abraham a to                      c
                                                        Spirit of God descending like a
our father: for I say unto you, that                  d
                                                        dove, and lighting upon him:
God is able of these stones to raise                    17 And lo a a voice from heaven,
up children unto Abraham.                             saying, This is my b beloved c Son,
  10 And now also the axe is laid                     in whom I am well pleased.
unto the root of the trees: therefore
every tree which abringeth not forth                               Chapter 4
good fruit is b hewn down, and cast                   Jesus fasts forty days and is tempted—
into the fire.
  11 a I indeed b baptize you with wa-                He begins His ministry, calls disciples,
ter unto c repentance: but d he that                  and heals the sick.
cometh after me is mightier than                      Then was Jesus a led up of the Spirit
I, whose shoes I am not e worthy to                   into the wilderness b to be c tempted
bear: he shall f baptize you with the                 of the devil.
Holy Ghost, and with g fire:                           2 And when he had a fasted b forty
 3 c 1 Ne. 10:8 (7–10);             		b Luke 13:7;                       16 a tg Baptism;
     D&C 34:6; 65:1 (1–2); 84:26.        Jacob 5:42 (42–66).                  Baptism, Immersion.
		d Alma 7:19 (9, 19).              11 a jst Matt. 3:38–40              		b gr immediately.
 4 a gr garment. See also                (Appendix).                    		c tg God, Spirit of.
     2 Kgs. 1:8.                    		b Acts 19:3 (1–7);                		d tg Holy Ghost, Dove,
		b Zech. 13:4.                          2 Ne. 31:5 (5–10).                   Sign of.
		c Lev. 11:22.                     		c tg Baptism, Qualifica-           17 a Mark 9:7;
 6 a tg Confession.                      tions for.                           Luke 9:35 (34–36).
 7 a See jst Matt. 9:18–21          		 d See jst John 1:27–34                 tg God, Body of,
     (Appendix).                         (Appendix).                          Corporeal Nature;
     Luke 7:29 (29–30).             		e tg Worthiness.                        God, Manifestations of.
		b gr crop of serpents.            		f tg Holy Ghost, Baptism of.      		b Matt. 17:5; 3 Ne. 11:7;
     Matt. 12:34; 23:33;            		g D&C 19:31.                            JS—H 1:17.
     Alma 9:8; 10:17 (17–25).       12 a Jer. 51:2.                           tg Witness of the Father.
		c tg Warn.                        		b gr storehouse.                  		c tg Godhead; God the
 8 a jst Matt. 3:34–36              		c D&C 43:32; 63:34 (33–34);             Father, Elohim; Jesus
     (Appendix).                         101:66.                              Christ, Divine Sonship.
   b gr appropriate to,             13 a tg Jesus Christ, Baptism of.   4 1 a tg Guidance, Divine.
     worthy of.                     15 a jst Matt. 3:43–46              		b jst Matt. 4:1 . . . to be
		c tg Baptism, Qualifica-               (Appendix).                          with God.
     tions for; Repent.             		b gr Permit it now.               		c tg Jesus Christ, Tempta­
 9 a gr as our father.              		c gr is fitting for us.                 tion of; Temptation; Test.
10 a Alma 5:36 (36–41);             		d tg Baptism, Essential.            2 a Mosiah 3:7.
     3 Ne. 14:19;                   		e tg Jesus Christ, Mission              tg Fast, Fasting.
     D&C 52:18; 97:7.                    of; Righteousness.             		b Ex. 24:18.
1191                                                                        Matthew 4:3–19

days and forty nights, c he was af-                 Thou shalt b worship the Lord thy
terward an hungred.                                 God, and him only shalt thou serve.
  3 And when the a tempter came to                    11 Then the devil leaveth him,
him, he said, If thou be the Son of                 a
                                                      and, behold, b angels came and
God, command that these stones be                   ministered unto him.
made b bread.                                         12 ¶ Now when Jesus had heard
  4 But he answered and said, It                    that John was cast into prison, he
is written, a Man shall not b live by               departed into a Galilee;
c
  bread alone, but by every d word                    13 And leaving Nazareth, he came
that proceedeth out of the e mouth                  and dwelt in Capernaum, which is
of God.                                             upon the sea coast, in the borders
  5 a Then the devil taketh him up                  of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
into the b holy city, and setteth him                 14 That it might be afulfilled which
on a pinnacle of the temple,                        was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
  6 aAnd saith unto him, b If thou be               saying,
the Son of God, cast thyself down:                    15 The land of a Zabulon, and the
for it is written, He shall give his                land of Nephthalim, by the way of
angels charge concerning thee: and                  the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of
in their hands they shall bear thee                 the Gentiles;
up, lest at any time thou dash thy                    16 The people which sat in a dark-
foot against a stone.                               ness saw great b light; and to them
  7 Jesus said unto him, It is written              which sat in the region and shadow
again, Thou shalt not a tempt the                   of death light is sprung up.
Lord thy God.                                         17 ¶ From that time Jesus began
  8 aAgain, the devil taketh him up                 to a preach, and to say, b Repent: for
into an exceeding high mountain,                    the c kingdom of heaven d is at hand.
and sheweth him all the b king-                       18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the
doms of the world, and the glory of                 sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,
them;                                               Simon called Peter, and Andrew his
  9 aAnd saith unto him, All these                  brother, casting a net into the sea:
things will I give thee, if thou wilt               for they were a fishers.
fall down and worship me.                             19 And he saith unto them, aFollow
  10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get                 me, and I will make you b fishers
thee hence, a Satan: for it is written,             of men.
 2 c jst Matt. 4:2 . . . and           D&C 20:22.                      12 a Luke 4:14.
     had communed with God,        7 a D&C 10:29; 24:13 (13–14).       14 a D&C 24:14.
     he was afterwards an              tg Jesus Christ,                15 a Isa. 9:1 (1–2).
     hungered, and was left to         Temptation of;                  16 a D&C 57:10.
     be tempted of the devil.          Test.                          		b tg Jesus Christ, Light of
 3 a tg Devil.                     8 a jst Matt. 4:8 And again,             the World;
		b tg Bread.                          Jesus was in the Spirit, and         Jesus Christ, Prophecies
 4 a Deut. 8:3;                        it taketh him . . .                  about.
     D&C 84:44 (43–44).          		b D&C 10:19.                        17 a tg Preaching.
		b tg Mortality.                      tg Kings, Earthly.             		b tg Repent.
		c tg Bread.                      9 a jst Matt. 4:9 And the          		c tg Kingdom of God, in
		d tg Revelation.                     devil came unto him again,           Heaven.
		e tg God, Body of,                   and said, All . . .            		d gr has come.
     Corporeal Nature.            10 a tg Devil.                            Isa. 56:1;
 5 a jst Matt. 4:5 Then Jesus    		b tg Worship.                            Matt. 3:2.
     was taken up into the        11 a jst Matt. 4:11–12 And           18 a tg Skill.
     holy city, and the Spirit         now Jesus knew that John        19 a jst Matt. 4:18 . . . I am
     setteth him on the                was cast into prison, and            he of whom it is written
     pinnacle of the temple.           he sent angels, and,                 by the prophets; follow
		b Neh. 11:1.                         behold, they came and                me . . .
 6 a jst Matt. 4:6 Then the            ministered unto him                  tg Jesus Christ,
     devil came unto him and           [ John]. And Jesus                   Exemplar.
     said, If . . .                    departed into Galilee . . .    		b tg Apostles;
		b Matt. 27:40;                 		b tg Angels.                             Missionary Work.
Matthew 4:20–5:12                                                                             1192

  20 And they straightway left their               transcend some aspects of the law of
nets, and a followed him.                          Moses—All are commanded to be per-
  21 And going on from thence, he                  fect like their Father in Heaven.
saw other two brethren, James the son
of a Zebedee, and John his brother,
                                                   a
                                                     And seeing the multitudes, he went
                                                   up into a mountain: and when he
in a ship with Zebedee their father,               was set, his disciples came unto
mending their nets; and he b called                him:
them.
  22 And they immediately left the                    2 And he opened his mouth, and
                                                   taught them, saying,
ship and their father, and followed                   3 a Blessed are the b poor in spirit:
him.
  23 ¶ And Jesus went about all aGali­             for theirs is the c kingdom of heaven.
lee, b teaching in their synagogues,                  4 Blessed are they that a mourn: for
and c preaching the gospel of the                  they shall be b comforted.
kingdom, and d healing all manner                     5 Blessed are the a meek: for they
                                                   shall inherit the b earth.
of e sickness and all manner of dis-                  6 Blessed are they which do a hun-
ease among the f people.                           ger and thirst after b righteousness:
  24 And his fame went throughout
all Syria: and they brought unto him               for they shall be filled.
all sick people that were taken with                  7 Blessed are the amerciful: for they
                                                   shall obtain mercy.
divers diseases and torments, and                     8 Blessed are the a pure in b heart:
those which were possessed with                    for they shall c see God.
a
  devils, and those which were luna-
tic, and those that had the b palsy;                  9 Blessed are the a peacemakers:
and he c healed them.                              for they shall be called the b chil-
                                                   dren of God.
  25 And there followed him great                     10 Blessed are they which are a per-
multitudes of people from Galilee,                 secuted for b righteousness’ sake: for
and from Decapolis, and from Jeru-                 c
                                                     theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
salem, and from Judæa, and from                       11 Blessed are ye, when men shall
beyond Jordan.                                     a
                                                     revile you, and persecute you, and
               Chapter 5                           shall say all manner of b evil against
                                                   you falsely, c for my sake.
Jesus preaches the Sermon on the                      12 aRejoice, and be exceeding glad:
Mount—Its teachings replace and                    for great is your b reward in heaven:
 20 a tg Commitment.              		b ie poor in pride, humble       		b tg Good Works;
 21 a John 21:2.                       in spirit;                          Righteousness.
		b tg Called of God.                  3 Ne. 12:3 reads “. . . the     7 a tg Mercy.
 23 a Luke 4:44.                       poor in spirit who come         8 a tg Chastity; Cleanliness;
		b Matt. 9:35.                        unto me.”                           Purity.
		c D&C 71:1.                          James 2:5 (1–9);              		b tg Heart.
		d tg Heal; Miracle.                  D&C 56:18 (18–20); 88:17.     		c tg God, Presence of;
		e tg Sickness.                       tg Contrite Heart;                  God, Privilege of Seeing.
		f jst Matt. 4:22 . . . people        Humility; Poor in Spirit.       9 a tg Contentment; Peace;
      which believed on his       		c tg Kingdom of God, in                Peacemakers.
      name.                            Heaven.                       		b tg Sons and Daughters
 24 a Matt. 8:16 (16, 28, 33);     4 a tg Mourning;                        of God.
      9:32 (32–34).                    Sorrow.                        10 a tg Affliction;
		b gr paralysis.                 		b tg Comfort.                          Persecution.
		c Mosiah 3:5 (5–6).              5 a gr gentle, forgiving, or      		b tg Righteousness.
5 1 a 3 Ne. 12:1 (1–48).               benevolent; the Hebrew        		c D&C 6:37; 10:55.
  3 a The Latin beatus is the          in Ps. 37:11 characterizes     11 a tg Malice; Reviling.
      basis of the English             as the humble those           		b tg Backbiting; Slander.
      “beatitude,” meaning             who have suffered.            		c gr on account of me.
      “to be fortunate,” “to           tg Meek.                       12 a 2 Ne. 9:18.
      be happy,” or “to be        		b tg Earth, Destiny of.                tg Joy.
      blessed.”                    6 a 3 Ne. 12:6.                   		b D&C 84:38.
      tg Blessing.                     tg Teachable.                       tg Reward.
1193                                                           Matthew 5:13–28

for so c persecuted they the prophets         the righteousness of the b scribes and
which were before you.                        Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter
  13 ¶ Ye are the a salt of the earth:        into the kingdom of heaven.
but if the salt have lost his savour,           21 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said
wherewith shall it be salted? it is           by them of old time, Thou a shalt not
thenceforth good for nothing, but             b
                                                kill; and whosoever shall kill shall
to be cast out, and to be trodden             be c in danger of the judgment:
under foot of men.                              22 But I say unto you, That who-
  14 Ye are the a light of the world.         soever is a angry with his brother
A city that is set on an hill cannot          b
                                                without a cause shall be c in dan-
be hid.                                       ger of the judgment: and whoso-
  15 Neither do men light a a candle,         ever shall say to his brother, d Raca,
and put it under a bushel, but on a           shall be e in danger of the council:
candlestick; and it giveth light unto         but whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
all that are in the house.                    shall be in danger of hell fire.
  16 Let your a light so shine before           23 Therefore if thou bring thy
men, that they may see your good              gift to the altar, and there remem-
b
  works, and c glorify your Father            berest that thy brother hath ought
which is in heaven.                           against thee;
  17 ¶ Think not that I am come to              24 Leave there thy gift before the
a
  destroy the b law, or the prophets:         altar, and go thy way; first be a rec-
I am not come to destroy, but to              onciled to thy brother, and then
fulfil.                                       come and offer thy gift.
  18 For verily I say unto you, Till            25 aAgree with thine adversary
heaven and earth pass, one jot or             quickly, whiles thou art in the way
one tittle shall in no wise pass from         with him; lest at any time the ad-
the a law, till all be b fulfilled.           versary deliver thee to the judge,
  19 a Whosoever therefore shall              and the judge deliver thee to the
b
  break one of these least command-           officer, and thou be cast into prison.
ments, and shall c teach men so,                26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou
he shall be called the least in the           shalt by no means come out thence,
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever              till thou hast paid a the uttermost
shall do and d teach them, the same           farthing.
shall be called great in the kingdom            27 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said
of heaven.                                    by them of old time, Thou shalt not
  20 For I say unto you, That except          commit a adultery:
your a righteousness shall exceed               28 But I say unto you, That
 12 c tg Persecution.          		b D&C 1:38.                      words “without a
 13 a See Lev. 2:13 and         19 a jst Matt. 5:21               cause.”
      Num. 18:19, where              (Appendix).            		c gr subject to
      salt is a token of the   		b tg Sin.                        condemnation.
      covenant and was part    		c 2 Ne. 28:15 (12, 15).    		d A word suggesting
      of sacrificial ritual.   		d tg Missionary Work.            contempt or derision
      tg Salt.                  20 a tg Righteousness.            in both Aramaic and
 14 a tg Mission of Early      		b tg Scribe.                     Greek.
      Saints.                   21 a tg Commandments of     		e ie subject to the
 15 a Luke 11:33 (33–34).            God.                         Sanhedrin.
 16 a 3 Ne. 18:24.             		b tg Blood, Shedding of;    24 a Matt. 18:15 (15–18).
      tg Children of Light;          Murder.                      tg Forgive;
      Example;                 		c gr subject to                  Reconciliation.
      Light [noun].                  condemnation.           25 a gr Quickly have kind
		b 1 Pet. 2:12.                22 a Prov. 29:22 (21–23);         thoughts for, or be
      tg Good Works.                 3 Ne. 12:22 (21–24).         well disposed toward.
		c John 15:8.                       tg Anger;                    tg Communication;
 17 a D&C 10:52 (52, 54).            Rashness.                    Disputations.
		b tg Law of Moses.           		b jst Matt. 5:24 and        26 a gr the last penny.
 18 a tg Law of Moses.               3 Ne. 12:22 omit the    27 a D&C 42:22 (22–26).
Matthew 5:29–45                                                                           1194

whosoever a looketh on a b woman to                    36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy
c
  lust after her hath committed dadul-               head, because thou canst not make
tery with her already in his heart.                  one hair white or black.
   29 And if thy right eye aoffend thee,               37 But let your acommunication be,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee:                 Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever
for it is profitable for thee that one               is more than these cometh b of evil.
of thy members should perish, and                      38 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath
not that thy whole body should be                    been said, An a eye for an eye, and
cast into b hell.                                    a tooth for a tooth:
   30 And if thy right a hand offend                   39 But I say unto you, That ye re-
thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee:             sist not a evil: but whosoever shall
for it is profitable for thee that one               smite thee on thy right bcheek, cturn
of thy members should perish, and                    to him the other also.
not that thy whole body should be                      40 And if any man will sue thee
cast into b hell.                                    at the law, and take away thy coat,
   31 It hath been said, Whosoever                   let him have thy cloak also.
shall put away his wife, let him                       41 And whosoever shall compel
give her a writing of a divorcement:                 thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
   32 But I say unto you, That who-                    42 a Give to him that asketh thee,
soever shall a put away his b wife,                  and from him that would b borrow
saving for the cause of c fornication,               of thee turn not thou away.
causeth her to commit adultery: and                    43 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath
whosoever shall marry her that is                    been said, Thou shalt a love thy
divorced committeth adultery.                        b
                                                       neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
   33 ¶ Again, ye have heard that it                   44 But I say unto you, a Love your
hath been said by them of old time,                  b
                                                       enemies, c bless them that d curse
Thou shalt not a forswear thyself,                   you, do egood to them that fhate you,
but shalt b perform unto the Lord                    and g pray for them which despite-
thine c oaths:                                       fully use you, and h persecute you;
   34 But I say unto you, a Swear not                  45 That ye a may be the b children
at all; neither by heaven; for it is                 of your Father which is in heaven:
God’s b throne:                                      for he maketh his sun to rise on
   35 Nor by the earth; for it is his                the evil and on the good, and sen-
a
  footstool: neither by Jerusalem;                   deth c rain on the just and on the
for it is the b city of the great King.              unjust.
 28 a D&C 63:16 (16–17).             31 a tg Divorce.               		c tg Forbear.
		b tg Body, Sanctity of;            32 a Ezek. 44:22.               42 a tg Almsgiving;
      Woman.                        		b D&C 42:74.                        Generosity; Poor.
		c Mosiah 4:30 (29–30).            		c 1 Cor. 7:10 (10–11).        		b tg Borrow; Debt.
      tg Carnal Mind;                     tg Fornication.            43 a D&C 112:11.
      Chastity; Fornication;         33 a gr break your oath, or    		b tg Neighbor.
      Lust; Motivations;                  perjure yourself.          44 a tg Love.
      Sensuality.                         Ps. 139:20.               		b tg Enemies; Opposition.
		d tg Adulterer;                   		b tg Dedication.              		c tg Retribution.
      Sexual Immorality.            		c Deut. 23:21.                		d tg Curse.
 29 a gr cause to stumble; see            tg Oath.                  		e tg Benevolence.
      also Matt. 18:6–9.             34 a tg Honesty; Profanity;    		f tg Hate.
      tg Offense.                         Swearing.                 		g Job 42:10;
		b tg Damnation; Hell.             		b Isa. 66:1.                        Acts 7:60 (55–60).
 30 a Matt. 18:8;                    35 a Isa. 60:13; Ezek. 43:7.         tg Prayer.
      jst Matt. 18:9 (Matt. 18:9    		b Ps. 48:2.                   		h tg Persecution.
      note a).                       37 a tg Communication.          45 a gr may become; see
		b jst Matt. 5:33–34 . . . hell.   		b gr from the evil one.             Mosiah 5:7.
      And now this I speak, a        38 a Lev. 24:20;               		b tg Sons and Daughters
      parable concerning your             3 Ne. 12:38 (38–40).            of God.
      sins; wherefore, cast them          tg Punish.                		c Job 2:10; 2 Ne. 2:11;
      from you, that ye may not      39 a tg Evil.                        Alma 60:13;
      be hewn down and cast         		b Lam. 3:30.                        D&C 5:22; 29:39;
      into the fire.                      tg Patience.                    122:7 (5–9).
1195                                                               Matthew 5:46–6:12

  46 For if ye a love them which love             in secret himself shall b reward thee
you, what reward have ye? do not                  openly.
even the publicans the same?                        5 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou
  47 And if ye salute your brethren               shalt not be as the a hypocrites are:
only, what do ye more than others?                for they love to pray standing in
do not even the publicans so?                     the synagogues and in the corners
  48 a Be ye therefore b perfect, even            of the streets, that they may be seen
as your c Father which is in heaven               of men. Verily I say unto you, They
is d perfect.                                     have their reward.
                                                    6 But thou, when thou prayest,
               Chapter 6                          enter into thy acloset, and when thou
                                                  hast b shut thy door, c pray to thy
Jesus continues the Sermon on the                 Father which is in d secret; and
Mount—He teaches the disciples the                thy Father which e seeth in secret
Lord’s Prayer—They are commanded                  shall f reward thee openly.
to seek first the kingdom of God and                7 But when ye pray, use not vain
His righteousness.                                a
                                                    repetitions, as the b heathen do: for
a
  Take heed that ye do not your balms             they think that they shall be heard
before men, to be seen of them: oth-              for their much speaking.
erwise ye have no reward of your                    8 Be not ye therefore like unto
Father which is in heaven.                        them: for your Father a knoweth
  2 Therefore when thou doest thine               what things ye have b need of, be-
alms, do not sound a trumpet be-                  fore ye ask him.
fore thee, as the a hypocrites do in                9 aAfter this manner therefore
the synagogues and in the streets,                b
                                                    pray ye: Our c Father which art in
that they may have b glory of men.                heaven, d Hallowed be thy e name.
Verily I say unto you, They have                    10 Thy a kingdom come. Thy
their reward.                                     b
                                                    will be done c in earth, as it is in
  3 But when thou doest alms, let                 heaven.
not thy left hand know what thy                     11 Give us this day our daily
right hand doeth:                                 a
                                                    bread.
  4 That thine a alms may be in                     12 And forgive us our a debts, as
secret: and thy Father which seeth                we b forgive our debtors.
 46 a Prov. 19:6.                      3 Ne. 13:1 (1–34).               Alma 31:20;
 48 a jst Matt. 5:50 Ye are       		b gr righteousness, acts            3 Ne. 19:24.
      therefore commanded to           of religious devotion.     		b tg Heathen.
      be perfect . . .                 tg Almsgiving;               8 a D&C 84:83 (81–86).
		b gr complete, finished,             Generosity; Motivations;         tg God, Intelligence of;
      fully developed.                 Poor.                            God, Omniscience of.
      D&C 67:13.                   2 a gr pretenders; the         		b Ps. 23:1.
      tg God, the Standard             Greek word means “a          9 a ie It is in this way that
      of Righteousness;                play actor,” or “one             you ought to pray.
      Godliness; Man, New,             who feigns, represents     		b tg Prayer.
      Spiritually Reborn;              dramatically, or           		c tg God the Father,
      Man, Potential to                exaggerates a part.”             Elohim.
      Become like Heavenly             tg Hypocrisy.              		d gr Let Thy name be
      Father;                     		b D&C 121:35 (34–35).               sanctified.
      Mission of Early Saints;     4 a tg Welfare.                		e tg Name.
      Objectives;                 		b Luke 14:14.                  10 a tg Kingdom of God,
      Perfection.                  5 a Alma 31:14 (14–22).              on Earth;
		c tg God the Father,             6 a Alma 33:7 (4–11);                Millennium.
      Elohim.                          34:26 (17–27).             		b tg God, Will of.
		d tg God, Perfection of.        		b 2 Kgs. 4:33.                		c gr on earth.
6 1 a jst Matt. 6:1 And it came   		c tg Prayer.                   11 a tg Bread.
      to pass that, as Jesus      		d tg Meditation.               12 a gr debts, offenses,
      taught his disciples, he    		e tg God, Omniscience of.           faults, or sins.
      said unto them, Take        		f tg Reward.                        tg Debt.
      heed . . .                   7 a Eccl. 5:2;                 		b tg Forgive.
Matthew 6:13–31                                                                                  1196

  13 aAnd b lead us not into c tempta-                 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy
tion, d but deliver us from evil: For                whole body shall be full of dark-
thine is the kingdom, and the power,                 ness. If therefore the light that is
and the e glory, for ever. Amen.                     in thee be darkness, how great is
  14 For if ye a forgive men their                   that a darkness!
trespasses, your heavenly Father                       24 ¶ a No man can b serve two c mas-
will also forgive you:                               ters: for either he will d hate the
  15 But if ye a forgive not men their               one, and love the other; or else he
trespasses, neither will your Father                 will hold to the one, and despise
forgive your trespasses.                             the other. Ye cannot serve God and
  16 ¶ Moreover when ye fast, be not,                e
                                                       mammon.
as the hypocrites, of a sad counte-                    25 a Therefore I say unto you, Take
nance: for they disfigure their faces,               no b thought for your life, what ye
that they may appear unto men to                     shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor
a
  fast. Verily I say unto you, They                  yet for your body, what ye shall put
b
  have their reward.                                 on. Is not the life more than meat,
  17 But thou, when thou fastest,                    and the body than raiment?
anoint thine head, and wash thy                        26 Behold the fowls of the air: for
face;                                                they sow not, neither do they reap,
  18 That thou appear not unto men                   nor gather into barns; yet your heav-
to a fast, but unto thy Father which                 enly Father feedeth them. Are ye
is in secret: and thy Father, which                  not much better than they ?
seeth in secret, shall b reward thee                   27 Which of you by taking thought
openly.                                              can add one cubit unto his stature?
  19 ¶ Lay not up for yourselves                       28 And why take ye thought for
a
  treasures upon earth, where moth                   raiment? a Consider the lilies of the
and rust doth corrupt, and where                     field, how they grow; they toil not,
thieves b break through and steal:                   neither do they spin:
  20 But lay up for yourselves a trea-                 29 And yet I say unto you, That
sures in heaven, where neither moth                  even Solomon in all his glory was
nor rust doth corrupt, and where                     not arrayed like one of these.
thieves do not break through nor                       30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the
b
  steal:                                             grass of the field, which to day is,
  21 For where your treasure is, there               and to morrow is cast into the oven,
will your heart be also.                             a
                                                       shall he not much more clothe you,
  22 The light of the body is the eye:               O ye of little b faith?
if therefore thine aeye be bsingle, thy                31 Therefore take no thought, say-
whole body shall be full of c light.                 ing, What shall we eat? or, What
 13 a jst Matt. 6:14 And suffer         Finances in.                  		c Alma 5:39 (39–42).
      us not to be led into       		b gr dig through (as an           		d tg Hate.
      temptation . . .                  earthen wall).                		e tg Idolatry; Treasure;
		b Syriac: do not let us          20 a Heb. 10:34;                         Worldliness.
      enter into temptation.            1 Pet. 1:4 (1–16).             25 a jst Matt. 6:25–27
		c tg Temptation; Test.                tg Treasure.                        (Appendix).
		d gr but protect us from        		b tg Stealing.                    		b gr anxious concern.
      the evil one.                22 a 3 Ne. 13:22;                        Ps. 55:22; Prov. 16:3;
      tg Deliver; Evil.                 Morm. 8:15;                         Luke 12:22;
		e 1 Chr. 29:11.                       D&C 4:5; 59:1 (1–2).                Philip. 4:6;
      tg Glory.                   		b gr healthy, sincere,                  3 Ne. 13:25;
 14 a tg Forbear.                       without guile.                      D&C 84:81.
 15 a tg Forgive.                       jst Matt. 6:22 . . . single         tg Self-Sacrifice.
 16 a Zech. 7:5 (5–6).                  to the glory of God . . .      28 a tg Meditation.
		b gr receive.                         tg Dedication.                 30 a jst Matt. 6:34 . . . how
 18 a tg Fast, Fasting;           		c D&C 93:28 (28, 36–38).                much more will he not
      Motivations.                 23 a tg Darkness, Spiritual.             provide for you, if ye are
		b tg Reward.                     24 a tg Loyalty.                         not of little faith?
 19 a tg Family, Managing         		b tg Service.                     		b tg Faith.
1197                                                                    Matthew 6:32–7:12

shall we drink? or, Wherewithal                          4 Or how wilt thou say to thy
shall we be clothed?                                  brother, Let me pull out the mote
 32 (For after all these things do                    out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam
the Gentiles seek:) for your heav-                    is in thine own eye?
enly Father a knoweth that ye have                       5 Thou a hypocrite, first cast out
need of all these things.                             the beam out of thine own eye; and
 33 a But b seek ye first the c kingdom               then shalt thou see clearly to cast
of God, and his d righteousness; and                  out the mote out of thy brother’s
all these e things shall be f added                   eye.
unto you.                                                6 ¶ a Give not that which is b holy
 34 Take therefore no thought for                     unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
the morrow: for the morrow shall                      c
                                                        pearls before swine, lest they tram-
take a thought for the things of it-                  ple them under their feet, and turn
self. Sufficient unto the day is the                  again and rend you.
evil thereof.                                            7 ¶ aAsk, and it shall be b given you;
                                                      c
                                                        seek, and ye shall find; d knock, and
             Chapter 7                                it shall be opened unto you:
Jesus concludes the Sermon on the                        8 For every one that asketh receiv-
Mount—He commands, Judge not; ask                     eth; and he that a seeketh findeth;
                                                      and to him that knocketh it shall
of God; beware of false prophets—He                   be opened.
promises salvation to those who do the                   9 Or what man is there of you,
will of the Father.                                   whom if his son ask a bread, will he
a
  Judge not, that ye be not b judged.                 give him a stone?
  2 For with what a judgment ye                          10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give
judge, ye shall be judged: and with                   him a serpent?
what b measure ye mete, it shall be                      11 If ye then, a being evil, know
c
  measured to you again.                              how to give good gifts unto your
  3 aAnd why beholdest thou the                       children, how much more shall your
b
  mote that is in thy brother’s eye,                  Father which is in heaven give good
but considerest not the c beam that                   things to them that ask him?
is in thine own eye?                                     12 Therefore all things awhatsoever
 32 a Hel. 8:8; D&C 84:83.                tg Abundant Life.              5 a tg Hypocrisy.
 33 a jst Matt. 6:38 Wherefore,      34 a D&C 84:84.                     6 a jst Matt. 7:9–11
      seek not the things of this   7 1 a jst Matt. 7:1–2 Now                (Appendix).
      world but seek ye first to          these are the words which    		b tg Holiness; Sacred;
      build up the kingdom of             Jesus taught his disciples         Sacrilege.
      God, and to establish his           that they should say unto    		c Prov. 23:9;
      righteousness . . .                 the people. Judge not              Matt. 15:26 (26–28);
		b 1 Kgs. 3:13;                          unrighteously, that ye             D&C 6:12 (10–12);
      Alma 39:14 (12–14);                 be not judged; but judge           10:37 (36–37); 41:6.
      D&C 6:7 (6–7); 11:23;               righteous judgment.            7 a jst Matt. 7:12–17
      68:31 (31–32); 106:3.               Alma 41:14 (14–15);                (Appendix).
      tg Commitment;                      3 Ne. 14:1 (1–27);                 Isa. 58:9 (8–9);
      Dedication;                         D&C 11:12.                         Hel. 10:5 (4–11);
      Priesthood, Magnifying        		b tg Accountability.                   D&C 6:5.
      Callings within.                2 a tg Judgment.                       tg Faith; God,
		c Col. 3:2.                       		b Prov. 11:25; D&C 1:10.               Access to; Prayer;
      tg Mission of Early           		c Esth. 7:10; 1 Ne. 14:3;              Problem-Solving.
      Saints; Objectives.                 D&C 10:26 (25–27).           		b tg Revelation.
		d Prov. 21:21.                      3 a jst Matt. 7:4–8              		c tg Meditation;
      tg God, the Standard                (Appendix).                        Objectives; Study.
      of Righteousness;             		b gr speck, chip, or             		d tg Learn.
      Righteousness.                      splinter.                      8 a tg Education.
		e Prov. 28:10.                          tg Gossip.                     9 a tg Bread.
      tg Blessing.                  		c The Greek word refers           11 a gr although you are
		f 2 Ne. 5:11 (10–13);                   to a wooden beam used              wicked.
      Mosiah 2:41.                        in constructing houses.       12 a tg Good Works.
Matthew 7:13–27                                                                                 1198

ye would that b men should c do to                       21 ¶ Not every one that a saith unto
you, d do ye even so to them: for this                me, b Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
is the e law and the prophets.                        kingdom of heaven; but he that c do-
  13 ¶ Enter ye in at the a strait b gate:            eth the d will of my Father which is
for wide is the gate, and broad is the                in e heaven.
way, that leadeth to cdestruction, and                   22 Many will say to me in that day,
many there be which go in thereat:                    Lord, Lord, have we not aprophesied
  14 Because a strait is the b gate, and              in thy name? and in thy b name have
narrow is the way, which leadeth                      cast out devils? and in thy name
unto c life, and few there be that                    done many wonderful works?
find it.                                                 23 aAnd then will I profess unto
  15 ¶ Beware of a false prophets,                    them, I never knew you: b depart
which come to you in b sheep’s                        from me, ye that work c iniquity.
clothing, but c inwardly they are                        24 ¶ Therefore whosoever aheareth
ravening d wolves.                                    these sayings of mine, and b doeth
  16 Ye shall a know them by their                    them, c I will liken him unto a d wise
b
  fruits. Do men gather grapes of                     man, which e built his house upon
thorns, or figs of thistles?                          f
                                                        a rock:
  17 Even so every good tree bringeth                    25 And the a rain descended, and
forth agood bfruit; but a ccorrupt tree               the floods came, and the winds
bringeth forth d evil fruit.                          blew, and b beat upon that house;
  18 A good tree cannot bring forth                   and it fell not: for it was founded
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree                upon a c rock.
bring forth good fruit.                                  26 And every one that heareth
  19 Every tree that bringeth not                     these sayings of mine, and doeth
forth good a fruit is b hewn down,                    them not, shall be likened unto a
and cast into the fire.                               a
                                                        foolish man, which built his house
  20 Wherefore by their a fruits ye                   upon the sand:
shall know them.                                         27 And the rain descended, and
 12 b tg Marriage, Continuing             tg Good Works.                     according to their works.
      Courtship in.                  17 a The Greek wording             22 a Jer. 23:25 (25–32).
		c Deut. 15:15 (12–15);                  carries the meaning of             tg Unrighteous
      Prov. 24:29.                        beautiful, precious fruit          Dominion.
      tg Citizenship;                     without blemish.             		b D&C 84:67.
      Courtesy;                     		b Matt. 12:33;                         tg Name.
      Kindness.                           3 Ne. 14:20 (17–20).          23 a jst Matt. 7:33 And then
		d tg Benevolence.                 		c gr decayed, rotten, stale.           will I say, Ye never knew
		e tg Law of Moses.                		d gr bad, spoiled,                     me . . .
 13 a gr narrow; see also                 degenerate.                        Ps. 101:4; Matt. 25:12;
      2 Ne. 31:17–21.                19 a Luke 3:9; John 15:2 (1–6);         Mosiah 26:27 (23–27);
		b Luke 13:24; 3 Ne. 27:33;              Jacob 5:26 (26–60);                3 Ne. 14:23.
      D&C 22:4 (1–4); 43:7.               Alma 5:36; D&C 97:7.         		b Ps. 119:115.
		c D&C 132:25.                     		b Luke 13:7.                           tg Judgment, the Last.
      tg Hell.                       20 a James 2:18 (14–26);          		c gr lawlessness.
 14 a Mosiah 3:17.                        1 Jn. 3:10 (10–18).                tg Sin.
		b 1 Ne. 8:20 (19–24);              21 a Titus 1:16.                   24 a Mosiah 4:10;
      2 Ne. 33:9.                         tg Hypocrisy;                      Hel. 5:12 (9–12);
      tg Baptism, Essential.              Sincere.                           D&C 41:5.
		c Jer. 21:8.                      		b Hosea 8:2 (1–4); Luke 6:46.    		b tg Commitment;
 15 a tg False Prophets.            		c Luke 8:21 (9–21);                    Obedience.
		b tg Sheep.                             D&C 138:4.                   		c gr he will resemble.
		c tg Hypocrisy.                         tg Duty; Good Works;         		d tg Wisdom.
		d tg Guile.                             Obedience.                   		e D&C 6:34; 11:24.
 16 a gr recognize, detect.         		d tg God, Will of.               		f gr the rock.
      tg Discernment,               		e jst Matt. 7:30–31 . . .              3 Ne. 11:39 (39–40).
      Spiritual.                          heaven. For the day           25 a D&C 90:5.
		b Prov. 20:11;                          soon cometh, that men        		b tg Adversity.
      Jer. 28:9 (8–9); Luke 6:44;         shall come before me to      		c tg Rock.
      Moro. 7:6 (5–17).                   judgment, to be judged        26 a tg Foolishness.
1199                                                                     Matthew 7:28–8:16

the floods came, and the winds blew,                    Lord, I am not a worthy that thou
and beat upon that a house; and it                      shouldest come under my roof: but
b
  fell: and great was the fall of it.                   speak the word only, and my ser-
  28 And it came to pass, when Jesus                    vant shall be b healed.
had ended athese sayings, the people                      9 For I am a man under a authority,
were b astonished at his c doctrine:                    having soldiers under me: and I say
  29 For he taught them as one having                   to this man, Go, and he goeth; and
a
  authority, and not as b the scribes.                  to another, Come, and he cometh;
                                                        and to my servant, Do this, and he
             Chapter 8                                  doeth it.
Jesus heals a leper, cures the centurion’s                10 a When Jesus heard it, he mar-
                                                        velled, and said to them that fol-
servant and others, stills the tempest,                 lowed, Verily I say unto you, I have
and casts out devils—The devils enter                   not found so great b faith, no, not
a herd of swine.                                        in Israel.
When he was come down from the                            11 And I say unto you, That a many
mountain, great multitudes fol-                         shall come from the east and west,
lowed him.                                              and shall sit down with Abraham,
  2 And, behold, there came a a leper                   and Isaac, and Jacob, in the king-
and worshipped him, saying, Lord,                       dom of heaven.
if thou wilt, thou canst make me                          12 But the a children of the king-
clean.                                                  dom shall be cast out into b outer
  3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and                   darkness: there shall be c weeping
touched him, saying, I will; be thou                    and gnashing of teeth.
clean. And immediately his leprosy                        13 And Jesus said unto the centu-
was a cleansed.                                         rion, Go thy way; and as thou hast
  4 And Jesus saith unto him, See                       believed, so be it done unto thee.
thou tell no man; but go thy way,                       And his servant was healed in the
shew thyself to the priest, and offer                   selfsame hour.
the gift that Moses commanded, for                        14 ¶ And when Jesus was come
a testimony unto them.                                  into Peter’s house, he saw his a wife’s
  5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered                        mother b laid, and sick of a fever.
into Capernaum, there came unto                           15 And he a touched her hand, and
him a centurion, beseeching him,                        the fever left her: and she arose, and
  6 And saying, Lord, my a servant                      ministered unto them.
lieth at home sick of the b palsy,                        16 ¶ When the even was come, they
grievously tormented.                                   brought unto him many that were
  7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will                    possessed with a devils: and he cast
come and heal him.                                      out the b spirits with his word, and
  8 The centurion answered and said,                    c
                                                          healed all that were sick:
 27 a Prov. 14:11.                         tg Scribe.                         D&C 45:9.
		b tg Apostasy of                   8 2 a tg Leprosy.                   12 a 2 Ne. 30:2.
      Individuals.                     3 a tg Miracle.                  		b Matt. 22:13 (1–14);
 28 a jst Matt. 7:36 . . . these       6 a gr child, servant, son;            D&C 77:8; 133:72.
      sayings with his disciples,          see John 4:43–54.            		c Isa. 65:14;
      the people . . .               		b gr paralysis.                        Matt. 13:42;
		b Matt. 13:54.                       8 a gr fit, qualified.                 Rev. 19:20;
		c John 7:16; 2 Ne. 31:21.          		b tg Heal.                             D&C 112:24.
 29 a jst Matt. 7:37 . . . author-     9 a tg Authority.                 14 a 1 Cor. 9:5;
      ity from God, and not as        10 a jst Matt. 8:9 And when             1 Tim. 4:3.
      having authority from the            they that followed him,      		b gr lying sick and
      scribes.                             heard this, they marveled.         feverish.
      tg Jesus Christ, Au-                 And when Jesus . . .          15 a gr took hold of.
      thority of; Jesus Christ,      		b 3 Ne. 17:8 (5–20).              16 a Matt. 4:24; 9:32 (32–34).
      Teaching Mode of;               11 a Luke 13:29 (28–30);          		b tg Spirits, Evil or
      Teaching with the Spirit.            Acts 10:45;                        Unclean.
		b gr their scribes.                      2 Ne. 10:18 (9–18);          		c tg Heal.
Matthew 8:17–9:4                                                                   1200

  17 That it might be fulfilled which         saying, What have we to do with
was spoken by Esaias the prophet,             thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art
saying, a Himself took our b infirmi-         thou come hither to torment us be-
ties, and bare our c sicknesses.              fore a the time?
  18 ¶ Now when Jesus saw great                30 And there was a good way off
multitudes about him, he gave                 from them an herd of many swine
commandment to depart unto the                feeding.
other side.                                    31 So the devils besought him,
  19 And a certain scribe came, and           saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us
said unto him, Master, I will a follow        to go away into the herd of swine.
thee whithersoever thou goest.                 32 And he said unto them, Go.
  20 And Jesus saith unto him, The            And when they were come out, they
foxes have holes, and the birds of            went into the herd of swine: and,
the air have nests; but the Son of            behold, the whole herd of swine ran
man hath not where to lay his head.           violently down a steep place into
  21 And another of his disciples said        the sea, and perished in the waters.
unto him, Lord, a suffer me first to           33 And they that kept them fled,
go and bury my father.                        and went their ways into the city, and
  22 But Jesus said unto him, a Fol-          told every thing, and what was be-
low me; and let the b dead bury               fallen to the possessed of the devils.
their dead.                                    34 And, behold, the whole city
  23 ¶ And when he was entered into           came out to a meet Jesus: and when
a ship, his disciples followed him.           they saw him, they besought him that
  24 And, behold, there arose a great         he would depart out of their b coasts.
a
  tempest in the sea, insomuch that
the ship was covered with the waves:                        Chapter 9
but he was asleep.                            Jesus forgives sins, heals a paralytic,
  25 And his disciples came to him,           and calls Matthew—Jesus eats with sin-
and awoke him, saying, Lord, save             ners, heals a woman who touches His
us: we perish.                                garments, and raises Jairus’s daughter
  26 And he saith unto them, Why              to life—He opens the eyes of the blind,
are ye a fearful, O ye of little faith?       casts out a devil, and preaches the gospel.
Then he arose, and b rebuked the
winds and the sea; and there was a            And he entered into a ship, and
great calm.                                   passed over, and came into his own
  27 But the men marvelled, say-              city.
ing, What manner of man is this,               2 And, behold, they brought to him
that even the winds and the a sea             a man sick of the a palsy, lying on
obey him!                                     a bed: and Jesus seeing their b faith
  28 ¶ And when he was come to                said unto the sick of the palsy; Son,
the other side into the country of            be of good c cheer; thy d sins be for-
the Gergesenes, there met him two             given thee.
possessed with a devils, coming out            3 And, behold, certain of the
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so            scribes said within themselves, This
that no man might pass by that way.           man blasphemeth.
  29 And, behold, they cried out,              4 And Jesus a knowing their
 17 a gr He Himself.          22 a tg Commitment.                 Unclean.
		b tg Jesus Christ,         		b tg Death.                   29 a gr the appointed hour.
      Atonement through.      24 a Jonah 1:4;                34 a John 12:18.
		c tg Sickness.                   1 Ne. 18:13 (9–13).      		b gr lands, regions.
 19 a Luke 9:57;              26 a tg Courage; Fearful.     9 2 a gr stroke, paralysis.
      2 Ne. 31:10 (10–13);   		b Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29.    		b Luke 7:50.
      Moro. 7:11;                  tg God, Power of.        		c D&C 68:6; 112:4.
      D&C 4:3; 56:2.          27 a Hel. 12:16 (8–17).       		d D&C 25:3; 62:3.
 21 a gr let, allow.          28 a tg Spirits, Evil or        4 a tg God, Omniscience of.
1201                                                                   Matthew 9:5–24

thoughts said, Wherefore think ye                    the children of the bridechamber
evil in your hearts?                                 mourn, as long as the bridegroom
   5 a For whether is easier, to say,                is with them? but the days will
Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to                     come, when the bridegroom shall
say, Arise, and walk?                                be taken from them, a and then shall
   6 But that ye may know that the                   they fast.
a
  Son of man hath b power on earth                    16 aNo man putteth a piece of bnew
to c forgive sins, (then saith he to                 cloth unto an old garment, for that
the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up               which is put in to fill it up taketh
thy bed, and go unto thine house.                    from the garment, and the rent is
   7 And he arose, and departed to                   made worse.
his house.                                            17 Neither do men put new wine
   8 But when the multitudes saw                     into old bottles: else the bottles
it, they marvelled, and glorified                    break, and the wine runneth out,
God, which had given such power                      and the bottles perish: but they put
unto men.                                            new wine into new bottles, and both
   9 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth                     are preserved.
from thence, he saw a man, named                      18 ¶ While he spake these things
a
  Matthew, sitting at the b receipt of               unto them, behold, there came a
custom: and he saith unto him, Fol-                  certain a ruler, and worshipped him,
low me. And he arose, and followed                   saying, b My daughter is even now
him.                                                 dead: but come and lay thy c hand
   10 ¶ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat            upon her, and she shall d live.
at meat in the house, behold, many                    19 And Jesus arose, and followed
publicans and sinners came and sat                   him, and so did his disciples.
down with him and his disciples.                      20 ¶ And, behold, a woman, which
   11 And when the Pharisees saw it,                 was diseased with an aissue of bblood
they said unto his disciples, a Why                  twelve years, came behind him, and
eateth your Master with publicans                    touched the hem of his garment:
and sinners?                                          21 For she said within herself, If I
   12 But when Jesus heard that, he                  may but touch his garment, I shall
said unto them, They that be whole                   be a whole.
need not a physician, but they that                   22 But Jesus turned him about,
are sick.                                            and when he saw her, he said,
   13 But go ye and learn what that                  Daughter, be of good comfort; thy
meaneth, a I b will have c mercy, and                faith hath made thee a whole. And
not sacrifice: for I am not come to                  the woman was made whole from
d
  call the e righteous, but sinners to               that hour.
f
  repentance.                                         23 And when Jesus came into the
   14 ¶ Then came to him the dis-                    ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels
ciples of John, saying, Why do we                    and the people making a noise,
and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy                   24 He said unto them, Give place:
disciples fast not?                                  for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.
   15 And Jesus said unto them, Can                  And they a laughed him to scorn.
  5 a jst Matt. 9:5 For is it not         Isa. 53:3 (1–3); 65:5.         daughter is even now
      easier to say, Thy sins        13 a Hosea 6:6.                     dying . . .
      be forgiven thee, than to     		b gr desire.                 		c tg Administrations to
      say, Arise and walk?          		c tg Mercy.                        the Sick;
  6 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of       		d 1 Tim. 1:15.                     Hands, Laying on of.
      Man.                          		e tg Righteousness.          		d D&C 66:9.
		b gr authority. tg Jesus          		f tg Repent.                  20 a gr hemorrhage.
      Christ, Authority of.          15 a tg Fast, Fasting.        		b Lev. 15:25.
		c tg Forgive.                      16 a jst Matt. 9:18–21         21 a gr free from disease.
  9 a Luke 5:27 (27–32).                  (Appendix).               22 a tg Heal.
		b gr tax office.                  		b gr unshrunken.              24 a gr ridiculed Him.
 11 a See jst Mark 3:21–25           18 a Luke 8:41.                     1 Ne. 8:27 (26–27).
      (Appendix).                   		b jst Matt. 9:24 . . . My          tg Laughter.
Matthew 9:25–10:5                                                                  1202

  25 But when the people were put           tudes, he was moved with a compas-
forth, he went in, and took her by          sion on them, because bthey fainted,
the hand, and the maid arose.               and were scattered abroad, as csheep
  26 And the fame hereof went               having no d shepherd.
abroad into all that land.                   37 Then saith he unto his disciples,
  27 ¶ And when Jesus departed              The a harvest truly is plenteous, but
thence, two blind men followed              the b labourers are few;
him, crying, and saying, Thou Son            38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of
of David, have mercy on us.                 the harvest, that he will send forth
  28 And when he was come into the          labourers into his harvest.
house, the a blind men came to him:
and Jesus saith unto them, b Believe                       Chapter 10
ye that I am able to do this? They
said unto him, Yea, Lord.                   Jesus instructs and empowers the
  29 Then touched he their eyes,            Twelve Apostles and sends them forth
saying, According to your a faith be        to preach, minister, and heal the sick—
it unto you.                                Those who receive the Twelve receive
  30 And their a eyes were b opened;        the Lord.
and Jesus c straitly charged them,          And when he had a called unto him
saying, See that no man know it.            his b twelve disciples, he gave them
  31 But they, when they were de-           c
                                              power against d unclean spirits, to
parted, a spread abroad his b fame in       cast them out, and to e heal all man-
all that country.                           ner of f sickness and all manner of
  32 ¶ As they went out, behold,            disease.
they brought to him a dumb man                2 Now the names of the twelve
possessed with a a devil.                   apostles are these; The first, Simon,
  33 And when the devil was cast            who is called Peter, and Andrew his
out, the dumb spake: and the mul-           brother; James the son of Zebedee,
titudes marvelled, saying, It was           and John his brother;
never so seen in Israel.                      3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas,
  34 But the Pharisees said, He             and Matthew the a publican; James
casteth out devils through the prince       the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus,
of the devils.                              whose surname was Thaddæus;
  35 And Jesus went about all the             4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas
cities and villages, a teaching in          Iscariot, who also a betrayed him.
their synagogues, and preaching               5 These twelve Jesus a sent forth,
the b gospel of the kingdom, and            and commanded them, saying, Go
c
  healing every sickness and every          not into the way of the Gentiles,
disease among the people.                   and into any city of the b Samaritans
  36 ¶ But when he saw the multi-           enter ye not:
 28 a Matt. 20:30 (30–34);    		b D&C 84:80 (79–80);        		c gr authority over.
      John 9:1 (1–4);                JS—M 1:31.                  D&C 50:32.
      Mosiah 3:5;             		c Mosiah 3:5.                    tg Authority;
      3 Ne. 17:9 (7–10);        36 a tg Compassion.              Jesus Christ, Power of;
      D&C 84:69.              		b gr they were harassed.         Priesthood, Power of.
		b gr Do you have faith      		c tg Sheep.                 		d tg Spirits, Evil or
      that.                   		d tg Jesus Christ, Good          Unclean;
 29 a tg Faith.                      Shepherd;                   Uncleanness.
 30 a Ps. 146:8 (1–10).              Shepherd.              		e tg Heal.
		b tg Heal;                    37 a Luke 10:2.             		f tg Sickness.
      Miracle.                       tg Harvest.             3 a gr tax collector.
		c gr warned them sternly.   		b Jacob 5:70.                4 a tg Jesus Christ,
 31 a Mark 7:36.              10 1 a 1 Ne. 12:7 (6–7);           Betrayal of.
		b John 12:19.                      Moro. 2:2 (1–3).        5 a 3 Ne. 28:34;
 32 a Matt. 4:24;                    tg Delegation of            D&C 107:35.
      8:16 (16, 28, 33).             Responsibility.        		b Luke 9:52.
 35 a Matt. 4:23.             		b tg Apostles.
1203                                                                Matthew 10:6–26

   6 But go rather to the a lost b sheep          and they will scourge you in their
of the house of Israel.                           synagogues;
   7 And as ye go, preach, saying,                  18 And ye shall be brought before
The kingdom of heaven a is at hand.               governors and a kings b for my sake,
   8 a Heal the sick, cleanse the b lep-          for a c testimony against them and
ers, raise the dead, c cast out devils:           the Gentiles.
d
  freely ye have received, freely egive.            19 But when they deliver you up,
   9 Provide neither gold, nor silver,            a
                                                    take no thought how or what ye
nor brass in your a purses,                       shall speak: for it shall be given
   10 Nor a scrip for your journey, nei-          you in that same hour what ye shall
ther two coats, neither shoes, nor yet            b
                                                    speak.
staves: for the workman is b worthy                 20 For it is not ye that speak, but
of his c meat.                                    the a Spirit of your Father which
   11 And into whatsoever city or                 speaketh in you.
town ye shall a enter, inquire who                  21 And the brother shall deliver
in it is worthy; and there abide till             up the brother to death, and the
ye go thence.                                     father the child: and the children
   12 And when ye come into an                    shall rise up against their parents,
house, salute it.                                 and cause them to be put to death.
   13 And if the house be worthy,                   22 And ye shall be ahated of all men
let your peace come upon it: but                  b
                                                    for my c name’s sake: but he that
if it be not worthy, let your peace               d
                                                    endureth to the end shall be saved.
return to you.                                      23 But when they persecute you
   14 And whosoever shall not receive             in this city, flee ye into another: for
you, nor hear your words, when ye                 verily I say unto you, Ye shall not
depart out of that house or city,                 have gone over the cities of Israel,
shake off the a dust of your b feet.              till the Son of man be come.
   15 Verily I say unto you, It shall               24 The a disciple is not above his
be more tolerable for the land of                 master, nor the servant above his
a
  Sodom and Gomorrha in the day                   lord.
of judgment, than for that city.                    25 It is enough for the disciple athat
   16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as               he be as his master, and the servant
a
  sheep in the midst of wolves: be                as his lord. If they have called the
ye therefore b wise as serpents, and              master of the house Beelzebub, how
c
  harmless as doves.                              much more shall they call them of
   17 But beware of men: for they                 his household?
will deliver you up to the councils,                26 Fear them not therefore: for
  6 a tg Missionary Work.         		b Acts 18:6 (5–6);           		b Ex. 4:12 (12–15);
		b tg Sheep.                           D&C 60:15;                     Mark 13:11;
  7 a gr has come.                      84:92 (92–93).                 Luke 21:15 (14–15);
  8 a Luke 9:2; D&C 84:68.         15 a Ezek. 16:48.                   D&C 24:6.
		b tg Leprosy.                    16 a Luke 10:3.                     tg Teaching.
		c D&C 84:67.                    		b Jacob 6:12;                 20 a tg God, Spirit of;
		d gr without payment.                 Alma 18:22;                    Teaching with the
      Isa. 55:1.                        Morm. 9:28;                    Spirit.
		e tg Generosity.                      D&C 111:11.               22 a 1 Ne. 22:5.
  9 a Luke 10:4; 22:35 (35–36);   		c gr guileless.                    tg Hate; Martyrdom;
      D&C 24:18; 84:78.            18 a Ps. 119:46;                    Persecution.
 10 a gr traveling bag or               Acts 9:15;               		b gr because of my name.
      beggar’s bag.                     D&C 1:23;                		c tg Name.
      Mark 6:8.                         124:3 (3, 16, 107).      		d Mark 13:13;
		b 1 Cor. 9:14.                  		b gr on account of me.             3 Ne. 15:9;
		c Num. 18:31; Luke 10:7.        		c gr witness to.                   D&C 10:4; 53:7.
 11 a D&C 24:15.                   19 a gr do not be anxiously         tg Perseverance;
 14 a Luke 10:11 (11–12);               concerned.                     Steadfastness.
      Acts 13:51;                       Dan. 3:16;                24 a John 15:20.
      D&C 75:20 (19–22).                Acts 20:24.               25 a gr that he become.
Matthew 10:27–11:1                                                                               1204

there is nothing a covered, that shall                 b
                                                         more than me is not worthy of me:
not be revealed; and hid, that                         and he that c loveth son or daughter
shall not be known.                                    more than me is not worthy of me.
  27 What I tell you in darkness, that                    38 And he that taketh not his
speak ye in light: and what ye hear                    a
                                                         cross, and followeth after me, is
in the ear, that preach ye upon the                    not b worthy of me.
housetops.                                                39 a He that findeth his life shall
  28 And a fear not them which kill                    b
                                                         lose it: and he that c loseth his d life
the body, but are not able to kill the                 for my sake shall find it.
soul: but rather b fear him which                         40 ¶ He that areceiveth you breceiv-
is able to c destroy both d soul and                   eth me, and he that receiveth me
body in e hell.                                        receiveth him that sent me.
  29 Are not two a sparrows sold for                      41 He that a receiveth a prophet
a farthing? and one of them shall                      in the name of a prophet shall re-
not fall on the ground without your                    ceive a prophet’s b reward; and he
Father.                                                that receiveth a righteous man in
  30 But the very a hairs of your head                 the name of a righteous man shall
are all numbered.                                      receive a righteous man’s reward.
  31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of                     42 And whosoever shall give to
more a value than many b sparrows.                     drink unto one of these little ones
  32 Whosoever therefore shall                         a cup of cold water only in the
a
  confess me before men, him will I                    a
                                                         name of a disciple, verily I say unto
confess also before my Father which                    you, he shall in no wise b lose his
is in heaven.                                          reward.
  33 But whosoever shall a deny me
before men, him will I also deny be-                               Chapter 11
fore my Father which is in heaven.                     Jesus acclaims John as more than a
  34 Think not that I am come to                       prophet—The cities of Chorazin, Beth-
send a peace on earth: I came not                      saida, and Capernaum are rebuked for
to send peace, but a sword.
  35 For I am come to set a man at                     unbelief—The Son reveals the Father—
variance against his father, and the                   The yoke of Christ is easy, and His
daughter against her mother, and                       burden is light.
the daughter in law against her                        And it came to pass, when Jesus
mother in law.                                         had made an end of commanding
  36 And a man’s a foes shall be they                  his twelve disciples, he departed
of his own b household.                                thence to teach and to a preach in
  37 He that aloveth father or mother                  their cities.
 26 a Morm. 5:8.                         tg Witness.                      		b gr sacrifice.
 28 a Isa. 51:7; Jer. 1:8 (7–8);    33 a Rom. 1:16 (15–18);               		c Luke 9:24 (23–26).
      Luke 12:4 (4–5).                   2 Tim. 2:12 (10–15);                    tg Loyalty.
		b Deut. 13:8 (6–11);                   2 Ne. 31:14 (12–21);             		d tg Martyrdom;
      D&C 3:7 (6–8).                     D&C 101:5 (1–5).                        Self-Sacrifice.
		c tg Devil.                       34 a John 7:43.                         40 a Luke 9:48; 10:16;
		d tg Soul.                             tg Peace.                               D&C 84:36 (36–38).
		e tg Hell.                        36 a tg Persecution.                         tg Priesthood,
 29 a tg God, Omniscience of.      		b Micah 7:6.                                Magnifying Callings
 30 a Luke 21:18 (17–18).           37 a tg Love.                                within; Teachable.
 31 a Gen. 39:3 (1–6);             		b Luke 14:26.                        		b Ex. 16:8.
      Ps. 37:25;                   		c 1 Sam. 2:29.                              tg Hospitality.
      Rom. 8:39 (35–39);            38 a Matt. 16:24;                       41 a tg Sustaining Church
      1 Ne. 17:3 (1–5, 12–14);           Luke 9:23; 14:27;                       Leaders.
      Mosiah 2:41;                       3 Ne. 12:30;                     		b tg Reward.
      D&C 121:33.                        D&C 23:6.                          42 a tg Name.
		b tg Nature, Earth.              		b tg Worthiness.                     		b Mark 9:41;
 32 a gr solemnly covenant          39 a jst Matt. 10:34 He who                  D&C 84:90.
      with, promise me.                  seeketh to save his life . . .   11 1 a tg Missionary Work.
1205                                                               Matthew 11:2–23

  2 Now when a John had heard in                 13 a For all the b prophets and the
the prison the works of Christ, he             law c prophesied until John.
sent two of his disciples,                       14 And if ye will receive it, this is
  3 And said unto him, Art thou he             a
                                                 Elias, which was for to come.
that should come, or do we look for              15 He that hath ears to a hear, let
another?                                       him hear.
  4 Jesus answered and said unto                 16 ¶ But whereunto shall I liken
them, Go and shew John again those             this generation? It is like unto chil-
a
  things which ye do hear and see:             dren sitting in the markets, and
  5 The a blind receive their b sight,         calling unto their fellows,
and the lame walk, the c lepers are              17 And saying, We have piped
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the               unto you, and ye have not danced;
dead are raised up, and the d poor             we have mourned unto you, and ye
have the gospel preached to them.              have not lamented.
  6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall           18 For John came neither eating
not be a offended in me.                       nor drinking, and they say, He hath
  7 ¶ And as they departed, Jesus              a devil.
began to say unto the multitudes                 19 The Son of man came eating
concerning John, What went ye out              and drinking, and they say, Behold
into the wilderness to see? A reed             a man gluttonous, and a a winebib-
shaken with the wind?                          ber, a friend of b publicans and sin-
  8 But what went ye out for to see?           ners. But wisdom is justified c of
A man clothed in soft raiment? be-             her children.
hold, they that wear soft clothing are           20 ¶ Then began he to upbraid the
in a kings’ houses.                            a
                                                 cities wherein most of his mighty
  9 But what went ye out for to see?           works were done, because they re-
A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and            pented not:
more than a a prophet.                           21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe
  10 For this is he, of whom it is writ-       unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the
ten, Behold, I send my a messenger             mighty works, which were done
before thy face, which shall b pre-            in you, had been done in Tyre and
pare thy way before thee.                      Sidon, they would have a repented
  11 Verily I say unto you, Among              long ago in sackcloth and b ashes.
them that are born of a women there              22 But I say unto you, It shall be
hath not risen a greater than bJohn            more a tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
the Baptist: cnotwithstanding he that          at the day of judgment, than for
is least in the kingdom of heaven is           you.
greater than he.                                 23 And thou, Capernaum, which
  12 And from the days of John the             art a exalted unto heaven, shalt be
Baptist until now the kingdom of               brought down to b hell: for if the
heaven suffereth violence, and a the           mighty works, which have been
violent take it by force.                      done in thee, had been done in
  2 a Luke 7:18 (18–35).       11 a tg Woman.                         foretold such violence.
  4 a John 5:36.              		b John 5:35 (32–35).             14 a Luke 1:17.
  5 a Ps. 146:8; Isa. 42:7.   		c gr but he who is less          15 a Ezek. 33:31 (30–33);
		b tg Sight.                       important.                        Heb. 5:11 (11–14);
		c tg Leprosy.                     Luke 7:28; D&C 50:26.             2 Ne. 9:31; D&C 1:14.
		d D&C 35:15.                 12 a gr violent men are           19 a gr a drunkard.
  6 a Isa. 8:14 (14–15);            seizing control of it, or   		b gr tax collectors.
      Matt. 24:10.                  plundering it.              		c gr by her deeds, works.
  8 a tg Kings, Earthly.       13 a jst Matt. 11:13–15           20 a Alma 34:31 (31–36);
  9 a Matt. 14:5; 21:26;            (Appendix).                       3 Ne. 9:3; D&C 84:114.
      Luke 20:6.              		b Zech. 7:12; 1 Ne. 3:20;        21 a Ezek. 3:6.
 10 a Mal. 3:1; Mark 1:2;           Mosiah 15:13.               		b Job 2:8; 42:6.
      1 Ne. 11:27;                  tg Jesus Christ,             22 a D&C 45:54; 75:22.
      D&C 35:4; 45:9.               Prophecies about.            23 a tg Haughtiness.
		b Isa. 40:3.                		c ie The law and prophets       		b tg Hell.
Matthew 11:24–12:11                                                                        1206

Sodom, it would have remained                       At that time Jesus went on the a sab-
until this day.                                     bath day through the b corn; and
   24 But I say unto you, That it shall             his disciples were an hungred, and
be more tolerable for the land of                   began to pluck the c ears of corn,
a
  Sodom in the day of judgment,                     and to eat.
than for thee.                                       2 But when the Pharisees saw it,
   25 ¶ At that time Jesus answered                 they said unto him, Behold, thy dis-
and said, I a thank thee, O Father,                 ciples do that which is not lawful
Lord of heaven and earth, because                   to do upon the sabbath day.
thou hast b hid these things from                    3 But he said unto them, Have ye
the wise and c prudent, and hast                    not a read what b David did, when
d
  revealed them unto e babes.                       he was an hungred, and they that
   26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed             were with him;
good in thy sight.                                   4 How he entered into the house
   27 All a things are delivered unto               of God, and did eat the a shewbread,
me of my Father: and no man                         which was not lawful for him to eat,
knoweth the Son, but the Father; nei-               neither for them which were with
ther b knoweth any man the Father,                  him, but only for the priests?
save the Son, c and he to whomsoever                 5 Or have ye not read in the law,
the Son will d reveal him.                          how that on the a sabbath days the
   28 ¶ a Come unto me, all ye that                 priests in the temple profane the
b
  labour and are heavy laden, and I                 sabbath, and are blameless?
will give you c rest.                                6 But I say unto you, That in this
   29 Take my a yoke upon you, and                  place is one greater than the atemple.
b
  learn of me; for I am c meek and                   7 But if ye had known what this
d
  lowly in e heart: and ye shall find               meaneth, I will have a mercy, and
f
  rest unto your souls.                             not sacrifice, ye would not have
   30 For my yoke is a easy, and my                 condemned the guiltless.
burden is light.                                     8 For the Son of man is Lord even
                                                    of the a sabbath day.
            Chapter 12                               9 And when he was departed
                                                    thence, he went into their synagogue:
Jesus proclaims Himself Lord of the                  10 ¶ And, behold, there was a man
Sabbath and heals on the Sabbath                    which had his hand withered. And
day—He is accused of casting out devils             they asked him, saying, Is it lawful
through the power of Beelzebub—He                   to heal on the sabbath days? that
speaks of blasphemy against the Holy                they might accuse him.
Ghost and says that an evil and adul-                11 And he said unto them, What
terous generation seeks signs.                      man shall there be among you,
 24 a Ezek. 16:48.                      shall see the Father also.   		d tg Contrite Heart.
 25 a gr praise.                  		d Luke 10:22;                    		e tg Heart.
      Luke 10:21.                       John 14:6 (6–14).            		f Mosiah 2:41;
		b Matt. 13:11;                        tg God, Privilege of                Alma 37:34 (33–34);
      D&C 6:11 (11–12).                 Seeing.                             D&C 54:10; 59:23.
		c tg Prudence.                   28 a Ps. 55:22;                          tg Comfort.
		d Alma 32:23;                         Isa. 55:3;                     30 a 1 Jn. 5:3 (1–5);
      D&C 133:58.                       D&C 10:67.                          Alma 37:46 (43–47).
		e gr innocent people.                 tg Problem-Solving.          12 1 a John 5:9.
      2 Ne. 9:42 (42–43);         		b tg Labor.                      		b gr grain.
      Alma 32:23;                 		c tg Rest.                       		c Deut. 23:25.
      3 Ne. 26:16 (14–16);         29 a 1 Jn. 2:6.                      3 a tg Jesus Christ,
      D&C 128:18.                       tg Jesus Christ, Taking             Teaching Mode of.
 27 a tg Jesus Christ,                  the Name of.                 		b 1 Sam. 21:6 (3–6).
      Messiah.                    		b D&C 32:1.                         4 a tg Bread, Shewbread.
		b tg Knowledge.                       tg Learn.                       5 a Num. 28:9 (9–10).
		c jst Matt. 11:28 . . . and     		c gr gentle and humble.             6 a tg Temple.
      they to whom the Son              tg Humility;                    7 a Hosea 6:6.
      will reveal himself; they         Meek.                           8 a tg Sabbath.
1207                                                                   Matthew 12:12–32

that shall have one sheep, and if it                 23 And all the people were amazed,
fall into a pit on the sabbath day,                and said, Is not this the son of a Da-
will he not lay hold on it, and lift               vid?
it out?                                              24 But when the Pharisees heard
  12 How much then is a man better                 it, they said, This fellow doth not
than a sheep? Wherefore it is law-                 cast out devils, but by a Beelzebub
ful to do well on the sabbath days.                the prince of the devils.
  13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch               25 And Jesus knew their athoughts,
forth thine hand. And he stretched                 and said unto them, Every bkingdom
it forth; and it was restored whole,               divided against itself is brought
like as the other.                                 to desolation; and every city or
  14 ¶ Then the Pharisees went out,                house divided against itself shall
and held a council against him, how                not stand:
they might destroy him.                              26 And if a Satan cast out Satan, he
  15 But a when Jesus knew it, he                  is divided against himself; how shall
withdrew himself from thence: and                  then his kingdom stand?
great multitudes followed him, and                   27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out
he healed them all;                                devils, by whom do your children
  16 And charged them that they                    cast them out? therefore they shall
should not make him known:                         be your judges.
  17 That it might be fulfilled which                28 But if I cast out a devils by the
was spoken by a Esaias the prophet,                b
                                                     Spirit of God, then the kingdom of
saying,                                            God is come unto c you.
  18 Behold my a servant, whom I                     29 Or else how can one enter into
have bchosen; my cbeloved, in whom                 a strong man’s house, and a spoil
my soul is well pleased: I will put                his goods, except he first bind the
my spirit upon him, and he shall                   strong man? and then he will spoil
shew judgment to the Gentiles.                     his house.
  19 He shall not strive, nor acry; nei-             30 He that is not with me is against
ther shall any man hear his voice                  me; and he that gathereth not a with
in the streets.                                    me scattereth abroad.
  20 A bruised reed shall he not                     31 ¶ Wherefore I say unto you,
break, and smoking flax shall he                   All manner of sin and blasphemy
not quench, till he send forth a judg-             shall be forgiven a unto men: but
ment unto victory.                                 the b blasphemy against the Holy
  21 And in his a name shall the                   Ghost shall c not be forgiven unto
b
  Gentiles trust.                                  men.
  22 ¶ Then was brought unto him                     32 And whosoever speaketh a word
one possessed with a devil, blind,                 against the Son of man, it shall
and dumb: and he healed him, in-                   be forgiven him: but whosoever
somuch that the blind and dumb                     speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it
both spake and saw.                                shall not be a forgiven him, neither
 15 a jst Matt. 12:13 . . .           2 Ne. 10:18 (9, 11, 18).             for unto them is given
      Jesus knew when they       23 a tg Jesus Christ, Davidic             power over devils, that
      took counsel, and he            Descent of.                          they may cast them out.
      withdrew . . .             24 a 2 Kgs. 1:2 (2–6).               29 a gr plunder.
 17 a Isa. 42:1–3.               25 a Ps. 139:2; Luke 11:17;          30 a Mark 9:40; Luke 9:50;
 18 a gr son.                         John 2:25; Mosiah 24:12;             2 Ne. 10:16.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                  D&C 6:16.                       31 a jst Matt. 12:26 . . . unto
      Authority of.             		b tg Governments.                        men who receive me and
		c tg Witness of the            26 a tg Spirits, Evil or                  repent; but . . .
      Father.                         Unclean.                       		b tg Blaspheme; Holy
 19 a gr cry for help.           28 a tg Devil.                            Ghost, Unpardonable
 20 a D&C 52:11.                		b tg God, Spirit of.                     Sin against.
 21 a tg Jesus Christ, Taking   		c jst Matt. 12:23 . . . you.       		c tg Holy Ghost, Loss of.
      the Name of; Name.              For they also cast out          32 a tg Death, Spiritual,
		b gr nations.                       devils by the Spirit of God,         Second; Forgive.
Matthew 12:33–50                                                                            1208

in this world, neither in the world               and, behold, a greater than Jonas
to come.                                          is here.
   33 Either make the tree good, and                 42 The a queen of the south shall
his a fruit good; or else make the                rise up in the judgment with this
tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt:              generation, and shall condemn it: for
for the tree is known by his b fruit.             she came from the uttermost parts
   34 O ageneration of vipers, how can            of the earth to hear the wisdom of
ye, being evil, b speak good things?              Solomon; and, behold, a greater than
for out of the abundance of the                   Solomon is here.
heart the mouth speaketh.                            43 a When the b unclean spirit is
   35 A good man out of the good                  gone out of a man, he walketh
a
  treasure of the heart bringeth forth            through dry places, seeking rest,
good things: and an evil man out                  and findeth none.
of the evil treasure bringeth forth                  44 Then he saith, I will return into
b
  evil things.                                    my house from whence I came out;
   36 But I say unto you, That every              and when he is come, he findeth it
a
  idle b word that men shall c speak,             empty, swept, and garnished.
they shall give d account thereof in                 45 Then goeth ahe, and taketh with
the day of e judgment.                            himself seven other b spirits more
   37 For by thy a words thou shalt               wicked than himself, and they en-
be justified, and by thy words thou               ter in and dwell there: and the last
shalt be condemned.                               c
                                                    state of that man is d worse than the
   38 ¶ Then certain of the scribes               first. Even so shall it be also unto
and of the Pharisees answered, say-               this wicked generation.
ing, Master, we would see a a sign                   46 ¶ While he yet talked to the
from thee.                                        people, behold, his mother and his
   39 But he answered and said                    a
                                                    brethren stood b without, desiring
unto them, An evil and adulterous                 to speak with him.
generation seeketh after a a sign;                   47 Then one said unto him, Behold,
and there shall no sign be given                  thy mother and thy brethren stand
to it, but the sign of the prophet                without, desiring to speak with thee.
Jonas:                                               48 But he answered and said
   40 For as Jonas was three days and             unto him that told him, Who is my
three nights in the whale’s belly;                mother? and who are my brethren?
so shall the Son of man be a three                   49 And he stretched forth his hand
days and three nights in the heart                toward his disciples, and said, Be-
of the earth.                                     hold my a mother and my brethren!
   41 The men of a Nineveh shall rise                50 For whosoever shall do the awill
in judgment with this generation,                 of my Father which is in heaven,
and shall condemn it: because they                the same is my b brother, and sister,
b
  repented at the preaching of Jonas;             and mother.
 33 a Matt. 7:17 (16–20);       37 a Prov. 18:21.                          Unclean.
      3 Ne. 14:20 (17–20).      38 a John 6:30.                      		c tg Apostasy of
		b Moro. 7:16 (5–19).          39 a tg Miracle; Signs;                    Individuals.
 34 a Matt. 3:7; 23:33;              Sign Seekers.                   		d Alma 24:30.
      D&C 121:23.               40 a tg Jesus Christ, Death           46 a John 7:3 (3, 5, 10);
		b Luke 6:45;                       of; Jesus Christ, Types               1 Cor. 9:5.
      James 3:10 (10–12).            of, in Anticipation.                  tg Jesus Christ,
 35 a tg Treasure.              41 a Jonah 3:5.                            Family of.
		b tg Evil.                   		b tg Repent.                        		b gr outside.
 36 a Eccl. 5:2;                42 a 1 Kgs. 10:1 (1–10).              49 a Mosiah 5:7.
      Eph. 5:4.                 43 a jst Matt. 12:37–38                    tg Marriage,
		b tg Gossip.                       (Appendix).                           Motherhood.
		c tg Profanity.              		b tg Uncleanness.                    50 a Mark 3:35.
		d tg Accountability.          45 a jst Matt. 12:39 . . . the             tg God, Will of.
		e Alma 11:43 (43–44).              evil spirit, and taketh . . .   		b tg Brotherhood and
      tg Judgment, the Last.   		b tg Spirits, Evil or                     Sisterhood.
1209                                                                     Matthew 13:1–19

            Chapter 13                             them, Because it is given unto you
                                                   to know the a mysteries of the king-
Jesus explains why He teaches with                 dom of heaven, but to them it is
parables—He gives the parables of                  not given.
the sower, the wheat and the tares, the
                                                      12 a For whosoever hath, to him
grain of mustard seed, the leaven, the             shall be b given, and he shall have
treasure hidden in the field, the pearl            more c abundance: but whosoever
of great price, and the net cast into the          hath not, from him shall be taken
sea—A prophet is not honored by his                away even that he hath.
own people.
                                                      13 Therefore speak I to them in
The same day went Jesus out of the                 parables: because they seeing see
house, and sat by the a sea side.                  not; and hearing they hear not, nei-
 2 And great multitudes were gath-                 ther do they understand.
ered together unto him, so that he                    14 And in them is fulfilled the
went into a ship, and sat; and the                 prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By
whole multitude stood on the shore.                hearing ye shall a hear, and shall not
 3 And he spake many things unto                   understand; and seeing ye shall see,
them in parables, saying, Behold, a                and shall not perceive:
sower went forth to sow;                              15 For this people’s aheart is waxed
 4 And when he sowed, some seeds                   gross, and their ears are dull of
fell by the way side, and the fowls                hearing, and their b eyes they have
came and devoured them up:                         c
                                                     closed; lest at any time they should
 5 Some fell upon a stony places,                  see with their eyes, and hear with
where they had not much earth: and                 their ears, and should understand
forthwith they sprung up, because                  with their heart, and should be con-
they had no deepness of earth:                     verted, and I should d heal them.
 6 And when the sun was up, they                      16 But blessed are your a eyes, for
were scorched; and because they                    they see: and your ears, for they hear.
had no root, they withered away.                      17 For verily I say unto you, That
 7 And some fell among a thorns;                   many a prophets and righteous men
and the thorns sprung up, and                      have desired to see those things which
choked them:                                       ye see, and have not seen them; and
 8 But other fell into good ground,                to hear those things which ye hear,
and a brought forth fruit, some an                 and have not heard them.
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some                     18 ¶ a Hear ye therefore the para-
thirtyfold.                                        ble of the sower.
 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him                     19 When any one heareth the word
hear.                                              of the kingdom, and aunderstandeth
 10 And the disciples came, and                    it not, then cometh the wicked one,
said unto him, Why speakest thou                   and b catcheth away that which was
unto them in a parables?                           sown in his heart. This is he which
 11 He answered and said unto                      received seed by the way side.
13 1 a Mark 4:1 (1–12).            12 a jst Matt. 13:10–11 For             2 Ne. 9:31; 16:10.
   5 a ie rocky land over               whosoever receiveth,          15 a tg Apostasy of Israel;
       which a thin layer of            to him shall be given,             Hardheartedness.
       soil is spread.                  and he shall have            		b tg Spiritual Blindness.
   7 a Jer. 4:3 (3–18).                 more abundance; but          		c tg Unbelief.
   8 a gr began to bring forth.         whosoever continueth not     		d 3 Ne. 9:13; 18:32.
  10 a Dan. 12:10.                      to receive, from him shall    16 a Luke 10:23.
       tg Jesus Christ,                 be taken away even that       17 a Heb. 11:13;
       Teaching Mode of.                he hath.                           1 Pet. 1:10 (10–11).
  11 a Matt. 11:25;               		b Matt. 25:29.                    18 a gr Learn, Understand.
       D&C 6:11 (11–12); 19:8.    		c Prov. 9:9.                      19 a 1 Ne. 8:23 (20–23).
       tg Mysteries of             14 a Jer. 5:21;                   		b D&C 84:50 (49–53);
       Godliness.                       Rom. 11:8;                         93:39 (38–39).
Matthew 13:20–38                                                                         1210

  20 But he that received the seed               30 Let both grow together until
into a stony places, the same is he            the a harvest: and in the time of
that heareth the word, and anon                harvest I will say to the reapers,
with joy receiveth it;                         Gather ye together b first the tares,
  21 Yet hath he not root in himself,          and bind them in bundles to c burn
but dureth for a while: for when               them: but gather the wheat into
a
  tribulation or b persecution ariseth         my barn.
because of the word, by and by c he              31 ¶ Another parable put he forth
is offended.                                   unto them, saying, The kingdom of
  22 He also that received seed                heaven is like to a a grain of mustard
among the thorns is he that heareth            seed, which a man took, and sowed
the word; and the care of this aworld,         in his field:
and the b deceitfulness of c riches,             32 Which indeed is the least of
choke the word, and he becometh                all seeds: but when it is grown, it
unfruitful.                                    is the greatest among herbs, and
  23 But he that received seed into            becometh a tree, so that the a birds
the good ground is he that a heareth           of the air come and lodge in the
the word, and b understandeth                  branches thereof.
it; which also beareth c fruit, and              33 ¶ Another parable spake he
bringeth forth, some an hundred-               unto them; The kingdom of heaven
fold, some sixty, some thirty.                 is like unto a leaven, which a woman
  24 ¶ Another a parable put he forth          took, and hid in three measures of
unto them, saying, The b kingdom of            meal, till the whole was leavened.
heaven is likened unto a man which               34 All these things spake Jesus
sowed good c seed in his field:                unto the multitude in parables;
  25 But while men slept, his enemy            and without a parable spake he not
came and sowed a tares among the               unto them:
wheat, and went his way.                         35 That it might be fulfilled
  26 But when the blade was sprung             which was spoken by the prophet,
up, and brought forth fruit, then              saying, I will open my mouth in
appeared the tares also.                       a
                                                 parables; I will utter things which
  27 So the servants of the house-             have been kept b secret from the
holder came and said unto him,                 foundation of the world.
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in             36 Then Jesus sent the multitude
thy field? from whence then hath               away, and went into the house: and
it tares?                                      his disciples came unto him, saying,
  28 He said unto them, An enemy               Declare unto us the parable of the
hath done this. The servants said              a
                                                 tares of the field.
unto him, Wilt thou then that we                 37 He answered and said unto
go and gather them up?                         them, He that soweth the good a seed
  29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye           is the Son of man;
gather up the tares, ye root up also             38 The field is the world; the good
the wheat with them.                           seed are the children of the kingdom;
 20 a Zech. 7:12.              23 a tg Teachable.                     the wheat into my barn;
 21 a tg Test; Tribulation.   		b jst Matt. 13:21 . . .               and the tares are bound in
		b D&C 40:2 (1–3).                 understandeth and                 bundles to be burned.
      tg Persecution.               endureth; which . . .       		c D&C 38:12.
		c gr he stumbles, falls     		c Alma 32:42 (41–43).            31 a Isa. 60:22.
      away.                         tg Good Works.               32 a tg Nature, Earth.
      tg Apostasy of           24 a D&C 86:1 (1–11).             33 a gr yeast.
      Individuals;            		b tg Kingdom of God, on               tg Leaven.
      Offense.                      Earth.                       35 a Ps. 78:2;
 22 a Hel. 7:5;               		c Matt. 13:37 (36–43).                Mark 4:11 (11–12).
      D&C 39:9.                25 a tg Apostasy of the          		b D&C 35:18.
      tg Worldliness.               Early Christian Church.      36 a D&C 86:1 (1–7);
		b tg Deceit.                 30 a tg Harvest.                       101:65 (65–67).
		c tg Treasure.              		b jst Matt. 13:29 . . . first    37 a Matt. 13:24 (24–30).
1211                                                                   Matthew 13:39–58

but the a tares are the children of                  49 So shall it be at the a end of the
the wicked one;                                    b
                                                    world: the angels shall come forth,
  39 The enemy that sowed them is                  and c sever the wicked from among
the devil; a the b harvest is the end              the d just,
of the world; and the reapers are                    50 aAnd shall cast them into the
the angels.                                        furnace of fire: there shall be wail-
  40 As therefore the tares are gath-              ing and gnashing of teeth.
ered and burned in the fire; so shall                51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye
it be in the a end of this world.                  understood all these things? They
  41 The Son of man shall send forth               say unto him, Yea, Lord.
his aangels, and they shall gather out               52 Then said he unto them, There-
of his kingdom all things that b of-               fore every ascribe bwhich is instructed
fend, and them which do iniquity;                  unto the kingdom of heaven is like
  42 And shall cast them into a fur-               unto a man that is an householder,
nace of fire: there shall be a wailing             which bringeth forth out of his trea-
and b gnashing of teeth.                           sure things new and old.
  43 Then shall the arighteous bshine                53 ¶ And it came to pass, that when
forth as the c sun in the kingdom of               Jesus had finished these parables,
their Father. Who hath ears to hear,               he departed thence.
let him hear.                                        54 And when he was come into
  44 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven                his own country, he taught them
is like unto a treasure hid in a field;            in their synagogue, insomuch that
the which when a man hath found,                   they were a astonished, and said,
he hideth, and for joy thereof go-                 Whence hath this man this bwisdom,
eth and selleth all that he hath, and              and these mighty works?
buyeth that field.                                   55 Is not this the carpenter’s a son?
  45 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven                is not his mother called Mary ? and
is like unto a merchant man, seek-                 his b brethren, James, and Joses, and
ing goodly pearls:                                 Simon, and Judas?
  46 Who, when he had found one                      56 And his sisters, are they not all
a
  pearl of great price, went and sold              with us? Whence then hath this man
b
  all that he had, and bought it.                  all these things?
  47 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven                  57 And they were offended in him.
is like unto a net, that was cast into             But Jesus said unto them, A prophet
the sea, and agathered of every kind:              is not without a honour, save in his
  48 Which, when it was full, they                 own country, and in his own house.
drew to shore, and sat down, and                     58 And he did not many mighty
gathered the good into vessels, but                works there because of their a un-
cast the bad away.                                 belief.
 38 a D&C 88:94.                 		c D&C 76:70.                            wailing . . .
      tg Devil, Church of.        44 a tg Treasure.                   52 a tg Scribe.
 39 a jst Matt. 13:39–44          46 a Rev. 3:18.                    		b gr which has become
      (Appendix).                		b Alma 22:15.                           a disciple in.
		b tg Harvest.                   47 a Matt. 22:10 (1–14).            54 a Matt. 7:28.
 40 a tg World, End of.           49 a tg World, End of.             		b tg God, Wisdom of;
 41 a tg Angels.                 		b jst Matt. 13:49–51 . . .              Jesus Christ, Teaching
		b tg Offense.                        world. And the world is             Mode of.
 42 a Matt. 8:12;                      the children of the wicked.    55 a Mark 6:3.
      Rev. 19:20;                      The angels . . .              		b tg Jesus Christ,
      D&C 19:5; 29:15; 112:24.   		c gr separate.                          Family of.
		b tg Pain.                     		d tg Righteousness.                57 a tg Prophets,
 43 a Ps. 68:3;                   50 a jst Matt. 13:51 . . .               Rejection of.
      Alma 40:25.                      and shall cast them            58 a Luke 4:23 (23–27);
      tg Righteousness.                out into the world to be            Ether 12:12 (6–19);
		b tg Celestial Glory.                burned. There shall be              Moro. 7:37 (33–39).
Matthew 14:1–26                                                                   1212

              Chapter 14                       had heard thereof, they followed him
                                               on foot out of the cities.
John the Baptist is beheaded—Jesus               14 And Jesus went forth, and saw
feeds the five thousand and walks on           a great multitude, and was moved
the sea—Those who touch the hem of             with a compassion toward them, and
His garment are made whole.                    he healed their b sick.
At that time a Herod the tetrarch                15 ¶ And when it was evening, his
heard of the fame of Jesus,                    disciples came to him, saying, This
   2 And said unto his servants, This is       is a desert place, and the time is now
John the Baptist; he is risen from the         past; send the multitude away, that
dead; and therefore mighty works               they may go into the villages, and
do shew forth themselves in him.               buy themselves a victuals.
   3 ¶ For Herod had laid hold on                16 But Jesus said unto them, They
John, and bound him, and put him               need not depart; give ye them to eat.
in prison for Herodias’ sake, his                17 And they say unto him, We have
brother Philip’s wife.                         here but five loaves, and two fishes.
   4 For John said unto him, It is not           18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
a
  lawful for thee to have her.                   19 And he commanded the multi-
   5 And a when he would have put              tude to sit down on the grass, and
him to death, he feared the multi-             took the five loaves, and the two
tude, because they counted him as              fishes, and looking up to heaven,
a b prophet.                                   he blessed, and a brake, and gave
   6 But when Herod’s birthday was             the loaves to his disciples, and the
kept, the daughter of Herodias                 disciples to the multitude.
danced before them, and pleased                  20 And they did all eat, and were
Herod.                                         filled: and they a took up of the
   7 Whereupon he a promised with              fragments that remained twelve
an oath to give her whatsoever she             baskets full.
would ask.                                       21 And they that had eaten were
   8 And she, being before instructed          about a five thousand men, beside
of her mother, said, Give me here              women and children.
John Baptist’s head in a a charger.              22 ¶ And straightway Jesus con-
   9 And the king was sorry: nev-              strained his disciples to get into a
ertheless for the oath’s sake, and             ship, and to go before him unto the
them which sat with him at meat,               other side, while he sent the mul-
he commanded it to be given her.               titudes away.
   10 And he sent, and a beheaded                23 And when he had sent the multi-
John in the prison.                            tudes away, he went up into a moun-
   11 And his head was brought in              tain apart to apray: and when the eve-
a charger, and given to the damsel:            ning was come, he was there alone.
and she brought it to her mother.                24 But the ship was now in the
   12 And his disciples came, and              midst of the sea, tossed with waves:
took up the body, and buried it, and           for the wind was contrary.
went and told Jesus.                             25 And a in the fourth watch of the
   13 ¶ When Jesus heard of it, he de-         night Jesus went unto them, walk-
parted thence by ship into a desert            ing on the sea.
place apart: and when the people                 26 And when the disciples saw
14 1 a Luke 9:7.                8 a gr platter.                   Matt. 15:37 (36–38).
 4 a Lev. 18:16; 20:21.        10 a tg Tyranny.              21 a Mark 6:44 (32–44);
     tg Divorce.               14 a tg Compassion.                Luke 9:14 (10–17);
 5 a gr although he desired   		b tg Sickness.                    John 6:10 (1–13).
     to kill him.              15 a gr food.                 23 a Matt. 26:36;
		b Matt. 11:9; 21:26;         19 a 3 Ne. 18:5 (4–5);             Luke 6:12; 9:28.
     Luke 20:6.                     20:6 (6–7).              25 a ie between three and
 7 a tg Vow.                   20 a 2 Kgs. 4:44 (42–44);          six in the morning.
1213                                                         Matthew 14:27–15:13

him walking on the sea, they were             Pharisees, which were of Jerusa-
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and         lem, saying,
they cried out for fear.                         2 Why do thy disciples transgress
  27 But straightway Jesus spake              the a tradition of the elders? for they
unto them, saying, Be of good acheer;         wash not their hands when they
it is I; be not afraid.                       eat bread.
  28 And Peter answered him and                  3 But he answered and said unto
said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come        them, Why do ye also transgress the
unto thee on the water.                       commandment of God by your a tra-
  29 And he said, Come. And when              dition?
Peter was come down out of the                   4 For God commanded, saying,
ship, he walked on the water, to go           a
                                                Honour thy father and mother: and,
to Jesus.                                     He that curseth father or mother,
  30 But when he saw the wind boister-        b
                                                let him die the death.
ous, he was aafraid; and beginning to            5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say
sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.        to his father or his mother, It is a
  31 And immediately Jesus stretched          a
                                                gift, by whatsoever thou mightest
forth his hand, and caught him, and           be profited by me;
said unto him, O thou of little afaith,          6 And honour not his father or his
wherefore didst thou b doubt?                 mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye
  32 And when they were come into             made the commandment of God of
the ship, the wind ceased.                    none effect by your tradition.
  33 Then they that were in the ship             7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias
came and worshipped him, saying,              prophesy of you, saying,
Of a truth thou art the Son of God.              8 This people draweth nigh unto
  34 ¶ And when they were gone                me with their a mouth, and b hon-
over, they came into the land of              oureth me with their lips; but their
Gennesaret.                                   c
                                                heart is far from me.
  35 And when the men of that place              9 But in vain they do a worship me,
a
  had knowledge of him, they sent             teaching for b doctrines the c com-
out into all that country round               mandments of men.
about, and brought unto him all                  10 ¶ And he called the multitude,
that were diseased;                           and said unto them, Hear, and un-
  36 And besought him that they               derstand:
might only touch the a hem of his                11 Not that which goeth into the
garment: and as many as touched               mouth a defileth a man; but that
were made perfectly b whole.                  which cometh out of the b mouth,
                                              this defileth a man.
             Chapter 15                          12 Then came his disciples, and
The scribes and Pharisees contend against     said unto him, Knowest thou that
                                              the Pharisees were offended, after
Jesus—He heals the daughter of a gentile      they heard this saying?
woman—He feeds the four thousand.                13 But he answered and said,
Then came to Jesus a scribes and              Every a plant, which my heavenly
  27 a tg Cheerful.             4 a tg Honor; Honoring             Alma 34:28;
  30 a tg Courage; Fearful.         Father and Mother;             D&C 45:29.
  31 a Mark 4:40; 16:14;            Respect.                   9 a Isa. 1:13.
       Luke 24:25.             		b gr he shall surely die.   		b Matt. 16:12;
		b tg Doubt.                       tg Capital Punishment.         Col. 2:22 (18–22);
  35 a gr recognized Him.       5 a Mark 7:11.                     Titus 1:14 (13–14);
  36 a Mark 5:27 (25–34).       8 a Jer. 12:2.                     2 Ne. 28:9.
		b tg Heal.                   		b Isa. 29:13;               		c tg Apostasy of Israel.
15 1 a tg Scribe.                   Titus 1:16 (15–16);       11 a tg Cleanliness.
   2 a Alma 24:7;                   2 Ne. 27:25 (24–25).     		b tg Gossip; Profanity.
       D&C 123:7 (7–8).             tg Hypocrisy.             13 a John 15:2 (1–2).
   3 a tg Traditions of Men.   		c Ezek. 33:31;                    tg Vineyard of the Lord.
Matthew 15:14–37                                                                   1214

Father hath not planted, shall be                 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet
rooted up.                                      the dogs eat of the crumbs which
   14 Let them alone: they be a blind           fall from their masters’ table.
b
  leaders of the blind. And if the                28 Then Jesus answered and said
blind lead the blind, both shall fall           unto her, O woman, great is thy
into the ditch.                                 a
                                                  faith: be it unto thee even as thou
   15 Then answered Peter and                   wilt. And her daughter was made
said unto him, Declare unto us this             whole from that very hour.
parable.                                          29 And Jesus departed from thence,
   16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet           and came nigh unto the sea of Gali­
without understanding?                          lee; and went up into a mountain,
   17 Do not ye yet understand, that            and sat down there.
whatsoever entereth in at the mouth               30 And great multitudes came unto
goeth into the belly, and is cast out           him, having with them those that
into the draught?                               were lame, blind, dumb, maimed,
   18 But those things which proceed            and many others, and cast them
out of the a mouth come forth from              down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed
the heart; and they defile the man.             them:
   19 For out of the a heart proceed              31 Insomuch that the multitude
evil thoughts, b murders, c adulteries,         wondered, when they saw the dumb
d
  fornications, thefts, e false witness,        to speak, the maimed to be whole,
f
  blasphemies:                                  the lame to walk, and the blind to
   20 These are the things which adefile        see: and they glorified the God of
a man: but to eat with unwashen                 Israel.
hands defileth not a man.                         32 ¶ Then Jesus called his disci-
   21 ¶ Then Jesus went thence, and             ples unto him, and said, I have com-
departed into the a coasts of Tyre              passion on the multitude, because
and Sidon.                                      they continue with me now three
   22 And, behold, a woman of Ca-               days, and have nothing to eat: and
naan came out of the same coasts,               I will not send them away fasting,
and cried unto him, saying, Have                lest they faint in the way.
mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of                  33 And his disciples say unto him,
David; my daughter is grievously                Whence should we have so much
vexed with a devil.                             bread in the wilderness, as to fill
   23 But he answered her not a word.           so great a multitude?
And his disciples came and besought               34 And Jesus saith unto them, How
him, saying, Send her away; for she             many loaves have ye? And they said,
crieth after us.                                Seven, and a few little fishes.
   24 But he answered and said, I am              35 And he commanded the mul-
not a sent but unto the lost sheep of           titude to sit down on the ground.
the house of b Israel.                            36 And he took the seven a loaves
   25 Then came she and worshipped              and the fishes, and gave thanks,
him, saying, Lord, help me.                     and brake them, and gave to his
   26 But he answered and said, It              disciples, and the disciples to the
is not meet to take the children’s              multitude.
bread, and to cast it to a dogs.                  37 And they did all eat, and were
 14 a tg Spiritual Blindness.         Sexual Immorality.          tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Governments;             		d tg Fornication.               Messenger of the
      Leadership.               		e Ps. 27:12;                    Covenant.
 18 a Mosiah 4:30 (29–30).            Hel. 7:21 (21–22).    		b tg Israel, Scattering of.
 19 a Gen. 6:5; Heb. 3:12;      		f gr slanderous            26 a Prov. 23:9;
      Hel. 12:4.                      statements.                 Matt. 7:6;
      tg Chastity.                    tg Blaspheme.               D&C 6:12 (10–12);
		b tg Blood, Shedding of;       20 a tg Pollution.               10:37 (36–37); 41:6.
      Murder.                    21 a gr regions.            28 a James 5:15 (14–15).
		c tg Adulterer;                24 a 3 Ne. 15:23.           36 a tg Bread.
1215                                                          Matthew 15:38–16:18

filled: and they a took up of the              selves, saying, It is because we have
b
  broken meat that was left seven              taken no bread.
baskets full.                                    8 a Which when Jesus perceived,
  38 And they that did eat were four           he said unto them, O ye of little
thousand men, beside women and                 faith, why reason ye among your-
children.                                      selves, because ye have brought no
  39 And he sent away the multi-               bread?
tude, and took ship, and came into               9 Do ye not yet understand, nei-
the coasts of Magdala.                         ther remember the five loaves of
                                               the five thousand, and how many
              Chapter 16                       baskets ye took up?
Jesus warns against the doctrine of              10 Neither the seven loaves of the
the Pharisees and Sadducees—Peter              four thousand, and how many bas-
testifies that Jesus is the Christ and is      kets ye took up?
promised the keys of the kingdom—Jesus           11 How is it that ye do not un-
                                               derstand that I spake it not to you
foretells His death and resurrection.          concerning bread, that ye should
The Pharisees also with the Saddu-             beware of the leaven of the Phari-
cees came, and tempting desired                sees and of the Sadducees?
him that he would shew them a                    12 Then understood they how that
sign from a heaven.                            he bade them not beware of the
  2 He aanswered and said unto them,           leaven of bread, but of the a doc-
When it is evening, ye say, It will be         trine of the Pharisees and of the
fair weather: for the sky is red.              b
                                                 Sadducees.
  3 And in the morning, It will be               13 ¶ When Jesus came into the
foul weather to day: for the sky is            coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked
red and a lowring. O ye b hypocrites,          his disciples, saying, Whom do men
ye can discern the face of the sky;            say that I the Son of man am?
but can ye not discern the c signs of            14 And they said, Some say that thou
the d times?                                   art John the Baptist: some, a Elias;
  4 A wicked and aadulterous genera­           and others, Jeremias, or one of the
tion seeketh after a b sign; and there         prophets.
shall no sign be given unto it, but              15 He saith unto them, But whom
the c sign of the prophet dJonas. And          say a ye that I am?
he left them, and departed.                      16 And Simon Peter answered and
  5 And when his disciples were                said, Thou art the a Christ, the b Son
come to the other side, they had               of the c living God.
forgotten to take bread.                         17 And Jesus answered and said
  6 ¶ Then Jesus said unto them,               unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Take heed and beware of the aleaven            a
                                                 Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath
of the Pharisees and of the Saddu-             not b revealed it unto thee, but my
cees.                                          Father which is in heaven.
  7 And they reasoned among them-                18 And I say also unto thee, That
  37 a 2 Kgs. 4:44 (42–44);   			 Death of.                         all the apostles and not
       Matt. 14:20 (19–21).     6 a tg Leaven.                      just one of them.
		b gr excess food.             8 a jst Matt. 16:9 And         16 a tg Loyalty.
16 1 a tg Heaven.                   when they reasoned        		b tg Jesus Christ, Divine
   2 a Prov. 26:5.                  among themselves, Jesus         Sonship.
   3 a gr dark, gloomy.             perceived it . . .        		c tg God, Body of,
		b tg Hypocrisy.              12 a Matt. 15:9.                     Corporeal Nature.
		c 2 Pet. 3:4 (3–10).        		b Matt. 22:23 (23–33).         17 a ie Son of Jonah.
		d Esth. 1:13.                14 a ie Elijah.                		b tg Revelation;
   4 a tg Adulterer.           15 a ie The plural pronoun           Testimony;
		b Mark 8:12 (11–21).              used here in the Greek          Witness.
		c Jonah 1:17.                     indicates that Jesus
		d tg Jesus Christ,                asked this question of
Matthew 16:19–17:2                                                                               1216

thou art Peter, and upon this a rock I                  25 For whosoever will save his life
will build my bchurch; and the gates                 shall lose it: and whosoever will alose
of c hell shall not d prevail against it.            his life for my sake shall b find it.
  19 And I will a give unto thee the                    26 For what is a man a profited, if
b
  keys of the c kingdom of heaven:                   he shall b gain the whole c world, and
and whatsoever thou shalt d bind                     d
                                                       lose his own e soul? or what shall a
on earth shall be bound in heaven:                   man give in exchange for his soul?
and whatsoever thou shalt loose                         27 For the a Son of man shall come
on earth shall be loosed in heaven.                  in the b glory of his Father with
  20 Then charged he his disciples                   his angels; and then he shall c re-
that they should tell no man that                    ward every man according to his
he was Jesus the a Christ.                           d
                                                       works.
  21 ¶ From that time forth began                       28 Verily I say unto you, There be
Jesus to shew unto his disciples,                    some standing here, which shall not
how that he must go unto Jerusa-                     taste of a death, till they see the Son
lem, and suffer many things of the                   of man coming in his b kingdom.
elders and chief priests and scribes,
and be killed, and be a raised again                              Chapter 17
the third day.                                       Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James,
  22 Then Peter took him, and began                  and John on the mount—Jesus heals a
to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from
thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.             lunatic, tells of His coming death, and
  23 But he turned, and said unto                    pays taxes in a miraculous manner.
Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan:                    And after six days Jesus taketh
thou art an offence unto me: for                     a
                                                       Peter, James, and John his brother,
thou a savourest not the things that                 and bringeth them up into an high
be of God, but those that be of men.                 mountain apart,
  24 ¶ a Then said Jesus unto his dis-                 2 And was a transfigured before
ciples, If any man will come after                   them: and his face did shine as the
me, let him bdeny himself, and take                  sun, and his raiment was white as
up his ccross, and d follow eme.                     the light.
 18 a Here is a subtle                  tg Genealogy and                			 Eccl. 1:3 (2–3).
      wordplay upon “Peter”             Temple Work;                    		b Job 27:8.
      (Greek petros = small             Marriage, Celestial;                   tg Selfishness;
      rock) and “rock” (Greek           Salvation for the Dead;                Treasure.
      petra = bedrock). Christ          Sealing.                        		c tg Worldliness.
      is the Stone of Israel.      20 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.       		d Luke 9:25.
      John 1:42;                   21 a tg Jesus Christ,                		e tg Mortality; Soul.
      1 Cor. 3:11 (9–11); 10:4;         Resurrection.                     27 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of
      D&C 50:44; 128:10.           23 a Hel. 10:4 (4–5).                       Man.
      tg Rock.                     24 a jst Matt. 16:25–29              		b tg Glory;
		b tg Church Organization;             (Appendix).                            Jesus Christ, Glory of;
      Jesus Christ, Head of the       b tg Self-Mastery.                       Jesus Christ, Second
      Church.                     		c Matt. 10:38;                             Coming.
		c tg Hell.                            3 Ne. 12:30.                    		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge;
		d D&C 17:8; 21:6.               		d Philip. 3:17 (13–21);                    Judgment, the Last;
 19 a D&C 7:7; 27:13.                   2 Ne. 31:12 (12–13).                   Retribution; Reward.
      tg Delegation of            		e jst Matt. 16:25–26 . . .          		d Prov. 24:12.
      Responsibility;                   me. And now for a man to               tg Good Works.
      God, Gifts of.                    take up his cross, is to deny     28 a tg Translated Beings.
		b tg Apostles; Priesthood;            himself all ungodliness,        		b tg Millennium.
      Priesthood, Authority;            and every worldly lust, and     17 1 a D&C 128:20.
      Priesthood, History of;           keep my commandments.              2 a Mark 9:2 (2–13);
      Priesthood, Keys of.         25 a tg Self-Mastery;                       Luke 9:29 (28–36);
		c tg Kingdom of God, on               Self-Sacrifice.                        John 1:14;
      Earth.                      		b tg Abundant Life.                        2 Pet. 1:16 (16–19).
		d Hel. 10:7 (5–11);              26 a 1 Sam. 12:21;                          tg Jesus Christ, Glory
      D&C 138:58 (58–60).               Prov. 13:7;                            of; Transfiguration.
1217                                                                  Matthew 17:3–24

  3 And, behold, there appeared                    14 ¶ And when they were come to
unto them a Moses and b Elias talk-              the multitude, there came to him a
ing with him.                                    certain man, kneeling down to him,
  4 Then answered Peter, and said                and saying,
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us                15 Lord, have mercy on my son:
to be here: if thou wilt, let us make            for he is lunatic, and sore vexed:
here three tabernacles; one for thee,            for ofttimes he a falleth into the fire,
and one for Moses, and one for Elias.            and oft into the water.
  5 While he yet spake, behold, a                  16 And I brought him to thy disci-
bright a cloud overshadowed them:                ples, and they could not cure him.
and behold a bvoice out of the cloud,              17 Then Jesus answered and said,
which said, This is my c beloved                 O a faithless and b perverse genera-
d
  Son, in whom I am well pleased;                tion, how long shall I be with you?
hear ye him.                                     how long shall I suffer you? bring
  6 And when the disciples heard                 him hither to me.
it, they fell on their face, and were              18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;
sore a afraid.                                   and he departed out of him: and the
  7 And Jesus came and touched                   child was cured from that very hour.
them, and said, Arise, and be not                  19 Then came the disciples to Jesus
afraid.                                          apart, and said, Why could not we
  8 And when they had lifted up                  cast him out?
their eyes, they saw no man, save                  20 And Jesus said unto them, Be-
Jesus only.                                      cause of your a unbelief: for verily
  9 And as they came down from                   I say unto you, If ye have b faith as
the mountain, Jesus charged them,                a grain of mustard seed, ye shall
saying, Tell the a vision to no b man,           say unto this c mountain, Remove
until the Son of man be risen again              hence to yonder place; and it shall
from the c dead.                                 remove; and nothing shall be d im-
  10 And his disciples asked him,                possible unto you.
saying, Why then say the scribes                   21 Howbeit this a kind goeth not
that Elias must first come?                      out but by prayer and b fasting.
  11 aAnd Jesus answered and said                  22 ¶ And while they abode in Gali­
unto them, Elias truly shall first               lee, Jesus said unto them, The Son
come, and b restore all things.                  of man shall be a betrayed into the
  12 But I say unto you, That Elias is           hands of men:
come already, and they knew him                    23 And they shall kill him, and the
not, but have done unto him what-                third day he shall be a raised again.
soever they a listed. Likewise shall             And they were exceeding sorry.
also the Son of man suffer of them.                24 ¶ And when they were come to
  13 Then the disciples understood               Capernaum, they that received trib-
that he spake unto them of John                  ute money came to Peter, and said,
the Baptist.                                     Doth not your master pay a tribute?
 3 a D&C 63:21; 110:11.                Jesus Christ, Divine        17 a tg Unbelief.
     tg Priesthood, Keys of;           Sonship.                   		b Deut. 32:5.
     Translated Beings.            6 a Ex. 3:6; Deut. 5:5.         20 a gr little faith.
		b ie Elijah.                     9 a tg Vision.                       tg Doubt.
     1 Kgs. 17:1; Luke 4:25;     		b Mark 9:9 (9–13).             		b tg Faith.
     D&C 110:13 (13–16).         		c tg Death.                    		c Ether 12:30; Moses 7:13.
 5 a Ex. 24:15.                   11 a jst Matt. 17:10–14         		d tg God, Power of.
		b tg God, Body of,                   (Appendix).                 21 a D&C 84:67 (65–73).
     Corporeal Nature.           		b D&C 27:6; 77:14;             		b tg Fast, Fasting.
		c Matt. 3:17; 3 Ne. 11:7;            110:13–16.                  22 a tg Jesus Christ,
     JS—H 1:17.                        tg Dispensations; Resto-         Betrayal of.
     tg Witness of the Father.         ration of the Gospel.       23 a tg Jesus Christ,
		d tg God; Godhead;              12 a gr desired.                      Resurrection.
     God the Father, Elohim;      15 a gr throws himself.          24 a D&C 58:21 (21–22).
Matthew 17:25–18:14                                                                           1218

 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was                  6 But whoso shall a offend one of
come into the house, Jesus a pre-                 these little ones which believe in
vented him, saying, What thinkest                 me, it were better for him that a
thou, Simon? of whom do the b kings               millstone were hanged about his
of the earth take custom or trib-                 neck, and that he were drowned in
ute? of their own children, or of                 the depth of the sea.
strangers?                                          7 ¶ Woe unto the world because
 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strang-              of a offences! for it must needs be
ers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are               that offences come; but woe to that
the children free.                                man by whom the offence cometh!
 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should                 8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot
offend them, go thou to the sea, and              offend thee, cut them off, and cast
cast an hook, and take up the fish                them from thee: it is better for thee
that first cometh up; and when thou               to enter into life halt or maimed,
hast opened his mouth, thou shalt                 rather than having two hands or
find a piece of a money: that take,               two feet to be cast into everlasting
and bgive unto them for me and thee.              fire.
                                                    9 And if thine eye offend thee,
              Chapter 18                          pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
Jesus explains how we are to treat our            it is better for thee to enter into life
offending brethren—The Son of Man                 with one eye, rather than having
came to save that which was lost—                 two eyes to be cast into a hell fire.
All of the Twelve receive the keys of               10 Take heed that ye despise not
                                                  one of these a little ones; for I say
the kingdom—Jesus explains why we                 unto you, That in heaven their an-
should forgive.
                                                  gels do always behold the face of
At the same time came the disci-                  my Father which is in heaven.
ples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the                 11 For the a Son of man is come to
a
  greatest in the kingdom of heaven?              b
                                                    save that which was c lost.
  2 And Jesus called a little child                 12 How think ye? if a man have an
unto him, and set him in the midst                hundred a sheep, and one of them be
of them,                                          gone astray, doth he not leave the
  3 And said, Verily I say unto you,              ninety and nine, and goeth into the
Except ye be converted, and become                mountains, and seeketh that which
as little a children, ye shall not enter          is gone astray ?
into the kingdom of heaven.                         13 And if so be that he find it, ver-
  4 Whosoever therefore shall ahum-               ily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more
ble himself as this little b child, the           of that sheep, than of the ninety and
same is greatest in the kingdom of                nine which went not astray.
heaven.                                             14 Even so it is not the will of
  5 And whoso shall receive one                   your Father which is in heaven,
such little child in my a name re-                that one of these a little ones should
ceiveth me.                                       b
                                                    perish.
  25 a gr spoke to him first.   			 D&C 121:19 (19–22).                   Son of Man.
		b tg Kings, Earthly.                tg Offense.                   		b tg Jesus Christ, Mission
  27 a Ex. 30:13; 38:26.          7 a tg Sin.                             of; Life, Sanctity of;
		b tg Citizenship.               9 a jst Matt. 18:8–9 . . .              Worth of Souls.
18 1 a Luke 9:46.                     hellfire. And a man’s         		c jst Matt. 18:11 . . . lost,
   3 a 1 Cor. 14:20;                  hand is his friend, and             and to call sinners to
       Mosiah 3:19.                   his foot, also; and a man’s         repentance; but these
       tg Children; Salvation         eye, are they of his own            little ones have no need of
       of Little Children.            household.                          repentance, and I will save
   4 a tg Humility; Meek.        10 a tg Children;                        them.
		b tg Children.                      Family, Children, Re-          12 a tg Sheep.
   5 a tg Name.                       sponsibilities toward.         14 a tg Children.
   6 a gr cause to stumble.      11 a tg Jesus Christ,              		b Mosiah 28:3.
1219                                                            Matthew 18:15–35

  15 ¶ Moreover if thy brother shall            25 But forasmuch as he had not to
a
  trespass against thee, go and b tell        pay, his lord commanded him to be
him his cfault between thee and him           a
                                                sold, and his wife, and children,
alone: if he shall hear thee, thou            and all that he had, and payment
hast gained thy brother.                      to be made.
  16 But if he will not hear thee, then         26 The servant therefore fell down,
take with thee one or two more,               and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
that in the mouth of two or three             have patience with me, and I will
a
  witnesses every word may be es-             pay thee all.
tablished.                                      27 Then the lord of that servant
  17 And if he shall neglect to hear          was moved with compassion, and
them, tell it unto the a church: but          loosed him, and forgave him the
if he b neglect to hear the c church,         debt.
let him be unto thee as an heathen              28 But the same servant went out,
man and a publican.                           and found one of his fellowservants,
  18 Verily I say unto you, Whatso-           which owed him aan hundred pence:
ever ye shall a bind on earth shall           and he laid hands on him, and took
be bound in heaven: and whatso-               him by the throat, saying, Pay me
ever ye shall loose on earth shall            that thou owest.
be loosed in heaven.                            29 And his fellowservant fell down
  19 Again I say unto you, That if            at his feet, and besought him, say-
two of you shall a agree on earth as          ing, Have patience with me, and I
b
  touching any thing that they shall          will pay thee all.
c
  ask, it shall be done for them of my          30 And he would not: but went and
Father which is in heaven.                    cast him into prison, till he should
  20 For where two or three are agath-        pay the debt.
ered b together in my c name, there             31 So when his fellowservants
am I in the d midst of them.                  saw what was done, they were very
  21 ¶ Then came Peter to him, and            a
                                                sorry, and came and told unto their
said, Lord, how oft shall my brother          lord all that was done.
sin against me, and I a forgive him?            32 Then his lord, after that he had
till seven times?                             called him, said unto him, O thou
  22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not          wicked servant, I forgave thee all
unto thee, Until seven times: but,            that a debt, because thou desiredst
Until a seventy times seven.                  me:
  23 ¶ Therefore is the kingdom of              33 a Shouldest not thou also have
heaven likened unto a certain king,           had b compassion on thy fellowser-
which would a take account of his             vant, even as I had c pity on thee?
b
  servants.                                     34 And his lord was wroth, and
  24 And when he had begun to                 delivered him to the tormentors,
reckon, one was brought unto him,             till he should pay all that was due
which owed him ten thousand                   unto him.
talents.                                        35 So likewise shall my heavenly
 15 a tg Offense.                  Sealing.                         tg Accountability;
		b tg Reproof.               19 a tg Common Consent.               Stewardship.
		c Matt. 5:24 (23–24);      		b D&C 6:32; 42:3.              		b tg Servant.
      Luke 17:3 (3–4);       		c tg Prayer.                    25 a 2 Kgs. 4:1.
      D&C 42:88 (88–92).      20 a tg Church.                  28 a ie approximately three
 16 a 2 Ne. 29:8.            		b tg Unity.                          months’ wages of a poor
      tg Witness.            		c tg Name.                           working man.
 17 a 1 Cor. 6:1;            		d D&C 29:5; 32:3;               31 a gr distressed.
      D&C 42:81.                   45:59; 49:27.               32 a tg Debt.
		b Titus 3:10.               21 a tg Forbear.                 33 a tg Ingratitude.
		c tg Church.                22 a D&C 98:40 (39–48).         		b tg Compassion;
 18 a tg Apostles;                 tg Patience.                     Mercy.
      Priesthood, Keys of;    23 a gr settle accounts with.   		c gr compassion.
Matthew 19:1–18                                                                      1220

Father do also unto you, if ye from          be for a fornication, and shall marry
your hearts a forgive not every one          another, committeth b adultery: and
his brother their trespasses.                whoso marrieth her which is put
                                             away doth commit adultery.
            Chapter 19                          10 ¶ His disciples say unto him, If
                                             the case of the man be so with his
Jesus teaches about marriage and di-         wife, it is not good to marry.
vorce—Eternal life is for those who
keep the commandments—The Twelve                11 But he said unto them, All men
                                             cannot receive this saying, save they
Apostles will judge the house of Israel.     to whom it is given.
And it came to pass, that when                  12 For there are some eunuchs,
Jesus had finished these sayings,            which were so born from their moth-
he departed from Galilee, and came           er’s womb: and there are some eu-
into the coasts of Judæa beyond              nuchs, which were made eunuchs of
Jordan;                                      men: and there be eunuchs, which
  2 And great multitudes followed            have made themselves eunuchs for
him; and he healed them there.               the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He
  3 ¶ The Pharisees also came unto           that is able to receive it, let him
him, tempting him, and saying                receive it.
unto him, Is it lawful for a man to             13 ¶ Then were there brought unto
a
  put away his wife for every cause?         him little children, that he should
  4 And he answered and said unto            put his a hands on them, and pray:
them, Have ye not read, that he              and the disciples rebuked b them.
which a made them at the beginning              14 But Jesus said, a Suffer little
made them male and female,                   b
                                               children, and forbid them not, to
  5 And said, For this cause shall a         come unto me: for of such is the
man leave father and mother, and             kingdom of heaven.
shall a cleave to his wife: and they            15 And he laid his hands on them,
twain shall be one flesh?                    and departed thence.
  6 Wherefore they are no more                  16 ¶ And, behold, one came and
twain, but one flesh. What there-            said unto him, Good Master, what
fore God hath a joined together, let         good thing shall I do, that I may
not man b put asunder.                       have a eternal life?
  7 They say unto him, Why did                  17 And he said unto him, Why
Moses then command to give a                 callest thou me good? there is none
a
  writing of b divorcement, and to           a
                                               good but one, that is, God: but if
put her away ?                               thou wilt enter into b life, keep the
  8 He saith unto them, Moses be-            c
                                               commandments.
cause of the ahardness of your hearts           18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus
suffered you to put away your bwives:        said, Thou shalt do no a murder,
but from the beginning it was not so.        Thou shalt not commit b adultery,
  9 And I say unto you, Whosoever            Thou shalt not c steal, Thou shalt
shall put away his wife, except it           not bear d false witness,
  35 a tg Forgive.            8 a tg Hardheartedness.               tg Children;
19 3 a gr divorce.          		b tg Family, Eternal.                 Salvation of Little
 4 a tg Man, Physical         9 a tg Fornication.                   Children.
     Creation of.           		b tg Sexual Immorality.          16 a tg Eternity.
 5 a tg Family, Love         13 a tg Hands, Laying             17 a tg God, Perfection of.
     within;                      on of.                      		b Prov. 4:22.
     Marriage, Celestial.   		b jst Matt. 19:13 . . . them,   		c 1 Ne. 22:31.
 6 a tg Marriage, Marry.          saying, There is no need,    18 a tg Blood, Shedding of;
		b gr divide, separate.          for Jesus hath said, Such         Murder.
 7 a gr certificate of            shall be saved.             		b tg Adulterer.
     divorce.                14 a gr Allow, Permit.           		c tg Stealing.
		b tg Divorce.             		b D&C 137:10.                   		d Prov. 25:18.
1221                                                              Matthew 19:19–20:8

  19 a Honour thy father and thy                   29 And every one that hath a for-
mother: and, Thou shalt b love thy                saken houses, or brethren, or sis-
c
  neighbour as thyself.                           ters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
  20 The young man saith unto him,                children, or lands, for my b name’s
All these things have I kept from my              sake, shall receive an hundredfold,
youth up: what lack I yet?                        and shall inherit c everlasting life.
  21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt             30 But many that are a first shall be
be a perfect, go and sell that thou               last; and the last shall be first.
hast, and bgive to the cpoor, and thou
shalt have d treasure in heaven: and                          Chapter 20
come and e follow me.                             Jesus gives the parable of the laborers
  22 But when the young man heard
that saying, he went away sorrow-                 in the vineyard—He foretells His cru-
ful: for he had a great possessions.              cifixion and resurrection—He came
  23 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his dis-              to give His life as a ransom for many.
ciples, Verily I say unto you, That a             For the kingdom of heaven is like
a
  rich man shall b hardly enter into              unto a man that is an householder,
the kingdom of heaven.                            which went out early in the morning
  24 And again I say unto you, It                 to hire a labourers into his vineyard.
is easier for a camel to go through                 2 And when he had agreed with
the eye of a needle, than for a a rich            the labourers for a penny a day, he
man to enter into the kingdom                     sent them into his a vineyard.
of God.                                             3 And he went out about the third
  25 When his disciples heard it, they            hour, and saw others standing a idle
were exceedingly amazed, saying,                  in the marketplace,
Who then can be saved?                              4 And said unto them; Go ye also
  26 a But Jesus beheld them, and                 into the vineyard, and whatsoever
said unto them, With men this is                  is right I will give you. And they
impossible; but with God all things               went their way.
are b possible.                                     5 Again he went out about the sixth
  27 ¶ Then answered Peter and said               and ninth hour, and did likewise.
unto him, Behold, we have forsaken                  6 And about the a eleventh hour he
all, and followed thee; what shall                went out, and found others stand-
we have therefore?                                ing idle, and saith unto them, Why
  28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily             stand ye here all the day idle?
I say unto you, That ye which have                  7 They say unto him, Because no
followed me, in the a regeneration                man hath hired us. He saith unto
when the Son of man shall sit in the              them, Go ye also into the vineyard;
throne of his glory, ye also shall sit            and whatsoever is right, that shall
upon twelve thrones, b judging the                ye receive.
twelve tribes of Israel.                            8 So when even was come, the lord
 19 a tg Family, Children,            D&C 6:7 (5–7).              			 resurrection . . .
      Duties of; Honoring       		b gr with difficulty.           		b Morm. 3:18 (18–20);
      Father and Mother.         24 a Prov. 18:11.                       D&C 29:12.
		b tg Citizenship; Love.        26 a jst Matt. 19:26 But                tg Apostles;
		c tg Fellowshipping;                Jesus beheld their                 Judgment, the Last.
      Neighbor.                       thoughts, and said unto       29 a D&C 19:36.
 21 a tg Commitment;                  them, With men this is             tg Self-Sacrifice.
      Perfection.                     impossible; but if they     		b tg Name.
		b tg Almsgiving; Sacrifice.         will forsake all things     		c tg Exaltation.
		c tg Poor.                          for my sake, with God         30 a D&C 29:30.
		d tg Treasure.                      whatsoever things I speak   20 1 a tg Labor.
		e Alma 22:15.                       are possible.                  2 a tg Vineyard of the
 22 a gr many.                  		b Job 42:2.                            Lord.
 23 a 2 Ne. 9:30;                     tg God, Power of.              3 a Alma 38:12.
      Jacob 2:19 (16–19);        28 a jst Matt. 19:28 . . .          6 a D&C 33:3 (1–3).
Matthew 20:9–30                                                                          1222

of the vineyard saith unto his                       20 ¶ Then came to him the mother
steward, Call the a labourers, and                 of Zebedee’s children with her sons,
give them their b hire, beginning                  worshipping him, and desiring a
from the last unto the first.                      certain thing of him.
  9 And when they came that were                     21 And he said unto her, What wilt
hired about the eleventh hour, they                thou? She saith unto him, Grant that
received every man a penny.                        these my two sons may sit, the one
  10 But when the first came, they                 on thy right hand, and the other on
supposed that they should have                     the left, in thy kingdom.
received more; and they likewise                     22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye
received every man a penny.                        know not what ye ask. Are ye able
  11 And when they had received it,                to drink of the cup that I shall drink
they murmured against the good-                    of, and to be baptized with the bap-
man of the house,                                  tism that I am baptized with? They
  12 Saying, These last have wrought               say unto him, We are able.
but one hour, and thou hast made                     23 And he saith unto them, Ye
them equal unto us, which have                     shall drink indeed of my cup, and
borne the burden and heat of the                   be baptized with the baptism that
day.                                               I am baptized with: but to sit on
  13 But he answered one of them,                  my right hand, and on my left, is
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:              not mine to give, but it shall be given
didst not thou agree with me for a                 to them for whom it is prepared of
penny ?                                            my a Father.
  14 Take that thine is, and go thy                  24 And when the ten heard it,
way: I will give unto this last, even              they were moved with indignation
as unto thee.                                      against the two brethren.
  15 Is it not lawful for me to do what              25 But Jesus called them unto him,
I will with mine own? Is thine eye                 and said, Ye know that the princes
evil, because I am good?                           of the Gentiles exercise dominion
  16 So the a last shall be first, and             over them, and they that are great
the first last: for many be b called,              exercise authority upon them.
but few chosen.                                      26 But it shall not be so among you:
  17 ¶ And Jesus going up to Jerusa-               but whosoever will be a great among
lem took the twelve disciples apart                you, let him be your b minister;
in the way, and said unto them,                      27 And whosoever a will be chief
  18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem;                among you, let him be your bservant:
and the Son of man shall be a be-                    28 Even as the a Son of man came
trayed unto the chief priests and                  not to be ministered unto, but to
unto the scribes, and they shall                   minister, and to b give his life a c ran-
condemn him to b death,                            som for many.
  19 And shall deliver him to the                    29 And as they departed from
Gentiles to a mock, and to scourge,                Jericho, a great multitude followed
and to b crucify him: and the third                him.
day he shall c rise again.                           30 ¶ And, behold, two a blind men
  8 a D&C 39:13.                 		c tg Jesus Christ,             		b tg God, Gifts of.
		b tg Wages.                          Resurrection.              		c D&C 138:2 (2–4).
 16 a Jacob 5:63.                 23 a tg Godhead.                      tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Called of God;             26 a tg Leadership.                   Atonement through;
      Foreordination.            		b tg Priesthood,                     Jesus Christ, Redeemer;
 18 a tg Jesus Christ,                 Magnifying Callings              Redemption.
      Betrayal of.                     within.                     30 a Matt. 9:28 (28–31);
		b tg Jesus Christ, Death of.    27 a gr desires to be.                Mark 10:46 (46–52);
 19 a tg Mocking.                		b tg Humility;                       John 9:1 (1–4);
		b tg Jesus Christ,                   Self-Sacrifice; Servant;         Mosiah 3:5;
      Crucifixion of;                  Service.                         3 Ne. 17:9 (7–10);
      Martyrdom.                  28 a Moses 6:57.                      D&C 84:69.
1223                                                              Matthew 20:31–21:18

sitting by the way side, when they                  7 aAnd brought the ass, and the
heard that Jesus passed by, cried                 colt, and put on them their clothes,
out, saying, Have mercy on us, O                  and they set him thereon.
Lord, thou Son of David.                            8 And a very great multitude
  31 And the multitude rebuked                    spread their garments in the way;
them, because they should hold                    others cut down branches from the
their peace: but they cried the more,             trees, and strawed them in the way.
saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord,                   9 And the multitudes that went
thou Son of David.                                before, and that followed, cried,
  32 And Jesus stood still, and called            saying, a Hosanna to the Son of
them, and said, What will ye that I               David: b Blessed is he that cometh
shall do unto you?                                in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in
  33 They say unto him, Lord, that                the highest.
our eyes may be opened.                             10 And when he was come into
  34 So Jesus had a compassion on                 Jerusalem, all the city was moved,
them, and touched their eyes: and                 saying, Who is this?
immediately their eyes received                     11 And the a multitude said, This
b
  sight, and they followed him.                   is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
                                                  Galilee.
             Chapter 21                             12 ¶ And Jesus went into the temple
                                                  of God, and cast out all them that
Jesus rides in triumph into Jerusalem—            sold and bought in the temple, and
He cleanses the temple, curses the fig            overthrew the tables of the money-
tree, and discusses authority—He gives            changers, and the seats of them that
the parables of the two sons and the              sold doves,
wicked husbandmen.                                  13 And said unto them, It is writ-
And when they drew nigh unto Je-                  ten, My a house shall be called the
rusalem, and were come to Beth-                   house of b prayer; but ye have made
phage, unto the mount of Olives,                  it a c den of thieves.
then sent Jesus two disciples,                      14 And the blind and the lame
  2 Saying unto them, Go into the vil-            came to him in the temple; and he
lage a over against you, and straight-            healed them.
way ye shall find an ass tied, and a                15 And when the chief priests and
colt with her: loose them, and bring              scribes saw the wonderful things
them unto me.                                     that he did, and the achildren crying
  3 And if any man say ought unto                 in the temple, and saying, Hosanna
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath                  to the Son of David; they were sore
need of them; and straightway he                  displeased,
will send them.                                     16 And said unto him, Hearest thou
  4 All this was done, that it might              what these say? And Jesus saith unto
be fulfilled which was spoken by                  them, Yea; have ye never read, Out
the prophet, saying,                              of the mouth of babes and sucklings
  5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Be-             thou hast perfected praise?
hold, thy a King cometh unto thee,                  17 ¶ And he left them, and went
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and                out of the city into Bethany; and
a colt the foal of an ass.                        he lodged there.
  6 And the disciples went, and did                 18 Now in the morning as he re-
as Jesus commanded them,                          turned into the city, he hungered.
  34 a tg Compassion.             			 put on it their clothes;     13 a Ps. 27:4.
		b tg Sight.                           and Jesus took the colt         tg Temple.
21 2 a gr in front of you.              and sat thereon;          		b tg Prayer.
   5 a Isa. 62:11;                      and they followed him.    		c Jer. 7:11.
       Zech. 9:9 (9–11).            9 a Luke 19:40.                15 a jst Matt. 21:13 . . .
   7 a jst Matt. 21:5 . . . and   		b Ps. 118:25–26.                    children of the kingdom
       brought the colt, and       11 a gr crowds kept saying.          crying . . .
Matthew 21:19–34                                                                           1224

  19 And when he saw a fig tree a in             fear the people; for all hold John
the way, he came to it, and found                as a a prophet.
nothing thereon, but leaves only,                  27 And they answered Jesus, and
and said unto it, Let no b fruit grow            said, We cannot tell. And he said
on thee henceforward for ever. And               unto them, Neither tell I you by
c
  presently the fig tree withered                what authority I do these things.
away.                                              28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain
  20 And when the disciples saw it,              man had two sons; and he came to
they marvelled, saying, How soon                 the first, and said, Son, go a work to
is the fig tree withered away!                   day in my vineyard.
  21 Jesus answered and said unto                  29 He answered and said, a I will
them, Verily I say unto you, If ye               not: but afterward he repented,
have a faith, and b doubt not, ye shall          and went.
not only do this which is done to the              30 And he came to the second, and
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto          said likewise. And he answered
this c mountain, Be thou removed,                and said, I go, sir: and a went b not.
and be thou cast into the sea; it                  31 Whether of them twain did the
shall be done.                                   will of his father? They say unto
  22 And all a things, whatsoever ye             him, The first. Jesus saith unto them,
shall b ask in c prayer, believing,              Verily I say unto you, That the pub-
ye shall receive.                                licans and the harlots go into the
  23 ¶ And when he was come into                 kingdom of God before you.
the temple, the chief priests and the              32 For John came unto you in the
elders of the people came unto him               way of a righteousness, and ye b be-
as he was teaching, and said, By                 lieved him not: but the c publicans
what a authority doest thou these                and the harlots believed him: d and
things? and who gave thee this                   ye, when ye had seen it, repented
authority ?                                      not afterward, that ye might be-
  24 And Jesus answered and said                 lieve him.
unto them, I also will ask you one                 33 ¶ a Hear another parable: There
thing, which if ye tell me, I in like            was a certain householder, which
wise will tell you by what a author-             planted a vineyard, and hedged it
ity I do these things.                           round about, and digged a winepress
  25 The baptism of John, whence                 in it, and built a tower, and let it
was it? from heaven, or of men? And              out to b husbandmen, and went into
they reasoned with themselves, say-              a far country:
ing, If we shall say, From heaven;                 34 And when the time of the fruit
he will say unto us, Why did ye not              drew near, he sent his servants to
then believe him?                                the husbandmen, that they might
  26 But if we shall say, Of men; we             receive the fruits of it.
 19 a gr by the road.                Luke 20:6.                        believe me, except he first
		b tg Vineyard of the Lord.    28 a Jacob 5:71 (70–71).               repent. And except ye
		c gr immediately; see         29 a gr I don’t desire to go.          repent, the preaching of
      also Mark 11:20–24.       30 a tg Hypocrisy.                     John shall condemn you in
 21 a tg Faith.                		b D&C 41:5.                           the day of judgment . . .
		b tg Doubt.                   32 a tg Righteousness.            33 a jst Matt. 21:34–35 . . .
		c tg God, Power of.          		b tg Unbelief.                        And again, hear another
 22 a tg Blessing.             		c Luke 3:12; 7:29 (28–30).            parable; for unto you
		b 3 Ne. 18:20;               		d jst Matt. 21:32–34                  that believe not, I speak
      Morm. 9:21.                    . . . and ye, afterward,          in parables; that your
		c tg Prayer.                       when ye had seen me,              unrighteousness may
 23 a tg Authority.                  repented not, that ye             be rewarded unto you.
 24 a tg Jesus Christ,               might believe him. For            Behold, there was . . .
      Authority of.                  he that believed not John   		b tg Stewardship;
 26 a Matt. 11:9; 14:5;              concerning me, cannot             Watchman.
1225                                                         Matthew 21:35–22:10

   35 And the husbandmen took his                titude, because they took him for a
a
  servants, and b beat one, and killed           prophet.
another, and stoned another.
   36 Again, he sent other servants                          Chapter 22
more than the first: and they did
unto them likewise.                              Jesus gives the parable of the marriage
   37 But last of all he sent unto them          of the king’s son—Pay tribute to Cæsar
his son, saying, They will reverence             and to God—Worldly marriages endure
my son.                                          in this life only—The first command-
   38 But when the husbandmen saw                ment is to love the Lord—Jesus asks,
the son, they said among themselves,             What think ye of Christ?
This is the aheir; come, let us kill him,        And Jesus answered and spake unto
and let us seize on his inheritance.             them again by parables, and said,
   39 And they caught him, and cast               2 The kingdom of heaven is like
him out of the vineyard, and slew him.           unto a certain king, which a made
   40 When the lord therefore of the             a b marriage for his son,
vineyard cometh, what will he do                  3 And sent forth his servants to
unto those husbandmen?                           call them that were bidden to the
   41 They say unto him, He will                 wedding: and athey would not come.
miserably destroy those wicked                    4 Again, he sent forth other ser-
men, and will let out his a vineyard             vants, saying, Tell them which are
unto other husbandmen, which                     bidden, Behold, I have prepared my
shall render him the fruits in their             dinner: my oxen and my fatlings
seasons.                                         are killed, and all things are ready:
   42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye              come unto the marriage.
never read in the scriptures, The                 5 But they made light of it, and
a
  stone which the builders b rejected,           went their ways, one to his farm,
the same is become the head of the               another to his merchandise:
c
  corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and           6 And the remnant took his ser-
it is marvellous in our eyes?                    vants, and entreated them spitefully,
   43 Therefore say I unto you, The              and slew them.
a
  kingdom of God shall be b taken                 7 But when the king heard thereof,
from you, and c given to a d nation              he was wroth: and he sent forth his
bringing forth the fruits thereof.               armies, and destroyed those mur-
   44 aAnd whosoever shall fall on               derers, and burned up their city.
this stone shall be broken: but on                8 Then saith he to his servants, The
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind          wedding is ready, but they which
him to powder.                                   were bidden were not worthy.
   45 aAnd when the chief priests and             9 Go ye therefore into the high-
Pharisees had heard his parables,                ways, and as many as ye shall find,
they perceived that he spake of                  bid to the marriage.
them.                                             10 So those servants went out into
   46 But when they sought to lay                the highways, and a gathered to-
hands on him, they feared the mul-               gether all as many as they found,
 35 a Matt. 23:30 (29–38).       		c Zech. 10:4.              			 1 Pet. 2:8 (6–8).
		b tg Prophets,                  43 a Isa. 5:5 (1–7);          45 a jst Matt. 21:47–56
      Rejection of.                    Luke 14:24 (21–24);           (Appendix).
 38 a John 11:53 (47–53);              Acts 13:46;            22 2 a gr gave a wedding
      Heb. 1:2.                        1 Ne. 13:26;                  celebration.
 41 a tg Vineyard of the Lord.         D&C 90:3 (1–5).        		b Luke 5:34;
 42 a tg Cornerstone;            		b Dan. 2:44.                      Rev. 19:7 (7–9); 21:2;
      Jesus Christ, Prophecies   		c Isa. 48:11.                     D&C 65:3.
      about;                     		d tg Nations.                 3 a gr they did not want
      Rock.                       44 a Isa. 8:14 (13–15);            to come.
		b Luke 9:22;                         Luke 2:34;               10 a Matt. 13:47 (47–53).
      1 Pet. 2:7.                      Rom. 9:32 (28–33);
Matthew 22:11–34                                                                              1226

both bad and good: and the wedding                   words, they marvelled, and left him,
was furnished with guests.                           and went their way.
  11 ¶ And when the king came in                       23 ¶ The same day came to him
to see the guests, he saw there a                    the aSadducees, which say that there
man which had not on a wedding                       is no resurrection, and asked him,
a
  garment:                                             24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If
  12 And he saith unto him, Friend,                  a man die, having no children, his
how camest thou in hither not hav-                   a
                                                       brother shall b marry his wife, and
ing a wedding garment? And he was                    raise up seed unto his brother.
speechless.                                            25 Now there were with us seven
  13 Then said the king to the ser-                  brethren: and the first, when he
vants, Bind him hand and foot,                       had married a wife, deceased, and,
and take him away, and cast him                      having no issue, left his wife unto
into a outer darkness; there shall                   his brother:
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.                      26 Likewise the second also, and
  14 For many are a called, but few                  the third, unto the seventh.
are b chosen.                                          27 And last of all the woman died
  15 ¶ Then went the Pharisees, and                  also.
took counsel how they might a en-                      28 Therefore in the resurrection
tangle him in his talk.                              whose wife shall she be of the seven?
  16 And they sent out unto him                      for they all had her.
their disciples with the Herodians,                    29 Jesus answered and said unto
saying, Master, we know that thou                    them, Ye do err, not knowing the
art true, and teachest the way of                    a
                                                       scriptures, nor the b power of God.
God in truth, a neither carest thou                    30 For in the a resurrection they
for any man: for thou b regardest not                neither b marry, nor are given in
the person of men.                                   marriage, but are as the c angels of
  17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest                God in heaven.
thou? Is it a lawful to give tribute                   31 But as touching the resurrec-
unto Cæsar, or not?                                  tion of the dead, have ye not read
  18 But Jesus perceived their wick-                 that which was spoken unto you by
edness, and said, Why atempt ye me,                  God, saying,
ye hypocrites?                                         32 I am the a God of Abraham, and
  19 Shew me the tribute money.                      the God of Isaac, and the God of Ja-
And they brought unto him a penny.                   cob? God is not the God of the dead,
  20 And he saith unto them, Whose                   but of the living.
is this image and superscription?                      33 And when the multitude heard
  21 They say unto him, Cæsar’s.                     this, they were astonished at his
Then saith he unto them, a Render                    doctrine.
therefore unto b Cæsar the things                      34 ¶ But when the Pharisees had
which are Cæsar’s; and unto God                      heard that he had put the Saddu-
the things that are God’s.                           cees to silence, they were gathered
  22 When they had heard these                       together.
 11 a Rev. 19:8.                   		b Prov. 24:23.                         Teaching Mode of;
 13 a Matt. 8:12 (11–12);           17 a D&C 58:22 (20–23).                 Scriptures, Study of.
      D&C 77:8;                     18 a gr are you testing.          		b tg God, Power of.
      133:72 (71–73).                    tg Test.                      30 a tg Resurrection.
 14 a D&C 121:34 (34–40).           21 a tg Citizenship.              		b tg Marriage, Marry;
		b jst Matt. 22:14 . . .          		b tg Governments.                      Marriage, Temporal.
      chosen; wherefore all do      23 a Matt. 16:12 (1, 6, 11–12);   		c D&C 131:4 (1–4);
      not have on the wedding            Acts 23:8.                         132:16 (15–17).
      garment.                      24 a Deut. 25:5;                   32 a Gen. 32:9;
 15 a Mark 12:13 (13–17);                Mark 12:19.                        1 Ne. 19:10;
      Luke 11:54; 20:20 (19–26).   		b Ruth 3:13.                           D&C 136:21.
 16 a ie you court no man’s         29 a D&C 138:1 (1–4).
      favor.                             tg Jesus Christ,
1227                                                             Matthew 22:35–23:12

   35 Then one of them, which was a            They will not escape the damnation
lawyer, asked him a question, a tempt-         of hell.
ing him, and saying,                           Then spake Jesus to the multitude,
   36 Master, which is the great com-          and to his disciples,
mandment in the law?                             2 Saying, The a scribes and the
   37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
a
  love the Lord thy God with all thy           Pharisees sit in Moses’ b seat:
                                                 3 All therefore whatsoever they
b
  heart, and with all thy soul, and            bid you observe, that observe and
with all thy c mind.                           do; but do not ye after their works:
   38 This is the first and great a com-
                                               for they say, and do not.
mandment.                                        4 For they bind heavy burdens
   39 And the second is like unto it,          and grievous to be borne, and lay
Thou shalt a love thy neighbour as             them on men’s shoulders; but they
thyself.
   40 On these two commandments                themselves will not move them with
hang all the a law and the prophets.           one of their fingers.
                                                 5 But all their works they do for to
   41 ¶ While the Pharisees were               be seen of men: they a make broad
gathered together, Jesus asked them,           their b phylacteries, and enlarge the
   42 Saying, What think ye of Christ?         c
                                                 borders of their garments,
whose son is he? They say unto him,              6 And love the a uppermost rooms
The Son of a David.                            at feasts, and the chief seats in the
   43 He saith unto them, How then             synagogues,
doth David in spirit call him Lord,              7 And greetings in the markets, and
saying,                                        to be called of men, Rabbi, a Rabbi.
   44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit            8 But be not ye called a Rabbi: for
thou on my right hand, till I make             one is your b Master, even Christ; and
thine enemies thy footstool?                   all ye are brethren.
   45 If David then call him Lord,               9 aAnd call no man your father
how is he his son?                             upon the earth: for one is your
   46 And no man was able to answer            Father, which is in heaven.
him a word, neither a durst any man
from that day forth ask him any                  10 Neither be ye called masters:
                                               for one is your Master, a even Christ.
more questions.                                  11 But he that is a greatest among
           Chapter 23                          you shall be your b servant.
                                                 12 And whosoever shall a exalt
Jesus pronounces woes upon the scribes         himself shall be b abased; and he
and Pharisees—They will be held re-            that shall c humble himself shall
sponsible for killing the prophets—            be exalted.
  35 a tg Test.              			 judgment and                          heavenly Father, even he
  37 a tg Dedication;              instruction.                        who is in heaven.
       God, Love of;           5 a gr enlarge their               10 a jst Matt. 23:7 . . . even
       Love.                       phylacteries.                       he whom your heavenly
		b tg Heart.                		b Ex. 13:9 (9, 16);                     Father sent, which is
		c tg Mind.                       Deut. 6:8.                          Christ; for he hath sent
  38 a tg Commandments       		c Num. 15:38.                           him among you that ye
       of God.                 6 a Luke 11:43; 14:7.                   might have life.
  39 a tg Love.                7 a jst Matt. 23:4 . . . Rabbi,    11 a Mark 10:44 (42–45);
  40 a Mark 12:33 (13–37);         (which is master).                  Luke 22:24 (24–30).
       Rom. 13:10 (8–10).      8 a Hebrew and Aramaic:                 tg Leadership.
       tg Law of Moses.            Master, or, My master.        		b tg Servant.
  42 a tg Jesus Christ,      		b Col. 4:1 (1–11).                 12 a tg Haughtiness;
       Davidic Descent of.     9 a jst Matt. 23:6 And call             Pride.
  46 a gr dared.                   no one your creator           		b D&C 49:10.
23 2 a tg Scribe.                  upon the earth, or your       		c James 1:9 (8–16);
		b The Greek word                 heavenly Father; for                D&C 112:3; 124:114.
       connotes a chair of         one is your creator and             tg Humility.
Matthew 23:13–32                                                                          1228

  13 ¶ But woe unto you, ascribes and                 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari­
b
 Pharisees, c hypocrites! for ye shut               sees, ahypocrites! for ye pay btithe of
up the kingdom of heaven against                    mint and c anise and cummin, and
men: for ye neither go in yourselves,               have d omitted the weightier matters
neither suffer ye them that are en-                 of the law, e judgment, f mercy, and
tering to go in.                                    faith: these ought ye to have done,
  14 Woe unto you, scribes and                      and not to leave the other undone.
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye adevour                 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at
widows’ houses, and for a pretence                  a gnat, and swallow a a camel.
make long prayer: therefore ye shall                  25 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari­
receive the greater b damnation.                    sees, hypocrites! for ye make clean
  15 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari­               the outside of the cup and of the
sees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea                platter, but within they are full of
and land to make one proselyte,                     a
                                                      extortion and b excess.
and when he is made, ye make him                      26 Thou blind Pharisee, a cleanse
twofold more the child of hell a than               first that which is within the cup
yourselves.                                         and platter, that the outside of them
  16 Woe unto you, ye a blind guides,               may be clean also.
which say, Whosoever shall swear                      27 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari­
by the temple, it is nothing; but                   sees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto
whosoever shall swear by the gold                   a
                                                      whited b sepulchres, which indeed
of the temple, he is a debtor!                      appear c beautiful outward, but are
  17 Ye fools and blind: for whether                within full of dead men’s bones, and
is greater, the gold, or the temple                 of all d uncleanness.
that sanctifieth the gold?                            28 Even so ye also outwardly appear
  18 And, Whosoever shall swear                     a
                                                      righteous unto men, but within ye
by the altar, it is nothing; but who-               are full of b hypocrisy and iniquity.
soever sweareth by the gift that is                   29 Woe unto you, scribes and
upon it, he is guilty.                              Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
  19 Ye fools and blind: for whether                build the tombs of the prophets,
is greater, the gift, or the altar that             and garnish the sepulchres of the
sanctifieth the gift?                               righteous,
  20 Whoso therefore shall swear by                   30 And say, If we had been in the
the altar, sweareth by it, and by all               days of our fathers, we would not
things thereon.                                     have been partakers with them in
  21 And whoso shall swear by the                   the blood of the a prophets.
temple, sweareth by it, and by him                    31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto
that dwelleth therein.                              yourselves, that ye are the children
  22 And he that shall swear by                     of them which akilled the bprophets.
heaven, sweareth by the throne of                     32 Fill ye up then the a measure of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.               your b fathers.
 13 a tg Scribe.                   		 f tg Mercy.                     27 a gr whitewashed tombs.
		b tg Apostasy of Israel.          24 a jst Matt. 23:21 . . .             Acts 23:3.
		c gr actors.                           camel; who make             		b Luke 11:44.
 14 a tg Injustice.                      yourselves appear unto      		c tg Beauty.
		b tg Damnation.                        men that ye would not       		d tg Cleanliness.
 15 a jst Matt. 23:12 . . . than         commit the least sin,        28 a D&C 10:37.
      he was before, like unto           and yet ye yourselves,      		b tg Guile.
      yourselves.                        transgress the whole law.    30 a Matt. 21:35 (33–42).
 16 a tg Spiritual Blindness.       25 a gr rapacity, greediness.     31 a tg Martyrdom.
 23 a tg Hypocrisy.                		b gr self-indulgence,           		b tg Prophets,
		b tg Tithing.                          lack of self-control.             Rejection of.
		c gr dill.                             tg Temperance.               32 a Judg. 2:19.
		d gr abandoned.                   26 a tg Purification;            		b Acts 7:51 (51–52);
		e tg Justice.                          Wash.                             Hel. 13:25 (25–29).
1229                                                                  Matthew 23:33–24:8

  33 Ye serpents, ye a generation of                 Great calamities will precede His Sec-
vipers, how can ye escape the b dam-                 ond Coming—He gives the parable of
nation of hell?                                      the fig tree.
  34 ¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto                And Jesus went out, and departed
you a prophets, and wise men, and                    from the temple: and his disciples
b
  scribes: and some of them ye shall                 came to him for to a shew him the
kill and crucify; and some of them
shall ye scourge in your synagogues,                 buildings of the b temple.
and persecute them from city to city:                  2 And Jesus said unto them, a See
                                                     ye not all these things? verily I say
  35 That upon you may come all                      unto you, There shall not be left
the righteous a blood shed upon the
earth, from the blood of b righteous                 here one b stone upon another, that
Abel unto the blood of Zacharias                     shall not be thrown down.
son of Barachias, whom ye slew                         3 ¶ And as he sat upon the mount
between the c temple and the altar.                  of Olives, the disciples came unto
                                                     him privately, saying, Tell us, when
  36 Verily I say unto you, All these                shall these things be? and what shall
things shall come upon this a gen-                   be the a sign of thy coming, and of
eration.
  37 O a Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou                  the end of the b world?
that b killest the prophets, and ston-                 4 And Jesus answered and said
est them which are sent unto thee,                   unto them, Take heed that no man
                                                     a
                                                       deceive you.
how often c would I have d gathered                    5 For many shall come in my
thy children together, even as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her
                                                     a
                                                       name, saying, I am b Christ; and
wings, and ye e would not!                           shall c deceive many.
                                                       6 And ye shall hear of a wars and
  38 Behold, your house is left unto                 rumours of wars: see that ye be not
you a desolate.                                      b
                                                       troubled: for all these things must
  39 a For I say unto you, Ye shall not
see me henceforth, till ye shall say,                come to pass, but the end is not yet.
b
  Blessed is he that cometh in the                     7 For a nation shall rise against
                                                     nation, and kingdom against king-
name of the Lord.                                    dom: and there shall be b famines,
                                                     and pestilences, and earthquakes,
            Chapter 24                               in divers places.
Jesus foretells the doom of Jerusalem                  8 All these are the beginning of
and the destruction of the temple—                   a
                                                       sorrows.
 33 a Matt. 3:7; 12:34.             		c gr have I desired to          			 the destruction of the
		b tg Damnation;                          gather.                          wicked, which is the end
      Punish.                       		d 3 Ne. 10:6 (4–6);                   of the world.”
 34 a D&C 1:38; 43:25.                     D&C 29:2;                        D&C 45:22.
		b tg Scribe.                             43:24 (24–25).                   tg Last Days;
 35 a tg Martyrdom.                        tg Israel, Gathering of.         World, End of.
		b tg Righteousness.               		e D&C 138:21 (21–22).             4 a Col. 2:18 (16–23);
		c Luke 11:51.                            tg Rebellion;                    D&C 49:23 (22–24).
 36 a jst Matt. 23:33–35                   Stubbornness.                    tg Lying.
      . . . generation. Ye            38 a Ps. 69:25;                   5 a tg Name.
      bear testimony against               Jer. 12:7; 22:5.           		b tg False Christs.
      your fathers, when ye,          39 a JS—M 1:1.                  		c Mark 13:6.
      yourselves, are partakers     		b Ps. 118:26.                         tg Apostasy of the Early
      of the same wickedness.       24 1 a JS—M 1:2.                        Christian Church.
      Behold your fathers did       		b D&C 45:20 (15–21).              6 a tg War.
      it through ignorance, but            tg Temple.                 		b gr frightened.
      ye do not; wherefore, their      2 a D&C 45:18.                       D&C 45:35 (34–35).
      sins shall be upon your       		b Luke 19:44 (41–44);             7 a tg Last Days;
      heads.                               JS—M 1:3 (1–55).                 Nations.
 37 a tg Jerusalem.                    3 a Luke 21:7 (7–36);          		b tg Drought.
		b tg Prophets,                           D&C 45:16 (16–75).           8 a tg Sorrow.
      Rejection of.                 		b JS—M 1:4 adds “or
Matthew 24:9–30                                                                             1230

   9 Then shall they deliver you up              ulation, such as was not since the
to be afflicted, and shall a kill you:           beginning of the world to this time,
and ye shall be b hated of all nations           no, nor ever shall be.
c
  for my name’s sake.                              22 And except those days should be
   10 And then shall many be a of-               shortened, there should no flesh be
fended, and shall betray one an-                 saved: but for the elect’s sake those
other, and shall hate one another.               a
                                                   days shall be shortened.
   11 And many a false prophets shall              23 Then if any man shall say unto
rise, and shall deceive many.                    you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; a be-
   12 And because a iniquity shall               lieve it not.
abound, the love of many shall                     24 For there shall arise a false
wax b cold.                                      b
                                                   Christs, and c false prophets, and
   13 But he that shall a endure unto            shall shew great dsigns and wonders;
the end, the same shall be saved.                insomuch that, if it were possible,
   14 And this agospel of the bkingdom           they shall e deceive the very f elect.
shall be preached in all the world                 25 Behold, I have told you before.
for a witness unto all nations; and                26 Wherefore if they shall say unto
then shall the c end come.                       you, Behold, he is in the desert; go
   15 When ye therefore shall see the            not forth: behold, he is in the a secret
a
  abomination of desolation, spoken              chambers; believe it not.
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in                 27 For as the alightning cometh out
the b holy place, (whoso readeth, let            of the b east, and shineth even unto
him c understand:)                               the west; so shall also the coming
   16 Then let them which be in                  of the Son of man be.
Judæa a flee into the mountains:                   28 For wheresoever the carcase is,
   17 Let him which is on the house-             there will the eagles be a gathered
top not come down to take any thing              together.
out of his house:                                  29 ¶ Immediately after the tribu-
   18 Neither let him which is in the            lation of those a days shall the b sun
field return back to take his clothes.           be c darkened, and the moon shall
   19 And a woe unto them that are               not give her light, and the stars shall
with child, and to them that give                fall from heaven, and the powers of
suck in those days!                              the heavens shall be shaken:
   20 But pray ye that your flight be              30 And then shall appear the a sign
not in the winter, neither on the                of the Son of man in b heaven: and
sabbath day:                                     then shall all the tribes of the earth
   21 For then shall be great a trib-            c
                                                   mourn, and they shall see the d Son
  9 a tg Martyrdom.              15 a tg Abomination of            26 a D&C 49:22 (22–23).
		b tg Persecution.                   Desolation.                  27 a D&C 45:36 (36–44).
		c gr on account of my         		b tg Jerusalem.                 		b Ezek. 43:2.
      name.                     		c D&C 57:9.                      28 a D&C 29:8 (7–8);
 10 a Isa. 8:14 (14–15);         16 a tg Israel, Scattering of.         JS—M 1:27.
      Matt. 11:6.                19 a Luke 23:29.                  29 a tg Day of the Lord.
 11 a tg Apostasy of the         21 a JS—M 1:18.                  		b tg Astronomy.
      Early Christian Church;         tg Tribulation.             		c Isa. 13:10;
      False Prophets.            22 a tg Time.                          Ezek. 32:7; 34:12 (11–19);
 12 a D&C 45:27.                 23 a D&C 49:22.                        Joel 2:10;
		b tg Apostasy of               24 a tg Apostasy of the                Rev. 6:12.
      Individuals.                    Early Christian Church.      30 a D&C 88:93.
 13 a tg Perseverance;          		b tg False Christs.                   tg Jesus Christ, Second
      Steadfastness.            		c tg False Prophets.                  Coming.
 14 a tg Gospel;                		d Rev. 16:14 (13–14).           		b tg Heaven.
      Restoration of the              tg Signs; Sign Seekers.     		c Zech. 12:12;
      Gospel.                   		e Rev. 13:14 (11–18).                 Rev. 1:7 (7–8).
		b tg Kingdom of God, on             tg Deceit.                  		d tg Jesus Christ,
      Earth.                    		f D&C 29:7 (7–8);                     Son of Man.
		c D&C 29:23; 43:31.                 84:34 (33–34).
1231                                                               Matthew 24:31–51

of man coming in the clouds of                       42 ¶ a Watch therefore: for ye know
heaven with epower and great fglory.              not what hour your Lord doth
   31 And he shall send his a angels              come.
with a great sound of a b trumpet,                   43 But know this, that if the good-
and they shall gather together his                man of the house had known in
c
  elect from the four winds, from one             what watch the thief would come,
end of d heaven to the other.                     he would have watched, and would
   32 Now learn a parable of the a fig            not have suffered his house to be
tree; When his branch is yet tender,              a
                                                    broken up.
and putteth forth leaves, ye know                    44 Therefore be ye also a ready: for
that summer is nigh:                              in such an b hour c as ye think not
   33 So likewise ye, when ye shall               the Son of man cometh.
see all these things, know that a it                 45 Who then is a afaithful and bwise
is near, even at the b doors.                     c
                                                    servant, whom his lord hath made
   34 Verily I say unto you, This a gen-          ruler over his household, to give
eration shall not pass, till all these            them meat in due season?
b
  things be c fulfilled.                             46 Blessed is that a servant, whom
   35 Heaven and earth shall a pass               his lord when he cometh shall find
away, but my b words shall not                    so doing.
c
  pass away.                                         47 Verily I say unto you, That he
   36 ¶ But of that a day and b hour              shall make him ruler over all his
knoweth no man, no, not the c an-                 goods.
gels of heaven, but my Father only.                  48 But and if that evil servant shall
   37 But as the days of a Noe were,              say in his heart, My lord a delayeth
so shall also the coming of the Son               his coming;
of man be.                                           49 And shall begin to smite his fel-
   38 For as in the days that were                lowservants, and to eat and drink
before the a flood they were eating               with the drunken;
and drinking, marrying and giving                    50 The lord of that servant shall
in marriage, until the day that Noe               come in a day when he looketh not
entered into the ark,                             for him, and in an hour that he is
   39 And knew not until the flood                not aware of,
came, and took them all away; so                     51 And shall cut him asunder, and
shall also the coming of the Son of               appoint him his portion with the
man be.                                           hypocrites: there shall be weeping
   40 Then shall two be in the field;             and gnashing of teeth.
the one shall be taken, and the
other left.
   41 Two women shall be grinding at                           Chapter 25
the mill; the one shall be taken, and             Jesus gives the parables of the ten virgins,
the other left.                                   the talents, and the sheep and the goats.
 30 e tg Jesus Christ, Power of.   		c D&C 45:21.                      Preparing a People
		f tg Jesus Christ, Glory of.      35 a D&C 29:23 (22–29).            for; Watch.
 31 a tg Angels.                   		b D&C 1:38 (37–39).          43 a Ex. 22:2 (1–4).
		b Isa. 27:13;                    		c Josh. 21:45;               44 a tg Procrastination.
      1 Thes. 4:16;                      1 Kgs. 8:56;            		b Luke 12:40;
      D&C 49:23 (23–28).                 D&C 45:23.                    D&C 45:2; 51:20.
		c Ps. 147:2 (1–20);               36 a D&C 39:21; 49:7.        		c gr when you do not
      JS—M 1:27.                   		b tg Jesus Christ, Second         expect Him.
      tg Election.                       Coming.                  45 a D&C 51:19.
		d Deut. 30:4.                    		c tg Angels.                		b D&C 72:4.
 32 a D&C 35:16.                    37 a ie Noah.                		c D&C 58:26 (26–29);
 33 a gr He is near.                     Gen. 7:1;                     84:86 (85–86);
		b D&C 45:63.                           Luke 17:27 (26–27);           107:100 (99–100).
 34 a JS—M 1:34 (31–35).                 3 Ne. 22:9.                   tg Stewardship.
		b Isa. 10:22 (21–34);             38 a tg Worldliness.          46 a tg Servant.
      D&C 1:7.                      42 a tg Millennium,           48 a D&C 45:26.
Matthew 25:1–25                                                                         1232
a
  Then shall the kingdom of heaven                several ability; and straightway took
be likened unto ten b virgins, which              his journey.
took their c lamps, and went forth to               16 Then he that had received the
meet the bridegroom.                              five talents went and traded with
  2 And five of them were wise, and               the same, and made them other five
five were foolish.                                talents.
  3 They that were foolish took their               17 And likewise he that had received
lamps, and took no oil with them:                 two, he also gained other two.
  4 But the wise took oil in their                  18 But he that had received one
vessels with their lamps.                         went and digged in the earth, and
  5 While the bridegroom tarried,                 hid his lord’s money.
they all a slumbered and b slept.                   19 After a long time the lord of
  6 And at midnight there was a                   those servants cometh, and a reck-
cry made, Behold, the a bridegroom                oneth with them.
cometh; go ye out to meet him.                      20 And so he that had received
  7 Then all those virgins arose, and             five talents came and brought
trimmed their a lamps.                            other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
  8 And the foolish said unto the                 a
                                                    deliveredst unto me five talents:
wise, Give us of your oil; for our                behold, I have gained beside them
lamps a are gone out.                             five talents more.
  9 But the wise answered, saying,                  21 His lord said unto him, Well
Not so; lest there be not enough for              done, thou good and faithful a ser-
us and you: but go ye rather to them              vant: thou hast been b faithful over
that sell, and buy for yourselves.                a few things, I will make thee c ruler
  10 And while they went to buy,                  over many things: enter thou into
the bridegroom came; and they                     the d joy of thy lord.
that were a ready went in with him                  22 He also that had received two
to the marriage: and the door was                 talents came and said, Lord, thou
b
  shut.                                           deliveredst unto me two talents:
  11 Afterward came also the other                behold, I have gained two other
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open                 talents beside them.
to us.                                              23 His lord said unto him, Well
  12 But he answered and said, a Ver-             done, good and a faithful servant;
ily I say unto you, I b know you not.             thou hast been faithful over a few
  13 a Watch therefore, for ye know               things, I will make thee ruler over
neither the day nor the hour wherein              many things: enter thou into the
the Son of man cometh.                            joy of thy lord.
  14 ¶ For the kingdom of heaven is as              24 Then he which had received
a man travelling into a far country,              the one talent came and said, Lord,
who called his own servants, and                  I knew thee that thou art an a hard
delivered unto them his goods.                    man, reaping where thou hast not
  15 And unto one he a gave five b tal-           sown, and gathering where thou
ents, to another two, and to another              hast not strawed:
one; to every man according to his                  25 And I was aafraid, and went and
25 1 a jst Matt. 25:1 And then,   			 Preparing a People for;     20 a gr entrustedst.
      at that day, before the           Procrastination.          21 a tg Servant.
      Son of man comes, the       		b gr locked.                 		b Luke 16:10;
      kingdom of . . .             12 a jst Matt. 25:11 . . .          D&C 132:53.
		b D&C 45:56 (56–59);                  Verily I say unto you,   		c Rev. 3:21;
      63:54.                            Ye know me not.                D&C 132:20.
		c Lev. 24:2.                        b Matt. 7:23.                    tg Leadership;
  5 a D&C 35:21.                   13 a tg Watch.                      Stewardship.
		b tg Sleep.                      15 a Mark 4:24 (23–25).       		d tg Joy.
  6 a D&C 88:92; 133:10.          		b tg Talents;                 23 a D&C 52:13.
  7 a Luke 12:35; D&C 33:17.            Work, Value of.                tg Trustworthiness.
  8 a gr are going out.            19 a gr settled accounts.      24 a gr strict.
 10 a tg Millennium,                    D&C 72:3 (3–5).           25 a D&C 60:2 (2–3, 13).
1233                                                         Matthew 25:26–45

hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there           35 For I was an a hungred, and ye
thou hast that is thine.                       b
                                                 gave me meat: I was thirsty, and
  26 His lord answered and said unto           ye gave me drink: I was a c stranger,
him, Thou wicked and a slothful                and ye took me in:
servant, thou knewest that I b reap              36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I
where I sowed not, and gather where            was sick, and ye a visited me: I was
I have not strawed:                            in b prison, and ye came unto me.
  27 Thou oughtest therefore to have             37 Then shall the righteous answer
put my money to the exchangers,                him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
and then at my coming I should have            an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty,
received mine own with a usury.                and gave thee drink?
  28 Take therefore the a talent from            38 When saw we thee a stranger,
him, and give it unto him which                and took thee in? or naked, and
hath ten talents.                              clothed thee?
  29 For unto every one that hath                39 Or when saw we thee a sick, or
shall be a given, and he shall have            in prison, and came unto thee?
b
  abundance: but from him that hath              40 And the King shall answer and
not shall be c taken away even that            say unto them, Verily I say unto
which he hath.                                 you, Inasmuch as ye have a done it
  30 And cast ye the unprofitable              unto one of the b least of these my
servant into outer darkness: there             c
                                                 brethren, ye have done it unto me.
shall be weeping and gnashing of                 41 Then shall he say also unto
teeth.                                         them on the a left hand, b Depart
  31 ¶ When the a Son of man shall             from me, ye c cursed, into everlast-
come in his b glory, and all the holy          ing d fire, e prepared for the devil
angels with him, then shall he sit             and his angels:
upon the throne of his glory:                    42 For I was an a hungred, and ye
  32 And before him shall be gath-             gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ered all a nations: and he shall               ye gave me no drink:
b
  separate them one from another,                43 I was a stranger, and ye took
as a c shepherd divideth his d sheep           me not in: naked, and ye clothed
from the goats:                                me not: sick, and in prison, and ye
  33 And he shall set the sheep on             visited me not.
his a right hand, but the goats on               44 Then shall they also answer him,
the left.                                      saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
  34 Then shall the King say unto              hungred, or athirst, or a stranger,
them on his a right hand, Come, ye             or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
b
  blessed of my Father, c inherit the          did not minister unto thee?
d
  kingdom prepared for you from                  45 Then shall he answer them, say-
the foundation of the world:                   ing, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
 26 a tg Laziness.            		c tg Shepherd.              39 a tg Health.
		b tg Harvest.               		d tg Sheep.                 40 a Mosiah 2:17;
 27 a tg Usury.                33 a D&C 29:27.                   D&C 42:38.
 28 a D&C 82:18.               34 a Moses 7:56 (56–57).    		b tg Good Works;
 29 a Matt. 13:12.            		b tg Blessing.                   Neighbor; Poor.
		b D&C 82:3.                 		c tg Exaltation;           		c tg Welfare.
		c Alma 12:11 (9–11);              Reward.                 41 a D&C 19:5.
      D&C 1:33; 60:3 (2–3).   		d Luke 12:32;              		b D&C 29:28.
 31 a tg Jesus Christ, Son          Rev. 22:5.             		c gr who have come
      of Man.                  35 a tg Poor.                     under a curse. (See also
		b tg Jesus Christ, Second   		b tg Almsgiving;                 2 Ne. 9:16;
      Coming;                       Generosity.                  D&C 76:31–38, 43–48.)
      Millennium.             		c tg Hospitality;                tg Curse.
 32 a tg Nations.                   Stranger.              		d tg Hell.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Judge;    36 a gr took care of,       		e gr which has been
      Judgment, the Last;           cared for.                   prepared.
      Separation.             		b Heb. 13:3.                42 a Job 22:7 (6–7).
Matthew 25:46–26:23                                                           1234

as ye did it not to one of the a least    said unto them, Why trouble ye
of these, ye did it not to me.            the woman? for she hath a wrought
   46 And these shall go away into        a good work upon me.
a
  everlasting b punishment: but the         11 For ye have the poor always
c
  righteous into d life e eternal.        with you; but me ye have not always.
                                            12 For in that she hath poured
             Chapter 26                   this ointment on my body, she did
                                          it a for my burial.
Jesus is anointed—He keeps the Pass-
over and institutes the sacrament—He        13 Verily I say unto you, Whereso-
suffers in Gethsemane, is betrayed by     ever this gospel shall be preached
Judas, and is taken before Caiaphas—      in the whole world, there shall also
Peter denies that he knows Jesus.         this, that this woman hath done, be
                                          told for a memorial of her.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had         14 ¶ Then one of the twelve, called
finished all these sayings, he said       Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
unto his disciples,                       priests,
   2 Ye know that after two days            15 And said unto them, What will
is the feast of the a passover, and       ye give me, and I will deliver him
the Son of man is b betrayed to be        unto you? And they covenanted
c
  crucified.                              with him for a thirty pieces of silver.
  3 Then assembled together the             16 And from that time he sought
chief priests, and the scribes, and       opportunity to a betray him.
the elders of the people, unto the          17 ¶ Now the first day of the feast
palace of the high priest, who was        of a unleavened bread the disciples
called a Caiaphas,                        came to Jesus, saying unto him,
  4 And a consulted that they might       Where wilt thou that we prepare
take Jesus by b subtilty, and c kill      for thee to eat the b passover?
him.                                        18 And he said, Go into the city a to
   5 But they said, Not on the feast      such a man, and say unto him, The
day, lest there be an a uproar among      Master saith, My b time is at hand; I
the people.                               will keep the passover at thy house
   6 ¶ Now when Jesus was in Beth-        with my disciples.
any, in the house of Simon the leper,       19 And the disciples did as Jesus
   7 There came unto him a woman          had appointed them; and they made
having an alabaster box of very pre-      ready the a passover.
cious a ointment, and poured it on          20 Now when the even was come,
his head, as he sat at meat.              he sat down with the twelve.
   8 But when his disciples saw it,         21 And as they did eat, he said,
they had indignation, saying, To          Verily I say unto you, that one of
what purpose is this a waste?             you shall betray me.
  9 For this ointment might have            22 And they were exceeding sor-
been sold for much, and given to          rowful, and began every one of them
the poor.                                 to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
   10 When Jesus understood it, he          23 And he answered and said, He
  45 a Prov. 14:31.          3 a John 11:49 (47–52).     12 a gr to prepare me for
  46 a D&C 19:11 (6–12).     4 a gr plotted.                  my burial.
		b tg Damnation;          		b gr treachery, cunning.    15 a Ex. 21:32 (28–32).
       Punish.                   Matt. 27:20 (11–26).    16 a tg Jesus Christ,
		c tg Righteousness.      		c Mark 14:1 (1–2);               Betrayal of.
		d tg Resurrection.             Luke 22:2 (1–2).        17 a tg Bread, Unleavened.
		e tg Eternal Life.         5 a tg Rioting and         		b tg Passover.
26 2 a tg Passover.              Reveling.               18 a gr to a certain man.
		b tg Jesus Christ,         7 a John 11:2.             		b John 7:6.
       Betrayal of.          8 a tg Waste.               19 a Ex. 12:27 (1–51).
		c tg Martyrdom.           10 a tg Benevolence.
1235                                                                   Matthew 26:24–40

that dippeth his hand with me in                        32 But after I am arisen again, I will
the dish, the same shall betray me.                  go before you into Galilee.
  24 The Son of man goeth as it is                      33 Peter answered and said unto
a
  written of him: but woe unto that                  him, Though all men shall be of-
man by whom the b Son of man is                      fended because of thee, yet will I
betrayed! c it had been good for that                never be a offended.
man if he had not been d born.                          34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I
  25 Then Judas, which betrayed                      say unto thee, That this night, be-
him, answered and said, Master, is it                fore the cock crow, thou shalt deny
I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.                 me thrice.
  26 ¶ aAnd as they were eating,                        35 Peter said unto him, Though I
Jesus took b bread, c and blessed                    should die with thee, yet will I not
it, and brake it, and gave it to the                 deny thee. Likewise also said all
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this                 the disciples.
is my d body.                                           36 ¶ Then cometh Jesus with
  27 And he took the a cup, and gave                 them unto a place called a Gethsem­
thanks, and gave it to them, saying,                 ane, and saith unto the disciples,
b
  Drink ye all of it;                                Sit ye here, while I go and b pray
  28 For this is my a blood of the new               yonder.
b
  testament, which is shed for many                     37 And he took with him Peter
for the c remission of sins.                         and the two sons of Zebedee, and
  29 But I say unto you, I will not                  a
                                                       began to be sorrowful and very
a
  drink henceforth of this fruit of the              heavy.
vine, until that day when I b drink                     38 Then saith he unto them, My
it new with you in my Father’s                       soul is a exceeding sorrowful, even
kingdom.                                             unto death: tarry ye here, and bwatch
  30 And when they had sung an                       with me.
a
  hymn, they went out into the mount                    39 And he went a little further,
of Olives.                                           and fell on his face, and a prayed,
  31 Then saith Jesus unto them,                     saying, O my b Father, if it be pos-
All ye shall be a offended because                   sible, let this c cup pass from me:
of me this night: for it is written, I               nevertheless not as I d will, but as
will b smite the c shepherd, and the                 e
                                                       thou f wilt.
sheep of the flock shall be scattered                   40 And he cometh unto the disci-
abroad.                                              ples, and findeth them a asleep, and
 24 a tg Jesus Christ,                   from it.                     36 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Prophecies about.                  tg Sacrament.                     Atonement through.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                28 a Ex. 24:8 (3–8);             		b Matt. 14:23;
      Son of Man.                        Deut. 32:14;                      Luke 6:12; 9:28.
		c gr it would have been                Heb. 9:16 (15–22).           37 a gr began to be dis-
      good.                              tg Jesus Christ,                  tressed and troubled.
		d Luke 22:22;                          Atonement through.           38 a gr deeply grieved.
      Acts 2:23.                   		b gr covenant.                        tg Pain; Sorrow.
 26 a jst Matt. 26:22, 24–25             tg Covenants.               		b gr stay awake.
      (Appendix).                  		c tg Jesus Christ,               39 a Heb. 5:7.
		b tg Bread; Bread of Life;             Redeemer;                         tg Prayer.
      Jesus Christ, Types of,            Remission of Sins.          		b tg God the Father,
      in Memory.                    29 a Mark 14:25; Luke 22:18.           Elohim.
		c jst Matt. 26:22 . . . and      		b jst Matt. 26:26 . . . shall   		c Mark 14:36 (32–42);
      brake it, and blessed it,          come and drink it . . .           Mosiah 3:7;
      and gave to his disciples,         D&C 27:5 (5–14).                  D&C 19:18 (16–19).
      and said, Take, eat;          30 a tg Singing.                 		d gr wish, desire.
      this is in remembrance of     31 a tg Offense.                       Isa. 50:5.
      my body which I give a       		b gr strike, hit, slay.               tg Agency.
      ransom for you.              		c Zech. 13:7.                   		e tg Godhead.
		d tg Sacrament.                   32 a tg Jesus Christ,            		f tg Obedience;
 27 a 1 Cor. 10:16 (16–17).              Resurrection.                     Self-Mastery.
		b gr All of you drink             33 a Luke 22:33–34, 56–62.        40 a tg Sleep.
Matthew 26:41–63                                                                         1236

saith unto Peter, What, bcould ye not            up again thy sword into his place:
watch with me one hour?                          for all they that take the sword shall
  41 a Watch and b pray, that ye enter           a
                                                   perish with the sword.
not into c temptation: the spirit in-              53 Thinkest thou that I cannot
deed is willing, but the flesh is weak.          now pray to my Father, and he shall
  42 He went away again the sec-                 presently give me more than twelve
ond time, and prayed, saying, O                  legions of angels?
my Father, if this cup may not pass                54 But how then shall the a scrip-
away from me, except I drink it, thy             tures be fulfilled, that thus it must
a
  will be done.                                  be?
  43 And he came and found them                    55 In that same hour said Jesus to
asleep again: for their eyes were                the multitudes, Are ye come out
heavy.                                           as against a thief with swords and
  44 And he left them, and went                  staves for to take me? I sat daily
away again, and prayed the third                 with you a teaching in the temple,
time, saying the same words.                     and ye laid no hold on me.
  45 Then cometh he to his disciples,              56 But all this was done, that the
and saith unto them, Sleep on now,               scriptures of the prophets might
and take your rest: behold, the hour             be fulfilled. Then all the disciples
is at hand, and the Son of man is                forsook him, and fled.
a
  betrayed into the hands of sinners.              57 ¶ And they that had laid hold
  46 Rise, let us be going: behold,              on Jesus led him away to a Caiaphas
he is at hand that doth betray me.               the high priest, where the scribes
  47 ¶ And while he yet spake, lo,               and the elders were assembled.
Judas, one of the twelve, came, and                58 But Peter followed him afar off
with him a great multitude with                  unto the high priest’s palace, and
swords and staves, from the chief                went in, and sat with the servants,
priests and elders of the people.                to see the end.
  48 Now he that betrayed him gave                 59 Now the chief priests, and el-
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever                  ders, and all the council, sought
I shall kiss, that same is he: hold              false a witness against Jesus, b to put
him fast.                                        him to death;
  49 And a forthwith he came to                    60 But found none: yea, though
Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and               many false witnesses came, yet
kissed him.                                      found they none. At the last came
  50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend,            two false a witnesses,
wherefore art thou come? Then                      61 And said, This fellow said, I am
came they, and laid hands on Jesus,              able to destroy the a temple of God,
and took him.                                    and to build it in three days.
  51 And, behold, one of them which                62 And the high priest arose, and
were with Jesus stretched out his                said unto him, Answerest thou noth-
hand, and drew his sword, and                    ing? what is it which these witness
struck a aservant of the high priest’s,          against thee?
and smote off his ear.                             63 But Jesus a held his b peace.
  52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put               And the high priest answered and
 40 b gr are you so powerless   51 a John 18:10.                   		b gr so that they might
      that you could not stay   52 a tg Punish;                          put Him to death.
      awake with me . . .            Retribution.                   60 a Deut. 19:15 (15–19).
 41 a tg Watch.                 54 a 2 Ne. 9:7 (5–10);              61 a Matt. 27:40;
		b tg Prayer.                       Mosiah 3:15 (11–17).                Mark 14:58;
		c tg Temptation.              55 a Luke 21:37;                         John 2:19 (18–22).
 42 a Acts 21:14.                    John 8:2 (1–2).                63 a gr was silent, “kept
      tg God, Will of.               tg Teaching.                        silent.”
 45 a tg Jesus Christ,          57 a John 18:13 (13, 24).          		b Isa. 53:7.
      Betrayal of.                   tg Jesus Christ, Trials of.
 49 a gr immediately.           59 a tg Slander.
1237                                                         Matthew 26:64–27:9

said unto him, I c adjure thee by               75 And Peter remembered the
the d living God, that thou tell us           word of Jesus, which said unto him,
whether thou be the Christ, the               Before the cock crow, thou shalt
Son of God.                                   a
                                                deny me thrice. And he went out,
  64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast          and wept bitterly.
said: nevertheless I say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the a Son of                       Chapter 27
man sitting on the right hand of              Jesus is accused and condemned before
b
  power, and c coming in the clouds           Pilate—Barabbas is released—Jesus is
of heaven.                                    mocked, crucified, and buried in the
  65 Then the high priest rent his
clothes, saying, He hath spoken               tomb of Joseph of Arimathæa.
a
  blasphemy; what further need                When the morning was come, all
have we of witnesses? behold, now             the chief priests and elders of the
ye have heard his blasphemy.                  people took counsel against Jesus
  66 What think ye? They answered             to put him to death:
and said, He is a guilty b of c death.           2 And when they had bound him,
  67 Then did they a spit in his              they led him away, and delivered
face, and buffeted him; and others            him to a Pontius Pilate the governor.
smote him with the palms of their                3 ¶ Then Judas, which had be-
hands,                                        trayed him, when he saw that he
  68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou           was condemned, repented himself,
Christ, Who is he that a smote thee?          and brought again the thirty pieces
  69 ¶ Now Peter sat without in the           of silver to the chief priests and
palace: and a a damsel came unto              elders,
him, saying, Thou also wast with                 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I
Jesus of Galilee.                             have a betrayed the innocent b blood.
  70 But he denied before them all,           And they said, What is that to us?
saying, I know not what thou sayest.          c
                                                see thou to that.
  71 And when he was gone out into               5 And he cast down the pieces of
the porch, another maid saw him,              silver in the temple, and departed,
and said unto them that were there,           and went a and b hanged himself.
This fellow was also with Jesus of               6 And the chief priests took the sil-
Nazareth.                                     ver pieces, and said, It is not lawful
  72 And again he denied with an              for to put them into the treasury,
oath, I do not know the man.                  because it is the price of blood.
  73 And after a while came unto him             7 And they took counsel, and
they that stood by, and said to Peter,        bought with them the apotter’s field,
Surely thou also art one of them; for         to bury b strangers in.
thy speech a bewrayeth thee.                     8 Wherefore that field was called,
  74 Then began he to curse and to            The field of blood, unto this day.
swear, saying, I know not the man.               9 Then was fulfilled that which
And immediately the a cock crew.              was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
 63 c gr charge (you) under     		c tg Jesus Christ,         		c gr that is your affair.
      oath (“cause you to              Death of.                  jst Matt. 27:5 . . . See
      swear”).                    67 a Isa. 50:6.                 thou to it; thy sins be
		d tg Oath; Swearing.            68 a Luke 22:64.                upon thee.
 64 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of     69 a gr servant-girl.       5 a jst Matt. 27:6 . . . and
      Man.                        73 a gr reveals you.            hanged himself on a
		b tg Celestial Glory.           74 a gr rooster crowed.         tree. And straightway he
		c tg Jesus Christ, Second       75 a tg Honesty.                fell down, and his bowels
      Coming.                   27 2 a tg Jesus Christ,           gushed out, and he
 65 a tg Blaspheme.                    Trials of.                 died.
 66 a tg Guilt.                    4 a tg Jesus Christ,      		b Acts 1:18 (15–20).
		b jst Matt. 26:67 . . . and          Betrayal of.           7 a Zech. 11:13 (12–13).
      worthy of death.          		b tg Blood, Shedding of.   		b tg Stranger.
Matthew 27:10–32                                                                            1238

saying, And they took the a thirty                  will ye that I release unto you? They
pieces of silver, the price of him                  said, Barabbas.
that was valued, whom they of the                     22 Pilate saith unto them, What
children of Israel did value;                       shall I do then with Jesus which is
  10 And gave them for the potter’s                 called Christ? They all say unto him,
field, as the Lord appointed me.                    Let him be a crucified.
  11 And Jesus stood before the                       23 And the governor said, Why,
governor: and the governor asked                    what evil hath he done? But they
him, saying, Art thou the King of                   cried out a the more, saying, Let him
the Jews? And Jesus said unto him,                  be crucified.
a
  Thou sayest.                                        24 ¶ When Pilate saw that he acould
  12 And when he was accused of                     prevail nothing, but that rather a
the chief priests and elders, he an-                b
                                                      tumult was made, he took water,
swered a nothing.                                   and washed his hands before the
  13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hear-               multitude, saying, I am innocent
est thou not how many things they                   of the blood of this c just person:
witness against thee?                               see ye to it.
  14 And he answered him to never                     25 Then answered all the people,
a word; insomuch that the governor                  and said, His a blood be on us, and
marvelled greatly.                                  on our children.
  15 Now at that feast the governor                   26 ¶ Then released he Barab-
was a wont to b release unto the peo-               bas unto them: and when he had
ple a prisoner, whom they c would.                  a
                                                      scourged Jesus, he delivered him
  16 And they had then a notable                    to be crucified.
prisoner, called Barabbas.                            27 Then the soldiers of the governor
  17 Therefore when they were                       took Jesus into the a common hall,
gathered together, Pilate said unto                 and gathered unto him the whole
them, Whom will ye that I release                   band of soldiers.
unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which                    28 And they stripped him, and put
is called Christ?                                   on him a a scarlet robe.
  18 For he knew that for a envy they                 29 ¶ And when they had a plaited
had b delivered him.                                a crown of thorns, they put it upon
  19 ¶ When he was set down on the                  his head, and a b reed in his right
judgment seat, his wife sent unto                   hand: and they bowed the knee be-
him, saying, Have thou nothing to                   fore him, and mocked him, saying,
do with that just man: for I have                   Hail, King of the Jews!
suffered many things this day in a                    30 And they a spit upon him, and
a
  dream because of him.                             took the reed, and smote him on
  20 But the chief a priests and el-                the head.
ders b persuaded the multitude that                   31 And after that they had mocked
they should c ask Barabbas, and de-                 him, they took the robe off from him,
stroy Jesus.                                        and put his own raiment on him,
  21 The governor answered and said                 and led him away to crucify him.
unto them, Whether of the twain                       32 And as they came out, they
  9 a tg Jesus Christ,                19 a tg Dream.                 25 a Ps. 69:27;
      Betrayal of.                    20 a tg Priestcraft.                Acts 5:28;
 11 a jst Matt. 27:12 . . . Thou     		b Matt. 26:4 (3–4);                2 Ne. 6:10 (8–11).
      sayest truly; for thus it is         Acts 3:13; 13:28;         26 a Isa. 50:6.
      written of me.                       2 Ne. 10:5 (3–6).              tg Cruelty.
 12 a tg Jesus Christ, Trials of.    		c gr request.                 27 a gr governor’s house,
 15 a gr accustomed.                  22 a 2 Ne. 10:3.                    residence.
		b Luke 23:17.                       23 a gr exceedingly, beyond    28 a jst Matt. 27:30 . . .
		c gr desired.                            measure.                       purple . . .
 18 a tg Envy.                        24 a gr was accomplishing.     29 a gr woven.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                 		b tg Rioting and Reveling.   		b gr stalk, staff.
      Betrayal of.                   		c John 18:38 (28–38).         30 a 1 Ne. 19:9.
1239                                                                 Matthew 27:33–55

found a man of Cyrene, Simon by                    44 The thieves also, which were
name: him they compelled to bear                 crucified with him, a cast the same
his cross.                                       in his teeth.
  33 And when they were come unto                  45 Now from the sixth hour there
a place called Golgotha, that is to              was a darkness over all the land unto
say, a place of a a skull,                       the ninth hour.
  34 ¶ They gave him a vinegar to                  46 And about the ninth hour Jesus
drink mingled with gall: and when                cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,
he had tasted thereof, he would not              Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say,
drink.                                           a
                                                   My God, my God, why hast thou
  35 And they a crucified him, and               b
                                                   forsaken me?
b
  parted his garments, casting lots:               47 Some of them that stood there,
that it might be fulfilled which was             when they heard that, said, This man
spoken by the prophet, They parted               calleth for a Elias.
my c garments among them, and                      48 And straightway one of them
upon my vesture did they cast lots.              ran, and took a sponge, and filled it
  36 And sitting down they watched               with a vinegar, and put it on a reed,
him there;                                       and gave him to drink.
  37 And set up over his head his                  49 The rest said, Let be, let us see
accusation written, This Is Jesus                whether Elias will come to save him.
the King of the Jews.                              50 ¶ Jesus, when he had cried
  38 Then were there two thieves                 again with a a loud voice, yielded
crucified with him, one on the right             up the ghost.
hand, and another on the left.                     51 And, behold, the a veil of the
  39 ¶ And they that passed by a re-             temple was b rent in twain from the
viled him, wagging their heads,                  top to the bottom; and the earth did
  40 And saying, Thou that destroy-              c
                                                   quake, and the rocks rent;
est the a temple, and buildest it in               52 And the a graves were opened;
three days, save thyself. If thou be             and many b bodies of the c saints
the b Son of God, come down from                 d
                                                   which slept e arose,
the cross.                                         53 And came out of the graves after
  41 Likewise also the chief priests             his resurrection, and went into the
mocking him, with the scribes and                a
                                                   holy city, and appeared unto many.
elders, said,                                      54 Now when the centurion, and
  42 He saved others; himself he can-            they that were with him, watching
not save. If he be the King of Israel,           Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those
let him now come down from the                   things that were done, they feared
cross, and we will believe him.                  greatly, saying, Truly this was the
  43 He a trusted in God; let him b de-          Son of God.
liver him now, if he will have him:                55 And many a women were there
for he said, I am the c Son of God.              beholding afar off, which followed
 33 a jst Matt. 27:35 . . .    43 a Ps. 22:8.                            yielded up the ghost.
      burial . . .            		b tg Deliver.                       51 a tg Jesus Christ, Types
 34 a Ps. 69:21.              		c tg Jesus Christ, Divine                of, in Anticipation;
 35 a tg Jesus Christ,              Sonship.                             Veil.
      Crucifixion of.          44 a gr insulted, reproached        		b gr torn into two pieces.
		b ie they divided                 Him.                           		c 3 Ne. 8:6 (5–12);
      His clothes among        45 a tg Darkness, Physical.               Moses 7:56 (55–56).
      themselves.              46 a Ps. 22:1.                       52 a tg Jesus Christ,
		c Ps. 22:18.                		b D&C 121:1 (1–8).                       Prophecies about.
 39 a tg Reviling.             47 a ie Elijah.                     		b D&C 129:1.
 40 a Matt. 26:61;             48 a tg Jesus Christ,               		c tg Saints.
      Mark 14:58;                   Prophecies about.              		d gr who had died.
      John 2:19 (18–22).       50 a jst Matt. 27:54 . . . a loud   		e tg Resurrection.
		b Matt. 4:6;                      voice, saying, Father, it is    53 a Neh. 11:1.
      D&C 20:22.                    finished, thy will is done,     55 a tg Woman.
Matthew 27:56–28:10                                                                       1240

Jesus from Galilee, ministering                                    Chapter 28
unto him:
  56 Among which was Mary Mag-                      Christ the Lord is risen—He appears
dalene, and Mary the mother of                      to many—He has all power in heaven
James and a Joses, and the mother                   and earth—He sends the Apostles to
of Zebedee’s children.                              teach and baptize all nations.
  57 When the even was come, there                  a
                                                      In the end of the b sabbath, as it be-
came a rich man of Arimathæa,                       gan to dawn toward the first day of
named a Joseph, who also himself                    the week, came Mary Magdalene and
was Jesus’ b disciple:                              the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
  58 He went to Pilate, and a begged                  2 And, behold, there was a great
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate com-                 earthquake: for a the b angel of the
manded the body to be delivered.                    Lord descended from heaven, and
  59 And when Joseph had taken                      came and rolled back the stone from
the body, he wrapped it in a clean                  the door, and sat upon it.
linen cloth,                                          3 a His b countenance was like light-
  60 And laid it in his own new tomb,               ning, and his raiment white as snow:
which he had hewn out in the rock:                    4 And for fear of him the keepers
and he rolled a great a stone to the                did shake, and became as dead men.
door of the bsepulchre, and departed.                 5 aAnd the angel answered and
  61 And there was Mary Magdalene,                  said unto the women, Fear not ye:
and the other Mary, sitting a over                  for I know that ye seek Jesus, which
against the sepulchre.                              was crucified.
  62 ¶ Now the next day, that fol-                    6 He is not here: for he is a risen, as
lowed the day of the a preparation,                 he said. Come, see the place where
the chief priests and Pharisees came                the b Lord lay.
together unto Pilate,                                 7 And go quickly, and tell his
  63 Saying, Sir, we remember that                  disciples that he is risen from the
that a deceiver said, while he was                  dead; and, behold, he goeth before
yet alive, After three days I will                  you into Galilee; there shall ye see
rise again.                                         him: lo, I have told you.
  64 Command therefore that the                       8 And they departed quickly from
sepulchre be made sure until the                    the sepulchre with fear and great
third day, lest his disciples come by               joy; and did run to bring his disci-
night, and steal him away, and say                  ples word.
unto the people, He is risen from                     9 ¶ And as they went to tell his
the dead: so the last a error shall be              disciples, behold, aJesus met them,
worse than the first.                               saying, All hail. And they came
  65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have                 and held him by the feet, and wor-
a watch: go your way, make it as                    shipped him.
sure as ye can.                                       10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be
  66 So they went, and made the                     not afraid: go tell my brethren that
sepulchre sure, sealing the stone,                  they go into Galilee, and there shall
and setting a watch.                                they see me.
  56 a gr Joseph.                  		b tg Sabbath.                       angels answered and
  57 a John 19:38.                  2 a jst Matt. 28:2 . . . two         said unto the women,
		b John 8:31.                          angels . . .                     Fear not ye; for we
  58 a gr asked for, requested.    		b tg Angels.                        know . . .
  60 a John 11:38 (37–40); 20:1.    3 a jst Matt. 28:3 And           6 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b 1 Ne. 19:10.                        their countenance was            Resurrection;
  61 a gr in front of, before.          like lightning, and              Resurrection.
  62 a tg Passover.                     their raiment white as      		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
  63 a John 2:19.                       snow . . .                   9 a tg Jesus Christ,
  64 a gr deception.               		b D&C 20:6.                         Appearances,
28 1 a gr After the sabbath.        5 a jst Matt. 28:4 And the           Postmortal.
1241                                                    MATTHEW 28:11–MARK 1:4

  11 ¶ Now when they were going,                away into Galilee, into a moun-
behold, some of the awatch came into            tain where Jesus had appointed
the city, and b shewed unto the chief           them.
priests all the things that were done.           17 And when they saw him, they
  12 And when they were assembled               worshipped him: but some adoubted.
with the elders, and had taken coun-             18 And a Jesus came and spake
sel, they gave a large money unto               unto them, saying, All b power is
the soldiers,                                   given unto me in heaven and in
  13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples              earth.
came by night, and stole him away                19 ¶ Go ye therefore, and a teach
while we slept.                                 all b nations, c baptizing them in the
  14 And if this come to the gover-             name of the d Father, and of the Son,
nor’s ears, we will persuade him,               and of the Holy Ghost:
and a secure you.                                20 a Teaching them to b observe
  15 So they took the money, and did            all things whatsoever I have c com-
as they were taught: and this saying            manded you: and, lo, d I am with
is commonly reported among the                  you alway, even unto the e end of the
Jews until this day.                            world. Amen.
  16 ¶ Then the eleven disciples went




                     THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

                                ST MARK
             CHAPTER 1                           2 As it is written in the prophets,
                                                Behold, I send my a messenger be-
Jesus is baptized by John—He preaches           fore thy face, which shall prepare
the gospel, calls disciples, casts out          thy way before thee.
devils, heals the sick, and cleanses a           3 The a voice of one crying in the
leper.                                          wilderness, Prepare ye the way of

T      HE beginning of the a gospel
       of Jesus Christ, the Son of
       God;
11 a GR guard.
                                                the Lord, make his paths straight.
                                                 4 John did baptize in the wilder-
                                                ness, and a preach the b baptism of
                                     TG Apostles;                     61:10; 62:9.
   b GR reported.                    Israel, Mission of;              TG Guidance, Divine;
12 a GR much money.                  Missionary Work;                 Protection, Divine.
14 a GR keep you out of              Mission of Early Saints;       e D&C 24:8; 132:49.
     trouble.                        Mission of Latter-day            TG World, End of.
17 a TG Doubt.                       Saints; Teaching.
                                                                [MARK]
18 a TG Jesus Christ,              b TG Nations.
     Appearances, Postmortal.      c TG Baptism;                Title: JST entitles this book
   b Heb. 2:8;                       Baptism, Essential.               “The Testimony of
     1 Ne. 9:6.                    d TG Godhead.                       St. Mark.”
     TG God, Power of;          20 a The Greek text             1 1 a TG Gospel.
     Jesus Christ, Messiah;          suggests this would be       2 a Mal. 3:1;
     Jesus Christ, Power of;         post-baptismal teaching.          Matt. 11:10.
     Priesthood, Power of.           TG Prophets, Mission of.     3 a Matt. 3:3;
19 a GR preach to, make            b TG Baptism,                       Luke 3:4;
     disciples of (meaning           Qualifications for.               John 1:23.
     “make Christians in all       c Jer. 1:7 (7–10).             4 a TG Missionary Work.
     nations”).                    d D&C 30:11; 31:13;              b TG Baptism.
Mark 1:5–25                                                                                1242
c
  repentance for the d remission of               filled, and the b kingdom of God c is
sins.                                             at hand: d repent ye, and e believe
   5 And there went out unto him                  the gospel.
all the land of Judæa, and they of                  16 Now as he walked by the sea of
Jerusalem, and were all a baptized                Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew
of him in the river of Jordan, b con-             his brother casting a net into the
fessing their sins.                               sea: for they were fishers.
   6 And John was a clothed with                    17 And Jesus said unto them, Come
b
  camel’s hair, and with a girdle of              ye after me, and I will make you to
a skin about his loins; and he did                become a fishers of men.
eat c locusts and wild honey;                       18 And straightway they forsook
   7 And preached, saying, There                  their nets, and followed him.
cometh one mightier than I after me,                19 And when he had gone a little
the latchet of whose shoes I am not               further thence, he saw James the son
worthy to stoop down and unloose.                 of Zebedee, and John his brother,
   8 I indeed have baptized you                   who also were in the ship mending
with water: a but he shall baptize                their nets.
you with the Holy Ghost.                            20 And straightway he called them:
   9 And it came to pass in those days,           and they left their father Zebedee
that Jesus came from Nazareth of                  in the ship with the hired servants,
Galilee, and was a baptized of John               and went after him.
in Jordan.                                          21 And they went into Capernaum;
   10 And straightway coming a up                 and straightway on the sabbath day
out of the water, he saw the heavens              he entered into the synagogue, and
opened, and the Spirit like a b dove              a
                                                    taught.
descending upon him:                                22 And they were astonished at
   11 And there came a voice from                 his doctrine: for he taught them as
heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved               one that had a authority, and not as
Son, in whom I am well pleased.                   the b scribes.
   12 aAnd immediately the Spirit                   23 And there was in their syna-
driveth him into the b wilderness.                gogue a man with an aunclean spirit;
   13 And he was there in the wilder-             and he cried out,
ness forty days, tempted of Satan;                  24 Saying, Let us alone; a what have
and was with the wild beasts; and                 we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
the angels ministered unto him.                   Nazareth? art thou come to destroy
   14 Now after that John was put                 us? I know thee who thou art, the
in prison, Jesus came into Galilee,               b
                                                    Holy One of God.
a
  preaching the gospel of the king-                 25 And Jesus arebuked him, saying,
dom of God,                                       Hold thy peace, and come out of
   15 And saying, The a time is ful-              him.
  4 c tg Repent.                      Sign of.                    		d tg Repent.
		d tg Remission of Sins.        12 a jst Mark 1:10–11 And        		e tg Faith.
  5 a tg Baptism, Immersion.          immediately the Spirit       17 a tg Apostles;
		b tg Baptism,                       took him into the                 Missionary Work.
      Qualifications for.             wilderness. And he was       21 a tg Jesus Christ,
  6 a tg Clothing.                    there in the wilderness           Teaching Mode of.
		b 2 Kgs. 1:8.                       forty days, Satan seeking    22 a tg Authority;
		c Lev. 11:22.                       to tempt him; and was             Jesus Christ,
  8 a jst Mark 1:6 . . . but he       with . . .                        Authority of.
      shall not only baptize    		b gr desert.                    		b tg Scribe.
      you with water, but with   14 a tg Jesus Christ,             23 a tg Spirits, Evil or
      fire, and the Holy Ghost.       Teaching Mode of.                 Unclean.
  9 a tg Baptism;                15 a tg Time.                     24 a gr what business do
      Baptism, Essential;       		b D&C 33:10 (1–18).                   you have with us . . .
      Jesus Christ, Baptism of.       tg Kingdom of God, in       		b tg Holiness.
 10 a tg Baptism, Immersion.          Heaven.                      25 a tg Heal.
		b tg Holy Ghost, Dove,        		c gr has arrived.
1243                                                                   Mark 1:26–2:3

  26 And when the unclean spirit                 39 And he preached in their syna-
had atorn him, and cried with a loud           gogues throughout all Galilee, and
voice, he came out of him.                     cast out a devils.
  27 And they were all amazed, inso-             40 And there came a a leper to him,
much that they questioned among                beseeching him, and kneeling down
themselves, saying, What thing is this?        to him, and saying unto him, If thou
what new doctrine is this? for with            wilt, thou canst make me b clean.
a
  authority commandeth he even the               41 And Jesus, moved with a com-
unclean spirits, and they do obey him.         passion, put forth his hand, and
  28 And immediately his fame                  touched him, and saith unto him,
spread abroad throughout all the               I will; be thou clean.
region round about Galilee.                      42 And as soon as he had spoken,
  29 And forthwith, when they were             immediately the leprosy departed
come out of the synagogue, they                from him, and he was cleansed.
entered into the house of Simon                  43 And he a straitly charged him,
and Andrew, with James and John.               and forthwith sent him away;
  30 But Simon’s wife’s mother lay               44 And saith unto him, See thou
sick of a fever, and a anon they tell          say nothing to any man: but go thy
him of her.                                    way, shew thyself to the priest, and
  31 And he came and took her by               offer for thy cleansing those things
the hand, and a lifted her up; and             which Moses commanded, for a tes-
immediately the fever left her, and            timony unto them.
she ministered unto them.                        45 But he went out, and began
  32 And at even, when the sun did             to publish it much, and to a blaze
set, they brought unto him all that            abroad the matter, insomuch that
were diseased, and them that were              Jesus could no more openly enter
possessed with devils.                         into the city, but was without in
  33 And all the city was gathered             desert places: and they came to him
together at the door.                          from every quarter.
  34 And he a healed many that were
sick of divers diseases, and cast out                      Chapter 2
many b devils; and c suffered not the          Jesus forgives sins, heals a paralytic,
devils to speak, because they knew
him.                                           eats with tax gatherers and sinners,
  35 And in the morning, rising up             and announces that He is Lord of the
a great while before day, he went              Sabbath.
out, and departed into a solitary              And again he entered into Caper-
place, and there prayed.                       naum after some days; and it was
  36 And Simon and they that were              noised that he was a in the house.
with him followed after him.                     2 And straightway many were gath-
  37 And when they had found him,              ered together, insomuch that there
they said unto him, All men seek for           was no room to receive them, no,
thee.                                          not so much as about the door: and
  38 And he said unto them, Let us             he a preached the word unto them.
go into the next towns, that I may               3 And they come unto him, bring-
a
  preach there also: for therefore             ing one sick of the palsy, which was
came I forth.                                  a
                                                 borne of four.

 26 a Mark 9:20 (14–29).            tg Spirits, Evil or        		b gr pure.
 27 a tg Authority; Jesus           Unclean.                    41 a tg Compassion.
      Christ, Authority of.   		c gr did not allow.             43 a gr warned him sternly.
 30 a gr immediately.          38 a tg Jesus Christ, Mission    45 a gr spread widely.
 31 a tg Heal.                      of; Teaching.              2 1 a or at home.
 34 a tg Heal;                 39 a Luke 4:36 (31–37);           2 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Miracle.                      D&C 35:9 (6–12).                 Teaching Mode of.
		b Mosiah 3:6 (5–6).          40 a tg Leprosy.                  3 a gr carried.
Mark 2:4–24                                                                      1244

  4 And when they could not come             for there were many, and they
nigh unto him for the press, they            followed him.
uncovered the roof where he was:               16 And when the scribes and
and when they had broken it up,              Phari­sees saw him eat with a publi-
they let down the bed wherein the            cans and sinners, they said unto his
sick of the palsy lay.                       disciples, How is it that he eateth
  5 When Jesus saw their faith, he           and drinketh with publicans and
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son,        sinners?
thy sins be a forgiven thee.                   17 When Jesus heard it, he saith
  6 But there were certain of the            unto them, They that are a whole
scribes sitting there, and reasoning         have no need of the physician, but
in their hearts,                             they that are sick: I came not to
  7 Why doth this man thus speak             call the righteous, but sinners to
a
  blasphemies? who can forgive sins          repentance.
but God only ?                                 18 And the disciples of John and
  8 And immediately when Jesus               of the Pharisees used to a fast: and
perceived in his spirit that they so         they come and say unto him, Why
reasoned within themselves, he said          do the disciples of John and of the
unto them, Why reason ye these               Pharisees fast, but thy disciples
things in your hearts?                       fast not?
  9 Whether is it easier to say to the         19 And Jesus said unto them, Can
sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven      the children of the bridecham-
thee; or to say, Arise, and take up          ber fast, while the a bridegroom is
thy bed, and walk?                           with them? as long as they have
  10 But that ye may know that the           the b bridegroom with them, they
a
  Son of man hath power on earth             cannot fast.
to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick         20 But the days will come, when
of the palsy,)                               the bridegroom shall be taken away
  11 I say unto thee, aArise, and take       from them, and then shall they fast
up thy b bed, and go thy way into            in those days.
thine house.                                   21 No man also seweth a piece of
  12 And immediately he arose, took          a
                                               new cloth on an old garment: else
up the bed, and went forth before            the new piece that filled it up taketh
them all; insomuch that they were            away from the old, and the rent is
all amazed, and glorified God,               made worse.
saying, We never saw it on this                22 And no man putteth new
fashion.                                     wine into old bottles: else the
  13 And he went forth again by the          new wine doth burst the bottles, and
sea side; and all the multitude re-          the wine is spilled, and the bottles
sorted unto him, and he taught them.         will be marred: but new wine must
  14 And as he passed by, he saw             be put into new bottles.
Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at             23 And it came to pass, that he
the areceipt of custom, and said unto        went through the corn fields on
him, Follow me. And he arose and             the sabbath day; and his disciples
followed him.                                began, as they went, a to pluck the
  15 And it came to pass, that, as           ears of corn.
Jesus sat at meat in his house, many           24 And the Pharisees said unto him,
publicans and sinners sat also to-           Behold, why do they on the sabbath
gether with Jesus and his disciples:         day that which is not lawful?
  5 a Luke 7:48;                  3 Ne. 9:13 (10–22).      19 a Luke 5:35.
      James 5:15 (14–15).   		b 3 Ne. 7:22.               		b D&C 65:3.
  7 a tg Blaspheme.          14 a gr tax office.           21 a gr unshrunken or
 10 a tg Jesus Christ,       16 a Luke 15:1 (1–2).              unsized.
      Son of Man.            17 a Moro. 8:8 (8–27).        23 a gr occasionally picking
 11 a Alma 15:10 (4–11);     18 a Luke 5:33 (33–38).            some grain.
1245                                                                Mark 2:25–3:18

  25 And he said unto them, Have ye           Herodians against him, how they
never read what David did, when               might destroy him.
he had need, and was an hungred,                7 But Jesus withdrew himself with
he, and they that were with him?              his disciples to the sea: and a great
  26 How he went into the house of            multitude from Galilee followed
God in the days of Abiathar the high          him, and from Judæa,
priest, and did eat the shewbread,              8 And from Jerusalem, and from
which is not lawful to eat but for            Idumæa, and from beyond Jordan;
the priests, and gave also to them            and they about Tyre and Sidon, a
which were with him?                          great multitude, when they had
  27 And he said unto them, The               heard what great things he did,
a
  sabbath was made for man, and               came unto him.
not man for the sabbath:                        9 And he spake to his disciples,
  28 a Therefore the b Son of man is          that a small a ship should wait on
Lord also of the sabbath.                     him because of the multitude, lest
                                              they should throng him.
              Chapter 3                         10 For he had healed many; inso-
                                              much that they a pressed upon him
Jesus heals on the Sabbath day—He             for to touch him, as many as had
chooses and ordains the Twelve Apos-          plagues.
tles—He asks, Can Satan cast out Sa-            11 And aunclean spirits, when they
tan?—Jesus speaks of blasphemy against        saw him, fell down before him, and
the Holy Ghost and identifies those who       cried, saying, Thou art the Son of
believe as being members of His family.       God.
And he entered again into the syna­             12 And he straitly charged them
gogue; and there was a man there              that they should not make him
which had a withered hand.                    known.
  2 And they awatched him, whether              13 And he goeth up into a moun-
he would heal him on the sabbath              tain, and calleth unto him whom he
day; that they might accuse him.              a
                                                would: and they came unto him.
  3 And he saith unto the man which             14 And he a ordained twelve, that
had the withered hand, Stand forth.           they should be with him, and that
  4 And he saith unto them, Is it             he might send them forth to bpreach,
lawful to do good on the a sabbath              15 And to have a power to heal
days, or to do evil? to save life, or         b
                                                sicknesses, and to cast out c devils:
to kill? But they b held their peace.           16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
  5 And when he had looked round                17 And James the son of Zebedee,
about on them with a anger, being             and John the brother of James; and
grieved for the b hardness of their           he surnamed them Boanerges, which
hearts, he saith unto the man,                is, The sons of a thunder:
Stretch forth thine hand. And he                18 And Andrew, and Philip, and
stretched it out: and his hand was            Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
restored whole as the other.                  Thomas, and James the son of
  6 And the Pharisees went forth, and         Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Si-
straightway took a counsel with the           mon the Canaanite,

 27 a tg Sabbath.                    dullness.                     Authority of;
 28 a jst Mark 2:26–27               tg Cruelty.                   Priesthood, Authority;
      (Appendix).                6 a tg Counsel.                   Priesthood, History of;
    b tg Jesus Christ, Son       9 a gr boat.                      Priesthood, Ordination.
      of Man.                   10 a gr impetuously rushed   		b tg Missionary Work.
3 2 a gr watched carefully,          at Him.                  15 a gr authority.
      maliciously.              11 a tg Spirits, Evil or           tg Priesthood;
  4 a tg Sabbath.                    Unclean.                      Priesthood, Power of.
		b gr remained silent.         13 a gr desired.             		b tg Sickness.
  5 a tg God, Indignation of.   14 a tg Apostles;            		c tg Devil.
		b gr insensibility,                Jesus Christ,            17 a Luke 9:54.
Mark 3:19–4:9                                                                       1246

  19 And Judas Iscariot, which also           33 And he answered them, saying,
betrayed him: and they a went into           Who is my mother, or my brethren?
an house.                                     34 And he looked round about on
  20 And the multitude cometh to-            them which sat about him, and said,
gether again, so that they could not         Behold my mother and my brethren!
so much as a eat bread.                       35 For whosoever shall do the awill
  21 And when his friends heard of           of God, the same is my brother, and
it, they went out to lay hold on him:        my sister, and mother.
for they said, He is a beside himself.
  22 ¶ And the scribes which came                          Chapter 4
down from Jerusalem said, He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the          Jesus gives the parables of the sower, the
devils casteth he out devils.                candle under a bushel, the seed grow-
  23 And he called them unto him,            ing secretly, and the mustard seed—He
and said unto them in parables, How          stills the tempest.
can Satan cast out Satan?                    And he began again to teach by the
  24 And if a kingdom be divided             a
                                              sea side: and there was gathered
against itself, that kingdom can-            unto him a great multitude, so that
not stand.                                   he entered into a ship, and sat in
  25 And if a house be divided against       the sea; and the whole multitude
itself, that house cannot stand.             was by the sea on the land.
  26 And if Satan rise up against              2 And he taught them many things
himself, and be divided, he cannot           by parables, and said unto them in
stand, but hath an end.                      his a doctrine,
  27 No man can enter into a strong            3 Hearken; Behold, there went out
man’s house, and spoil his goods,            a a sower to sow:
except he will first bind the strong           4 And it came to pass, as he sowed,
man; and then he will spoil his              some fell by the way side, and the
house.                                       fowls of the air came and devoured
  28 a Verily I say unto you, All sins       it up.
shall be forgiven unto the sons of             5 And some fell on stony ground,
men, and blasphemies b wherewith             where it had not much earth; and
soever they shall blaspheme:                 immediately it sprang up, because
  29 But he that shall a blaspheme           it had no depth of earth:
against the Holy Ghost hath never              6 But when the sun was up, it was
b
  forgiveness, but is in danger of           scorched; and because it had no root,
c
  eternal damnation:                         it withered away.
  30 Because they said, He hath an             7 And some fell among thorns, and
unclean spirit.                              the thorns grew up, and choked it,
  31 ¶ There came then his a breth-          and it yielded no fruit.
ren and his mother, and, standing              8 And other fell on good ground,
b
  without, sent unto him, calling            and did yield fruit that sprang up
him.                                         and increased; and brought forth,
  32 And the multitude sat about             some thirty, and some sixty, and
him, and they said unto him, Be-             some an hundred.
hold, thy mother and thy brethren              9 And he said unto them, He that
without seek for thee.                       hath ears to hear, let him hear.
 19 a or went home.                 Unpardonable Sin             Family of.
 20 a Mark 6:31 (30–36).            against.               		b or outside.
 21 a gr out of his senses.   		b tg Forgive.               35 a Matt. 12:50.
 28 a jst Mark 3:21–25        		c tg Damnation;            4 1 a Matt. 13:1.
      (Appendix).                   Eternity;                2 a 3 Ne. 11:39 (31–41).
		b gr however so many.             Punish.                  3 a D&C 86:2 (2–3).
 29 a tg Holy Ghost,           31 a tg Jesus Christ,
1247                                                                           Mark 4:10–32

   10 And when he was a alone, they                 forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some
that were about him with the twelve                 sixty, and some an hundred.
asked of him the parable.                             21 ¶ And he said unto them, Is a
   11 And he said unto them, Unto you               a
                                                      candle brought to be put under a
it is given to know the a mystery of                bushel, or under a bed? and not to
the kingdom of God: but unto them                   be set on a candlestick?
that are without, all these things are                22 For there is nothing hid, which
done in b parables:                                 shall not be manifested; neither
   12 That seeing they may see, and                 was any thing kept secret, but that
not aperceive; and hearing they may                 it should come abroad.
hear, and not understand; lest at any                 23 a If any man have ears to hear,
time they should be converted, and                  let him hear.
their sins should be b forgiven them.                 24 And he said unto them, Take
   13 And he said unto them, Know                   heed what ye hear: with what mea-
ye not this parable? and how then                   sure ye mete, it shall be measured to
will ye know all parables?                          you: a and unto you that hear shall
   14 ¶ The sower soweth the word.                  more be b given.
   15 And these are they by the                       25 a For he that hath, to him shall
way side, where the word is sown;                   be given: and he that hath not, from
but when they have heard, a Satan                   him shall be b taken even that which
cometh immediately, and taketh                      he hath.
away the word that was sown in                        26 ¶ And he said, So is the king-
their hearts.                                       dom of God, as if a man should cast
   16 And these are they likewise                   seed into the ground;
which are sown on stony ground;                       27 And should sleep, and rise night
who, when they have heard the                       and day, and the seed should spring
word, immediately a receive it with                 and a grow up, he knoweth not how.
gladness;                                             28 For the earth bringeth forth
   17 And have no root in themselves,               a
                                                      fruit of herself; first the blade,
and so endure but for a time: after-                then the ear, after that the full corn
ward, when a affliction or b persecu-               in the ear.
tion ariseth for the word’s sake, im-                 29 But when the fruit is brought
mediately they are offended.                        forth, immediately he putteth in the
   18 And these are they which are                  sickle, because the a harvest is come.
sown among thorns; such as hear                       30 ¶ And he said, Whereunto shall
the word,                                           we liken the kingdom of God? or
   19 And the cares of this world, and              with what comparison shall we
the deceitfulness of a riches, and the              compare it?
b
  lusts of other things entering in,                  31 It is like a grain of mustard
choke the word, and it becometh                     seed, which, when it is sown in the
unfruitful.                                         earth, is less than all the seeds that
   20 And these are they which are                  be in the earth:
sown on good ground; such as hear                     32 But when it is sown, it grow-
the word, and receive it, and bring                 eth up, and becometh greater than
 10 a jst Mark 4:9 . . . alone      15 a tg Devil.                       to receive, shall more be
      with the twelve, and they     16 a D&C 40:2.                       given . . .
      that believed in him, they    17 a 1 Ne. 8:28 (24–28).       		b Matt. 25:15; Luke 8:18.
      that were . . .                    tg Affliction.             25 a jst Mark 4:20 . . . for
 11 a tg Mysteries of              		b tg Persecution.                   he that receiveth, to him
      Godliness.                    19 a tg Treasure.                    shall be given; but he
		b Matt. 13:35 (34–35);           		b tg Lust.                          that continueth not to re-
      Luke 8:10.                    21 a 3 Ne. 18:24.                    ceive, from him shall . . .
      tg Jesus Christ,              23 a See jst Isa. 42:19–23     		b D&C 43:10; 60:3.
      Teaching Mode of.                  (Appendix).                27 a 1 Cor. 3:6 (6–7).
 12 a tg Spiritual Blindness.       24 a jst Mark 4:20 . . . and    28 a tg Nature, Earth.
		b tg Forgive.                          unto you that continue     29 a tg Harvest.
Mark 4:33–5:15                                                                                  1248

all herbs, and shooteth out great                   him out of the tombs a man with
branches; so that the fowls of the air              an unclean spirit,
may lodge under the shadow of it.                    3 Who had his dwelling among the
 33 And with many such parables                     tombs; and no man could bind him,
spake he the word unto them, as                     no, not with chains:
they were a able to hear it.                         4 Because that he had been often
 34 But without a parable spake he                  bound with fetters and chains, and
not unto them: and when they were                   the chains had been a plucked asun-
alone, he expounded all things to                   der by him, and the fetters broken
his disciples.                                      in pieces: neither b could any man
 35 And the same day, when the                      tame him.
even was come, he saith unto them,                   5 And always, night and day, he
Let us pass over unto the other side.               was in the mountains, and in the
 36 And when they had sent away                     tombs, crying, and cutting himself
the multitude, they took him even                   with stones.
as he was in the ship. And there                     6 But when he saw Jesus afar off,
were also with him other little                     he ran and worshipped him,
ships.                                               7 And cried with a loud voice, and
 37 And there arose a great storm of                said, What have I to do with thee,
wind, and the waves beat into the                   Jesus, thou Son of the most high
ship, so that it was now full.                      God? I a adjure thee by God, that
 38 And he was in the hinder part                   thou torment me not.
of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and                 8 For he said unto him, Come out
they awake him, and say unto him,                   of the man, thou a unclean b spirit.
Master, carest thou not that we                      9 And he asked him, What is thy
perish?                                             name? And he answered, saying, My
 39 And he arose, and rebuked the                   name is Legion: for we are many.
wind, and said unto the sea, a Peace,                10 And he besought him much that
be still. And the wind ceased, and                  he would not send them away out
there was a great b calm.                           of the country.
 40 And he said unto them, Why                       11 Now there was there nigh unto
are ye so a fearful? how is it that ye              the mountains a great herd of swine
have no b faith?                                    feeding.
 41 And they feared exceedingly,                     12 And all the devils besought him,
and said one to another, What man-                  saying, Send us into the swine, that
ner of man is this, that even the                   we may enter into them.
wind and the sea obey him?                           13 And forthwith Jesus gave them
                                                    leave. And the unclean spirits went
             Chapter 5                              out, and entered into the swine: and
Jesus casts out a legion of devils, who             the herd ran violently down a steep
                                                    place into the sea, (they were about
then enter the swine—A woman is                     two thousand;) and were a choked
healed by touching Jesus’ clothes—He                in the sea.
raises Jairus’s daughter from the dead.
                                                     14 And they that fed the swine
And they came over unto the other                   fled, and told it in the city, and in
side of the sea, into the country of                the country. And they went out to
the Gadarenes.                                      see what it was that was done.
 2 And when he was come out of                       15 And they come to Jesus, and
the ship, immediately there met                     see him that was possessed with the
 33 a jst Mark 4:26 . . . able to         Luke 24:25.                 7 a or implore.
      bear; but without . . .       		b Alma 44:4 (1–5);              8 a tg Spirits, Evil or
 39 a tg Peace.                           D&C 4:5 (1–7).                  Unclean.
		b Ps. 89:9.                       5 4 a gr broken, taken apart.   		b tg Heal.
 40 a Matt. 14:31;                  		b gr was any man strong        13 a or drowned.
      Mark 16:14;                         enough to tame him.
1249                                                                  Mark 5:16–40
a
  devil, and had the legion, sitting,             29 And straightway the fountain
and clothed, and in his right b mind:           of her blood was dried up; and she
and they were afraid.                           felt in her body that she was healed
  16 And they that saw it told them             of that plague.
how it befell to him that was pos-                30 And Jesus, immediately know-
sessed with the devil, and also con-            ing in himself that a virtue had gone
cerning the swine.                              out of him, turned him about in
  17 And they began to pray him to              the press, and said, Who touched
depart out of their coasts.                     my clothes?
  18 And when he was come into the                31 And his disciples said unto him,
ship, he that had been possessed                Thou seest the multitude thronging
with the devil prayed him that he               thee, and sayest thou, Who touched
might be with him.                              me?
  19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not,              32 And he looked round about to
but saith unto him, Go home to thy              see her that had done this thing.
friends, and tell them how great                  33 But the woman fearing and
things the Lord hath done for thee,             trembling, knowing what was done
and hath had a compassion on thee.              in her, came and fell down before
  20 And he departed, and began                 him, and told him all the truth.
to a publish in Decapolis how great               34 And he said unto her, Daughter,
things Jesus had done for him: and              thy a faith hath made thee whole;
all men did marvel.                             go in b peace, and be whole of thy
  21 And when Jesus was passed                  plague.
over again by ship unto the other                 35 While he yet spake, there came
side, much people gathered unto                 from the ruler of the synagogue’s
him: and he was nigh unto the sea.              house certain which said, Thy daugh-
  22 And, behold, there cometh one              ter is dead: why troublest thou the
of the rulers of the synagogue, Jai-            Master any further?
rus by name; and when he saw him,                 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word
he fell at his feet,                            that was spoken, he saith unto the
  23 And besought him greatly, say-             ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid,
ing, My little daughter lieth at the            only a believe.
point of death: I pray thee, come and             37 And he suffered no man to fol-
lay thy a hands on her, that she may            low him, save Peter, and James, and
be healed; and she shall live.                  John the brother of James.
  24 And Jesus went with him; and                 38 And he cometh to the house
much people followed him, and                   of the ruler of the synagogue, and
thronged him.                                   seeth the tumult, and them that
  25 And a certain woman, which                 wept and wailed greatly.
had an a issue of blood twelve years,             39 And when he was come in, he
  26 And had suffered many things               saith unto them, Why make ye this
of many physicians, and had spent               a
                                                  ado, and weep? the damsel is not
all that she had, and was nothing               dead, but sleepeth.
bettered, but rather grew worse,                  40 And they alaughed him to scorn.
  27 When she had heard of Jesus,               But when he had put them all out,
came in the press behind, and                   he taketh the father and the mother
touched his a garment.                          of the damsel, and them that were
  28 For she said, If I may touch but           with him, and entereth in where
his clothes, I shall be whole.                  the damsel was lying.
 15 a 1 Ne. 11:31; Morm. 9:24.        Hands, Laying on of.    34 a Hel. 15:9 (9–10);
		b tg Mind.                     25 a or hemorrhage.               D&C 46:19.
 19 a tg Compassion.             27 a Matt. 14:36.           		b tg Peace of God.
 20 a Luke 8:39.                 30 a gr power, strength.     36 a gr exercise faith.
 23 a tg Administrations              Luke 6:19 (17–19);      39 a or uproar, tumult.
      to the Sick;                    8:46 (41–48).           40 a or ridiculed Him.
Mark 5:41–6:19                                                                   1250

  41 And he took the damsel by the           a
                                               twelve, and began to send them
hand, and said unto her, Talitha             forth by b two and two; and gave
cumi; which is, being interpreted,           them power over unclean spirits;
Damsel, I say unto thee, a arise.              8 And commanded them that they
  42 And straightway the damsel              should take nothing for their jour-
a
  arose, and walked; for she was of          ney, save a staff only; no a scrip, no
the age of twelve years. And they            bread, no money in their purse:
were astonished with a great as-               9 But be shod with sandals; and
tonishment.                                  not put on two coats.
  43 And he a charged them straitly            10 And he said unto them, In what
that no man should know it; and              place soever ye enter into an house,
commanded that something should              there abide till ye depart from that
be given her to eat.                         place.
                                               11 And whosoever shall not receive
             Chapter 6                       you, nor hear you, when ye depart
Jesus sends forth the Twelve—John the        thence, shake off the a dust under
Baptist is beheaded by Herod—Our             your feet for a testimony against
Lord feeds the five thousand, walks on       them. Verily I say unto you, It shall
the water, and heals multitudes.             be more tolerable for Sodom and
                                             Gomorrha in the day of judgment,
And he went out from thence, and             than for that city.
came into his own country; and his             12 And they went out, and
disciples follow him.                        a
                                               preached that men should repent.
  2 And when the sabbath day was               13 And they cast out many devils,
come, he began to teach in the syna­         and a anointed with oil many that
gogue: and many hearing him were             were sick, and healed them.
astonished, saying, From whence                14 And king a Herod heard of him;
hath this man these things? and what         (for his name was spread abroad:)
a
  wisdom is this which is given unto         and he said, That John the Baptist
him, that even such mighty works             was risen from the dead, and there-
are wrought by his hands?                    fore mighty works do shew forth
  3 Is not this the a carpenter, the son     themselves in him.
of Mary, the b brother of James, and           15 Others said, That it is Elias. And
Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and           others said, That it is a prophet, or
are not his sisters here with us?            as one of the prophets.
And they were offended at him.                 16 But when Herod heard thereof,
  4 But Jesus said unto them, A              he said, It is John, whom I beheaded:
prophet is not without honour, but           he is risen from the dead.
in his own country, and among his              17 For Herod himself had sent
own kin, and in his own house.               forth and laid hold upon John, and
  5 And he could there do no amighty         bound him in prison for Herodias’
work, save that he b laid his c hands        sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for
upon a few sick folk, and healed them.       he had married her.
  6 And he marvelled because of                18 For John had said unto Herod,
their a unbelief. And he went round          It is not lawful for thee to have thy
about the villages, teaching.                brother’s wife.
  7 ¶ And he called unto him the               19 Therefore Herodias had a
 41 a tg Death, Power over.    5 a Morm. 9:18 (18–21).       8 a Matt. 10:10 (9–11).
 42 a tg Heal.                		b tg Hands, Laying on of.   11 a Luke 10:11;
 43 a gr strongly warned      		c tg Administrations to          D&C 24:15.
      them.                        the Sick.                12 a tg Preaching.
6 2 a Eccl. 9:16.              6 a or lack of faith.        13 a Ex. 31:11.
  3 a Matt. 13:55.             7 a tg Apostles.                  tg Administrations to
		b tg Jesus Christ,          		b Luke 10:1;                     the Sick; Anointing.
      Family of.                   D&C 42:6.                14 a Luke 9:7 (7–9).
1251                                                                     Mark 6:20–39

quarrel against him, and would                 it, they came and took up his corpse,
have killed him; but she could not:            and laid it in a tomb.
  20 For Herod feared John, know-                30 And the apostles gathered them-
ing that he was a a just man b and an          selves together unto Jesus, and told
holy, and c observed him; and when             him all things, both what they had
he heard him, he did many things,              done, and what they had taught.
and heard him gladly.                            31 And he said unto them, Come
  21 And when a convenient day was             ye yourselves apart into a a desert
come, that Herod on his birthday               place, and rest a while: for there were
made a supper to his a lords, high             many coming and going, and they
captains, and chief estates of Galilee;        had no b leisure so much as to eat.
  22 And when the daughter of the                32 And they departed into a a des-
said Herodias came in, and danced,             ert place by ship privately.
and pleased Herod and them that                  33 And the people saw them de-
sat with him, the king said unto the           parting, and many knew him, and
damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou              ran afoot thither out of all cities,
wilt, and I will give it thee.                 and outwent them, and came to-
  23 And he a sware unto her, What-            gether unto him.
soever thou shalt ask of me, I will              34 And Jesus, when he came out,
give it thee, unto the b half of my            saw much people, and was moved
kingdom.                                       with a compassion toward them, be-
  24 And she went forth, and said              cause they were as sheep not having
unto her mother, What shall I ask?             a b shepherd: and he began to c teach
And she said, The head of John the             them many things.
Baptist.                                         35 And when the day was now far
  25 And she came in straightway               spent, his disciples came unto him,
with ahaste unto the king, and asked,          and said, a This is a desert place, and
saying, I will that thou give me b by          now the time is far passed:
and by in a c charger the head of                36 Send them away, that they may
d
  John the Baptist.                            go into the country round about, and
  26 And the king was exceeding                into the villages, and buy themselves
sorry; yet for his a oath’s sake, and          bread: for they have nothing to eat.
for their sakes which sat with him,              37 He answered and said unto
b
  he would not reject her.                     them, Give ye them to eat. And they
  27 And immediately the king sent             say unto him, Shall we go and buy
an executioner, and commanded his              two hundred apennyworth of bread,
head to be brought: and he went                and give them to eat?
and beheaded him in the prison,                  38 He saith unto them, How many
  28 And brought his head in a                 loaves have ye? go and see. And
charger, and gave it to the damsel:            when they knew, they say, Five,
and the damsel gave it to her mother.          and two fishes.
  29 And when his disciples heard of             39 And he commanded them to
 20 a gr righteous and holy      23 a tg Swearing.                  solitary . . .
      man.                      		b Esth. 5:3.                 34 a tg Compassion.
		b jst Mark 6:21 . . . and a    25 a tg Haste.               		b tg Shepherd.
      holy man, and one who     		b gr at once.               		c tg Jesus Christ,
      feared God and observed   		c or platter.                     Teaching Mode of.
      to worship him; and       		d tg Martyrdom.              35 a jst Mark 6:36 . . . This is
      when he heard him          26 a tg Vow.                       a solitary place, and now
      he did many things for    		b gr he did not desire to         the time for departure is
      him, and heard . . .            refuse.                       come . . .
		c gr protected.                31 a jst Mark 6:32 . . .      37 a gr denarii; one denarius
 21 a gr nobles, military             solitary . . .                was a workman’s daily
      commanders, and           		b Mark 3:20.                      wage.
      prominent men.             32 a jst Mark 6:33 . . .
Mark 6:40–7:6                                                                  1252

make all sit down by companies                53 And when they had passed over,
upon the green grass.                       they came into the land of Genne-
  40 And they sat down in ranks, by         saret, and drew to the shore.
hundreds, and by fifties.                     54 And when they were come out
  41 And when he had taken the              of the ship, straightway they knew
five loaves and the two fishes, he          him,
looked up to heaven, and blessed,             55 And ran through that whole
and brake the loaves, and gave them         region round about, and began to
to his disciples to set before them;        carry about in beds those that were
and the two fishes divided he among         sick, where they heard he was.
them all.                                     56 And whithersoever he entered,
  42 And they did all eat, and were         into villages, or cities, or country,
filled.                                     they laid the sick in the streets, and
  43 And they took up twelve bas-           besought him that they might touch
kets full of the fragments, and of          if it were but the border of his gar-
the fishes.                                 ment: and as many as touched him
  44 And they that did eat of the           were made whole.
loaves were about a five thousand
men.                                                       Chapter 7
  45 And straightway he constrained         Jesus reproves the Pharisees for their
his disciples to get into the ship,
and to go to the other side before          false traditions and ceremonies—He
unto Bethsaida, while he sent away          casts a devil out of the daughter of a
the people.                                 Greek woman—He opens the ears and
  46 And when he had a sent them            loosens the tongue of a person with an
                                            impediment.
away, he departed into a mountain
to pray.                                    Then came together unto him the
  47 And when even was come, the            Pharisees, and certain of the scribes,
ship was in the midst of the sea,           which came from Jerusalem.
and he alone on the land.                     2 And when they saw some of his
  48 And he saw them a toiling in           disciples eat bread with defiled,
rowing; for the wind was contrary           that is to say, with unwashen, hands,
unto them: and about the fourth             they found fault.
watch of the night he cometh unto             3 For the Pharisees, and all the
them, walking upon the sea, and             Jews, except they a wash their hands
would have passed by them.                  oft, eat not, holding the tradition
  49 But when they saw him walking          of the elders.
upon the sea, they supposed it had            4 And when they come from the
been a spirit, and cried out:               market, except they wash, they eat
  50 For they all saw him, and were         not. And many other things there
a
  troubled. And immediately he              be, which they have received to
talked with them, and saith unto            hold, as the washing of cups, and
them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be         pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
not afraid.                                   5 Then the Pharisees and scribes
  51 And he went up unto them into          asked him, Why walk not thy dis-
the ship; and the wind ceased: and          ciples according to the tradition of
they were sore amazed in themselves         the elders, but eat bread with a un-
beyond measure, and wondered.               washen hands?
  52 For they a considered not the            6 He answered and said unto
miracle of the loaves: for their heart      them, Well hath Esaias prophesied
was b hardened.                             of you hypocrites, as it is written,
44 a Matt. 14:21 (13–21);    48 a gr struggling at their         1 Cor. 2:11.
     Luke 9:14 (10–17);           oars.                    		b tg Hardheartedness.
     John 6:10 (1–13).       50 a or terrified.            7 3 a tg Purification.
46 a gr bid them farewell.   52 a or did not understand.     5 a tg Wash.
1253                                                                              Mark 7:7–28

This people a honoureth me with                     disciples asked him concerning
their lips, but their heart is far from             the parable.
me.                                                   18 And he saith unto them, Are
  7 Howbeit in vain do they worship                 ye so without understanding also?
me, teaching for doctrines the com-                 Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever
mandments of men.                                   thing from without entereth into
  8 For laying aside the command-                   the man, it cannot defile him;
ment of God, ye hold the a tradition                  19 Because it entereth not into his
of men, as the washing of pots and                  heart, but into the belly, and go-
cups: and many other such like                      eth out into the draught, purging
things ye do.                                       all meats?
  9 And he said unto them, Full                       20 And he said, That which cometh
well ye reject the commandment                      out of the man, that a defileth the
of God, that ye may keep your own                   man.
tradition.                                            21 For from within, out of the
  10 a For Moses said, Honour thy                   a
                                                      heart of men, proceed evil thoughts,
father and thy mother; and, Whoso                   b
                                                      adulteries, fornications, murders,
b
  curseth father or mother, let him                   22 a Thefts, b covetousness, c wicked-
die the death:                                      ness, d deceit, lasciviousness, an evil
  11 But ye say, If a man shall say to              eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
his father or mother, It is a Corban,                 23 All these aevil things come from
that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever               within, and b defile the man.
thou mightest be profited by me;                      24 ¶ And from thence he arose, and
he shall be free.                                   went into the borders of Tyre and
  12 And ye suffer him no more to do                Sidon, and entered into an house,
ought for his father or his mother;                 a
                                                      and would have no man know it:
  13 Making the word of God of none                 but he could not be hid.
effect through your tradition, which                  25 For a certain woman, whose
ye have delivered: and many such                    young daughter had an unclean
like things do ye.                                  spirit, heard of him, and came and
  14 ¶ And when he had called all                   fell at his feet:
the people unto him, he said unto                     26 The woman was a Greek, a Sy-
them, Hearken unto me every one                     rophenician by nation; and she be-
of you, and understand:                             sought him that he would cast forth
  15 There is nothing from without                  the devil out of her daughter.
a man, that entering into him can                     27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the
a
  defile him: but the things which                  a
                                                      children first be filled: for it is not
come out of him, those are they that                meet to take the children’s bread,
b
  defile the man.                                   and to cast it unto the b dogs.
  16 If any man have ears to hear,                    28 And she answered and said
let him hear.                                       unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs
  17 And when he was entered into                   under the table eat of the children’s
the house from the people, his                      crumbs.
  6 a tg Apostasy of Israel;             man, that proceedeth forth         Fraud.
      Hypocrisy.                         out of the heart.             23 a tg Motivations.
  8 a tg Traditions of Men.        		b Titus 1:15;                    		b Mosiah 4:30.
 10 a jst Mark 7:10–12                   2 Ne. 19:17;                  24 a jst Mark 7:22–23 . . .
      (Appendix).                        D&C 93:35.                         and would that no
		b tg Curse; Honoring              20 a James 3:6;                         man should come unto
      Father and Mother.                 D&C 88:121.                        him. But he could not
 11 a Matt. 15:5.                   21 a 1 Jn. 2:16.                        deny them; for he had
 15 a jst Mark 7:15 . . . defile   		b tg Adulterer.                        compassion upon all men.
      him, which is food; but       22 a tg Stealing.                  27 a jst Mark 7:26 . . .
      the things which come        		b tg Covet.                            children of the kingdom
      out of him; those are        		c tg Wickedness.                       first . . .
      they that defile the         		d tg Deceit;                     		b D&C 41:6.
Mark 7:29–8:17                                                                  1254

  29 And he said unto her, For this        by the way: for adivers of them came
saying go thy way; the devil is gone       from far.
out of thy daughter.                        4 And his disciples answered him,
  30 And when she was come to her          From whence can a man satisfy
house, she found the a devil gone          these men with bread here in the
out, and her daughter laid upon the        wilderness?
bed.                                        5 And he asked them, How many
  31 ¶ And again, departing from the       loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came           6 And he commanded the people to
unto the sea of Galilee, through the       sit down on the ground: and he took
midst of the coasts of Decapolis.          the seven loaves, and gave thanks,
  32 And they bring unto him one           and brake, and gave to his disciples
that was deaf, and had an impedi-          to set before them; and they did set
ment in his speech; and they beseech       them before the people.
him to put his a hand upon him.             7 And they had a few small fishes:
  33 And he took him aside from the        and he blessed, and commanded to
multitude, and put his fingers into        set them also before them.
his ears, and he spit, and touched          8 So they did eat, and were filled:
his tongue;                                and they took up of the broken meat
  34 And looking up to heaven, he          that was left seven baskets.
sighed, and saith unto him, Eph-            9 And they that had eaten were
phatha, that is, Be opened.                about four thousand: and he sent
  35 And straightway his ears were         them away.
a
  opened, and the string of his tongue      10 ¶ And straightway he entered
was loosed, and he spake plain.            into a ship with his disciples, and
  36 And he charged them that they         came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
should tell no man: but the more he         11 And the Pharisees came forth,
charged them, so much the more a           and began to question with him,
great deal they a published it;            seeking of him a a sign from heaven,
  37 And were beyond measure as-           tempting him.
tonished, saying, He hath done all          12 And he sighed deeply in his
things well: he maketh both the            spirit, and saith, Why doth this gen-
deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.       eration seek after a a sign? verily I
                                           say unto you, There shall no sign be
             Chapter 8                     given unto this generation.
Jesus feeds the four thousand—He            13 And he left them, and entering
counsels, Beware of the leaven of the      into the ship again departed to the
Pharisees—He heals a blind man in          other side.
Bethsaida—Peter testifies that Jesus        14 ¶ Now the disciples had forgot-
is the Christ.                             ten to take bread, neither had they
                                           in the ship with them more than
In those days the multitude being          one loaf.
very great, and having nothing to           15 And he charged them, saying,
eat, Jesus called his disciples unto       Take heed, beware of the leaven of
him, and saith unto them,                  the Pharisees, and of the leaven
  2 I have compassion on the multi-        of Herod.
tude, because they have now been            16 And they reasoned among them-
with me three days, and have noth-         selves, saying, It is because we have
ing to eat:                                no bread.
  3 And if I send them away fasting         17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith
to their own houses, they will faint       unto them, Why reason ye, because
30 a 1 Ne. 11:31.                Hands, Laying on of.   8 3 a gr some.
32 a tg Administrations     35 a tg Miracle.             11 a D&C 46:9; 63:7 (7–11).
     to the Sick;           36 a Matt. 9:31.             12 a Matt. 16:4 (1–12).
1255                                                                       Mark 8:18–38

ye have no bread? perceive ye not                   29 And he saith unto them, But
yet, neither understand? a have ye               whom say ye that I am? And Peter
your heart yet b hardened?                       answereth and saith unto him, Thou
  18 Having eyes, see ye not? and                art the a Christ.
having ears, hear ye not? and do ye                 30 And he charged them that they
not remember?                                    should a tell no man of him.
  19 When I brake the five loaves                   31 And he began to a teach them,
among five thousand, how many                    that the Son of man must suffer
baskets full of fragments took ye                many things, and be rejected of
up? They say unto him, Twelve.                   the elders, and of the chief priests,
  20 And when the seven among                    and scribes, and be killed, and after
four thousand, how many baskets                  three days rise again.
full of fragments took ye up? And                   32 And he spake that saying openly.
they said, Seven.                                And Peter took him, and began to
  21 And he said unto them, How is               rebuke him.
it that ye do not understand?                       33 But when he had turned about
  22 ¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida;               and looked on his disciples, he re-
and they bring a blind man unto                  buked Peter, saying, Get thee behind
him, and besought him to touch                   me, a Satan: for b thou savourest not
him.                                             the things that be of God, but the
  23 And he took the blind man by                things that be of men.
the hand, and led him out of the                    34 ¶ And when he had called the
town; and when he had spit on his                people unto him with his disciples
eyes, and put his a hands upon him,              also, he said unto them, Whosoever
he asked him if he saw b ought.                  will come after me, let him a deny
  24 And he looked up, and said, I               himself, and take up his cross, and
see men as trees, walking.                       b
                                                   follow me.
  25 After that he put his hands again              35 aFor whosoever will save his life
upon his eyes, and made him look                 shall lose it; but whosoever shall
up: and he was restored, and saw                 b
                                                   lose his c life for my sake and the
a
  every man clearly.                             gospel’s, the same shall save it.
  26 And he sent him away to his                    36 For what shall it profit a man,
house, saying, Neither go into                   if he shall a gain the whole world,
the town, nor tell it to any in the              and lose his own soul?
town.                                               37 Or what shall a man give in ex-
  27 ¶ And Jesus went out, and his               change for his a soul?
disciples, into the towns of Cæsarea                38 Whosoever therefore shall be
Philippi: and by the way he asked                a
                                                   ashamed of me and of my words in
his disciples, saying unto them,                 this adulterous and sinful genera­
Whom do men say that I am?                       tion; of him also shall the b Son of
  28 And they answered, John the                 man be ashamed, when he cometh
Baptist: but some say, Elias; and                in the glory of his Father with the
others, One of the prophets.                     holy c angels.
 17 a gr do you still have        		b gr you do not consider,         D&C 103:28 (27–28).
      hardened hearts?                  cherish.                      tg Martyrdom.
		b tg Hardheartedness.            34 a tg Self-Mastery.         36 a Jer. 45:5.
 23 a tg Administrations          		b tg Jesus Christ,           37 a jst Mark 8:39–40 . . .
      to the Sick;                      Exemplar.                     soul? Therefore deny
      Hands, Laying on of.         35 a jst Mark 8:37–38              yourselves of these, and be
		b or anything.                        (Appendix).                   not ashamed of me.
 25 a or everything.              		b Luke 9:24;                 38 a 1 Ne. 8:28 (24–28).
 29 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.         jst Luke 9:24–25              tg Shame.
 30 a Luke 9:21.                        (Appendix).             		b tg Jesus Christ,
 31 a tg Jesus Christ,            		c Heb. 11:35;                     Son of Man.
      Teaching Mode of.                 jst Heb. 11:35 (Heb.    		c jst Mark 8:42–43
 33 a Alma 12:5 (5–6, 34).              11:35 note b);                (Appendix).
Mark 9:1–20                                                                                   1256

                Chapter 9                             they had seen, till the Son of man
                                                      were risen from the dead.
Jesus is transfigured on the moun-                      10 And they kept that saying with
tain—He casts out an unclean spirit—                  themselves, questioning one with
He teaches concerning His death and                   another what the a rising from the
resurrection, who will be greatest, and               dead should mean.
the condemnation of those who offend                    11 ¶ And they asked him, saying,
His little ones.
                                                      Why say the scribes that Elias must
And he said unto them, Verily I say                   first come?
unto you, That there be some of                         12 And he answered and told
them that stand here, which shall                     them, Elias verily cometh first, a and
not taste of death, till they have                    b
                                                        restoreth all things; and how it is
seen the kingdom of God come with                     written of the c Son of man, that he
power.                                                must d suffer many things, and be
  2 ¶ And after asix days Jesus taketh                set at e nought.
with him Peter, and James, and John,                    13 But I say unto you, That Elias
b
  and leadeth them up into an high                    is indeed come, and they have done
mountain apart by themselves:                         unto him whatsoever they a listed,
and he was c transfigured before                      as it is written of b him.
them.                                                   14 ¶ And when he came to his
  3 And his raiment became shin-                      disciples, he saw a great multitude
ing, exceeding white as snow; so as                   about them, and the scribes ques-
no fuller on earth can white them.                    tioning with them.
  4 And there appeared unto them                        15 And straightway all the peo-
Elias with a Moses: and they were                     ple, when they beheld him, were
talking with Jesus.                                   greatly amazed, and running to him
  5 And Peter answered and said                       saluted him.
to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to                  16 And he asked the scribes, What
be here: and let us make three tab-                   question ye with them?
ernacles; one for thee, and one for                     17 And one of the multitude an-
Moses, and one for Elias.                             swered and said, Master, I have
  6 For he wist not what to say; for                  brought unto thee my son, which
they were sore afraid.                                hath a dumb spirit;
  7 And there was a cloud that over-                    18 And wheresoever he taketh him,
shadowed them: and a a voice came                     he ateareth him: and he foameth, and
out of the cloud, saying, This is my                  gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth
b
  beloved Son: hear him.                              away: and I spake to thy disciples
  8 And suddenly, when they had                       that they should cast him out; and
looked round about, they saw no                       they could not.
man any more, save Jesus only with                      19 He answereth him, and saith,
themselves.                                           O faithless generation, how long
  9 And as they came down from                        shall I be with you? how long shall
the mountain, he charged them that                    I suffer you? bring him unto me.
they should tell no aman what things                    20 And they brought him unto
9 2 a Luke 9:28 (28–36).                  tions of.                 		d tg Jesus Christ,
		b jst Mark 9:1 . . . who          		b Matt. 3:17;                       Crucifixion of.
      asked him many questions            Luke 9:35 (34–36).        		e Isa. 53:3.
      concerning his sayings;         9 a Matt. 17:9 (9–12).         13 a gr willed, chose,
      and Jesus leadeth              10 a John 20:9.                      intended.
      them . . .                     12 a jst Mark 9:10 . . . and   		b jst Mark 9:11 . . . him;
		c Matt. 17:2 (1–13);                    prepareth all things;           and he bore record of me,
      Luke 9:29 (28–36).                  and teacheth you of the         and they received him not.
  4 a jst Mark 9:3 . . . Moses,           prophets; how . . .             Verily this was Elias.
      or in other words, John the   		b tg Dispensations.            18 a gr dashes on the
      Baptist and Moses . . .       		c tg Jesus Christ,                  ground, convulses,
  7 a tg God, Manifesta-                  Prophecies about.               lacerates.
1257                                                                         Mark 9:21–41

him: and when he saw him, straight-                 31 For he taught his disciples, and
way the spirit a tare him; and he                 said unto them, The a Son of man is
fell on the ground, and wallowed                  delivered into the hands of men,
foaming.                                          and they shall kill him; and after
  21 And he asked his father, How                 that he is killed, he shall b rise the
long is it ago since this came unto               third day.
him? And he said, Of a child.                       32 But they understood not that
  22 And ofttimes it hath cast him                saying, and were afraid to ask him.
into the fire, and into the waters,                 33 ¶ And he came to Capernaum:
to destroy him: but if thou canst do              and being in the house he asked
any thing, have a compassion on us,               them, What was it that ye a disputed
and help us.                                      among yourselves by the way ?
  23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst             34 But they held their peace: for
believe, all things are a possible to             by the way they had a disputed
him that b believeth.                             among themselves, who should be
  24 And straightway the father of                the b greatest.
the child cried out, and said with                  35 And he sat down, and called the
tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine            twelve, and saith unto them, If any
a
  unbelief.                                       man desire to be afirst, the same shall
  25 When Jesus saw that the peo-                 be last of all, and b servant of all.
ple came running together, he a re-                 36 And he took a child, and set him
buked the b foul spirit, saying unto              in the midst of them: and when he
him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I                 had taken him in his arms, he said
charge thee, come out of him, and                 unto them,
enter no more into him.                             37 a Whosoever shall receive one
  26 And the spirit cried, and rent               of such b children in my name, re-
him sore, and came out of him: and                ceiveth me: and whosoever shall
he was as one dead; insomuch that                 receive me, receiveth not me, but
many said, He is dead.                            him that sent me.
  27 But Jesus took him by the hand,                38 ¶ And John answered him, say-
and a lifted him up; and he arose.                ing, Master, we saw one a casting out
  28 And when he was come into                    devils in thy name, and he followeth
the house, his disciples asked him                not us: and we forbad him, because
privately, Why could not we cast                  he followeth not us.
him out?                                            39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not:
  29 And he said unto them, This                  for there is no man which shall do
kind can come forth by nothing,                   a a miracle in my b name, that can
but by prayer and a fasting.                      lightly speak evil of me.
  30 ¶ And they departed thence,                    40 For he that is not against us is
and passed through Galilee; and                   a
                                                    on our part.
he would not that any man should                    41 For whosoever shall give you a
know it.                                          cup of water to drink in my name,
 20 a Mark 1:26.                      Resurrection.                      receiveth not me only,
 22 a tg Compassion.             33 a gr reasoned, disputed,             but him that sent me,
 23 a Dan. 3:29.                      pondered.                          even the Father.
      tg God, Power of.          34 a tg Disputations.             		b tg Children;
		b tg Faith.                   		b Luke 9:46.                           Salvation of Little
 24 a tg Doubt.                  35 a Prov. 18:17.                       Children.
 25 a tg Heal.                  		b tg Meek.                        38 a Luke 11:19;
		b tg Spirits, Evil or          37 a jst Mark 9:34–35                   Acts 19:13.
      Unclean.                        Whosoever shall humble        39 a tg Miracle.
 27 a Acts 3:7.                       himself like one of these    		b tg Name.
 29 a tg Problem-Solving.             children, and receiveth       40 a Matt. 12:30;
 31 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of         me, ye shall receive in my         Luke 9:50.
      Man.                            name. And whosoever
		b tg Jesus Christ,                  shall receive me,
Mark 9:42–10:15                                                                       1258

because ye belong to Christ, verily             as he was wont, he taught them
I say unto you, he shall not a lose             again.
his b reward.                                    2 ¶ And the Pharisees came to him,
  42 And whosoever shall a offend               and asked him, Is it lawful for a
one of these little ones that believe           man to put away his wife? tempting
in me, it is better for him that a              him.
millstone were hanged about his                  3 And he answered and said unto
neck, and he were cast into the sea.            them, What did Moses command
  43 aAnd if thy hand offend thee,              you?
b
  cut it off: it is better for thee to en-       4 And they said, Moses suffered to
ter into life maimed, than having               write a bill of divorcement, and to
two hands to go into c hell, into the           put her away.
fire that never shall be quenched:               5 And Jesus answered and said unto
  44 Where their worm dieth not,                them, For the hardness of your heart
and the fire is not quenched.                   he wrote you this precept.
  45 And if thy foot a offend thee, cut          6 But from the beginning of the
it off: it is better for thee to enter          creation God made them male and
halt into life, than having two feet            female.
to be cast into hell, into the fire that         7 For this cause shall a a man leave
never shall be quenched:                        his father and mother, and cleave
  46 Where their worm dieth not,                to his b wife;
and the fire is not quenched.                    8 And they twain shall be one flesh:
  47 And if thine eye offend thee,              so then they are no more twain, but
pluck it out: it is better for thee to          one flesh.
enter into the kingdom of God with               9 What therefore God hath a joined
one eye, than having two eyes to be             together, let not man put b asunder.
cast into hell fire:                             10 And in the house his disciples
  48 Where their a worm dieth not,              asked him again of the same matter.
and the fire is not quenched.                    11 And he saith unto them, Who-
  49 For every one shall be a salted            soever shall put away his wife, and
with fire, and every sacrifice shall            marry another, committeth adultery
be salted with salt.                            against her.
  50 Salt is good: but if the salt have          12 And if a woman shall put away
lost his saltness, wherewith will ye            her husband, and be married to
season it? Have salt in yourselves,             another, she committeth adultery.
and have a peace one with another.               13 ¶ And they brought young chil-
                                                dren to him, that he should touch
           Chapter 10                           them: and his disciples rebuked
Jesus teaches the higher law of mar-            those that brought them.
riage—He blesses little children—Jesus           14 But when Jesus saw it, he was
counsels the rich young man, foretells          much displeased, and said unto
His own death, and heals blind Bar-             them, Suffer the little a children to
timæus.                                         come unto me, and forbid them not:
                                                for of such is the kingdom of God.
And he arose from thence, and                    15 Verily I say unto you, Whoso-
cometh into the coasts of Judæa by              ever shall not receive the kingdom
the farther side of Jordan: and the             of God as a little a child, he shall not
people resort unto him again; and,              enter therein.
 41 a Matt. 10:42; D&C 84:90.   			 stumble.                      9 a tg Family, Eternal;
		b tg Reward.                    48 a Isa. 66:24;                    Genealogy and Temple
 42 a tg Offense.                      D&C 76:44.                     Work;
 43 a jst Mark 9:40–48            49 a tg Salt.                       Marriage, Marry.
      (Appendix).                 50 a 1 Thes. 5:13.            		b tg Divorce.
		b tg Self-Mastery.                   tg Peace.                 14 a Moro. 8:8 (5–9).
		c tg Hell.                    10 7 a tg Marriage, Husbands.         tg Example.
 45 a gr cause thee to          		b tg Marriage, Wives.          15 a tg Meek.
1259                                                                      Mark 10:16–34

  16 And he took them up in his                 for a rich man to enter into the
arms, put his hands upon them, and              kingdom of God.
a
  blessed them.                                  26 And they were astonished out of
  17 ¶ And when he was gone forth               measure, saying among themselves,
into the way, there came one run-               Who then can be saved?
ning, and kneeled to him, and asked              27 And Jesus looking upon them
him, Good Master, what shall I do               saith, a With men it is impossible,
that I may inherit eternal life?                but not with God: for with God all
  18 And Jesus said unto him, Why               things are b possible.
callest thou me good? there is none              28 ¶ Then Peter began to say unto
a
  good but one, that is, God.                   him, Lo, we have left all, and have
  19 Thou knowest the command-                  followed thee.
ments, Do not commit a adultery, Do              29 And Jesus answered and said,
not b kill, Do not c steal, Do not bear         Verily I say unto you, There is no
false witness, dDefraud not, eHonour            man that hath left house, or breth-
thy father and mother.                          ren, or sisters, or father, or mother,
  20 And he answered and said unto              or wife, or children, or lands, for
him, Master, all these have I observed          my sake, and the gospel’s,
from my youth.                                   30 But he shall receive an a hun-
  21 Then Jesus beholding him loved             dredfold now in this time, houses,
him, and said unto him, One thing               and brethren, and sisters, and moth-
thou lackest: go thy way, sell what-            ers, and children, and lands, with
soever thou hast, and a give to the             persecutions; and in the world to
poor, and thou shalt have treasure              come eternal life.
in heaven: and come, take up the                 31 a But many that are b first shall
cross, and b follow me.                         be last; and the last first.
  22 And he was sad at that saying,              32 ¶ And they were in the way
and went away grieved: for he had               going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus
great possessions.                              went before them: and they were
  23 ¶ And Jesus looked round about,            amazed; and as they followed, they
and saith unto his disciples, How               were afraid. And he took again the
hardly shall they that have riches              twelve, and began to tell them what
enter into the kingdom of God!                  things should happen unto him,
  24 And the disciples were aston-               33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Je-
ished at his words. But Jesus an-               rusalem; and the a Son of man shall
swereth again, and saith unto them,             be delivered unto the chief priests,
Children, how hard is it for them               and unto the bscribes; and they shall
that a trust in b riches to enter into          condemn him to death, and shall
the kingdom of God!                             deliver him to the Gentiles:
  25 It is easier for a camel to go              34 And they shall a mock him, and
through the eye of a needle, than               shall scourge him, and shall spit
 16 a 3 Ne. 17:21.                   Exemplar.                    31 a jst Mark 10:30–31 But
      tg Salvation of Little    24 a Jacob 2:18 (17–19).               there are many who make
      Children.                		b tg Treasure.                        themselves first, that
 18 a Ether 4:12 (11–12).       27 a jst Mark 10:26 . . . With         shall be last, and the
 19 a D&C 66:10.                     men that trust in riches,         last first. This he said,
		b tg Murder.                       it is impossible; but             rebuking Peter . . .
		c tg Stealing.                     not impossible with men     		b Jacob 5:63;
		d tg Fraud.                        who trust in God and              Ether 13:12 (10–12).
		e tg Honoring Father               leave all for my sake,       33 a tg Jesus Christ,
      and Mother.                    for with such all these           Son of Man.
 21 a tg Charity;                    things are possible.        		b tg Scribe.
      Generosity.              		b tg God, Power of.              34 a tg Mocking.
		b tg Jesus Christ,            30 a tg Reward.
Mark 10:35–11:4                                                                  1260

upon him, and shall kill him: and            of Timæus, sat by the highway side
the third day he shall b rise again.         begging.
  35 ¶ And James and John, the sons           47 And when he heard that it was
of Zebedee, come unto him, saying,           Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry
Master, we would that thou should-           out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of Da-
est do for us whatsoever we shall            vid, have mercy on me.
desire.                                       48 And many charged him that he
  36 And he said unto them, What             should hold his peace: but he cried
would ye that I should do for you?           the more a great deal, Thou Son of
  37 They said unto him, Grant unto          David, have mercy on me.
us that we may sit, one on thy right          49 And Jesus stood still, and com-
hand, and the other on thy left hand,        manded him to be called. And they
in thy glory.                                call the a blind man, saying unto
  38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye            him, Be of good comfort, rise; he
know not what ye ask: can ye drink           calleth thee.
of the cup that I drink of? and be            50 And he, casting away his gar-
baptized with the a baptism that I           ment, rose, and came to Jesus.
am baptized with?                             51 And Jesus answered and said
  39 And they said unto him, We              unto him, What wilt thou that I
can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye            should do unto thee? The blind man
shall indeed drink of the cup that           said unto him, Lord, that I might
I drink of; and with the baptism             receive my sight.
that I am baptized withal shall ye            52 And Jesus said unto him, Go
be baptized:                                 thy way; thy faith hath a made thee
  40 But to sit on my right hand and         whole. And immediately he re-
on my left hand is not mine to give;         ceived his sight, and followed Jesus
but it shall be given to them for whom       in the way.
it is prepared.
  41 And when the ten heard it, they                      Chapter 11
began to be much displeased with
James and John.                              Jesus rides into Jerusalem amid shouts
  42 But Jesus called them to him,           of hosanna—He curses a fig tree, drives
and saith unto them, Ye know that            the money changers from the temple,
they which are accounted to rule             and confounds the scribes on the mat-
over the Gentiles exercise lordship          ter of authority.
over them; and their great ones ex-          And when they came nigh to Jerusa-
ercise authority upon them.                  lem, unto Bethphage and Bethany,
  43 But so shall it not be among            at the mount of Olives, he sendeth
you: but whosoever will be a great           forth two of his disciples,
among you, shall be your minister:             2 And saith unto them, Go your way
  44 And whosoever of you will be            into the village over against you: and
the a chiefest, shall be servant of all.     as soon as ye be entered into it, ye
  45 For even the Son of man came            shall find a colt tied, whereon never
not to be ministered unto, but to            man sat; loose him, and bring him.
minister, and to give his life a a ran-        3 And if any man say unto you,
som for many.                                Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord
  46 ¶ And they came to Jericho:             hath need of him; and straightway
and as he went out of Jericho with           he will send him hither.
his disciples and a great number of            4 And they went their way, and
people, blind a Bartimæus, the son           found the colt tied by the door
 34 b tg Jesus Christ,       44 a Matt. 23:11;             49 a 1 Ne. 17:51.
      Resurrection.               Luke 22:24 (24–30);      52 a gr saved, preserved,
 38 a tg Jesus Christ,            2 Ne. 9:5.                    healed thee.
      Baptism of.            45 a Rom. 4:25.
 43 a D&C 50:26 (26–27).     46 a Matt. 20:30 (29–34).
1261                                                                  Mark 11:5–27

without in a place where two ways               16 And would not suffer that any
met; and they loose him.                      man should carry any vessel through
 5 And certain of them that stood             the temple.
there said unto them, What do ye,               17 And he taught, saying unto
loosing the colt?                             them, Is it not written, My house
 6 And they said unto them even               shall be called of all nations the
as Jesus had commanded: and they              house of prayer? but ye have made
let them go.                                  it a den of thieves.
 7 And they brought the a colt to               18 And the scribes and chief priests
Jesus, and cast their garments on             heard it, and sought how they might
him; and he sat upon him.                     a
                                                destroy him: for they feared him,
 8 And many spread their garments             because all the people was aston-
in the way: and others cut down               ished at his doctrine.
branches off the trees, and strawed             19 And when even was come, he
them in the way.                              went out of the city.
 9 And they that went before, and               20 ¶ And in the morning, as they
they that followed, cried, saying,            passed by, they saw the fig tree dried
Hosanna; a Blessed is he that cometh          up from the roots.
in the name of the Lord:                        21 And Peter calling to remem-
 10 a Blessed be the kingdom of our           brance saith unto him, Master, be-
father David, that cometh in the              hold, the fig tree which thou cursedst
name of the Lord: Hosanna in the              is withered away.
highest.                                        22 And Jesus answering saith unto
 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusa-            them, Have a faith in God.
lem, and into the temple: and when              23 For verily I say unto you, That
he had looked round about upon all            whosoever shall say unto this moun-
things, and now the eventide was              tain, Be thou removed, and be thou
come, he went out unto Bethany                cast into the sea; and shall not adoubt
with the twelve.                              in his heart, but shall believe that
 12 ¶ And on the morrow, when                 those things which he saith shall
they were come from Bethany, he               come to pass; he shall have what-
was hungry:                                   soever he saith.
 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off              24 Therefore I say unto you, What
having leaves, he came, if haply              things soever ye desire, when ye
he might find any thing thereon:              a
                                                pray, b believe that ye receive them,
and when he came to it, he found              and ye shall have them.
nothing but leaves; for the time of             25 And when ye stand a praying,
figs was not yet.                             forgive, if ye have ought against
 14 And Jesus answered and said               any: that your Father also which is
unto it, No man eat fruit of thee             in heaven may b forgive you your
hereafter for ever. And his disci-            trespasses.
ples heard it.                                  26 But if ye do not aforgive, neither
 15 ¶ And they come to Jerusalem:             will your Father which is in heaven
and Jesus went into the temple, and           forgive your trespasses.
began to cast out them that sold and            27 ¶ And they come again to Je-
bought in the temple, and overthrew           rusalem: and as he was walking in
the tables of the moneychangers,              the temple, there come to him the
and the seats of them that sold               chief priests, and the scribes, and
doves;                                        the elders,
11 7 a Zech. 9:9.               			 cometh in the name of    24 a tg Prayer.
   9 a Ps. 118:26.                    the Lord . . .        		b 3 Ne. 18:20;
  10 a jst Mark 11:11–12 That    18 a tg Jesus Christ,            D&C 29:6.
       bringeth the kingdom           Betrayal of.           25 a tg Prayer.
       of our father David;      22 a tg Faith.             		b tg Forgive.
       Blessed is he that        23 a tg Doubt.              26 a D&C 64:9 (7–10).
Mark 11:28–12:17                                                                  1262

  28 And say unto him, By what a au-         him they killed, and many others;
thority doest thou these things? and         beating some, and killing some.
who gave thee this authority to do             6 Having yet therefore one son,
these things?                                his wellbeloved, he sent him also
  29 And Jesus answered and said             last unto them, saying, They will
unto them, I will also ask of you            reverence my son.
one question, and answer me, and               7 But those husbandmen said
I will tell you by what authority I          among themselves, This is the heir;
do these things.                             come, let us kill him, and the inheri­
  30 The baptism of John, was it from        tance shall be ours.
heaven, or of men? answer me.                  8 And they took him, and killed
  31 And they reasoned with them-            him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
selves, saying, If we shall say, From          9 What shall therefore the lord of
heaven; he will say, Why then did            the vineyard do? he will come and
ye not believe him?                          destroy the husbandmen, and will
  32 But if we shall say, Of men;            give the a vineyard unto others.
they feared the people: for all men            10 And have ye not read this scrip-
counted John, that he was a prophet          ture; The a stone which the builders
indeed.                                      rejected is become the head of the
  33 And they answered and said              corner:
unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus          11 This was the Lord’s doing, and
answering saith unto them, Neither           it is marvellous in our eyes?
do I tell you by what authority I do           12 And they sought to lay hold
these things.                                on him, but feared the people: for
                                             they knew that he had spoken the
             Chapter 12                      parable against them: and they left
                                             him, and went their way.
Jesus gives the parable of the wicked          13 ¶ And they send unto him cer-
husbandmen—He speaks of paying               tain of the Pharisees and of the Hero-
taxes, celestial marriage, the two great     dians, to a catch him in his words.
commandments, the divine sonship of            14 And when they were come, they
Christ, and the widow’s mites.               say unto him, Master, we know that
And he began to speak unto them              thou art true, and carest for no man:
by parables. A certain man planted           for thou regardest not the person of
a vineyard, and set an hedge about           men, but teachest the way of God
it, and digged a place for the winefat,      in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute
and built a tower, and let it out to         to Cæsar, or not?
husbandmen, and went into a far                15 Shall we give, or shall we not
country.                                     give? But he, knowing their hypoc-
  2 And at the season he sent to the         risy, said unto them, Why a tempt
husbandmen a servant, that he                ye me? bring me a penny, that I
might receive from the husbandmen            may see it.
of the fruit of the vineyard.                  16 And they brought it. And he
  3 And they caught him, and beat            saith unto them, Whose is this im-
him, and sent him away empty.                age and superscription? And they
  4 And again he sent unto them              said unto him, Cæsar’s.
another servant; and at him they               17 And Jesus answering said unto
cast stones, and wounded him in the          them, Render to Cæsar the things
head, and sent him away shamefully           that are Cæsar’s, and to God the
handled.                                     things that are God’s. And they
  5 And again he sent another; and           marvelled at him.
  28 a tg Priesthood,       			 Lord.                           Luke 11:54 (53–54);
       Authority.            10 a tg Cornerstone.               20:20 (19–26).
12 9 a tg Vineyard of the    13 a Matt. 22:15 (15–22);     15 a tg Test.
1263                                                                          Mark 12:18–38

  18 ¶ Then come unto him the                         29 And Jesus answered him, The
Sadducees, which say there is no                    first of all the commandments is,
resurrection; and they asked him,                   a
                                                      Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God
saying,                                             is one Lord:
  19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If                  30 And thou shalt a love the Lord
a man’s brother die, and leave his                  thy God with all thy b heart, and
wife behind him, and leave no chil-                 with all thy soul, and with all thy
dren, that his a brother should take                mind, and with all thy c strength:
his wife, and raise up seed unto his                this is the first commandment.
brother.                                              31 And the second is like, namely
  20 Now there were seven brethren:                 this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
and the first took a wife, and dying                as thyself. There is none other com-
left no seed.                                       mandment greater than these.
  21 And the second took her, and                     32 And the scribe said unto him,
died, neither left he any seed: and                 Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:
the third likewise.                                 for there is one God; and there is
  22 And the seven had her, and                     none other but he:
left no seed: last of all the woman                   33 And to love him with all the
died also.                                          heart, and with all the understand-
  23 In the resurrection therefore,                 ing, and with all the soul, and with
when they shall rise, whose wife                    all the strength, and to love his
shall she be of them? for the seven                 neighbour as himself, is more than
had her to wife.                                    all whole burnt a offerings and sac-
  24 And Jesus answering said unto                  rifices.
them, a Do ye not therefore err, be-                  34 And when Jesus saw that he an-
cause ye know not the scriptures,                   swered discreetly, he said unto him,
neither the power of God?                           Thou art not far from the kingdom
  25 For when they shall rise from                  of God. And no man after that durst
the dead, they neither a marry, nor                 ask him any question.
are given in marriage; but are as the                 35 ¶ And Jesus answered and said,
angels which are in heaven.                         while he taught in the temple, How
  26 And as touching the dead, that                 say the scribes that Christ is the Son
they a rise: have ye not read in the                of David?
book of Moses, how in the bush God                    36 For David himself said by the
b
  spake unto him, saying, I am the                  Holy Ghost, The a Lord said to my
c
  God of Abraham, and the God of                    Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till
Isaac, and the God of Jacob?                        I make thine enemies thy footstool.
  27 a He is not the God of the dead,                 37 David therefore himself calleth
but the God of the living: ye there-                him Lord; and whence is he then his
fore do greatly err.                                son? And the common people heard
  28 ¶ And one of the a scribes came,               him gladly.
and having heard them reasoning                       38 ¶ And he said unto them in his
together, and perceiving that he                    doctrine, Beware of the a scribes,
had answered them well, asked                       which love to go in long clothing,
him, Which is the first command-                    and love b salutations in the market­
ment of all?                                        places,
19 a Deut. 25:5;                  		b tg God, Manifestations of.     29 a Deut. 6:4.
     Matt. 22:24;                 		c Ex. 3:6.                       30 a Deut. 6:5.
     Luke 20:28.                  27 a jst Mark 12:32 He is not      		b tg Commitment.
24 a jst Mark 12:28 . . . Ye do        therefore the God of the      		c tg Strength.
     err therefore, because ye         dead, but the God of the      33 a Matt. 22:40 (15–40).
     know not, and understand          living; for he raiseth them        tg Sacrifice.
     not the scriptures . . .          up out of their graves. Ye    36 a Ps. 110:1.
25 a tg Marriage, Marry.               therefore . . .               38 a tg Pride.
26 a tg Resurrection.             28 a tg Scribe.                    		b John 12:43 (42–43).
Mark 12:39–13:14                                                                       1264

  39 And the chief seats in the syna­               5 And Jesus answering them be-
gogues, and the uppermost rooms                   gan to say, Take heed lest any man
at feasts:                                        deceive you:
  40 Which devour widows’ houses,                   6 For many shall come in my name,
and for a pretence make long                      saying, I am Christ; and shall a de-
prayers: these shall receive greater              ceive many.
a
  damnation.                                        7 And when ye shall hear of wars
  41 ¶ And Jesus sat over against the             and rumours of wars, be ye not trou-
treasury, and beheld how the people               bled: for such things must needs be;
cast money into the treasury: and                 but the end shall not be yet.
many that were rich cast in much.                   8 For a nation shall rise against na-
  42 And there came a certain a poor              tion, and kingdom against kingdom:
widow, and she threw in two b mites,              and there shall be earthquakes in
which make a farthing.                            divers places, and there shall be
  43 And he called unto him his dis-              famines and troubles: these are the
ciples, and saith unto them, Verily I             beginnings of sorrows.
say unto you, That this a poor widow                9 ¶ But take heed to yourselves: for
hath cast more in, than all they                  they shall deliver you up to coun-
which have cast into the treasury:                cils; and in the synagogues ye shall
  44 For all they did cast in of their            be beaten: and ye shall be brought
a
  abundance; but she of her b want                before rulers and a kings for my
did c cast in d all that she had, even            sake, for a testimony against them.
all her living.                                     10 And the a gospel must first be
                                                  b
                                                    published among all nations.
             Chapter 13                             11 But when they shall lead you,
                                                  and deliver you up, take no thought
Jesus tells of the calamities and signs           beforehand what ye shall speak, nei-
preceding the Second Coming—There                 ther do ye premeditate: but whatso-
will be false Christs and false proph-            ever shall be given you in that hour,
ets—He gives the parable of the fig tree.         that a speak ye: for it is not ye that
a
 And as he went out of the temple,                speak, but the b Holy Ghost.
one of his disciples saith unto him,                12 Now the brother shall betray
Master, see what manner of stones                 the brother to death, and the father
and what buildings are here!                      the son; and children shall rise up
  2 And Jesus answering said unto                 against their parents, and shall cause
him, Seest thou these great build-                them to be put to death.
ings? there shall not be left one                   13 And ye shall be a hated of all
stone upon another, that shall not                men for my name’s sake: but he that
be thrown down.                                   shall bendure unto the end, the same
  3 And as he sat upon the mount                  shall be saved.
of Olives over against the temple,                  14 ¶ But when ye shall see the
Peter and James and John and An-                  abomination of desolation, spoken
drew asked him privately,                         of by Daniel the prophet, standing
  4 Tell us, when shall these things              where it ought not, (let him that read-
be? and what shall be the a sign when             eth understand,) then let them that
all these things shall be fulfilled?              be in Judæa flee to the mountains:
  40 a tg Damnation.             			 jst Matthew 24. See             3 Ne. 20:40;
  42 a tg Poor.                        Pearl of Great Price,         D&C 19:29.
		b Deut. 16:17.                       JS—M.                    11 a Matt. 10:19 (19–20).
  43 a tg Almsgiving.              4 a tg Signs.               		b tg Holy Ghost,
  44 a tg Treasure.                6 a Matt. 24:5.                   Mission of.
		b 2 Cor. 8:2 (2–12).             8 a 1 Ne. 14:15;             13 a 1 Ne. 11:34.
		c Mosiah 4:24 (16–27).               D&C 87:6.               		b Matt. 10:22 (22–33);
		d tg Generosity.                 9 a tg Kings, Earthly.            3 Ne. 15:9.
13 1 a The text of jst Mark 13    10 a tg Gospel.
       is the same as            		b 1 Ne. 13:37;
1265                                                            Mark 13:15–14:2

   15 And let him that is on the house-    and putteth forth leaves, ye know
top not go down into the house, nei-       that summer is near:
ther enter therein, to take any thing        29 So ye in like manner, when ye
out of his house:                          shall see these things come to pass,
   16 And let him that is in the field     know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
not turn back again for to take up           30 Verily I say unto you, that this
his garment.                               a
                                             generation shall not pass, till all
   17 But woe to them that are with        these things be done.
child, and to them that give suck            31 Heaven and earth shall pass
in those days!                             away: but my a words shall not
   18 And pray ye that your flight be      pass away.
not in the winter.                           32 ¶ But of that a day and that hour
   19 For in those days shall be a af-     knoweth no man, no, not the angels
fliction, such as was not from the         which are in heaven, neither the
beginning of the creation which            Son, but the Father.
God created unto this time, neither          33 Take ye heed, awatch and bpray:
shall be.                                  for ye know not when the time is.
   20 And except that the Lord had           34 For the Son of man is as a man
shortened those days, no f lesh            taking a far journey, who left his
should be saved: but for the a elect’s     house, and gave a authority to his
sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath         servants, and to every man his work,
shortened the days.                        and commanded the porter to watch.
   21 And then if any man shall say          35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know
to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he     not when the master of the house
is there; believe him not:                 cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at
   22 For a false Christs and b false      the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
prophets shall rise, and shall shew          36 Lest coming suddenly he find
c
  signs and wonders, to seduce, if it      you a sleeping.
were possible, even the elect.               37 And what I say unto you I say
   23 But take ye heed: behold, I have     unto all, Watch.
foretold you all things.
   24 ¶ But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be dark-                      Chapter 14
ened, and the moon shall not give
her light,                                 Jesus is anointed with oil—He eats
   25 And the a stars of heaven shall      the Passover, institutes the sacrament,
fall, and the powers that are in           suffers in Gethsemane, and is betrayed
heaven shall be shaken.                    by Judas—Jesus is falsely accused, and
   26 And then shall they see the aSon     Peter denies that he knows Him.
of man coming in the clouds with           After two days was the feast of
great power and glory.                     the passover, and of unleavened
   27 And then shall he send his           bread: and the chief priests and
angels, and shall gather together          the a scribes sought how they might
his elect from the four winds, from        take him by craft, and put him to
the uttermost part of the earth to the     b
                                             death.
uttermost part of heaven.                    2 But they said, Not on the feast
   28 Now learn a parable of the a fig     day, lest there be an uproar of the
tree; When her branch is yet tender,       people.
 19 a tg Affliction.        28 a D&C 45:37.               		b tg Prayer.
 20 a D&C 29:7; 84:34.      30 a D&C 45:21.                 34 a tg Authority.
 22 a tg False Christs.     31 a D&C 64:31.                 36 a tg Procrastination;
		b tg False Prophets.      32 a tg Day of the Lord.             Sleep.
		c tg Signs.               33 a See jst Luke 12:41–57    14 1 a tg Scribe.
 25 a tg World, End of.          (Appendix).              		b Matt. 26:4 (2–5);
 26 a tg Jesus Christ,           D&C 45:44.                      Luke 22:2 (1–2).
      Son of Man.                tg Watch.
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  3 ¶ And being in Bethany in the               in, say ye to the goodman of the
house of Simon the leper, as he sat at          house, The Master saith, Where is
meat, there came a woman having an              the guestchamber, where I shall eat
alabaster box of ointment of spike-             the passover with my disciples?
nard very precious; and she brake                 15 And he will shew you a large
the box, and poured it on his head.             upper room furnished and prepared:
  4 And there were some that had                there make ready for us.
indignation within themselves, and                16 And his disciples went forth,
said, Why was this a waste of the               and came into the city, and found
ointment made?                                  as he had said unto them: and they
  5 For it might have been sold for             made ready the passover.
more than three hundred pence,                    17 And in the evening he cometh
and have been given to the poor.                with the twelve.
And they murmured against her.                    18 And as they sat and did eat,
  6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why          Jesus said, Verily I say unto you,
trouble ye her? she hath wrought a              One of you which eateth with me
good work on me.                                shall betray me.
  7 For ye have the a poor with you               19 And they began to be sorrowful,
always, and whensoever ye will ye               and to say unto him one by one, Is
may do them good: but me ye have                it I? and another said, Is it I?
not always.                                       20 And he answered and said unto
  8 She hath done what she could:               them, It is one of the twelve, that
a
  she is come aforehand to anoint               dippeth with me in the dish.
my body to the burying.                           21 The Son of man indeed goeth,
  9 Verily I say unto you, Whereso-             as it is written of him: but woe to
ever this gospel shall be preached              that man by whom the Son of man
throughout the whole world, this also           is betrayed! good were it for that
that a she hath done shall be spoken            man if he had never been born.
of for a memorial of her.                         22 ¶ aAnd as they did eat, Jesus
  10 ¶ And Judas Iscariot, one of the           took b bread, and blessed, and brake
twelve, went unto the chief priests,            it, and gave to them, and said, Take,
a
  to betray him unto them.                      eat: this is my c body.
  11 And when they heard it, they                 23 And he took the cup, and when
were glad, and promised to give him             he had given a thanks, he gave it to
money. And he sought how he might               them: and they all drank of it.
conveniently betray him.                          24 And he said unto them, This
  12 ¶ And the first day of unleavened          is my blood of the new testament,
bread, when they killed the passover,           which is shed for many.
his disciples said unto him, Where                25 Verily I say unto you, I will
wilt thou that we go and prepare                a
                                                  drink no more of the fruit of the
that thou mayest eat the a passover?            vine, until that day that I drink it
  13 And he sendeth forth two of                new in the kingdom of God.
his a disciples, and saith unto them,             26 ¶ And when they had sung an
Go ye into the city, and there shall            hymn, they went out into the mount
meet you a man bearing a pitcher                of Olives.
of water: follow him.                             27 And Jesus saith unto them, All
  14 And wheresoever he shall go                ye shall be offended because of me
 4 a D&C 117:4 (4–7).                has come beforehand . . .    22 a jst Mark 14:20–26
 7 a tg Poor.                    9 a John 12:7 (7–8).                  (Appendix).
 8 a jst Mark 14:8 . . . and    10 a jst Mark 14:31 . . . to     		b tg Bread, Unleavened;
     this which she has done         betray Jesus unto them;           Jesus Christ, Types of,
     unto me, shall be had in        for he turned away from           in Memory; Passover.
     remembrance in genera-          him, and was offended       		c Luke 22:19; John 6:53.
     tions to come, whereso-         because of his words.        23 a tg Thanksgiving.
     ever my gospel shall be    12 a tg Passover.                 25 a Matt. 26:29; Luke 22:18;
     preached; for verily she   13 a Luke 22:8 (7–13).                 D&C 27:5.
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this night: for it is written, I will          and take your rest: it is enough, the
smite the a shepherd, and the sheep            hour is come; behold, the Son of
shall be scattered.                            man is betrayed into the hands of
   28 But after that I am risen, I will        sinners.
go before you into Galilee.                     42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that
   29 But Peter said unto him, Al-             betrayeth me is at hand.
though all shall be offended, yet               43 ¶ And immediately, while he
will not I.                                    yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the
   30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily         twelve, and with him a great multi-
I say unto thee, That this day, even           tude with swords and staves, from
in this night, before the cock crow            the chief priests and the scribes and
twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.              the elders.
   31 But he spake the more vehe-               44 And he that a betrayed him had
mently, If I should die with thee,             given them a token, saying, Whom-
I will not deny thee in any wise.              soever I shall kiss, that same is he;
Likewise also said they all.                   take him, and lead him away safely.
   32 aAnd they came to a place which           45 And as soon as he was come, he
was named Gethsemane: and he                   goeth straightway to him, and saith,
saith to his disciples, Sit ye here,           Master, master; and kissed him.
while I shall pray.                             46 ¶ And they laid their hands on
   33 And he taketh with him Peter             him, and took him.
and James and John, and began to be             47 And one of them that stood by
a
  sore amazed, and to be bvery cheavy;         drew a sword, and smote a servant
   34 And saith unto them, My soul             of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
is exceeding sorrowful unto death:              48 And Jesus answered and said
tarry ye here, and watch.                      unto them, Are ye come out, as
   35 And he went forward a little,            against a thief, with swords and
and fell on the ground, and prayed             with staves to take me?
that, if it were possible, the hour             49 I was daily with you in the
might pass from him.                           temple teaching, and ye took me not:
   36 And he said, Abba, Father, all           but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
things are possible unto thee; a take           50 And they all forsook him, and
away this bcup from me: nevertheless           fled.
not what I will, but what thou wilt.            51 And there followed him a cer-
   37 And he cometh, and findeth               tain young man, a having a linen
them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,           cloth cast about his naked body; and
Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not             the young men laid hold on him:
thou watch one a hour?                          52 And he left the linen cloth, and
   38 aWatch ye and pray, lest ye enter        fled from them naked.
into b temptation. The spirit truly is          53 ¶ And they led Jesus away to
ready, but the flesh is weak.                  the high priest: and with him were
   39 And again he went away, and              assembled all the chief priests and
prayed, and spake the same words.              the elders and the scribes.
   40 And when he returned, he found            54 And Peter followed him afar
them asleep again, (for their eyes             off, even into the palace of the high
were heavy,) neither wist they what            priest: and he sat with the servants,
to answer him.                                 and warmed himself at the fire.
   41 And he cometh the third time,             55 And the chief priests and all the
and saith unto them, Sleep on now,             council sought for witness against
 27 a Zech. 13:7.                   in anguish.                 38 a tg Watch.
 32 a jst Mark 14:36–38       		c Ps. 69:20.                   		b D&C 20:33; 23:1; 31:12.
      (Appendix).              36 a 3 Ne. 11:11.                44 a tg Jesus Christ,
 33 a gr amazed, awestruck,   		b Matt. 26:39 (36–46);               Betrayal of.
      astonished.                   D&C 19:17 (13–20).          51 a jst Mark 14:57 . . . a
		b gr depressed, dejected,    37 a D&C 76:107; 122:8 (7–8).         disciple, having . . .
Mark 14:56–15:6                                                                        1268

Jesus to put him to a death; and                  not, neither understand I what thou
found none.                                       sayest. And he went out into the
  56 For many bare a false witness                porch; and the cock crew.
against him, but their witness agreed               69 And a maid saw him again, and
not together.                                     began to say to them that stood by,
  57 And there arose certain, and                 This is one of them.
bare false witness against him,                     70 And he denied it again. And a
saying,                                           little after, they that stood by said
  58 We heard him say, I will de-                 again to Peter, Surely thou art one of
stroy this a temple that is made                  them: for thou art a Galilæan, and
with hands, and within three days                 thy speech agreeth thereto.
I will build another made without                   71 But he began to curse and to
hands.                                            swear, saying, I know not this man
  59 But neither so did their witness             of whom ye speak.
agree together.                                     72 And the second time the cock
  60 And the high priest stood up                 crew. And Peter called to mind
in the midst, and asked Jesus, say-               the word that Jesus said unto him,
ing, Answerest thou nothing? what                 Before the cock crow twice, thou
is it which these witness against                 shalt deny me thrice. And when he
thee?                                             thought thereon, he wept.
  61 But he held his peace, and a an-
swered nothing. Again the high                               Chapter 15
priest asked him, and said unto                   Pilate decrees the death of Jesus—Jesus
him, Art thou the b Christ, the Son               is mocked and crucified between two
of the Blessed?
  62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall           thieves—He dies and is buried in the
see the a Son of man sitting on the               tomb of Joseph of Arimathæa.
right hand of power, and coming in                And straightway in the morning
the clouds of heaven.                             the chief priests held a consultation
  63 Then the high priest rent his                with the elders and scribes and the
clothes, and saith, What need we                  whole council, and bound Jesus, and
any further witnesses?                            carried him away, and delivered him
  64 Ye have heard the blasphemy:                 to Pilate.
what think ye? And they all a con-                  2 And a Pilate asked him, Art thou
demned him to be b guilty of death.               the King of the Jews? And he answer-
  65 And some began to spit on him,               ing said unto him, b Thou sayest it.
and to cover his face, and to buffet                3 And the chief priests accused
him, and to say unto him, Prophesy:               him of many things: but he a an-
and the servants did strike him with              swered nothing.
the palms of their hands.                           4 And Pilate asked him again,
  66 ¶ And as Peter was beneath in                saying, Answerest thou nothing?
the palace, there cometh one of the               behold how many things they wit-
maids of the high priest:                         ness against thee.
  67 And when she saw Peter warm-                   5 But Jesus yet answered nothing;
ing himself, she looked upon him,                 so that Pilate marvelled.
and said, And thou also wast with                   6 Now at that feast he a released
Jesus of Nazareth.                                unto them one prisoner, whomso-
  68 But he denied, saying, I know                ever they desired.
 55 a tg Jesus Christ, Death of. 			 Messiah.                 			 Trials of.
 56 a tg Lying.                    62 a tg Jesus Christ,      		b jst Mark 15:4 . . . I am,
 58 a Matt. 26:61; 27:40;               Son of Man.                 even as thou sayest.
      John 2:19 (18–22);           64 a tg Jesus Christ,        3 a Isa. 53:7 (7–8);
      Heb. 9:11.                        Trials of.                  Mosiah 14:7 (6–8).
 61 a Isa. 53:7 (7–8).           		b tg Guilt.                  6 a gr usually released.
		b tg Jesus Christ,             15 2 a tg Jesus Christ,
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 7 And there was one named Bar­           of the country, the father of Alex-
abbas, which lay bound with them          ander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
that had made insurrection with             22 And they bring him unto the
him, who had committed murder             place Golgotha, which is, being in-
in the insurrection.                      terpreted, The place of a skull.
 8 And the multitude crying aloud           23 And they gave him to drink
began to desire him to do as he had       wine mingled with myrrh: but he
ever done unto them.                      received it not.
 9 But Pilate answered them, say-           24 And when they had crucified
ing, Will ye that I release unto you      him, they parted his a garments,
the a King of the Jews?                   casting lots upon them, what every
 10 For he knew that the chief            man should take.
priests had delivered him for a envy.       25 And it was the third hour, and
 11 But the chief priests moved the       they crucified him.
people, that he should rather release       26 And the superscription of his
Barabbas unto them.                       accusation was written over, The
 12 And Pilate answered and said          King of the Jews.
again unto them, What will ye then          27 And with him they crucify two
that I shall do unto him whom ye          a
                                            thieves; the one on his right hand,
call the King of the Jews?                and the other on his left.
 13 And they cried out again, Cru-          28 And the scripture was afulfilled,
cify him.                                 which saith, And he was numbered
 14 Then Pilate said unto them,           with the transgressors.
Why, what evil hath he done? And            29 And they that passed by railed
they cried out the more exceedingly,      on him, wagging their heads, and
Crucify him.                              saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the
 15 ¶ And so Pilate, willing to con-      temple, and buildest it in three days,
tent the people, released Barabbas          30 Save thyself, and come down
unto them, and delivered Jesus,           from the cross.
when he had scourged him, to be             31 Likewise also the chief priests
crucified.                                mocking said among themselves
 16 And the soldiers led him away         with the scribes, He saved others;
into the hall, called Prætorium; and      himself he cannot save.
they call together the whole band.          32 Let Christ the King of Israel
 17 And they clothed him with pur-        descend now from the cross, that
ple, and plaited a crown of a thorns,     we may see and believe. And they
and put it about his head,                that were crucified with him a re-
 18 And began to salute him, Hail,        viled him.
King of the Jews!                           33 And when the sixth hour was
 19 And they a smote him on the           come, there was a darkness over the
head with a reed, and did spit upon       whole land until the ninth hour.
him, and bowing their knees wor-            34 And at the ninth hour Jesus
shipped him.                              cried with a loud voice, saying,
 20 And when they had a mocked            a
                                            Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which
him, they took off the purple from        is, being interpreted, My God, my
him, and put his own clothes on           God, why hast thou b forsaken me?
him, and led him out to crucify him.        35 And some of them that stood by,
 21 And they compel one Simon a           when they heard it, said, Behold, he
Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out       calleth Elias.
 9 a Luke 23:22 (17–25).   24 a Ps. 22:18.                34 a Aramaic: My God, my
10 a tg Envy.              27 a Mosiah 14:9.                   God, why hast thou
17 a tg Jesus Christ,      28 a Isa. 53:12.                    forsaken me?
     Trials of.            32 a tg Malice;               		b tg Jesus Christ,
19 a 1 Ne. 11:32.               Reviling.                      Crucifixion of.
20 a tg Mocking.           33 a tg Darkness, Physical.
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 36 And one ran and filled a sponge                          Chapter 16
full of a vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink, saying, Let            Christ is risen—He appears to Mary
alone; let us see whether Elias will          Magdalene, then to others—He sends
come to take him down.                        the Apostles to preach and promises
 37 And Jesus cried with a loud               that signs will follow faith—He ascends
voice, and gave up the a ghost.               into heaven.
 38 And the veil of the temple was            And when the sabbath was past,
rent in twain from the top to the             Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
bottom.                                       mother of James, and Salome, had
 39 ¶ And when the centurion,                 bought sweet spices, that they might
which stood over against him, saw             come and anoint him.
that he so cried out, and gave up the           2 And very early in the morning
ghost, he said, Truly this man was            the a first day of the week, they came
the Son of God.                               unto the sepulchre at the b rising of
 40 There were also women looking             the sun.
on afar off: among whom was Mary                3 And they said among themselves,
Magdalene, and Mary the mother                Who shall roll us away the stone
of James the less and of Joses, and           from the door of the sepulchre?
Salome;                                         4 aAnd when they looked, they saw
 41 (Who also, when he was in Gali­           that the stone was rolled away: for
lee, followed him, and ministered             it was very great.
unto him;) and many other women                 5 And entering into the sepulchre,
which came up with him unto                   they saw a young man sitting on the
Jerusalem.                                    right side, a clothed in a long white
 42 ¶ And now when the even was               garment; and they were b affrighted.
come, because it was the apreparation,          6 And he saith unto them, Be not
that is, the day before the sabbath,          affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,
 43 Joseph of Arimathæa, an hon-              which was crucified: he is a risen; he
ourable a counsellor, which also              is not here: behold the place where
waited for the kingdom of God,                they laid him.
came, and went in boldly unto Pi-               7 But go your way, tell his disciples
late, and b craved the body of Jesus.         and Peter that he goeth before you
 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were           into Galilee: there shall ye see him,
already dead: and calling unto him            as he said unto you.
the centurion, he asked him whether             8 And they went out quickly, and
he had been any while dead.                   fled from the sepulchre; for they
 45 And when he knew it of the cen-           trembled and were amazed: neither
turion, he gave the body to Joseph.           said they any thing to any man; for
 46 And he bought fine linen, and             they were afraid.
took him down, and wrapped him in               9 ¶ Now when Jesus was a risen
the linen, and laid him in a a sepul-         early the first day of the week, he
chre which was hewn out of a rock,            b
                                                appeared first to c Mary Magdalene,
and rolled a stone unto the door of           out of whom he had cast seven devils.
the sepulchre.                                  10 And she went and told them
 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary               that had been with him, as they
the mother of Joses beheld where he           mourned and wept.
was laid.                                       11 And they, when they had heard
 36 a Ps. 69:21.             16 2 a tg Jesus Christ, Types    6 a tg Immortality.
 37 a tg Spirits,                 of, in Memory.              9 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Disembodied.           		b John 20:1.                       Resurrection.
 42 a tg Passover.            4 a jst Mark 16:3–6            		b tg Jesus Christ,
 43 a tg Counselor.               (Appendix).                     Appearances,
		b gr requested, desired.    5 a tg Clothing.                    Postmortal.
 46 a Mosiah 14:9.           		b gr amazed, astonished.      		c Luke 8:2.
1271                                                           MARK 16:12–LUKE 1:3

that he was alive, and had been seen           tized shall be saved; but he that be-
of her, believed not.                          lieveth not shall be c damned.
  12 ¶ After that he appeared in                 17 And these a signs shall b follow
another form unto two of them,                 them that believe; In my cname shall
as they walked, and went into the              they d cast out e devils; they shall
country.                                       speak with new f tongues;
  13 And they went and told it unto              18 They shall take up a serpents;
the residue: neither believed they             and if they drink any deadly thing,
them.                                          it shall not b hurt them; they shall
  14 ¶ Afterward he appeared unto              lay c hands on the d sick, and they
the a eleven as they sat at meat, and          shall recover.
upbraided them with their b unbe-                19 ¶ So then after the a Lord had
lief and c hardness of heart, because          spoken unto them, he was received
they believed not them which had               up into heaven, and sat on the right
seen him after he was risen.                   hand of God.
  15 And he said unto them, Go ye                20 And they went forth, and
into all the world, and a preach the           preached every where, the Lord
b
  gospel to every c creature.                  working with them, and confirming
  16 He that a believeth and is b bap-         the word with signs following. Amen.




                    THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

                               ST LUKE
             CHAPTER 1
                                                   F  ORASMUCH as b many have
                                               a

                                                      taken in hand to set forth in
Gabriel promises Zacharias that Elisa-                order a declaration of those
beth will bear a son, whom they will           things c which are most surely be-
name John—He also tells Mary that              lieved among us,
she will be the mother of the Son of             2 Even as they delivered them
God—Mary visits Elisabeth and utters           unto us, which from the beginning
a psalm of praise—John the Baptist is          were a eyewitnesses, and ministers
born—Zacharias prophesies of John’s            of the word;
mission.                                         3 It seemed good to me also, having
14 a TG Apostles.                 c TG Damnation.               19 a TG Jesus Christ, Lord.
   b Matt. 14:31; Mark 4:40;   17 a D&C 84:65 (64–73).
     Luke 24:25.                    TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of;   [LUKE]
   c TG Stiffnecked.                Miracle; Signs.            Title: JST entitles this book
15 a John 20:21 (19–31);          b D&C 63:9.                         “The Testimony of
     Acts 6:4 (1–4);              c TG Name.                          St. Luke.”
     D&C 66:5.                    d D&C 24:13; 35:9.           1 1 a JST Luke 1:1 As I am a
     TG Israel, Mission of.       e TG Spirits, Evil or               messenger of Jesus Christ,
   b TG Gospel.                     Unclean.                          and knowing that many
   c Acts 11:18 (1–18);           f TG Language.                      have . . .
     D&C 68:8; 124:128.        18 a Acts 28:3.                     b 2 Tim. 4:13;
     TG Missionary Work.          b TG Protection, Divine.            1 Ne. 13:26 (24–26).
16 a TG Baptism, Qualifica-       c TG Administrations             c GR which have been
     tions for; Faith.              to the Sick;                      fulfilled.
   b TG Baptism;                    Hands, Laying on of.         2 a John 1:14;
     Baptism, Essential.          d TG Heal.                          Acts 5:32; 26:16.
Luke 1:4–23                                                                             1272

had perfect understanding of all                  14 And thou shalt have joy and
things from the very first, to write            gladness; and many shall rejoice
unto thee in order, most excellent              at his birth.
a
  Theophilus,                                     15 For he shall be great in the sight
  4 That thou mightest a know the               of the Lord, and shall drink neither
certainty of those things, wherein              a
                                                  wine nor strong drink; and he shall
thou hast been instructed.                      be bfilled with the cHoly Ghost, even


a
  5¶

      T      here was in the days of
             Herod, the king of Judæa,
             a certain priest named
  Zacharias, of the course of bAbia:
and his wife was of the daughters of
                                                from his mother’s womb.
                                                  16 And many of the children of
                                                Israel shall he turn to the Lord
                                                their God.
                                                  17 And he shall go before him in
Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.              the spirit and power of a Elias, to
  6 And they were both righteous                turn the hearts of the b fathers to the
before God, walking in all the com-             children, and the c disobedient to
mandments and a ordinances of the               the wisdom of the just; to make ready
Lord blameless.                                 a people d prepared for the Lord.
  7 And they had no child, because                18 And Zacharias said unto the
that Elisabeth was a barren, and                angel, Whereby shall I a know this?
they both were now well b stricken              for I am an b old man, and my wife
in years.                                       well c stricken in years.
  8 And it came to pass, that while               19 And the a angel answering said
he executed the a priest’s office be-           unto him, I am b Gabriel, that stand
fore God in the order of his b course,          in the presence of God; and am sent
  9 According to the custom of the              to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
a
  priest’s office, his lot was to burn          these glad tidings.
incense when he went into the                     20 And, behold, thou shalt be
temple of the Lord.                             a
                                                  dumb, and not able to speak, until
  10 And the whole multitude of the             the day that these things shall be
people were praying without at the              performed, because thou b believest
time of incense.                                not my words, which shall be ful-
  11 And there appeared unto him                filled in their season.
an angel of the Lord standing on                  21 And the people waited for
the right side of the altar of incense.         Zacha­rias, and marvelled that he
  12 And when Zacharias saw him,                tarried so long in the temple.
he was troubled, and fear fell upon               22 And when he came out, he could
him.                                            not speak unto them: and they per-
  13 But the angel said unto him,               ceived that he had seen a vision in
a
  Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is        the temple: for he beckoned unto
heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall             them, and remained speechless.
bear thee a b son, and thou shalt call            23 And it came to pass, that, as
his name John.                                  soon as the a days of his ministration
 3 a Acts 1:1.                    9 a Lev. 7:35.                		c tg Disobedience.
 4 a John 20:31 (30–31);         13 a Dan. 10:12.               		d Luke 1:76.
     1 Ne. 6:4.                 		b tg Foreordination.           18 a Gen. 15:8 (7–9).
 5 a tg Priesthood, Aaronic.     15 a Num. 6:3 (2–8);           		b Gen. 18:13.
		b 1 Chr. 24:10 (5, 10, 19);         D&C 89:7 (5, 7).          		c gr advanced.
     Neh. 12:4.                 		b D&C 84:27.                   19 a tg Angels.
 6 a tg Ordinance.              		c tg Holy Ghost, Gift of;     		b Dan. 8:16;
 7 a tg Barren.                       Holy Ghost, Mission of.         D&C 27:7; 128:21.
		b gr advanced.                 17 a This is the Greek form     20 a Dan. 10:15;
 8 a tg Priest, Aaronic               of the Hebrew name,             Mosiah 27:19;
     Priesthood.                      Elijah. Matt. 11:14;            Alma 30:49 (47–52).
     bd Priests.                      D&C 27:7 (6–8).           		b Luke 12:29; 24:25;
		b jst Luke 1:8 . . .          		b tg Salvation for the              Morm. 9:11 (9–11, 27).
     priesthood,                      Dead.                      23 a Lev. 8:33.
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were accomplished, he departed to                  the Highest shall overshadow thee:
his own house.                                     therefore also that holy thing which
  24 And after those days his wife                 shall be born of thee shall be called
Elisabeth conceived, and hid her-                  the b Son of God.
self five months, saying,                             36 And, behold, thy a cousin Elisa-
  25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with                 beth, she hath also conceived a son
me in the days wherein he looked                   in her b old age: and this is the sixth
on me, to take away my a reproach                  month with her, who was called
among men.                                         barren.
  26 And in the sixth month the a an-                 37 For with God nothing shall be
gel Gabriel was sent from God unto                 a
                                                     impossible.
a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,                    38 And Mary said, Behold the
  27 To a a virgin espoused to a man               handmaid of the Lord; be it unto
whose name was Joseph, of the                      me according to thy word. And the
house of David; and the virgin’s                   angel departed from her.
name was Mary.                                        39 And Mary arose in those days,
  28 And the angel came in unto her,               and went into the hill country with
and said, Hail, thou that art highly               haste, into a city of Juda;
favoured, the Lord is with thee:                      40 And entered into the house of
blessed art thou among a women.                    Zacharias, and a saluted Elisabeth.
  29 And when she saw him, she was                    41 And it came to pass, that, when
troubled at his saying, and cast in                Elisabeth heard the salutation of
her mind what manner of saluta-                    Mary, the babe leaped in her womb;
tion this should be.                               and Elisabeth was a filled with the
  30 And the angel said unto her,                  Holy Ghost:
a
  Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found                 42 And she spake out with a loud
favour with God.                                   voice, and said, Blessed art thou
  31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive              among a women, and blessed is the
in thy womb, and bring forth a son,                fruit of thy womb.
and shalt call his name a Jesus.                      43 And a whence is this to me, that
  32 He shall be great, and shall be               the mother of my Lord should come
called the a Son of the Highest: and               to me?
the Lord God shall give unto him                      44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of
the b throne of his father c David:                thy salutation sounded in mine ears,
  33 And he shall a reign over the                 the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
house of Jacob for ever; and of his                   45 And blessed is she that believed:
kingdom there shall be no b end.                   for there shall be a performance of
  34 Then said Mary unto the angel,                those things which were told her
How shall this be, seeing I a know                 from the Lord.
not a man?                                            46 And Mary a said, My soul doth
  35 And the angel answered and                    b
                                                     magnify the Lord,
said unto her, The a Holy Ghost shall                 47 And my spirit hath a rejoiced in
come upon thee, and the power of                   God my b Saviour.
 25 a tg Barren;                   		c tg Jesus Christ, Davidic   		b tg Old Age.
      Reproach.                          Descent of.               37 a Gen. 18:14;
 26 a Moro. 7:29 (29–32).           33 a Micah 4:7.                     Rom. 4:21.
 27 a 1 Ne. 11:13.                       tg Jesus Christ,               tg God, Power of.
 28 a tg Woman.                          Mission of.               40 a gr greeted.
 30 a tg Courage;                  		b 2 Sam. 7:16;                41 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
      Fearful.                           Isa. 9:7 (6–7).           42 a tg Woman.
 31 a tg Jesus Christ, Birth of.    34 a 1 Ne. 11:18 (15–20);      43 a gr how.
 32 a tg Godhead;                        Alma 7:10 (7–12).         46 a tg Singing.
      Jesus Christ, Divine          35 a Matt. 1:20.              		b 1 Sam. 2:1 (1–10).
      Sonship.                     		b 2 Cor. 1:19.                47 a tg Thanksgiving.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                36 a gr relative (not         		b tg Jesus Christ, Savior;
      Millennial Reign.                  necessarily a cousin).         Salvation.
Luke 1:48–76                                                                             1274

  48 For he hath regarded the low                   62 And they made signs to his
estate of his a handmaiden: for, be-             father, how he would have him
hold, from henceforth all genera-                called.
tions shall call me b blessed.                      63 And he asked for a a writing ta-
  49 For he that is mighty hath done             ble, and wrote, saying, His name is
to me great a things; and b holy is              John. And they marvelled all.
his name.                                           64 And his mouth was opened im-
  50 And his mercy is on them that               mediately, and his tongue loosed, and
fear him from generation to gen-                 he spake, and praised God.
eration.                                            65 And fear came on all that dwelt
  51 He hath shewed strength with                round about them: and all these say-
his arm; he hath scattered the                   ings were a noised abroad through-
a
  proud in the imagination of their              out all the hill country of Judæa.
hearts.                                             66 And all they that heard them laid
  52 He hath put down the mighty                 them up in their hearts, saying, What
from their seats, and exalted them               manner of child shall this be! And
of a low degree.                                 the hand of the Lord was with him.
  53 He hath filled the hungry with                 67 And his father Zacharias was
good things; and the rich he hath                filled with the Holy Ghost, and
sent empty away.                                 a
                                                   prophesied, saying,
  54 He hath a holpen his servant Is-               68 a Blessed be the Lord God of
rael, in remembrance of his mercy;               Israel; for he hath b visited and
  55 As he spake to our a fathers, to            c
                                                   redeemed his people,
Abraham, and to his b seed for ever.                69 And hath raised up an horn of
  56 And Mary abode with her about               salvation for us in the house of his
three months, and returned to her                servant David;
own house.                                          70 As he a spake by the mouth of
  57 Now Elisabeth’s full time came              his holy bprophets, which have been
that she should be delivered; and                since the world began:
she brought forth a son.                            71 That we should be saved from
  58 And her neighbours and her                  our enemies, and from the hand of
a
  cousins heard how the Lord had                 all that hate us;
shewed great b mercy upon her; and                  72 To perform the mercy a promised
they rejoiced with her.                          to our fathers, and to remember his
  59 And it came to pass, that on                holy b covenant;
the a eighth day they came to b cir-                73 The a oath which he sware to
cumcise the child; and they called               our b father Abraham,
him Zacharias, after the name of                    74 That he would grant unto us,
his father.                                      that we being delivered out of the
  60 And his mother answered and                 hand of our enemies might serve
said, Not so; but he shall be called             him without a fear,
John.                                               75 In a holiness and righteousness
  61 And they said unto her, There               before him, all the days of our life.
is none of thy kindred that is called               76 And thou, child, shalt be called
by this name.                                    the prophet of the Highest: for thou
 48 a 1 Sam. 1:11.              		b tg Seed of Abraham.                Redeemer.
		b Ps. 72:17;                   58 a gr relatives.               70 a tg Prophets, Mission of.
      Luke 11:27 (27–28).       		b tg God, Mercy of.            		b tg Jesus Christ,
 49 a Ps. 126:2.                 59 a D&C 84:28 (27–28).               Prophecies about.
		b Ps. 99:3; Isa. 57:15.       		b tg Circumcision.              72 a Micah 7:20;
 51 a Ex. 18:11.                 63 a ie writing tablet.               Luke 1:55 (54–55).
 52 a Ezek. 21:26.               65 a gr discussed.              		b tg Covenants.
 54 a or helped.                 67 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    73 a tg Oath; Vow.
 55 a Ps. 132:11; Micah 7:20;    68 a tg Thanksgiving.           		b tg Family, Patriarchal.
      Luke 1:72;                		b Luke 7:16.                    74 a Philip. 1:14 (12–17).
      Gal. 3:16.                		c tg Jesus Christ,              75 a tg Holiness.
1275                                                                     Luke 1:77–2:17

shalt go before the face of the Lord                 7 And she brought forth her a first-
to a prepare his ways;                             born son, and wrapped him in
  77 To give a knowledge of salvation              swaddling clothes, and laid him
unto his people by the b remission                 in a manger; because there was no
of their sins,                                     room for them in the b inn.
  78 Through the a tender mercy of                   8 And there were in the same coun-
our God; whereby the b dayspring                   try shepherds abiding in the field,
from on high hath visited us,                      keeping watch over their flock by
  79 To give a light to them that sit              night.
in b darkness and in the shadow of                   9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord
c
  death, to guide our feet into the                came upon them, and the a glory of
way of peace.                                      the Lord shone round about them:
  80 And the child grew, and waxed                 and they were sore afraid.
strong in spirit, and was in the                     10 And the angel said unto them,
deserts till the day of his shewing                Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
unto Israel.                                       a
                                                     good tidings of great b joy, which
                                                   shall be to all people.
            Chapter 2                                11 For unto you is aborn this day in
Heavenly messengers herald the birth               the city of David a b Saviour, which
of Jesus in Bethlehem—He is circum-                is Christ the c Lord.
cised, and Simeon and Anna prophesy                  12 And this shall be a a sign unto
of His mission—At twelve years of age,             you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped
He goes about His Father’s business.               in swaddling clothes, lying in a
                                                   manger.
And it came to pass in those days,                   13 And suddenly there was with
that there went out a decree from                  the angel a multitude of the heav-
Cæsar Augustus, that all a the world               enly host praising God, and saying,
should be b taxed.                                   14 a Glory to God in the highest,
 2 (And this a taxing was first made               and on earth b peace, good will to-
when Cyrenius was governor of                      ward men.
Syria.)                                              15 And it came to pass, as the an-
 3 And all went to be taxed, every                 gels were gone away from them into
one into his own city.                             heaven, the shepherds said one to
 4 And Joseph also went up from                    another, Let us now go even unto
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth,              Bethlehem, and see this thing which
into Judæa, unto the city of David,                is come to pass, which the Lord hath
which is called a Bethlehem; (be-                  made known unto us.
cause he was of the house and lin-                   16 And they came with a haste, and
eage of David:)                                    found Mary, and Joseph, and the
 5 To be taxed with Mary his a es-                 babe lying in a manger.
poused wife, being great with child.                 17 And when they had seen it,
 6 And so it was, that, while they                 they made known abroad the saying
were there, the days were accom-                   which was told them concerning
plished that she should be delivered.              this child.
 76 a Luke 1:17.                      138:50 (50–51).           		b jst Luke 2:7 . . . inns.
 77 a Luke 11:52.               2 1 a jst Luke 2:1 . . . his      9 a tg God, Glory of.
		b tg Remission of Sins.            empire should be taxed.     10 a tg Gospel.
 78 a 1 Ne. 1:20.               		b gr enrolled, registered     		b tg Joy.
		b gr dawn; see Mal. 4:2.           (also vv. 3, 5).            11 a tg Jesus Christ,
 79 a tg Jesus Christ,           2 a gr enrollment.                   Birth of.
      Light of the World;        4 a 1 Sam. 16:1;               		b tg Jesus Christ, Savior.
      Jesus Christ,                  Micah 5:2 (1–2);           		c tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
      Prophecies about.              John 7:42 (41–44);          12 a tg Signs.
		b 1 Pet. 3:19 (18–20).             Alma 7:10.                  14 a Luke 19:38.
      tg Darkness, Spiritual.    5 a Matt. 1:24 (20–25).        		b tg Peace.
		c D&C 45:17 (16–17);           7 a tg Firstborn.               16 a tg Haste.
Luke 2:18–42                                                                         1276

  18 And all they that heard it a won-       30 For mine eyes have seen thy
dered at those things which were            a
                                             salvation,
told them by the shepherds.                  31 Which thou hast prepared be-
  19 But Mary kept all these things,        fore the face of all people;
and a pondered them in her heart.            32 A a light b to lighten the Gentiles,
  20 And the shepherds returned,            and the glory of thy people Israel.
glorifying and praising God for all          33 And Joseph and his mother mar-
the things that they had heard and          velled at those things which were
seen, as it was told unto them.             spoken of him.
  21 And when eight days were ac-            34 And Simeon blessed them, and
complished for the a circumcising           said unto Mary his mother, Behold,
of the child, his name was called           this child is a set for the b fall and
b
  Jesus, which was so c named of            rising again of many in Israel; and
the angel before he was conceived           for a sign which shall be spoken
in the womb.                                against;
  22 And when the days of her a pu-          35 (Yea, a sword shall a pierce
rification according to the law of          through thy own soul also,) that the
Moses were accomplished, they               thoughts of many hearts may be
brought him to Jerusalem, to pre­           revealed.
sent him to the Lord;                        36 And there was one Anna,
  23 (As it is written in the law of        a a prophetess, the daughter of
the Lord, Every male that openeth           Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she
the a womb shall be called holy             was of a great age, and had lived
to the Lord;)                               with an husband seven years from
  24 And to offer a sacrifice accord-       her virginity;
ing to that which is said in the law         37 And she was a widow of about
of the Lord, A pair of a turtledoves,       fourscore and four years, which
or two young pigeons.                       departed not from the temple,
  25 And, behold, there was a man           but served God with a fastings and
in Jerusalem, whose name was Sim-           prayers night and day.
eon; and the same man was just and           38 And she coming in that in-
devout, waiting for the consolation         stant gave thanks likewise unto
of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was           the Lord, and spake of him to all
upon him.                                   them that looked for aredemption in
  26 And it was revealed unto him           Jerusalem.
by the Holy Ghost, that he should            39 And when they had performed
not see death, before he had seen           all things according to the law of
the Lord’s Christ.                          the Lord, they returned into Galilee,
  27 And he came by the Spirit into         to their own city Nazareth.
the temple: and when the parents             40 And the child grew, and awaxed
brought in the child Jesus, to do for       strong in spirit, filled with wisdom:
him after the custom of the law,            and the b grace of God was upon
  28 Then took he him up in his arms,       him.
and blessed God, and said,                   41 Now his parents went to Jeru-
  29 Lord, now lettest thou thy ser-        salem every year at the a feast of
vant depart in peace, according to          the passover.
thy word:                                    42 And when he was twelve years
 18 a or marveled.          32 a tg Jesus Christ, Light of    36 a tg Woman.
 19 a tg Meditation.             the World.                   37 a tg Fast, Fasting.
 21 a tg Circumcision.     		b gr for revelation to.          38 a D&C 29:42.
		b Matt. 1:21.             34 a or appointed.                40 a or became.
		c tg Jesus Christ,       		b Isa. 8:14 (13–15);                  See jst Matt. 3:24–26
      Prophecies about.          Matt. 21:44 (43–45);              (Appendix).
 22 a tg Purification.           Rom. 9:32 (28–33);          		b tg Grace.
 23 a Ex. 13:2; 34:19.           2 Ne. 18:14;                 41 a Deut. 16:1.
 24 a Lev. 1:14; 5:7.            Alma 11:40 (40–41).
 30 a Ps. 67:2.             35 a John 19:25.
1277                                                                   Luke 2:43–3:8

old, they went up to Jerusalem after                          Chapter 3
the custom of the feast.
  43 And when they had fulfilled               John the Baptist preaches and baptizes—
the days, as they returned, the child          Jesus is baptized, and God acclaims Him
Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem;             as His Son—Jesus’ genealogy back to
and Joseph and his mother knew                 Adam is given.
not of it.                                     Now in the fifteenth year of the
  44 But they, supposing him to have           reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pi-
been in the company, went a day’s              late being governor of Judæa, and
journey; and they sought him among             a
                                                 Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
their kinsfolk and acquaintance.               and his brother Philip tetrarch of
  45 And when they found him not,              Ituræa and of the region of Tracho­
they turned back again to Jerusa-              nitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of
lem, seeking him.                              Abilene,
  46 And it came to pass, that after             2 aAnnas and Caiaphas being the
three days they found him in the               b
                                                 high priests, the word of God came
a
  temple, sitting in the midst of the          unto John the son of Zacharias in
b
  doctors, c both hearing them, and            the wilderness.
d
  asking them questions.                         3 And he came into all the country
  47 And all that heard him were               about Jordan, preaching the a bap-
astonished at his a understanding              tism of repentance for the b remis-
and answers.                                   sion of sins;
  48 And when they saw him, they                 4 aAs it is written in the book of
were amazed: and his mother said               the words of Esaias the prophet,
unto him, Son, why hast thou thus              saying, The b voice of one crying in
dealt with us? behold, thy father              the wilderness, Prepare ye the way
and I have sought thee sorrowing.              of the Lord, make his paths straight.
  49 And he said unto them, How is               5 Every a valley shall be filled, and
it that ye sought me? a wist ye not            every mountain and hill shall be
that I must be about my b Father’s             brought low; and the crooked shall
business?                                      be made straight, and the rough
  50 And they understood not the               ways shall be made smooth;
saying which he spake unto them.                 6 And all flesh shall see the a sal-
  51 And he went down with                     vation of God.
them, and came to Nazareth, and                  7 Then said he to the multitude
was a subject unto them: but his               that came forth to be baptized of
mother kept all these sayings in her           him, O a generation of vipers, who
b
  heart.                                       hath warned you to flee from the
  52 And Jesus aincreased in bwisdom           wrath to come?
and stature, and in c favour with                8 Bring forth therefore a fruits
God and man.                                   b
                                                 worthy of c repentance, and begin
 46 a tg Temple.               		b tg Heart.                  		b Matt. 3:3;
		b gr teachers.                52 a 1 Sam. 2:26; 3:19.            Mark 1:3;
		c jst Luke 2:46 . . . and    		b tg God, Wisdom of;              John 1:23;
      they were hearing              Study.                        D&C 84:28 (26–28);
      him, and asking him      		c D&C 93:13 (12–14).              JS—H 1:72 (70–73).
      questions.                     tg Jesus Christ,          5 a Isa. 40:4;
		d John 7:15 (14–15).               Relationships with the        Hel. 14:23;
 47 a tg Understanding.              Father.                       D&C 109:74.
 49 a or knew.                 3 1 a Luke 9:7.                 6 a tg Salvation.
		b John 4:34; 6:39 (38–39).     2 a John 18:13 (13–24).       7 a gr offspring.
      tg God the Father,       		b tg Priesthood, Aaronic.     8 a Alma 13:13 (10–13).
      Elohim.                    3 a tg Baptism.                   tg Baptism,
 51 a tg Family, Children,     		b tg Remission of Sins.           Qualifications for.
      Duties of;                 4 a jst Luke 3:4–11          		b tg Worthiness.
      Self-Mastery.                  (Appendix).              		c tg Repent.
Luke 3:9–27                                                                                   1278

not to say within yourselves, d We                    and will gather the wheat into his
have eAbraham to our father: for I                    b
                                                       garner; but the c chaff he will burn
say unto you, That God is able of                     with fire unquenchable.
these stones to raise up children unto                 18 And many other things in his
Abraham.                                              exhortation preached he unto the
  9 And now also the a axe is laid                    people.
unto the root of the trees: every tree                 19 But a Herod the tetrarch, being
therefore which bringeth not forth                    reproved by him for Herodias his
good b fruit is hewn down, and cast                   brother Philip’s wife, and for all the
into the fire.                                        evils which Herod had done,
  10 And the people asked him, say-                    20 Added yet this above all, that
ing, What shall we do then?                           he shut up John in prison.
  11 He answereth and saith unto                       21 Now when all the people were
them, He that hath two a coats, let                   baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus
him b impart to him that hath none;                   also being a baptized, and praying,
and he that hath meat, let him do                     the heaven was opened,
likewise.                                              22 And the a Holy Ghost descended
  12 Then came also a publicans to                    in a bodily shape like a b dove upon
be baptized, and said unto him,                       him, and a voice came from heaven,
Master, what shall we do?                             which said, Thou art my beloved
  13 aAnd he said unto them, Exact                    Son; in thee I am well pleased.
no more than that which is ap-                         23 And aJesus himself began to be
pointed you.                                          about b thirty years of age, being (as
  14 And the soldiers likewise de-                    was supposed) the son of c Joseph,
manded of him, saying, And what                       which was the son of Heli,
shall we do? And he said unto them,                    24 Which was the son of Matthat,
Do violence to no man, neither ac-                    which was the son of Levi, which
cuse any a falsely; and be b content                  was the son of Melchi, which was
with your c wages.                                    the son of Janna, which was the son
  15 And as the people were in ex-                    of Joseph,
pectation, and all men a mused in                      25 Which was the son of Mattathias,
their hearts of b John, whether he                    which was the son of Amos, which
were the Christ, or not;                              was the son of Naum, which was
  16 John answered, saying unto them                  the son of Esli, which was the son of
all, I indeed baptize you with wa-                    Nagge,
ter; but one mightier than I cometh,                   26 Which was the son of Maath,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not                   which was the son of Mattathias,
worthy to unloose: he shall a bap-                    which was the son of Semei, which
tize you with the Holy Ghost and                      was the son of Joseph, which was the
with fire:                                            son of Juda,
  17 Whose a fan is in his hand, and                   27 Which was the son of Joanna,
he will throughly purge his floor,                    which was the son of Rhesa, which
  8 d jst Luke 3:13 . . .                  D&C 104:18 (14–18).        17 a or winnowing fork.
      Abraham is our father;         		b James 2:16 (14–17);         		b gr storehouse, granary.
      we have kept the                     1 Jn. 3:17 (14–23).       		c 2 Ne. 15:24;
      commandments of God,                 tg Generosity.                  Mosiah 7:30 (29–31).
      and none can inherit the        12 a Matt. 21:32 (28–32);       19 a Luke 13:31 (31–34).
      promises but the children of         Luke 7:29 (28–30).         21 a tg Baptism, Essential;
      Abraham; for I say . . .        13 a jst Luke 3:19–20                Jesus Christ, Baptism of.
		e tg Abrahamic Covenant.                 (Appendix).                22 a tg Godhead.
  9 a Alma 5:52 (51–52);              14 a gr for extortion.         		b tg Holy Ghost, Dove,
      D&C 97:7.                      		b tg Contentment.                   Sign of.
		b Matt. 7:19 (15–20);              		c tg Wages.                    23 a tg Jesus Christ, Davidic
      John 15:2 (1–6);                15 a tg Meditation.                  Descent of.
      Jacob 5:46 (1–77).             		b John 1:19 (19–27).          		b Num. 4:3 (3, 47).
 11 a Mosiah 4:16;                    16 a tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.   		c Matt. 1:16.
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was the son of Zorobabel, which was              was the son of Noe, which was the
the son of Salathiel, which was the              son of Lamech,
son of Neri,                                      37 Which was the son of Mathusala,
 28 Which was the son of Melchi,                 which was the son of Enoch, which
which was the son of Addi, which                 was the son of Jared, which was the
was the son of Cosam, which was                  son of Maleleel, which was the son
the son of Elmodam, which was the                of Cainan,
son of Er,                                        38 Which was the a son of Enos,
 29 Which was the son of Jose, which             which was the son of Seth, which
was the son of Eliezer, which was the            was the son of bAdam, c which was
son of Jorim, which was the son of               the d son of God.
Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
 30 Which was the son of Simeon,                               Chapter 4
which was the son of Juda, which                 Jesus fasts forty days and is tempted by
was the son of Joseph, which was                 the devil—Jesus announces His divine
the son of Jonan, which was the son              sonship in Nazareth and is rejected—He
of Eliakim,                                      casts out a devil in Capernaum, heals
 31 Which was the son of Melea,                  Peter’s mother-in-law, and preaches and
which was the son of Menan, which                heals throughout Galilee.
was the son of Mattatha, which was
the son of Nathan, which was the                 And Jesus being full of the Holy
son of David,                                    Ghost returned from Jordan, and was
 32 Which was the son of Jesse,                  a
                                                   led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
which was the son of Obed, which                    2 aBeing forty days btempted of the
was the son of Booz, which was the               c
                                                   devil. And in those days he did eat
son of Salmon, which was the son                 nothing: and when they were ended,
of Naasson,                                      he afterward hungered.
 33 Which was the son of Amina-                     3 And the devil said unto him, If
dab, which was the son of Aram,                  thou be the Son of God, command
which was the son of Esrom, which                this stone that it be made bread.
was the son of a Phares, which was                  4 And Jesus answered him, saying,
the son of bJuda,                                It is written, That a man shall not
 34 Which was the son of Jacob,                  live by bread alone, but by every
which was the son of Isaac, which                word of God.
was the son of aAbraham, which was                  5 aAnd the devil, taking him up
the son of Thara, which was the son              into an high mountain, shewed unto
of Nachor,                                       him all the kingdoms of the world
 35 Which was the son of Saruch,                 in a moment of time.
which was the son of Ragau, which                   6 And the devil said unto him, All
was the son of Phalec, which was                 this a power will I give thee, and the
the son of Heber, which was the son              glory of them: for that is delivered
of Sala,                                         unto me; and to whomsoever I will
 36 Which was the son of Cainan,                 I give it.
which was the son of Arphaxad,                      7 If thou therefore wilt worship
which was the son of a Sem, which                me, all shall be thine.
 33 a Gen. 38:29 (1–30);              the earth.                		b Mosiah 15:5 (4–7);
      Ruth 4:18 (18–22).        		d Moses 6:22.                      D&C 62:1;
		b tg Israel, Judah,                 tg Man, Physical               Moses 7:24 (24–27).
      People of.                      Creation of.              		c tg Devil.
 34 a Gen. 11:26 (10–26).       4 1 a Ezek. 37:1 (1–2).          4 a Deut. 8:3.
 36 a Gen. 5:32 (3–32).               tg Holy Ghost,             5 a jst Luke 4:5 And the
 38 a tg Family, Patriarchal.         Mission of.                    Spirit taketh him up
		b tg Adam.                      2 a jst Luke 4:2 And after         into a high mountain,
		c jst Luke 3:45 . . . who           forty days, the devil          and he beheld all the
      was formed of God,              came unto him, to tempt        kingdoms . . .
      and the first man upon          him. And in those . . .    6 a Rev. 13:2.
Luke 4:8–27                                                                                  1280

  8 And Jesus answered and said unto                kenhearted, to f preach g deliverance
him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for                 to the h captives, and recovering of
it is written, Thou shalt aworship the              sight to the blind, to set at i liberty
Lord thy God, and him only shalt                    them that are bruised,
thou b serve.                                         19 a To preach the acceptable year
  9 aAnd he brought him to Jerusa-                  of the Lord.
lem, and set him on a pinnacle of                     20 And he closed the book, and he
the temple, and said unto him, If                   gave it again to the minister, and
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself                sat down. And the eyes of all them
down from hence:                                    that were in the synagogue were
  10 For it is written, He shall give his           fastened on him.
a
  angels charge over thee, to keep thee:              21 And he began to say unto them,
  11 And in their hands they shall                  This day is this scripture a fulfilled
bear thee up, lest at any time thou                 in your ears.
dash thy foot against a stone.                        22 And all bare him witness, and
  12 And Jesus answering said unto                  a
                                                      wondered at the b gracious words
him, It is said, Thou shalt not atempt              which proceeded out of his mouth.
the Lord thy God.                                   And they said, Is not this cJoseph’s
  13 And when the devil had ended                   son?
all the temptation, he departed from                  23 And he said unto them, Ye will
him for a season.                                   surely say unto me this proverb,
  14 ¶ And Jesus returned in the                    Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever
a
  power of the Spirit into b Galilee:               we have heard done in aCapernaum,
and there went out a fame of him                    b
                                                      do also here in thy country.
through all the region round about.                   24 And he said, Verily I say unto
  15 And he taught in their syna-                   you, No prophet is a accepted in his
gogues, being glorified of all.                     own country.
  16 ¶ And he came to Nazareth,                       25 But I tell you of a truth, many
where he had been brought up: and,                  a
                                                      widows were in Israel in the days
as his custom was, he went into the                 of b Elias, when the heaven was
synagogue on the sabbath day, and                   shut up three years and six months,
stood up for to read.                               when great famine was throughout
  17 And there was delivered unto him               all the land;
the book of the prophet Esaias. And                   26 But unto none of them was Elias
when he had opened the book, he                     sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Si-
found the place where it was written,               don, unto a woman that was a widow.
  18 The a Spirit of the Lord is upon                 27 And many alepers were in Israel
me, because he hath b anointed me                   in the time of Eliseus the prophet;
to c preach the d gospel to the e poor;             and none of them was b cleansed,
he hath sent me to heal the bro-                    saving Naaman the Syrian.
  8 a tg Worship.                  		c tg Teaching.                      Prophecies about.
		b tg Commitment.                 		d D&C 137:7.                   22 a or marveled.
  9 a jst Luke 4:9 And the               tg Gospel.                		b Ps. 45:2.
      Spirit brought him to        		e tg Poor.                    		c John 6:42.
      Jerusalem, and set him       		f tg Jesus Christ,             23 a John 4:46 (43–54).
      on a pinnacle of the               Mission of;               		b Matt. 13:58.
      temple. And the devil              Preaching.                 24 a tg Prophets,
      came unto him, and           		g gr remission.                     Rejection of.
      said . . .                         tg Deliver;                25 a 1 Kgs. 17:9 (1, 8–10).
 10 a Ps. 91:11 (11–12).                 Remission of Sins.              tg Widows.
 12 a Deut. 6:16.                  		h D&C 138:8 (5–10).           		b ie Elijah.
 14 a tg Jesus Christ, Power of.         tg Bondage, Spiritual;          1 Kgs. 17:1;
		b Matt. 4:12.                          Salvation for the Dead;         Matt. 17:3 (1–4);
 18 a Isa. 61:1 (1–2).                   Spirits in Prison.              D&C 110:13 (13–16).
      tg God, Spirit of.           		i tg Liberty.                  27 a tg Leprosy.
		b tg Anointing;                   19 a John 12:47.               		b 2 Kgs. 5:14.
      Jesus Christ, Messiah.        21 a tg Jesus Christ,
1281                                                                    Luke 4:28–5:5

  28 And all they in the synagogue,             ting, all they that had any sick
when they heard these things, were              with a divers diseases brought them
filled with wrath,                              unto him; and he b laid his c hands
  29 And rose up, and thrust him                on every one of them, and healed
out of the city, and led him unto               them.
the brow of the hill whereon their                41 And devils also came out of
city was built, that they might cast            many, crying out, and saying, Thou
him down headlong.                              art a Christ the Son of God. And he
  30 But he a passing through the               rebuking them suffered them not to
midst of them went his way,                     speak: for they knew that he was
  31 And came down to Capernaum,                Christ.
a city of Galilee, and taught them                42 And when it was day, he a de-
on the sabbath days.                            parted and went into a bdesert place:
  32 And they were astonished at                and the people sought him, and came
his doctrine: for his word was with             unto him, and c stayed him, that he
a
  power.                                        should not depart from them.
  33 ¶ And in the synagogue there                 43 And he said unto them, I must
was a man, which had a spirit of an             a
                                                  preach the kingdom of God to other
unclean devil, and cried out with               cities also: for therefore am I b sent.
a loud voice,                                     44 And he preached in the syna-
  34 Saying, Let us alone; what have            gogues of a Galilee.
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
Nazareth? art thou come to destroy                            Chapter 5
us? I know thee who thou art; the               Peter, the fisherman, is called to catch
Holy One of God.                                men—Jesus heals a leper—He forgives
  35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,             sins and heals a paralytic—Matthew
Hold thy peace, and come out of                 is called—The sick need a physician—
him. And when the devil had thrown              New wine must be put in new bottles.
him in the midst, he came out
of him, and hurt him not.                       And it came to pass, that, as the
  36 And they were all amazed, and              people pressed upon him to hear
spake among themselves, saying,                 the word of God, he stood by the
What a word is this! for with author-           lake of Gennesaret,
ity and power he commandeth the                   2 And saw two ships standing by
a
  unclean spirits, and they come out.           the lake: but the fishermen were
  37 And the fame of him went out               gone out of them, and were wash-
into every place of the country                 ing their nets.
round about.                                      3 And he entered into one of
  38 ¶ And he arose out of the syna­            the ships, which was Simon’s, and
gogue, and entered into Simon’s                 prayed him that he would thrust out
house. And Simon’s wife’s mother                a little from the land. And he sat
was taken with a great fever; and               down, and taught the people out of
they besought him for her.                      the ship.
  39 And he stood over her, and a re-             4 Now when he had left speaking,
buked the fever; and it left her: and           he said unto Simon, Launch out into
immediately she arose and minis-                the deep, and let down your nets
tered unto them.                                for a a draught.
  40 ¶ Now when the sun was set-                  5 And Simon answering said unto
30 a John 8:59.                  39 a D&C 84:68 (64–73).       		b jst Luke 4:42 . . .
32 a gr authority.               40 a or various.                    solitary . . .
     tg Jesus Christ,            		b tg Hands, Laying on of.   		c gr detained Him.
     Authority of;               		c tg Administrations to      43 a tg Preaching.
     Jesus Christ, Teaching           the Sick.                		b tg Jesus Christ, Messen-
     Mode of;                    41 a tg Jesus Christ,               ger of the Covenant.
     Teaching with the Spirit.        Messiah.                  44 a Matt. 4:23 (23–25).
36 a Mark 1:39 (21–45).          42 a Luke 5:16; 6:12.         5 4 a gr catch, haul.
Luke 5:6–26                                                                           1282

him, Master, we have a toiled all                 16 ¶ And he a withdrew himself
the night, and have taken nothing:              into the wilderness, and prayed.
nevertheless at thy word I will let               17 And it came to pass on a cer-
down the net.                                   tain day, as he was teaching, that
  6 And when they had this done,                there were Pharisees and doctors
they inclosed a great multitude of              of the law sitting by, which were
fishes: and their net a brake.                  come out of every town of Galilee,
  7 And they beckoned unto their                and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the
partners, which were in the other               power of the Lord was present to heal
ship, that they should come and                 them.
help them. And they came, and                     18 ¶ And, behold, men brought in
filled both the ships, so that they             a bed a man which was a taken with
began to sink.                                  a palsy: and they sought means to
  8 When Simon Peter saw it, he                 bring him in, and to lay him before
fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,              him.
Depart from me; for I am a sinful                 19 And when they could not find
man, O Lord.                                    by what way they might bring him
  9 For he was astonished, and all              in because of the multitude, they
that were with him, at the draught              went upon the housetop, and let
of the fishes which they had taken:             him down through the tiling with
  10 And so was also James, and John,           his couch into the midst before
the sons of Zebedee, which were                 Jesus.
partners with Simon. And Jesus said               20 And when he saw their faith,
unto Simon, Fear not; from hence-               he said unto him, Man, thy sins are
forth thou shalt a catch men.                   a
                                                  forgiven thee.
  11 And when they had brought                    21 And the scribes and the Phari­
their ships to land, they a forsook             sees began to reason, saying, Who
all, and b followed him.                        is this which speaketh a blasphe-
  12 ¶ And it came to pass, when he             mies? Who can b forgive sins, but
was in a certain city, behold a man             God alone?
full of a leprosy: who seeing Jesus               22 But when Jesus aperceived their
fell on his face, and besought him,             thoughts, he answering said unto
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst          them, What reason ye in your hearts?
make me clean.                                    23 a Whether is easier, to say, Thy
  13 And he put forth his hand, and             sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise
touched him, saying, I will: be thou            up and walk?
clean. And immediately the leprosy                24 But that ye may know that the
departed from him.                              Son of man hath power upon earth
  14 And he charged him to tell no              to a forgive sins, (he said unto the
man: but go, and shew thyself to the            sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee,
a
  priest, and offer for thy cleansing,          Arise, and take up thy couch, and
according as Moses commanded, for               go into thine house.
a testimony unto them.                            25 And immediately he rose up be-
  15 But so much the more went                  fore them, and took up that whereon
there a fame abroad of him: and                 he lay, and departed to his own
great multitudes came together to               house, a glorifying God.
hear, and to be healed by him of                  26 And they were all amazed, and
their infirmities.                              they glorified God, and were filled
  5 a tg Industry.               16 a Luke 4:42; 6:12.             Teaching Mode of.
  6 a or was breaking.           18 a gr paralyzed.           23 a jst Luke 5:23 Does it
 10 a gr capture, take alive.    20 a tg Forgive.                  require more power to
      tg Missionary Work.        21 a tg Blaspheme.                forgive sins than to make
 11 a Luke 14:33 (28–33).       		b D&C 64:3 (1–5);                the sick rise up and
		b tg Apostles.                      110:5 (4–6).                 walk?
 12 a tg Leprosy.                     tg Remission of Sins.   24 a tg Remission of Sins.
 14 a Lev. 14:2 (1–32).          22 a tg Jesus Christ,        25 a Luke 18:43.
1283                                                                  Luke 5:27–6:9

with fear, saying, We have seen                 39 No man also having drunk old
strange things to day.                         wine a straightway desireth new: for
  27 ¶ And after these things he went          he saith, The old is better.
forth, and saw a publican, named
a
  Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom:                   Chapter 6
and he said unto him, Follow me.               Jesus heals on the Sabbath—He chooses
  28 And he left all, rose up, and             the Twelve Apostles—He pronounces
followed him.                                  blessings upon the obedient and woes
  29 And Levi made him a great feast           upon the wicked.
in his own house: and there was a
great company of publicans and                 And it came to pass on the second
of others that sat down with them.             sabbath after the first, that he went
  30 But their scribes and Pharisees           through the corn fields; and his dis-
murmured against his disciples, say-           ciples plucked the ears of corn, and
ing, Why do ye eat and drink with              did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
publicans and sinners?                           2 And certain of the Pharisees said
  31 And Jesus answering said unto             unto them, Why do ye that which
them, They that are whole need                 is not lawful to do on the a sabbath
not a physician; but they that are             days?
sick.                                            3 And Jesus answering them said,
  32 I came not to call the righteous,         Have ye not read so much as this,
but a sinners to repentance.                   what David did, when himself was
  33 ¶ And they said unto him, Why             an hungred, and they which were
do the disciples of John a fast often,         with him;
and make prayers, and likewise the               4 How he went into the house of
disciples of the Pharisees; but thine          God, and did take and eat the ashew-
eat and drink?                                 bread, and gave also to them that
  34 And he said unto them, Can ye             were with him; which it is not law-
make the children of the a bride-              ful to eat but for the priests alone?
chamber fast, while the bridegroom               5 And he said unto them, That
is with them?                                  the Son of man is Lord also of the
  35 But the days will come, when              a
                                                 sabbath.
the abridegroom shall be taken away              6 And it came to pass also on an-
from them, and then shall they b fast          other sabbath, that he entered into
in those days.                                 the synagogue and taught: and there
  36 ¶ And he spake also a parable             was a man whose right hand was
unto them; No man putteth a piece              withered.
of a new garment upon an old; if                 7 And the scribes and Pharisees
otherwise, then both the new mak­              watched him, whether he would heal
eth a rent, and the piece that was             on the sabbath day; that they might
taken out of the new a agreeth not             find an accusation against him.
with the old.                                    8 But he a knew their thoughts,
  37 And no man putteth new wine               and said to the man which had the
into old bottles; else the new wine            withered hand, Rise up, and stand
will burst the a bottles, and be               forth in the midst. And he arose
spilled, and the bottles shall perish.         and stood forth.
  38 But new wine must be put into               9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will
new bottles; and both are preserved.           ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the
 27 a Matt. 9:9 (9–13).              John 16:5 (4–7).         4 a Ex. 29:33 (32–33);
 32 a John 9:39 (39–41);       		b Acts 13:2 (2–3).               Lev. 24:9 (5–9);
      1 Tim. 1:15.              36 a gr fits, accords.            1 Sam. 21:6 (1–6).
 33 a Mark 2:18 (18–22).        37 a gr leather bags or       5 a tg Sabbath.
 34 a Matt. 22:2 (2–14);             wineskins.               8 a John 2:24 (23–25).
      Rev. 19:7 (7–9); 21:2.    39 a gr immediately.
 35 a Mark 2:19;               6 2 a John 5:10 (10–16).
Luke 6:10–30                                                                      1284

sabbath days to do good, or to do               20 ¶ And he lifted up his eyes on
evil? to save life, or to destroy it?         his disciples, and said, Blessed be
  10 And looking round about upon             ye a poor: for yours is the b kingdom
them all, he said unto the man,               of God.
Stretch forth thy hand. And he did              21 Blessed are ye that a hunger now:
so: and his hand was restored whole           for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye
as the other.                                 that weep now: for ye shall b laugh.
  11 And they were filled with mad-             22 Blessed are ye, when men shall
ness; and communed one with an-               a
                                                hate you, and when they shall
other what they might do to Jesus.            b
                                                sepa­rate you from their company,
  12 And it came to pass in those             and shall c reproach you, and d cast
days, that he a went out into a moun-         out your name as evil, for the Son
tain to bpray, and continued all night        of man’s sake.
in prayer to God.                               23 a Rejoice ye in that day, and
  13 ¶ And when it was day, he called         leap for b joy: for, behold, your c re-
unto him his disciples: and of them           ward is great in heaven: for in the
he a chose b twelve, whom also he             like manner did their fathers unto
named c apostles;                             the prophets.
  14 Simon, (whom he also named                 24 But woe unto you that are
a
  Peter,) and Andrew his brother,             a
                                                rich! for ye have b received your
James and John, Philip and Bar-               consolation.
tholomew,                                       25 Woe unto you that are full! for
  15 Matthew and Thomas, James the            ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that
son of Alphæus, and Simon called              laugh now! for ye shall mourn and
Zelotes,                                      weep.
  16 And Judas the brother of James,            26 Woe unto you, when all a men
and Judas a Iscariot, which also was          shall speak b well of you! for so did
the traitor.                                  their fathers to the false prophets.
  17 ¶ And he came down with                    27 ¶ But I say unto you which
them, and stood in the plain, and             hear, a Love your enemies, do good
the company of his disciples, and a           to them which hate you,
great multitude of people out of all            28 Bless them that curse you, and
Judæa and Jerusalem, and from the             a
                                                pray for them which despitefully
sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which            use you.
came to hear him, and to be healed              29 aAnd unto him that b smiteth
of their diseases;                            thee on the one cheek offer also the
  18 And they that were vexed with            other; and him that c taketh away
a
  unclean spirits: and they were              thy cloak forbid not to take thy
healed.                                       coat also.
  19 And the whole multitude sought             30 a Give to every man that b ask-
to touch him: for there went a virtue         eth of thee; and of him that taketh
out of him, and b healed them all.            away thy goods ask them not again.
 12 a Luke 4:42; 5:16.        		b tg Heal.                       Arm of Flesh.
		b Matt. 14:23; 26:36;        20 a James 2:5 (1–9).       		b John 15:19 (18–19);
      Luke 9:28.              		b D&C 38:9.                      1 Ne. 22:23;
 13 a 1 Ne. 12:7 (6–7).        21 a Isa. 55:1 (1–2).             Alma 1:3.
      tg Called of God.       		b tg Laughter.              27 a tg Reconciliation.
		b tg Apostles.               22 a 1 Pet. 3:14.            28 a Luke 23:34 (33–34);
		c tg Church Organization.   		b tg Persecution.                Acts 7:60 (53–60).
 14 a John 1:42.              		c tg Reproach.              29 a jst Luke 6:29–30
 16 a Josh. 15:25.            		d Isa. 66:5.                     (Appendix).
 18 a tg Spirits, Evil or      23 a Acts 5:41.             		b Alma 43:46 (46–47);
      Unclean;                		b tg Joy.                        D&C 98:23 (22–48).
      Uncleanness.            		c tg Reward.               		c 1 Cor. 6:7 (6–8).
 19 a gr power.                24 a tg Treasure.            30 a tg Generosity.
      Mark 5:30 (25–34);      		b Luke 16:25 (19–25).      		b Prov. 3:27 (27–28);
      Luke 8:46 (41–48).       26 a tg Trust Not in the          21:26 (25–26).
1285                                                                Luke 6:31–49

  31 And as ye would that men               but perceivest not the beam that is
should do to you, do ye also to them        in thine own eye?
likewise.                                     42 Either how canst thou say to
  32 For if ye love them which love         thy brother, Brother, let me pull
you, what thank have ye? for sin-           out the mote that is in thine eye,
ners also love those that love them.        when thou thyself beholdest not the
  33 And if ye do good to them which        beam that is in thine own eye? Thou
do good to you, what thank have             hypocrite, cast out first the beam
ye? for sinners also do even the            out of thine own eye, and then shalt
same.                                       thou see clearly to pull out the mote
  34 And if ye lend to them of whom         that is in thy brother’s eye.
ye hope to receive, what thank have           43 For a good tree bringeth not
ye? for sinners also lend to sinners,       forth corrupt a fruit; neither doth a
to receive as much again.                   corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
  35 But a love ye your enemies, and          44 For every tree is known by his
do good, and b lend, hoping for noth-       own a fruit. For of thorns men do
ing again; and your c reward shall be       not gather figs, nor of a bramble
great, and ye shall be the d children       bush gather they grapes.
of the Highest: for he is kind unto           45 A good man out of the good
the e unthankful and to the evil.           treasure of his a heart bringeth forth
  36 Be ye therefore a merciful, as         that which is good; and an evil man
your Father also is b merciful.             out of the evil treasure of his heart
  37 a Judge not, and ye shall not be       bringeth forth that which is evil:
judged: b condemn not, and ye shall         for of the abundance of the b heart
not be condemned: forgive, and ye           his c mouth d speaketh.
shall be c forgiven:                          46 ¶ And why a call ye me, b Lord,
  38 a Give, and it shall be given unto     Lord, and c do not the things which
you; good measure, pressed down,            I say ?
and shaken together, and running              47 Whosoever cometh to me, and
over, shall men give into your bosom.       heareth my sayings, and a doeth
For with the same b measure that ye         them, I will shew you to whom he
mete withal it shall be measured to         is like:
you again.                                    48 He is like a man which built
  39 And he spake a parable unto            an house, and digged deep, and
them, Can the a blind b lead the            laid the foundation on a rock: and
blind? shall they not both fall into        when the flood arose, the stream
the c ditch?                                beat vehemently upon that house,
  40 The disciple is not above his          and could not shake it: for it was
master: but every one a that is per-        founded upon a rock.
fect shall be as his master.                  49 But he that a heareth, and doeth
  41 And why beholdest thou the             not, is like a man that without a
a
  mote that is in thy brother’s eye,        foundation built an house upon the
 35 a tg Charity.            39 a tg Trust Not in the    		b tg Heart.
		b tg Generosity.                Arm of Flesh.          		c tg Gossip.
		c tg Reward.              		b tg Leadership.           		d Matt. 12:34;
		d D&C 76:58 (50–62).      		c gr pit, well, cistern.         James 3:10 (10–12).
		e tg Ingratitude.          40 a gr having been          46 a 1 Ne. 17:41 (40–41);
 36 a tg Mercy.                   perfectly prepared.          Alma 37:46 (44–47).
		b tg God, Mercy of.             tg Perfection.         		b Ezek. 33:31 (30–33);
 37 a Moro. 7:18 (12–19).    41 a gr chip, splinter.           Hosea 8:2 (1–4);
      tg Retribution.        43 a 3 Ne. 14:20 (14–20).         Matt. 7:21 (21–23);
		b tg Gossip.               44 a Matt. 7:16 (15–16);          D&C 112:26;
		c tg Forgive.                   Alma 7:24 (23–24);           JS—H 1:19.
 38 a tg Generosity;              D&C 84:58 (54–58);     		c tg Disobedience.
      Kindness.                   97:7 (6–8).             47 a tg Commitment.
		b D&C 1:10 (9–10).         45 a tg Motivations.         49 a James 1:23 (22–25).
Luke 7:1–22                                                                           1286

earth; against which the stream did             10 And they that were sent, return-
beat vehemently, and immediately              ing to the house, found the servant
it fell; and the ruin of that house           whole that had been sick.
was great.                                      11 ¶ And it came to pass the day
                                              after, that he went into a city called
              Chapter 7                       Nain; and many of his disciples went
                                              with him, and much people.
Jesus heals the centurion’s servant—            12 Now when he came nigh to the
Jesus raises from death the son of the        gate of the city, behold, there was a
widow of Nain—He praises John the             dead man carried out, the only son
Baptist as more than a prophet—A              of his mother, and she was a widow:
woman anoints Jesus’ feet, and He             and much people of the city was
forgives her sins.                            with her.
Now when he had ended all his say-              13 And when the Lord saw her, he
ings in the audience of the people,           had a compassion on her, and said
he entered into Capernaum.                    unto her, Weep not.
  2 And a certain centurion’s servant,          14 And he came and touched the
who was dear unto him, was sick,              bier: and they that bare him stood
and ready to die.                             still. And he said, Young man, I say
  3 And when he heard of Jesus, he            unto thee, Arise.
sent unto him the elders of the Jews,           15 And he that was a dead sat up,
beseeching him that he would come             and began to speak. And he deliv-
and heal his servant.                         ered him to his mother.
  4 And when they came to Jesus,                16 And there came a a fear on all:
they besought him a instantly, say-           and they glorified God, saying, That
ing, That he was worthy for whom              a great prophet is risen up among
he should do this:                            us; and, That God hath b visited his
  5 For he loveth our nation, and he          people.
hath built us a synagogue.                      17 And this rumour of him went
  6 Then Jesus went with them. And            forth throughout all Judæa, and
when he was now not far from the              throughout all the region round about.
house, the centurion sent friends to            18 And the disciples of a John
him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble           shewed him of all these things.
not thyself: for I am not worthy that           19 ¶ And John calling unto him two
thou shouldest enter under my roof:           of his disciples sent them to Jesus,
  7 Wherefore neither thought I               saying, Art thou he that should
myself worthy to come unto thee:              come? or look we for another?
but say in a word, and my servant               20 When the men were come unto
shall be healed.                              him, they said, John Baptist hath
  8 For I also am a man set under             sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou
authority, having under me soldiers,          he that should come? or look we for
and I say unto one, Go, and he go-            another?
eth; and to another, Come, and he               21 And in that same hour he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this,           a
                                                cured many of their infirmities and
and he doeth it.                              plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto
  9 When Jesus heard these things,            many that were blind he gave b sight.
he marvelled at him, and turned                 22 Then Jesus answering said unto
him about, and said unto the people           them, Go your way, and tell John
that followed him, I say unto you,            what things ye have seen and heard;
I have not found so great faith, no,          how that the blind see, the lame
not in a Israel.                              walk, the lepers are cleansed, the
7 4 a gr earnestly.            16 a Alma 19:25 (24–27);          D&C 110:7.
  9 a Alma 19:10.                   Moses 6:39 (37–40).     18 a Matt. 11:2 (2–19).
 13 a tg Compassion; Mercy.   		b Ex. 3:16;                 21 a tg Heal.
 15 a tg Death, Power over.         Luke 1:68;             		b tg Sight.
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deaf hear, the dead are raised, to               34 The Son of man is come eating
the a poor the gospel is preached.             and drinking; and ye say, Behold a
  23 And blessed is he, whosoever              gluttonous man, and a winebibber,
shall not be a offended in me.                 a friend of publicans and sinners!
  24 ¶ And when the messengers of                35 But wisdom is justified of all
John were departed, he began to                her children.
speak unto the people concerning                 36 ¶ And one of the Pharisees de-
John, What went ye out into the wil-           sired him that he would eat with
derness for to see? A reed shaken              him. And he went into the Phari-
with the wind?                                 see’s house, and sat down to meat.
  25 But what went ye out for to                 37 And, behold, a a woman in the
see? A man clothed in soft raiment?            city, which was a sinner, when she
Behold, they which are gorgeously              knew that Jesus sat at meat in the
a
  apparelled, and live delicately, are         Pharisee’s house, brought an alabas-
in kings’ courts.                              ter b box of ointment,
  26 But what went ye out for to see?            38 And stood at his feet behind him
A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and            weeping, and began to wash his feet
much more than a prophet.                      with tears, and did wipe them with
  27 This is he, of whom it is written,        the hairs of her head, and kissed
Behold, I send my a messenger be-              his feet, and a anointed them with
fore thy face, which shall prepare             the ointment.
thy way before thee.                             39 Now when the Pharisee which
  28 For I say unto you, Among those           had bidden him saw it, he spake
that are born of women there is not            within himself, saying, This man,
a greater prophet than John the                if he were a prophet, would have
Baptist: but he that is a least in the         known who and what manner of
kingdom of God is greater than he.             woman this is that toucheth him:
  29 And all the people that heard             for she is a sinner.
him, and the a publicans, justified              40 And Jesus answering said unto
God, being baptized with the b bap-            him, Simon, I have somewhat to
tism of John.                                  say unto thee. And he saith, Mas-
  30 But the Pharisees and lawyers             ter, say on.
a
  rejected the counsel of God bagainst           41 There was a certain creditor
themselves, being not c baptized of            which had two debtors: the one
him.                                           owed five hundred a pence, and the
  31 ¶ And the Lord said, Where-               other fifty.
unto then shall I liken the men of               42 And when they had nothing to
this generation? and to what are               pay, he frankly a forgave them both.
they like?                                     b
                                                 Tell me therefore, which of them
  32 They are like unto children sit-          will love him most?
ting in the marketplace, and call-               43 Simon answered and said, I sup-
ing one to another, and saying, We             pose that he, to whom he forgave
have piped unto you, and ye have               most. And he said unto him, Thou
not danced; we have a mourned to               hast rightly judged.
you, and ye have not wept.                       44 And he turned to the woman,
  33 For John the Baptist came nei-            and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
ther eating bread nor drinking wine;           woman? I entered into thine house,
and ye say, He hath a devil.                   thou gavest me no water for my feet:
 22 a Alma 32:2 (2–6).          		b Matt. 3:7 (1–8).          38 a tg Anointing.
 23 a 2 Ne. 18:14 (13–15).       30 a Alma 5:41.              41 a gr denarii; one denarius
 25 a tg Apparel.               		b gr for.                        was a workman’s daily
 27 a D&C 45:9.                 		c tg Baptism, Essential.         wage.
 28 a Matt. 11:11; D&C 50:26.    32 a tg Mourning.            42 a tg Forgive.
 29 a Matt. 21:32 (28–32);       37 a tg Woman.              		b tg Jesus Christ,
      Luke 3:12.                		b gr flask.                      Teaching Mode of.
Luke 7:45–8:16                                                                         1288

but she hath washed my feet with                 and as he sowed, some fell by the
tears, and wiped them with the hairs             way side; and it was trodden down,
of her head.                                     and the fowls of the air devoured it.
  45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but                   6 And some fell upon a rock; and as
this woman since the time I came                 soon as it was sprung up, it withered
in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.              away, because it lacked moisture.
  46 My head with oil thou didst                   7 And some fell among thorns; and
not anoint: but this woman hath                  the thorns sprang up with it, and
anointed my feet with ointment.                  choked it.
  47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her                8 And other fell on good ground,
sins, which are many, are a forgiven;            and sprang up, and bare fruit an
for she loved much: but to whom lit-             hundredfold. And when he had said
tle is forgiven, the same loveth little.         these things, he cried, He that hath
  48 And he said unto her, Thy sins              ears to hear, let him hear.
are a forgiven.                                    9 And his disciples asked him, say-
  49 And they that sat at meat with              ing, What might this parable be?
him began to say within themselves,                10 And he said, Unto you it is
Who is this that a forgiveth sins also?          given to know the a mysteries of the
  50 And he said to the woman, Thy               kingdom of God: but to others in
a
  faith hath saved thee; go in b peace.          b
                                                   parables; that seeing they might
                                                 not see, and hearing they might not
              Chapter 8                          c
                                                   understand.
                                                   11 Now the parable is this: The
Jesus gives and interprets the parable of        a
                                                   seed is the word of God.
the sower—He stills the tempest; casts             12 Those by the way side are they
out a legion of devils, who then enter the       that hear; then cometh the devil,
swine; heals a woman of an issue of blood;       and taketh away the word out of
and raises Jairus’s daughter from death.         their hearts, lest they should believe
And it came to pass afterward, that              and be saved.
he went throughout every a city and                13 They on the rock are they, which,
village, preaching and shewing the               when they hear, receive the word
glad btidings of the kingdom of God:             with joy; and these have no root,
c
  and the twelve were with him,                  which for a while believe, and in
  2 And certain women, which had                 time of a temptation fall away.
been healed of evil spirits and in-                14 And that which fell among
firmities, a Mary called Magdalene,              thorns are they, which, when they
out of whom went seven devils,                   have heard, go forth, and are achoked
  3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza                 with b cares and c riches and d plea-
Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and                sures of this life, and bring no fruit
many others, which ministered unto               to e perfection.
him of their substance.                            15 But that on the good ground
  4 ¶ And when much people were                  are they, which in an a honest and
gathered together, and were come                 good b heart, having heard the word,
to him out of every city, he spake               keep it, and bring forth c fruit with
by a parable:                                    patience.
  5 A sower went out to sow his seed:              16 ¶ No man, when he hath lighted
 47 a tg Forgive.                      twelve who were ordained    14 a Gal. 6:9 (8–10).
 48 a Mark 2:5.                        of him, were with him,     		b tg Worldliness.
 49 a tg Remission of Sins.        2 a Mark 16:9 (1, 9).          		c tg Treasure.
 50 a Matt. 9:2;                  10 a Alma 26:22.                		d tg Pleasure.
      Ether 12:4.                		b Ps. 78:2;                    		e tg Perfection.
		b Mosiah 15:18.                      Mark 4:11 (11–12).          15 a D&C 11:10.
8 1 a Alma 23:4;                 		c Isa. 6:9.                    		b tg Heart.
      D&C 66:5; 75:18.            11 a Alma 32:28 (27–28).        		c Alma 12:30 (29–30).
		b D&C 76:40.                    13 a 1 Ne. 8:28 (24–28).
		c jst Luke 8:1 . . . and the         tg Temptation.
1289                                                                     Luke 8:17–36

a a candle, covereth it with a vessel,        try of the Gadarenes, which is a over
or putteth it under a bed; but setteth        against Galilee.
it on a candlestick, that they which            27 And when he went forth to
enter in may see the light.                   land, there met him out of the city a
  17 For nothing is a secret, that shall      certain man, which had devils long
not be made manifest; neither any             time, and ware no clothes, neither
thing hid, that shall not be known            abode in any house, but in the tombs.
and come abroad.                                28 When he saw Jesus, he cried
  18 Take heed therefore how ye               out, and fell down before him, and
hear: for whosoever a hath, to him            with a loud voice said, What have
shall be b given; and whosoever hath          I to do with thee, a Jesus, thou Son
not, from him shall be taken even             of God most high? I beseech thee,
that which he seemeth to have.                torment me not.
  19 ¶ Then came to him his mother              29 (For he had commanded the
and his a brethren, and could not             unclean spirit to come out of the
come at him for the b press.                  man. For oftentimes it had caught
  20 And it was told him by certain           him: and he was kept bound with
which said, Thy mother and thy                chains and in fetters; and he brake
brethren stand without, desiring              the bands, and was driven of the
to see thee.                                  devil into the wilderness.)
  21 And he answered and said unto              30 And Jesus asked him, saying,
them, My a mother and my brethren             What is thy name? And he said,
are these which hear the word of              a
                                                Legion: because many devils were
God, and b do it.                             entered into him.
  22 ¶ Now it came to pass on a cer-            31 And they besought him that he
tain day, that he went into a ship            would not command them to go out
with his disciples: and he said unto          into the a deep.
them, Let us go over unto the other             32 And there was there an herd of
side of the lake. And they launched           many swine feeding on the moun-
forth.                                        tain: and they besought him that
  23 But as they sailed he fell asleep:       he would suffer them to enter into
and there came down a storm                   them. And he suffered them.
of wind on the lake; a and they                 33 Then went the devils out of the
were filled with water, and were in           man, and entered into the swine:
jeopardy.                                     and the herd ran violently down a
  24 And they came to him, and                steep place into the lake, and were
awoke him, saying, Master, mas-               choked.
ter, we perish. Then he arose, and              34 When they that fed them saw
rebuked the wind and the raging               what was done, they fled, and went
of the water: and they ceased, and            and told it in the city and in the
there was a calm.                             country.
  25 And he said unto them, Where               35 Then they went out to see what
is your faith? And they being afraid          was done; and came to Jesus, and
wondered, saying one to another,              found the man, out of whom the
What manner of man is this! for he            devils were departed, sitting at the
commandeth even the a winds and               feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his
water, and they obey him.                     right mind: and they were afraid.
  26 ¶ And they arrived at the coun-            36 They also which saw it told them
 16 a 3 Ne. 12:15 (14–16);   		b gr crowd.                     26 a gr on the other side of.
      D&C 60:2 (2–3).         21 a 3 Ne. 9:17 (13–18).         28 a James 2:19 (19–20).
 17 a D&C 1:3.               		b Matt. 7:21 (21–23).           30 a D&C 29:36 (36–38).
 18 a 2 Ne. 28:30 (29–31).    23 a jst Luke 8:23 . . . and     31 a gr abyss. (See also
		b Mark 4:24.                     they were filled with            Rev. 9:1; 20:3.)
 19 a tg Jesus Christ,             fear, and were in danger.
      Family of.              25 a tg Nature, Earth.
Luke 8:37–9:1                                                                       1290

by what means he that was possessed              she was not hid, she came trembling,
of the devils was healed.                        and falling down before him, she
  37 ¶ Then the whole multitude of               declared unto him before all the peo-
the country of the Gadarenes round               ple for what cause she had touched
about besought him to depart from                him, and how she was a healed im-
them; for they were taken with great             mediately.
fear: and he went up into the ship,               48 And he said unto her, Daugh-
and returned back again.                         ter, be of good a comfort: thy faith
  38 Now the man out of whom the                 hath made thee whole; go in peace.
devils were departed besought him                 49 ¶ While he yet spake, there
that he might be with him: but Jesus             cometh one from the ruler of the
sent him away, saying,                           synagogue’s house, saying to him,
  39 Return to thine own house, and              Thy daughter is dead; trouble not
shew how great things God hath                   the Master.
done unto thee. And he went his                   50 But when Jesus heard it, he an-
way, and apublished throughout the               swered him, saying, Fear not: believe
whole city how great things Jesus                only, and she shall be made whole.
had done unto him.                                51 And when he came into the
  40 And it came to pass, that, when             house, he suffered no man to go
Jesus was returned, the people gladly            in, save Peter, and James, and John,
received him: for they were all wait-            and the father and the mother of
ing for him.                                     the a maiden.
  41 ¶ And, behold, there came a man              52 And all wept, and bewailed
named aJairus, and he was a ruler of             her: but he said, Weep not; she is
the synagogue: and he fell down at               not dead, but sleepeth.
Jesus’ feet, and besought him that                53 And they alaughed him to scorn,
he would come into his house:                    knowing that she was dead.
  42 For he had one only daughter,                54 And he put them all out, and
about twelve years of age, and she               took her by the hand, and called,
lay a dying. But as he went the peo-             saying, Maid, arise.
ple thronged him.                                 55 And her spirit came again, and
  43 ¶ And a woman having an issue               she arose straightway: and he com-
of a blood twelve years, which had               manded to give her meat.
spent all her living upon physicians,             56 And her parents were aston-
neither could be healed of any,                  ished: but he charged them that
  44 Came behind him, and touched                they should tell no man what was
the a border of his garment: and                 done.
immediately her issue of blood
b
  stanched.                                                  Chapter 9
  45 And Jesus said, Who touched                 The Twelve are sent out—Jesus feeds
me? When all denied, Peter and
they that were with him said, Mas-               the five thousand—Peter testifies of
ter, the multitude throng thee and               Christ—Jesus foretells His death and
                                                 resurrection—He is transfigured on the
press thee, and sayest thou, Who                 mount—He heals and teaches.
touched me?
  46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath               Then he called his a twelve disciples
touched me: for I perceive that a vir-           together, and gave them power and
tue is gone out of me.                           b
                                                   authority over all devils, and to
  47 And when the woman saw that                 cure diseases.
 39 a Mark 5:20.                       Mark 5:30 (25–34);           Alma 26:23.
 41 a Matt. 9:18 (18–26).              Luke 6:19 (17–19).     9 1 a tg Apostles.
 43 a Lev. 15:25.                 47 a tg Heal.               		b tg Authority;
 44 a Acts 5:15; 19:12 (11–12).   48 a gr courage, cheer.         Priesthood, Authority.
		b gr ceased.                    51 a gr child.
 46 a gr power.                   53 a 2 Chr. 30:10;
1291                                                                 Luke 9:2–24

  2 And he sent them to a preach            and lodge, and get victuals: for we
the kingdom of God, and to b heal           are here in a desert place.
the sick.                                     13 But he said unto them, Give
  3 And he said unto them, Take             ye them to eat. And they said, We
nothing for your journey, neither           have no more but five loaves and
staves, nor scrip, neither bread,           two fishes; except we should go and
neither money; neither have two             buy meat for all this people.
coats apiece.                                 14 For they were about a five thou-
  4 And whatsoever house ye enter           sand men. And he said to his disci-
into, there abide, and thence depart.       ples, Make them sit down by fifties
  5 And whosoever will not receive          in a company.
you, when ye go out of that city,             15 And they did so, and made them
a
  shake off the very b dust from            all sit down.
your feet for a testimony against             16 Then he took the five loaves
them.                                       and the two fishes, and looking up
  6 And they departed, and went             to heaven, he blessed them, and
through the towns, preaching the            brake, and gave to the disciples to
a
  gospel, and healing every where.          set before the multitude.
  7 ¶ Now a Herod the tetrarch heard          17 And they did eat, and were all
of all that was done by him: and he         filled: and there was taken up of
was perplexed, because that it was          fragments that remained to them
said of some, that John was risen           twelve baskets.
from the dead;                                18 ¶ And it came to pass, as he was
  8 And of some, that Elias had ap-         alone praying, his disciples were
peared; and of others, that one of          with him: and he asked them, say-
the old prophets was risen again.           ing, Whom say the people that I am?
  9 And Herod said, John have I be-           19 They answering said, John the
headed: but who is this, of whom I          Baptist; but some say, Elias; and oth-
hear such things? And he desired            ers say, that one of the old prophets
to see him.                                 is risen again.
  10 ¶ And the apostles, when they            20 He said unto them, But whom
were returned, told a him all that          say ye that I am? Peter answering
they had done. And he took them,            said, The a Christ of God.
and went aside privately into a               21 And he straitly charged them,
b
  desert place belonging to the city        and commanded them to a tell no
called Bethsaida.                           man that thing;
  11 And the people, when they knew           22 Saying, The Son of man must
it, followed him: and he received           suffer many things, and be arejected
them, and spake unto them of the            of the elders and chief priests and
kingdom of God, and healed them             scribes, and be slain, and be raised
that had need of healing.                   the third day.
  12 And when the day began to                23 ¶ And he said to them all, If any
wear away, then came the twelve,            man will come after me, let him
and said unto him, Send the mul-            deny himself, and take up his a cross
titude away, that they may go into          daily, and b follow me.
the towns and country round about,            24 aFor whosoever will save his life
 2 a tg Missionary Work;    10 a jst Luke 9:10 . . .           1 Pet. 2:7.
     Preaching.                  Jesus . . .              23 a See jst Matt. 16:25–26
		b Matt. 10:8 (7–8).      		b jst Luke 9:10 . . .             (Appendix).
 5 a D&C 60:15.                  solitary . . .                Matt. 10:38;
		b Luke 10:11 (11–12);     14 a Matt. 14:21 (13–21);          3 Ne. 12:30 (29–30).
     D&C 84:92.                  Mark 6:44 (32–44);      		b tg Jesus Christ,
 6 a tg Gospel.                  John 6:10 (1–13).             Exemplar.
 7 a Matt. 14:1 (1–3);      20 a tg Testimony.            24 a jst Luke 9:24–25
     Mark 6:14 (14–29);     21 a Mark 8:30.                    (Appendix).
     Luke 3:1.              22 a Matt. 21:42 (42–46);
Luke 9:25–45                                                                             1292

shall b lose it: but whosoever will              and they feared as they entered
lose his life for my sake, the same              into the cloud.
shall save it.                                    35 And there came a voice out of
  25 For what is a man advantaged,               the cloud, saying, This is my a be-
if he gain the whole world, and alose            loved Son: hear him.
himself, or be cast away ?                        36 And when the voice was past,
  26 For whosoever shall be aashamed             Jesus was found alone. And they
of me and of my words, of him                    kept it close, and told no man in
shall the b Son of man be ashamed,               those days any of those things which
c
  when he shall come in his own                  they had seen.
glory, and in his Father’s, and of the            37 ¶ And it came to pass, that on
holy angels.                                     the next day, when they were come
  27 But I tell you of a truth, there            down from the hill, much people
be some standing here, which shall               met him.
not taste of a death, till they see the           38 And, behold, a man of the com-
kingdom of God.                                  pany cried out, saying, Master, I be-
  28 ¶ And it came to pass about an              seech thee, look upon my son: for
a
  eight days after these sayings, he             he is mine only child.
took Peter and John and James, and                39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him,
went up into a b mountain to c pray.             and he suddenly crieth out; and it
  29 And as he prayed, the fashion               teareth him that he foameth again,
of his countenance was a altered,                and bruising him hardly departeth
and his raiment was white and                    from him.
b
  glistering.                                     40 And I besought thy disciples to
  30 And, behold, there talked with              cast him out; and they could not.
him two men, which were Moses                     41 And Jesus answering said, O
and Elias:                                       faithless and perverse generation,
  31 Who appeared in glory, a and                how long shall I be with you, and
spake of his b decease which he                  suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
should accomplish at Jerusalem.                   42 And as he was yet a coming,
  32 But Peter and they that were                the devil threw him down, and tare
with him were heavy with sleep:                  him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean
and when they were awake, they                   spirit, and healed the child, and
saw his a glory, and the two men                 delivered him again to his father.
that stood with him.                              43 ¶ And they were all amazed
  33 And it came to pass, as they                at the a mighty power of God. But
departed from him, Peter said unto               while they wondered every one at
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be           all things which Jesus did, he said
here: and let us make three taber-               unto his disciples,
nacles; one for thee, and one for Mo-             44 Let these sayings sink down into
ses, and one for Elias: not knowing              your ears: for the Son of man shall
what he said.                                    be adelivered into the hands of men.
  34 While he thus spake, there came              45 But they a understood not this
a cloud, and overshadowed them:                  saying, and it was hid from them,
 24 b Matt. 10:39 (34–39);             with the holy angels.           spake of his death, and
      Mark 8:35;                  27 a John 21:23 (21–23);             also his resurrection,
      D&C 98:13 (13–14);               3 Ne. 28:7 (4–10);              which he . . .
      103:27 (27–28).                  D&C 7:2 (1–8).            		b gr departure.
 25 a Matt. 16:26.                28 a Mark 9:2 (2–8).                 tg Jesus Christ,
 26 a D&C 3:7 (6–8).             		b 2 Pet. 1:18 (10–19).              Death of.
		b tg Jesus Christ,             		c Matt. 14:23; 26:36;          32 a tg Glory.
      Son of Man.                      Luke 6:12.                 35 a Matt. 3:17; Mark 9:7.
		c jst Luke 9:26 . . . when      29 a Matt. 17:2 (1–13);         43 a gr majesty, glory.
      he shall come in his             Mark 9:2 (2–13).           44 a 1 Ne. 11:32;
      own kingdom, clothed in    		b or brilliant, glistening.         3 Ne. 27:14.
      the glory of his Father,    31 a jst Luke 9:31 . . . and    45 a John 12:16.
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that they perceived it not: and they           57 ¶ And it came to pass, that, as
feared to ask him of that saying.            they went in the way, a certain man
  46 ¶ Then there arose a reasoning          said unto him, Lord, I will a follow
among them, which of them should             thee whithersoever thou goest.
be a greatest.                                 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes
  47 And Jesus, perceiving the               have holes, and birds of the air have
thought of their heart, took a child,        nests; but the Son of man hath not
and set him by him,                          where to lay his head.
  48 And said unto them, Whosoever             59 And he said unto another, a Fol-
shall receive this child in my a name        low me. But he said, Lord, suffer
receiveth me: and whosoever shall            me first to go and bury my father.
b
  receive me receiveth him that sent           60 Jesus said unto him, Let the
me: for he that is least among you           dead bury their dead: but go thou
all, the same shall be c great.              and preach the kingdom of God.
  49 ¶ And John answered and said,             61 And another also said, Lord, I
Master, we saw one casting out dev-          will a follow thee; but let me first
ils in thy name; and we forbad him,          go bid them farewell, which are at
because he followeth not with us.            home at my house.
  50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid           62 And Jesus said unto him, No
him not: for he that is not against          man, having put his hand to the
us is a for us.                              a
                                               plough, and b looking back, is fit
  51 ¶ And it came to pass, when             for the kingdom of God.
the time was come that he should
be received up, he steadfastly set                       Chapter 10
his face to go to Jerusalem,                 Jesus calls, empowers, and instructs
  52 And sent messengers before his          the Seventy—They preach and heal—
face: and they went, and entered             Those who receive Christ’s disciples
into a village of the a Samaritans,          receive Christ—The Father is revealed
to make ready for him.
  53 And they did not receive him,           by the Son—Jesus gives the parable of
because his face was as though he            the good Samaritan.
would go to Jerusalem.                       After these things the Lord a ap-
  54 And when his disciples aJames           pointed other bseventy also, and sent
and John saw this, they said, Lord,          them c two and two before his face
wilt thou that we command b fire             into every city and place, whither
to come down from heaven, and                he himself would come.
consume them, even as Elias did?              2 Therefore said he unto them,
  55 But he turned, and rebuked              The a harvest truly is great, but the
them, and said, Ye know not what             labourers are few: pray ye there-
manner of a spirit ye are of.                fore the Lord of the harvest, that
  56 For the a Son of man is not             he would send forth labourers into
come to b destroy men’s c lives, but         his harvest.
to d save them. And they went to an-          3 Go your ways: behold, I send you
other village.                               forth as a lambs among wolves.
 46 a Matt. 18:1 (1–5);      56 a tg Jesus Christ,       			 D&C 133:15.
      Mark 9:34 (34–37).          Son of Man.            10 1 a tg Authority;
 48 a tg Name.              		b John 3:17 (16–17).            Called of God;
		b Matt. 10:40.            		c tg Mortality.                 Priesthood, Authority.
		c Ether 12:27 (26–27).    		d tg Life, Sanctity of;    		b tg Church
 50 a Matt. 12:30;                Worth of Souls.             Organization;
      Mark 9:40.             57 a Matt. 8:19.                 Missionary Work;
 52 a Matt. 10:5.            59 a 2 Ne. 31:12 (12–13).        Seventy.
 54 a Mark 3:17.                  tg Called of God.      		c Mark 6:7.
		b 2 Kgs. 1:10 (9–16).      61 a 1 Kgs. 19:20.           2 a Matt. 9:37.
 55 a tg Spirits, Evil or    62 a tg Commitment.          3 a Matt. 10:16.
      Unclean.              		b Luke 14:18 (16–24);
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  4 Carry neither a purse, nor scrip,           for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment,
nor shoes: and b salute no man by               than for you.
the way.                                           15 And thou, Capernaum, which
  5 And into whatsoever house ye en-            art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust
ter, first say, a Peace be to this house.       down to hell.
  6 And if the son of peace be there,              16 a He that b heareth you heareth
your peace shall rest upon it: if not,          me; and he that c despiseth you d de-
it shall turn to you again.                     spiseth me; and he that e despiseth
  7 And in the same house remain,               me despiseth him that sent me.
eating and drinking such things as                 17 ¶ And the a seventy returned
they give: for the a labourer is wor-           again with joy, saying, Lord, even the
thy of his b hire. Go not from house            devils are subject unto us through
to house.                                       thy name.
  8 And into whatsoever city ye en-                18 And he said unto them, I beheld
ter, and they a receive you, eat such           a
                                                  Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
things as are set before you:                      19 Behold, I give unto you a power
  9 And heal the sick that are therein,         to b tread on serpents and scorpi-
and say unto them, The a kingdom                ons, and over all the power of the
of God is come nigh unto you.                   enemy: and nothing shall by any
  10 But into whatsoever city ye                means c hurt you.
enter, and they receive you not, go                20 Notwithstanding in this arejoice
your ways out into the streets of the           not, that the spirits are subject unto
same, and say,                                  you; but rather b rejoice, because
  11 Even the very adust of your city,          your names are c written in heaven.
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe                   21 ¶ In that hour Jesus a rejoiced
off against you: notwithstanding be             in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
ye sure of this, that the kingdom of            Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
God is come nigh unto you.                      that thou hast hid these things bfrom
  12 But I say unto you, that it shall          the wise and c prudent, and hast
be more tolerable in that day for               revealed them unto d babes: even
Sodom, than for that city.                      so, Father; for so it seemed good in
  13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe               thy sight.
unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the                   22 All things are a delivered to me
mighty works had been done in                   of my Father: and no man knoweth
Tyre and Sidon, which have been                 b
                                                  who the Son is, but the Father;
done in you, they had a great while             and who the Father is, but the
ago repented, sitting in sackcloth              Son, and he to whom the Son will
and ashes.                                      c
                                                  reveal him.
  14 But it shall be more tolerable                23 ¶ And he turned him unto his
  4 a Matt. 10:9.                   said unto his disciples, He    21 a Matt. 11:25 (25–27).
		b 2 Kgs. 4:29.                    that heareth . . .            		b jst Luke 10:22 . . . from
  5 a 1 Sam. 25:6.            		b Matt. 10:40;                          them who think they are
      tg Peace of God.              Mosiah 15:11.                       wise and prudent . . .
  7 a D&C 31:5 (3–7).         		c gr rejects.                     		c tg Prudence.
      tg Labor.                     D&C 84:36 (35–39).            		d Alma 32:23;
		b Num. 18:31;               		d 1 Thes. 4:8.                          3 Ne. 26:14 (14–16);
      Matt. 10:10.            		e John 5:23.                            D&C 128:18.
      tg Wages.                17 a tg Seventy.                    22 a tg Jesus Christ,
  8 a tg Teachable.            18 a tg Council in Heaven;               Authority of.
  9 a Matt. 3:2.                    Devil.                        		b jst Luke 10:23 . . . that
 11 a Matt. 10:14 (12–14);     19 a tg Priesthood, Power of.            the Son is the Father,
      Mark 6:11;              		b Ps. 91:13.                            and the Father is the
      Luke 9:5;               		c Acts 28:5.                            Son, but him to whom
      Acts 13:51 (44–52);      20 a D&C 50:33 (30–34).                  the Son will reveal it.
      D&C 24:15;              		b tg Joy.                         		c Matt. 11:27;
      75:20 (19–22).          		c Ex. 32:32;                            John 1:18; 14:6 (6–14).
 16 a jst Luke 10:17 And he         Heb. 12:23.
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disciples, and said privately, Blessed        35 And on the morrow when he de-
are the a eyes which see the things         parted, he took out two pence, and
that ye see:                                gave them to the a host, and said unto
  24 For I tell you, that many aproph-      him, Take care of him; and what-
ets and b kings have desired to see         soever thou spendest more, when I
those things which ye see, and have         come again, I will repay thee.
not seen them; and to hear those              36 Which now of these three, think-
things which ye hear, and have not          est thou, was neighbour unto him
heard them.                                 that fell among the thieves?
  25 ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer          37 And he said, He that shewed
stood up, and tempted him, saying,          mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto
Master, what shall I do to inherit          him, Go, and do thou likewise.
a
  eternal life?                               38 ¶ Now it came to pass, as they
  26 He said unto him, What is writ-        went, that he entered into a certain
ten in the law? how readest thou?           village: and a certain woman named
  27 And he answering said, Thou            a
                                              Martha received him into her house.
shalt love the Lord thy God with all          39 And she had a sister called
thy a heart, and with all thy soul, and     Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet,
with all thy strength, and with all thy     and heard his word.
mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.           40 But Martha was cumbered about
  28 And he said unto him, Thou             much serving, and came to him, and
hast answered right: this do, and           said, Lord, dost thou not care that my
thou shalt a live.                          sister hath left me to serve alone?
  29 But he, willing to a justify him-      bid her therefore that she help me.
self, said unto Jesus, And who is my          41 And Jesus answered and said
b
  neighbour?                                unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art
  30 And Jesus answering said, A cer-       a
                                              careful and troubled about many
tain man went down from Jerusalem           things:
to Jericho, and fell among thieves,           42 But one thing is needful: and
which stripped him of his raiment,          Mary hath a chosen that good part,
and a wounded him, and departed,            which shall not be taken away
leaving him half dead.                      from her.
  31 And by chance there came down
a certain priest that way: and when                     Chapter 11
he saw him, he passed by on the             Jesus gives the Lord’s Prayer—He dis-
other side.                                 cusses the casting out of devils—He ac-
  32 And likewise a Levite, when he         claims Himself as greater than Jonah
was at the place, came and looked on        and Solomon—He rebukes the Pharisees
him, and passed by on the other side.       and says that the blood of all the proph-
  33 But a certain a Samaritan, as he       ets may be required of their generation.
journeyed, came where he was: and
when he saw him, he had b compas-           And it came to pass, that, as he was
sion on him,                                praying in a certain place, when
  34 And went to him, and bound             he ceased, one of his disciples said
up his wounds, pouring in oil and           unto him, Lord, a teach us to b pray,
wine, and set him on his own beast,         as John also taught his disciples.
and brought him to an inn, and took          2 And he said unto them, When ye
a
  care of him.                              pray, say, Our a Father which art in
 23 a Matt. 13:16.           		b tg Neighbor.                38 a John 11:1 (1, 5); 12:2.
 24 a 2 Ne. 25:26 (24–27).    30 a tg Cruelty.               41 a gr worried.
		b tg Kings, Earthly.        33 a John 4:9.                 42 a tg Agency.
 25 a Luke 18:18.            		b tg Benevolence;           11 1 a tg Teaching.
 27 a tg Apathy.                   Compassion; Kindness.   		b tg Prayer.
 28 a Lev. 18:5.              34 a tg Charity; Welfare.       2 a tg God the Father,
 29 a Luke 16:15.             35 a gr innkeeper.                  Elohim.
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heaven, Hallowed be thy bname. Thy                how much more shall your heavenly
kingdom come. Thy will be done,                   Father give a the Holy Spirit to them
as in heaven, so in earth.                        that ask him?
  3 Give us day by day our daily                   14 ¶ And he was casting a out a
bread.                                            devil, and it was dumb. And it came
  4 And a forgive us our sins; for we             to pass, when the devil was gone
also forgive every one that is b in-              out, the dumb spake; and the peo-
debted to us. cAnd lead us not into               ple wondered.
temptation; but deliver us from                    15 But some of them said, He
evil.                                             casteth out devils through a Beelze-
  5 aAnd he said unto them, Which of              bub the chief of the devils.
you shall have a friend, and shall go              16 And others, tempting him,
unto him at midnight, and say unto                sought of him a a sign from heaven.
him, Friend, lend me three loaves;                 17 But he, knowing their athoughts,
  6 For a friend of mine in his jour-             said unto them, Every kingdom
ney is come to me, and I have noth-               divided against itself is brought
ing to set before him?                            to deso­lation; and a house divided
  7 And he from within shall answer               against a house falleth.
and say, Trouble me not: the door                  18 If Satan also be divided against
is now shut, and my children are                  himself, how shall his kingdom
with me in bed; I cannot rise and                 stand? because ye say that I cast out
give thee.                                        devils through Beelzebub.
  8 I say unto you, Though he will                 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out
not rise and give him, because he                 devils, by whom do your sons a cast
is his a friend, yet because of his im-           them out? therefore shall they be
portunity he will rise and give him               your judges.
as many as he needeth.                             20 But if I with the a finger of God
  9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it               cast out devils, no doubt the king-
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall            dom of God is come upon you.
find; knock, and it shall be opened                21 When a strong man armed
unto you.                                         keepeth his palace, his goods are
  10 For every one that asketh re-                in peace:
ceiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;              22 But when a stronger than he
and to him that knocketh it shall                 shall come upon him, and over-
be opened.                                        come him, he taketh from him all
  11 If a son shall ask bread of any              his armour wherein he trusted, and
of you that is a father, will he give             divideth his spoils.
him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will             23 He that is not with me is aagainst
he for a fish give him a serpent?                 me: and he that gathereth not with
  12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will              me scattereth.
he offer him a scorpion?                           24 When the aunclean spirit is gone
  13 If ye then, being evil, know how             out of a man, b he walketh through
to give good gifts unto your children:            dry places, seeking rest; and finding
 2 b tg Name.                          whatsoever ye ask of him.         Hel. 13:26 (26–27).
 4 a tg Forgive.                       And he spake a parable,      16 a tg Sign Seekers.
		b tg Debt.                           saying, Which . . .          17 a Matt. 12:25;
		c jst Luke 11:4 . . . And        8 a tg Brotherhood and                John 2:25.
     let us not be led unto            Sisterhood;                  19 a Matt. 12:27–28;
     temptation; but deliver           Friendship.                       Mark 9:38 (38–49);
     us from evil; for thine is   13 a jst Luke 11:14 . . . good         Acts 19:13.
     the kingdom and power.            gifts, through the Holy      20 a Ex. 8:19;
     Amen.                             Spirit . . .                      John 3:2;
 5 a jst Luke 11:5–6 And          14 a jst Luke 11:15 . . . a            Acts 2:22; 10:38.
     he said unto them,                devil out of a man, and      23 a D&C 10:68 (67–68).
     Your heavenly Father will         he was dumb . . .            24 a D&C 50:31 (31–33).
     not fail to give unto you    15 a Mosiah 3:9 (9–12);          		b jst Luke 11:25 . . . it . . .
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none, c he saith, I will return unto                   neither under a bushel, but on a
my house whence I came out.                            candlestick, that they which come
  25 aAnd when he cometh, he find-                     in may see the light.
eth it swept and b garnished.                             34 The light of the body is the aeye:
  26 Then goeth he, and taketh to                      therefore when thine eye is b single,
him seven other spirits more wicked                    thy whole body also is full of light;
than himself; and they enter in, and                   but when thine eye is evil, thy body
dwell there: and the last state of that                also is full of c darkness.
man is worse than the first.                              35 Take heed therefore that the
  27 ¶ And it came to pass, as he                      light which is in thee be not dark-
spake these things, a certain woman                    ness.
of the company lifted up her voice,                       36 If thy whole body therefore be
and said unto him, a Blessed is the                    full of light, having no part dark,
womb that bare thee, and the paps                      the whole shall be full of light, as
which thou hast sucked.                                when the bright shining of a candle
  28 But he said, Yea rather, a blessed                doth give thee light.
are they that hear the word of God,                       37 ¶ And as he spake, a certain
and b keep it.                                         Pharisee besought him to dine with
  29 ¶ And when the people were                        him: and he went in, and sat down
gathered thick together, he began                      to meat.
to say, This is an evil generation:                       38 And when the Pharisee saw it,
they seek a a sign; and there shall                    he marvelled that he had not first
no sign be given it, but the sign of                   washed before dinner.
Jonas the prophet.                                        39 And the Lord said unto him,
  30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the                  Now do ye Pharisees make a clean
Ninevites, so shall also the Son of                    the outside of the cup and the plat-
man be to this generation.                             ter; but your b inward part is full of
  31 The a queen of the south shall                    c
                                                         ravening and d wickedness.
rise up in the judgment with the                          40 Ye fools, did not he that made
men of this generation, and con-                       that which is without make that
demn them: for she came from the                       which is within also?
utmost parts of the earth to hear the                     41 a But rather b give c alms of such
wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a                      things as ye have; and, behold, all
greater than Solomon is here.                          things are d clean unto you.
  32 The men of Nineve shall rise                         42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for
up in the judgment with this gen-                      ye tithe mint and rue and all man-
eration, and shall condemn it: for                     ner of herbs, and pass over judgment
they repented at the preaching of                      and the a love of God: these ought ye
Jonas; and, behold, a greater than                     to have done, and not to leave the
Jonas is here.                                         other undone.
  33 No man, when he hath lighted a                       43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for
a
  candle, putteth it in a secret place,                ye love the a uppermost seats in the
 24 c jst Luke 11:25 . . . it . . .    31 a 1 Kgs. 10:1.                     of such things as ye
 25 a jst Luke 11:26–27 And            33 a Matt. 5:15 (15–16);              have; and observe to do
      when it cometh, it                    3 Ne. 18:24.                     all things which I have
      findeth the house swept          34 a D&C 88:68 (67–68).               commanded you, then
      and garnished. Then             		b Morm. 8:15 (13–15);                would your inward parts
      goeth the evil spirit, and            JS—H 1:46.                       be clean also.
      taketh seven other              		c tg Darkness, Spiritual.      		b tg Generosity.
      spirits . . .                    39 a tg Purification.           		c tg Almsgiving;
		b gr put in order.                  		b Titus 1:15 (15–16).                Charity.
 27 a Luke 1:48.                            tg Hypocrisy.              		d tg Cleanliness.
 28 a tg Blessing.                    		c gr plunder, spoil.            42 a tg Love.
		b Prov. 19:16; 29:18.               		d tg Wickedness.                43 a Matt. 23:6;
      tg Obedience.                    41 a jst Luke 11:42 But if ye         Luke 20:46.
 29 a tg Sign Seekers.                      would rather give alms
Luke 11:44–12:6                                                                             1298

synagogues, and greetings in the                  them, the scribes and the Pharisees
markets.                                          began to a urge him vehemently, and
  44 Woe unto you, a scribes and                  to b provoke him to speak of many
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as              things:
b
  graves which appear not, and the                 54 Laying wait for him, and seek-
men that walk over them are not                   ing to a catch something out of his
aware of them.                                    mouth, that they might accuse him.
  45 ¶ Then answered one of the
lawyers, and said unto him, Mas-                                    Chapter 12
ter, thus saying thou a reproachest
us also.                                          Jesus teaches, Beware of hypocrisy;
  46 And he said, Woe unto you also,              lay up treasures in heaven rather than
ye a lawyers! for ye lade men with                on earth; prepare for the coming of the
burdens grievous to be borne, and                 Lord; where much is given, much is
ye yourselves touch not the burdens               required; preaching the gospel causes
with one of your fingers.                         division.
  47 Woe unto you! for ye build the               In the mean time, when there were
sepulchres of the prophets, and your              gathered together an innumerable
fathers killed them.                              multitude of people, insomuch that
  48 Truly ye bear witness that ye                they trode one upon another, he
a
  allow the deeds of your fathers:                began to say unto his disciples first
for they indeed killed them, and                  of all, Beware ye of the a leaven of
ye build their sepulchres.                        the Pharisees, which is b hypocrisy.
  49 Therefore also said the wisdom                 2 For there is nothing covered, that
of God, I will send them prophets                 shall not be revealed; neither a hid,
and apostles, and some of them they               that shall not be known.
shall slay and persecute:                           3 Therefore whatsoever ye have
  50 That the ablood of all the proph-            spoken in a darkness shall be heard
ets, which was b shed from the foun-              in the light; and that which ye have
dation of the world, may be required              b
                                                    spoken in the ear in c closets shall
of this generation;                               be proclaimed upon the housetops.
  51 From the blood of Abel unto the                4 And I say unto you my a friends,
blood of Zacharias, which perished                Be not b afraid of them that kill the
between the altar and the a temple:               body, and after that have no more
verily I say unto you, It shall be re-            that they can do.
quired of this generation.                          5 But I will forewarn you whom ye
  52 Woe unto you, a lawyers! for ye              shall a fear: Fear him, which after he
have taken away the b key of c knowl-             hath killed hath power to cast into
edge: ye entered not in yourselves,               b
                                                    hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
and them that were entering in ye                   6 Are not five sparrows sold for
d
  hindered.                                       two farthings, and not one of them
  53 And as he said these things unto             is a forgotten before God?
 44 a tg Scribe.                      knowledge, the fullness       12 1 a tg Leaven.
		b Ps. 5:9 (9–10);                   of the scriptures; ye enter   		b tg Hypocrisy.
      Matt. 23:27; Acts 23:3.         not in yourselves into           2 a Prov. 28:13.
 45 a tg Reproach.                    the kingdom; and those           3 a D&C 1:3.
 46 a Alma 10:27 (12–32).             who were entering in, ye      		b tg Gossip.
 48 a gr agree, accord with.          hindered.                     		c gr places of privacy.
      Acts 22:20.                     Luke 1:77.                       4 a John 15:15 (13–15).
 50 a tg Martyrdom.             		d Acts 13:45 (45, 50);            		b Matt. 10:28.
		b tg Prophets,                      1 Thes. 2:16.                        tg Peer Influence.
      Rejection of.              53 a gr be angry with, be             5 a D&C 122:9 (4–9).
 51 a Matt. 23:35.                    exasperated against.          		b tg Death, Spiritual,
 52 a Alma 10:27 (13–27);       		b tg Provoking.                          Second;
      11:20 (20–22).             54 a Matt. 22:15;                         Devil.
		b Moses 1:23 (23, 41).              Mark 12:13 (13–17);              6 a tg God, Omniscience of.
		c jst Luke 11:53 . . .              2 Ne. 27:32 (31–32).
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  7 But even the very hairs of your             18 And he said, This will I do: I
head are all numbered. Fear not              will pull down my barns, and build
therefore: ye are of more value than         greater; and there will I bestow all
many sparrows.                               my fruits and my goods.
  8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever              19 And I will say to my soul, a Soul,
shall a confess me before men, him           thou hast much goods laid up for
shall the Son of man also confess            many years; take thine ease, b eat,
before the b angels of God:                  drink, and be merry.
  9 a But he that denieth me before             20 But God said unto him, Thou
men shall be denied before the an-           fool, this night thy a soul shall be
gels of God.                                 required of thee: then whose shall
  10 And whosoever shall speak a             those things be, which thou hast
word against the Son of man, it shall        provided?
be forgiven him: but unto him that              21 So is he that layeth up a trea-
a
  blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost         sure for b himself, and is not rich
it shall not be forgiven.                    toward God.
  11 And when they bring you unto               22 ¶ And he said unto his disciples,
the synagogues, and unto magis-              Therefore I say unto you, a Take no
trates, and a powers, b take ye no           b
                                               thought for your life, what ye shall
thought how or what thing ye shall           eat; neither for the body, what ye
answer, or what ye shall c say:              shall put on.
  12 For the a Holy Ghost shall b teach         23 The life is more than meat, and
you in the same hour what ye ought           the body is more than raiment.
to say.                                         24 Consider the a ravens: for they
  13 ¶ And one of the company                neither sow nor reap; which neither
said unto him, Master, speak to my           have storehouse nor barn; and God
brother, that he divide the inheri-          feedeth them: how much more are
tance with me.                               ye better than the fowls?
  14 And he said unto him, Man,                 25 And which of you with taking
who made me a judge or a divider             thought can add to his stature one
over you?                                    cubit?
  15 And he said unto them, Take                26 If ye then be not able to do that
heed, and beware of a covetousness:          thing which is least, why take ye
for a man’s life consisteth not in the       thought for the rest?
abundance of the things which he                27 Consider the a lilies how they
possesseth.                                  grow: they toil not, they spin not;
  16 And he spake a parable unto             and yet I say unto you, that Solomon
them, saying, The ground of a                in all his glory was not arrayed like
certain rich man brought forth               one of these.
plentifully:                                    28 If then God so clothe the grass,
  17 And he thought within himself,          which is to day in the field, and to
saying, What shall I do, because I           morrow is cast into the oven; a how
have no room where to a bestow my            much more will he clothe you, O ye
fruits?                                      of little faith?
  8 a Moro. 7:44 (44–48);         be anxious about.        20 a tg Soul.
      D&C 62:3.             		c D&C 84:85.                 21 a tg Treasure.
		b tg Angels.               12 a Ex. 4:12;               		b Hosea 10:1.
  9 a jst Luke 12:9–12            D&C 24:6.                22 a gr Don’t worry.
      (Appendix).           		b tg Holy Ghost,            		b Matt. 6:25;
 10 a tg Apostasy of              Mission of.                   D&C 84:81.
      Individuals;           15 a Ps. 62:10; 119:36.       24 a Job 38:41.
      Holy Ghost,                 tg Covet.                27 a tg Nature, Earth.
      Unpardonable Sin       17 a gr gather.               28 a jst Luke 12:30 . . . how
      against.               19 a Eccl. 2:24.                   much more will he
 11 a gr authorities.       		b Isa. 22:13;                     provide for you, if ye are
		b gr don’t worry; don’t         1 Cor. 15:32.                 not of little faith?
Luke 12:29–48                                                                          1300

  29 And seek not ye what ye shall                have watched, and not have bsuffered
eat, or what ye shall drink, neither              his house to be broken through.
be ye of a doubtful mind.                           40 Be ye therefore ready also: for
  30 For all these things do the na-              the Son of man a cometh at an b hour
tions of the world seek after: and                when ye think not.
your Father knoweth that ye have                    41 ¶ Then Peter said unto him,
need of these things.                             Lord, speakest thou this parable
  31 ¶ a But rather seek ye the b king-           unto us, or even to all?
dom of God; and c all these things                  42 And the Lord said, Who then
shall be added unto you.                          is that a faithful and wise b steward,
  32 Fear not, little a flock; for it is          whom his lord shall make ruler over
your Father’s good pleasure to give               his household, to give them their por-
you the b kingdom.                                tion of meat in due season?
  33 Sell that ye have, and give aalms;             43 Blessed is that servant, whom
provide yourselves bags which wax                 his lord when he cometh shall find
not old, a b treasure in the heavens              so a doing.
that c faileth not, where no thief ap-              44 Of a truth I say unto you, that
proacheth, neither moth corrupteth.               he will make him a ruler over b all
  34 For where your a treasure is,                that he hath.
there will your heart be also.                      45 But and if that servant say in his
  35 Let your loins be girded about,              heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
and your a lights burning;                        and shall begin to beat the men-
  36 And ye yourselves like unto men              servants and a maidens, and to eat
that wait for their lord, when he                 and drink, and to be drunken;
will return from the wedding; that                  46 The lord of that servant will
when he cometh and knocketh, they                 come in a day when he looketh not
may open unto him immediately.                    for him, and at an hour when he is
  37 a Blessed are those servants,                not aware, and will cut him in sun-
whom the lord when he cometh                      der, and will appoint him his a por-
shall find bwatching: verily I say                tion with the unbelievers.
unto you, that he shall gird himself,               47 And that a servant, which knew
and make them to sit down to meat,                his lord’s b will, and c prepared not
and will come forth and serve them.               himself, neither did according to
  38 And if he shall come in the                  his will, shall be beaten with many
second watch, or come in the third                stripes.
watch, and find them so, blessed are                48 But he that a knew not, and did
those servants.                                   commit things worthy of stripes,
  39 And this know, that if the a good-           shall be b beaten with few stripes. For
man of the house had known what                   unto whomsoever cmuch is dgiven, of
hour the thief would come, he would               him shall be much e required: and to
 29 a Luke 1:20 (19–20); 24:25.    		c tg Dependability.              D&C 76:59 (58–59);
      tg Doubt.                     34 a 2 Ne. 9:30;                  84:38 (35–38).
 31 a jst Luke 12:34 Therefore           Hel. 13:22 (20–23).     45 a gr maidservants.
      seek ye to bring forth the    35 a Matt. 25:7 (7–8).       46 a tg Punish.
      kingdom of God . . .          37 a jst Luke 12:41–57       47 a James 4:17.
		b 1 Tim. 4:8;                          (Appendix).                  tg Apostasy of
      Jacob 2:18 (18–19);          		b tg Watch.                      Individuals.
      3 Ne. 13:33 (25–34);          39 a gr master.             		b 2 Ne. 9:27 (25–27).
      D&C 29:5.                    		b gr allowed, permitted.   		c tg Accountability;
		c Deut. 28:8;                     40 a D&C 133:11.                  Procrastination.
      D&C 24:3 (3–4).              		b Matt. 24:44.              48 a Rom. 2:12.
 32 a D&C 35:27.                    42 a tg Trustworthiness.    		b Deut. 25:2.
		b Matt. 25:34.                   		b tg Stewardship.          		c tg Talents.
      tg Kingdom of God,            43 a tg Commitment.         		d tg Stewardship.
      on Earth.                     44 a 1 Pet. 5:4.            		e tg Accountability;
 33 a tg Almsgiving.               		b Rom. 8:17 (14–18);             Duty;
		b tg Treasure.                         1 Cor. 3:22 (21–23);         Judgment.
1301                                                              Luke 12:49–13:12

whom men have committed much,                  heals a woman on the Sabbath, and
of him they will ask the more.                 likens the kingdom of God to a mus-
  49 ¶ I am come to send fire on the           tard seed—He discusses whether few
earth; and what will I, if it be al-           or many are saved and laments over
ready kindled?                                 Jerusalem.
  50 But I have a a baptism to be bap-
tized with; and how am I bstraitened           There were present at that season
till it be accomplished!                       some that told him of the Galilæans,
  51 Suppose ye that I am come to              whose blood Pilate had mingled
give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay;          with their sacrifices.
but rather division:                             2 And Jesus answering said unto
  52 For from henceforth there shall           them, Suppose ye that these Gali­
be five in one house divided, three            læans were a sinners above all the
against two, and two against three.            Galilæans, because they suffered
  53 The father shall be divided               such things?
against the son, and the son a against           3 I tell you, Nay: but, except
the father; the mother against the             ye a repent, ye shall all likewise
                                               b
                                                 perish.
daughter, and the daughter against               4 Or those eighteen, upon whom
the mother; the mother in law                  the tower in Siloam fell, and slew
against her daughter in law, and               them, think ye that they were sin-
the daughter in law against her                ners above all men that dwelt in
mother in law.                                 Jerusalem?
  54 ¶ And he said also to the peo-              5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye
ple, When ye see a cloud rise out of           repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
the west, straightway ye say, There              6 ¶ He spake also this parable; A
cometh a shower; and so it is.                 certain man had a fig tree planted
  55 And when ye see the south wind            in his a vineyard; and he came and
blow, ye say, There will be heat; and          sought fruit thereon, and found
it cometh to pass.                             none.
  56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern               7 Then said he unto the dresser of
the face of the sky and of the earth;
but how is it that ye do not discern           his vineyard, Behold, these three
this time?                                     years I come seeking fruit on this
  57 Yea, and why even of yourselves           fig tree, and find none: a cut it down;
judge ye not what is right?                    why cumbereth it the ground?
  58 ¶ When thou goest with thine                8 And he answering said unto him,
                                               Lord, let it alone this year also, till I
adversary to the magistrate, as thou           shall dig about it, and dung it:
art in the way, give diligence that              9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if
thou mayest be delivered from him;
lest he hale thee to the judge, and            not, then after that thou shalt cut
the judge deliver thee to the officer,         it down.
                                                 10 And he was teaching in one of
and the officer cast thee into prison.         the synagogues on the sabbath.
  59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart          11 ¶ And, behold, there was a
thence, till thou hast paid the very
last a mite.                                   woman which had a spirit of infir-
                                               mity eighteen years, and was bowed
             Chapter 13                        together, and could in no wise lift
                                               up herself.
Jesus teaches, Repent or perish—He               12 And when Jesus saw her, he
gives the parable of the barren fig tree,      called her to him, and said unto her,
 50 a Mosiah 3:7.              			 half a penny.               6 a tg Vineyard of the Lord.
		b gr distressed, hard-       13 2 a tg Suffering.            7 a Matt. 3:10;
      pressed.                  3 a D&C 3:11.                      7:19 (19–20);
 53 a Micah 7:6.                    tg Repent.                     Hel. 14:18 (17–19).
 59 a ie the smallest Jewish   		b Ether 8:23 (21–24);
      coin, worth less than         D&C 19:4.
Luke 13:13–32                                                                       1302

Woman, thou art loosed from thine                  23 Then said one unto him, Lord,
infirmity.                                      are there a few that be saved? And
 13 And he a laid his b hands on her:           he said unto them,
and immediately she was made                       24 ¶ Strive to enter in at the a strait
straight, and glorified God.                    b
                                                  gate: for many, I say unto you, will
 14 And the ruler of the synagogue              c
                                                  seek to enter in, and shall not be
answered with indignation, because              able.
that Jesus had healed on the sab-                  25 When once the master of the
bath day, and said unto the people,             house is risen up, and hath shut
There are six days in which men                 to the door, and ye begin to stand
ought to a work: in them therefore              without, and to knock at the door,
come and be healed, and not on the              saying, Lord, a Lord, open unto
sabbath day.                                    us; and he shall answer and say
 15 The Lord then answered him,                 unto you, I know you not whence
and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not              ye are:
each one of you on the sabbath loose               26 Then shall ye begin to say, We
his ox or his ass from the stall, and           have eaten and drunk in thy pres-
lead him away to watering?                      ence, and thou hast taught in our
 16 And ought not this woman, be-               streets.
ing a daughter of Abraham, whom                    27 But he shall say, I tell you,
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen            I know you not whence ye are;
years, be loosed from this bond on              a
                                                  depart from me, all ye workers of
the a sabbath day ?                             iniquity.
 17 And when he had said these                     28 There shall be a weeping and
things, all his adversaries were                gnashing of teeth, when ye shall
ashamed: and all the people rejoiced            see Abraham, and Isaac, and Ja-
for all the glorious things that were           cob, and all the prophets, in the
done by him.                                    b
                                                  kingdom of God, and you yourselves
 18 ¶ Then said he, Unto what is the            thrust out.
kingdom of God like? and where-                    29 And a they shall come from
unto shall I a resemble it?                     the east, and from the west, and
 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed,         from the north, and from the south,
which a man took, and cast into his             and shall sit down in the kingdom
garden; and it grew, and a waxed a              of God.
great tree; and the fowls of the air               30 And, behold, there are last
lodged in the branches of it.                   which shall be first, and there are
 20 And again he said, Whereunto                a
                                                  first which shall be last.
shall I liken the kingdom of God?                  31 ¶ The same day there came cer-
 21 It is like leaven, which a woman            tain of the Pharisees, saying unto
took and hid in three measures of               him, Get thee out, and depart hence:
meal, till the whole was leavened.              for a Herod will kill thee.
 22 And he went through the cities                 32 And he said unto them, Go ye,
and villages, teaching, and journey-            and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out
ing toward Jerusalem.                           devils, and I do cures to day and to
 13 a tg Hands, Laying on of.         3 Ne. 14:13 (13–14);    		b Alma 5:24 (14–24).
		b tg Administrations to             D&C 132:22 (22–25).           tg Exaltation; Kingdom
      the Sick.                 		b Matt. 7:13 (13–14);             of God, in Heaven.
 14 a tg Industry.                    3 Ne. 27:33;             29 a Matt. 8:11 (11–12);
 16 a tg Sabbath.                     D&C 22:4 (1–4).               Acts 10:45;
 18 a gr compare.               		c 1 Ne. 12:17.                    2 Ne. 10:18 (9–18);
 19 a gr became.                 25 a Isa. 55:6.                    D&C 45:9 (7–30).
 23 a 3 Ne. 27:33;               27 a Mosiah 26:27 (24–27);    30 a 1 Ne. 13:42;
      D&C 121:34.                     3 Ne. 14:23 (21–23);          Jacob 5:63 (1–77);
 24 a gr narrow.                      D&C 29:28 (27–28).            Ether 13:12 (10–12);
      2 Ne. 9:41;                28 a Mosiah 16:2 (1–2);            D&C 29:30 (30–32).
      Alma 37:13 (13, 44–46);         D&C 133:73 (72–73).      31 a Luke 3:19.
1303                                                                       Luke 13:33–14:15

morrow, and the third day I shall                   straightway pull him out on the
be a perfected.                                     a
                                                      sabbath day ?
  33 Nevertheless I must walk to day,                  6 And they could not answer him
and to morrow, and the day follow-                  again to these things.
ing: for it cannot be that a a prophet                 7 ¶ And he put forth a parable
perish out of bJerusalem.                           to those which were bidden, when
  34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which                  he marked how they chose out the
a
  killest the prophets, and stonest                 a
                                                      chief rooms; saying unto them,
them that are sent unto thee; how                      8 When thou art a bidden of any
often would I have gathered thy                     man to a wedding, sit not down in
children together, as a b hen doth                  the highest room; lest a more hon-
gather her brood under her wings,                   ourable man than thou be bidden
and ye would not!                                   of him;
  35 Behold, your house is left unto                   9 And he that bade thee and him
you a desolate: and verily I say                    come and say to thee, Give this man
unto you, b Ye shall not see me, un-                place; and thou begin with shame
til the time come when ye shall say,                to take the lowest room.
c
  Blessed is he that cometh in the                     10 But when thou art bidden, go
name of the Lord.                                   and sit down in the a lowest room;
                                                    that when he that bade thee cometh,
            Chapter 14                              he may say unto thee, Friend, go up
                                                    b
                                                      higher: then shalt thou have c wor-
Jesus again heals on the Sabbath—He                 ship in the presence of them that
teaches humility and gives the parable              sit at meat with thee.
of the great supper—Those who follow                   11 For whosoever a exalteth him-
Him must forsake all else.                          self shall be b abased; and he that
And it came to pass, as he went into                c
                                                      humbleth himself shall be exalted.
the house of one of the chief Phari­                   12 ¶ Then said he also to him that
sees to eat bread on the sabbath day,               bade him, When thou makest a din-
that they watched him.                              ner or a supper, call not thy friends,
  2 And, behold, there was a cer-                   nor thy brethren, neither thy kins-
tain man before him which had                       men, nor thy rich neighbours; lest
the dropsy.                                         they also bid thee again, and a rec-
  3 And Jesus answering spake unto                  ompence be made thee.
the lawyers and Pharisees, saying,                     13 But when thou makest a feast,
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath                 call the apoor, the maimed, the lame,
day ?                                               the blind:
  4 And they held their peace. And                     14 And thou shalt be a blessed; for
he took him, and healed him, and                    they cannot recompense thee: for
let him go;                                         thou shalt be b recompensed at the
  5 And answered them, saying,                      c
                                                      resurrection of the just.
Which of you shall have an ass or                      15 ¶ And when one of them that
an ox fallen into a pit, and will not               sat at meat with him heard these
 32 a tg Perfection.              			 D&C 84:115 (114–15).            		b Prov. 25:7 (6–8).
 33 a tg Prophets,                		b jst Luke 13:36 . . . Ye         		c gr honor, glory, respect.
      Rejection of.                      shall not know me, until      11 a tg Haughtiness.
		b jst Luke 13:33–34 . . .              ye have received from the    		b D&C 101:42.
      Jerusalem. This he spake,          hand of the Lord a just            tg Shame.
      signifying of his death.           recompense for all your      		c D&C 104:82.
      And in this very hour              sins; until the time . . .         tg Contrite Heart.
      he began to weep over       		c Ps. 118:26.                      13 a tg Generosity;
      Jerusalem,                  14 5 a tg Sabbath.                        Poor.
 34 a tg Persecution.                7 a gr first places.              14 a tg Blessing.
		b D&C 10:65 (63–65);                   Matt. 23:6.                  		b Matt. 6:4.
      43:24 (24–25).                 8 a gr invited.                  		c tg Resurrection.
 35 a Jer. 12:7; 22:5;              10 a tg Humility.
Luke 14:16–35                                                                                     1304

things, he said unto him, Blessed                     tudes with him: and he turned, and
is he that shall a eat b bread in the                 said unto them,
kingdom of God.                                          26 If any man come to me, and
  16 Then said he unto him, A cer-                    a
                                                        hate not his father, and mother,
tain man made a great supper, and                     and wife, and children, and breth-
bade many:                                            ren, and sisters, b yea, and his own
  17 And sent his servant at supper                   c
                                                        life also, he cannot be my d disciple.
time to say to them that were bidden,                    27 And whosoever doth not bear
Come; for all things are now ready.                   his a cross, and come after me, can-
  18 And they all with one consent                    not be my b disciple.
began to make a excuse. The first                        28 For which of you, intending to
said unto him, I have bought a                        build a tower, sitteth not down first,
piece of ground, and I must needs                     and a counteth the b cost, whether he
go and see it: I pray thee have me                    have sufficient to c finish it?
excused.                                                 29 Lest a haply, after he hath laid
  19 And another said, I have bought                  the foundation, and is not able to
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove                  finish it, all that behold it begin to
them: I pray thee have me excused.                    mock him,
  20 And another said, I have mar-                       30 Saying, This man began to build,
ried a wife, and therefore I cannot                   and was not able to a finish.
come.                                                    31 Or what king, going to make
  21 So that servant came, and                        war against another king, sitteth not
shewed his lord these things. Then                    down first, and aconsulteth whether
the master of the house being angry                   he be able with ten thousand to
said to his servant, Go out quickly                   meet him that cometh against him
into the streets and lanes of the                     with twenty thousand?
city, and bring in hither the poor,                      32 Or else, while the other is yet
and the maimed, and the a halt, and                   a great way off, he sendeth an a am-
the blind.                                            bassage, and desireth conditions of
  22 And the servant said, Lord, it                   peace.
is done as thou hast commanded,                          33 So likewise, whosoever he be
and yet there is room.                                of you that a forsaketh not all that
  23 And the a lord said unto the ser-                he hath, he cannot be my b disciple.
vant, Go out into the highways and                       34 ¶ a Salt is good: but if the b salt
b
  hedges, and c compel them to come                   have lost his savour, wherewith shall
in, that my house may be filled.                      it be seasoned?
  24 For I say unto you, That a none                     35 It is neither fit for the land, nor
of those men which were bidden                        yet for the dunghill; but men cast
shall taste of my supper.                             it out. He that hath ears to hear, let
  25 ¶ And there went great multi-                    him hear.
 15 a Luke 22:30; Rev. 19:9.       		c tg Martyrdom.                    		b tg Problem-Solving.
		b tg Bread.                      		d tg Self-Mastery.                 		c tg Commitment.
 18 a Luke 9:62 (57–62);            27 a See jst Matt. 16:25–26          29 a gr perhaps.
      D&C 121:35 (34–35).                (Appendix).                     30 a jst Luke 14:31 . . .
 21 a gr lame.                           Matt. 10:38;                         finish. And this he said,
 23 a 2 Cor. 5:20.                       John 19:17;                          signifying there should
		b gr hedged pathways.                  2 Ne. 9:18; Jacob 1:8;               not any man follow him,
		c gr urge.                             3 Ne. 12:30;                         unless he was able to
 24 a Matt. 21:43;                       D&C 56:2.                            continue; saying,
      Acts 13:46.                  		b jst Luke 14:27–28 . . .           31 a Prov. 20:18.
 26 a Matt. 10:37.                       disciple. Wherefore, settle     32 a or embassy.
		b jst Luke 14:26 . . . or              this in your hearts, that ye    33 a Luke 5:11;
      husband, yea and his               will do the things which I           D&C 103:27 (27–28).
      own life also; or in other         shall teach, and command       		b D&C 132:50 (49–51).
      words, is afraid to lay            you.                            34 a jst Luke 14:35–37
      down his life for my sake,    28 a Prov. 24:27.                         (Appendix).
      he cannot be . . .                 tg Self-Mastery.               		b tg Salt.
1305                                                                 Luke 15:1–22

              Chapter 15                        11 ¶ And he said, A certain man
                                              had two sons:
Jesus gives the parables of the lost            12 And the younger of them said
sheep, the piece of silver, and the prodi­    to his father, Father, give me the
gal son.                                      portion of a goods that falleth to me.
Then drew near unto him all the               And he divided unto them his living.
a
  publicans and sinners for to hear             13 And not many days after the
him.                                          younger son gathered all together,
   2 And the Pharisees and scribes            and took his journey into a far coun-
murmured, saying, This man receiv-            try, and there awasted his bsubstance
eth sinners, and eateth with them.            with c riotous living.
   3 ¶ And he spake this parable unto           14 And when he had spent all,
them, saying,                                 there arose a mighty famine in that
   4 What man of you, having an hun-          land; and he began to be in want.
dred sheep, if he lose one of them,             15 And he went and joined himself
doth not leave the ninety and nine            to a citizen of that country; and he
a
  in the wilderness, and go after that        sent him into his fields to feed swine.
which is b lost, until he find it?              16 And he a would fain have filled
   5 And when he hath found it, he            his belly with the b husks that the
layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.        swine did eat: and no man gave
   6 And when he cometh home, he              unto him.
calleth together his friends and                17 And when he a came to himself,
neighbours, saying unto them, Re-             he said, How many hired servants of
joice with me; for I have found my            my father’s have bread enough and
sheep which was lost.                         to spare, and I perish with hunger!
   7 I say unto you, that likewise              18 I will a arise and go to my father,
a
  joy shall be in heaven over one             and will say unto him, Father, I
b
  sinner that c repenteth, more than          have b sinned against heaven, and
over ninety and nine just persons,            before thee,
which need no repentance.                       19 And am no more worthy to be
   8 ¶ Either what woman having               called thy son: make me as one of
ten pieces of silver, if she lose one         thy hired servants.
a
  piece, doth not light a candle, and           20 And he arose, and came to his
sweep the house, and seek diligently          father. But when he was yet a great
till she find it?                             way off, his father saw him, and had
   9 And when she hath found it, she          a
                                                compassion, and ran, and fell on
calleth her friends and her neigh-            his neck, and kissed him.
bours together, saying, Rejoice with            21 And the son said unto him,
me; for I have found the piece which          Father, I have sinned against heaven,
I had lost.                                   and in thy sight, and am no more
   10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is      a
                                                worthy to be called thy b son.
joy in the presence of the a angels of          22 But the father said to his ser-
God over one bsinner that repenteth.          vants, Bring forth the best robe, and
15 1 a Mark 2:16 (15–16).      			 wage).                   17 a Ps. 119:59.
 4 a jst Luke 15:4 . . . and    10 a tg Angels.                  tg Repent.
     go into the wilderness    		b tg Worth of Souls.       18 a Lam. 3:40.
     after that which is        12 a gr property.          		b tg Confession.
     lost . . .                 13 a tg Waste.              20 a tg Benevolence;
		b Ezek. 34:16 (11–12, 16).   		b gr property.                  Compassion;
 7 a tg Joy.                   		c Prov. 28:7.                   Family, Love
		b tg Missionary Work.              tg Rioting and              within;
		c tg Repent.                       Reveling.                   Mercy.
 8 a gr drachma (a silver       16 a gr desired, set the    21 a tg Contrite Heart;
     coin equal to the               heart upon.                 Worthiness.
     Roman denarius—           		b gr pods (of the carob   		b tg Family, Patriarchal.
     a workman’s daily               tree).
Luke 15:23–16:12                                                               1306

put it on him; and put a ring on his       was accused unto him that he had
hand, and shoes on his feet:               a
                                             wasted his goods.
  23 And bring hither the fatted             2 And he called him, and said
calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and     unto him, How is it that I hear this
be merry:                                  of thee? give an a account of thy
  24 For this my son was dead, and         b
                                             stewardship; for thou mayest be
is alive again; he was lost, and is        no longer steward.
found. And they began to be merry.           3 Then the steward said within him-
  25 Now his elder son was in the          self, What shall I do? for my lord tak­
field: and as he came and drew nigh        eth away from me the stewardship:
to the house, he heard musick and          I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
dancing.                                     4 I am resolved what to do, that,
  26 And he called one of the ser-         when I am put out of the steward-
vants, and asked what these things         ship, they may receive me into their
meant.                                     houses.
  27 And he said unto him, Thy               5 So he called every one of his lord’s
brother is come; and thy father hath       debtors unto him, and said unto the
killed the fatted calf, because he         first, How much owest thou unto
hath received him safe and sound.          my lord?
  28 And he was angry, and would             6 And he said, An hundred mea-
not go in: therefore came his father       sures of oil. And he said unto him,
out, and entreated him.                    Take thy bill, and sit down quickly,
  29 And he answering said to his          and write fifty.
father, Lo, these many years do I            7 Then said he to another, And how
serve thee, neither transgressed           much owest thou? And he said, An
I at any time thy commandment:             hundred measures of wheat. And
and yet thou never gavest me a kid,        he said unto him, Take thy bill, and
that I might make merry with my            write fourscore.
friends:                                     8 And the lord commended the un-
  30 But as soon as this thy son was       just steward, because he had done
come, which hath devoured thy liv-         wisely: for the children of this world
ing with harlots, thou hast killed         are in their generation wiser than
for him the fatted calf.                   the a children of b light.
  31 And he said unto him, a Son,            9 And I say unto you, Make to your-
thou art ever with me, and b all that      selves friends of the a mammon of
I have is thine.                           unrighteousness; that, when ye fail,
  32 It was a meet that we should          they may receive you into everlast-
make merry, and be glad: for this          ing habitations.
thy brother was dead, and is alive           10 He that is afaithful in that which
again; and was lost, and is found.         is least is faithful also in much: and
                                           he that is unjust in the least is un-
             Chapter 16                    just also in much.
                                             11 If therefore ye have not been
Jesus gives the parable of the unjust      faithful in the unrighteous mam-
steward—He teaches of service and          mon, who will commit to your atrust
condemns divorce—He gives the para-
ble of the rich man and Lazarus.           the true b riches?
                                             12 And if ye have not been faith-
And he said also unto his disci-           ful in that which is another man’s,
ples, There was a certain rich man,        who shall give you that which is
which had a steward; and the same          your own?
  31 a tg Family, Love      2 a tg Accountability.       10 a Matt. 25:21;
       within.             		b tg Stewardship.                D&C 51:19;
		b D&C 84:38.              8 a tg Children of Light.         132:44, 53.
  32 a gr necessary.       		b tg Light [noun].          11 a tg Trustworthiness.
16 1 a tg Waste.            9 a D&C 82:22.              		b tg Treasure.
1307                                                                   Luke 16:13–17:1

   13 ¶ No servant can serve two                Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in
a
  masters: for either he will hate the          his bosom.
one, and love the other; or else he               24 And he cried and said, Father
will hold to the one, and despise               Abraham, have mercy on me, and
the other. Ye cannot serve God and              send Lazarus, that he may dip the
mammon.                                         tip of his finger in water, and cool
   14 And the Pharisees also, who               my tongue; for I am tormented in
were a covetous, heard all these                this flame.
things: and they derided him.                     25 But Abraham said, Son, re-
   15 And he said unto them, Ye are             member that thou in thy lifetime
they which a justify yourselves be-             a
                                                  receivedst thy good things, and
fore men; but God b knoweth your                likewise Lazarus evil things: but
c
  hearts: for that which is highly es-          now he is comforted, and thou art
teemed among dmen is eabomination               tormented.
in the sight of God.                              26 And beside all this, between
   16 a The law and the prophets were           us and you there is a great a gulf
until John: since that time the king-           fixed: so that they which would pass
dom of God is preached, and every               from hence to you cannot; neither
man presseth into it.                           can they pass to us, that would come
   17 And it is easier for heaven and           from thence.
earth to pass, than one tittle of the             27 Then he said, I pray thee there-
a
  law to fail.                                  fore, father, that thou wouldest send
   18 Whosoever a putteth away his              him to my father’s house:
wife, and marrieth another, com-                  28 For I have five brethren; that
mitteth adultery: and whosoever                 he may testify unto them, lest they
marrieth her that is put away from              also come into this place of torment.
her husband committeth adultery.                  29 Abraham saith unto him, They
   19 ¶ There was a certain rich man,           have a Moses and the prophets; let
which was clothed in purple and                 them hear them.
fine linen, and fared sumptuously                 30 And he said, Nay, father Abra-
every day:                                      ham: but if one went unto them
   20 And there was a certain abeggar           from the a dead, they will repent.
named Lazarus, which was laid at                  31 And he said unto him, If they
his gate, full of sores,                        a
                                                  hear not Moses and the b prophets,
   21 And desiring to be fed with the           neither will they be c persuaded,
crumbs which fell from the rich                 though one rose from the dead.
man’s table: moreover the dogs came
and licked his sores.                                       Chapter 17
   22 And it came to pass, that the             Jesus speaks of offenses, forgiveness, and
beggar died, and was carried by                 faith—Even the faithful are unprofitable
the a angels into bAbraham’s bosom:
                                                servants—Ten lepers are healed—Jesus
the rich man also died, and was                 discourses on the Second Coming.
buried;
   23 And in a hell he lift up his              Then said he unto the disciples, It
eyes, being in torments, and seeth              is impossible but that a offences will
 13 a Alma 5:39 (38–39).        17 a tg Law of Moses.             30 a Alma 32:18 (17–18);
 14 a Alma 11:24 (20, 24).      18 a tg Divorce.                       Ether 12:12 (12, 18);
 15 a Luke 10:29.               20 a tg Poor.                          D&C 5:7 (5–10).
		b tg God, Intelligence of;    22 a tg Angels.                   31 a tg Scriptures,
      God, Omniscience of.     		b Alma 40:11 (11–21).                 Study of;
		c Prov. 21:2.                 23 a tg Hell;                          Unbelief.
		d 2 Ne. 9:28 (28–30).              Spirits in Prison.         		b 2 Ne. 33:11 (10–14);
		e tg Man, Natural, Not        25 a Luke 6:24.                        Hel. 13:26 (24–30).
      Spiritually Reborn.       26 a 1 Ne. 15:28 (28–30).       		c D&C 5:8 (7–10); 133:71.
 16 a jst Luke 16:16–23              tg Separation.             17 1 a tg Offense.
      (Appendix).               29 a tg Scriptures, Value of.
Luke 17:2–24                                                                    1308

come: but woe unto him, through              12 And as he entered into a certain
whom they come!                             village, there met him ten men that
  2 It were better for him that a           were a lepers, which stood afar off:
millstone were hanged about his              13 And they lifted up their voices,
neck, and he cast into the sea, than        and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy
that he should a offend one of these        on us.
little ones.                                 14 And when he saw them, he said
  3 ¶ Take heed to yourselves: If           unto them, Go shew yourselves unto
thy brother a trespass against thee,        the apriests. And it came to pass, that,
rebuke him; and if he repent, b for-        as they went, they were cleansed.
give him.                                    15 And one of them, when he saw
  4 And if he trespass against thee         that he was healed, turned back,
seven times in a day, and seven times       and with a loud voice glorified God,
in a day turn again to thee, saying,         16 And fell down on his face at his
I a repent; thou shalt forgive him.         feet, giving him a thanks: and he was
  5 And the apostles said unto the          a Samaritan.
Lord, Increase our faith.                    17 And Jesus answering said, Were
  6 And the Lord said, If ye had            there not ten a cleansed? but where
a
  faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye      are the b nine?
might say unto this sycamine tree,           18 There are not found that re-
Be thou plucked up by the root, and         turned to give glory to God, save
be thou planted in the sea; and it          this stranger.
should obey you.                             19 And he said unto him, Arise,
  7 But which of you, having a ser-         go thy way: thy faith hath made
vant plowing or a feeding cattle, will      thee whole.
say unto him b by and by, when he            20 ¶ And when he was demanded
is come from the field, Go and sit          of the Pharisees, when the akingdom
down to meat?                               of God should come, he answered
  8 And will not rather say unto him,       them and said, The kingdom of God
Make ready wherewith I may sup,             cometh not with observation:
and gird thyself, and serve me, till         21 Neither shall they say, Lo here!
I have eaten and drunken; and af-           or, lo there! for, behold, the a king-
terward thou shalt eat and drink?           dom of God b is c within you.
  9 Doth he thank that servant be-           22 And he said unto the disciples,
cause he did the things that were           The days will come, when ye shall
commanded him? I a trow not.                desire to see one of the days of the
  10 So likewise ye, when ye shall          Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
have done all those things which are         23 And they shall say to you, See
commanded you, say, We are a un-            here; or, asee there: go not after them,
profitable servants: we have done           nor follow them.
that which was our b duty to do.             24 For as the lightning, that light-
  11 ¶ And it came to pass, as he           eneth out of the one part under
went to Jerusalem, that he passed           heaven, shineth unto the other part
through the midst of Samaria and            under heaven; so shall also the Son
Galilee.                                    of man be in his a day.
  2 a tg Sin.                      tg Humility;           21 a D&C 65:2.
  3 a Matt. 18:15 (15–17).         Ingratitude.          		b jst Luke 17:21 . . . has
		b tg Forgive.              		b tg Duty.                      already come unto you.
  4 a tg Repent.              12 a tg Leprosy.           		c Many translations read
  6 a Moses 7:13.             14 a Lev. 13:49.                 “among” because the
  7 a gr tending a flock.     16 a tg Thanksgiving.            pronoun “you” is plural
		b gr immediately.           17 a tg Purification.            here in Greek.
  9 a gr think.              		b tg Ingratitude.          23 a tg False Christs.
 10 a Rom. 3:12;              20 a tg Kingdom of God,     24 a Luke 21:34;
      Mosiah 2:21 (20–26).         on Earth.                   1 Thes. 5:4.
1309                                                                  Luke 17:25–18:11

  25 But first must he suffer many                              Chapter 18
things, and be rejected of this gen-
eration.                                         Jesus gives the parables of the unjust
  26 And as it was in the days of                judge and the Pharisee and publican—
                                                 He invites little children to come unto
a
  Noe, so shall it be also in the days
of the Son of man.                               Him and teaches how to gain eternal
  27 They did eat, they drank, they              life—He tells of His coming death and
                                                 resurrection and gives sight to a blind
married wives, they were given in                man.
marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark, and the a flood            And he spake a parable unto them
came, and destroyed them all.                    to this end, that men ought a always
  28 Likewise also as it was in the              to b pray, and not to c faint;
days of Lot; they did eat, they drank,             2 Saying, There was in a city a
they bought, they sold, they planted,            judge, which feared not God, nei-
they builded;                                    ther regarded man:
  29 But the same day that Lot went                3 And there was a widow in that
out of a Sodom it rained fire and                city; and she came unto him, say-
brimstone from heaven, and de-                   ing, Avenge me of mine adversary.
stroyed them all.                                  4 And he would not for a while:
  30 Even thus shall it be in the day            but afterward he said within him-
when the Son of man is revealed.                 self, Though I fear not God, nor re-
  31 In that day, he which shall be              gard man;
upon the housetop, and his stuff in                5 Yet because this widow troubleth
the house, let him not come down                 me, I will avenge her, lest by her
to take it away: and he that is in               continual coming she weary me.
the field, let him likewise not re-                 6 And the Lord said, Hear what
turn back.                                       the a unjust judge saith.
  32 Remember a Lot’s wife.                        7 And shall not God a avenge his
  33 Whosoever shall seek to save                own elect, which cry day and night
his life shall lose it; and whosoever            unto him, though he bear long with
shall a lose his life shall preserve it.         b
                                                   them?
  34 I tell you, in that night there               8 a I tell you that he will b avenge
shall be two men in one bed; the                 them speedily. Nevertheless when
one shall be taken, and the other                the Son of man cometh, shall he
shall be left.                                   find faith on the earth?
  35 Two women shall be grinding                   9 And he spake this parable unto
together; the one shall be taken,                certain which atrusted in themselves
and the other left.                              that they were righteous, and b de-
  36 Two men shall be in the field;              spised others:
the one shall be taken, and the                    10 Two men went up into the
other left.                                      temple to a pray; the one a Pharisee,
  37 aAnd they answered and said                 and the other a publican.
unto him, Where, Lord? And he                      11 The Pharisee stood and prayed
said unto them, Wheresoever the                  thus with himself, God, I thank
body is, thither will the eagles be              thee, that I am a not as other men
gathered together.                               are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers,
                                                 or even as this publican.
  26 a tg Earth, Cleansing of;   		b tg Prayer.                        come, he will avenge
       Flood.                    		c D&C 75:11.                        his saints speedily.
  27 a Matt. 24:37 (36–38).       6 a tg Injustice.                    Nevertheless . . .
  29 a Gen. 19:24.                7 a Num. 31:2; Alma 1:13;      		b tg Justice.
  32 a Gen. 19:26.                    D&C 121:5.                   9 a John 5:44.
  33 a tg Sacrifice.             		b jst Luke 18:7 . . . men?    		b Alma 32:3 (3–5).
  37 a jst Luke 17:36–40          8 a jst Luke 18:8 I tell        10 a tg Prayer.
       (Appendix).                    you that he will come,      11 a Isa. 65:5;
18 1 a tg Perseverance.               and when he does                 Alma 31:16 (14–18).
Luke 18:12–34                                                                            1310

   12 I a fast twice in the week, I give         thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
b
  tithes of all that I c possess.                and come, follow me.
   13 And the publican, standing afar             23 And when he heard this, he was
off, would not lift up so much as his            very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon                  24 And when Jesus saw that he
his breast, saying, God be merciful              was very sorrowful, he said, How
to me a a sinner.                                hardly shall they that have riches
   14 I tell you, this man went down             enter into the kingdom of God!
to his house justified rather than                25 For it is easier for a camel to
the other: for every one that a ex-              go through a needle’s eye, than for
alteth himself shall be abased; and              a rich man to enter into the king-
he that b humbleth himself shall be              dom of God.
exalted.                                          26 And they that heard it said, Who
   15 And they brought unto him also             then can be saved?
infants, that he would touch them:                27 aAnd he said, The things which
but when his disciples saw it, they              are impossible with men are b pos-
rebuked them.                                    sible with God.
   16 But Jesus called them unto him,             28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have
and said, Suffer little a children to            left all, and followed thee.
come unto me, and forbid them not:                29 And he said unto them, Verily
for of such is the kingdom of God.               I say unto you, There is no man
   17 Verily I say unto you, Whoso-              that hath left house, or parents, or
ever shall not receive the kingdom               brethren, or wife, or children, for
of God as a little child shall in no             the kingdom of God’s sake,
wise enter therein.                               30 Who shall not a receive b mani-
   18 And a certain ruler asked him,             fold more in this present time, and
saying, Good Master, what shall I do             in the world to come life everlasting.
to inherit a eternal life?                        31 ¶ Then he took unto him the
   19 And Jesus said unto him, Why               twelve, and said unto them, Behold,
callest thou me good? none is a good,            we go up to Jerusalem, and all things
save one, that is, God.                          that are a written by the prophets
   20 Thou knowest the command-                  concerning the Son of man shall
ments, Do not commit a adultery, Do              be accomplished.
not b kill, Do not steal, Do not bear             32 For he shall be delivered unto
c
  false witness, d Honour thy father             the Gentiles, and shall be a mocked,
and thy mother.                                  and spitefully entreated, and spit-
   21 And he said, All these have I              ted on:
kept from my youth up.                            33 And they shall scourge him, and
   22 Now when Jesus heard these                 put him to death: and the third day
things, he said unto him, Yet lackest            he shall a rise again.
thou one thing: sell all that thou hast,          34 And they a understood none of
and distribute unto the a poor, and              these things: and this saying was hid
 12 a Ex. 34:28.               		b D&C 42:79.                          world, it is possible
		b tg Tithing.                		c D&C 42:21.                          with God, that he
		c gr acquire, gain, or       		d tg Honoring Father                  should enter in.
      possess.                       and Mother.                 		b tg God, Power of.
 13 a Alma 38:14 (13–14).       22 a Mosiah 4:26;                 30 a D&C 132:55.
      tg Contrite Heart.             Alma 1:27;                  		b D&C 104:2.
 14 a 2 Cor. 10:18.                  D&C 42:30 (29–31).           31 a 1 Ne. 11:33;
      tg Haughtiness.           27 a jst Luke 18:27 And                2 Ne. 10:3;
		b Ether 12:27;                     he said unto them, It is          Mosiah 3:9 (9–10).
      D&C 101:42; 124:114.           impossible for them who      32 a tg Jesus Christ, Trials
 16 a Moro. 8:19 (10–26).            trust in riches, to enter         of; Mocking.
 18 a Luke 10:25.                    into the kingdom of God;     33 a tg Jesus Christ,
 19 a tg God, Perfection of.         but he who forsaketh the          Resurrection.
 20 a D&C 42:24 (23–25).             things which are of this     34 a John 12:16.
1311                                                             Luke 18:35–19:15

from them, neither knew they the               up into a sycomore tree to see him:
things which were spoken.                      for he was to pass that way.
 35 ¶ And it came to pass, that as                5 And when Jesus came to the
he was come nigh unto Jericho, a               place, he looked up, and saw him,
certain blind man sat by the way               and said unto him, Zacchæus, make
side begging:                                  haste, and come down; for to day I
 36 And hearing the multitude pass             must abide at thy house.
by, he asked what it meant.                       6 And he made haste, and came
 37 And they told him, that Jesus              down, and a received him joyfully.
of Nazareth passeth by.                           7 And when they saw it, they all
 38 And he cried, saying, Jesus,               murmured, saying, That he was
thou Son of David, have mercy                  gone to be guest with a man that
on me.                                         is a sinner.
 39 And they which went before                    8 And Zacchæus stood, and said
rebuked him, that he should hold               unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the
his peace: but he cried so much                half of my goods I give to the poor;
the more, Thou Son of David, have              and if I have taken any thing from
mercy on me.                                   any man by false accusation, I re-
 40 And Jesus stood, and com-                  store him a fourfold.
manded him to be brought unto                     9 And Jesus said unto him, This
him: and when he was come near,                day is salvation come to this house,
he asked him,                                  forsomuch as he also is a son of
 41 Saying, What wilt thou that I              Abraham.
shall do unto thee? And he said,                  10 For the Son of man is come to
Lord, that I may receive my sight.             seek and to a save that which was
 42 And Jesus said unto him, Re-               b
                                                 lost.
ceive thy a sight: thy b faith hath               11 And as they heard these things,
saved thee.                                    he added and spake a parable, be-
 43 And immediately he received                cause he was nigh to Jerusalem,
his sight, and followed him, a glori-          and because they thought that the
fying God: and all the people, when            kingdom of God should a immedi-
they saw it, gave praise unto God.             ately appear.
                                                  12 He said therefore, A certain
             Chapter 19                        nobleman went into a far country
Jesus came to save souls—He gives              to receive for himself a kingdom,
the parable of the pounds—He rides             and to return.
in triumph into Jerusalem, weeps over             13 And he called his ten servants,
the city, and cleanses the temple again.       and delivered them ten a pounds,
                                               and said unto them, b Occupy till
And Jesus entered and passed                   I come.
through Jericho.                                  14 But his a citizens hated him, and
 2 And, behold, there was a man                sent a b message after him, saying,
named Zacchæus, which was the                  We will not have this man to reign
chief among the publicans, and he              over us.
was rich.                                         15 And it came to pass, that when
 3 And he sought to see Jesus who              he was returned, having received the
he was; and could not for the a press,         kingdom, then he commanded these
because he was little of stature.              a
                                                 servants to be called unto him, to
 4 And he ran before, and climbed              whom he had given the money, that
  42 a tg Sight.                8 a 2 Sam. 12:6.            		b gr Do business.
		b 3 Ne. 17:8;                10 a tg Life, Sanctity of.    14 a tg Citizenship.
       D&C 42:48; 58:43.      		b Ezek. 34:16;              		b gr ambassador.
  43 a Luke 5:25.                   2 Ne. 26:25 (23–29).     15 a D&C 72:3 (3–4).
19 3 a gr crowd, multitude.    11 a 2 Thes. 2:2 (1–6).
   6 a tg Hospitality.         13 a tg Talents.
Luke 19:16–42                                                                       1312

he might know how much every                    29 And it came to pass, when he
man had gained by trading.                    was come nigh to Bethphage and
 16 Then came the first, saying,              Bethany, at the mount called the
Lord, thy pound hath gained ten               mount of Olives, he sent two of his
pounds.                                       disciples,
 17 And he said unto him, Well,                 30 Saying, Go ye into the village
thou good servant: because thou               over against you; in the which at
hast been a faithful in a very little,        your entering ye shall find a colt
have thou b authority over ten cities.        tied, whereon yet never man sat:
 18 And the second came, saying,              loose him, and bring him hither.
Lord, thy pound hath gained five                31 And if any man ask you, Why
pounds.                                       do ye loose him? thus shall ye say
 19 And he said likewise to him, Be           unto him, Because the Lord hath
thou also over five cities.                   need of him.
 20 And another came, saying, Lord,             32 And they that were sent went
behold, here is thy pound, which I            their way, and found even as he had
have kept laid up in a napkin:                said unto them.
 21 For I a feared thee, because                33 And as they were loosing the
thou art an b austere man: thou               colt, the owners thereof said unto
takest up that thou layedst not               them, Why loose ye the colt?
down, and reapest that thou didst               34 And they said, The Lord hath
not sow.                                      need of him.
 22 And he saith unto him, Out of               35 And they brought him to Jesus:
thine own mouth will I judge thee,            and they cast their garments upon
thou wicked servant. Thou knewest             the a colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
that I was an austere man, taking               36 And as he went, they spread
up that I laid not down, and reap-            their clothes in the way.
ing that I did not sow:                         37 And when he was come nigh,
 23 Wherefore then gavest not thou            even now at the descent of the
my money into the bank, that at               mount of Olives, the whole multi-
my coming I might have a required             tude of the disciples began to rejoice
mine own with b usury ?                       and praise God with a loud voice
 24 And he said unto them that stood          for all the mighty works that they
by, Take from him the pound, and              had seen;
give it to him that hath ten pounds.            38 Saying, Blessed be the King that
 25 (And they said unto him, Lord,            cometh in the name of the Lord:
he hath ten pounds.)                          peace in heaven, and a glory in the
 26 For I say unto you, That unto ev-         highest.
ery one a which hath shall be given;            39 And some of the Pharisees from
and from him that hath not, even              among the multitude said unto him,
that he hath shall be taken away              Master, rebuke thy disciples.
from him.                                       40 And he answered and said unto
 27 But those mine enemies, which             them, I tell you that, if these should
would not that I should reign over            hold their peace, the a stones would
them, bring hither, and slay them             immediately cry out.
before me.                                      41 ¶ And when he was come near,
 28 ¶ And when he had thus spo-               he beheld the city, and wept over it,
ken, he went before, ascending up               42 Saying, If thou hadst known,
to Jerusalem.                                 even thou, at least in this thy day,
 17 a tg Stewardship.       		b tg Usury.                           taken away from him.
		b tg Authority.            26 a jst Luke 19:25 . . . who     35 a Zech. 9:9.
 21 a tg Courage;                 occupieth, shall be given;   38 a Luke 2:14.
      Fearful.                    and from him who             40 a Matt. 21:9.
		b gr harsh, ungenerous.         occupieth not, even that
 23 a gr collected.               he hath received shall be
1313                                                          Luke 19:43–20:17

the things which belong unto thy             5 And they reasoned with them-
peace! but now they are hid from           selves, saying, If we shall say, From
thine eyes.                                heaven; he will say, Why then be-
  43 For the days shall come upon          lieved ye him not?
thee, that thine a enemies shall cast        6 But and if we say, Of men; all
a b trench about thee, and c compass       the people will stone us: for they be
thee round, and keep thee in on            persuaded that John was a aprophet.
every side,                                  7 And they answered, that they
  44 And shall a lay thee even with        could not tell whence it was.
the ground, and thy children within          8 And Jesus said unto them, Nei-
thee; and they shall not leave in thee     ther tell I you by what authority I
one b stone upon another; because          do these things.
thou knewest not the time of thy             9 Then began he to speak to the
c
  visitation.                              people this parable; A certain man
  45 And he went into the temple,          planted a a vineyard, and let it forth
and began to cast out them that            to b husbandmen, and went into a
sold therein, and them that bought;        far country for a long time.
  46 Saying unto them, It is written,        10 And at the season he sent a
My house is the ahouse of prayer: but      servant to the husbandmen, that
ye have made it a b den of thieves.        they should give him of the fruit
  47 And he taught daily in the            of the vineyard: but the husband-
temple. But the chief priests and the      men beat him, and sent him away
scribes and the chief of the people        empty.
sought to destroy him,                       11 And again he sent another ser-
  48 And could not find what they          vant: and they beat him also, and
might do: for all the people were          entreated him shamefully, and sent
very attentive to hear him.                him away empty.
                                             12 And again he sent a third: and
            Chapter 20                     they wounded him also, and cast
The chief priests oppose Jesus—He          him out.
gives the parable of the wicked hus-         13 Then said the lord of the vine-
bandmen—Render unto Cæsar and God          yard, What shall I do? I will send
that which is theirs—Jesus teaches the     my beloved son: it may be they will
law of marriage.                           reverence him when they see him.
                                             14 But when the husbandmen saw
And it came to pass, that on one of        him, they reasoned among them-
those days, as he taught the people        selves, saying, This is the heir: come,
in the temple, and preached the gos-       let us kill him, that the inheritance
pel, the chief priests and the scribes     may be ours.
came upon him with the elders,               15 So they cast him out of the vine-
  2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell       yard, and killed him. What there-
us, by what authority doest thou           fore shall the lord of the vineyard
these things? or who is he that gave       do unto them?
thee this authority ?                        16 He shall come and destroy
  3 And he answered and said unto          these husbandmen, and shall give
them, I will also ask you one thing;       the vineyard to others. And when
and answer me:                             they heard it, they said, a God
  4 The baptism of John, was it from       forbid.
heaven, or of men?                           17 And he beheld them, and said,
 43 a Luke 21:20.          		b Matt. 24:2 (1–51);       			 109:20 (19–20).
		b gr fortification,            JS—M 1:3 (1–55).       20 6 a Matt. 11:9; 14:5; 21:26.
      rampart.             		c Isa. 10:3.                 9 a tg Vineyard of the
      Isa. 37:33.           46 a Isa. 56:7.                   Lord.
		c Deut. 28:52.           		b Jer. 7:11;               		b gr farmers.
 44 a Dan. 9:26.                 D&C 94:8 (8–9);         16 a gr May it not be.
Luke 20:18–42                                                                      1314

What is this then that is written,               having a wife, and he die without
The a stone which the builders re-               children, that his b brother should
jected, the same is become the head              take his wife, and raise up seed unto
of the corner?                                   his brother.
  18 Whosoever shall fall upon that                29 There were therefore seven
stone shall be broken; but on whom-              brethren: and the first took a wife,
soever it shall fall, it will a grind him        and died without children.
to powder.                                         30 And the second took her to wife,
  19 ¶ And the chief priests and the             and he died childless.
scribes the same hour sought to lay                31 And the third took her; and in
hands on him; and they feared the                like manner the seven also: and they
people: for they perceived that he               left no children, and died.
had spoken this parable against them.              32 Last of all the woman died also.
  20 And they watched him, and                     33 Therefore in the resurrection
sent forth spies, which should feign             whose wife of them is she? for seven
themselves just men, that they might             had her to wife.
a
  take hold of his words, that so they             34 And Jesus answering said unto
might deliver him unto the power                 them, The children of this world
and authority of the governor.                   a
                                                   marry, and are given in marriage:
  21 And they asked him, saying,                   35 But they which shall be ac-
Master, we know that thou sayest                 counted worthy to obtain a that
and teachest rightly, neither ac-                world, and the b resurrection from
ceptest thou the person of any, but              the dead, neither marry, nor are
teachest the way of God truly:                   given in c marriage:
  22 Is it lawful for us to give a trib-           36 Neither can they die any more:
ute unto Cæsar, or no?                           for they are equal unto the a angels;
  23 But he perceived their a crafti­            and are the b children of God, being
ness, and said unto them, Why                    the children of the resurrection.
tempt ye me?                                       37 Now that the dead are raised,
  24 Shew me a penny. Whose image                even Moses shewed at the a bush,
and superscription hath it? They                 when he calleth the Lord the God
answered and said, Cæsar’s.                      of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,
  25 And he said unto them, Render               and the God of Jacob.
therefore unto a Cæsar the things                  38 For he is not a God of the a dead,
which be Cæsar’s, and unto God the               but of the living: for all live unto
things which be God’s.                           him.
  26 And they could not take hold                  39 ¶ Then certain of the scribes
of his words before the people: and              answering said, Master, thou hast
they marvelled at his answer, and                well said.
held their peace.                                  40 And after that they durst not
  27 ¶ Then came to him certain of the           ask him any a question at all.
Sadducees, which deny that there is                41 And he said unto them, How
any resurrection; and they asked him,            say they that Christ is David’s a son?
   28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote                  42 And David himself saith in
unto us, If any man’s a brother die,             the book of Psalms, The Lord said
 17 a tg Rock.                  28 a Deut. 25:5.                     132:17 (5–17).
 18 a gr scatter like chaff.   		b Mark 12:19.                       tg Angels.
 20 a Matt. 22:15 (15–22);      34 a tg Marriage, Marry;       		b tg Sons and Daughters
      Mark 12:13 (13–17).            Marriage, Temporal.             of God.
 22 a gr taxes.                 35 a jst Luke 20:35 . . .       37 a Ex. 3:2 (2–6).
      D&C 58:21 (21–22);             that world, through        38 a Rom. 14:9.
      98:9 (4–10).                   resurrection from . . .         tg Spirits,
 23 a Alma 10:17;              		b tg Objectives;                    Disembodied.
      D&C 10:25 (21–27).             Resurrection.              40 a D&C 84:116.
 25 a D&C 58:22 (21–23);       		c D&C 132:16 (7–39).           41 a Matt. 1:16 (1–16);
      63:26 (25–29).            36 a D&C 131:2 (1–4);                D&C 93:14 (3–17).
1315                                                               Luke 20:43–21:19

unto my a Lord, Sit thou on my right          Master, but when shall these things
hand,                                         be? and what asign will there be when
 43 Till I make thine enemies thy             these things shall come to pass?
footstool.                                      8 And he said, Take heed that ye be
 44 David therefore calleth him               not deceived: for many shall come
Lord, how is he then his son?                 in my name, saying, I am Christ;
 45 ¶ Then in the audience of all             and the time draweth near: go ye
the people he said unto his disciples,        not therefore after them.
 46 Beware of the a scribes, which              9 But when ye shall hear of wars
desire to walk in long robes, and             and commotions, be not terrified:
love greetings in the markets, and            for these things must first come to
the bhighest seats in the synagogues,         pass; but the end is not by and by.
and the chief rooms at feasts;                  10 Then said he unto them, a Na-
 47 Which devour widows’ houses,              tion shall rise against nation, and
and for a shew make long prayers:             kingdom against kingdom:
the same shall receive greater dam-             11 And great earthquakes shall
nation.                                       be in divers places, and famines,
                                              and a pestilences; and fearful sights
             Chapter 21                       and great signs shall there be from
Jesus foretells the destruction of the        heaven.
temple and of Jerusalem—He tells of             12 But before all these, they shall
                                              lay their hands on you, and a per-
the signs to precede His Second Com-          secute you, delivering you up to the
ing and gives the parable of the fig tree.    synagogues, and into prisons, being
And he looked up, and saw the                 brought before kings and rulers for
a
  rich men casting their gifts into           my name’s sake.
the treasury.                                   13 And it shall turn to you for a
  2 And he saw also a certain poor            testimony.
widow casting in thither two amites.            14 Settle it therefore in your hearts,
  3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto        not to a meditate before what ye
you, that this poor widow hath cast           shall b answer:
in more than they all:                          15 For I will give you a mouth and
  4 For all these have of their abun-         a
                                                wisdom, which all your adversar-
dance cast in unto the offerings of           ies shall not be able to b gainsay
God: but she of her penury hath               nor resist.
cast in all the living that she had.            16 And ye shall be betrayed both
  5 ¶ And as some spake of the                by parents, and brethren, and kins-
temple, how it was adorned with               folks, and friends; and some of you
goodly stones and gifts, he said,             shall they cause to be put to death.
  6 As for these things which ye                17 And ye shall be hated of all men
behold, the days will come, in the            for my name’s a sake.
which there shall not be left one               18 But there shall not an a hair of
a
  stone upon another, that shall not          your head perish.
be thrown down.                                 19 In your a patience b possess ye
  7 And they asked him, saying,               your souls.
  42 a Ps. 110:1.            			 D&C 45:16 (16–75);                 Acts 6:10; D&C 11:21.
  46 a 2 Ne. 28:16;                JS—M 1:4 (4–55).                 tg Wisdom.
       Alma 10:27.            10 a 1 Ne. 22:14 (13–14).       		b gr speak against,
		b gr first or most          11 a 2 Ne. 6:15; Mosiah 12:4;         oppose, contradict.
       honorable.                  D&C 97:26 (22–26).          17 a D&C 98:13; 101:35.
       Luke 11:43.            12 a tg Persecution.             18 a Matt. 10:30 (29–31);
21 1 a Mosiah 4:23;           14 a gr practice, prepare.            Alma 40:23;
       D&C 56:16.                  tg Meditation.                   D&C 29:25.
   2 a D&C 64:34 (22, 34).   		b D&C 84:85.                    19 a tg Patience.
   6 a D&C 45:20.             15 a Isa. 50:4;                 		b gr preserve, win
   7 a Matt. 24:3 (3–46);          Matt. 10:19 (16–20);             mastery over.
Luke 21:20–38                                                                                    1316

  20 And when ye shall see aJerusa-                   up your heads; for your aredemption
lem compassed with b armies, then                     draweth nigh.
know that the c desolation thereof                       29 And he spake to them a para­
is nigh.                                              ble; Behold the a fig tree, and all
  21 Then let them which are in                       the trees;
Judæa flee to the mountains; and                         30 When they now shoot forth, ye
let them which are in the midst                       see and know of your own selves
of it depart out; and let not them                    that summer is now nigh at hand.
that are in the a countries enter                        31 So likewise ye, when ye see
thereinto.                                            these things come to pass, know ye
  22 For these be the days of ven-                    that the kingdom of God is nigh
geance, that all things which are                     at hand.
written may be fulfilled.                                32 Verily I say unto you, a This gen-
  23 But woe unto them that are                       eration shall not pass away, till all
with child, and to them that give                     be fulfilled.
suck, in those days! for there shall                     33 Heaven and earth shall pass
be great distress in the land, and                    away: but my words shall not
wrath upon this people.                               pass away.
  24 And they shall fall by the edge                     34 ¶ And take heed to yourselves,
of the sword, and shall be a led away                 lest at any time your hearts be
b
  captive into all c nations: and Je-                 overcharged with a surfeiting, and
rusalem shall be d trodden down of                    drunkenness, and b cares of this life,
the e Gentiles, until the times of the                and so that c day come upon you
Gentiles be fulfilled.                                d
                                                        unawares.
  25 ¶ aAnd there shall be signs                         35 For as a a snare shall it come on
in the sun, and in the b moon, and in                 all them that dwell on the face of
the stars; and upon the earth distress                the whole earth.
of nations, with perplexity; the sea                     36 a Watch ye therefore, and b pray
and the waves roaring;                                always, c that ye may be accounted
  26 Men’s hearts a failing them for                  d
                                                        worthy to escape all these things
fear, and for looking after those                     that shall come to pass, and to stand
things which are coming on the                        before the e Son of man.
earth: for the powers of heaven shall                    37 And in the day time he was
be b shaken.                                          a
                                                        teaching in the temple; and at night
  27 And then shall they see the Son                  he went out, and abode in the mount
of man coming in a a cloud with                       that is called the mount of Olives.
power and great glory.                                   38 And all the people came early in
  28 And when these things begin to                   the morning to him in the temple,
come to pass, then look up, and lift                  for to hear him.
 20 a Luke 19:43.                 		b tg Astronomy.                           1 Thes. 5:4.
		b Ezek. 38:16 (15–16);           26 a D&C 45:26; 88:91.               		d tg Procrastination.
      Rev. 16:16.                 		b Isa. 34:4.                         35 a Rev. 3:3; 16:15;
		c D&C 45:19 (18–21).             27 a Dan. 7:13;                            D&C 63:15.
      tg Abomination of                 D&C 34:7.                        36 a tg Watch.
      Desolation.                  28 a D&C 35:26.                      		b tg Prayer.
 21 a gr districts or regions.     29 a D&C 35:16 (15–16);              		c jst Luke 21:36 . . . and
 24 a Dan. 12:7.                        45:37 (34–38).                        keep my commandments,
      tg Israel, Scattering of.    32 a jst Luke 21:32 . . .                  that ye . . .
		b tg Israel, Bondage of,              this generation, the            		d tg Worthiness.
      in Other Lands.                   generation when the times       		e jst Luke 21:36 . . . Son
		c tg Israel, Twelve                   of the Gentiles be fulfilled,         of man when he shall
      Tribes of.                        shall not . . .                       come clothed in the glory
		d Dan. 9:27 (24–27).             34 a gr debauchery.                        of his Father.
		e D&C 45:25.                          tg Rioting and                   37 a Matt. 26:55;
      tg Gentiles.                      Reveling.                             John 8:2 (1–2).
 25 a jst Luke 21:24–26           		b tg Worldliness.
      (Appendix).                 		c Luke 17:24;
1317                                                                           Luke 22:1–25

              Chapter 22                              12 And he shall shew you a large
                                                    upper room furnished: there make
Jesus institutes the sacrament—He                   ready.
suffers in Gethsemane and is be-                      13 And they went, and found as
trayed and arrested—Peter denies                    he had said unto them: and they
knowing Him—Jesus is smitten and                    made ready the passover.
mocked.                                               14 And when the hour was come,
Now the feast of unleavened bread                   he sat down, and the twelve apos-
drew nigh, which is called the                      tles with him.
a
  Passover.                                           15 And he said unto them, With
  2 And the chief apriests and bscribes             desire I have desired to eat this
sought how they might ckill him; for                passover with you before I suffer:
they feared the people.                               16 For I say unto you, I will not
  3 ¶ Then entered Satan into Ju-                   any more eat thereof, a until it be
das surnamed Iscariot, being of the                 fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
number of the twelve.                                 17 And he took the cup, and gave
  4 And he went his way, and a com-                 thanks, and said, Take this, and di-
muned with the chief priests and                    vide it among yourselves:
captains, how he might betray him                     18 For I say unto you, I will not
unto them.                                          a
                                                      drink of the fruit of the vine, un-
  5 And they were glad, and cov-                    til the kingdom of God shall come.
enanted to give him a money.                          19 ¶ And he took a bread, and gave
  6 And he promised, and sought op-                 thanks, and brake it, and gave unto
portunity to betray him unto them                   them, saying, This is my bbody which
in the absence of the multitude.                    is c given for you: this do in d remem-
  7 ¶ Then came the day of a unleav-                brance of me.
ened bread, when the b passover                       20 Likewise also the a cup after
must be killed.                                     supper, saying, This cup is the new
  8 And he sent aPeter and John, say-               b
                                                      testament in my blood, which is
ing, Go and prepare us the passover,                shed for you.
that we may eat.                                      21 ¶ But, behold, the hand of him
  9 And they said unto him, Where                   that betrayeth me is with me on
wilt thou that we prepare?                          the table.
  10 And he said unto them, Behold,                   22 And truly the Son of man goeth,
when ye are entered into the city,                  as it was a determined: but woe unto
there shall a man meet you, bear-                   that man by whom he is b betrayed!
ing a pitcher of water; follow him                    23 And they began to inquire
into the house where he entereth in.                among themselves, which of them
  11 And ye shall say unto the agood-               it was that should do this thing.
man of the house, The Master saith                    24 ¶ And there was also a a strife
unto thee, Where is the guestcham-                  among them, which of them should
ber, where I shall eat the passover                 be accounted the b greatest.
with my disciples?                                    25 And he said unto them, The
22 1 a tg Passover.               16 a jst Luke 22:16 . . . until         Atonement through.
  2 a 2 Ne. 10:5.                      it be fulfilled which is     		c tg Jesus Christ,
      tg Priestcraft.                  written in the prophets            Redeemer.
		b tg Scribe.                         concerning me. Then I        		d tg Jesus Christ, Types
		c Matt. 26:4 (2–5);                  will partake with you, in          of, in Memory.
      Mark 14:1 (1–2);                 the . . .                     20 a D&C 20:78.
      2 Ne. 10:3 (3–6).           18 a Matt. 26:29;                 		b gr covenant.
  4 a gr talked, conferred.            Mark 14:25;                   22 a gr appointed, decreed.
  5 a Zech. 11:12.                     D&C 27:5.                          tg Foreordination.
  7 a tg Bread, Unleavened.       19 a D&C 20:77.                   		b Matt. 26:24; Acts 2:23.
		b tg Passover.                 		b Mark 14:22;                     24 a tg Strife.
  8 a Mark 14:13 (12–16).              jst Mark 14:20–25            		b Matt. 23:11;
 11 a gr master; i.e., head of         (Appendix); John 6:53.             Mark 10:44 (42–45);
      house or family.                 tg Jesus Christ,                   D&C 50:26.
Luke 22:26–47                                                                                1318
a
 kings of the Gentiles exercise lord-               now, he that hath a purse, let him
ship over them; and they that exer-                 take it, and likewise his scrip: and
cise authority upon them are called                 he that hath no sword, let him sell
benefactors.                                        his garment, and buy one.
  26 But ye shall not be so: but he                   37 For I say unto you, that this that
that is greatest among you, let him                 is written must yet be accomplished
be as the younger; and he that is                   in me, And he was reckoned among
chief, as he that doth a serve.                     the a transgressors: for the things
  27 For whether is greater, he that                concerning me have an end.
sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?                  38 And they said, Lord, behold,
is not he that sitteth at meat? but I               here are two swords. And he said
am among you as he that a serveth.                  unto them, It is enough.
  28 Ye are they which have a con-                    39 ¶ And he came out, and went,
tinued with me in my b temptations.                 as he was a wont, to the mount of
  29 And I appoint unto you a king-                 Olives; and his disciples also fol-
dom, as my Father hath a appointed                  lowed him.
unto me;                                              40 And when he was at the place,
  30 That ye may a eat and drink at                 he said unto them, Pray that ye en-
my table in my kingdom, and sit on                  ter not into a temptation.
thrones b judging the twelve tribes                   41 And he was withdrawn from
of Israel.                                          them about a stone’s cast, and
  31 ¶ And the Lord said, Simon,                    kneeled down, and prayed,
Simon, behold, a Satan hath desired                   42 Saying, Father, if thou be will-
to b have you, that he may sift you                 ing, a remove this cup from me: nev-
as wheat:                                           ertheless not my b will, but thine,
  32 But I have a prayed for thee,                  be done.
that thy faith fail not: and when                     43 And there appeared an a angel
thou art b converted, c strengthen thy              unto him from heaven, strength-
brethren.                                           ening him.
  33 And he said unto him, Lord, I                    44 And being in an a agony he
am a ready to go with thee, both into               prayed more earnestly: b and his
prison, and to death.                               sweat was as it were great drops of
  34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter,               c
                                                      blood falling down to the ground.
the cock shall not crow this day,                     45 And when he rose up from
before that thou shalt a thrice deny                prayer, and was come to his disciples,
that thou knowest me.                               he found them sleeping for sorrow,
  35 And he said unto them, When I                    46 And said unto them, Why sleep
sent you without a purse, and scrip,                ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into
and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And                 temptation.
they said, Nothing.                                   47 ¶ And while he yet spake, be-
  36 Then said he unto them, But                    hold a multitude, and he that was
 25 a tg Kings, Earthly.                 of the kingdom as wheat.    37 a Isa. 53:12.
 26 a Mosiah 2:18 (14, 18–19).           tg Devil.                   39 a gr accustomed.
 27 a tg Meek; Self-Sacrifice.     		b tg Test.                      40 a tg Temptation.
 28 a tg Perseverance.              32 a tg Prayer.                  42 a D&C 19:18.
		b tg Jesus Christ,               		b Mosiah 3:19.                 		b Moses 4:2 (1–4).
      Temptation of; Test.               tg Conversion.                   tg God, Will of.
 29 a tg Authority.                		c D&C 108:7.                    43 a tg Angels.
 30 a Luke 14:15;                        tg Fellowshipping;          44 a tg Pain.
      Rev. 19:9.                         Missionary Work;           		b jst Luke 22:44 . . . and
		b Morm. 3:18 (18–20);                  Sustaining Church                he sweat as it were great
      D&C 29:12.                         Leaders.                         drops of blood . . .
      tg Apostles.                  33 a Matt. 26:33.               		c Mosiah 3:7;
 31 a jst Luke 22:31 . . . Satan    34 a Matt. 26:34 (30–35).             D&C 19:18.
      hath desired you, that        35 a Matt. 10:9 (9–10);               tg Jesus Christ,
      he may sift the children           D&C 84:78.                       Atonement through.
1319                                                                Luke 22:48–23:2

called Judas, one of the twelve, went           what thou sayest. And immediately,
before them, and drew near unto                 while he yet spake, the cock crew.
Jesus to kiss him.                                61 And the a Lord turned, and
 48 But Jesus said unto him, a Ju-              looked upon Peter. And Peter re-
das, b betrayest thou the Son of man            membered the word of the Lord,
with a c kiss?                                  how he had said unto him, Before
 49 When they which were about                  the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
him saw what would follow, they                 thrice.
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite               62 And Peter went out, and wept
with the sword?                                 bitterly.
 50 ¶ And one of them smote the                   63 ¶ And the men that held Jesus
servant of the high priest, and cut             a
                                                  mocked him, and smote him.
off his right ear.                                64 And when they had ablindfolded
 51 And Jesus answered and said,                him, they struck him on the face,
Suffer ye thus far. And he touched              and asked him, saying, Prophesy,
his ear, and a healed him.                      who is it that smote thee?
 52 Then Jesus said unto the chief                65 And many other things blas-
priests, and captains of the temple,            phemously spake they against him.
and the elders, which were come to                66 ¶ And as soon as it was day,
him, Be ye come out, as against a               a
                                                  the elders of the people and the
thief, with swords and staves?                  chief priests and the scribes came
 53 When I was daily with you in                together, and led him into their
the temple, ye stretched forth no               council, saying,
hands against me: but this is your                67 Art thou the aChrist? tell us. And
hour, and the power of a darkness.              he said unto them, If I tell you, ye
 54 ¶ Then took they him, and led               will not believe:
him, and brought him into the high                68 And if I also ask you, ye will not
priest’s house. And Peter followed              answer me, nor let me go.
afar off.                                         69 aHereafter shall the bSon of man
 55 And when they had kindled a                 sit on the right hand of the power
fire in the midst of the a hall, and            of God.
were set down together, Peter sat                 70 Then said they all, Art thou
down among them.                                then the Son of God? And he said
 56 But a certain maid beheld him               unto them, Ye say that I am.
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly              71 And they said, What need we
looked upon him, and said, This                 any further a witness? for we our-
man was also with him.                          selves have heard of his own mouth.
 57 And he denied him, saying,
Woman, I know him not.                                     Chapter 23
 58 And after a little while another            Jesus is taken before Pilate, then to
saw him, and said, Thou art also                Herod, and then to Pilate again—Bar­
of them. And Peter said, Man, I                 abbas is released—Jesus is crucified
am not.                                         between two thieves—He is buried in
 59 And about the space of one hour             the tomb of Joseph of Arimathæa.
after another confidently affirmed,
saying, Of a truth this fellow also             And the whole multitude of them
was with him: for he is a Galilæan.             arose, and led him unto Pilate.
 60 And Peter said, Man, I know not              2 And they began to accuse him,
 48 a Acts 1:16.                61 a tg Jesus Christ, Lord.         Trials of.
		b tg Jesus Christ,            63 a tg Jesus Christ,          69 a gr From now on.
      Betrayal of.                   Trials of;               		b tg Jesus Christ,
		c Prov. 27:6.                      Mocking.                       Son of Man.
 51 a tg Heal.                  64 a Matt. 26:68.              71 a tg Jesus Christ,
 53 a tg Darkness, Spiritual.   66 a ie the Sanhedrin.              Trials of.
 55 a gr courtyard.             67 a tg Jesus Christ,
Luke 23:3–28                                                                       1320

saying, We found this fellow pervert-       touching those things whereof ye
ing the nation, and forbidding to           accuse him:
give tribute to a Cæsar, saying that          15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you
he himself is Christ a b King.              to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of
  3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art       death is done a unto him.
thou the King of the Jews? And he             16 I will therefore chastise him,
answered him and said, Thou sayest it.      and release him.
  4 Then said Pilate to the chief             17 (For of necessity he must a re-
priests and to the people, I find no        lease one unto them at the feast.)
a
  fault in this man.                          18 And they cried out all at once,
  5 And they were the more fierce,          saying, Away with this man, and
saying, He stirreth up the people,          release unto us Barabbas:
teaching throughout all Jewry, be-            19 (Who for a certain sedition
ginning from Galilee to this place.         made in the city, and for a murder,
  6 When Pilate heard of Galilee,           was cast into prison.)
he asked whether the man were a               20 Pilate therefore, willing to re-
Galilæan.                                   lease Jesus, spake again to them.
  7 And as soon as he knew that he            21 But they cried, saying, a Crucify
belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction,         him, crucify him.
he sent him to Herod, who himself             22 And he said unto them the third
also was at Jerusalem at that time.         time, Why, what evil hath he done?
  8 ¶ And when Herod saw Jesus,             I have found a no cause of death in
he was exceeding glad: for he was           him: I will therefore chastise him,
desirous to see him of a long season,       and let him go.
because he had heard many things              23 And they were a instant with
of him; and he hoped to have seen           loud voices, brequiring that he might
some a miracle done by him.                 be ccrucified. And the voices of them
  9 Then he questioned with him             and of the chief priests prevailed.
in many words; but he a answered              24 And Pilate gave sentence that it
him nothing.                                should be as they a required.
  10 And the chief priests and ascribes       25 And he released unto them him
stood and vehemently accused him.           that for sedition and a murder was
  11 And Herod with his men of war          cast into prison, whom they had
set him at nought, and amocked him,         desired; but he delivered Jesus to
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe,         their will.
and sent him again to Pilate.                 26 And as they led him away, they
  12 ¶ And the same day Pilate and          laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyre-
Herod were made friends together:           nian, coming out of the country, and
for before they were at enmity be-          on him they laid the cross, that he
tween themselves.                           might bear it after Jesus.
  13 ¶ And Pilate, when he had called         27 ¶ And there followed him a
together the chief priests and the          great company of people, and of
rulers and the people,                      women, which also bewailed and
  14 Said unto them, Ye have brought        lamented him.
this man unto me, as one that per-            28 But Jesus turning unto them
verteth the people: and, behold, I,         said, Daughters of aJerusalem, weep
having examined him before you,             not for me, but weep for yourselves,
have found no fault in this man             and for your children.
23 2 a D&C 63:26.           10 a tg Scribe.               22 a Mark 15:9 (6–15).
		b Alma 5:50.              11 a tg Mocking.              23 a gr urging.
   4 a tg Jesus Christ,     15 a gr by.                  		b gr demanding.
       Trials of.           17 a Matt. 27:15 (15–26).    		c 2 Ne. 10:3 (3–6).
   8 a tg Miracle;          19 a John 18:40.              24 a gr demanded.
       Sign Seekers.        21 a tg Jesus Christ,         25 a Acts 3:14.
   9 a Mosiah 14:7; 15:6.        Trials of.               28 a tg Jerusalem.
1321                                                                            Luke 23:29–49

   29 For, behold, the days are coming,                saying, If thou be Christ, save thy-
in the which they shall say, Blessed                   self and us.
are the a barren, and the wombs that                     40 But the other answering re-
never bare, and the paps which                         buked him, saying, Dost not thou
never gave suck.                                       fear God, seeing thou art in the same
   30 Then shall they begin to say to                  condemnation?
the a mountains, Fall on us; and                         41 And we indeed justly; for we re-
to the hills, Cover us.                                ceive the due a reward of our deeds:
   31 For if they do these things in a                 but this man hath done nothing
a
  green tree, what shall be done in                    amiss.
the b dry ?                                              42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
   32 And there were also two other,                   remember me when thou comest
a
  malefactors, led with him to be                      into thy kingdom.
put to death.                                            43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily
   33 And when they were come to                       I say unto thee, To day shalt thou
the place, which is called Calvary,                    be with me in a paradise.
there they crucified him, and the                        44 And it was about the asixth hour,
malefactors, one on the right hand,                    and there was a b darkness over all
and the other on the left.                             the c earth until the ninth hour.
   34 ¶ Then a said Jesus, Father, b for-                45 And the sun was darkened, and
give them; for they know not what                      the veil of the temple was rent in
c
  they do. And they parted his d rai-                  the a midst.
ment, and cast lots.                                     46 ¶ And when Jesus had cried with
   35 And the people stood behold-                     a loud voice, he said, Father, into
ing. And the rulers also with them                     thy hands I a commend my b spirit:
a
  derided him, saying, He saved oth-                   and having said thus, he c gave up
ers; let him save himself, if he be                    the d ghost.
Christ, the b chosen of God.                             47 Now when the centurion saw
   36 And the soldiers also a mocked                   what was done, he glorified God,
him, coming to him, and offering                       saying, Certainly this was a a righ-
him b vinegar,                                         teous man.
   37 And saying, If thou be the king                    48 And all the people that came
of the Jews, save thyself.                             together to that sight, beholding
   38 And a superscription also was                    the things which were done, smote
written over him in letters of Greek,                  their breasts, and returned.
and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is the                       49 And all his acquaintance, and
a
  King of the bJews.                                   the women that followed him from
   39 ¶ And one of the malefactors                     Galilee, stood afar off, beholding
which were hanged a railed on him,                     these things.
 29 a Matt. 24:19.                         do (Meaning the soldiers          Paradise;
 30 a Hosea 10:8;                          who crucified him,) . . .         Spirits, Disembodied.
      Rev. 6:16 (14–17).             		d Ps. 22:18.                     44 a 3 Ne. 8:19.
 31 a D&C 135:6.                      35 a Ps. 22:7.                   		b Amos 8:9;
		b jst Luke 23:31–32 . . .          		b tg Jesus Christ,                    Hel. 14:20.
      dry tree? This he spake,             Relationships with                tg Darkness, Physical.
      signifying the scattering of         the Father.                 		c gr earth, region, land,
      Israel, and the desolation      36 a tg Mocking.                       or country.
      of the heathen, or in other    		b gr sour wine.                  45 a gr middle.
      words, the Gentiles.                 Ps. 69:21.                   46 a tg Commitment.
 32 a gr criminals.                   38 a D&C 45:53 (51–53).          		b Ps. 31:5;
      Isa. 53:9.                     		b Mosiah 15:5.                        John 10:18 (17–18).
 34 a Luke 6:28;                      39 a gr blasphemed,                    tg Man, a Spirit Child
      Acts 7:60 (53–60).                   reproached.                       of Heavenly Father.
		b tg Benevolence;                   41 a tg Reward.                  		c gr expired, ceased
      Forgive;                        43 a John 20:17;                       breathing, or died.
      Mercy.                               Alma 40:21 (11–14, 21).     		d tg Death.
		c jst Luke 23:35 . . . they              tg Immortality;              47 a tg Righteousness.
Luke 23:50–24:18                                                                          1322

  50 ¶ And, behold, there was a man               they said unto them, Why seek ye
named Joseph, a a counsellor; and he              the living among the dead?
was a good man, and a just:                         6 He is not here, but is a risen: re-
  51 (The same had not consented                  member how he spake unto you
to the counsel and deed of them;)                 when he was yet in Galilee,
he was of Arimathæa, a city of the                  7 Saying, The Son of man must be
Jews: who also himself waited for                 delivered into the hands of sinful
the kingdom of God.                               men, and be crucified, and the third
  52 This man went unto Pilate, and               day rise again.
a
  begged the body of Jesus.                         8 And they remembered his words,
  53 And he took it down, and                       9 And returned from the sepulchre,
wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a             and told all these things unto the
a
  sepulchre that was hewn in stone,               eleven, and to all the rest.
wherein never man before was laid.                  10 It was Mary Magdalene, and
  54 And that day was the a prepa-                Joanna, and Mary the mother of
ration, and the sabbath drew on.                  James, and other women that were
  55 And the women also, which                    with them, which told these things
came with him from Galilee, fol-                  unto the apostles.
lowed after, and beheld the a sep-                  11 And their words seemed to
ulchre, and how his body was laid.                them as idle tales, and they believed
  56 And they returned, and pre-                  them not.
pared spices and ointments; and                     12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto
a
  rested the sabbath day according                the sepulchre; and stooping down,
to the commandment.                               he beheld the linen clothes laid by
                                                  themselves, and departed, wonder-
            Chapter 24                            ing in himself at that which was
Angels announce the resurrection of               come to pass.
Christ—He walks on the Emmaus                       13 ¶ And, behold, two of them went
road—He appears with a body of flesh              that same day to a village called
and bones, eats food, testifies of His di-        Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem
vinity, and promises the Holy Ghost—
                                                  a
                                                    about threescore furlongs.
He ascends into heaven.                             14 And they talked together of
                                                  all these things which had hap-
Now upon the first day of the week,               pened.
very early in the morning, they came                15 And it came to pass, that, while
unto the a sepulchre, bringing the                they a communed together and rea-
spices which they had prepared,                   soned, bJesus himself drew near, and
and certain others with them.                     went with them.
 2 aAnd they found the stone rolled                 16 But their eyes were aholden that
away from the sepulchre.                          they should not know him.
 3 And they entered in, and found                   17 And he said unto them, What
not the body of the Lord Jesus.                   manner of communications are these
 4 And it came to pass, as they were              that ye have one to another, as ye
much perplexed thereabout, behold,                walk, and are sad?
two men stood by them in shining                    18 And the one of them, whose
garments:                                         name was a Cleopas, answering said
 5 And as they were afraid, and                   unto him, Art thou only a stranger
bowed down their faces to the earth,              in Jerusalem, and hast not known
 50 a ie member of the           24 1 a Luke 23:55.                15 a or talked.
      Sanhedrin, senator.           2 a jst Luke 24:2–4           		b tg Jesus Christ,
 52 a gr requested.                     (Appendix).                     Appearances,
 53 a John 19:41; 1 Ne. 19:10;      6 a tg Jesus Christ,                Postmortal.
      2 Ne. 25:13.                      Resurrection.              16 a gr restrained.
 54 a tg Passover.                 13 a The distance here               Heb. 13:2; Ether 3:25;
 55 a Luke 24:1 (1–3).                  indicated is about 7½           D&C 25:4.
 56 a tg Rest.                          miles or 12 kilometers.    18 a John 19:25.
1323                                                                      Luke 24:19–41

the things which are come to pass               evening, and the day is far spent.
there in these days?                            And he went in to tarry with them.
  19 And he said unto them, What                  30 And it came to pass, as he sat
things? And they said unto him,                 at meat with them, he took bread,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which             and blessed it, and brake, and gave
was a prophet mighty in deed and                to them.
word before God and all the people:               31 And their eyes were opened,
  20 And how the chief priests and              and they knew him; and he van-
our rulers delivered him to be con-             ished out of their sight.
demned to death, and have cruci-                  32 And they said one to another,
fied him.                                       Did not our a heart b burn within
  21 But we trusted that it had been            us, while he c talked with us by the
he which should have redeemed                   way, and while he opened to us the
Israel: and beside all this, to day             scriptures?
is the third day since these things               33 And they rose up the same hour,
were done.                                      and returned to Jerusalem, and
  22 Yea, and certain women also of             found the eleven gathered together,
our company made us astonished,                 and them that were with them,
which were early at the sepulchre;                34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed,
  23 And when they found not his                and hath a appeared to b Simon.
body, they came, saying, that they                35 And they told what things were
had also seen a vision of angels,               done in the way, and how he was
which said that he was alive.                   known of them in breaking of bread.
  24 And certain of them which were               36 ¶ And as they thus spake, Jesus
with us went to the sepulchre, and              himself a stood in the midst of them,
found it even so as the women had               and saith unto them, b Peace be unto
said: but him they saw not.                     you.
  25 Then he said unto them, O                    37 But they were terrified and
a
  fools, and slow of b heart to c believe       affrighted, and supposed that they
all that the prophets have spoken:              had seen a spirit.
  26 Ought not Christ to have suf-                38 And he said unto them, Why are
fered these things, and to enter into           ye troubled? and why do a thoughts
his glory ?                                     arise in your hearts?
  27 And beginning at a Moses and                 39 Behold my hands and my feet,
all the b prophets, he c expounded              that it is I myself: a handle me, and
unto them in all the d scriptures the           see; for a b spirit hath not c flesh and
things concerning himself.                      bones, as ye d see me have.
  28 And they drew nigh unto the                  40 And when he had thus spoken,
village, whither they went: and                 he shewed them his hands and his
he made as though he would have                 feet.
gone further.                                     41 And while they yet believed
  29 But they constrained him, say-             not for joy, and a wondered, he said
ing, Abide with us: for it is toward            unto them, Have ye here any meat?
 25 a gr unwise.                		b tg Teaching with the         		b tg Man, Potential to
		b Matt. 14:31;                      Spirit.                          Become like Heavenly
      Mark 4:40; 16:14.         		c tg Jesus Christ,                   Father;
		c Luke 1:20 (19–20); 12:29;         Teaching Mode of.                Spirits, Disembodied.
      Alma 22:7.                 34 a tg Jesus Christ, Appear-   		c D&C 129:2.
 27 a John 5:46.                      ances, Postmortal.               tg God, Body of,
		b Acts 3:18 (18–21);          		b 1 Cor. 15:5 (3–8).                 Corporeal Nature;
      1 Pet. 1:10 (1–16).        36 a tg Jesus Christ,                 Jesus Christ, Appear-
		c tg Scriptures, Study of.          Appearances,                     ances, Postmortal;
		d tg Jesus Christ,                  Postmortal.                      Resurrection.
      Prophecies about.         		b D&C 19:23.                   		d tg God, Knowledge
 32 a D&C 9:8.                   38 a or doubts, hesitations.          about.
      tg Heart.                  39 a 3 Ne. 11:14 (12–15).        41 a gr marveled.
LUKE 24:42–JOHN 1:3                                                                      1324

 42 And they gave him a piece of a                 in his name among all nations, be-
broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.                 ginning at Jerusalem.
 43 And he took it, and did eat be-                   48 And ye are a witnesses of these
fore them.                                         things.
 44 And he said unto them, These                      49 ¶ And, behold, I send the aprom-
are the words which I spake unto                   ise of my Father upon you: but tarry
you, while I was yet with you, that                ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye
all things must be a fulfilled, which              be bendued with power from on high.
were written in the law of Moses, and                 50 ¶ And he led them out as far
in the prophets, and in the psalms,                as to Bethany, and he lifted up his
concerning me.                                     hands, and blessed them.
 45 Then opened he their a under-                     51 And it came to pass, while he
standing, that they might under-                   blessed them, he was parted from
stand the scriptures,                              them, and a carried up into heaven.
 46 And said unto them, Thus it is                    52 And they worshipped him, and
written, and thus it a behoved Christ              returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
to suffer, and to b rise from the dead                53 And were continually in the
the third day:                                     a
                                                     temple, praising and blessing God.
 47 And that a repentance and b re-                Amen.
mission of sins should be c preached




                     THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

                                 ST JOHN
              CHAPTER 1
                                                       I
                                                      N the b beginning was the Word,
                                                   a

                                                      and the cWord was with God, and
Christ is the Word of God—He created                  the d Word was e God.
all things and was made flesh—John                  2 The same was in the a beginning
baptizes Jesus and testifies that He is            with God.
the Lamb of God—John, Andrew, Si-                   3 All things were a made by him;
mon, Philip, and Nathanael believe in              and without him was not any thing
Christ and follow Him.                             made that was made.
 44 a TG Jesus Christ,                 D&C 20:8; 38:32 (32, 38).       Messenger of the
      Prophecies about.           51 a TG Jesus Christ,                Covenant;
 45 a TG Understanding.                Ascension of.                   Jesus Christ,
 46 a GR was necessary for,       53 a Acts 2:46.                      Relationships with
      proper for.                                                      the Father.
    b TG Resurrection.           [ JOHN ]                            d TG Jesus Christ, Jehovah.
 47 a TG Repent.                 Title: JST entitles this book       e TG Jesus Christ,
    b D&C 137:6.                        “The Testimony of              Authority of.
      TG Forgive;                       St. John.”                 2 a 1 Jn. 1:1.
      Remission of Sins.         1 1 a JST John 1:1–34                 TG Man, Antemortal
    c TG Apostles;                      (Appendix).                    Existence of.
      Mission of Early Saints.       b D&C 76:39.                  3 a TG Creation;
 48 a Acts 1:8; 22:15 (14–16);          TG Jesus Christ,               God, Power of;
      D&C 27:12.                        Firstborn;                     Jesus Christ, Creator;
      TG Witness.                       Jesus Christ,                  Jesus Christ, Mission of;
 49 a TG Promise.                       Foreordained.                  Jesus Christ, Power of.
    b OR clothed, invested.          c TG Jesus Christ,
1325                                                                             John 1:4–25

   4 In him was a life; and the life was         whom I spake, He that cometh af-
the b light of men.                              ter me is preferred before me: for
   5 And the a light shineth in b dark-          he was before me.
ness; and the darkness c compre-                   16 And of his a fulness have all we
hended it not.                                   received, and b grace for grace.
   6 ¶ There was a man sent from                   17 a For the b law was given by
God, whose name was aJohn.                       Moses, but c grace and d truth came
   7 The same came for a a witness, to           by Jesus Christ.
bear b witness of the Light, that all              18 No a man hath b seen God c at any
men through him might c believe.                 time; the only begotten Son, which
   8 He was not that Light, but was              is in the bosom of the Father, he
sent to bear witness of that Light.              hath d declared him.
   9 That was the true a Light, which              19 ¶ And this is the record of
b
  lighteth c every man that cometh               a
                                                  John, when the Jews sent priests
into the world.                                  and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
   10 He was in the a world, and the             him, Who art thou?
b
  world was c made by him, and the                 20 And he confessed, and denied
world d knew him not.                            not; but confessed, I am not the
   11 He came unto his own, and his              Christ.
own a received him not.                            21 And they asked him, What then?
   12 But as many as a received him,             Art thou a Elias? And he saith, I am
to them gave he b power to become                not. Art thou that prophet? And he
the c sons of God, even to them that             answered, No.
believe on his d name:                             22 Then said they unto him, Who
   13 Which were aborn, not of blood,            art thou? that we may give an an-
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of             swer to them that sent us. What
the will of man, but of God.                     sayest thou of thyself?
   14 And the Word was made a flesh,               23 He said, I am the a voice of one
and b dwelt among us, (and we c be-              crying in the wilderness, Make
held his d glory, the glory as of the            b
                                                   straight the c way of the Lord, as
e
  only f begotten of the Father,) full           said the prophet Esaias.
of g grace and truth.                              24 And they which were sent were
   15 ¶ John bare a witness of him,              of the Pharisees.
and cried, saying, This was he of                  25 And they asked him, and said
 4 a 1 Jn. 5:11 (10–21).        		b gr authority, right,          		f D&C 76:23.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Light of        privilege.                   		g D&C 66:12.
     the World; Light [noun].        D&C 11:30.                   15 a John 5:33.
 5 a D&C 6:21; 34:2; 45:7.           tg Jesus Christ, Power of.   16 a Col. 2:10.
		b tg Darkness, Spiritual.     		c D&C 39:4 (3–6).               		b D&C 93:12.
		c 1 Cor. 2:11 (10–14);             tg Sons and Daughters        17 a jst John 1:17–18
     D&C 45:29.                      of God.                           (Appendix).
 6 a 1 Ne. 11:27.               		d tg Name.                         b tg Law of Moses.
 7 a John 19:35 (35–37).        13 a tg Holy Ghost, Baptism of.   		c tg Grace.
		b D&C 66:7.                   14 a tg Flesh and Blood; God,     		d tg Truth.
		c John 20:31 (30–31).              Manifestations of; Jesus     18 a D&C 67:11; 84:22.
 9 a John 12:46.                     Christ, Birth of; Jesus      		b tg God, Privilege of
     tg Intelligence; Jesus          Christ, Condescension of.         Seeing.
     Christ, Light of the       		b tg God, Presence of.          		c jst John 1:19 . . . at any
     World; Light of Christ.    		c Matt. 17:2 (1–9);                  time, except he hath borne
		b tg Discernment,                  Luke 1:2;                         record of the Son; for except
     Spiritual.                      John 19:35; 21:24;                it is through him no man
		c D&C 84:46.                       Acts 5:32; 26:16;                 can be saved.
10 a tg World.                       2 Pet. 1:16 (16–19);         		d Luke 10:22.
		b tg Creation.                     D&C 93:11.                   19 a Luke 3:15 (15–16).
		c tg Jesus Christ, Creator.   		d Heb. 1:3.                     21 a Mal. 4:5 (5–6).
		d Isa. 53:3.                       tg Glory;                    23 a Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:3;
11 a 3 Ne. 9:16; D&C 6:21.           Jesus Christ, Glory of.           Luke 3:4.
12 a D&C 25:1.                  		e tg Jesus Christ,              		b D&C 84:28.
     tg Teachable.                   Divine Sonship.              		c D&C 65:1.
John 1:26–48                                                                                   1326

unto him, Why baptizest thou then,                   37 And the two disciples heard
if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias,              him speak, and they followed Jesus.
neither that prophet?                                38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them
  26 John answered them, saying,                    following, and saith unto them, What
I baptize with a water: but there                   seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi,
standeth one among you, whom ye                     (which is to say, being interpreted,
know not;                                           Master,) where dwellest thou?
  27 aHe it is, who coming after me is               39 He saith unto them, Come and
preferred before me, whose b shoe’s                 see. They came and saw where he
latchet I am not worthy to unloose.                 dwelt, and abode with him that day:
  28 These things were done in                      for it was about the tenth hour.
a
  Betha­bara beyond Jordan, where                    40 One of the two which heard
John was baptizing.                                 John speak, and a followed him, was
  29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus                Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
coming unto him, and saith, Behold                   41 He first findeth his own brother
the a Lamb of God, which taketh                     Simon, and saith unto him, We have
away the b sin of the world.                        found the a Messias, which is, being
  30 This is he of whom I said, After               interpreted, the Christ.
me cometh a man which is preferred                   42 And he brought him to Jesus.
before me: for he was before me.                    And when Jesus beheld him, he said,
  31 And I knew him not: but that                   Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou
he should be made manifest to Is-                   shalt be called a Cephas, which is by
rael, therefore am I come baptizing                 interpretation, A stone.
with water.                                          43 ¶ The day following Jesus would
  32 And John a bare record, saying,                go forth into Galilee, and findeth
I saw the b Spirit descending from                  Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
heaven like a c dove, and it abode                   44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida,
upon him.                                           the city of Andrew and Peter.
  33 aAnd I knew him not: but he                     45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and
that sent me to baptize with water,                 saith unto him, We have found him,
the same said unto me, Upon whom                    of whom a Moses in the law, and the
thou shalt see the Spirit descending,               prophets, did b write, Jesus of Naza-
and remaining on him, the same is                   reth, the son of Joseph.
he which baptizeth with the bHoly                    46 And Nathanael said unto him,
Ghost.                                              Can there any good thing come out
  34 And I saw, and bare arecord that               of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him,
this is the Son of God.                             Come and see.
  35 ¶ Again the next day after John                 47 Jesus saw a Nathanael coming to
stood, and two of his disciples;                    him, and saith of him, Behold an Is-
  36 And looking upon Jesus as he                   raelite indeed, in whom is no bguile!
walked, he saith, Behold the a Lamb                  48 Nathanael saith unto him,
of God!                                             Whence knowest thou me? Jesus
26 a D&C 52:10.                   		b tg Jesus Christ,                    which is, by interpreta-
27 a jst John 1:28 (Appendix).         Baptism of.                        tion, a seer, or a stone.
   b gr sandal strap.             		c tg Holy Ghost, Dove,                And they were fishermen.
28 a 1 Ne. 10:9.                       Sign of.                           And they straightway left
29 a tg Jesus Christ,             33 a jst John 1:32 And I knew           all, and followed Jesus.
     Lamb of God;                      him; for he who sent               Matt. 16:18;
     Jesus Christ, Redeemer;           me . . .                           Luke 6:14;
     Jesus Christ, Types of, in   		 b tg Holy Ghost,                     Gal. 2:9.
     Anticipation;                     Baptism of.                   45 a tg Jesus Christ,
     Passover.                    34 a tg Testimony.                      Prophecies about.
		b tg Jesus Christ,              36 a tg Passover.                  		b tg Record Keeping.
     Atonement through;           40 a tg Apostles.                  47 a D&C 41:11.
     Redemption;                  41 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.     		b gr deceit, fraud.
     Sin.                         42 a gr Stone, Pebble.                  tg Guile.
32 a D&C 93:11.                        jst John 1:42 . . . Cephas,
1327                                                                       John 1:49–2:19

answered and said unto him, Before                     9 When the ruler of the feast had
that Philip called thee, when thou                   tasted the water that was made wine,
wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.                 and knew not whence it was: (but
 49 Nathanael answered and saith                     the servants which drew the water
unto him, Rabbi, thou art the a Son                  knew;) the governor of the feast
of God; thou art the b King of Israel.               called the bridegroom,
 50 Jesus answered and said unto                       10 And saith unto him, Every man
him, Because I said unto thee, I saw                 at the beginning doth set forth good
thee under the fig tree, believest                   wine; and when men have well
thou? thou shalt see greater things                  drunk, then that which is worse:
than these.                                          but thou hast kept the good wine
 51 And he saith unto him, Verily,                   until now.
verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye                   11 This a beginning of b miracles
shall see heaven open, and the angels                did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and
of God ascending and descending                      manifested forth his glory; and his
upon the Son of man.                                 disciples believed on him.
                                                       12 ¶ After this he went down to
            Chapter 2                                Capernaum, he, and his mother, and
Jesus turns water into wine in Cana—                 his a brethren, and his disciples: and
He attends the Passover, cleanses the                they continued there not many days.
temple, foretells His death and resur-                 13 ¶ And the Jews’ passover was
rection, and performs miracles.                      at hand, and Jesus went up to
                                                     Jerusalem,
And the a third day there was a mar-                   14 And found in the temple those
riage in Cana of Galilee; and the                    that sold oxen and sheep and
mother of Jesus was there:                           doves, and the changers of a money
  2 And both Jesus was called, and                   sitting:
his disciples, to the marriage.                        15 And when he had made a
  3 And when they wanted wine,                       a
                                                       scourge of small cords, he drove
the mother of Jesus saith unto him,                  them all out of the temple, and the
They have no wine.                                   sheep, and the oxen; and poured out
  4 Jesus saith unto her, a Woman,                   the changers’ money, and overthrew
what have I to do with thee? mine                    the tables;
hour is not yet come.                                  16 And said unto them that sold
  5 His mother saith unto the ser-                   doves, Take these things hence; make
vants, Whatsoever he saith unto                      not my Father’s house an house of
you, do it.                                          merchandise.
  6 And there were set there six wa-                   17 And his disciples remembered
terpots of stone, after the manner                   that it was written, The azeal of thine
of the a purifying of the Jews, con-                 house hath b eaten me up.
taining two or three firkins apiece.                   18 ¶ Then answered the Jews and
  7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the                  said unto him, What a sign shewest
waterpots with water. And they                       thou unto us, seeing that thou doest
filled them up to the brim.                          these things?
  8 And he saith unto them, Draw                       19 Jesus answered and said unto
out now, and bear unto the gover-                    them, Destroy this a temple, and in
nor of the feast. And they bare it.                  three days I will b raise it up.
 49 a tg God, Body of,                    yet come.                     Matt. 21:12–16.
      Corporeal Nature.                   tg Woman.                17 a tg Zeal.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.         6 a tg Purification.        		b gr consumed me.
2 1 a jst John 2:1 . . . third       11 a John 4:54.               18 a tg Sign Seekers.
      day of the week . . .         		b tg Miracle.                19 a Matt. 26:61;
  4 a jst John 2:4 . . . Woman,      12 a tg Jesus Christ,              27:40, 63 (62–66);
      what wilt thou have me              Family of.                    Mark 14:58.
      to do for thee? that will I    14 a Ps. 69:9.               		b tg Jesus Christ, Resur-
      do; for mine hour is not       15 a gr whip.                      rection; Resurrection.
John 2:20–3:14                                                                      1328

 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and                  3 Jesus answered and said unto
six years was this a temple in build-            him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
ing, and wilt thou rear it up in                 Except a man be a born b again, he
three days?                                      cannot c see the kingdom of God.
 21 But he spake of the temple of                  4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How
his body.                                        can a man be born when he is old?
 22 When therefore he was risen                  can he enter the second time into
from the dead, his disciples re-                 his mother’s womb, and be born?
membered that he had said this                     5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
unto them; and they believed the                 say unto thee, Except a man be aborn
scripture, and the word which Jesus              of b water and of the c Spirit, he can-
had said.                                        not d enter into the kingdom of God.
 23 ¶ Now when he was in Jerusa-                   6 That which is born of the flesh
lem at the a passover, in the feast day,         is flesh; and that which is born of
many believed in his b name, when                the Spirit is spirit.
they saw the cmiracles which he did.               7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
 24 But Jesus did not a commit him-              Ye must be a born again.
self unto them, because he b knew                  8 The a wind bloweth where it
all c men,                                       listeth, and thou hearest the sound
 25 And needed not that any should               thereof, but canst not tell whence
testify of man: for he a knew what               it cometh, and whither it goeth:
was in b man.                                    so is every one that is born of the
                                                 b
                                                   Spirit.
             Chapter 3                             9 Nicodemus answered and said
                                                 unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus tells Nicodemus that men must                10 Jesus answered and said unto
be born again—God so loved the world             him, Art thou a master of Israel, and
that He sent His Only Begotten Son to            knowest not these things?
save men—John the Baptist testifies                11 a Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
that he that believes on the Son has             We speak that we do know, and
everlasting life.                                b
                                                   testify that we have seen; and ye
There was a man of the Pharisees,                receive not our witness.
named a Nicodemus, a b ruler of the                12 If I have told you earthly things,
Jews:                                            and ye a believe not, how shall ye be-
 2 The same came to Jesus by night,              lieve, if I tell you of heavenly things?
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know                  13 And no man hath a ascended up
that thou art a teacher come from                to heaven, but he that b came down
God: for no man can do these a mira­             from heaven, even the c Son of man
cles that thou doest, except b God be            which is in heaven.
with him.                                          14 ¶ And as Moses lifted up the
 20 a tg Temple.                       Luke 11:20;            		b Eccl. 11:5.
 23 a tg Passover.                     Acts 2:22; 10:38.       11 a The Greek construction
		b tg Name.                       3 a tg Man, New,                 suggests that verses
		c tg Miracle;                        Spiritually Reborn.          11–21 contain a direct
      Signs.                      		b gr from above, anew.          quotation. This testi­
 24 a gr entrust.                 		c D&C 56:18.                    mony of Jesus was
		b Luke 6:8.                      5 a tg Holy Ghost,               given to a member of
		c jst John 2:24 . . . things,        Baptism of.                  the Sanhedrin.
 25 a Matt. 12:25;                		b tg Baptism;             		b tg Testimony.
      Luke 11:17;                      Baptism, Essential.     12 a tg Faith.
      John 6:61.                  		c tg Holy Ghost,           13 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b D&C 62:1.                          Mission of.                  Ascension of.
3 1 a John 7:50; 19:39.           		d 1 Cor. 6:9; 15:50.      		b John 6:62.
		b John 7:26.                     7 a tg Man, Natural, Not         tg Jesus Christ,
  2 a tg Miracle.                      Spiritually Reborn.          Condescension of.
		b Ex. 8:19;                      8 a gr wind, spirit.       		c Moses 6:57.
1329                                                                           John 3:15–33
a
  serpent in the wilderness, even so              in Ænon near to Salim, because
must the b Son of man be lifted up:               there was much a water there: and
   15 That whosoever believeth in                 they came, and were b baptized.
him should not perish, but have                    24 For John was not yet cast into
eternal life.                                     prison.
   16 ¶ For a God so b loved the c world,          25 ¶ Then there arose a question
that he d gave his e only begotten                between some of John’s disciples and
f
  Son, that whosoever g believeth in              the Jews about purifying.
him should not perish, but have                    26 And they came unto John, and
h
  everlasting i life.                             said unto him, Rabbi, he that was
   17 For God a sent not his Son into             with thee beyond Jordan, to whom
the world to b condemn the world;                 thou barest witness, behold, the
but that the world through him                    same baptizeth, a and all men come
might be c saved.                                 to him.
   18 ¶ He that believeth on him is                27 John answered and said, A man
not condemned: but he that a be-                  can a receive nothing, except it be
lieveth not is condemned already,                 given him from heaven.
because he hath not believed in the                28 Ye yourselves bear me witness,
b
  name of the only begotten c Son                 that I said, I am not the Christ,
of God.                                           but that I am sent before him.
   19 And this is the condemnation,                29 He that hath the bride is the
that a light is come into the world,              bridegroom: but the friend of the
and men loved bdarkness rather than               bridegroom, which standeth and
light, because their cdeeds were evil.            heareth him, rejoiceth greatly be-
   20 For every one that doeth a evil             cause of the bridegroom’s voice: this
b
  hateth the light, neither cometh                my joy therefore is fulfilled.
to the light, lest his deeds should                30 He must increase, but I must
be reproved.                                      decrease.
   21 But he that adoeth btruth cometh             31 He that cometh from a above is
to the c light, that his deeds may                above all: he that is of the earth is
be made manifest, that they are                   earthly, and speaketh of the earth:
wrought in God.                                   he that cometh from heaven is
   22 ¶ After these things came Jesus             above all.
and his disciples into the land of                 32 And what he hath seen and
Judæa; and there he tarried with                  heard, that he a testifieth; and no
them, and a baptized.                             man receiveth his testimony.
   23 ¶ And John also was baptizing                33 He that hath received his
 14 a 2 Ne. 25:20.                    Sonship.                           Secret Combinations.
      tg Jesus Christ,          		g tg Faith.                      		c D&C 10:21; 29:45.
      Prophecies about;         		h D&C 45:5.                       20 a tg Evil.
      Jesus Christ, Types       		i 1 Jn. 4:9.                     		b tg Hate.
      of, in Anticipation;       17 a D&C 49:5; 132:24 (24, 59).    21 a tg Good Works.
      Symbolism.                      tg Jesus Christ, Messen-     		b tg Truth.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Son of           ger of the Covenant.         		c tg Discernment,
      Man.                      		b Luke 9:56 (54–56).                   Spiritual.
 16 a tg God the Father,        		c tg Jesus Christ,                22 a John 4:2 (1–2);
      Elohim.                         Atonement through.                 jst John 4:1–4
		b tg God, Love of;             18 a tg Unbelief.                       (Appendix).
      Love;                     		b tg Name.                        23 a tg Baptism, Immersion.
      Mercy;                    		c jst John 3:18 . . . Son of     		b tg Baptism.
      Worth of Souls.                 God, which before was         26 a jst John 3:27 . . . and he
		c tg World.                         preached by the mouth of           receiveth of all people who
		d tg God, Gifts of;                 the holy prophets;                 come unto him.
      Jesus Christ, Redeemer.         for they testified of me.     27 a James 1:17 (17–18).
		e Gen. 22:2 (1–14);            19 a tg Light [noun];              31 a John 8:23.
      Jacob 4:5.                      Light of Christ.              32 a tg Testimony.
		f tg Jesus Christ, Divine     		b tg Darkness, Spiritual;
John 3:34–4:18                                                                                1330

testi­mony hath a set to his b seal that              8 (For his disciples were gone away
God is true.                                        unto the city to buy meat.)
  34 For he whom God hath sent                        9 Then saith the woman of Sa-
a
  speaketh the words of God: b for                  maria unto him, How is it that thou,
God giveth not the Spirit by mea-                   being a Jew, askest drink of me,
sure unto him.                                      which am a woman of Samaria? for
  35 The Father loveth the a Son, and               the Jews have no dealings with the
hath bgiven all cthings into his hand.              a
                                                      Samaritans.
  36 a He that believeth on the Son                   10 Jesus answered and said unto
hath b everlasting life: and he that                her, If thou knewest the a gift of God,
c
  believeth not the Son shall not see               and who it is that saith to thee, Give
life; but the d wrath of God abideth                me to drink; thou wouldest have
on him.                                             asked of him, and he would have
                                                    given thee b living water.
             Chapter 4                                11 The woman saith unto him, Sir,
                                                    thou hast nothing to draw with, and
Jesus teaches a woman of Samaria—                   the well is deep: from whence then
All must worship the Father in spirit               hast thou that living water?
and truth—Those who harvest souls                     12 Art thou greater than our father
gain eternal life—Many Samaritans                   Jacob, which gave us the well, and
believe—Jesus heals a nobleman’s son.               drank thereof himself, and his chil-
a
  When therefore the Lord knew how                  dren, and his cattle?
the Pharisees had heard that Jesus                    13 Jesus answered and said unto
made and baptized more disciples                    her, Whosoever drinketh of this
than John,                                          water shall thirst again:
  2 (Though Jesus himself a baptized                  14 But whosoever drinketh of the
not, but his disciples,)                            water that I shall give him shall
  3 He left Judæa, and departed again               never a thirst; but the water that I
into Galilee.                                       shall give him shall be in him a well
  4 And he must needs go through                    of water b springing up into c ever-
Samaria.                                            lasting life.
  5 Then cometh he to a city of Sa-                   15 The woman saith unto him, Sir,
maria, which is called Sychar, near                 give me this water, that I thirst not,
to the parcel of ground that Jacob                  neither come hither to draw.
gave to his son aJoseph.                              16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy
  6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus               husband, and come hither.
therefore, being wearied with his                     17 The woman answered and said,
journey, sat thus on the well: and                  I have no husband. Jesus said unto
it was about the sixth hour.                        her, Thou hast well said, I have no
  7 There cometh a woman of Sa-                     husband:
maria to draw water: Jesus saith                      18 For thou hast had five hus-
unto her, Give me to drink.                         bands; and he whom thou now hast
 33 a or declared that,           		c tg Jesus Christ,               4 1 a jst John 4:1–4
      certified that.                   Power of.                          (Appendix).
		b tg Seal.                       36 a jst John 3:36 And he           2 a John 3:22 (22, 26).
 34 a Isa. 61:1.                        who believeth on the           5 a tg Israel, Joseph,
      tg Jesus Christ,                  Son hath everlasting               People of.
      Teaching Mode of.                 life; and shall receive of     9 a 2 Kgs. 17:29;
		b jst John 3:34 . . . for             his fullness. But he who           Luke 10:33.
      God giveth him not the            believeth not the Son,        10 a tg God, Gifts of.
      Spirit by measure, for he         shall not receive of his     		b tg Living Water.
      dwelleth in him, even the         fullness; for the wrath of    14 a Ps. 42:2 (1–3);
      fullness.                         God is upon him.                   143:6 (5–12);
 35 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine     		b tg Eternal Life.                     Isa. 55:1 (1–3);
      Sonship.                    		c gr disbelieves, disobeys,            John 6:35; 7:37 (37–39).
		b tg Jesus Christ,                    is uncompliant to.           		b D&C 63:23.
      Authority of.               		d tg God, Indignation of.        		c tg Immortality.
1331                                                                                John 4:19–42

is not thy husband: in that saidst                    31 ¶ In the mean while his disci-
thou truly.                                         ples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
  19 The woman saith unto him, Sir,                   32 But he said unto them, I have
I perceive that thou art a a prophet.               meat to eat that ye know not of.
  20 Our fathers worshipped in a this                 33 Therefore said the disciples one
mountain; and ye say, that in Jeru-                 to another, Hath any man brought
salem is the place where men ought                  him ought to eat?
to worship.                                           34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat
  21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,                   is to do the a will of him that sent
believe me, the hour cometh, when                   me, and to finish his b work.
ye shall neither in this mountain,                    35 Say not ye, There are yet four
nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the                   months, and then cometh harvest?
Father.                                             behold, I say unto you, Lift up your
  22 Ye worship ye a know not what:                 eyes, and look on the a fields; for
we know what we worship: for sal-                   they are white already to b harvest.
vation is of the Jews.                                36 And he that reapeth receiveth
  23 But the hour cometh, and now                   a
                                                      wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
is, when the true worshippers shall                 eternal: that both he that soweth
a
  worship the Father in spirit and in               and he that reapeth may b rejoice
b
  truth: for the Father seeketh such                together.
to worship him.                                       37 And herein is that saying true,
  24 a God is a b Spirit: and they that             One a soweth, and another reapeth.
worship him must worship him in                       38 I sent you to a reap that whereon
spirit and in c truth.                              ye bestowed no labour: b other men
  25 The woman saith unto him, I                    laboured, and ye are entered into
know that a Messias cometh, which                   their labours.
is called Christ: when he is come,                    39 ¶ And many of the Samaritans
he will b tell us all things.                       of that city believed on him for
  26 Jesus saith unto her, aI that speak            the saying of the woman, which
unto thee am he.                                    testified, He told me all that ever
  27 ¶ And upon this came his disci-                I did.
ples, and marvelled that he talked                    40 So when the Samaritans were
with the woman: yet no man said,                    come unto him, they besought him
What seekest thou? or, Why talkest                  that he would tarry with them: and
thou with her?                                      he abode there two days.
  28 The woman then left her wa-                      41 And many more believed be-
terpot, and went her way into the                   cause of his own word;
city, and saith to the men,                           42 And said unto the woman,
  29 Come, see a man, which told                    Now we believe, not because of
me all things that ever I did: is not               thy saying: for we have heard him
this the Christ?                                    ourselves, and know that this is in-
  30 Then they went out of the city,                deed the a Christ, the b Saviour of the
and came unto him.                                  world.
 19 a 1 Ne. 22:20.                25 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.             tg God, Will of.
 20 a Deut. 11:29.               		b Deut. 18:18.                      		b John 9:4 (1–4).
 22 a D&C 93:19 (1–20).           26 a The term I Am used               35 a Alma 26:5;
      tg Ignorance.                    here in the Greek is                  D&C 4:4; 33:3.
 23 a tg Worship.                      identical with the              		b tg Missionary Work.
		b Ps. 145:18 (1–21).                 Septuagint usage in              36 a tg Wages.
 24 a jst John 4:26 For unto           Ex. 3:14 which identifies       		b D&C 18:16 (13–16);
      such hath God promised           Jehovah.                              50:22 (17–22).
      his Spirit. And they             John 8:58.                       37 a 1 Cor. 3:6 (5–8).
      who worship him, must            tg Jesus Christ, Jehovah.        38 a tg Harvest.
      worship in spirit and in    34 a Luke 2:49; John 6:38–39;        		b jst John 4:40 . . . the
      truth.                           8:29; see jst Matt. 27:54             prophets have labored . . .
		b D&C 93:33; 130:22.                 . . . Father, it is finished,    42 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.
		c tg Truth.                          thy will is done . . .          		b D&C 66:1.
John 4:43–5:11                                                                  1332

  43 ¶ Now after two days he de-                      Chapter 5
parted thence, and went into Galilee.
  44 For Jesus himself testified, that    Jesus heals an invalid on the Sabbath—
a prophet hath no honour in his           He explains why men must honor the
own country.                              Son—Jesus promises to take the gospel
  45 Then when he was come into           to the dead—Man is resurrected, judged,
Galilee, the Galilæans received him,      and assigned his glory by the Son—Jesus
having seen all the things that he        obeys the divine law of witnesses.
did at Jerusalem at the feast: for        After this there was a a feast of the
they also went unto the feast.            Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
  46 So Jesus came again into Cana          2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the
of Galilee, where he made the wa-         sheep market a pool, which is called
ter wine. And there was a certain         in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda,
nobleman, whose son was sick at           having five porches.
a
  Capernaum.                                3 In these lay a great multitude
  47 When he heard that Jesus was         of impotent folk, of blind, halt,
come out of Judæa into Galilee, he        withered, waiting for the moving
went unto him, and besought him           of the water.
that he would come down, and heal           4 For an angel went down at a
his son: for he was at the point of       certain season into the pool, and
death.                                    troubled the water: whosoever then
  48 Then said Jesus unto him, Ex-        first after the troubling of the wa-
cept ye see a signs and wonders, ye       ter stepped in was made whole of
will not believe.                         whatsoever disease he had.
  49 The nobleman saith unto him,           5 And a certain man was there,
Sir, come down ere my child die.          which had an infirmity thirty and
  50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy         eight years.
way; thy son a liveth. And the man          6 When Jesus saw him lie, and
believed the word that Jesus had          knew that he had been now a long
spoken unto him, and he went his          time in that case, he saith unto him,
way.                                      Wilt thou be made whole?
  51 And as he was now going down,          7 The impotent man answered
his servants met him, and told him,       him, Sir, I have no man, when the
saying, Thy son liveth.                   water is troubled, to put me into
  52 Then inquired he of them the         the pool: but while I am coming,
hour when he began to amend.              another steppeth down before me.
And they said unto him, Yester-             8 Jesus saith unto him, a Rise, take
day at the seventh hour the fever         up thy bed, and walk.
left him.                                   9 And immediately the man was
  53 So the father knew that it was       made a whole, and took up his bed,
at the same hour, in the which Jesus      and walked: and on the same day
said unto him, Thy son liveth: and        was the b sabbath.
a
  himself believed, and his whole           10 ¶ The Jews therefore said unto
house.                                    him that was cured, It is the a sab-
  54 This is again the asecond miracle    bath day: it is not lawful for thee
that Jesus did, when he was come          to carry thy bed.
out of Judæa into Galilee.                  11 He answered them, He that
                                          made me whole, the same said unto
                                          me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
 46 a Luke 4:23 (23–24).        Gospels (Byzantine)          identification.
 48 a tg Sign Seekers.          read “the feast,”            tg Passover.
 50 a tg Heal.                  implicitly the           8 a John 7:23.
 53 a gr he himself.            Passover. See also       9 a tg Heal.
 54 a John 2:11.                Matt. 26:5. Some       		b Matt. 12:1 (1–14).
5 1 a The Koine Greek           earlier manuscripts     10 a Luke 6:2.
      manuscripts of the        do not make this             tg Sabbath.
1333                                                                  John 5:12–30

  12 Then asked they him, What man          21 For as the Father araiseth up the
is that which said unto thee, Take        dead, and b quickeneth them; even so
up thy bed, and walk?                     the Son quickeneth whom he will.
  13 And he that was healed a wist          22 For the Father judgeth no man,
not who it was: for Jesus had con-        but hath a committed all b judgment
veyed himself away, a multitude           unto the Son:
being in that place.                        23 That all men should a honour
  14 Afterward Jesus findeth him          the Son, even as they honour the
in the temple, and said unto him,         Father. He that b honoureth not the
Behold, thou art made whole: sin          Son honoureth not the Father which
no more, lest a worse thing come          hath sent him.
unto thee.                                  24 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
  15 The man departed, and told the       He that heareth my word, and a be-
Jews that it was Jesus, which had         lieveth on him that sent me, hath
made him whole.                           everlasting b life, and shall not come
  16 And therefore did the Jews aper-     into c condemnation; but is passed
secute Jesus, and bsought to slay him,    from d death unto e life.
because he had done these things            25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The
on the sabbath day.                       hour is coming, and now is, when
  17 ¶ But Jesus answered them,           the a dead shall b hear the voice of
My Father a worketh hitherto, and         the Son of God: and they that hear
I b work.                                 shall c live.
  18 Therefore the Jews sought the          26 For as the Father hath life in
more to kill him, because he not          himself; so hath he given to the a Son
only had broken the sabbath, but          to have b life in himself;
said also that God was his a Father,        27 And hath given him a authority
making himself b equal with God.          to execute b judgment also, because
  19 Then answered Jesus and said         he is the c Son of man.
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto       28 Marvel not at this: for the hour
you, The Son can do nothing of him-       is coming, in the which all that
self, but what he a seeth the b Father    are in the a graves shall b hear his
do: for what things soever he doeth,      voice,
these also doeth the Son likewise.          29 And shall a come forth; b they
  20 For the Father loveth the Son,       that have done good, unto the c res-
and sheweth him all things that           urrection of life; and they that have
himself doeth: and he will shew           done d evil, unto the resurrection of
him greater works than these, that        e
                                            damnation.
ye may marvel.                              30 I can of mine own self do
13 a gr knew.                  Authority of.             27 a tg Authority;
16 a tg Persecution.      		b tg Judgment;                    Delegation of
		b John 7:1.                  Judgment, the Last.            Responsibility;
17 a tg God, Works of.    23 a tg Honor; Respect.             Jesus Christ,
		b John 9:4.             		b Luke 10:16.                     Authority of.
18 a tg God, Body of,     24 a tg Faith.                 		b tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
     Corporeal Nature.    		b John 20:31.                		c tg Jesus Christ,
		b John 10:33; 19:7;     		c D&C 20:15.                      Son of Man.
     D&C 88:107.          		d John 8:51; 11:26;          28 a Dan. 12:2.
     tg Jesus Christ,          D&C 63:49.                		b D&C 76:16 (16–17).
     Relationships with   		e 1 Jn. 3:14.                29 a D&C 29:26.
     the Father.          25 a tg Death; Genealogy and   		b jst John 5:29 . . . they who
19 a John 8:28.                Temple Work;                   have done good, in the
		b tg Godhead.                Salvation for the Dead;        resurrection of the just;
21 a tg Resurrection.          Spirits, Disembodied.          and they who have done
		b gr causes to become   		b Isa. 24:22; 61:1.               evil, in the resurrection of
     alive.               		c tg Immortality.                 the unjust.
     1 Cor. 15:45.        26 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine   		c tg Resurrection.
     tg God, Power of.         Sonship.                  		d tg Sin.
22 a tg Jesus Christ,     		b John 6:57.                 		e tg Damnation; Hell.
John 5:31–6:3                                                                                 1334

nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my                   41 I receive not ahonour from men.
judgment is a just; because I seek                    42 But I know you, that ye have
not mine own b will, but the c will                 not the a love of God in you.
of the Father which hath sent me.                     43 I am come in my a Father’s
  31 If I bear witness of myself, my                b
                                                      name, and ye c receive me not: if
witness is not true.                                another shall come in his own name,
  32 ¶ There is another that beareth                him ye will receive.
a
  witness of me; and I know that the                  44 How can ye believe, which re-
b
  witness which he witnesseth of                    ceive a honour one of another, and
me is true.                                         seek not the b honour that cometh
  33 Ye sent unto aJohn, and he bare                from God only ?
b
  witness unto the truth.                             45 Do not think that I will accuse
  34 a But I receive not testimony                  you to the Father: there is one that
from man: but these things I say,                   accuseth you, even Moses, in whom
that ye might be saved.                             ye trust.
  35 He was a burning and a shin-                     46 For had ye believed a Moses,
ing a light: and ye were willing for a              ye would have believed me: for he
season to rejoice in his b light.                   b
                                                      wrote of me.
  36 ¶ a But I have b greater witness                 47 But if ye believe not his a writ-
than that of John: for the c works                  ings, how shall ye believe my words?
which the Father hath given me to
finish, the same d works that I do,                               Chapter 6
bear witness of me, that the Father                 Jesus feeds the five thousand—He walks
hath e sent me.                                     on the sea—He is the living manna
  37 And the Father himself, which
hath sent me, hath borne a witness                  sent from God—Salvation is gained
of me. Ye have neither heard his                    by eating living bread—Jesus explains
voice at any time, nor b seen his                   how men eat His flesh and drink His
shape.                                              blood—Peter testifies that Jesus is the
  38 And ye have not his word abid-                 Messiah.
ing in you: for whom he hath sent,                  After these things Jesus went over
him ye a believe not.                               the sea of Galilee, which is the sea
  39 ¶ a Search the scriptures; for                 of Tiberias.
in them ye think ye have eternal                     2 And a great multitude followed
life: and they are they which b tes-                him, because they saw his miracles
tify of me.                                         which he did on them that were
  40 And ye will not come to me,                    diseased.
that ye might have a life.                           3 And Jesus went up into a
 30 a tg God, Justice of.          36 a jst John 5:37 But I have      		b tg Scriptures, Value of;
		b 2 Ne. 31:7 (7–10).                  a greater witness than              Testimony.
      tg Agency.                        the testimony of John . . .    40 a D&C 66:2.
		c tg God, Will of.              		b gr the greater witness           41 a John 7:18.
 32 a tg Holy Ghost, Source             than John’s.                        tg Honor.
      of Testimony.               		c tg God, Works of.                42 a tg God, Love of; Love.
		b tg Witness.                   		d Matt. 11:4;                      43 a tg Jesus Christ,
 33 a D&C 35:4; 84:27 (27–28).          John 10:25.                         Authority of.
		b John 1:15 (7, 15, 19).        		e tg Jesus Christ, Messen-        		b tg Authority; Name.
 34 a jst John 5:35 And                 ger of the Covenant.          		c D&C 132:25.
      he received not his          37 a tg Witness of the              44 a Luke 18:9;
      testimony of man, but             Father.                             1 Thes. 2:6;
      of God, and ye yourselves   		b tg God, Privilege of                  D&C 76:61.
      say that he is a prophet,         Seeing.                       		b tg God, the Standard of
      therefore ye ought to        38 a tg Unbelief.                        Righteousness.
      receive his testimony.       39 a tg Education;                  46 a Luke 24:27.
      These things I say . . .          Learn;                        		b tg Jesus Christ,
 35 a Matt. 11:11 (7–15).               Scriptures, Study of;               Prophecies about.
		b tg Light [noun].                    Study.                         47 a tg Scriptures, Study of.
1335                                                                       John 6:4–27

mountain, and there he sat with                 a a king, he departed again into a
his disciples.                                  mountain himself alone.
  4 And the a passover, a feast of the           16 And when even was now come,
Jews, was nigh.                                 his disciples went down unto the sea,
  5 ¶ When Jesus then lifted up                  17 And entered into a ship, and
his eyes, and saw a great company               went over the sea toward Caper-
come unto him, he saith unto Phi-               naum. And it was now dark, and
lip, Whence shall we buy bread,                 Jesus was not come to them.
that these may eat?                              18 And the sea arose by reason of
  6 And this he said to prove him: for          a great wind that blew.
he himself knew what he would do.                19 So when they had rowed about
  7 Philip answered him, Two hun-               five and twenty or thirty furlongs,
dred pennyworth of bread is not                 they see Jesus walking on the sea,
sufficient for them, that every one             and drawing nigh unto the ship:
of them may take a little.                      and they were a afraid.
  8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Si-            20 But he saith unto them, It is I;
mon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,            be not afraid.
  9 There is a lad here, which hath              21 Then they willingly received
five barley loaves, and two small               him into the ship: and immediately
fishes: but what are they among                 the ship was at the land whither
so many ?                                       they went.
  10 And Jesus said, Make the men                22 ¶ The day following, when the
sit down. Now there was much grass              people which stood on the other
in the place. So the men sat down,              side of the sea saw that there was
in number about a five thousand.                none other boat there, save that one
  11 And Jesus took the loaves; and             whereinto his disciples were en-
when he had given a thanks, he dis-             tered, and that Jesus went not with
tributed to the disciples, and the dis-         his disciples into the boat, but that
ciples to them that were set down;              his disciples were gone away alone;
and likewise of the fishes as much               23 (Howbeit there came other boats
as they would.                                  from Tiberias nigh unto the place
  12 When they were filled, he said             where they did eat bread, after that
unto his disciples, Gather up the               the Lord had given thanks:)
fragments that remain, that noth-                24 When the people therefore saw
ing be a lost.                                  that Jesus was not there, neither his
  13 Therefore they gathered them               disciples, they also took shipping,
together, and filled twelve baskets             and came to Capernaum, seeking
with the fragments of the five bar-             for Jesus.
ley loaves, which remained over                  25 And when they had found him
and above unto them that had                    on the other side of the sea, they
eaten.                                          said unto him, Rabbi, when camest
  14 Then those men, when they had              thou hither?
seen the amiracle that Jesus did, said,          26 Jesus answered them and said,
This is of a truth that b prophet that          Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek
should come into the world.                     me, a not because ye saw the mira-
  15 ¶ When Jesus therefore per-                cles, but because ye did eat of the
ceived that they would come and                 loaves, and were filled.
take him by force, to make him                   27 a Labour not for the meat which
6 4 a tg Passover.                   Morm. 9:18 (18–19).            keep my sayings, neither
 10 a Matt. 14:21 (13–21);     		b tg Jesus Christ,                 because ye saw the
      Mark 6:44 (32–44);             Prophecies about.              miracles . . .
      Luke 9:14 (10–17).        15 a John 18:36 (33, 36–37).   27 a tg Labor;
 11 a D&C 46:32; 59:7.          19 a D&C 67:3.                      Objectives.
 12 a tg Waste.                 26 a jst John 6:26 . . . not
 14 a 3 Ne. 8:1; 20:7 (1–9);         because ye desire to
John 6:28–50                                                                              1336

perisheth, but for that meat which                  39 And this is the a Father’s b will
endureth unto everlasting life, which             which hath sent me, that of all
the b Son of man shall give unto you:             which he hath given me I should
for him hath God the Father csealed.              lose c nothing, but should d raise it
  28 Then said they unto him, What                up again at the last day.
shall we do, that we might work the                 40 And this is the will of him that
works of God?                                     sent me, that every one which seeth
  29 Jesus answered and said unto                 the Son, and a believeth on him, may
them, This is the work of God, that ye            have beverlasting life: and I will raise
a
  believe on him whom he hath sent.               him up c at the last day.
  30 They said therefore unto him,                  41 The Jews then murmured at
What a sign shewest thou then, that               him, because he said, I am the bread
we may see, and believe thee? what                which came down from heaven.
dost thou work?                                     42 And they said, Is not this Jesus,
  31 Our fathers did eat manna in                 the son of a Joseph, whose father
the desert; as it is written, He gave             and mother we know? how is it then
them a bread from heaven to eat.                  that he saith, I came down from
  32 Then Jesus said unto them, Ver-              heaven?
ily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave             43 Jesus therefore answered and
you not that bread from heaven;                   said unto them, aMurmur not among
but my Father giveth you the true                 yourselves.
bread from heaven.                                  44 a No man can b come to me, ex-
  33 For the bread of God is he which             cept the Father which hath sent me
cometh down from heaven, and giv-                 c
                                                    draw him: and I will raise him up
eth life unto the world.                          at the last day.
  34 Then said they unto him, Lord,                 45 It is written in the prophets, And
evermore give us this bread.                      they shall be all a taught of God. Ev-
  35 And Jesus said unto them, I am               ery man therefore that hath heard,
the a bread of life: he that cometh to            and hath learned of the b Father,
me shall never hunger; and he that                cometh unto me.
believeth on me shall never b thirst.               46 Not that any man hath seen the
  36 But I said unto you, That ye                 Father, save he which is of God, he
also have seen me, and believe not.               hath a seen the Father.
  37 All that the Father a giveth me                47 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
shall come to me; and him that                    He that a believeth on me hath
cometh to me I will in no wise                    b
                                                    everlasting life.
b
  cast out.                                         48 I am that bread of life.
  38 For I a came down from heaven,                 49 Your fathers did eat a manna in
not to do mine own b will, but the                the wilderness, and are dead.
c
  will of him that sent me.                         50 This is the bread which cometh
 27 b tg Jesus Christ,         		b tg Jesus Christ,                		b Isa. 55:3.
      Son of Man.                    Mission of.                   		c 1 Cor. 12:3;
		c tg Sealing.                		c tg God, Will of.                      1 Pet. 1:2;
 29 a tg Faith.                 39 a Luke 2:49.                          3 Ne. 27:14; D&C 29:7.
 30 a Matt. 12:38;             		b 3 Ne. 27:13 (13–16).             45 a 1 Thes. 4:9;
      Jacob 7:13 (13–21);      		c John 17:12; 18:9.                     1 Jn. 2:27 (20, 27).
      Alma 30:43 (43–60);      		d 3 Ne. 15:1;                     		b tg Witness of the
      D&C 46:9 (8–9).                D&C 5:35.                           Father.
 31 a Ps. 78:24.                40 a tg Faith.                      46 a tg God, Manifestations
 35 a tg Bread of Life.        		b tg Eternal Life.                      of; God, Privilege of
		b John 4:14; 7:37 (37–39).   		c jst John 6:40 . . . in the            Seeing;
 37 a 3 Ne. 15:24;                   resurrection of the just at         Revelation.
      D&C 27:14;                     the last day.                  47 a tg Faith.
      50:41 (41–42); 84:63.     42 a Luke 4:22.                    		b tg Eternal Life;
		b John 17:2.                  43 a tg Murmuring.                       Exaltation.
 38 a tg Jesus Christ,          44 a jst John 6:44                  49 a 1 Ne. 17:28;
      Condescension of.              (Appendix).                         Mosiah 7:19.
1337                                                                            John 6:51–71

down from heaven, that a man may                  he said unto them, Doth this b of-
eat thereof, and not die.                         fend you?
  51 I am the living a bread which                  62 What and if ye shall see the
came down from heaven: if any                     a
                                                    Son of man b ascend up where he
man eat of this bread, he shall live              was before?
for ever: and the b bread that I will               63 It is the a spirit that quickeneth;
give is my c flesh, which I will d give           the flesh profiteth nothing: the
for the e life of the world.                      words that I speak unto you, they
  52 The Jews therefore strove among              are spirit, and they are life.
themselves, saying, How can this                    64 But there are some of you that
man give us his flesh to eat?                     believe not. For Jesus knew from
  53 Then Jesus said unto them, Ver-              the beginning who they were that
ily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye            believed not, and who should a be-
a
  eat the flesh of the b Son of man,              tray him.
and drink his blood, ye have no life                65 And he said, Therefore said I
in you.                                           unto you, that no man can come
  54 Whoso eateth my a flesh, and                 unto me, a except it were given unto
drinketh my b blood, hath eternal                 him of my Father.
life; c and I will d raise him up at                66 ¶ From that time many of his
the last day.                                     a
                                                    disciples went back, and b walked
  55 For my flesh is meat indeed,                 no more with him.
and my blood is drink indeed.                       67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve,
  56 He that eateth my flesh, and                 Will ye also go away ?
drinketh my blood, a dwelleth in                    68 Then Simon Peter answered
me, and I in him.                                 him, Lord, to whom shall we go?
  57 As the living Father hath a sent             thou hast the a words of eternal life.
me, and I live by the Father: so he                 69 And a we believe and are sure
that eateth me, even he shall b live              that thou art that Christ, the b Son
by me.                                            of the living God.
  58 This is that bread which came                  70 Jesus answered them, Have not
down from heaven: not as your                     I a chosen you twelve, and one of
fathers did eat manna, and are dead:              you is a devil?
he that eateth of this bread shall                  71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son
live for ever.                                    of Simon: for he it was that should
  59 These things said he in the syna­            betray him, being one of the twelve.
gogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
  60 Many therefore of his disciples,                        Chapter 7
when they had heard this, said, This              Jesus’ kinsmen do not believe—He
is an hard saying; who can hear it?               teaches His Father’s doctrine and
  61 When Jesus a knew in himself                 proclaims His divine sonship—Truth
that his disciples murmured at it,                may be known through obedience—
 51 a tg Jesus Christ, Types          will raise him up in the       64 a John 13:11.
      of, in Anticipation.            resurrection of the just at    65 a jst John 6:65 . . . except
		b tg Bread of Life;                 the last day.                       he doeth the will of my
      Jesus Christ, Types of,   		d tg Resurrection.                      Father who hath sent me.
      in Memory.                 56 a 1 Jn. 3:24.                    66 a tg Apostasy of
		c Heb. 10:10.                  57 a tg Jesus Christ, Messen-            Individuals.
		d tg God, Gifts of.                 ger of the Covenant.          		b tg Apostasy of the
		e tg Jesus Christ,            		b John 5:26.                            Early Christian Church.
      Atonement through.         61 a John 2:25.                     68 a John 17:8;
 53 a Mark 14:22;               		b tg Offense.                           Acts 5:20;
      Luke 22:19.                62 a tg Jesus Christ,                    Moses 6:59.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                  Son of Man.                    69 a gr we have had faith
      Son of Man.               		b John 3:13.                            and have known that.
 54 a tg Sacrament.                   tg Jesus Christ,              		b tg God, Body of,
		b tg Blood, Symbolism of.           Ascension of.                       Corporeal Nature.
		c jst John 6:54 . . . and I    63 a 2 Cor. 3:6.                    70 a 1 Ne. 12:7 (6–7).
John 7:1–26                                                                                  1338

Jesus offers living water to all people—            14 ¶ Now about the midst of the
The people have various opinions con-             feast Jesus went up into the temple,
cerning Him.                                      and taught.
                                                    15 And the Jews a marvelled, say-
After these things Jesus walked                   ing, How knoweth this man letters,
in Galilee: for he would not walk                 having never learned?
in Jewry, because the Jews a sought                 16 Jesus answered them, and said,
to b kill him.                                    My a doctrine is not mine, but his
   2 Now the Jews’ a feast of taberna-            that b sent me.
cles was at hand.                                   17 If any man will a do his b will, he
   3 His a brethren therefore said                shall cknow of the doctrine, whether
unto him, Depart hence, and go                    it be of God, or whether I speak of
into Judæa, that thy disciples also               myself.
may see the works that thou doest.                  18 He that speaketh of himself
   4 For there is no man that doeth               seeketh his own a glory: but he
any thing in secret, and he him-                  that seeketh his b glory that sent
self seeketh to be known openly. If               him, the same is true, and no un-
thou do these things, shew thyself                righteousness is in him.
to the world.                                       19 Did not Moses give you the law,
   5 For neither did his brethren be-             and yet none of you keepeth the law?
lieve in him.                                     Why go ye about to kill me?
   6 Then Jesus said unto them, My                  20 The people answered and said,
a
  time is not yet come: but your time             Thou hast a devil: who goeth about
is alway ready.                                   to kill thee?
   7 The world cannot hate you; but                 21 Jesus answered and said unto
me it a hateth, because I testify of              them, I have done one work, and
it, that the works thereof are b evil.            ye all marvel.
   8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not             22 Moses therefore gave unto you
up yet unto this feast; for my time               a
                                                    circumcision; (not because it is
is not yet full come.                             of Moses, but of the fathers;) and
   9 When he had said these words                 ye on the sabbath day circumcise
unto them, he abode still in Galilee.             a man.
   10 ¶ But when his brethren were                  23 If a man on the a sabbath day
gone up, then went he also up unto                receive circumcision, that the law
the feast, not openly, but as it were             of Moses should not be broken;
in secret.                                        are ye angry at me, because I have
   11 Then the Jews sought him at the             made a man every whit b whole on
feast, and said, Where is he?                     the sabbath day ?
   12 And there was much murmur-                    24 aJudge not according to b the
ing among the people concerning                   c
                                                    appearance, but judge righteous
him: for some said, He is a good man:             judgment.
others said, Nay; but he deceiveth                  25 Then said some of them of
the people.                                       Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they
   13 Howbeit no man spake openly                 seek to kill?
of him for a fear of the Jews.                      26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and
7 1 a John 5:16 (16, 18).              tg Gospel; Jesus Christ,         Truth.
		b John 11:53 (53–54).                Teaching Mode of.           18 a John 5:41 (41–43).
  2 a Lev. 23:34 (34–43).        		b tg Jesus Christ,             		b John 8:50; D&C 88:67;
  3 a Matt. 12:46; 1 Cor. 9:5.         Authority of;                    Moses 4:2 (1–3).
  6 a Matt. 26:18.                     Jesus Christ, Messenger     22 a tg Circumcision.
  7 a 1 Ne. 16:2 (1–3).                of the Covenant.            23 a tg Sabbath.
		b tg Evil.                      17 a tg Good Works;             		b John 5:8 (8–9).
 13 a John 19:38.                      Obedience.                  24 a tg Judgment.
 15 a Luke 2:46 (46–47).         		b tg God, Will of.             		b jst John 7:24 . . . your
 16 a Matt. 7:28; John 8:28;     		c tg Discernment,                    traditions, but judge . . .
      2 Ne. 31:21.                     Spiritual; Testimony;      		c Isa. 11:3.
1339                                                                        John 7:27–51

they say nothing unto him. Do the                 of the feast, Jesus stood and cried,
a
  rulers know indeed that this is the             saying, If any man a thirst, let him
very Christ?                                      come unto me, and b drink.
  27 Howbeit we know this man                       38 He that believeth on me, as the
whence he is: but when Christ                     scripture hath said, out of his belly
cometh, no man knoweth whence                     shall flow rivers of living water.
he is.                                              39 (But this spake he of the a Spirit,
  28 Then cried Jesus in the temple               which they that believe on him
as he taught, saying, Ye both know                should receive: b for the Holy Ghost
me, and ye know whence I am: and                  was not yet given; because that
I am not come of myself, but he that              Jesus was not yet glorified.)
sent me is a true, whom ye know not.                40 ¶ Many of the people therefore,
  29 But I know him: for I am from                when they heard this saying, said,
him, and he hath a sent me.                       Of a truth this is the a Prophet.
  30 Then they a sought to take him:                41 Others said, This is the Christ.
but no man laid hands on him, be-                 But some said, Shall Christ come
cause his b hour was not yet come.                out of Galilee?
  31 And many of the people be-                     42 Hath not the scripture said, That
lieved on him, and said, When Christ              a
                                                    Christ cometh of the seed of bDavid,
cometh, will he do more miracles                  and out of the town of c Bethlehem,
than these which this man hath done?              where David was?
  32 ¶ The Pharisees heard that                     43 So there was a a division among
the people murmured such things                   the people because of him.
concerning him; and the Pharisees                   44 And some of them would have
and the chief priests sent officers               taken him; but no man laid hands
to take him.                                      on him.
  33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a               45 ¶ Then came the officers to the
little while am I with you, and then              chief priests and Pharisees; and they
I go unto him that sent me.                       said unto them, Why have ye not
  34 Ye shall a seek me, and shall not            brought him?
find me: and b where I am, c thither ye             46 The officers answered, Never
d
  cannot come.                                    man a spake like this man.
  35 Then said the Jews among them-                 47 Then answered them the Phari­
selves, Whither will he go, that we               sees, Are ye also a deceived?
shall not find him? will he go unto                 48 Have any of the rulers or of the
the dispersed among the a Gentiles,               Pharisees believed on him?
and teach the Gentiles?                             49 But this people who knoweth
  36 What manner of saying is this                not the law are a cursed.
that he said, Ye shall seek me, and                 50 aNicodemus saith unto them, (he
shall not find me: and where I am,                that came to Jesus by night, being
thither ye cannot come?                           one of them,)
  37 In the last day, that great day                51 Doth our law judge any man,
 26 a John 3:1 (1–2).            35 a gr Greeks.                   42 a 1 Chr. 5:2;
 28 a tg Truth.                  37 a Ps. 42:2 (1–3);                   Matt. 2:6.
 29 a John 13:3.                      143:6 (5–12);               		b tg Jesus Christ, Davidic
      tg Jesus Christ,                Isa. 55:1 (1–3);                  Descent of.
      Authority of;                   John 4:14 (13–15); 6:35.    		c 1 Sam. 16:1;
      Jesus Christ, Messenger   		b tg Living Water.                    Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4.
      of the Covenant.           39 a tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.           tg Jesus Christ,
 30 a John 10:39.               		b jst John 7:39 . . . for             Prophecies about.
		b John 12:23 (23–27).               the Holy Ghost was           43 a Matt. 10:34.
 34 a John 13:33 (33, 36).            promised unto them who       46 a tg Teaching with
		b D&C 29:29;                        believe, after that Jesus         the Spirit.
      76:112 (51–112).                was glorified.)              47 a Jacob 4:14 (13–14).
		c 1 Pet. 3:22.                 40 a John 9:17;                   49 a tg Curse.
		d D&C 25:15.                        1 Ne. 22:20 (20–21).         50 a John 3:1.
John 7:52–8:20                                                                             1340

before it hear him, and know what                   9 And they which heard it, being
he doeth?                                         convicted by their own a conscience,
 52 They answered and said unto                   went out one by one, beginning at
him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search,            the eldest, even unto the last: and
and look: for out of Galilee ariseth              Jesus was left alone, and the woman
no prophet.                                       standing in the midst.
 53 And every man went unto his                     10 When Jesus had lifted up him-
own house.                                        self, and saw none but the woman,
                                                  he said unto her, Woman, where are
            Chapter 8                             those thine accusers? hath no man
The woman taken in adultery is brought            condemned thee?
before Christ—Christ is the Light of                11 She said, No man, Lord. And
                                                  Jesus said unto her, Neither do I acon-
the world—He again proclaims that                 demn thee: go, and b sin no c more.
He is the Messiah—The true children                 12 ¶ Then spake Jesus again unto
of Abraham believe in Christ—Jesus                them, saying, I am the a light of the
says, Before Abraham was I, Jehovah.
                                                  world: he that followeth me shall
Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.              not b walk in c darkness, but shall
   2 And early in the morning he came             have the light of life.
again into the a temple, and all the                13 The Pharisees therefore said
people came unto him; and he sat                  unto him, Thou bearest record of
down, and taught them.                            thyself; thy record is not true.
   3 And the scribes and Pharisees                  14 Jesus answered and said unto
brought unto him a a woman taken                  them, Though I bear record of my-
in b adultery; and when they had set              self, yet my record is true: for I know
her in the midst,                                 a
                                                    whence I came, and whither I go;
   4 They say unto him, Master, this              but ye cannot tell b whence I come,
woman was taken in adultery, in                   and whither I go.
the very act.                                       15 Ye judge after the flesh; I ajudge
   5 Now Moses in the a law com-                  no man.
manded us, that such should be                      16 And yet if I a judge, my b judg-
stoned: but what sayest thou?                     ment is true: for I am not c alone,
   6 This they said, tempting him,                but I and the Father that sent me.
that they might have to accuse him.                 17 It is also written in your law, that
But Jesus stooped down, and with                  the a testimony of two men is true.
his finger a wrote on the ground, as                18 I am one that bear witness of
though he heard them not.                         myself, and the a Father that sent
   7 So when they continued asking                me beareth b witness of me.
him, he lifted up himself, and said                 19 Then said they unto him, Where
unto them, He that is without a sin               is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye
among you, let him b first cast a                 neither know me, nor my Father: if
c
  stone at her.                                   ye had a known me, ye should have
   8 And again he stooped down, and               known my Father also.
wrote on the ground.                                20 These words spake Jesus in the
8 2 a Matt. 26:55; Luke 21:37.   		b D&C 42:25.                     14 a John 16:28.
  3 a tg Woman.                  		c jst John 8:11 . . . more.     		b John 9:29.
		b tg Adulterer.                      And the woman glorified      15 a John 12:47.
  5 a Lev. 20:10.                      God from that hour, and      16 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
  6 a tg Jesus Christ,                 believed on his name.       		b tg Judgment.
      Teaching Mode of.           12 a 1 Jn. 1:5.                  		c John 8:29; 16:32.
  7 a 3 Ne. 14:5 (1–5).                tg Jesus Christ, Light of    17 a tg Witness.
		b Deut. 17:7.                        the World;                   18 a tg Godhead; God the
		c tg Gossip.                         Light [noun];                     Father, Elohim.
  9 a tg Conscience.                   Light of Christ.            		b tg Witness of the
 11 a tg Benevolence;            		b tg Walking in Darkness.             Father.
      Mercy.                     		c tg Darkness, Spiritual.        19 a John 14:7.
1341                                                                   John 8:21–42

treasury, as he taught in the temple:          31 Then said Jesus to those Jews
and no man laid hands on him; for            which believed on him, If ye a con-
his hour was not yet come.                   tinue in my word, then are ye my
  21 Then said Jesus again unto them,        b
                                               disciples indeed;
I go my way, and ye shall seek me,             32 And ye shall a know the b truth,
and shall die in your a sins: whither        and the c truth shall make you d free.
I go, ye cannot come.                          33 ¶ They answered him, We be
  22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill        a
                                              Abraham’s seed, and were never
himself? because he saith, Whither           in bondage to any man: how sayest
I go, ye cannot come.                        thou, Ye shall be made free?
  23 And he said unto them, Ye are             34 Jesus answered them, Verily, ver-
from a beneath; I am from above:             ily, I say unto you, Whosoever a com-
ye are of this b world; I am not of          mitteth b sin is the c servant of sin.
this world.                                    35 And the servant abideth not
  24 I said therefore unto you, that         in the house for ever: but the Son
ye shall a die in your sins: for if ye       abideth ever.
b
  believe not that I am he, ye shall           36 If the Son therefore shall make
die in your sins.                            you a free, ye shall be free indeed.
  25 Then said they unto him, Who              37 I know that ye are Abraham’s
art thou? And Jesus saith unto them,         seed; but ye seek to kill me, because
Even the same that I said unto you           my word hath no place in you.
from the beginning.                            38 I speak that which I have seen
  26 I have many things to say and to        with my Father: and ye do that
judge of you: but he that sent me is         which ye have seen with your father.
true; and I speak to the world those           39 They answered and said
things which I have a heard of him.          unto him, Abraham is our father.
  27 They understood not that he             Jesus saith unto them, If ye were
spake to them of the Father.                 a
                                              Abraham’s b children, ye would do
  28 Then said Jesus unto them,              the c works of Abraham.
When ye have lifted up the Son of              40 But now ye seek to kill me, a
man, then shall ye know that I am            man that hath told you the truth,
he, and that I do a nothing of myself;       which I have heard of God: this did
but as my b Father hath c taught me,         not Abraham.
I d speak these things.                        41 Ye do the deeds of your father.
  29 And he that asent me is with me:        Then said they to him, We be not
the Father hath not left me b alone;         born of fornication; we have one
for I c do always those things that          Father, even God.
d
  please him.                                  42 Jesus said unto them, If God
  30 As he spake these words, many           were your Father, ye would love
a
  believed on him.                           me: for I proceeded forth and a came
 21 a Moro. 10:26 (24–26).         Relationships with             Liberty.
      tg Sin.                      the Father.               33 a tg Abrahamic
 23 a John 3:31 (13, 31).    		c tg Obedience.                    Covenant.
		b tg World.                		d John 4:34.                  34 a D&C 29:40.
 24 a D&C 138:32 (31–34).     30 a John 12:42 (11, 42).     		b tg Sin.
		b tg Faith.                 31 a tg Commitment;           		c Rom. 6:16;
 26 a tg Revelation.               Perseverance;                  Alma 12:11 (9–11, 17).
 28 a John 5:19.                   Steadfastness.                 tg Servant.
		b John 7:16 (16–18).       		b Matt. 27:57.                36 a tg Bondage, Spiritual;
      tg Authority.           32 a tg Conversion;                 Liberty.
		c tg Delegation of               Testimony.                39 a tg Abrahamic
      Responsibility.        		b D&C 50:25.                       Covenant.
		d Deut. 18:18.                   tg Education; Gospel;    		b tg Seed of Abraham.
 29 a tg Jesus Christ,             Truth.                   		c tg Good Works.
      Authority of.          		c Moro. 10:5.                 42 a John 16:28 (27–28, 30);
		b John 8:16; 16:32.        		d 3 Ne. 21:4.                      17:8;
      tg Jesus Christ,             tg Bondage, Spiritual;         Gal. 4:4.
John 8:43–9:1                                                                                      1342

from God; neither came I of myself,                      my saying, he shall never a taste of
but he b sent me.                                        death.
   43 Why do ye not understand my                          53 Art thou greater than our father
speech? even because ye cannot                           Abraham, which is dead? and the
a
  hear my word.                                          prophets are dead: whom makest
   44 Ye are of your father the a devil,                 thou thyself?
and the b lusts of your father ye will                     54 Jesus answered, If I honour
do. He was a c murderer from the                         myself, my honour is nothing: it is
beginning, and abode not in the                          my a Father that b honoureth me; of
d
  truth, because there is no truth in                    whom ye say, that he is your God:
him. When he speaketh a e lie, he                          55 Yet ye have not known him; but
speaketh of his own: for he is a f liar,                 I know him: and if I should say, I
and the father of it.                                    know him not, I shall be a liar like
   45 And because I tell you the truth,                  unto you: but I know him, and keep
ye believe me not.                                       his saying.
   46 Which of you a convinceth me                         56 Your father aAbraham b rejoiced
of b sin? And if I say the truth, why                    to c see my day: and he saw it, and
do ye not believe me?                                    was glad.
   47 aHe that is of God bheareth God’s                    57 Then said the Jews unto him,
words: ye therefore hear them not,                       Thou art not yet fifty years old, and
because ye are not of God.                               hast thou seen Abraham?
   48 Then answered the Jews, and                          58 Jesus said unto them, Verily,
said unto him, Say we not well that                      verily, I say unto you, a Before Abra-
thou art a Samaritan, and hast a                         ham was, b I am.
a
  devil?                                                   59 Then took they up a stones to
   49 Jesus answered, I have not a                       cast at him: but Jesus hid himself,
devil; but I a honour my Father, and                     and went out of the temple, going
ye do dishonour me.                                      through the midst of them, and so
   50 And I seek not mine own                            b
                                                           passed by.
a
  glory: there is one that seeketh and
judgeth.                                                              Chapter 9
   51 Verily, verily, I say unto you,                    Jesus, on the Sabbath, heals a man
If a man keep my saying, he shall                        born blind—The Jews accuse Him of
never see a death.                                       Sabbath violation—He lectures them
   52 Then said the Jews unto him,
Now we know that thou hast a devil.                      on spiritual blindness.
Abraham is dead, and the proph-                          And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man
ets; and thou sayest, If a man keep                      which was a blind from his birth.
 42 b tg Jesus Christ, Messen-               1 Jn. 4:6 (5–6);              		c tg Jesus Christ,
      ger of the Covenant.                   2 Ne. 33:10 (10–11).                Appearances,
 43 a jst John 8:43 . . . bear . . .    48 a Mosiah 3:9.                         Antemortal.
 44 a 1 Jn. 3:10 (10–18).               49 a tg God, the Standard of        58 a tg Man, Antemortal
      tg Devil;                              Righteousness; Honoring             Existence of.
      Devil, Church of.                      Father and Mother;            		b The term I Am used here
		b tg Lust.                                 Respect.                            in the Greek is identical
		c tg Murder.                          50 a John 7:18.                          with the Septuagint
		d tg Truth.                           51 a John 5:24; 11:26;                   usage in Ex. 3:14 which
		e tg Lying.                                D&C 63:49.                          identifies Jehovah.
		f tg Honesty.                              tg Death, Spiritual, First;         (See also John 4:26.)
 46 a gr convicts, reproves.                 Death, Spiritual, Second.           tg Jesus Christ, Jehovah.
		b Heb. 4:15.                          52 a D&C 42:46 (46–47).             59 a John 10:31.
 47 a jst John 8:47 He that is          54 a tg God, Body of,              		b Luke 4:30.
      of God receiveth God’s                 Corporeal Nature.             9 1 a Matt. 9:28 (28–31);
      words; ye therefore              		b tg Honor.                             20:30 (30–34);
      receive them not, because         56 a Gen. 22:8 (8–14);                   Mosiah 3:5;
      ye are not of God.                     Hel. 8:17 (16–19).                  3 Ne. 17:9 (7–10);
		b Dan. 12:10;                        		b tg Joy.                               D&C 84:69.
1343                                                                           John 9:2–26

  2 And his disciples asked him,                sight. He said unto them, He put
saying, Master, who did sin, this               clay upon mine eyes, and I washed,
a
  man, or his parents, that he was              and do see.
born blind?                                       16 Therefore said some of the
  3 Jesus answered, Neither hath                Pharisees, This man is not of God,
this man sinned, nor his parents:               because he keepeth not the sabbath
but that the a works of God should              day. Others said, How can a man
be made b manifest in him.                      that is a sinner do such miracles?
  4 I must a work the b works of him            And there was a division among
that sent me, c while it is d day: the          them.
e
  night cometh, when no man can                   17 They say unto the blind man
work.                                           again, What sayest thou of him, that
  5 As long as I am in the world, I             he hath opened thine eyes? He said,
am the a light of the world.                    He is a a prophet.
  6 When he had thus spoken, he                   18 But the Jews did not believe
spat on the ground, and made clay               concerning him, that he had been
of the spittle, and he anointed the             blind, and received his sight, until
eyes of the blind man with the clay,            they called the parents of him that
  7 And said unto him, Go, wash in              had received his sight.
the pool of a Siloam, (which is by                19 And they asked them, saying, Is
interpretation, Sent.) He went his              this your son, who ye say was born
way therefore, and washed, and                  blind? how then doth he now see?
came seeing.                                      20 His parents answered them and
  8 ¶ The neighbours therefore, and             said, We know that this is our son,
they which before had seen him                  and that he was born blind:
that he was blind, said, Is not this              21 But by what means he now
he that sat and begged?                         seeth, we know not; or who hath
  9 Some said, This is he: others               opened his eyes, we know not: he is
said, He is like him: but he said, I            of age; ask him: he shall speak for
am he.                                          himself.
  10 Therefore said they unto him,                22 These words spake his parents,
How were thine eyes opened?                     because they feared the Jews: for
  11 He answered and said, A man                the Jews had agreed already, that
that is called Jesus made clay, and             if any man did confess that he was
anointed mine eyes, and said unto               Christ, he should be put out of the
me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and               synagogue.
a
  wash: and I went and washed, and                23 Therefore said his parents, He
I received b sight.                             is of age; ask him.
  12 Then said they unto him, Where               24 Then again called they the man
is he? He said, I know not.                     that was blind, and said unto him,
  13 ¶ They brought to the Phari-               Give God the praise: we know that
sees him that aforetime was blind.              this man is a sinner.
  14 And it was the a sabbath day                 25 He answered and said, Whether
when Jesus made the clay, and                   he be a sinner or no, I know not: one
b
  opened his eyes.                              thing I know, that, whereas I was
  15 Then again the Pharisees also              blind, now I see.
asked him how he had received his                 26 Then said they to him again,
 2 a tg Man, Antemortal             I am with you; the time            the World;
     Existence of.                  cometh when I shall                Light of Christ.
 3 a tg God, Works of.              have finished my work,         7 a Neh. 3:15; Isa. 8:6.
		b John 11:4.                      then I go unto the Father.    11 a 2 Kgs. 5:10.
 4 a John 5:17.                		d Rom. 13:12 (11–12);           		b tg Sight.
		b John 4:34.                      Alma 34:33.                   14 a tg Sabbath.
     tg Good Works.            		e tg Darkness, Spiritual.       		b tg Heal.
		c jst John 9:4 . . . while    5 a tg Jesus Christ, Light of     17 a John 7:40 (40–44).
John 9:27–10:10                                                                                1344

What did he to thee? how opened                     were with him heard these words,
he thine eyes?                                      and said unto him, Are we blind
 27 He answered them, I have told                   also?
you already, and ye did not hear:                     41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were
wherefore would ye hear it again?                   a
                                                      blind, ye should have no b sin: but
will ye also be his disciples?                      now ye say, We c see; therefore your
 28 Then they a reviled him, and                    d
                                                      sin remaineth.
said, Thou art his disciple; but we
are Moses’ disciples.                                               Chapter 10
 29 We know that God spake unto
Moses: as for this fellow, we know                  Jesus is the Good Shepherd—He gained
not from a whence he is.                            power over death from His Father—He
 30 The man answered and said                       promises to visit His other sheep—He
unto them, Why herein is a mar-                     proclaims, I am the Son of God.
vellous thing, that ye know not                     Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
from whence he is, and yet he hath                  that entereth not by the door into
opened mine eyes.                                   the sheepfold, but climbeth up some
 31 Now we know that God heareth                    other way, the same is a thief and
not sinners: but if any man be a                    a robber.
worshipper of God, and doeth his                       2 But he that entereth in by the
will, him he heareth.                               door is the shepherd of the a sheep.
 32 Since the world began was it                       3 To him the porter openeth; and
not heard that any man opened the                   the sheep hear his a voice: and he
eyes of one that was born a blind.                  calleth his own sheep by name, and
 33 If this man were not of a God,                  b
                                                      leadeth them out.
he could do nothing.                                   4 And when he putteth forth his
 34 They answered and said unto                     own sheep, he goeth before them,
him, Thou wast altogether born in                   and the sheep follow him: for they
sins, and dost thou teach us? And                   a
                                                      know his b voice.
they cast him out.                                     5 And a stranger will they not fol-
 35 Jesus heard that they had cast                  low, but will flee from him: for they
him out; and when he had found                      know not the voice of a strangers.
him, he said unto him, Dost thou                       6 This parable spake Jesus unto
believe on the Son of God?                          them: but they understood not what
 36 He answered and said, Who is he,                things they were which he spake
Lord, that I might believe on him?                  unto them.
 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou                      7 Then said Jesus unto them again,
hast both seen him, and it is he that               Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am
talketh with thee.                                  the a door of the sheep.
 38 And he said, Lord, I believe.                      8 All that ever came before me aare
And he worshipped him.                              thieves and robbers: but the sheep
 39 ¶ And Jesus said, For ajudgment                 did not hear them.
I am come into this world, that                        9 I am the door: by me if any man
they which b see not might see; and                 enter in, he shall be saved, and shall
that they which see might be made                   go in and out, and find pasture.
blind.                                                 10 The thief cometh not, but for to
 40 And some of the Pharisees which                 a
                                                      steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I
 28 a tg Reviling.                   41 a tg Spiritual Blindness.    			 Spiritual.
 29 a John 8:14.                   		b John 15:22 (19–27).           		b tg Revelation.
 32 a jst John 9:32 . . . blind,   		c tg Accountability.              5 a tg Stranger.
      except he be of God.         		d tg Sin.                         7 a John 14:6 (4–7).
 33 a Acts 2:22.                   10 2 a tg Sheep.                    8 a jst John 10:8 . . . who
 39 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.         3 a D&C 35:21.                       testified not of me are
		b Luke 5:32;                     		b Isa. 55:4.                          thieves . . .
      1 Tim. 1:13, 15.                4 a tg Discernment,             10 a tg Stealing.
1345                                                                     John 10:11–33

am come that they might have b life,            hath a devil, and is mad; why hear
and that they might have it more                ye him?
c
  abundantly.                                     21 Others said, These are not the
  11 I am the good a shepherd: the              words of him that hath a devil. Can
good b shepherd giveth his life for             a devil open the eyes of the blind?
the sheep.                                        22 ¶ And it was at Jerusalem the
  12 But he that is an hireling, and            feast of the dedication, and it was
not the shepherd, whose own the                 winter.
sheep are not, seeth the wolf com-                23 And Jesus walked in the temple
ing, and a leaveth the sheep, and               in Solomon’s a porch.
fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them,               24 Then came the Jews round about
and scattereth the sheep.                       him, and said unto him, How long
  13 The a hireling fleeth, because             dost thou make us to a doubt? If thou
he is an hireling, and careth not               be the Christ, tell us plainly.
for the sheep.                                    25 Jesus answered them, I told you,
  14 I am the good a shepherd, and              and ye abelieved not: the bworks that
b
  know my c sheep, and am known                 I do in my Father’s c name, they bear
of mine.                                        witness of me.
  15 As the Father knoweth me, even               26 But ye believe not, because ye
so aknow I the Father: and I lay down           are not of my sheep, as I said unto
my b life for the sheep.                        you.
  16 And aother bsheep I have, which              27 My a sheep hear my voice, and
are not of this fold: them also I must          I know them, and they b follow me:
bring, and they shall hear my voice;              28 And I give unto them eternal
and there shall be c one fold, and              life; and they shall never perish,
one shepherd.                                   neither shall any man pluck them
  17 Therefore doth my Father a love            out of my hand.
me, because I b lay down my life,                 29 My Father, which a gave them
that I might c take it again.                   me, is greater than all; and no man
  18 No man a taketh it from me,                is able to pluck them out of my
but I lay it down of myself. I have             Father’s hand.
b
  power to lay it down, and I have                30 I and my Father are a one.
c
  power to take it again. This com-               31 Then the Jews took up a stones
mandment have I d received of my                again to stone him.
Father.                                           32 Jesus answered them, Many good
  19 ¶ There was a division there-              works have I shewed you from my
fore again among the Jews for these             Father; for which of those works do
sayings.                                        ye stone me?
  20 And many of them said, He                    33 The Jews answered him, saying,
 10 b D&C 66:2.                     Martyrdom.                        power.
		c tg Abundant Life;          16 a 3 Ne. 15:21 (11–24);        		d tg Jesus Christ,
      Happiness.                    16:1 (1–3);                       Authority of.
 11 a tg Shepherd.                  D&C 10:59.                   23 a 1 Kgs. 6:3;
		b Ezek. 34:2.                     tg Israel, Scattering of.         Acts 3:11.
 12 a tg Leadership.          		b tg Book of Mormon;             24 a tg Doubt.
 13 a tg Wages.                     Israel, Joseph, People       25 a tg Faith;
 14 a tg Jesus Christ, Good         of; Israel, Ten Lost              Unbelief.
      Shepherd.                     Tribes of; Sheep.           		b John 5:36.
		b Ex. 33:12 (12, 17);       		c Ezek. 37:22.                        tg Miracle.
      1 Cor. 8:3.              17 a tg God, Love of.            		c tg Name.
		c 3 Ne. 18:31.              		b tg Self-Sacrifice.             27 a tg Sheep.
 15 a tg Jesus Christ,        		c tg Jesus Christ,              		b D&C 38:22.
      Relationships with            Resurrection.                29 a John 17:2 (2–12);
      the Father.              18 a Luke 23:46.                       D&C 50:41.
		b 1 Jn. 3:16 (10–18).       		b tg Death, Power over;          30 a D&C 93:3 (1–6).
      tg Jesus Christ,              God, Power of.                    tg Godhead; Unity.
      Atonement through;      		c gr authority, full             31 a John 8:59.
John 10:34–11:16                                                                         1346

For a good work we stone thee not;              his feet with her hair, whose brother
but for a blasphemy; and because                Lazarus was sick.)
that thou, being a man, makest                    3 Therefore his sisters sent unto
thyself b God.                                  him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom
  34 Jesus answered them, Is it not             thou lovest is sick.
written in your law, I said, Ye are               4 When Jesus heard that, he said,
a
  gods?                                         This sickness is not unto death, but
  35 If he called them gods, unto               for the a glory of God, that the Son
whom the word of God came, and                  of God might be b glorified thereby.
the scripture cannot be broken;                   5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her
  36 Say ye of him, whom the Father             sister, and Lazarus.
hath a sanctified, and b sent into the            6 When he had heard therefore
world, Thou blasphemest; because                that he was sick, he abode two days
I said, I am the c Son of God?                  still in the same place where he was.
  37 If I do not the works of my                  7 Then after that saith he to his dis-
Father, believe me not.                         ciples, Let us go into Judæa again.
  38 But if I do, though ye believe not           8 His disciples say unto him,
me, a believe the works: that ye may            Master, the Jews of late sought to
know, and believe, that the b Father            stone thee; and goest thou thither
is in me, and I in him.                         again?
  39 Therefore they a sought again                9 Jesus answered, Are there not
to take him: but he escaped out of              twelve hours in the day ? If any man
their hand,                                     a
                                                  walk in the day, he stumbleth not,
  40 And went away again beyond                 because he seeth the light of this
Jordan into the place where John at             world.
first baptized; and there he abode.               10 But if a man walk in the night,
  41 And many resorted unto him,                he stumbleth, because there is no
and said, John did no miracle: but              light in him.
all things that John spake of this                11 These things said he: and after
man were true.                                  that he saith unto them, Our friend
  42 And many believed on him                   Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may
there.                                          a
                                                  awake him out of sleep.
                                                  12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if
              Chapter 11                        he sleep, he shall a do well.
                                                  13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his
Jesus testifies that He is the Resurrection     death: but they thought that he had
and the Life—Mary and Martha testify            spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
of Him—He raises Lazarus from the                 14 Then said Jesus unto them
dead—Caiaphas speaks prophetically              plainly, Lazarus is dead.
of the death of Jesus.                            15 And I am glad for your sakes
Now a certain man was sick, named               that I was not there, to the intent
Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of                ye may a believe; nevertheless let us
Mary and her sister a Martha.                   go unto him.
 2 a(It was that Mary which anointed              16 Then said Thomas, which is
the bLord with cointment, and wiped             called Didymus, unto his fellow-
 33 a tg Blaspheme.            		c tg Jesus Christ, Divine       			 with her sister Martha, in
		b John 5:18 (17–18); 19:7;          Sonship.                         whose house her brother
      1 Tim. 3:16.               38 a tg Faith.                        Lazarus was sick.
 34 a tg Man, Potential to     		b tg Godhead.                   		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
      Become like Heavenly       39 a John 7:30.                 		c Matt. 26:7 (6–13).
      Father; Sons and         11 1 a Luke 10:38; John 12:2.       4 a 3 Ne. 12:16; Ether 12:4.
      Daughters of God.           2 a jst John 11:2 And Mary,    		b John 9:3.
 36 a tg Sanctification.              his sister, who anointed     9 a tg Walking with God.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                  the Lord with ointment      11 a 2 Kgs. 4:31.
      Messenger of the                and wiped his feet          12 a gr be cured, saved.
      Covenant.                       with her hair, lived        15 a tg Faith.
1347                                                                           John 11:17–42

disciples, Let us also go, that we                    into the town, but was in that place
may die with a him.                                   where Martha met him.
  17 Then when Jesus came, a he                         31 The Jews then which were with
found that he had lain in the grave                   her in the house, and comforted her,
four days already.                                    when they saw Mary, that she rose
  18 Now Bethany was nigh unto                        up hastily and went out, followed
Jerusalem, about fifteen a furlongs                   her, saying, She goeth unto the grave
off:                                                  to weep there.
  19 And many of the Jews came to                       32 Then when Mary was come
Martha and Mary, to comfort them                      where Jesus was, and saw him, she
concerning their brother.                             fell down at his feet, saying unto
  20 Then Martha, as soon as she                      him, Lord, if thou hadst been here,
heard that Jesus was coming, went                     my brother had not died.
and met him: but Mary sat still in                      33 When Jesus therefore saw her
the house.                                            weeping, and the Jews also weeping
  21 Then said Martha unto Jesus,                     which came with her, he groaned in
Lord, if thou hadst been here, my                     the spirit, and was troubled,
brother had not died.                                   34 And said, Where have ye laid
  22 But I know, that even now,                       him? They said unto him, Lord,
whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,                      come and see.
God will a give it thee.                                35 Jesus wept.
  23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother                  36 Then said the Jews, Behold how
shall rise again.                                     he a loved him!
  24 Martha saith unto him, I know                      37 And some of them said, Could
that he shall rise again in the res-                  not this man, which opened the eyes
urrection at the last day.                            of the blind, have caused that even
  25 Jesus said unto her, I am the                    this man should not have died?
a
  resurrection, and the b life: he that                 38 Jesus therefore again groaning
c
  believeth in me, though he were                     in himself cometh to the grave. It
d
  dead, yet shall he e live:                          was a cave, and a a stone lay upon it.
  26 And whosoever liveth and be-                       39 Jesus said, Take ye away the
lieveth in me shall never a die.                      stone. Martha, the sister of him that
Believest thou this?                                  was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by
  27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord:                   this time he stinketh: for he hath
I believe that thou art the Christ,                   been dead four days.
the a Son of God, which should come                     40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not
into the world.                                       unto thee, that, if thou wouldest be-
  28 And when she had so said, she                    lieve, thou shouldest see the a glory
went her way, and called Mary her                     of God?
sister secretly, saying, The Master is                  41 Then they took away the stone
come, and calleth for thee.                           from the place where the dead was
  29 As soon as she heard that,                       laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes,
she arose quickly, and came unto                      and said, Father, I a thank thee that
him.                                                  thou hast heard me.
  30 Now Jesus was not yet come                         42 And I knew that thou hearest
 16 a jst John 11:16 . . . him;        18 a gr stadium—607 English         Hel. 8:15;
      for they feared lest the Jews         feet, about 185 meters.        3 Ne. 15:9.
      should take Jesus and put        22 a tg God, Gifts of.         26 a John 5:24; 8:51;
      him to death, for as yet         25 a tg Jesus Christ,               D&C 42:46 (44, 46);
      they did not understand the           Resurrection;                  63:49.
      power of God.                         Resurrection.             27 a tg God, Body of,
 17 a jst John 11:17 . . . to         		b tg Jesus Christ,                 Corporeal Nature.
      Bethany, to Martha’s                  Atonement through.        36 a D&C 42:45.
      house, Lazarus had              		c tg Faith.                   38 a Matt. 27:60.
      already been in the grave       		d tg Death.                   40 a Ex. 16:7.
      four days.                      		e Alma 37:46 (46–47);         41 a tg Thanksgiving.
John 11:43–12:6                                                                         1348

me always: but because of the people           openly among the Jews; but went
which stand by I said it, that they            thence unto a country near to
may believe that thou hast asent me.           the wilderness, into a city called
  43 And when he thus had spoken,              Ephraim, and there continued with
he cried with a loud voice, a Lazarus,         his disciples.
come forth.                                     55 ¶ And the Jews’ passover was
  44 And he that was a dead came               nigh at hand: and many went out of
forth, bound hand and foot with                the country up to Jerusalem before
graveclothes: and his face was                 the passover, to a purify themselves.
bound about with a b napkin. Jesus              56 Then sought they for Jesus, and
saith unto them, Loose him, and                spake among themselves, as they
let him go.                                    stood in the temple, What think ye,
  45 Then many of the Jews which               that he will not come to the feast?
came to Mary, and had seen the                  57 Now both the chief priests and
things which Jesus did, believed               the Pharisees had given a command-
on him.                                        ment, that, if any man knew where
  46 But some of them went their               he were, he should shew it, that they
ways to the Pharisees, and told them           might take him.
what things Jesus had done.
  47 ¶ Then gathered the chief                              Chapter 12
a
  priests and the Pharisees a coun-            Mary anoints Jesus’ feet—His trium-
cil, and said, What do we? for this            phal entry into Jerusalem is recounted—
man doeth many b miracles.                     He foretells His death—To receive
  48 If we let him thus alone, all men         Christ is to receive the Father.
will believe on him: and the Romans
shall come and take away both our              Then Jesus six days before the pass-
place and nation.                              over came to Bethany, where Lazarus
  49 And one of them, named a Caia­            was which had been dead, whom
phas, being the b high priest that             he raised from the dead.
same year, said unto them, Ye know              2 There they made him a supper;
nothing at all,                                and a Martha served: but Lazarus
  50 Nor consider that it is expedi-           was one of them that sat at the ta-
ent for us, that one man should a die          ble with him.
for the people, and that the whole              3 Then took Mary a pound of
nation perish not.                             ointment of spikenard, very costly,
  51 And this spake he not of him-             and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
self: but being high priest that year,         wiped his feet with her hair: and
he prophesied that Jesus should die            the house was filled with the odour
for that nation;                               of the ointment.
  52 And not for that nation only,              4 Then saith one of his disciples,
but that also he should a gather to-           Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which
gether in one the b children of God            should betray him,
that were scattered abroad.                     5 Why was not this ointment sold
  53 Then from that day forth they             for three hundred pence, and given
took a counsel together for to put             to the poor?
him to b death.                                 6 This he said, not that he cared
  54 Jesus therefore walked no more            for the poor; but because he was a
 42 a tg Jesus Christ,        		b 3 Ne. 19:35.                   53 a Matt. 21:38 (33–46).
      Messenger of the         49 a Matt. 26:3 (3–5).                 tg Counsel.
      Covenant.               		b tg Priesthood, Aaronic.      		b John 7:1.
 43 a tg God, Power of.        50 a tg Jesus Christ,             55 a tg Purification.
 44 a 2 Kgs. 8:1.                   Trials of.                 12 2 a Luke 10:38;
      tg Death, Power over.    52 a tg Israel, Gathering of.          John 11:1 (1, 5).
		b John 20:7.                		b tg Sons and Daughters
 47 a 2 Ne. 10:5.                   of God.
1349                                                                       John 12:7–31
a
  thief, and had the b bag, and bare                19 The Pharisees therefore said
what was put therein.                             among themselves, Perceive ye how
  7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone:               ye prevail nothing? behold, the
a
  against the day of my burying hath              a
                                                    world is gone after him.
b
  she kept this.                                    20 ¶ And there were certain aGreeks
  8 For the poor always ye have with              among them that came up to b wor-
you; but me ye have not always.                   ship at the feast:
  9 Much people of the Jews there-                  21 The same came therefore to
fore knew that he was there: and                  Philip, which was of Bethsaida of
they came not for Jesus’ sake only,               Galilee, and desired him, saying,
but that they might see Lazarus also,             Sir, we would see Jesus.
whom he had raised from the dead.                   22 Philip cometh and telleth An-
  10 ¶ But the chief priests consulted            drew: and again Andrew and Phi-
that they might put Lazarus also                  lip tell Jesus.
to death;                                           23 ¶ And Jesus answered them,
  11 Because that by reason of him                saying, The a hour is come, that the
many of the Jews went away, and                   Son of man should be b glorified.
believed on Jesus.                                  24 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
  12 ¶ On the next day much people                Except a a corn of wheat fall into
that were come to the feast, when                 the ground and b die, it abideth
they heard that Jesus was coming                  alone: but if it c die, it bringeth forth
to Jerusalem,                                     much fruit.
  13 Took branches of palm trees,                   25 He that loveth his alife shall lose
and went forth to meet him, and                   it; and he that b hateth his life in this
cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King               world shall keep it unto life eternal.
of Israel that cometh in the name                   26 If any man serve me, let him
of the Lord.                                      a
                                                    follow me; and where I am, there
  14 And Jesus, when he had found a               shall also my servant be: if any man
young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,         serve me, him will my Father honour.
  15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: be-                27 Now is my soul troubled; and
hold, thy a King cometh, sitting on               what shall I say ? Father, save me
an ass’s colt.                                    from this hour: but for this cause
  16 These things a understood not                came I unto this hour.
his disciples at the first: but when                28 Father, glorify thy name. Then
Jesus was glorified, then remem-                  came there a a voice from heaven,
bered they that these things were                 saying, I have both b glorified it, and
written of him, and that they had                 will glorify it again.
done these things unto him.                         29 The people therefore, that stood
  17 The people therefore that was                by, and heard it, said that it thun-
with him when he called Lazarus                   dered: others said, An a angel spake
out of his grave, and raised him                  to him.
from the dead, bare record.                         30 Jesus answered and said, This
  18 For this cause the people also               voice came not because of me, but
a
  met him, for that they heard that               for your sakes.
he had done this b miracle.                         31 Now is the judgment of this
  6 a Mosiah 2:36 (36–39).         18 a Matt. 8:34.              25 a See jst Luke 9:24–25
		b gr purse, money bag.          		b D&C 63:10 (7–12).               (Appendix).
      John 13:29.                  19 a Matt. 9:31 (27–31).     		b tg Hate.
  7 a jst John 12:7 . . . for      20 a Acts 17:4 (1–9).         26 a 2 Ne. 31:12 (12–13).
      she hath preserved this     		b Acts 8:27.                 28 a tg Godhead;
      ointment until now, that     23 a John 7:30.                    Witness of the
      she might anoint me in      		b tg Jesus Christ,                Father.
      token of my burial.               Mission of.             		b D&C 45:4.
		b Mark 14:9.                     24 a gr grain, seed.          29 a tg Angels.
 15 a Zech. 9:9.                  		b 1 Cor. 15:36 (35–38).
 16 a Luke 9:45; 18:34 (31–34).   		c tg Death.
John 12:32–13:1                                                                         1350

world: now shall the a prince of this               a
                                                      rulers also many b believed on him;
world be cast out.                                  but because of the Pharisees they
  32 And I, if I be a lifted up from the            did not cconfess him, lest they should
earth, will b draw all men unto me.                 be put out of the synagogue:
  33 This he said, signifying what                     43 For they loved the a praise of
a
  death he should die.                              men more than the praise of God.
  34 The people answered him,                          44 ¶ Jesus cried and said, He that
We have heard out of the law that                   a
                                                      believeth on me, believeth not on
a
  Christ abideth for ever: and how                  me, but on him that sent me.
sayest thou, The Son of man must be                    45 And he that seeth me seeth him
lifted up? who is this Son of man?                  that sent me.
  35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet                    46 I am come a a light into the
a little while is the a light with you.             world, that whosoever believeth on
Walk while ye have the b light, lest                me should not abide in darkness.
darkness come upon you: for he that                    47 And if any man hear my words,
walketh in c darkness knoweth not                   and believe not, I judge him not: for
whither he goeth.                                   I came not to a judge the world, but
  36 While ye have light, a believe in              to save the world.
the light, that ye may be the b chil-                  48 He that a rejecteth me, and re-
dren of light. These things spake                   ceiveth not my words, hath one that
Jesus, and departed, and did hide                   b
                                                      judgeth him: the c word that I have
himself from them.                                  spoken, the same shall d judge him
  37 ¶ But though he had done so                    in the last day.
many a miracles before them, yet                       49 For I have not spoken of myself;
they b believed not on him:                         but the Father which a sent me, he
  38 That the saying of Esaias the                  gave me a commandment, what I
prophet might be fulfilled, which                   should say, and what I should speak.
he spake, Lord, who hath a believed                    50 And I know that his command-
our report? and to whom hath the                    ment is life everlasting: whatsoever I
arm of the Lord been revealed?                      a
                                                      speak therefore, even as the bFather
  39 Therefore they could not be-                   said unto me, so I c speak.
lieve, because that Esaias said again,
  40 He hath a blinded their eyes,                              Chapter 13
and bhardened their heart; that they                Jesus washes the feet of the Twelve—He
should not see with their eyes, nor                 identifies Judas as His betrayer—He
understand with their heart, and be                 commands them to love one another.
converted, and I should heal them.
  41 These things said Esaias, when                 Now before the feast of the a pass-
he asaw his bglory, and spake of him.               over, when Jesus knew that his hour
  42 ¶ Nevertheless among the chief                 was come that he should depart out
 31 a tg Devil.                     38 a Isa. 53:1;                  44 a tg Faith.
 32 a tg Jesus Christ,                   Rom. 10:16.                 46 a John 1:9 (4, 9).
      Atonement through;            40 a tg Spiritual Blindness.     47 a Luke 4:19;
      Jesus Christ,                		b tg Hardheartedness.                John 8:15.
      Crucifixion of.               41 a tg Jesus Christ,            48 a D&C 39:9.
		b D&C 18:11.                           Appearances,              		b tg Judgment.
 33 a tg Jesus Christ, Death of.         Antemortal.               		c tg Gospel.
 34 a 2 Sam. 7:16.                 		b tg Glory.                   		d tg Judgment, the Last.
 35 a tg Light of Christ.           42 a Acts 6:7.                   49 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Light [noun].               		b John 8:30 (30–31).                 Authority of.
		c tg Darkness, Spiritual;        		c Prov. 29:25;                  50 a Deut. 18:18.
      Walking in Darkness.               John 19:38.               		b 3 Ne. 15:18.
 36 a tg Faith.                     43 a Mark 12:38 (38–40);       		c tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Children of Light.                1 Cor. 1:26 (26–31);             Teaching Mode of.
 37 a tg Miracle;                        1 Ne. 8:28 (26–28);       13 1 a Deut. 16:1.
      Signs.                             Alma 11:24;
		b Mosiah 3:9 (9–11).                   D&C 3:7 (5–8).
1351                                                                     John 13:2–25

of this world unto the Father, hav-               13 Ye call me a Master and Lord:
ing loved his own which were in the             and ye say well; for so I am.
world, he b loved them unto the end.              14 If I then, your Lord and a Mas-
 2 And supper being ended, the                  ter, have b washed your feet; ye also
devil having now put into the aheart            ought to c wash one another’s d feet.
of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to be-            15 For I have given you an a ex-
tray him;                                       ample, that ye should do as I have
 3 Jesus a knowing that the Father              done to you.
had given all b things into his hands,            16 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
and that he was c come from God,                The servant is not greater than his
and went to God;                                lord; neither he that is sent greater
 4 He riseth from supper, and laid              than he that sent him.
aside his garments; and took a towel,             17 If ye know these things, a happy
and girded himself.                             are ye if ye do them.
 5 After that he poureth water into               18 ¶ I speak not of you all: I know
a basin, and began to a wash the dis-           whom I have chosen: but that the
ciples’ feet, and to wipe them with             scripture may be fulfilled, He that
the towel wherewith he was girded.              eateth bread with me hath lifted
 6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter:               up his heel against me.
and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost              19 Now I tell you before it come,
thou wash my feet?                              that, when it is come to pass, ye may
 7 Jesus answered and said unto                 believe that I am a he.
him, What I do thou knowest not                   20 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
now; but thou shalt know hereafter.             He that receiveth whomsoever I
 8 aPeter saith unto him, Thou shalt            send a receiveth me; and he that
never wash my feet. Jesus answered              b
                                                  receiveth me receiveth him that
him, If I b wash thee not, thou hast            sent me.
no part with me.                                  21 When Jesus had thus said, he
 9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord,            was troubled in spirit, and testified,
not my feet only, but also my hands             and said, Verily, verily, I say unto
and my head.                                    you, that one of you shall a betray
 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is              me.
washed needeth not save to wash                   22 Then the disciples looked one
his feet, but is a clean every whit:            on another, doubting of whom he
and ye are b clean, but not all.                spake.
 11 For he knew who should a be-                  23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’
tray him; therefore said he, Ye are             bosom one of his a disciples, whom
not b all clean.                                Jesus loved.
 12 So after he had washed their                  24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned
feet, and had taken his garments,               to him, that he should ask who it
and was set down again, he said                 should be of whom he spake.
unto them, Know ye what I have                    25 He then lying on Jesus’ breast
done to you?                                    saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
  1 b tg God, Love of.          		b D&C 38:10.                     Jesus Christ, Exemplar;
  2 a D&C 10:15 (13, 15);        11 a John 6:64.                   Leadership.
      63:28.                    		b D&C 66:3.                 17 a tg Happiness.
  3 a tg God, Omniscience of.    13 a gr Teacher.             19 a jst John 13:19 . . . the
		b tg Jesus Christ,             14 a gr Teacher.                  Christ.
      Power of.                 		b tg Courtesy.              20 a D&C 39:5; 84:37.
		c John 7:29.                  		c tg Humility.             		b 1 Jn. 4:6 (1–6).
  5 a tg Wash.                  		d tg Jesus Christ,          21 a tg Jesus Christ,
  8 a jst John 13:8–10                Teaching Mode of.            Betrayal of.
      (Appendix).                15 a tg Example;             23 a John 20:2;
		b tg Purification.                  God, the Standard of         21:24 (20–24).
 10 a tg Purity.                      Righteousness;
John 13:26–14:9                                                                        1352

  26 Jesus answered, He it is, to                 37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why
whom I shall give a a sop, when I               cannot I a follow thee now? I will lay
have dipped it. And when he had                 down my life for thy sake.
dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas               38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou
Iscariot, the son of Simon.                     lay down thy life for my sake? Ver-
  27 And after the sop aSatan entered           ily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock
into him. Then said Jesus unto him,             shall not crow, till thou hast denied
That thou doest, do quickly.                    me thrice.
  28 Now no man at the table knew
for what intent he spake this unto                           Chapter 14
him.
  29 For some of them thought, be-              Jesus speaks of many mansions—He
cause Judas had the a bag, that Jesus           says that He is the way, the truth, and
had said unto him, Buy those things             the life and that to see Him is to see
that we have need of against the                the Father—He promises the first and
feast; or, that he should give some-            second Comforters.
thing to the poor.                              Let not your heart be a troubled: ye
  30 He then having received the                believe in God, believe also in me.
sop went immediately out: and it                   2 In my Father’s a house are many
was night.                                      b
                                                  mansions: if it were not so, I would
  31 ¶ Therefore, when he was gone              have told you. I go to prepare a
out, Jesus said, Now is the a Son of            place for you.
man glorified, and God is glorified                3 And if I go and prepare a place
in him.                                         for you, I will a come again, and re-
  32 If God be glorified in him,                ceive you unto myself; that b where
God shall also glorify him in him-              c
                                                  I am, there ye may be also.
self, and shall straightway glorify                4 And whither I go ye know, and
him.                                            the way ye know.
  33 Little children, yet a little while           5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we
I am with you. Ye shall a seek me:              know not whither thou goest; and
and as I said unto the Jews, Whither            how can we know the way ?
I go, ye cannot come; so now I say                 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the
to you.                                         a
                                                  way, the b truth, and the life: no
  34 A new commandment I give                   man c cometh unto the Father, but
unto you, That ye a love one another;           by me.
as I have loved you, that ye also blove            7 If ye had a known me, ye should
one another.                                    have known my Father also: and
  35 By this shall all men know that            from henceforth ye know him, and
ye are my disciples, if ye have a love          have seen him.
one to another.                                    8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew
  36 ¶ Simon Peter said unto him,               us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus                    9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been
answered him, Whither I go, thou                so long time with you, and yet hast
canst not follow me now; but thou               thou not known me, Philip? he that
shalt follow me afterwards.                     hath seen me hath seen the a Father;
 26 a gr morsel, mouthful.      14 1 a D&C 50:41 (41–42).     			 Ps. 25:4;
 27 a tg Devil.                  2 a tg Heaven.                     John 10:7 (1–15).
 29 a John 12:6.                		b D&C 59:2; 98:18.                tg Example.
 31 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of        tg Eternal Life;         		b tg Truth.
      Man.                           Telestial Glory.         		c Matt. 11:27;
 33 a John 7:34 (33–36).         3 a Acts 1:11 (9–11).              Luke 10:22.
 34 a tg Love.                  		b D&C 27:18; 132:23.              tg God, Access to.
		b tg Family, Love within.     		c 1 Thes. 4:17;               7 a John 8:19; 1 Jn. 2:23;
 35 a tg Fellowshipping;             Rev. 22:4 (3–5).               D&C 88:50.
      God, Love of.              6 a Ex. 18:20; 33:13;          9 a tg God, Body of,
 37 a tg Commitment.                 1 Sam. 12:23 (16–23);          Corporeal Nature.
1353                                                                 John 14:10–28

and how sayest thou then, Shew us              I am in my Father, and ye in me,
the Father?                                    and I in you.
  10 Believest thou not that I am in              21 He that hath my command-
the a Father, and the Father in me?            ments, and a keepeth them, he it is
the words that I speak unto you I              that loveth me: and he that loveth
speak not of myself: but the Father            me shall be bloved of my Father, and
that dwelleth in me, he doeth the              I will love him, and will c manifest
works.                                         myself to him.
  11 Believe me that I am a in the                22 Judas saith unto him, not
b
  Father, and the Father in me: or             Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou
else believe me for the very works’            wilt manifest thyself unto us, and
sake.                                          not unto the world?
  12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He           23 Jesus answered and said unto
that abelieveth on me, the works that          him, If a man love me, he will keep
I do shall he do also; and greater             my words: and my Father will
works than these shall he do; be-              a
                                                 love him, and we will come unto
cause I b go unto my c Father.                 him, and make our b abode with
  13 And whatsoever ye shall a ask in          him.
my b name, that will I do, that the               24 He that loveth me not keepeth
Father may be glorified in the Son.            not my sayings: and the word which
  14 If ye shall ask any thing in my           ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s
name, I will do it.                            which sent me.
  15 ¶ If ye a love me, b keep my c com-          25 These things have I spoken unto
mandments.                                     you, being yet present with you.
  16 And I will pray the Father, and              26 But the a Comforter, which is the
he shall give you another a Com-               b
                                                 Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
forter, that he may b abide with you           send in my c name, he shall d teach
for ever;                                      you all things, and bring all things
  17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom            to your remembrance, whatsoever
the world cannot receive, because              I have said unto you.
it seeth him not, neither knoweth                 27 a Peace I leave with you, my
him: but ye know him; for he dwell-            b
                                                 peace I give unto you: not as the
eth with you, and shall be in you.             world giveth, give I unto you. Let
  18 I will not leave you a comfort-           not your heart be c troubled, neither
less: I will b come to you.                    let it be afraid.
  19 Yet a little while, and the world            28 Ye have heard how I said unto
seeth me no more; but ye see me:               you, I go away, and come again
because I live, ye shall live also.            unto you. If ye loved me, ye would
  20 At that day ye shall know that            rejoice, because I said, I a go unto
 10 a D&C 93:3.                		b tg Duty; Obedience.      		b 1 Jn. 3:24;
 11 a D&C 50:43.               		c tg Commandments                Rev. 3:20;
		b tg Jesus Christ,                 of God; Commitment;          D&C 130:3.
      Relationships with the         Good Works.             26 a tg Holy Ghost,
      Father.                   16 a tg Holy Ghost,               Comforter.
 12 a Acts 9:41 (36–43);             Comforter.             		b tg Guidance, Divine.
      4 Ne. 1:5 (5, 32–33).    		b D&C 20:77.               		c tg Name.
      tg Faith.                 18 a gr orphans.            		d tg God, Omniscience of;
		b tg Jesus Christ,                 tg Comfort.                  Holy Ghost, Gifts of;
      Ascension of.            		b John 16:32;                    Holy Ghost, Mission of;
		c tg God the Father,               2 Tim. 4:17 (16–17).         Inspiration; Learn;
      Elohim.                        tg God, Privilege of         Teaching.
 13 a D&C 6:14; 29:6.                Seeing.                 27 a tg Peace of God.
      tg Prayer.                21 a tg Obedience.          		b tg Contentment;
		b tg Name.                   		b tg God, Love of.               Peace.
 15 a tg God, Love of;         		c tg God, Privilege of     		c tg Sorrow.
      God, the Standard of           Seeing; Revelation.     28 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Righteousness; Love.      23 a tg God, Love of.             Ascension of.
John 14:29–15:16                                                                           1354

the Father: for my b Father is greater             fruit: for without b me ye can do
than I.                                            nothing.
  29 And now I have told you before                   6 If a man a abide not in me, he
it come to pass, that, when it is come             is cast forth as a branch, and is
to pass, ye might a believe.                       withered; and men gather them,
  30 Hereafter I will not talk much                and cast them into the fire, and they
with you: a for the b prince of this               are burned.
c
  world cometh, and hath nothing                      7 If ye a abide in me, and my words
in me.                                             abide in you, ye shall b ask what ye
  31 But that the world may know                   will, and it shall be done unto you.
that I love the Father; and as the                    8 Herein is my Father a glorified,
Father gave me a commandment,                      that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye
even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.              be my disciples.
                                                      9 As the Father hath a loved me,
            Chapter 15                             so have I loved you: continue ye in
Jesus is the vine; His disciples are the           my love.
branches—He discourses on the perfect                 10 If ye a keep my commandments,
                                                   ye shall abide in my b love; even as
law of love—His servants have been                 I have kept my Father’s command-
chosen and ordained by Him—The
world hates and fights true religion—              ments, and abide in his love.
He promises the Comforter, the Spirit                 11 These things have I spoken unto
of Truth.                                          you, that my joy might remain in
                                                   you, and that your ajoy might be full.
I am the true a vine, and my Father                   12 This is my commandment,
is the husbandman.                                 That ye a love one another, as I have
  2 Every abranch in me that beareth               b
                                                     loved you.
not b fruit he taketh away: and ev-                   13 Greater a love hath no man than
ery branch that beareth fruit, he                  this, that a man lay down his b life
c
  purgeth it, that it may bring forth              for his c friends.
more fruit.                                           14 Ye are my a friends, if ye do
  3 Now ye are clean through the                   whatsoever I b command you.
word which I have spoken unto you.                    15 Henceforth I call you not ser-
  4 aAbide in me, and I in you. As                 vants; for the servant knoweth not
the branch cannot bear fruit of it-                what his lord doeth: but I have
self, except it abide in the vine; no              called you a friends; for all things
more can ye, except ye abide in me.                that I have b heard of my Father I
  5 I am the avine, ye are the branches:           have made c known unto you.
He that abideth in me, and I in him,                  16 Ye have not chosen me, but I
the same bringeth forth much                       have a chosen you, and b ordained
  28 b tg Godhead.                			 D&C 35:18; 43:3; 50:24.      		c tg Brotherhood and
  29 a tg Faith.                    5 a tg Vineyard of the Lord.         Sisterhood; Friendship.
  30 a jst John 14:30 . . . for   		b Philip. 4:13.                 14 a D&C 84:63.
       the prince of darkness,      6 a Col. 1:23.                 		b tg Commandments
       who is of this world,        7 a tg Problem-Solving.              of God.
       cometh, but hath no        		b tg Prayer.                    15 a Luke 12:4.
       power over me, but he        8 a Isa. 49:3; Matt. 5:16.     		b John 16:12;
       hath power over you.         9 a tg God, Love of.                 3 Ne. 15:16 (13–18).
		b tg Devil.                      10 a 1 Ne. 17:35; Mosiah 2:4;   		c tg Revelation.
		c tg Worldliness.                     D&C 95:12.                  16 a tg Apostles;
  31 a tg Jesus Christ,                 tg Obedience.                    Called of God;
       Authority of.              		b tg Love.                           Election;
15 1 a Gen. 49:11; 1 Ne. 15:15.    11 a tg Joy.                          Priesthood, Quali-
   2 a Matt. 15:13 (13–14).        12 a tg Love.                         fying for.
		b Matt. 7:19 (15–20);           		b D&C 6:20.                    		b tg Authority;
       Luke 3:9.                   13 a 1 Jn. 3:16 (10–18).              Church Organization;
		c gr purifies.                        tg Love.                         Priesthood, Authority;
       tg Test.                   		b tg Life, Sanctity of;              Priesthood, History of;
   4 a 1 Jn. 2:6;                       Martyrdom.                       Priesthood, Melchizedek.
1355                                                                  John 15:17–16:10

you, that ye should go and bring                  27 And ye also shall bear a witness,
forth c fruit, and that your fruit               because ye have been with me from
should remain: that whatsoever ye                the beginning.
shall ask of the Father in my d name,
he may give it you.                                          Chapter 16
 17 These things I command you,
that ye love one another.                        Jesus discourses on the mission of the
 18 If the world a hate you, ye know             Holy Ghost—He tells of His death and
                                                 resurrection, announces that He is the
that it hated me before it hated you.            Son of God, and says that He has over-
 19 If ye were of the a world, the               come the world.
world would b love his own: but be-
cause ye are not of the world, but I             These things have I spoken unto
have chosen you out of the world,                you, that ye should not be aoffended.
therefore the world hateth you.                    2 They shall put you out of the
 20 Remember the word that I said                syna­gogues: yea, the time cometh,
unto you, The aservant is not greater            that whosoever a killeth you will
than his lord. If they have b perse-             think that he doeth God service.
cuted me, they will also persecute                 3 And these things will they do
you; if they have kept my saying,                unto you, because they have not
they will keep yours also.                       a
                                                   known the Father, nor me.
 21 But all these things will they                 4 But these things have I told you,
do unto you for my name’s sake,                  that when the time shall come, ye
because they know not him that                   may remember that I told you of
sent me.                                         them. And these things I said not
 22 If I had not come and spoken                 unto you at the beginning, because
unto them, they had not had a sin:               I was with you.
but now they have no b cloak for                   5 But now I a go my way to him
their sin.                                       that sent me; and none of you ask-
 23 He that hateth me hateth my                  eth me, Whither goest thou?
Father also.                                       6 But because I have said these
 24 If I had not done among them                 things unto you, sorrow hath filled
the works which none other man                   your heart.
did, they had not had a sin: but now               7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth;
have they both seen and hated both               It is a expedient for you that I go
me and my Father.                                away: for if I go not away, the b Com-
 25 But this cometh to pass, that the            forter will not come unto you; but if
word might be fulfilled that is writ-            I depart, I will send him unto you.
ten in their law, They a hated me                  8 And when he is come, he will
without a cause.                                 a
                                                   reprove the world of sin, and of
 26 But when the a Comforter is                  b
                                                   righteousness, and of judgment:
come, whom I will send unto you                    9 Of a sin, because they believe
from the Father, even the Spirit of              not on me;
truth, which proceedeth from the                   10 Of righteousness, because I go to
Father, he shall b testify of me:                my Father, and ye see me no more;
 16 c tg Missionary Work;        			 D&C 82:3 (3–4).              3 a Moses 4:6.
      Mission of Early Saints.   		b ie pretext, excuse.          5 a Luke 5:35.
		d D&C 18:18.                     24 a Alma 32:19 (17–19).       7 a gr beneficial,
 18 a tg Hate.                     25 a tg Hate.                      profitable,
 19 a tg World;                    26 a tg Comfort;                   advantageous.
      Worldliness.                      Holy Ghost, Comforter.   		b tg Holy Ghost,
		b Luke 6:26.                   		b tg Holy Ghost, Mission           Comforter.
 20 a Matt. 10:24 (24–25).              of; Holy Ghost, Source    8 a tg Holy Ghost,
		b D&C 6:29.                           of Testimony.                 Mission of;
      tg Persecution.              27 a tg Witness.                   Reproof.
 22 a John 9:41 (39–41);         16 1 a tg Offense.              		b tg Righteousness.
      2 Ne. 9:25 (25–27);           2 a tg Persecution.           9 a tg Sin.
John 16:11–30                                                                                    1356

  11 Of judgment, because the prince                  21 A a woman when she is in tra-
of this world is judged.                           vail hath sorrow, because her hour
  12 I have yet many things to a say               is come: but as soon as she is deliv-
unto you, but ye cannot b bear them                ered of the child, she remembereth
now.                                               no more the anguish, for joy that a
  13 Howbeit when he, the a Spirit of              man is born into the world.
truth, is come, he will b guide you                   22 And ye now therefore have asor-
into all c truth: for he shall not speak           row: but I will see you again, and
of himself; but whatsoever he shall                your heart shall rejoice, and your
hear, that shall he speak: and he will             b
                                                     joy no man taketh from you.
d
  shew you things to come.                            23 And in that day ye shall ask me
  14 He shall aglorify me: for he shall            a
                                                     nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto
receive of mine, and shall shew it                 you, Whatsoever ye shall b ask the
unto you.                                          Father in my name, he will give it
  15 All athings that the bFather hath             you.
are mine: therefore said I, that he                   24 Hitherto have ye asked noth-
shall take of mine, and shall shew                 ing in my name: a ask, and ye shall
it unto you.                                       receive, that your joy may be full.
  16 A little while, and ye shall not                 25 These things have I spoken
see me: and again, a little while,                 unto you in a proverbs: but the time
and ye shall a see me, because I go                cometh, when I shall no more speak
to the Father.                                     unto you in proverbs, but I shall
  17 Then said some of his disciples               shew you plainly of the Father.
among themselves, What is this that                   26 At that day ye shall ask in my
he saith unto us, A little while, and              name: and I say not unto you, that
ye shall not see me: and again, a lit-             I will pray the Father for you:
tle while, and ye shall see me: and,                  27 For the Father himself a loveth
Because I go to the Father?                        you, because ye have loved me,
  18 They said therefore, What is                  and have b believed that I came out
this that he saith, A little while? we             from God.
cannot tell what he saith.                            28 I a came b forth from the c Father,
  19 Now Jesus knew that they were                 and am come into the world: again,
desirous to ask him, and said unto                 I leave the world, and go to the
them, Do ye inquire among your-                    Father.
selves of that I said, A little while,                29 His disciples said unto him,
and ye shall not see me: and again,                Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and
a little while, and ye shall see me?               speakest no proverb.
  20 Verily, verily, I say unto you,                  30 Now are we sure that thou
That ye shall weep and lament,                     a
                                                     knowest all things, and needest
but the world shall rejoice: and                   not that any man should ask thee:
ye shall be sorrowful, but your a sor-             by this we believe that thou camest
row shall be turned into b joy.                    forth from God.
12 a John 15:15;                      tg Holy Ghost,                      but it shall be done unto you.
     3 Ne. 15:16 (13–18).             Mission of.                         Verily, verily, I say . . .
		b Heb. 5:11 (11–12);           15 a 3 Ne. 28:10;                   		b tg Prayer.
     3 Ne. 17:2 (2–4);                D&C 76:59; 84:38 (37–38).      24 a D&C 66:9.
     D&C 50:40; 78:18 (17–18).   		b tg Jesus Christ,                25 a gr figurative discourse,
13 a tg Conscience.                   Divine Sonship.                     similitudes.
		b tg God, Omniscience of;      16 a D&C 35:21; 38:8.               27 a tg God, Love of.
     Holy Ghost, Gifts of;       20 a tg Pain; Patience.             		b tg Faith.
     Holy Ghost, Mission of;     		b tg Joy.                         28 a John 8:42; 17:8; Gal. 4:4.
     Inspiration; Learn.         21 a tg Marriage,                   		b John 8:14.
		c tg God, Intelligence of;          Motherhood.                    		c tg Man, Antemortal
     Truth.                      22 a tg Sorrow.                          Existence of.
		d tg Revelation.               		b tg Joy.                         30 a tg God, Omniscience of;
14 a Acts 3:13.                  23 a jst John 16:23 . . . nothing        God, Perfection of.
1357                                                                    John 16:31–17:13

   31 Jesus answered them, Do ye                   5 And now, O Father, glorify thou
now believe?                                     me with thine own self with the
   32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea,              a
                                                   glory which I had with thee b be-
is now come, that ye shall be scat-              fore the world was.
tered, every man to his own, and                   6 I have manifested thy name unto
shall leave me alone: and yet I am               the men which thou gavest me a out
not a alone, because the Father is               of the world: thine they were, and
with me.                                         thou gavest them me; and they have
   33 These things I have spoken                 kept thy word.
unto you, that in me ye might have                 7 Now they have known that all
a
  peace. In the b world ye shall have            things whatsoever thou hast a given
c
  tribulation: but be of good d cheer;           me are of thee.
I have e overcome the world.                       8 For I have given unto them the
                                                 a
                                                   words which thou gavest me; and
             Chapter 17                          they have received them, and have
Jesus offers the great Intercessory              known surely that I b came out from
Prayer—He is glorified by gaining                thee, and they have c believed that
                                                 thou didst send me.
eternal life—He prays for His Apostles             9 I a pray for them: I pray not for
and all the Saints—He explains how               the world, but for them which b thou
the Father and Son are one.
                                                 hast given me; for they are thine.
These words spake Jesus, and lifted                10 And all mine are thine, and
up his eyes to heaven, and said,                 thine are mine; and I am glorified
Father, the hour is come; glorify                in them.
thy a Son, that thy Son also may                   11 And now I am no more in the
b
  glorify thee:                                  world, but these are in the a world,
  2 As thou hast given him a power               and I come to thee. Holy Father,
over all flesh, that he should give              keep through thine own name those
b
  eternal life to as many as thou hast           whom thou hast given me, that they
c
  given him.                                     may be b one, as we are.
  3 And this is a life b eternal, that             12 While I was with them in the
they might c know thee the only                  world, I kept them in thy name:
true d God, and Jesus Christ, whom               those that thou gavest me I have
thou hast e sent.                                kept, and a none of them is b lost,
  4 I have aglorified thee on the earth:         but the son of c perdition; that the
I have b finished the work which                 scripture might be fulfilled.
thou gavest me to do.                              13 And now come I to thee; and
  32 a John 8:16, 29; 14:18.     		b 1 Jn. 1:2; 2:25;              6 a 1 Kgs. 8:53;
  33 a tg Peace of God.               D&C 132:24.                      3 Ne. 15:19 (19–20).
		b tg Earth, Purpose of;        		c Jer. 9:3; Hosea 2:20;         7 a tg Jesus Christ,
       World; Worldliness.            1 Jn. 4:8 (7–8);                 Relationships with
		c tg Affliction; Test;              D&C 101:16.                      the Father.
       Tribulation.                   tg God, Knowledge            8 a Deut. 18:18; John 6:68.
		d tg Happiness.                     about; Objectives;               tg Revelation.
		e Rev. 12:11 (10–12);               Testimony.                 		b John 8:42;
       D&C 50:41; 76:107.        		d tg Godhead.                       16:28 (27–28, 30);
17 1 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine   		e tg Jesus Christ, Messen-          Gal. 4:4.
       Sonship.                       ger of the Covenant.       		c tg Faith.
		b tg Jesus Christ,              4 a D&C 65:6; 76:43 (40–43).     9 a tg Prayer.
       Mission of.               		b D&C 19:2.                   		b D&C 27:14; 84:63.
   2 a tg Jesus Christ,               tg Jesus Christ,            11 a tg Earth, Purpose of.
       Authority of;                  Atonement through.         		b tg Unity.
       Jesus Christ, Power of.    5 a tg Celestial Glory;         12 a John 6:39; 18:9.
		b John 6:37.                        Jesus Christ, Glory of.    		b D&C 50:42.
		c John 10:29 (27–29);          		b tg Jesus Christ, Foreor-    		c 3 Ne. 27:32.
       D&C 50:41.                     dained; Man, Antemor-            tg Damnation; Death,
   3 a tg Eternal Life.               tal Existence of.                Spiritual, Second; Hell.
John 17:14–18:8                                                                  1358

these things I speak in the world,         known thee, and these have known
that they might have my a joy ful-         that thou hast sent me.
filled in themselves.                       26 And I have a declared unto them
  14 I have given them thy word; and       thy b name, and will declare it: that
the world hath hated them, because         the clove wherewith thou hast dloved
they are not of the world, even as I       me may be in them, and I in them.
am not of the world.
  15 I pray not that thou shouldest                    Chapter 18
take them out of the a world, but
that thou shouldest b keep them            Jesus is betrayed and arrested—He is
                                           examined and maltreated first before
from the c evil.                           Annas, then before Caiaphas—Peter de-
  16 They are not of the a world, even
as I am not of the world.                  nies knowing Jesus—Jesus is arraigned
  17 a Sanctify them through thy           before Pilate.
b
  truth: thy word is c truth.              When Jesus had spoken these words,
  18 As thou hast a sent me into the       he went forth with his disciples over
world, even so have I also sent them       the brook Cedron, where was a gar-
into the world.                            den, into the which he entered, and
  19 And for their sakes I a sanctify      his disciples.
myself, that they also might be sanc-        2 And Judas also, which betrayed
tified through the truth.                  him, knew the place: for Jesus oft-
  20 Neither a pray I for these alone,     times resorted thither with his dis-
but for them also which shall b be-        ciples.
lieve on me through their word;              3 Judas then, having received a
  21 That they all may be a one; as        band of men and officers from the
thou, b Father, art in me, and I in        chief priests and Pharisees, cometh
thee, that they also may be c one in       thither with lanterns and torches
us: that the world may believe that        and weapons.
thou hast sent me.                           4 Jesus therefore, knowing all
  22 And the glory which thou gav-         things that should come upon him,
est me I have given them; that they        went forth, and said unto them,
may be a one, even as we are b one:        Whom seek ye?
  23 I in them, and thou in me, that         5 They answered him, Jesus of
they may be made a perfect in one;         Naza­reth. Jesus saith unto them, I
and that the world may know that           am he. And Judas also, which be-
thou hast sent me, and hast b loved        trayed him, stood with them.
them, as thou hast loved me.                 6 As soon then as he had said unto
  24 Father, I will that they also,        them, I am he, they went backward,
whom thou hast given me, be with           and fell to the ground.
me where I am; that they may be-             7 Then asked he them again, Whom
hold my glory, which thou hast given       seek ye? And they said, Jesus of
me: for thou lovedst me before the         Nazareth.
foundation of the world.                     8 Jesus answered, I have told you
  25 O righteous Father, the world         that I am he: if therefore ye seek me,
hath not a known thee: but I have          let these go their way:
 13 a tg Joy.                    Authority of.             		b D&C 93:3.
 15 a tg World.             19 a tg Jesus Christ,           23 a tg Perfection.
		b tg Refuge.                   Atonement through.        		b tg God, Love of.
		c tg Evil.                20 a tg Prayer.                 25 a tg God, Knowledge
 16 a tg Worldliness.      		b D&C 45:5.                         about.
 17 a tg Sanctification.    21 a 4 Ne. 1:17 (15–17);        26 a tg Preaching.
		b Jacob 4:13.                  D&C 38:27.                		b tg Name.
		c 2 Sam. 7:28;           		b tg Godhead;                 		c tg God, Love of.
      Ps. 119:142.               God the Father, Elohim.   		d tg Jesus Christ,
      tg Truth.            		c D&C 35:2; Moses 6:68.             Relationships with
 18 a tg Jesus Christ,      22 a Gal. 2:20.                      the Father.
1359                                                                John 18:9–33

  9 That the saying might be fulfilled,     whither the Jews always resort; and
which he spake, Of them which thou          in secret have I said nothing.
gavest me have I lost a none.                 21 Why askest thou me? ask them
  10 Then Simon Peter having a              which heard me, what I have said
sword drew it, and smote the high           unto them: behold, they know what
priest’s servant, and a cut off his         I said.
right ear. The servant’s name was             22 And when he had thus spoken,
b
  Malchus.                                  one of the officers which stood by
  11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put        a
                                              struck Jesus with the palm of his
up thy sword into the sheath: the           hand, saying, Answerest thou the
a
  cup which my Father hath given            high priest so?
me, shall I not drink it?                     23 Jesus answered him, If I have
  12 Then the band and the captain          spoken evil, bear witness of the evil:
and officers of the Jews took Jesus,        but if well, why smitest thou me?
and bound him,                                24 Now Annas had sent him bound
  13 And led him away to aAnnas             unto Caiaphas the high priest.
first; for he was father in law to            25 And Simon Peter stood and
Caiaphas, which was the high priest         warmed himself. They said there-
that same year.                             fore unto him, Art not thou also one
  14 Now a Caiaphas was he, which           of his disciples? He denied it, and
gave counsel to the Jews, that it was       said, I am not.
expedient that one man should die             26 One of the servants of the high
for the people.                             priest, being his kinsman whose ear
  15 ¶ And Simon Peter followed             Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee
Jesus, and so did another disciple:         in the garden with him?
that disciple was known unto the              27 Peter then denied again: and
high priest, and went in with Jesus         immediately the cock crew.
into the palace of the high priest.           28 ¶ Then led they Jesus from Caia-
  16 But Peter stood at the door            phas unto the hall of judgment: and
without. Then went out that other           it was early; and they themselves
disciple, which was known unto              went not into the judgment hall,
the high priest, and spake unto her         lest they should be defiled; but that
that kept the door, and brought in          they might eat the a passover.
Peter.                                        29 aPilate then went out unto them,
  17 Then saith the damsel that kept        and said, What accusation bring ye
the door unto Peter, Art not thou           against this man?
also one of this man’s disciples? He          30 They answered and said unto
saith, I am not.                            him, If he were not a malefactor,
  18 And the servants and officers          we would not have delivered him
stood there, who had made a fire            up unto thee.
of coals; for it was cold: and they           31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take
warmed themselves: and Peter                ye him, and judge him according to
stood with them, and warmed                 your law. The Jews therefore said
himself.                                    unto him, It is not lawful for us to
  19 ¶ The high a priest then asked         put any man to death:
Jesus of his disciples, and of his            32 That the saying of Jesus might
doctrine.                                   be fulfilled, which he spake, sig-
  20 Jesus answered him, I spake            nifying what death he should die.
openly to the world; I ever taught in         33 Then Pilate entered into the
the synagogue, and in the temple,           judgment hall again, and called
18 9 a John 6:39; 17:12.   			 Luke 3:2.                       Trials of.
 10 a tg Rashness.               tg Jesus Christ,         22 a Acts 23:2.
		b Matt. 26:51.                 Trials of.               28 a John 19:14.
 11 a 3 Ne. 11:11.          14 a John 19:11.              29 a tg Jesus Christ,
 13 a Matt. 26:57;          19 a tg Jesus Christ,              Trials of.
John 18:34–19:13                                                                   1360

Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou           of thorns, and put it on his head,
the King of the Jews?                        and they put on him a purple robe,
   34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou          3 And said, Hail, a King of the
this thing of thyself, or did others         Jews! and they smote him with
tell it thee of me?                          their hands.
   35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew?             4 Pilate therefore went forth again,
Thine own nation and the chief               and saith unto them, Behold, I bring
priests have delivered thee unto             him forth to you, that ye may know
me: what hast thou done?                     that I find no a fault in him.
   36 Jesus answered, My akingdom is           5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing
not of this b world: if my kingdom           the crown of thorns, and the purple
were of this world, then would my            robe. And Pilate saith unto them,
servants fight, that I should not be         Behold the man!
delivered to the Jews: but now is my           6 When the chief priests therefore
kingdom not from hence.                      and officers saw him, they a cried
   37 a Pilate therefore said unto           out, saying, Crucify him, crucify
him, Art thou a b king then? Jesus           him. Pilate saith unto them, Take
answered, Thou sayest that I am a            ye him, and crucify him: for I find
c
  king. To this end was I born, and          no b fault in him.
for this cause came I into the world,          7 The Jews answered him, We have
that I should bear witness unto the          a a law, and by our law he ought to
d
  truth. Every one that is of the truth      die, because he made himself the
heareth my voice.                            b
                                               Son of God.
   38 Pilate saith unto him, What is           8 ¶ When Pilate therefore heard
truth? And when he had a said this,          that saying, he was the more afraid;
he went out again unto the Jews,               9 And went again into the judg-
and saith unto them, I find in him           ment hall, and saith unto Jesus,
no b fault at all.                           Whence art thou? But Jesus gave
   39 But ye have a custom, that I           him no a answer.
should release unto you one at the             10 Then saith Pilate unto him,
passover: will ye therefore that I re-       Speakest thou not unto me? know-
lease unto you the King of the Jews?         est thou not that I have power to
   40 Then cried they all again, say-        crucify thee, and have power to
ing, Not this man, but Barabbas.             release thee?
Now a Barabbas was a robber.                   11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest
                                             have no a power at all against me, ex-
             Chapter 19                      cept it were given thee from above:
Jesus is scourged and crucified—He           therefore he that delivered me unto
                                             thee hath the greater b sin.
places His mother in John’s care—              12 And from thenceforth Pilate
He dies and His side is pierced with         sought to release him: but the Jews
a spear—He is buried in the tomb of          cried out, saying, If thou let this
Joseph of Arimathæa.                         man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend:
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus,            whosoever maketh himself a a king
and a scourged him.                          speaketh against Cæsar.
 2 And the soldiers plaited a crown            13 ¶ When Pilate therefore heard
 36 a John 6:15.            			 John 19:4.                  			 motive.
		b tg World.                 40 a Luke 23:19.                7 a Lev. 24:16.
 37 a 1 Tim. 6:13.          19 1 a Mosiah 15:5.             		b John 5:18 (17–18); 10:33;
		b Isa. 55:4.                 3 a D&C 45:53.                     Mosiah 15:2.
		c John 19:12 (11–13).        4 a gr cause, crime, case.     9 a Mosiah 14:7; 15:6.
		d 3 Ne. 11:31 (31–41).           John 18:38;               11 a Rom. 13:1;
      tg Truth.                    Mosiah 14:9.                   D&C 134:1.
 38 a gr said this again.      6 a Acts 3:13.               		b John 18:14.
		b Matt. 27:24 (11–26);    		b gr cause, crime,             12 a John 18:37 (33, 36–37).
1361                                                                  John 19:14–31

that saying, he brought Jesus forth,         soldier a part; and also his coat: now
and sat down in the judgment seat            the coat was without seam, woven
in a place that is called the Pave-          from the top throughout.
ment, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.             24 They said therefore among
  14 And it was the preparation of           themselves, Let us not rend it, but
the a passover, and about the sixth          cast lots for it, whose it shall be:
hour: and he saith unto the Jews,            that the scripture might be fulfilled,
Behold your b King!                          which saith, They parted my a rai-
  15 But they cried out, Away with           ment among them, and for my ves-
him, away with him, a crucify him.           ture they did cast lots. These things
Pilate saith unto them, Shall I cru-         therefore the soldiers did.
cify your King? The chief priests              25 ¶ Now there stood by the cross
answered, We have no b king but              of Jesus his amother, and his mother’s
Cæsar.                                       sister, Mary the wife of b Cleophas,
  16 Then delivered he him there-            and Mary Magdalene.
fore unto them to be crucified. And            26 When Jesus therefore saw his
they took Jesus, and led him away.           mother, and the a disciple stand-
  17 And he a bearing his b cross went       ing by, whom he loved, he saith
forth into a place called the place of       unto his mother, b Woman, behold
a c skull, which is called in the He-        thy son!
brew Golgotha:                                 27 Then saith he to the disciple,
  18 Where they crucified him, and           Behold thy a mother! And from that
two other with him, on either side           hour that disciple took her unto his
one, and Jesus in the midst.                 own home.
  19 ¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and           28 ¶ After this, Jesus knowing that
put it on the cross. And the writing         all things were now accomplished,
was, Jesus of Nazareth the                   that the scripture might be fulfilled,
King of the Jews.                            saith, I thirst.
  20 This title then read many of              29 Now there was set a vessel full
the Jews: for the place where Jesus          of vinegar: and they filled a sponge
was crucified was nigh to the city:          with a vinegar, and put it upon hys-
and it was written in Hebrew, and            sop, and put it to his mouth.
Greek, and Latin.                              30 When Jesus therefore had re-
  21 Then said the chief priests of          ceived the vinegar, he said, It is
the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The           a
                                               finished: and he bowed his head,
King of the Jews; but that he said,          and gave up the ghost.
I am King of the Jews.                         31 The Jews therefore, because it
  22 Pilate answered, What I have            was the preparation, that the bodies
written I have written.                      should not remain upon the a cross
  23 ¶ Then the soldiers, when they          on the sabbath day, (for that b sab-
had crucified Jesus, took his gar-           bath day was an c high d day,) be-
ments, and made four parts, to every         sought Pilate that their legs might be
 14 a John 18:28.                 Motherhood.                		b Ex. 12:16 (15–17).
      tg Passover.          		b Luke 24:18.                  		c Jesus arose on the first
		b D&C 45:53.               26 a John 20:2 (2–9);               day of the week. The
 15 a tg Jesus Christ,            D&C 7:1.                       previous day was the
      Trials of.            		b tg Woman.                        weekly Sabbath. The
		b 2 Ne. 10:14.             27 a tg Family, Love within;        day before the Sabbath,
 17 a Gen. 22:6.                  Honoring Father and            being also the day after
		b Luke 14:27.                   Mother;                        the Passover meal,
		c jst John 19:17 . . .          Jesus Christ, Family of.       could be the “high” day.
      burial . . .           29 a Ps. 69:21.                     Ex. 12:16;
      Heb. 13:12 (11–16).    30 a tg Jesus Christ,               Lev. 23:7;
 24 a Ps. 22:18.                  Atonement through.             Mark 15:42.
 25 a Luke 2:35 (34–35).     31 a tg Jesus Christ,           		d Ex. 12:14 (12–16).
      tg Marriage,                Crucifixion of.
John 19:32–20:10                                                                      1362
e
  broken, and that they might be                             Chapter 20
taken away.
  32 Then came the soldiers, and               Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John find
brake the legs of the first, and of            the empty tomb—The risen Christ ap-
the other which was crucified with             pears to Mary Magdalene in the gar-
him.                                           den—He appears to the disciples and
  33 But when they came to Jesus,              shows His resurrected body—Thomas
and saw that he was dead already,              feels the wounds in Jesus’ hands, feet,
they a brake not his legs:                     and side—Jesus is the Christ, the Son
  34 But one of the soldiers with a            of God.
spear pierced his side, and forthwith          The a first day of the week cometh
came there out blood and water.                Mary Magdalene early, when it was
  35 And he that asaw it bare brecord,         yet b dark, unto the sepulchre, and
and his record is true: and he                 seeth the c stone taken away from
knoweth that he saith true, that ye            the d sepulchre.
might believe.                                   2 Then she runneth, and cometh to
  36 For these things were done, that          Simon Peter, and to the other a dis-
the scripture should be fulfilled, A           ciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith
a
  bone of him shall not be broken.             unto them, They have taken away the
  37 And again another scripture               b
                                                 Lord out of the sepulchre, and we
saith, They shall look on him whom             know not where they have laid him.
they a pierced.                                  3 Peter therefore went forth, and
  38 ¶ And after this aJoseph of Ari­          that other disciple, and came to the
mathæa, being a disciple of Jesus,             sepulchre.
but secretly for b fear of the Jews,             4 So they ran both together: and
besought Pilate that he might take             the other disciple did outrun Peter,
away the body of Jesus: and Pilate             and came first to the sepulchre.
gave him leave. He came therefore,               5 And he stooping down, and look-
and took the body of Jesus.                    ing in, saw the linen clothes lying;
  39 And there came also a Nicode-             yet went he not in.
mus, which at the first came to Jesus            6 Then cometh Simon Peter follow-
by night, and brought a mixture of             ing him, and went into the sepul-
b
  myrrh and aloes, about an hundred            chre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,
pound weight.                                    7 And the a napkin, that was about
  40 Then took they the body of                his head, not lying with the linen
Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes           clothes, but wrapped together in a
with the spices, as the manner of              place by itself.
the Jews is to bury.                             8 Then went in also that other dis-
  41 Now in the place where he was             ciple, which came first to the sep-
crucified there was a garden; and              ulchre, and he saw, and believed.
in the garden a new a sepulchre,                 9 For as yet they knew not the
wherein was never man yet laid.                scripture, that he must a rise again
  42 There laid they Jesus therefore           from the b dead.
because of the Jews’ apreparation day;           10 Then the disciples went away
for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.            again unto their own home.
 31 e Deut. 21:23 (22–23).     			 John 7:13; 12:42 (42–43).    2 a John 13:23;
 33 a tg Jesus Christ, Types     39 a John 3:1 (1–10).              19:26 (26–27);
      of, in Anticipation;     		b Ps. 45:8.                        21:24 (20–24);
      Passover.                  41 a Luke 23:53; 2 Ne. 25:13.      1 Ne. 14:27 (18–27);
 35 a John 1:14; 21:24.          42 a tg Passover.                  D&C 7:1.
		b John 1:7 (6–8).            20 1 a tg Sabbath.              		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
 36 a Ex. 12:46; Num. 9:12.    		b Mark 16:2.                   7 a John 11:44.
 37 a tg Jesus Christ,         		c Matt. 27:60.                 9 a Mark 9:10 (9–10);
      Crucifixion of.          		d jst John 20:1 . . .              Hel. 14:16 (15–17);
 38 a Matt. 27:57 (57–61).            sepulcher, and two            D&C 18:12 (11–12).
		b Prov. 29:25;                      angels sitting thereon.  		b Isa. 25:8.
1363                                                                        John 20:11–29

  11 ¶ But Mary stood without at                   in the midst, and saith unto them,
the sepulchre weeping: and as she                  c
                                                    Peace be unto you.
wept, she stooped down, and looked                   20 And when he had so said, he
into the sepulchre,                                shewed unto them his a hands and
  12 And seeth two a angels in white               his side. Then were the disciples
sitting, the one at the head, and the              glad, when they b saw the Lord.
other at the feet, where the body of                 21 Then said Jesus to them again,
Jesus had lain.                                    Peace be unto you: as my a Father
  13 And they say unto her, Woman,                 hath b sent me, even so c send I you.
why weepest thou? She saith unto                     22 And when he had said this, he
them, Because they have taken away                 breathed on them, and saith unto
my Lord, and I know not where they                 them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
have laid him.                                       23 Whose soever sins ye a remit,
  14 And when she had thus said,                   they are remitted unto them; and
she turned herself back, and a saw                 whose soever sins ye retain, they
Jesus standing, and knew not that                  are retained.
it was Jesus.                                        24 ¶ But Thomas, one of the twelve,
  15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman,                  called Didymus, was not with them
why weepest thou? whom seekest                     when Jesus came.
thou? She, supposing him to be                       25 The other disciples therefore
the gardener, saith unto him, Sir,                 said unto him, We have seen the
if thou have borne him hence, tell                 Lord. But he said unto them, Except
me where thou hast laid him, and                   I shall see in his hands the a print
I will take him away.                              of the nails, and put my finger into
  16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She               the print of the nails, and thrust my
turned herself, and saith unto him,                hand into his side, I will not believe.
Rabboni; which is to say, a Master.                  26 ¶ And after eight days again his
  17 Jesus saith unto her, a Touch me              disciples were within, and Thomas
not; for I am not yet b ascended to                with them: then came Jesus, the doors
my c Father: but go to my brethren,                being shut, and stood in the midst,
and say unto them, I ascend unto                   and said, Peace be unto you.
my d Father, and your Father; and                    27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach
to my God, and your God.                           hither thy finger, and behold my
  18 Mary Magdalene came and told                  hands; and reach hither thy hand,
the disciples that she had seen the                and a thrust it into my side: and be
Lord, and that he had spoken these                 not b faithless, but c believing.
things unto her.                                     28 And Thomas answered and said
  19 ¶ Then the same day at eve-                   unto him, My Lord and my God.
ning, being the first day of the week,               29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas,
when the doors were shut where the                 because thou hast a seen me, thou
disciples were a assembled for fear                hast believed: b blessed are they that
of the Jews, came Jesus and b stood                have not seen, and yet have cbelieved.
 12 a tg Angels.                        Worship; Meetings.              tg Authority.
 14 a tg Jesus Christ, Ap-        		b tg Jesus Christ, Ap-         23 a tg Priesthood, Keys of;
      pearances, Postmortal.            pearances, Postmortal.          Remission of Sins.
 16 a gr Teacher.                 		c tg Peace of God.             25 a tg Jesus Christ,
 17 a jst John 20:17 . . . Hold    20 a tg Jesus Christ,                Crucifixion of.
      me not . . .                      Resurrection.              27 a 3 Ne. 11:14.
		b Luke 23:43 (39–43);           		b tg Jesus Christ,            		b tg Doubt.
      Alma 40:11 (6–15).                Appearances,              		c tg Unbelief.
      tg Jesus Christ,                  Postmortal.                29 a tg Jesus Christ, Ap-
      Ascension of.                21 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine         pearances, Postmortal.
		c tg God the Father,                  Sonship.                  		b D&C 34:4.
      Elohim.                     		b tg Jesus Christ,            		c 1 Pet. 1:8;
		d tg Godhead.                         Authority of.                   Alma 32:21 (17–21).
 19 a tg Assembly for             		c Mark 16:15 (14–18).               tg Faith.
John 20:30–21:17                                                                  1364

  30 ¶ And many other a signs truly          his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he
did Jesus in the presence of his             was naked,) and did cast himself
disciples, which are not b written           into the sea.
in this book:                                  8 And the other disciples came
  31 But these are a written, that           in a little ship; (for they were not
ye might b believe that Jesus is the         far from land, but as it were two
c
  Christ, the Son of God; and that be-       hundred cubits,) dragging the net
lieving ye might have d life through         with fishes.
his e name.                                    9 As soon then as they were come to
                                             land, they saw a fire of coals there,
              Chapter 21                     and fish laid thereon, and bread.
                                               10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of
Jesus appears to the disciples at the sea    the fish which ye have now caught.
of Tiberias—He says, Feed my sheep—            11 Simon Peter went up, and drew
He foretells Peter’s martyrdom and that      the net to land full of great fishes,
John will not die.                           an hundred and fifty and three: and
After these things Jesus a shewed            for all there were so many, yet was
himself again to the disciples at the        not the net broken.
sea of Tiberias; and on this wise              12 Jesus saith unto them, Come
shewed he himself.                           and dine. And none of the disciples
  2 There were together Simon Peter,         durst ask him, Who art thou? know-
and Thomas called Didymus, and               ing that it was the Lord.
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and              13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh
the sons of a Zebedee, and two other         bread, and giveth them, and fish
of his disciples.                            likewise.
  3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I             14 This is now the a third time that
go a fishing. They say unto him, We          Jesus b shewed himself to his disci-
also go with thee. They went forth,          ples, after that he was risen from
and entered into a ship immedi-              the dead.
ately; and that night they caught              15 ¶ So when they had dined,
nothing.                                     Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon,
  4 But when the morning was now             son of Jonas, lovest thou me more
come, Jesus a stood on the shore:            than these? He saith unto him,
but the disciples knew not that it           Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love
was Jesus.                                   thee. He saith unto him, Feed my
  5 Then Jesus saith unto them,              lambs.
Children, have ye any meat? They               16 He saith to him again the sec-
answered him, No.                            ond time, Simon, son of Jonas, lov-
  6 And he said unto them, Cast the          est thou me? He saith unto him,
net on the right side of the ship, and       Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love
ye shall find. They cast therefore,          thee. He saith unto him, a Feed my
and now they were not able to draw           sheep.
it for the multitude of fishes.                17 He saith unto him the third
  7 Therefore that disciple whom             time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is          thou me? Peter was grieved be-
the Lord. Now when Simon Peter               cause he said unto him the third
heard that it was the Lord, he girt          time, Lovest thou me? And he said
 30 a tg Signs.              			 Morm. 5:14.                2 a Matt. 4:21.
		b John 21:25;                     tg Faith.               4 a tg Jesus Christ,
      1 Ne. 14:25 (18–30);   		c tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.      Appearances, Postmortal.
      D&C 93:6 (6, 18).      		d John 5:24.                14 a 3 Ne. 26:13; 27:2.
 31 a 1 Jn. 5:13 (10–21).    		e tg Jesus Christ, Taking 		b tg Jesus Christ,
		b Luke 1:4 (3–4);                 the Name of; Name.          Appearances, Postmortal.
      John 1:7 (6–8);        21 1 a tg Jesus Christ,       16 a 1 Pet. 5:2;
      1 Ne. 6:4;                    Resurrection.               D&C 112:14.
1365                                                             JOHN 21:18–ACTS 1:3

unto him, Lord, thou knowest all                  21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus,
things; thou knowest that I love                Lord, and what shall this man do?
thee. Jesus saith unto him, a Feed                22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will
my b sheep.                                     that he a tarry till I come, what is
 18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee,            that to thee? b follow thou me.
When thou wast young, thou gird-                  23 Then went this saying abroad
edst thyself, and walkedst whither              among the brethren, that that dis-
thou wouldest: but when thou shalt              ciple should not a die: yet Jesus said
be a old, thou shalt stretch forth thy          not unto him, He shall not die; but,
hands, and another shall gird thee,             If I will that he tarry till I come,
and carry thee whither thou would-              what is that to thee?
est not.                                          24 This is the a disciple which tes-
 19 This spake he, signifying by                tifieth of these things, and b wrote
what a death he should glorify God.             these things: and we know that his
And when he had spoken this, he                 testimony is c true.
saith unto him, Follow me.                        25 And there are also many other
 20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth            things which Jesus did, the which, if
the disciple whom Jesus loved fol-              they should be a written every one,
lowing; which also leaned on his                I suppose that even the world itself
breast at supper, and said, Lord,               could not contain the b books that
which is he that betrayeth thee?                should be written. Amen.




                    THE ACTS
                OF THE APOSTLES
              CHAPTER 1
Jesus ministers for forty days after His
resurrection—The kingdom is to be
restored to Israel at a later time—The
                                                T     HE former treatise have a I
                                                      made, O b Theophilus, of all
                                                      that Jesus began both to do
                                                and teach,
                                                 2 Until the day in which he was
Twelve are to bear witness in Jerusa-           taken up, after that he through the
lem, Judæa, Samaria, and the uttermost          Holy Ghost had given a command-
parts of the earth—Jesus ascends into           ments unto the apostles whom he
heaven—Matthias is chosen to fill the           had chosen:
vacancy in the Twelve.                           3 To whom also he ashewed himself
 17 a TG Fellowshipping;          b TG Jesus Christ,           [ACTS]
      Jesus Christ, Teaching        Exemplar.                  1 1 a 2 Tim. 4:11 (10–11).
      Mode of;                 23 a Luke 9:27.                     b Luke 1:3.
      Missionary Work.         24 a John 1:14; 13:23;            2 a TG Holy Ghost,
    b TG Sheep.                     19:35; 20:2.                     Mission of.
 18 a TG Old Age.                 b TG Scriptures, Writing of.   3 a TG Jesus Christ,
 19 a 2 Pet. 1:14.                c 3 Ne. 8:1.                       Appearances,
 22 a Rev. 10:11;              25 a John 20:30 (30–31);              Postmortal;
      D&C 7:3 (3–4).                1 Ne. 14:25 (18–30).             Jesus Christ,
      TG Translated Beings.       b 3 Ne. 26:6.                      Resurrection.
Acts 1:4–20                                                                          1366

alive after his b passion by many in-          salem from the mount called Olivet,
fallible proofs, being seen of them            which is from Jerusalem a sabbath
forty days, and speaking of the things         day’s journey.
c
  pertaining to the kingdom of God:              13 And when they were come in,
  4 And, being assembled together              they went up into an upper room,
with them, commanded them that                 where abode both Peter, and James,
they should not depart from Jeru-              and John, and Andrew, Philip, and
salem, but wait for the a promise of           Thomas, Bartholomew, and Mat-
the Father, which, saith he, ye have           thew, James the son of Alphæus, and
heard of me.                                   Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother
  5 For John truly baptized with wa-           of James.
ter; but ye shall be a baptized with             14 These all continued with a one
the Holy Ghost not many days hence.            accord in prayer and b supplication,
  6 When they therefore were come              with the women, and Mary the moth-
together, they asked of him, saying,           er of Jesus, and with his c brethren.
Lord, wilt thou at this time a restore           15 ¶ And in those days Peter stood
again the kingdom to Israel?                   up in the midst of the disciples, and
  7 And he said unto them, It is not           said, (the number of names together
for you to know the times or the               were about an hundred and twenty,)
a
  seasons, which the Father hath put             16 Men and brethren, this scrip-
in his own power.                              ture must needs have been fulfilled,
  8 But ye shall receive a power, after        which the Holy Ghost by the mouth
that the Holy Ghost is come upon               of David a spake before concerning
you: and ye shall be b witnesses unto          b
                                                 Judas, which was guide to them
me both in Jerusalem, and in all               that took Jesus.
Judæa, and in c Samaria, and unto                17 For he was numbered with
the uttermost part of the earth.               us, and had obtained part of this
  9 And when he had spoken these               ministry.
things, while they beheld, he was                18 Now this man purchased a field
a
  taken b up; and a cloud received             with the reward of iniquity; and
him out of their sight.                        falling headlong, he a burst asun-
  10 And while they looked stead-              der in the midst, and all his bowels
fastly toward heaven as he went up,            gushed out.
behold, two men stood by them in                 19 And it was known unto all the
white apparel;                                 dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as
  11 Which also said, Ye men of Gali­          that field is called in their a proper
lee, why stand ye gazing up into               tongue, Aceldama, that is to say,
a
  heaven? this same Jesus, which is            The field of blood.
b
  taken up from you into heaven,                 20 For it is written in the book of
shall so c come in like d manner as            Psalms, Let his habitation be a deso-
ye have seen him go into heaven.               late, and let no man dwell therein:
  12 Then returned they unto Jeru-             and his bbishoprick let another take.
 3 b gr suffering.              		b Luke 24:48;                     Coming.
     jst Acts 1:3 . . .               D&C 27:12.               14 a tg Unity.
     sufferings . . .           		c Acts 8:5 (5, 14).         		b Moro. 6:5 (1–5).
		c D&C 100:11.                   9 a 3 Ne. 10:18 (18–19);    		c tg Jesus Christ,
 4 a D&C 95:9 (8–10).                 11:8 (8–10).                  Family of.
     tg Promise.                      tg Jesus Christ,         16 a tg Holy Ghost,
 5 a tg Holy Ghost, Baptism           Resurrection.                 Mission of.
     of; Holy Ghost, Gift of.   		b Ps. 68:18;                		b Ps. 41:9;
 6 a tg Dispensations.                Eph. 4:8.                     Luke 22:48 (47–48).
 7 a Dan. 2:21 (19–22, 28);      11 a 1 Thes. 1:10.            18 a Matt. 27:5 (3–10).
     D&C 68:11 (7–12);          		b tg Jesus Christ,           19 a gr own.
     121:12 (12, 27, 31).             Ascension of.            20 a Ps. 69:25.
 8 a 2 Tim. 1:7.                		c John 14:3 (1–4).          		b gr overseership, office.
     tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.   		d tg Jesus Christ, Second         Ps. 109:8; D&C 114:2.
1367                                                                      Acts 1:21–2:17

  21 Wherefore of these men which                     5 And there were dwelling at Je-
have companied with us all the time                rusalem Jews, devout men, out of
that the Lord Jesus went in and out                every nation under heaven.
among us,                                             6 Now when this was noised abroad,
  22 Beginning from the baptism                    the multitude came together, and
of John, unto that same day that                   were confounded, because that ev-
he was taken up from us, must one                  ery man heard them speak in his
a
  be ordained to be a b witness with               own a language.
us of his c resurrection.                             7 And they were all amazed and
  23 And they appointed two, Joseph                marvelled, saying one to another,
called Barsabas, who was surnamed                  Behold, are not all these which
Justus, and Matthias.                              speak Galilæans?
  24 And they a prayed, and said,                     8 And how hear we every man in
Thou, Lord, which b knowest the                    our own tongue, wherein we were
hearts of all men, shew c whether of               born?
these two thou hast d chosen,                         9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elam-
  25 That he may take part of this                 ites, and the dwellers in Mesopota-
ministry and a apostleship, from                   mia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia,
which Judas by transgression b fell,               in Pontus, and Asia,
that he might go to his own place.                    10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in
  26 And they gave forth their lots;               Egypt, and in the parts of Libya
and the lot fell upon a Matthias; and              about Cyrene, and strangers of
he was numbered with the eleven                    Rome, Jews and a proselytes,
apostles.                                             11 Cretes and Arabians, we do
             Chapter 2                             hear them speak in our a tongues
The Spirit is poured out on the day of             the wonderful works of God.
Pentecost—Peter testifies of Jesus’ res-              12 And they were all amazed, and
urrection—He tells how to gain salva-              were in doubt, saying one to another,
tion and speaks of the gift of the Holy            What meaneth this?
Ghost—Many believe and are baptized.                  13 Others a mocking said, These
                                                   men are full of new wine.
And when the day of aPentecost was                    14 ¶ But Peter, standing up with
fully come, they were all with one                 the eleven, lifted up his voice, and
accord in one place.                               said unto them, Ye men of Judæa,
  2 And suddenly there came a sound                and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be
from heaven as of a rushing mighty                 this known unto you, and heark­en
a
  wind, and it filled all the house                to my words:
where they were sitting.                              15 For these are not drunken, as
  3 And there appeared unto them                   ye suppose, seeing it is but the third
a
  cloven tongues like as of fire, and              hour of the day.
it sat upon each of them.                             16 But this is that which was spo-
  4 And they were all filled with the              ken by the prophet aJoel;
a
  Holy Ghost, and began to speak                      17 And it shall come to pass in the
with other b tongues, as the c Spirit              a
                                                     last days, saith God, I will b pour out
gave them utterance.                               of my cSpirit upon all flesh: and your
 22 a gr become a witness.      2 1 a Ex. 23:17;                		c D&C 14:8.
		b tg Witness.                      34:22 (16, 22);              6 a tg Language.
		c tg Resurrection.                 Lev. 23:16 (15–16);         10 a Acts 13:43.
 24 a D&C 9:8 (7–9).                 Acts 20:16.                 11 a 1 Cor. 14:22.
		b tg God, Omniscience of.      2 a D&C 109:37.                 13 a 1 Cor. 14:23.
		c gr which one.                3 a D&C 109:36.                 16 a JS—H 1:41.
		d tg Called of God.            4 a Acts 4:31.                  17 a tg Last Days.
 25 a tg Church Organization.        tg Holy Ghost,             		b Joel 2:28.
		b 1 Cor. 10:12;                    Baptism of.                		c Isa. 44:3;
      D&C 3:9.                  		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of;          Ezek. 36:27 (26–27);
 26 a tg Apostles.                   Holy Ghost, Mission of.          D&C 19:38; 44:2; 95:4.
Acts 2:18–36                                                                                     1368

sons and your daughters shall                         and my tongue was glad; moreover
d
  prophesy, and your young men                        also my flesh shall rest in hope:
shall see visions, and your old men                     27 Because thou wilt not leave
shall e dream dreams:                                 my soul in a hell, neither wilt
  18 And on my servants and on                        thou suffer thine Holy One to see
my handmaidens I will pour out in                     b
                                                        corruption.
those days of my Spirit; and they                       28 Thou hast made known to me
shall a prophesy:                                     the ways of life; thou shalt make me
  19 And I will shew a wonders in                     full of joy with thy countenance.
heaven above, and b signs in the                        29 Men and brethren, let me freely
earth beneath; blood, and fire, and                   speak unto you of the a patriarch
vapour of smoke:                                      David, that he is both dead and
  20 The sun shall be turned into                     b
                                                        buried, and his sepulchre is with
a
  darkness, and the moon into blood,                  us unto this day.
before that great and b notable c day                   30 Therefore being a prophet, and
of the Lord come:                                     knowing that God had sworn with
  21 And it shall come to pass, that                  an a oath to him, that of the fruit
whosoever shall call on the name                      of his loins, according to the flesh,
of the Lord shall be a saved.                         he would raise up b Christ to sit on
  22 Ye men of Israel, hear these                     his throne;
words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man                         31 He seeing this before spake of
a
  approved of God among you by                        the resurrection of Christ, that his
b
  miracles and wonders and signs,                     soul was not left in hell, neither his
which c God did by him in the                         flesh did see corruption.
midst of you, as ye yourselves also                     32 This Jesus hath God a raised up,
know:                                                 whereof we all are b witnesses.
  23 Him, being delivered by the                        33 Therefore being a by the b right
a
  determinate counsel and b fore-                     hand of God c exalted, and having
knowledge of God, ye have taken,                      received of the Father the promise
and by wicked hands have c cruci-                     of the Holy Ghost, he hath d shed
fied and slain:                                       forth this, which ye now see and
  24 Whom God hath a raised up,                       hear.
having loosed the b pains of c death:                   34 For aDavid is not bascended into
because it was not possible that he                   the heavens: but he saith himself,
should be holden of it.                               The Lord said unto my c Lord, Sit
  25 For David speaketh concern-                      thou on my right hand,
ing him, I foresaw the a Lord al-                       35 Until I make thy foes thy foot-
ways before my face, for he is on                     stool.
my right hand, that I should not be                     36 Therefore let all the house of Is-
moved:                                                rael know assuredly, that God hath
  26 Therefore did my heart rejoice,                  made that same Jesus, whom ye
 17 d Acts 21:9.                       John 3:2;                           29 a tg Patriarch.
      tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.         Acts 10:38.                        		b 1 Kgs. 2:10.
		e tg Dream.                     23 a gr appointed plan,                  30 a tg Oath.
 18 a Acts 11:28 (27–28);              purpose.                           		b tg Jesus Christ, Davidic
      21:11 (4, 10–11).          		b tg Foreordination;                         Descent of.
 19 a tg Last Days.                    God, Foreknowledge of.              32 a Eph. 1:20.
		b tg Signs.                    		c Matt. 26:24;                               tg Jesus Christ,
 20 a tg Darkness, Physical.           Luke 22:22.                              Resurrection.
		b gr glorious.                       tg Jesus Christ,                   		b tg Witness.
		c tg Day of the Lord.                Crucifixion of.                     33 a gr to, at.
 21 a tg Jesus Christ, Savior;    24 a tg Resurrection.                   		b tg Godhead.
      Salvation.                 		b tg Pain.                             		c Heb. 2:9.
 22 a John 9:33 (31–33).         		c tg Jesus Christ, Death of.           		d D&C 53:2.
		b Mosiah 3:5 (5–6).             25 a Ps. 16:8 (8–11).                    34 a D&C 132:39.
		c Ex. 8:19;                     27 a jst Acts 2:27 . . . prison . . .   		b Ps. 30:3; 86:13.
      Luke 11:20;                		b Acts 13:37 (34–37).                  		c Ps. 110:1.
1369                                                                    Acts 2:37–3:7

have a crucified, both b Lord and              did eat their meat with gladness
Christ.                                        and b singleness of heart,
  37 ¶ Now when they heard this,                 47 Praising God, and having favour
they were a pricked in their b heart,          with all the people. And the Lord
and said unto Peter and to the rest            a
                                                 added to the b church daily such as
of the apostles, Men and brethren,             should be saved.
c
  what shall we do?
  38 Then Peter asaid unto them, bRe-                       Chapter 3
pent, and be c baptized every one of           Peter and John heal a man lame since
you in the d name of Jesus Christ for
                                               birth—Peter preaches repentance—He
the e remission of sins, and ye shall          also speaks of the age of restoration pre-
receive the f gift of the g Holy Ghost.
  39 For the a promise is unto you,            ceding the Second Coming—He iden-
and to your children, and to all               tifies Christ as the prophet of whom
that are b afar off, even as many as           Moses spoke.
the Lord our God shall call.                   Now Peter and John went up to-
  40 And with many other words                 gether into the temple at the hour
did he testify and exhort, saying,             of prayer, being the ninth hour.
a
  Save yourselves from this b unto­              2 And a certain man alame from his
ward generation.                               mother’s womb was carried, whom
  41 ¶ Then they that gladly a re-             they laid daily at the gate of the
ceived his b word were baptized: and           temple which is called Beautiful,
the same day there were added unto             to ask alms of them that entered
them about c three thousand souls.             into the temple;
  42 And they continued asteadfastly             3 Who seeing Peter and John about
in the apostles’ doctrine and b fel-           to go into the temple asked an aalms.
lowship, and in breaking of c bread,             4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon
and in prayers.                                him with John, said, Look on us.
  43 And afear came upon every soul:             5 And he gave heed unto them,
and many wonders and b signs were              expecting to receive something of
done by the apostles.                          them.
  44 And all that believed were to-              6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold
gether, and had all things acommon;            have I none; but such as I have a give
  45 And sold their possessions and            I thee: In the b name of Jesus Christ
goods, and parted them to all men,             of Nazareth rise up and walk.
as every man had a need.                         7 And he took him by the right
  46 And they, continuing daily with           hand, and a lifted him up: and im-
one accord in the a temple, and                mediately his feet and ankle bones
breaking bread from house to house,            received strength.
 36 a tg Jesus Christ,          		e tg Remission of Sins.     		c tg Bread; Sacrament.
      Crucifixion of.           		f tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.    43 a tg Courage; Fearful.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord;      		g Acts 8:17 (14–17).        		b tg Signs.
      Jesus Christ, Power of.         tg Holy Ghost,           44 a tg Consecration.
 37 a Alma 22:3 (3–11).               Baptism of.              45 a Acts 4:35 (32–35);
      tg Conscience;             39 a tg Promise.                   D&C 51:3.
      Holy Ghost, Mission of;   		b Isa. 57:19.                46 a Luke 24:53.
      Holy Ghost, Source of      40 a D&C 36:6.               		b D&C 36:7.
      Testimony.                		b gr crooked.                47 a Acts 5:14.
		b tg Conversion.               41 a tg Teachable.           		b tg Church.
		c Alma 22:15.                 		b tg Baptism,               3 2 a Acts 14:8 (8–10).
 38 a D&C 49:11 (11–14).              Qualifications for.       3 a tg Almsgiving.
		b tg Baptism,                 		c Acts 4:4.                   6 a tg Benevolence;
      Qualifications for;        42 a tg Commitment;                Generosity.
      Repent; Salvation.              Steadfastness;          		b Acts 4:10; Jacob 4:6;
		c tg Baptism;                       Sustaining Church             3 Ne. 8:1.
      Baptism, Essential.             Leaders.                  7 a Mark 9:27.
		d tg Name.                    		b tg Fellowshipping.              tg Heal.
Acts 3:8–25                                                                                   1370

  8 And he leaping up stood, and                     the bfaith which is by him hath given
walked, and entered with them into                   him this perfect soundness in the
the temple, walking, and leaping,                    presence of you all.
and praising God.                                       17 And now, brethren, a I b wot that
  9 And all the people a saw him                     through c ignorance ye did it, as did
walking and praising God:                            also your rulers.
  10 And they knew that it was he                       18 But those things, which God be-
which sat for alms at the Beautiful                  fore had a shewed by the mouth of
gate of the temple: and they were                    all his b prophets, that Christ should
filled with wonder and amazement                     c
                                                       suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
at that which had happened unto                         19 ¶ a Repent ye therefore, and be
him.                                                 b
                                                       converted, that your sins may be
  11 And as the lame man which was                   c
                                                       blotted out, when the times of re-
healed held Peter and John, all the                  freshing shall come from the d pres-
people ran together unto them in                     ence of the Lord;
the a porch that is called Solomon’s,                   20 And he shall send aJesus Christ,
greatly wondering.                                   which before was preached unto
  12 ¶ And when Peter saw it, he                     b
                                                       you:
answered unto the people, Ye men                        21 Whom the heaven must receive
of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or                 until the times of a restitution of all
why look ye so earnestly on us, as                   things, which God hath b spoken by
though by our a own power or holi-                   the mouth of all his holy prophets
ness we had made this man to walk?                   since the world began.
  13 The God of Abraham, and of                         22 For Moses truly said unto the
Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our                  fathers, A a prophet shall the Lord
fathers, hath a glorified his Son                    your God raise up unto you of your
Jesus; whom ye b delivered up, and                   brethren, like unto me; him shall
c
  denied him in the presence of                      ye hear in all things whatsoever he
Pilate, when he was determined to let                shall say unto you.
him go.                                                 23 And it shall come to pass, that
  14 But ye denied the Holy One and                  every soul, which will not hear that
the Just, and desired a a murderer                   prophet, shall be a destroyed from
to be granted unto you;                              among the people.
  15 And killed the a Prince of life,                   24 Yea, and all the prophets from
whom God hath b raised from the                      Samuel and those that follow after,
dead; whereof we are c witnesses.                    as many as have spoken, have like-
  16 And his a name through faith                    wise a foretold of these days.
in his name hath made this man                          25 Ye are the a children of the
strong, whom ye see and know: yea,                   prophets, and of the bcovenant which
  9 a Acts 4:16.                         ye have done this, as also         whom ye have crucified;
 11 a 1 Kgs. 6:3;                        your rulers.                  21 a tg Dispensations;
      John 10:23.                  		b or know.                             Restoration of the
 12 a Gen. 41:16;                  		c D&C 6:21.                            Gospel.
      Dan. 2:30.                    18 a tg Foreordination.           		b tg Prophets, Mission of.
 13 a John 16:14;                  		b Luke 24:27;                     22 a Deut. 18:15 (15–19);
      1 Pet. 1:21 (17–21).               Acts 28:23;                        Acts 7:37;
		b Matt. 27:20;                         Alma 18:36.                        1 Ne. 22:20 (20–22);
      Acts 13:28.                  		c 1 Cor. 15:3.                         JS—H 1:40.
		c John 19:6.                      19 a tg Repent.                    23 a D&C 1:14 (14–16);
 14 a Luke 23:25 (17–19, 25).      		b tg Conversion.                       133:63.
 15 a tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.    		c Ps. 51:1;                       24 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b Acts 10:40.                          Mosiah 26:30;                      Prophecies about.
		c tg Witness.                          Alma 5:14 (11–15, 21).        25 a tg Seed of Abraham.
 16 a tg Name.                     		d tg God, Presence of.           		b tg Abrahamic
		b tg Faith.                       20 a tg Jesus Christ, Second            Covenant;
 17 a jst Acts 3:17 . . . I know         Coming.                            Mission of Early Saints.
      that through ignorance       		b jst Acts 3:20 . . . you,
1371                                                                     Acts 3:26–4:19

God made with our fathers, saying               Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of
unto Abraham, And in thy seed                   the people, and elders of Israel,
shall all the kindreds of the earth               9 If we this day be examined of the
be c blessed.                                   good deed done to the impotent man,
 26 Unto you first God, having                  by what means he is made whole;
raised up his a Son Jesus, sent him               10 Be it known unto you all, and
to bless you, in turning away every             to all the people of Israel, that by
one of you from his iniquities.                 the a name of Jesus Christ of Naza­
                                                reth, whom ye crucified, whom God
             Chapter 4                          raised from the dead, even by him
Peter and John are arrested and brought         doth this man stand here before
before the council—Peter testifies that         you whole.
salvation comes because of Christ—                11 This is the a stone which was set
                                                at nought of you builders, which is
The Sadducees strive to silence Peter           become the head of the corner.
and John—The Saints glory in the tes-             12 Neither is there a salvation in
timony of Jesus—They have all things
in common.                                      any other: for there is none other
                                                b
                                                  name under heaven given among
And as they spake unto the people,              men, whereby we must be c saved.
the priests, and the captain of the               13 ¶ Now when they saw the bold-
temple, and the Sadducees, came                 ness of Peter and John, and per-
upon them,                                      ceived that they were a unlearned
  2 Being grieved that they taught the          and b ignorant men, they marvelled;
people, and preached through Jesus              and they took knowledge of them,
the a resurrection from the dead.               that they had been with Jesus.
  3 And they laid hands on them,                  14 And beholding the man which
and put them in hold unto the next              was healed standing with them, they
day: for it was now eventide.                   could say nothing against it.
  4 Howbeit many of them which                    15 But when they had commanded
heard the word believed; and the                them to go aside out of the council,
number of the men was about a five              they conferred among themselves,
thousand.                                         16 Saying, What shall we do to
  5 ¶ And it came to pass on the                these men? for that indeed a notable
morrow, that their rulers, and el-              a
                                                  miracle hath been done by them is
ders, and a scribes,                            manifest to all them that dwell in
  6 And Annas the high priest, and              Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander,                17 But that it spread no further
and as many as were of the kindred              among the people, let us straitly
of the high a priest, were gathered             threaten them, that they speak
together at Jerusalem.                          henceforth to no man in this name.
  7 And when they had set them                    18 And they called them, and
in the midst, they asked, By what               a
                                                  commanded them not to speak at
a
  power, or by what b name, have ye             all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
done this?                                        19 But Peter and John answered
  8 Then Peter, filled with the a Holy          and said unto them, Whether it be
 25 c tg Israel, Mission of.    10 a Acts 3:6.                 		c tg Jesus Christ,
 26 a tg God, Body of,          11 a tg Cornerstone;                 Atonement through;
      Corporeal Nature.              Rock.                           Jesus Christ, Savior;
4 2 a Acts 23:8.                12 a tg Gospel.                      Salvation;
  4 a Acts 2:41.               		b Ps. 9:10;                         Salvation, Plan of.
  5 a tg Scribe.                     Hosea 13:4;                13 a D&C 1:19; 35:13.
  6 a tg Priestcraft.                1 Jn. 2:12;               		b gr ordinary, plain.
  7 a tg Priesthood, Power of.       2 Ne. 25:20;               16 a Acts 3:9 (6–9).
		b tg Name.                         Mosiah 4:8.                18 a Acts 5:28 (27–28).
  8 a tg Teaching with the           tg Jesus Christ, Taking
      Spirit.                        the Name of.
Acts 4:20–37                                                                         1372

right in the sight of God to a heark­en         to heal; and that signs and wonders
unto you more than unto God,                    may be done by the name of thy
judge ye.                                       holy child Jesus.
  20 For we cannot but a speak the                31 ¶ And when they had prayed,
things which we have b seen and                 the place was shaken where they
heard.                                          were a assembled together; and
  21 So when they had further threat-           they were all filled with the b Holy
ened them, they let them go, find-              Ghost, and they spake the word of
ing nothing how they might punish               God with boldness.
them, because of the people: for all              32 And the multitude of them that
men glorified God for that which                believed were of a one heart and of
was done.                                       one soul: neither said any of them
  22 For the man was above forty                that b ought of the things which he
years old, on whom this miracle of              c
                                                  possessed was his own; but they
healing was shewed.                             had all things d common.
  23 ¶ And being let go, they went                33 And with great power gave the
to their own company, and reported              apostles awitness of the resurrection
all that the chief priests and elders           of the Lord Jesus: and great b grace
had said unto them.                             was upon them all.
  24 And when they heard that, they               34 Neither was there any among
lifted up their voice to God with one           them that lacked: for as many as
accord, and said, Lord, thou art God,           were possessors of lands or houses
which hast made heaven, and aearth,             a
                                                  sold them, and brought the prices
and the sea, and all that in them is:           of the things that were sold,
  25 Who by the mouth of thy ser-                 35 And laid them down at the
vant David hast said, Why did the               apostles’ feet: and a distribution was
heathen rage, and the people imag-              made unto every man according as
ine vain things?                                he had b need.
  26 The a kings of the earth stood               36 And Joses, who by the apostles
up, and the rulers were gathered to-            was surnamed a Barnabas, (which
gether against the Lord, and against            is, being interpreted, The son of
his Christ.                                     consolation,) a Levite, and of the
  27 For of a truth against thy holy            country of Cyprus,
child Jesus, whom thou hast aanoint-              37 Having land, sold it, and brought
ed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate,             the a money, and laid it at the apos-
with the Gentiles, and the people               tles’ feet.
of Israel, were gathered together,
  28 For to do whatsoever thy hand                           Chapter 5
and thy counsel determined before
to be done.                                     Ananias and Sapphira lie to the Lord
  29 And now, Lord, behold their                and lose their lives—The Apostles con-
threatenings: and grant unto thy                tinue the miracles of Jesus—Peter and
servants, that with all boldness they           John are arrested, an angel delivers
may speak thy word,                             them from prison, and they testify of
  30 By stretching forth thine hand             Christ—Gamaliel counsels moderation.
 19 a D&C 3:7.                       Worship;                 33 a 1 Cor. 15:15.
 20 a Jer. 20:9;                     Meetings.                     tg Witness.
      Amos 3:8.                		b Acts 2:4 (2–4);           		b tg Grace.
		b tg Witness.                      D&C 68:4 (3–4).          34 a Acts 5:1 (1–11).
 24 a D&C 14:9.                 32 a 1 Cor. 1:10 (10–13);     35 a Acts 6:1;
 26 a Ps. 2:2 (1–2).                 3 Ne. 11:28 (28–30);          D&C 83:6 (1–6).
 27 a tg Anointing;                  Moses 7:18.             		b Acts 2:45.
      Jesus Christ,                  tg Unity.                     tg Welfare.
      Authority of;            		b gr any.                    36 a Acts 11:22 (22–24);
      Jesus Christ, Messiah.   		c D&C 49:20.                      Gal. 2:1.
 31 a tg Assembly for          		d tg Consecration.           37 a D&C 19:34.
1373                                                                                  Acts 5:1–23

But a certain man named Ananias,                    wrought among the people; (and
with Sapphira his wife, a sold a pos-               they were all with one accord in
session,                                            Solomon’s porch.
  2 And a kept back b part of the price,              13 And of the a rest durst no man
his wife also being privy to it, and                join himself to them: but the peo-
brought a certain c part, and laid it               ple magnified them.
at the apostles’ feet.                                14 And believers were the more
  3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath               a
                                                      added to the Lord, multitudes both
Satan filled thine heart to a lie to the            of men and women.)
Holy Ghost, and to b keep back part                   15 Insomuch that they brought
of the price of the land?                           forth the sick into the streets, and
  4 Whiles it remained, was it not                  laid them on beds and couches, that
thine own? and after it was sold, was               at the least the a shadow of Peter
it not in thine own power? why hast                 passing by might overshadow some
thou conceived this thing in thine                  of them.
heart? thou hast not a lied unto men,                 16 There came also a multitude out
but unto b God.                                     of the cities round about unto Jeru-
  5 And Ananias hearing these words                 salem, bringing sick folks, and them
fell down, and a gave up the ghost:                 which were vexed with unclean spir-
and great fear came on all them                     its: and they were a healed every one.
that heard these things.                              17 ¶ Then the high priest rose up,
  6 And the young men arose, wound                  and all they that were with him,
him up, and carried him out, and                    (which is the sect of the Sadducees,)
buried him.                                         and were filled with a indignation,
  7 And it was about the space of                     18 And laid their hands on the
three hours after, when his wife, not               apostles, and put them in the com-
knowing what was done, came in.                     mon prison.
  8 And Peter answered unto her,                      19 But the a angel of the Lord by
Tell me whether ye sold the land                    night opened the b prison doors, and
for so much? And she said, Yea, for                 brought them forth, and said,
so much.                                              20 Go, stand and speak in the
  9 Then Peter said unto her, How                   temple to the people all the a words
is it that ye have agreed together to               of this life.
a
  tempt the Spirit of the Lord? be-                   21 And when they heard that, they
hold, the feet of them which have                   entered into the temple early in the
buried thy husband are at the door,                 morning, and taught. But the high
and shall carry thee out.                           priest came, and they that were with
  10 Then fell she down a straight-                 him, and called the council together,
way at his feet, and yielded up the                 and all the senate of the children
ghost: and the young men came in,                   of Israel, and sent to the prison to
and found her dead, and, carrying                   have them brought.
her forth, buried her by her husband.                 22 But when the officers came, and
  11 And great fear came upon all                   found them not in the prison, they
the church, and upon as many as                     returned, and told,
heard these things.                                   23 Saying, The prison truly found
  12 ¶ And by the hands of the apos-                we shut with all safety, and the
tles were many a signs and wonders                  keepers standing without before the
5 1 a Acts 4:34 (32, 34–35);     4 a tg Lying.                           15 a Luke 8:44 (43–48);
     D&C 19:26 (25–26).        		b Josh. 7:20.                                Acts 19:12 (11–12).
 2 a tg Selfishness.             5 a Lev. 10:2.                          16 a tg Heal.
		b Josh. 7:21 (1–26);           9 a tg Test.                            17 a gr envy, malice.
     D&C 105:3 (2–10).          10 a or immediately.                     19 a Acts 12:7;
     tg Consecration.           12 a Heb. 2:4.                                Moro. 7:29 (29–33).
		c tg Welfare.                      tg Signs.                                tg Angels.
 3 a tg Honesty.                13 a jst Acts 5:13 . . . rulers . . .   		b Acts 16:26.
		b tg Selfishness.             14 a Acts 2:47.                          20 a John 6:68 (63, 68).
Acts 5:24–42                                                                        1374

doors: but when we had opened, we           34 Then stood there up one in the
found no man within.                      council, a Pharisee, named a Ga-
  24 Now when the high priest and         maliel, a doctor of the law, had in
the captain of the temple and the         reputation among all the people,
chief priests heard these things,         and commanded to put the apostles
they doubted of them whereunto            forth a little space;
this would grow.                            35 And said unto them, Ye men
  25 Then came one and told them,         of Israel, take heed to yourselves
saying, Behold, the men whom ye           what ye intend to do as touching
put in prison are standing in the         these men.
temple, and teaching the people.            36 For before these days rose up
  26 Then went the captain with the       Theudas, boasting himself to be
officers, and brought them with-          somebody; to whom a number of
out violence: for they feared the         men, about four hundred, joined
people, lest they should have been        themselves: who was slain; and all,
stoned.                                   as many as a obeyed him, were scat-
  27 And when they had brought            tered, and brought to nought.
them, they set them before the coun-        37 After this man rose up Judas
cil: and the high priest asked them,      of Galilee in the days of the tax-
  28 Saying, Did not we straitly          ing, and drew away much people
a
  command you that ye should not          after him: he also perished; and all,
teach in this b name? and, behold,        even as many as obeyed him, were
ye have filled Jerusalem with your        dispersed.
doctrine, and intend to bring this          38 And now I say unto you, a Re-
man’s c blood upon us.                    frain from these men, and let them
  29 ¶ Then Peter and the other apos-     alone: for if this counsel or this work
tles answered and said, We ought to       be of b men, it will come to nought:
a
  obey God rather than men.                 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot
  30 The God of our fathers raised        overthrow it; alest haply ye be found
up Jesus, whom ye slew and ahanged        even to b fight against God.
on a tree.                                  40 And to him they agreed: and
  31 Him hath God exalted a with          when they had called the apostles,
his right hand to be a b Prince and a     and beaten them, they commanded
c
  Saviour, for to give repentance to      that they should not speak in the
Israel, and d forgiveness of sins.        name of Jesus, and let them go.
  32 And we are his a witnesses of          41 ¶ And they departed from the
these things; and so is also the b Holy   presence of the council, a rejoicing
Ghost, whom God hath c given to           that they were counted worthy to
them that obey him.                       b
                                            suffer c shame for his d name.
  33 ¶ When they heard that, they           42 And daily in the temple, and
were a cut to the heart, and took coun-   in every house, they ceased not to
sel to slay them.                         teach and a preach Jesus Christ.
 28 a Acts 4:18 (15–18).         John 1:14;               39 a jst Acts 5:39 . . . be
		b tg Name.                     Acts 26:16.                   careful, therefore, lest ye
		c Matt. 27:25.                 tg Holy Ghost,                be . . .
 29 a Ex. 1:17 (16–17);          Mission of;             		b Acts 23:9.
      D&C 30:1.                  Witness.                 41 a Luke 6:23 (22–23);
      tg Courage; Duty.    		b tg Holy Ghost, Source           Col. 1:11;
 30 a tg Jesus Christ,           of Testimony.                 1 Thes. 1:6;
      Crucifixion of.      		c tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.         1 Pet. 4:13.
 31 a gr at.                33 a 1 Ne. 16:2.             		b tg Persecution;
		b tg Jesus Christ,        34 a Acts 22:3.                    Self-Sacrifice;
      Messiah.              36 a gr were persuaded by,         Suffering.
		c tg Jesus Christ,             believed him.           		c tg Shame.
      Atonement through.    38 a Acts 19:35 (35–41).     		d tg Jesus Christ, Taking
		d tg Forgive.            		b D&C 3:3;                        the Name of.
 32 a Luke 1:2;                  JS—H 1:23 (22–23).       42 a tg Missionary Work.
1375                                                                          Acts 6:1–7:3

           Chapter 6                            synagogue of the a Libertines, and
                                                Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and
The Apostles choose seven to assist             of them of Cilicia and of Asia, b dis-
them — Stephen is tried before the
council.                                        puting with Stephen.
                                                  10 And they were not able to re-
And in those days, when the num-                sist the a wisdom and the spirit by
ber of the disciples was multiplied,            which he spake.
there arose a murmuring of the Gre-               11 Then they suborned men, which
cians against the Hebrews, because              said, We have heard him speak ablas-
their a widows were b neglected in              phemous words against Moses, and
the daily c ministration.                       against God.
   2 Then the twelve called the mul-              12 And they stirred up the people,
titude of the disciples unto them,              and the elders, and the scribes, and
and said, It is not reason that we              came upon him, and caught him, and
should leave the word of God, and               brought him to the council,
serve tables.                                     13 And set up a false witnesses,
   3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out           which said, This man ceaseth not to
among you seven men of a honest                 speak blasphemous words against
b
  report, full of the Holy Ghost and            this holy place, and the law:
c
  wisdom, whom we may appoint                     14 For we have heard him say, that
over this d business.                           this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy
   4 But we will give ourselves con-            this place, and shall change the
tinually to prayer, and to the a min-           a
                                                  customs which Moses delivered us.
istry of the word.                                15 And all that sat in the council,
   5 ¶ And the saying pleased the               looking steadfastly on him, saw his
whole multitude: and they a chose               face as it had been the a face of an
Stephen, a man full of faith and of             b
                                                  angel.
the b Holy Ghost, and c Philip, and                          Chapter 7
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon,
and Parmenas, and Nicolas a pros-               Stephen recounts the history of Israel
elyte of Antioch:                               and names Moses as a prototype of
   6 Whom they set before the apos-             Christ—He testifies of the apostasy in
tles: and when they had prayed, they            Israel—He sees Jesus on the right hand
a
  laid their b hands on them.                   of God—Stephen’s testimony is rejected,
   7 And the word of God increased;             and he is stoned to death.
and the number of the disciples                 Then said the high priest, Are these
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly;                things so?
and a great company of the a priests              2 And he said, Men, brethren, and
were obedient to the faith.                     fathers, hearken; The God of glory
   8 And Stephen, full of faith and             appeared unto our father aAbraham,
a
  power, did great wonders and                  when he was in Mesopotamia, be-
b
  miracles among the people.                    fore he dwelt in b Charran,
   9 ¶ Then there arose certain of                3 And said unto him, Get thee out of
the synagogue, which is called the              thy a country, and from thy kindred,
6 1 a tg Widows.                		c Acts 21:8.                    9 a gr Freed-men.
		b tg Apathy; Welfare.          6 a tg Church Organization;    		b tg Disputations.
		c Acts 4:35.                       Hands, Laying on of;        10 a Isa. 54:17; Luke 21:15;
  3 a tg Honesty; Priesthood,        Priesthood;                      D&C 100:5 (5–6).
      Qualifying for.                Priesthood, Authority.      11 a tg Blaspheme.
		b 1 Tim. 3:7.                 		b tg Setting Apart.            13 a tg Slander.
		c tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.     7 a John 12:42.                 14 a Acts 21:21.
		d D&C 107:68 (14, 68).             tg Priest, Aaronic          15 a Hel. 5:36.
  4 a Mark 16:15 (15–19);            Priesthood.                		b tg Angels.
      D&C 107:8.                     bd Priests.                7 2 a Gen. 12:1; Abr. 2:3 (3–4).
  5 a tg Called of God.          8 a tg Priesthood, Power of.   		b Gen. 11:31 (31–32).
		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    		b tg Miracle.                   3 a Abr. 1:1 (1, 5).
Acts 7:4–25                                                                         1376

and come into the land which I               was made known to his brethren;
shall shew thee.                             and Joseph’s kindred was made
  4 Then came he out of the land             known unto b Pharaoh.
of the a Chaldæans, and dwelt in               14 Then sent aJoseph, and called
Charran: and from thence, when his           his b father cJacob to him, and all his
father was dead, he removed him              kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
into this land, wherein ye now dwell.          15 So Jacob went down into Egypt,
  5 And he gave him none inheri-             and died, he, and our fathers,
tance in it, no, not so much as to set         16 And were carried over into
his foot on: yet he a promised that          Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre
he would give it to him for a pos-           that Abraham a bought for a sum
session, and to his seed after him,          of money of the sons of Emmor the
when as yet he had no child.                 father of Sychem.
  6 And God spake on this wise,                17 But when the time of the prom-
That his seed should a sojourn in a          ise drew nigh, which God had sworn
strange land; and that they should           to Abraham, the people grew and
bring them into b bondage, and en-           multiplied in Egypt,
treat them evil four hundred years.            18 Till another a king arose, which
  7 And the nation to whom they              knew not Joseph.
shall be in bondage will I judge,              19 The same dealt subtilly with
said God: and after that shall they          our kindred, and evil entreated our
come forth, and serve me in this             fathers, so that they cast out their
place.                                       young children, to the end they
  8 And he gave him the covenant of          might not live.
a
  circumcision: and so Abraham be-             20 In which time Moses was born,
gat Isaac, and circumcised him the           and was a exceeding fair, and nour-
eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and       ished up in his father’s house b three
Jacob begat the twelve b patriarchs.         months:
  9 And the patriarchs, moved with             21 And when he was cast out, Pha-
a
  envy, sold b Joseph into Egypt: but        raoh’s daughter took him up, and
God was with him,                            nourished him for her own a son.
  10 And a delivered him out of all            22 And Moses was a learned in all
his bafflictions, and gave him favour        the wisdom of the Egyptians, and
and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh           was mighty in words and in deeds.
king of Egypt; and he made him gov-            23 And when he was full a forty
ernor over Egypt and all his house.          years old, it came into his heart to
  11 Now there came a a dearth over          visit his b brethren the children of
all the land of Egypt and Chanaan,           Israel.
and great affliction: and our fathers          24 And seeing one of them suf-
found no sustenance.                         fer wrong, he defended him, and
  12 But when Jacob heard that there         avenged him that was a oppressed,
was a corn in Egypt, he sent out our         and b smote the Egyptian:
fathers first.                                 25 For he supposed his brethren
  13 And at the second time aJoseph          would have a understood how that
  4 a Gen. 11:31.                  tg Drought;                  to God.
  5 a tg Promised Lands.           Famine.                		b Ex. 2:2.
  6 a Gen. 26:3.              12 a Gen. 42:1.              21 a Ex. 2:10.
		b tg Israel, Bondage of,    13 a Gen. 45:3.              22 a tg Education.
      in Egypt.              		b Gen. 47:2.                23 a Ex. 7:7;
  8 a tg Circumcision.        14 a tg Israel, Joseph,           Deut. 31:2 (1–2); 34:7.
		b tg Patriarch.                  People of.             		b Ex. 2:11 (11–15);
  9 a tg Envy.               		b Gen. 45:13.                    Heb. 11:25 (24–27).
		b Alma 46:24.              		c tg Israel, Origins of.    24 a tg Oppression.
 10 a D&C 24:1.               16 a Gen. 23:17.            		b Ex. 2:12 (11–12).
		b tg Affliction.            18 a Ex. 1:8.                25 a Ex. 2:14;
 11 a or famine.              20 a gr comely, beautiful         3:13 (13–15); 4:1.
1377                                                                     Acts 7:26–45

God by his hand would b deliver              he had shewed wonders and signs
them: but they understood not.               in the land of Egypt, and in the
 26 And the next day he shewed               Red sea, and in the wilderness forty
himself unto them as they strove,            years.
and would have set them at one                 37 ¶ This is that Moses, which
again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren;        said unto the children of Israel, A
why do ye a wrong one to another?            a
                                               prophet shall the Lord your God
 27 But he that did his neighbour            raise up unto you of your brethren,
wrong thrust him away, saying,               like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Who made thee a a ruler and a judge            38 This is he, that was in the
over us?                                     church in the wilderness with the
 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou did-          angel which spake to him in the
dest the Egyptian yesterday ?                mount Sina, and with our fathers:
 29 Then a fled Moses at this saying,        who received the lively a oracles to
and was a stranger in the land of            give unto us:
Madian, where he begat two b sons.             39 To whom our fathers would not
 30 And when forty years were ex-            a
                                               obey, but thrust him from them, and
pired, there appeared to him in the          in their hearts turned back again
wilderness of mount Sina an a angel          into Egypt,
of the Lord in a flame of fire in a            40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us
bush.                                        a
                                               gods to go before us: for as for this
 31 When Moses saw it, he wondered           Moses, which brought us out of the
at the a sight: and as he drew near          land of Egypt, we wot not what is
to behold it, the b voice of the Lord        become of him.
came unto him,                                 41 And they made a a calf in those
 32 Saying, I am the a God of thy            days, and offered sacrifice unto the
fathers, the God of Abraham, and             idol, and rejoiced in the works of
the God of Isaac, and the God of             their own hands.
Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and                42 Then God turned, and a gave
durst not behold.                            them up to worship the host of
 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put           heaven; as it is written in the book
off thy shoes from thy feet: for the         of the prophets, O ye house of Israel,
place where thou standest is holy            have ye offered to me slain beasts
ground.                                      and sacrifices by the space of forty
 34 I have seen, I have seen the af-         years in the wilderness?
fliction of my people which is in              43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle
Egypt, and I have heard their groan-         of Moloch, and the star of your god
ing, and am come down to deliver             Remphan, figures which ye made
them. And now come, I will send              to worship them: and I will carry
thee into Egypt.                             you away beyond Babylon.
 35 This Moses whom they refused,              44 Our fathers had the tabernacle
saying, Who made thee a ruler and            of witness in the wilderness, as he
a judge? the same did God send to            had appointed, speaking unto Moses,
be a ruler and a a deliverer by the          that he should make it according to
hand of the angel which appeared             the a fashion that he had seen.
to him in the bush.                            45 Which also our fathers that
 36 He abrought them out, after that         came after brought in with aJesus
 25 b tg Deliver.            32 a Ex. 3:15.                   38 a Rom. 3:2; D&C 90:5.
 26 a Ex. 2:13.              35 a tg Deliver; Jesus Christ,   39 a tg Disobedience.
      tg Injustice.               Savior; Salvation.          40 a Ex. 32:1, 23.
 27 a 1 Ne. 17:26 (23–37).   36 a Ex. 12:51.                  41 a Ex. 32:4; Hosea 8:5 (5–7).
 29 a Ex. 2:15.              37 a Deut. 18:15 (15–19);        42 a Ps. 81:12; Rom. 1:24.
		b Ex. 2:22; 18:3.               Acts 3:22 (22–23);          44 a 1 Chr. 28:19 (11, 19);
 30 a Ex. 3:2.                    JS—H 1:40.                       Heb. 8:5.
 31 a or vision.                  tg Jesus Christ,            45 a ie Joshua.
		b Ex. 3:4 (3–6).                Prophecies about.                Heb. 4:8.
Acts 7:46–8:1                                                                          1378

into the possession of the Gentiles,              and d Jesus e standing on the f right
whom God drave out before the                     hand of God,
face of our fathers, unto the days                   56 And said, Behold, I asee the heav-
of David;                                         ens b opened, and the c Son of man
  46 Who found favour before God,                 standing on the right d hand of e God.
and desired to find a tabernacle for                 57 Then they cried out with a loud
the God of Jacob.                                 voice, and stopped their ears, and
  47 But Solomon built him an house.              ran upon him with one accord,
  48 Howbeit the most High a dwell-                  58 And cast him out of the city,
eth not in temples made with hands;               and stoned him: and the witnesses
as saith the prophet,                             laid down their a clothes at a b young
  49 Heaven is my athrone, and earth              man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
is my footstool: what house will ye                  59 And they a stoned b Stephen,
build me? saith the Lord: or what                 c
                                                    calling upon d God, and saying, Lord
is the place of my rest?                          Jesus, receive my e spirit.
  50 Hath not my hand a made all                     60 And he kneeled down, and
these things?                                     a
                                                    cried with a loud voice, b Lord, lay
  51 ¶ Ye a stiffnecked and b uncir-              not this sin to their c charge. And
cumcised in heart and ears, ye do                 when he had said this, he fell asleep.
always c resist the d Holy Ghost: as
your e fathers did, so do ye.                                  Chapter 8
  52 Which of the prophets have not               Saul persecutes the Church—Philip’s
your fathers a persecuted? and they               ministry in Samaria is described—Phi-
have slain them which shewed be-
fore of the coming of the Just One;               lip performs miracles and baptizes men
of whom ye have been now the be-                  and women—Peter and John come to
trayers and murderers:                            Samaria and confer the gift of the Holy
  53 Who have received the law by                 Ghost by the laying on of hands—Simon
the disposition of a angels, and have             seeks to buy this gift and is rebuked by
not b kept it.                                    Peter—Philip preaches about Christ and
  54 ¶ When they heard these things,              baptizes an Ethiopian eunuch.
they were acut to the heart, and they             And Saul was consenting unto his
gnashed on him with their teeth.                  death. And at that time there was
  55 But he, being full of the a Holy             a great a persecution against the
Ghost, looked up steadfastly into                 b
                                                    church which was at Jerusalem;
heaven, and saw the b glory of c God,             and they were all scattered abroad
 48 a Acts 17:24.                       Glory of.                    God the Father, Elohim.
 49 a tg Kingdom of God, in       		c tg Godhead.               58 a Acts 22:20.
      Heaven.                     		d D&C 137:3.               		b The Greek word used
 50 a tg Jesus Christ, Creator.   		e tg Jesus Christ,               identifies a man who
 51 a tg Stiffnecked.                   Appearances,                 is younger than forty
		b Jer. 6:10;                          Postmortal.                  years of age.
      Rom. 2:29 (28–29).          		f Heb. 1:3.                 59 a tg Persecution.
		c tg Rebellion.                       tg Jesus Christ,       		b tg Martyrdom.
		d Neh. 9:30.                          Relationships with     		c jst Acts 7:59 . . . and
		e Mal. 3:7;                           the Father.                  he, calling upon God,
      Matt. 23:32;                 56 a tg God, Presence of;         said . . .
      Hel. 13:25 (25–29).               God, Privilege of      		d 3 Ne. 19:22 (18–36).
 52 a tg Apostasy of Israel;            Seeing.                		e tg Man, a Spirit Child
      Prophets, Rejection of.     		b Ezek. 1:1;                     of Heavenly Father;
 53 a Moses 5:58.                       D&C 50:45.                   Spirits, Disembodied.
		b tg Disobedience.              		c tg Jesus Christ,          60 a Luke 6:28; 23:34 (33–34).
 54 a 1 Ne. 16:2 (1–4).                 Son of Man.            		b Matt. 5:44 (44–47).
 55 a tg Holy Ghost,              		d tg God, Body of,         		c 2 Tim. 4:16;
      Comforter;                        Corporeal Nature.            3 Ne. 12:44.
      Holy Ghost, Gifts of.       		e tg God, Manifesta-       8 1 a tg Persecution.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                    tions of;              		b tg Church.
1379                                                                     Acts 8:2–23

throughout the regions of Judæa              of Jesus Christ, they were c baptized,
and Samaria, except the apostles.            both men and women.
  2 And devout men carried Stephen             13 Then Simon himself believed
to his burial, and made great a lam-         also: and when he was baptized, he
entation over him.                           continued with Philip, and a won-
  3 As for Saul, he made a havoc of          dered, beholding the miracles and
the church, entering into every              signs which were done.
house, and haling men and women                14 Now when the apostles which
committed them to b prison.                  were at Jerusalem heard that Sa-
  4 Therefore they that were scat-           maria had received the a word of
tered abroad went every where                God, they sent unto them Peter and
preaching the word.                          John:
  5 Then Philip went down to the               15 Who, when they were come
city of a Samaria, and preached              down, prayed for them, that they
Christ unto them.                            might receive the Holy Ghost:
  6 And the people with one accord             16 (For as yet he was fallen upon
gave heed unto those things which            none of them: only they were bap-
Philip a spake, hearing and seeing           tized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
the miracles which he did.                     17 Then a laid they their hands on
  7 For a unclean spirits, crying with       them, and they received the b Holy
loud voice, came out of many that            Ghost.
were possessed with them: and many             18 And when Simon saw that
b
  taken with palsies, and that were          through a laying on of the apostles’
lame, were c healed.                         hands the Holy Ghost was given, he
  8 And there was great joy in that          offered them money,
city.                                          19 Saying, Give me also this apower,
  9 But there was a certain man,             that on whomsoever I lay hands, he
called Simon, which beforetime in            may receive the Holy Ghost.
the same city used a sorcery, and              20 But Peter said unto him, Thy
b
  bewitched the people of Samaria,           money perish with thee, because
giving out that himself was some             thou hast thought that the a gift of
c
  great one:                                 God may be bpurchased with money.
  10 To whom they all gave heed,               21 Thou hast neither part nor lot
from the least to the greatest, say-         in this matter: for thy heart is not
ing, This man is the great power             a
                                               right in the sight of God.
of God.                                        22 Repent therefore of this thy
  11 And to him they had regard,             a
                                               wickedness, and pray God, if per-
because that of long time he had             haps the b thought of thine c heart
bewitched them with sorceries.               may be forgiven thee.
  12 But when they believed Philip             23 For I perceive that thou art in
a
  preaching the things concerning            the a gall of bitterness, and in the
the kingdom of God, and the b name           b
                                               bond of iniquity.
 2 a tg Mourning.            		b tg Superstitions.                 Power of;
 3 a Acts 22:4;              		c 2 Ne. 26:29.                      Selfishness;
     1 Cor. 15:9;             12 a tg Missionary Work;             Unrighteous Dominion.
     1 Tim. 1:13;                  Preaching.                 20 a tg God, Gifts of.
     Mosiah 27:10 (9–11).    		b tg Name.                    		b tg Bribe.
		b Acts 22:19;              		c tg Baptism, Essential.       21 a D&C 49:2.
     4 Ne. 1:30.              13 a or was amazed,             22 a tg Wickedness.
 5 a Acts 1:8.                     astonished.               		b tg Motivations.
 6 a tg Counsel.              14 a Acts 11:1 (1–18).         		c 3 Ne. 12:29.
 7 a tg Spirits, Evil or      17 a tg Hands, Laying on of.    23 a Alma 41:11;
     Unclean.                		b Acts 2:38.                        Morm. 8:31.
		b gr paralytic and lame.    18 a tg Priesthood,            		b tg Bondage, Spiritual.
		c 3 Ne. 7:22.                    Authority.
 9 a tg Sorcery.              19 a tg Priesthood,
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   24 Then answered Simon, and                 and began at the same scripture, and
said, Pray ye to the Lord for me,              preached unto him a Jesus.
that none of these things which ye               36 And as they went on their way,
have spoken come upon me.                      they came unto a certain water: and
   25 And they, when they had testi-           the eunuch said, See, here is water;
fied and preached the word of the              what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and                 37 And Philip said, If thou a be-
preached the gospel in many vil-               lievest with all thine heart, thou
lages of the Samaritans.                       mayest. And he answered and said,
   26 And the aangel of the Lord spake         I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go             of God.
toward the south unto the way that               38 And he commanded the chariot
goeth down from Jerusalem unto                 to stand still: and they went down
Gaza, which is desert.                         both into the water, both Philip and
   27 And he arose and went: and,              the eunuch; and he a baptized him.
behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eu-                39 And when they were come up
nuch of great authority under Can-             out of the water, the a Spirit of the
dace queen of the Ethiopians, who              Lord caught away Philip, that the
had the charge of all her treasure,            eunuch saw him no more: and he
and had come to Jerusalem for to               went on his way rejoicing.
a
  worship,                                       40 But Philip was found at Azotus:
   28 Was returning, and sitting in            and passing through he preached
his chariot read Esaias the prophet.           in all the cities, till he came to
   29 Then the a Spirit said unto Phi-         a
                                                 Cæsarea.
lip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot.                                                   Chapter 9
   30 And Philip ran thither to him,
and heard him read the prophet Es-             Jesus appears to Saul—Saul is a cho-
aias, and said, Understandest thou             sen vessel—Ananias restores Saul’s
what thou readest?                             sight—Saul is baptized and begins his
   31 And he said, How can I, except           ministry—Peter heals Æneas and raises
some man should guide me? And he               Dorcas from death.
desired Philip that he would come              And Saul, yet breathing out a threat-
up and sit with him.                           enings and slaughter against the
   32 The place of the scripture which         disciples of the Lord, went unto the
he read was this, He was led as a              high priest,
sheep to the slaughter; and like a               2 And desired of him a letters to
a
  lamb dumb before his shearer, so             Damascus to the synagogues, that if
opened he not his mouth:                       he found any of this way, whether
   33 In his humiliation his judgment          they were men or women, he might
was taken away: and who shall de-              bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
clare his generation? for his life is            3 And as he journeyed, he came
taken from the earth.                          near Damascus: and suddenly there
   34 And the eunuch answered Phi-             shined round about him a a light
lip, and said, I pray thee, of whom            from heaven:
speaketh the prophet this? of him-               4 And he a fell to the earth, and
self, or of some other man?                    heard a voice saying unto him, bSaul,
   35 Then Philip opened his mouth,            Saul, why persecutest thou me?
26 a tg Angels.                  37 a tg Baptism,            2 a Acts 22:5.
27 a John 12:20.                      Qualifications for.    3 a tg Light [noun].
29 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    38 a tg Baptism;            4 a Ezek. 1:28;
32 a tg Jesus Christ, Lamb            Baptism, Immersion.        Ether 3:6 (6–8);
     of God;                     39 a tg God, Spirit of.         Moses 1:9.
     Jesus Christ, Trials of.    40 a Acts 21:8.            		b Acts 22:7 (6–16);
35 a Gal. 3:14 (13–14).         9 1 a Acts 26:10.                26:14 (9–17).
1381                                                                        Acts 9:5–24

  5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord?                thy way: for he is a a chosen vessel
And the Lord said, I am aJesus whom                 unto me, to b bear my c name before
thou persecutest: it is hard for thee               the d Gentiles, and e kings, and the
to b kick against the pricks.                       children of Israel:
  6 And he trembling and astonished                   16 For I will shew him how great
said, Lord, a what wilt thou have me                things he must asuffer for my name’s
to do? And the Lord said unto him,                  sake.
Arise, and go into the city, and it                   17 And Ananias went his way, and
shall be told thee what thou must do.               entered into the house; and putting
  7 aAnd the men which journeyed                    his ahands on him said, Brother Saul,
with him stood speechless, hearing                  the Lord, even Jesus, that b appeared
a b voice, but seeing c no man.                     unto thee in the way as thou camest,
  8 And Saul arose from the earth;                  hath c sent me, that thou mightest
and when his eyes were opened,                      receive thy sight, and be filled with
he saw no man: but they led him                     the d Holy Ghost.
by the hand, and brought him into                     18 And immediately there fell from
Damascus.                                           his eyes as it had been scales: and
  9 And he was three days without                   he received a sight forthwith, and
sight, and neither did eat nor drink.               arose, and was b baptized.
  10 ¶ And there was a certain dis-                   19 And when he had received meat,
ciple at Damascus, named aAnanias;                  he was strengthened. Then was Saul
and to him said the Lord in a b vi-                 certain days with the disciples which
sion, Ananias. And he said, Behold,                 were at Damascus.
I am here, Lord.                                      20 And straightway he preached
  11 And the Lord said unto him,                    Christ in the synagogues, that he
Arise, and go into the street which                 is the Son of God.
is called Straight, and inquire in the                21 But all that heard him were
house of Judas for one called Saul,                 amazed, and said; Is not this he that
of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,                 a
                                                      destroyed them which called on
  12 And hath seen in a vision a man                this name in Jerusalem, and came
named Ananias coming in, and put-                   hither for that intent, that he might
ting his hand on him, that he might                 bring them b bound unto the chief
receive his sight.                                  priests?
  13 Then Ananias answered, Lord,                     22 But Saul increased the more in
I have heard by many of this man,                   strength, and confounded the Jews
how much a evil he hath done to thy                 which dwelt at Damascus, proving
saints at Jerusalem:                                that this is very Christ.
  14 And here he hath authority                       23 ¶ And after that many days
from the chief priests to bind all                  were fulfilled, the Jews took coun-
that call on thy name.                              sel to a kill him:
  15 But the Lord said unto him, Go                   24 But their a laying await was
  5 a tg Jesus Christ,             		b tg Jesus Christ,          17 a tg Administrations
      Appearances,                       Appearances,                 to the Sick;
      Postmortal.                        Postmortal.                  Hands, Laying on of.
		b D&C 121:38.                     13 a Acts 26:10.            		b 1 Cor. 9:1.
  6 a tg Conversion.                15 a 1 Thes. 3:3.           		c tg Called of God;
  7 a jst Acts 9:7 And they        		b Acts 22:15; 26:16.             Delegation of
      who were journeying with     		c tg Name.                       Responsibility.
      him saw indeed the light,    		d Rom. 15:10 (8–21);       		d tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.
      and were afraid; but they          1 Tim. 2:7.             18 a tg Sight.
      heard not the voice of him   		e Ps. 119:46;              		b tg Baptism, Essential.
      who spake to him.                  Matt. 10:18;            21 a Gal. 1:13.
		b Acts 22:9.                           D&C 1:23;              		b Acts 26:10.
		c Dan. 10:7;                           124:3 (3, 16, 107).     23 a 2 Cor. 11:32.
      Alma 36:11 (6–11).                 tg Kings, Earthly.      24 a gr plot, conspiracy
 10 a Acts 22:12.                   16 a tg Self-Sacrifice.           was known.
Acts 9:25–10:2                                                                  1382

known of Saul. And they watched           by interpretation is called Dorcas:
the gates day and night to kill him.      this a woman was full of good works
  25 Then the disciples took him by       and almsdeeds which she did.
night, and let him down by the wall         37 And it came to pass in those
in a a basket.                            days, that she was sick, and died:
  26 And when Saul was come to            whom when they had washed, they
a
 Jerusalem, he assayed to join him-       laid her in an upper chamber.
self to the disciples: but they were        38 And forasmuch as Lydda was
all afraid of him, and believed not       nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had
that he was a disciple.                   heard that Peter was there, they
  27 But Barnabas took him, and           sent unto him two men, desiring
brought him to the apostles, and          him that he would not delay to come
declared unto them how he had             to them.
a
  seen the Lord in the way, and that        39 Then Peter arose and went
he had spoken to him, and how he          with them. When he was come,
had preached boldly at Damascus           they brought him into the upper
in the name of Jesus.                     chamber: and all the widows stood
  28 And he was with them coming          by him weeping, and shewing the
in and going out at Jerusalem.            coats and garments which Dorcas
  29 And he spake boldly in the name      made, while she was with them.
of the Lord Jesus, and a disputed           40 But Peter put them all forth,
against the Grecians: but they went       and kneeled down, and prayed;
about to slay him.                        and turning him to the body said,
  30 Which when the brethren knew,        Tabitha, a arise. And she opened
they brought him down to Cæsarea,         her eyes: and when she saw Peter,
and sent him forth to Tarsus.             she sat up.
  31 Then had the churches rest             41 And he gave her his hand, and
throughout all Judæa and Galilee          lifted her up, and when he had
and Samaria, and were aedified; and       called the a saints and widows, pre-
walking in the fear of the Lord, and      sented her b alive.
in the b comfort of the Holy Ghost,         42 And it was known throughout
were multiplied.                          all Joppa; and many believed in
  32 ¶ And it came to pass, as Peter      the Lord.
passed throughout all quarters, he          43 And it came to pass, that he tar-
came down also to the a saints which      ried many days in Joppa with one
dwelt at Lydda.                           Simon a tanner.
  33 And there he found a certain
man named Æneas, which had kept                       Chapter 10
his bed eight years, and was a sick       An angel ministers to Cornelius—Peter,
of the palsy.                             in a vision, is commanded to take the
  34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas,
Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:           gospel to the Gentiles—The gospel is
                                          taught by witnesses—The Holy Ghost
arise, and make thy bed. And he           falls upon the Gentiles.
arose immediately.
  35 And all that dwelt at Lydda          There was a certain man in Cæsarea
and Saron saw him, and turned to          called Cornelius, a centurion of the
the Lord.                                 band called the Italian band,
  36 ¶ Now there was at Joppa a cer-       2 A devout man, and one that
tain disciple named Tabitha, which        feared God with all his house, which
25 a Josh. 2:15.           31 a tg Edification.           36 a tg Woman.
26 a Gal. 1:18 (15–18).   		b tg Comfort;                 40 a tg Death, Power over.
27 a tg Jesus Christ,           Holy Ghost, Comforter;    41 a tg Saints.
     Appearances,               Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    		b John 14:12 (12–14).
     Postmortal.           32 a tg Saints.
29 a tg Disputations.      33 a gr paralyzed.
1383                                                                   Acts 10:3–26

gave much a alms to the people, and              15 And the voice spake unto him
prayed to God alway.                           again the second time, What God
   3 He saw in a a vision b evidently          hath a cleansed, that call not thou
about the ninth hour of the day an             b
                                                 common.
c
  angel of God coming in to him, and             16 This was done thrice: and the
saying unto him, Cornelius.                    vessel was received up again into
   4 And when he looked on him,                heaven.
he was afraid, and said, What is it,             17 Now while Peter doubted in
Lord? And he said unto him, Thy                himself what this vision which he
prayers and thine alms are come up             had seen should mean, behold, the
for a memorial before God.                     men which were sent from Corne-
   5 And now send men to Joppa, and            lius had made inquiry for Simon’s
call for one Simon, whose surname              house, and stood before the gate,
is Peter:                                        18 And called, and asked whether
   6 He lodgeth with one Simon a               Simon, which was surnamed Peter,
tanner, whose house is by the sea              were lodged there.
side: he shall tell thee what thou               19 ¶ While Peter thought on the
oughtest to do.                                vision, the a Spirit said unto him,
   7 And when the angel which spake            Behold, three men seek thee.
unto Cornelius was departed, he                  20 Arise therefore, and get thee
called two of his household servants,          down, and a go with them, doubting
and a devout soldier of them that              nothing: for I have sent them.
waited on him continually;                       21 Then Peter went down to the
   8 And when he had declared all              men which were sent unto him
these things unto them, he sent them           from Cornelius; and said, Behold,
to Joppa.                                      I am he whom ye seek: what is the
   9 ¶ On the morrow, as they went             cause wherefore ye are come?
on their journey, and drew nigh                  22 And they said, Cornelius the
unto the city, Peter went up upon              centurion, a just man, and one that
the a housetop to pray about the               feareth God, and of good report
sixth hour:                                    among all the nation of the Jews,
   10 And he became very hungry, and           was a warned from God by an holy
would have eaten: but while they               angel to send for thee into his house,
made ready, he fell into a a trance,           and to hear words of thee.
   11 And saw a heaven opened, and a             23 Then called he them in, and
certain vessel descending unto him,            lodged them. And on the morrow
as it had been a great sheet b knit            Peter went away with them, and
at the four corners, and let down              certain brethren from Joppa ac-
to the earth:                                  companied him.
   12 Wherein were all manner of                 24 And the morrow after they en-
fourfooted beasts of the earth, and            tered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius
wild beasts, and creeping things,              waited for them, and had called to-
and fowls of the air.                          gether his kinsmen and near friends.
   13 And there came a voice to him,             25 And as Peter was coming in,
Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.                    Cornelius met him, and fell down
   14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for        at his feet, and worshipped him.
I have never eaten any thing that is             26 But Peter took him up, saying,
common or a unclean.                           Stand up; I myself also am a a man.
10 2 a tg Almsgiving.          11 a D&C 107:19.                   1 Ne. 17:35 (32–41).
  3 a tg Vision.              		b gr bound.                  19 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
		b gr clearly, distinctly.    14 a Lev. 11:2 (2–47).        20 a Acts 15:7.
		c 2 Ne. 32:3;                15 a Lev. 20:25.              22 a tg Warn.
      Moro. 7:22 (22–38).           tg Cleanliness;          26 a Rev. 19:10;
  9 a 1 Sam. 9:25 (25–27).          Purification.                 D&C 20:19.
 10 a Acts 22:17.             		b Acts 11:9;
Acts 10:27–45                                                                                1384

  27 And as he talked with him, he                    36 The a word which God sent unto
went in, and found many that were                   the children of Israel, preaching
come together.                                      peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord
  28 And he said unto them, Ye know                 of all:)
how that it is an unlawful thing for                  37 That word, I say, ye know, which
a man that is a Jew to keep com-                    was published throughout all Judæa,
pany, or come unto one of another                   and began from Galilee, after the
nation; but God hath shewed me that                 baptism which John preached;
I should not call any man a common                    38 How God a anointed Jesus of
or b unclean.                                       Nazareth with the b Holy Ghost and
  29 Therefore came I unto you with-                with power: who went about doing
out gainsaying, as soon as I was sent               good, and healing all that were c op-
for: I ask therefore for what intent                pressed of the devil; for d God was
ye have sent for me?                                with him.
  30 And Cornelius said, Four days                    39 And we are a witnesses of all
ago I was a fasting until this hour;                things which he did both in the
and at the ninth hour I prayed in                   land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem;
my house, and, behold, a bman stood                 whom they slew and hanged on
before me in bright clothing,                       a tree:
  31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer                  40 Him God a raised up the third
is heard, and thine alms are had                    day, and b shewed him openly;
in remembrance in the sight of                        41 a Not to all the people, but unto
God.                                                witnesses chosen before of God,
  32 Send therefore to Joppa, and                   even to us, who did eat and drink
call hither Simon, whose surname                    with him after he rose from the
is Peter; he is lodged in the house                 dead.
of one Simon a tanner by the sea                      42 And he commanded us to
side: who, when he cometh, shall                    a
                                                      preach unto the people, and to
speak unto thee.                                    testify that it is he which was b or-
  33 Immediately therefore I sent to                dained of God to be the c Judge of
thee; and thou hast well done that                  quick and dead.
thou art come. Now therefore are                      43 To him give all the prophets
we all here present before God, to                  a
                                                      witness, that through his b name
hear all things that are commanded                  whosoever c believeth in him shall
thee of God.                                        receive d remission of sins.
  34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth,                   44 ¶ While Peter yet spake these
and said, Of a truth I perceive that                words, the Holy Ghost fell on all
God is no a respecter of persons:                   them which heard the word.
  35 But in every a nation he that                    45 And they of the circumcision
b
  feareth him, and c worketh d righ-                which believed were astonished, as
teousness, is e accepted with him.                  many as came with Peter, because
 28 a 2 Ne. 26:33;                		d tg Righteousness.                    Resurrection;
      Hel. 3:28 (27–30).          		e 1 Sam. 2:30.                         Resurrection.
		b tg Uncleanness.                36 a 3 Ne. 27:13 (13–22).         		b tg Jesus Christ,
 30 a tg Fast, Fasting.            38 a tg Anointing;                      Appearances,
		b tg Angels.                          Jesus Christ, Messiah.             Postmortal.
 34 a Acts 15:9; 17:26 (25–26);   		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.        41 a Ether 12:7.
      Rom. 2:11;                  		c tg Oppression.                  42 a tg Missionary Work.
      1 Ne. 17:35;                		d Ex. 8:19;                      		b tg Jesus Christ,
      D&C 1:35; 38:16.                  Luke 11:20;                        Authority of;
      tg Judgment.                      John 3:2;                          Priesthood, Authority.
 35 a Rom. 10:12 (12–13);               Acts 2:22.                   		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
      Alma 26:37 (36–37).          39 a Acts 13:31 (29–33).           43 a tg Prophets, Mission of.
      tg Nations.                       tg Witness.                  		b tg Name.
		b tg Reverence.                  40 a Acts 3:15 (15, 26); 17:31.   		c tg Faith.
		c tg Good Works.                      tg Jesus Christ,             		d tg Remission of Sins.
1385                                                                   Acts 10:46–11:19

that on the aGentiles also was poured            ing common or unclean hath at any
out the b gift of the Holy Ghost.                time entered into my mouth.
  46 For they heard them speak with                9 But the voice answered me
a
  tongues, and magnify God. Then                 again from heaven, What God hath
answered Peter,                                  a
                                                   cleansed, that call not thou b com-
  47 Can any man forbid water, that              mon.
these should not be baptized, which                10 And this was done three times:
have received the a Holy Ghost as                and all were drawn up again into
well as we?                                      heaven.
  48 And he commanded them to be                   11 And, behold, immediately there
a
  baptized in the name of the Lord.              were three men already come unto
Then prayed they him to tarry cer-               the house where I was, sent from
tain days.                                       Cæsarea unto me.
                                                   12 And the Spirit bade me go with
            Chapter 11                           them, nothing doubting. Moreover
God grants the gift of repentance to the         these six brethren accompanied
Gentiles—The disciples are first called          me, and we entered into the man’s
Christians at Antioch—The Church is              house:
guided by revelation.                              13 And he shewed us how he had
                                                 seen an angel in his house, which
And the apostles and brethren that               stood and said unto him, Send men
were in Judæa heard that the a Gen-              to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose
tiles had also received the b word               surname is Peter;
of God.                                            14 Who shall tell thee words,
  2 And when Peter was come up                   whereby thou and all thy house
to Jerusalem, they that were of the              shall be saved.
a
  circumcision bcontended with him,                15 And as I began to speak, the
  3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men               Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us
uncircumcised, and didst eat with                at the beginning.
them.                                              16 Then remembered I the word
  4 But Peter rehearsed the matter               of the Lord, how that he said, John
from the beginning, and expounded                indeed baptized with water; but
it by order unto them, saying,                   ye shall be baptized with the Holy
  5 I was in the city of Joppa pray-             Ghost.
ing: and in a a trance I saw a vision,             17 Forasmuch then as God gave
A certain vessel descend, as it had              them the like a gift as he did unto
been a great sheet, let down from                us, who believed on the Lord Jesus
heaven by four corners; and it came              Christ; what was I, that I could with-
even to me:                                      stand God?
  6 Upon the which when I had fas-                 18 When they heard these things,
tened mine eyes, I considered, and               they held their peace, and glorified
saw fourfooted beasts of the earth,              God, saying, Then hath God also to
and wild beasts, and creeping things,            the a Gentiles granted b repentance
and fowls of the air.                            unto life.
  7 And I heard a voice saying unto                19 ¶ Now they which were scat-
me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.                  tered abroad upon the a persecution
  8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for noth-          that arose about Stephen travelled
45 a Matt. 8:11 (11–12);          48 a tg Baptism, Essential.   		b Acts 10:15 (3, 15).
     Luke 13:29 (28–30);        11 1 a D&C 109:60.               17 a tg Holy Ghost, Gift of;
     2 Ne. 10:18 (9–18);        		b Acts 8:14 (14–20).                Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
     D&C 45:9 (7–30).              2 a tg Circumcision.          18 a Mark 16:15 (15–16);
     tg Gentiles.               		b tg Contention.                    Acts 21:19;
		b tg Holy Ghost, Gift of.        5 a Acts 22:17.                    D&C 84:62 (62–64).
46 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.      9 a tg Purification;         		b tg Repent.
47 a tg Holy Ghost, Baptism of.        Uncleanness.              19 a tg Persecution.
Acts 11:20–12:9                                                                      1386

as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and                30 Which also they did, and sent
Antioch, preaching the word to none             it to the a elders by the hands of
but unto the Jews only.                         Barna­bas and Saul.
  20 And some of them were men of
Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when                              Chapter 12
they were come to Antioch, spake
                                                The martyrdom of James is described—
unto the Grecians, preaching the                An angel frees Peter from prison—The
Lord Jesus.                                     Lord slays Herod by disease—The
  21 And the hand of the Lord was
with them: and a great number be-               Church grows.
lieved, and turned unto the Lord.               Now about that time Herod the
  22 ¶ Then tidings of these things             king stretched forth his hands to
came unto the ears of the church                vex certain of the church.
which was in Jerusalem: and they                  2 And he akilled bJames the brother
sent forth a Barnabas, that he should           of John with the sword.
go as far as Antioch.                             3 And because he saw it pleased
  23 Who, when he came, and had                 the Jews, he proceeded further to
seen the grace of God, was glad,                take Peter also. (Then were the days
and exhorted them all, that with                of a unleavened bread.)
purpose of heart they would cleave                4 And when he had apprehended
unto the Lord.                                  him, he put him in a prison, and de-
  24 For he was a good man, and                 livered him to four b quaternions
full of the Holy Ghost and of faith:            of soldiers to keep him; intending
and much people was added unto                  after c Easter to bring him forth to
the Lord.                                       the people.
  25 Then departed Barnabas to Tar-               5 Peter therefore was kept in
sus, for to seek Saul:                          prison: but prayer was made with-
  26 And when he had found him,                 out ceasing of the church unto God
he brought him unto Antioch. And                for him.
it came to pass, that a whole year                6 And when Herod would have
they a assembled themselves with                brought him forth, the same night
the church, and taught much peo-                Peter was sleeping between two sol-
ple. And the disciples were called              diers, bound with two chains: and
b
  Christians first in cAntioch.                 the keepers before the door kept
  27 ¶ And in these days came                   the prison.
a
  prophets from Jerusalem unto                    7 And, behold, the a angel of the
Antioch.                                        Lord came upon him, and a light
  28 And there stood up one of them             shined in the prison: and he smote
named Agabus, and signified by the              Peter on the side, and raised him
a
  Spirit that there should be great             up, saying, Arise up quickly. And
b
  dearth throughout all the world:              his chains fell off from his hands.
which came to pass in the days of                 8 And the angel said unto him,
Claudius Cæsar.                                 Gird thyself, and bind on thy san-
  29 Then the disciples, every man              dals. And so he did. And he saith
according to his ability, determined            unto him, Cast thy garment about
to send a relief unto the brethren              thee, and follow me.
which dwelt in Judæa:                             9 And he went out, and followed
 22 a Acts 4:36.                  27 a Acts 13:1 (1–13).       		b tg Martyrdom.
 26 a tg Assembly for             28 a Acts 2:18;               3 a tg Bread, Unleavened.
      Worship; Meetings.               21:11 (4, 10–11).        4 a Alma 14:27 (22–29);
		b Acts 26:28; 1 Pet. 4:16;    		b or famine.                      Hel. 5:21 (21–50).
      Mosiah 5:8 (8–11);               tg Drought.             		b gr squads; i.e.,
      Alma 46:15 (13–15).         29 a tg Almsgiving; Welfare.      detachments of four
      tg Jesus Christ, Taking     30 a tg Elder, Melchizedek        men each.
      the Name of.                     Priesthood.             		c ie Passover.
		c Acts 14:26.                 12 2 a tg Tyranny.              7 a Acts 5:19.
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him; and a wist not that it was true        that they should be put to a death.
which was done by the angel; but            And he went down from Judæa to
thought he saw a vision.                    Cæsarea, and there abode.
  10 When they were past the first           20 ¶ And Herod was highly dis-
and the second ward, they came              pleased with them of Tyre and Si-
unto the iron gate that leadeth unto        don: but they came with one accord
the city; which opened to them of           to him, and, having made Blastus
his own accord: and they went out,          the king’s chamberlain their friend,
and passed on through one street;           desired peace; because their coun-
and forthwith the angel departed            try was nourished by the king’s
from him.                                   country.
  11 And when Peter was come to              21 And upon a set day Herod, ar-
himself, he said, Now I know of a           rayed in royal apparel, sat upon
surety, that the Lord hath sent his         his throne, and made an oration
angel, and hath delivered me out of         unto them.
the hand of Herod, and from all the          22 And the people gave a shout,
expectation of the people of the Jews.      saying, It is the voice of a god, and
  12 And when he had considered the         not of a man.
thing, he came to the house of Mary          23 And immediately the a angel of
the mother of John, whose surname           the Lord smote him, because he gave
was Mark; where many were gath-             not God the glory: and he was eaten
ered together praying.                      of worms, and gave up the ghost.
  13 And as Peter knocked at the             24 ¶ But the word of God grew
door of the gate, a damsel came to          and multiplied.
hearken, named Rhoda.                        25 And Barnabas and Saul returned
  14 And when she knew Peter’s              from Jerusalem, when they had
voice, she opened not the gate for          fulfilled their a ministry, and took
gladness, but ran in, and told how          with them John, whose surname
Peter stood before the gate.                was Mark.
  15 And they said unto her, Thou
art mad. But she constantly affirmed                     Chapter 13
that it was even so. Then said they,        Saul and Barnabas are called to mis-
It is his angel.                            sionary service—Saul, now called Paul,
  16 But Peter continued knocking:          curses a sorcerer—Christ is a descen-
and when they had opened the door,
and saw him, they were astonished.          dant of David—Paul offers the gospel
  17 But he, a beckoning unto them          to Israel, then to the Gentiles.
with the hand to hold their peace,          Now there were in the church that
declared unto them how the Lord             was at Antioch certain aprophets and
had brought him out of the prison.          teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon
And he said, Go shew these things           that was called Niger, and Lucius
unto James, and to the brethren.            of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had
And he departed, and went into              been brought up with Herod the
another place.                              tetrarch, and Saul.
  18 Now as soon as it was day, there         2 As they ministered to the Lord,
was no small stir among the soldiers,       and a fasted, the b Holy Ghost said,
what was become of Peter.                   c
                                              Separate me Barnabas and Saul for
  19 And when Herod had sought for          the work whereunto I have d called
him, and found him not, he exam-            them.
ined the keepers, and commanded               3 And when they had fasted and
 9 a or knew.              13 1 a Acts 11:27.            		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
17 a Acts 21:40.                  tg Church              		c tg Setting Apart.
19 a tg Persecution.              Organization.          		d tg Called of God.
23 a tg Angels.               2 a Luke 5:35.
25 a Acts 15:36 (36–37).          tg Fast, Fasting.
Acts 13:4–23                                                                         1388

prayed, and a laid their b hands on               14 ¶ But when they departed
them, they sent them away.                       from Perga, they came to Antioch
  4 ¶ So they, being sent forth by the           in Pisidia, and went into the syna-
Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleu-                 gogue on the sabbath day, and sat
cia; and from thence they sailed                 down.
to Cyprus.                                        15 And after the reading of the
  5 And when they were at Salamis,               law and the prophets the rulers
they preached the word of God in                 of the synagogue sent unto them,
the synagogues of the Jews: and                  saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye
they had also John to their minister.            have any word of exhortation for
  6 And when they had gone through               the people, say on.
the isle unto Paphos, they found a                16 Then Paul stood up, and beck-
certain a sorcerer, a false prophet,             oning with his hand said, Men of
a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:                 Israel, and ye that a fear God, give
  7 Which was with the deputy of                 audience.
the country, Sergius Paulus, a a pru-             17 The God of this people of Israel
dent man; who called for Barnabas                chose our fathers, and exalted the
and Saul, and desired to hear the                people when they dwelt as astrangers
word of God.                                     in the land of Egypt, and with an
  8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so              high arm brought he them out of it.
is his name by interpretation) with-              18 And about the time of forty
stood them, seeking to turn away                 years suffered he their manners in
the deputy from the faith.                       the wilderness.
  9 Then Saul, (who also is called                19 And when he had a destroyed
Paul,) filled with the a Holy Ghost,             seven nations in the b land of Cha­
set his eyes on him,                             naan, he divided their land to them
  10 And said, O full of all subtilty            by lot.
and all mischief, thou a child of the             20 And after that he gave unto them
devil, thou b enemy of all c righteous-          judges about the space of four hun-
ness, wilt thou not cease to pervert             dred and fifty years, until Samuel
the right ways of the Lord?                      the prophet.
  11 And now, behold, the hand of                 21 And afterward they desired a
the Lord is upon thee, and thou                  king: and God gave unto them Saul
a
  shalt be b blind, not seeing the sun           the son of Cis, a man of the tribe
for a season. And immediately there              of Benjamin, by the space of forty
fell on him a mist and a darkness;               years.
and he went about seeking some to                 22 And when he had removed him,
lead him by the hand.                            he raised up unto them David to be
  12 Then the deputy, when he saw                their king; to whom also he gave
what was done, believed, being as-               testimony, and said, I have found
tonished at the doctrine of the Lord.            David the son of Jesse, a man after
  13 Now when Paul and his com-                  mine own a heart, which shall fulfil
pany loosed from Paphos, they came               all my will.
to Perga in Pamphylia: and a John                 23 Of this man’s a seed hath God
departing from them returned to                  according to his b promise raised
Jerusalem.                                       unto Israel a c Saviour, Jesus:
  3 a tg Authority;                    Alma 11:23.            19 a Num. 21:3 (1–3);
      Priesthood, Authority.     		b tg Enemies.                   Ps. 80:8 (8–10).
		b tg Hands, Laying on of;      		c tg Righteousness.       		b tg Israel, Land of.
      Priesthood, Ordination.     11 a Gen. 19:11.            22 a tg Heart.
  6 a tg Sorcery.                		b Alma 30:49 (48–60).      23 a tg Jesus Christ, Davidic
  7 a tg Prudence.                13 a Acts 15:37 (36–40).         Descent of.
  9 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    16 a Moro. 7:3 (3–4).      		b tg Promise.
 10 a 1 Jn. 3:10 (10–18);         17 a tg Stranger.          		c tg Jesus Christ, Savior.
1389                                                                      Acts 13:24–46

  24 When John had first preached                 35 Wherefore he saith also in an-
before his coming the baptism of re-            other psalm, Thou shalt not suffer
pentance to all the people of Israel.           thine Holy One to see corruption.
  25 And as John fulfilled his course,            36 For David, after he had served
he said, Whom think ye that I am? I             his own generation by the will of
am not he. But, behold, there cometh            God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto
one after me, whose shoes of his feet           his fathers, and saw corruption:
I am not worthy to loose.                         37 But he, whom God araised again,
  26 Men and brethren, children of              saw no b corruption.
the stock of aAbraham, and whoso-                 38 ¶ Be it known unto you there-
ever among you feareth God, to you              fore, men and brethren, that through
is the word of this salvation sent.             this man is preached unto you the
  27 For they that dwell at Jerusa-             a
                                                  forgiveness of sins:
lem, and their rulers, because they               39 And by him all that believe
knew him not, nor yet the voices of             are a justified from all things, from
the prophets which are read every               which ye could not be b justified by
sabbath day, they have fulfilled them           the c law of Moses.
in condemning him.                                40 Beware therefore, lest that come
  28 And though they found no cause             upon you, which is spoken of in the
of death in him, yet desired they Pi-           prophets;
late that he should be a slain.                   41 Behold, ye despisers, and won-
  29 And when they had fulfilled all            der, and perish: for I work a work in
that was written of him, they took              your days, a a work which ye shall
him down from the tree, and laid                in no wise believe, though a man
him in a sepulchre.                             declare it unto you.
  30 But God raised him from the                  42 And when the Jews were gone
dead:                                           out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
  31 And he was a seen many days                besought that these words might be
of them which came up with him                  preached to them the next asabbath.
from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are                43 Now when the congregation
his b witnesses unto the people.                was broken up, many of the Jews
  32 And we declare unto you glad               and religious a proselytes followed
tidings, how that the promise which             Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to
was made unto the a fathers,                    them, persuaded them to continue
  33 God hath fulfilled the same                in the grace of God.
unto us their children, in that he                44 ¶ And the next sabbath day
hath raised up Jesus again; as it is            came almost the whole city together
also written in the second psalm,               to hear the word of God.
Thou art my a Son, this day have I                45 But when the Jews saw the
begotten thee.                                  multitudes, they were filled with
  34 And as concerning that he raised           a
                                                  envy, and spake b against those
him up from the dead, now no more               things which were spoken by Paul,
to return to corruption, he said on             contradicting and c blaspheming.
this wise, I will give you the a sure             46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed
mercies of David.                               bold, and said, It was necessary that
 26 a Abr. 2:9 (9–10).           34 a Isa. 55:3.                		c tg Law of Moses.
 28 a Matt. 27:20;               37 a tg Jesus Christ,           41 a Hab. 1:5;
      Acts 3:13.                      Resurrection.                   3 Ne. 21:9 (9–11).
 31 a tg Jesus Christ,          		b Acts 2:27 (27, 31).          42 a tg Sabbath.
      Appearances,               38 a tg Forgive;                43 a Acts 2:10.
      Postmortal.                     Jesus Christ, Atonement    45 a tg Envy.
		b Acts 10:39 (39–43);               through;                  		b Luke 11:52;
      22:15 (14–16).                  Jesus Christ, Redeemer;         1 Thes. 2:16.
 32 a tg Family, Patriarchal.         Remission of Sins.        		c tg Blaspheme.
 33 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine    39 a tg Justification.
      Sonship.                  		b Rom. 2:13.
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the word of God should first have                       3 Long time therefore abode they
been spoken to you: but seeing ye                     speaking boldly in the Lord, which
put it from you, and judge your-                      gave a testimony unto the word of
selves unworthy of everlasting life,                  his b grace, and granted signs and
lo, we turn to the a Gentiles.                        wonders to be done by their hands.
  47 For so hath the Lord com-                          4 But the multitude of the city was
manded us, saying, I have set thee to                 divided: and part held with the Jews,
be a a light of the Gentiles, that thou               and part with the apostles.
shouldest be for b salvation unto the                   5 And when there was an assault
ends of the earth.                                    made both of the Gentiles, and also
  48 And when the Gentiles heard                      of the aJews with their rulers, to use
this, they were glad, and glorified                   them despitefully, and to stone them,
the word of the Lord: a and as many                     6 They were ware of it, and fled
as were ordained to eternal life be-                  unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of
lieved.                                               Lycaonia, and unto the region that
  49 And the word of the Lord was                     lieth round about:
a
  published throughout all the region.                  7 And there they preached the
  50 But the Jews a stirred up the                    gospel.
devout and honourable b women,                          8 ¶ And there sat a certain man at
and the chief men of the city, and                    Lystra, impotent in his feet, being
raised c persecution against Paul                     a a cripple from his mother’s womb,
and Barnabas, and expelled them                       who never had walked:
out of their coasts.                                    9 The same heard Paul speak: who
  51 But they shook off the a dust of                 steadfastly beholding him, and
their feet against them, and came                     perceiving that he had a faith to be
unto Iconium.                                         b
                                                        healed,
  52 And the disciples were filled                      10 Said with a loud voice, Stand
with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.                    upright on thy feet. And he leaped
                                                      and walked.
            Chapter 14                                  11 And when the people saw what
Persecution attends the spread of the                 Paul had done, they lifted up their
gospel—Paul heals a crippled man; Paul                voices, saying in the speech of Ly-
and Barnabas are hailed as gods—Paul                  caonia, The a gods are come down
is stoned and revived; he preaches—                   to us in the likeness of men.
Elders are ordained.                                    12 And they called Barnabas, aJu-
                                                      piter; and Paul, b Mercurius, because
And it came to pass in Iconium,                       he was the chief speaker.
that they went both together into                       13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which
the synagogue of the Jews, and so                     was before their city, brought oxen
spake, that a great multitude both                    and garlands unto the gates, and
of the Jews and also of the Greeks                    would have done sacrifice with the
believed.                                             people.
  2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred                    14 Which when the a apostles,
up the Gentiles, and made their                       Barna­bas and Paul, heard of, they
minds evil affected against the                       rent their clothes, and ran in among
brethren.                                             the people, crying out,
 46 a Matt. 21:43;                    49 a D&C 1:6.               		b tg Grace.
      Luke 14:24 (21–24);             50 a Alma 27:2 (2, 12).       5 a 2 Cor. 11:26.
      Acts 28:28 (27–28).           		b Acts 17:4 (4, 12).          8 a Acts 3:2 (1–10).
 47 a tg Example.                   		c tg Persecution.             9 a tg Faith.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Savior;          51 a Matt. 10:14 (14–15);   		b tg Heal.
      Salvation.                           Luke 10:11;             11 a Acts 28:6 (3–6).
 48 a jst Acts 13:48 . . . and as          Acts 18:6 (5–6);        12 a gr Zeus.
      many as believed were                D&C 24:15;             		b gr Hermes.
      ordained unto eternal                60:15 (13–15).          14 a tg Apostles.
      life.                         14 3 a tg Testimony.
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  15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye                 25 And when they had preached
these things? We also are a men of              the word in Perga, they went down
like b passions with you, and preach            into Attalia:
unto you that ye should turn from                26 And thence sailed to aAntioch,
these c vanities unto the living God,           from whence they had been recom-
which d made heaven, and earth,                 mended to the grace of God for the
and the sea, and all things that are            work which they fulfilled.
therein:                                         27 And when they were come, and
  16 Who in times past suffered all             had gathered the church together,
nations to a walk in their own b ways.          they rehearsed all that God had done
  17 Nevertheless he left not himself           with them, and how he had opened
without awitness, in that he did good,          the a door of faith unto the Gentiles.
and gave us b rain from heaven, and              28 And there they abode long time
fruitful seasons, filling our hearts            with the disciples.
with c food and gladness.
  18 And with these sayings scarce                          Chapter 15
restrained they the people, that they           Great dissension arises at Antioch con-
had not done sacrifice unto them.               cerning circumcision—The Apostles
  19 ¶ And there came thither certain           at Jerusalem decide the issue—Paul
Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who              chooses Silas as his companion.
persuaded the people, and, having
a
  stoned Paul, drew him out of the              And certain men which came down
city, supposing he had been dead.               from Judæa taught the brethren,
  20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood            and said, Except ye be a circumcised
round about him, he rose up, and                after the manner of Moses, ye can-
came into the city: and the next                not be saved.
day he departed with Barnabas                     2 When therefore Paul and Barna­
to Derbe.                                       bas had no small dissension and
  21 And when they had preached                 a
                                                  disputation with them, they deter-
the gospel to that city, and had                mined that Paul and Barnabas, and
taught many, they returned again to             certain other of them, should go up
Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,            to Jerusalem unto the b apostles and
  22 Confirming the souls of the dis-           elders about this question.
ciples, and exhorting them to con-                3 And being brought on their way
tinue in the faith, and that we must            by the church, they passed through
through much a tribulation enter                Phenice and Samaria, declaring the
into the kingdom of God.                        a
                                                  conversion of the Gentiles: and
  23 And when they had a ordained               they caused great joy unto all the
them b elders in every church, and              brethren.
had prayed with c fasting, they com-              4 And when they were come to
mended them to the Lord, on whom                Jerusalem, they were received of
they believed.                                  the church, and of the apostles and
  24 And after they had passed                  elders, and they declared all things
throughout Pisidia, they came to                that God had done with them.
Pamphylia.                                        5 But there rose up certain of the
 15 a Dan. 2:46;                		b Lev. 26:4 (3–4).            			 Elder, Melchizedek
      James 5:17 (17–18);       		c tg Food.                           Priesthood.
      1 Ne. 17:55.               19 a tg Persecution.           		c tg Fast, Fasting.
		b tg Lust.                     22 a tg Adversity;               26 a Acts 11:26 (25–26).
		c tg Vanity.                        Test;                       27 a 2 Cor. 2:12.
		d tg Jesus Christ, Creator.         Tribulation.              15 1 a tg Circumcision.
 16 a tg Walking in              23 a tg Authority;                2 a tg Disputations.
      Darkness.                       Priesthood, History of;   		b Gal. 2:1.
		b Acts 17:30 (27–30).               Priesthood, Ordination.      3 a tg Conversion.
 17 a Rom. 1:20.                		b tg Church Organization;
Acts 15:6–25                                                                           1392

sect of the Pharisees which believed,          David, which is fallen down; and I
saying, That it was needful to cir-            will build again the ruins thereof,
cumcise them, and to command them              and I will set it up:
to keep the a law of Moses.                      17 That the a residue of men might
  6 ¶ And the a apostles and b elders          seek after the Lord, and all the
came together for to consider of               Gentiles, upon whom my name is
this matter.                                   called, saith the Lord, who doeth
  7 And when there had been much               all these things.
a
  disputing, b Peter rose up, and said           18 a Known unto God are all his
unto them, Men and brethren, ye                works from the beginning of the
know how that a good while ago                 world.
God made choice among us, that                   19 Wherefore my sentence is, that
the c Gentiles by my mouth should              we trouble not them, which from
hear the word of the d gospel, and             among the Gentiles are turned to
believe.                                       God:
  8 And God, which a knoweth the                 20 But that we write unto them,
hearts, bare them witness, giving              that they a abstain from b pollutions
them the Holy Ghost, even as he                of idols, and from c fornication, and
did unto us;                                   from things strangled, and from
  9 And put no a difference between            d
                                                 blood.
us and them, b purifying their hearts            21 For Moses of old time hath in
by faith.                                      every city them that preach him,
  10 Now therefore why a tempt ye              being a read in the synagogues ev-
God, to put a yoke upon the neck               ery sabbath day.
of the disciples, which neither our              22 Then pleased it the apostles
fathers nor we were able to bear?              and elders, with the whole church,
  11 But we believe that through the           to send chosen men of their own
a
  grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we            company to Antioch with Paul and
shall be saved, even as they.                  Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed
  12 ¶ Then all the multitude kept             Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among
silence, and gave audience to Barna­           the brethren:
bas and Paul, declaring what mira-               23 And they awrote bletters by them
cles and wonders God had wrought               after this manner; The apostles and
among the Gentiles by them.                    elders and brethren send greeting
  13 ¶ And after they had held their           unto the brethren which are of the
peace, James answered, saying, Men             Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and
and brethren, hearken unto me:                 Cilicia:
  14 Simeon hath declared how God                24 Forasmuch as we have heard,
at the first did visit the a Gentiles,         that certain which went out from
to take out of them a people for               us have troubled you with words,
his b name.                                    subverting your souls, saying, Ye
  15 And to this agree the words of            must be a circumcised, and keep the
the prophets; as it is written,                law: to whom we gave no such com-
  16 After this I will return, and             mandment:
will build again the a tabernacle of             25 It seemed good unto us, being
 5 a Gal. 5:18 (16–18).              17:26 (25–26).                  tg Abstain.
 6 a tg Church Organization.   		b tg Purification;            		b tg Pollution.
		b tg Elder, Melchizedek            Purity.                   		c tg Fornication;
     Priesthood.                10 a tg Test.                        Sexual Immorality.
 7 a tg Disputations.           11 a tg Grace.                 		d tg Blood, Eating of.
		b D&C 7:7 (5–7);              14 a Abr. 2:10 (9–10).          21 a 2 Cor. 3:14 (14–15).
     JS—H 1:72.                		b tg Name.                     23 a tg Scriptures,
		c Acts 10:20 (9–48).          16 a Amos 9:11 (11–12).              Writing of.
		d tg Gospel.                  17 a Moro. 7:32.               		b Acts 16:4.
 8 a tg God, Omniscience of.    18 a tg God, Omniscience of.    24 a Gen. 17:11 (10–27);
 9 a Acts 10:34 (34–35);        20 a Acts 21:25.                     Moro. 8:8.
1393                                                                  Acts 15:26–16:6

assembled with a one accord, to send             take him with them, who departed
chosen men unto you with our be-                 from them from Pamphylia, and
loved Barnabas and Paul,                         went not with them to the work.
  26 Men that have a hazarded their               39 And the a contention was so
lives for the name of our Lord Jesus             sharp between them, that they de-
Christ.                                          parted asunder one from the other:
  27 We have sent therefore Judas                and so Barnabas took Mark, and
and Silas, who shall also tell you the           sailed unto Cyprus;
same things by mouth.                             40 And Paul chose Silas, and de-
  28 For it seemed good to the Holy              parted, being recommended by the
Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you                brethren unto the grace of God.
no greater burden than these nec-                 41 And he went through Syria and
essary things;                                   Cilicia, a confirming the churches.
  29 That ye abstain from meats of-
fered to a idols, and from blood, and                        Chapter 16
from things strangled, and from                  Paul is directed in a vision to preach
fornication: from which if ye keep               in Macedonia—He casts an evil spirit
yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare               out of a woman—He and Silas are im-
ye well.                                         prisoned, and they convert the jailor—
  30 So when they were dismissed,                They admonish all to believe on the
they came to Antioch: and when                   Lord Jesus and be saved.
they had gathered the multitude
together, they delivered the epistle:            Then came he to Derbe and Lystra:
  31 Which when they had read, they              and, behold, a certain disciple was
rejoiced for the a consolation.                  there, named a Timotheus, the son
  32 And Judas and Silas, being                  of a certain woman, which was a
prophets also themselves, exhorted               b
                                                   Jewess, and believed; but his father
the brethren with many words, and                was a Greek:
confirmed them.                                    2 Which was well reported of by
  33 And after they had tarried there            the brethren that were at Lystra
a space, they were let go in peace               and Iconium.
from the brethren unto the apostles.               3 Him would Paul have to go forth
  34 Notwithstanding it pleased a Si-            with him; and took and acircumcised
las to abide there still.                        him because of the Jews which were
  35 Paul also and Barnabas con-                 in those quarters: for they knew all
tinued in Antioch, teaching and                  that his father was a Greek.
preaching the word of the Lord,                    4 And as they went through the cit-
with many others also.                           ies, they delivered them the adecrees
  36 ¶ And some days after Paul said             for to keep, that were ordained of
unto Barnabas, Let us go again and               the apostles and elders which were
a
  visit our b brethren in every city             at Jerusalem.
where we have preached the word                    5 And so were the churches a estab-
of the Lord, and see how they do.                lished in the faith, and increased in
  37 And Barnabas determined to                  number daily.
take with them a John, whose sur-                  6 Now when they had gone through-
name was b Mark.                                 out Phrygia and the region of
  38 But Paul thought not good to                Galatia, and were forbidden of the
25 a tg Common Consent.           36 a Acts 12:25 (20–25).   16 1 a Acts 17:14 (14–15); 20:4;
26 a 2 Tim. 3:11.                		b tg Brotherhood and           1 Cor. 4:17;
29 a 1 Cor. 8:1.                       Sisterhood.                1 Thes. 1:1; 3:2 (2, 6);
31 a gr consolation, exhorta-     37 a Acts 13:13.                1 Tim. 1:2.
     tion, solace, persuasion.   		b Col. 4:10;              		b 2 Tim. 1:5.
34 a 2 Cor. 1:19;                      2 Tim. 4:11.           3 a tg Circumcision.
     1 Thes. 1:1;                 39 a tg Contention.         4 a Acts 15:23 (23–29).
     1 Pet. 5:12.                 41 a D&C 24:9.              5 a Moro. 7:32 (31–32).
Acts 16:7–28                                                                      1394
a
  Holy Ghost to preach the word in           and cried, saying, a These men are
Asia,                                        the servants of the most high God,
  7 After they were come to Mysia,           which shew unto us the way of
they assayed to go into Bithynia:            salvation.
but the Spirit suffered them not.              18 And this did she many days.
  8 And they passing by Mysia came           But Paul, being grieved, turned
down to Troas.                               and said to the a spirit, I command
  9 And a a vision appeared to Paul          thee in the name of Jesus Christ to
in the night; There stood a man of           come out of her. And he came out
Macedonia, and prayed him, say-              the same hour.
ing, Come over into Macedonia,                 19 ¶ And when her masters saw
and help us.                                 that the hope of their gains was
  10 And after he had seen the vision,       gone, they caught Paul and Silas,
immediately we endeavoured to go             and drew them into the marketplace
into Macedonia, assuredly gathering          unto the rulers,
that the Lord had called us for to             20 And brought them to the mag-
preach the gospel unto them.                 istrates, saying, These men, being
  11 Therefore loosing from Troas,           Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
we came with a straight course to              21 And teach customs, which are
Samothracia, and the next day to             not lawful for us to receive, neither
Neapolis;                                    to observe, being Romans.
  12 And from thence to Philippi,              22 And the multitude rose up to-
which is the chief city of that part         gether against them: and the mag-
of Macedonia, and a colony: and we           istrates rent off their clothes, and
were in that city abiding certain days.      commanded to a beat them.
  13 And on the sabbath we went                23 And when they had laid many
out of the city by a river side, where       a
                                               stripes upon them, they cast them
prayer was wont to be made; and              into prison, charging the jailor to
we sat down, and spake unto the              keep them safely:
women which resorted thither.                  24 Who, having received such a
  14 ¶ And a certain woman named             charge, thrust them into the inner
a
  Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city     prison, and made their feet fast in
of Thyatira, which worshipped God,           the stocks.
heard us: whose b heart the Lord               25 ¶ And at a midnight Paul and
opened, that she attended unto the           Silas prayed, and b sang praises unto
things which were spoken of Paul.            God: and the prisoners heard them.
  15 And when she was baptized,                26 And suddenly there was a great
and her household, she besought              earthquake, so that the foundations
us, saying, If ye have judged me to          of the prison were shaken: and im-
be faithful to the Lord, come into           mediately all the adoors were opened,
my house, and a abide there. And she         and every one’s bands were loosed.
constrained us.                                27 And the keeper of the prison
  16 ¶ And it came to pass, as we            awaking out of his sleep, and seeing
went to prayer, a certain damsel             the prison doors open, he drew out
possessed with a spirit of divination        his sword, and would have killed
met us, which brought her masters            himself, supposing that the prison-
much gain by a soothsaying:                  ers had been fled.
  17 The same followed Paul and us,            28 But Paul cried with a loud voice,
  6 a Alma 21:16 (16–17);    16 a tg Sorcery.                   tg Cruelty.
      22:1 (1–4).            17 a James 2:19.              25 a Ps. 119:62.
  9 a 2 Cor. 2:12.           18 a tg Spirits, Evil or     		b tg Singing.
      tg Vision.                  Unclean.                 26 a Acts 5:19 (15–20);
 14 a Acts 16:40.            22 a 2 Cor. 11:25;                 Alma 14:27 (27–28);
		b Alma 16:16.                   1 Thes. 2:2.                  3 Ne. 28:19 (19–20);
 15 a 1 Tim. 5:10.           23 a 2 Cor. 11:23.                 4 Ne. 1:30.
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saying, Do thyself no harm: for we                          Chapter 17
are all here.
  29 Then he called for a light, and          Paul and Silas preach and are perse-
sprang in, and came trembling, and            cuted in Thessalonica and in Berea—
fell down before Paul and Silas,              Paul, in Athens, preaches from Mars’
  30 And brought them out, and said,          Hill about the unknown god—He says,
Sirs, what must I do to be saved?             We are the offspring of God.
  31 And they said, a Believe on the          Now when they had passed through
Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be          Amphipolis and Apollonia, they
saved, and thy house.                         came to a Thessalonica, where was
  32 And they spake unto him the              a synagogue of the Jews:
word of the Lord, and to all that               2 And Paul, as his manner was,
were in his house.                            went in unto them, and three sab-
  33 And he took them the same                bath days a reasoned with them out
hour of the night, and washed their           of the b scriptures,
stripes; and was baptized, he and               3 Opening and alleging, that Christ
all his, straightway.                         must needs have suffered, and risen
  34 And when he had brought them             again from the dead; and that this
into his house, he set meat before            Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is
them, and rejoiced, believing in God          Christ.
with all his house.                             4 And some of them believed, and
  35 And when it was day, the mag-            consorted with Paul and Silas; and
istrates sent the serjeants, saying,          of the devout a Greeks a great mul-
Let those men go.                             titude, and of the chief b women
  36 And the keeper of the prison             not a few.
told this saying to Paul, The mag-              5 ¶ But the aJews which believed
istrates have sent to let you go:             not, moved with envy, took unto
now therefore depart, and go in               them certain b lewd fellows of
peace.                                        the baser sort, and gathered a com-
  37 But Paul said unto them, They            pany, and set all the city on an
have beaten us openly uncon-                  c
                                                uproar, and d assaulted the house
demned, being a Romans, and have              of Jason, and sought to bring them
cast us into prison; and now do they          out to the people.
thrust us out b privily ? nay verily;           6 And when they found them
but let them come themselves and              not, they drew Jason and certain
fetch us out.                                 brethren unto the rulers of the
  38 And the serjeants told these             city, crying, These that have turned
words unto the magistrates: and               the world upside down are come
they feared, when they heard that             hither also;
they were Romans.                               7 Whom Jason hath received: and
  39 And they came and besought               these all do contrary to the decrees
them, and brought them out, and               of Cæsar, saying that there is another
desired them to depart out of the             king, one Jesus.
city.                                           8 And they troubled the people
  40 And they went out of the prison,         and the rulers of the city, when
and entered into the house of a Ly-           they heard these things.
dia: and when they had seen the                 9 And when they had taken secu-
brethren, they comforted them,                rity of Jason, and of the other, they
and departed.                                 let them go.
 31 a Mosiah 4:10 (9–10);     40 a Acts 16:14 (14–15).       		b Acts 13:50.
      Hel. 14:13.           17 1 a 1 Thes. 1:1.               5 a 2 Cor. 11:26.
      tg Baptism,            2 a Acts 18:19; 1 Thes. 2:2.    		b gr wicked, evil.
      Qualifications for.        tg Missionary Work.         		c tg Rioting and
 37 a Acts 22:25.           		b Alma 14:1.                        Reveling.
		b or secretly.             4 a John 12:20.                 		d 1 Thes. 1:6; 2:14.
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  10 ¶ And the brethren immediately               some, He seemeth to be a setter
sent away Paul and Silas by night                 forth of strange gods: because he
unto Berea: who coming thither went               preached unto them Jesus, and the
into the synagogue of the Jews.                   resurrection.
  11 These were more noble than                      19 And they took him, and brought
those in Thessalonica, in that they               him unto aAreopagus, saying, May
received the word with all readiness              we know what this new doctrine,
of mind, and a searched the scrip-                whereof thou speakest, is?
tures daily, whether those things                    20 For thou bringest certain
were so.                                          strange things to our ears: we would
  12 Therefore many of them be-                   know therefore what these things
lieved; also of honourable women                  mean.
which were Greeks, and of men,                       21 (For all the Athenians and
not a few.                                        strangers which were there a spent
  13 But when the Jews of Thessalo­               their time in nothing else, but either
nica had knowledge that the word                  to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
of God was preached of Paul at                       22 ¶ Then Paul stood in the midst
Berea, they came thither also, and                of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of
stirred up the people.                            Athens, I perceive that in all things
  14 And then immediately the                     ye are a too superstitious.
brethren sent away Paul to go as it                  23 For as I passed by, and beheld
were to the sea: but Silas and a Timo­            your a devotions, I found an altar
theus abode there still.                          with this inscription, To the b Un-
  15 And they that conducted Paul                 known God. Whom therefore ye
brought him unto aAthens: and re-                 c
                                                    ignorantly worship, him d declare
ceiving a commandment unto Silas                  I unto you.
and Timotheus for to come to him                     24 God that a made the world and
with all speed, they departed.                    all things therein, seeing that he is
  16 ¶ Now while Paul waited for                  Lord of heaven and earth, b dwelleth
them at Athens, his spirit was stirred            not in temples made with hands;
in him, when he saw the city awholly                 25 Neither is a worshipped with
given to b idolatry.                              men’s hands, as though he needed
  17 Therefore a disputed he in the               any thing, seeing he giveth to all
b
  synagogue with the Jews, and with               life, and b breath, and all things;
the devout persons, and in the mar-                  26 And hath a made of b one c blood
ket daily with them that met with                 d
                                                    all e nations of men for to dwell on
him.                                              all the face of the earth, and hath
  18 Then certain philosophers of                 f
                                                    determined the g times before h ap-
the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks,               pointed, and the i bounds of their
encountered him. And some said,                   habitation;
What will this babbler say ? other                   27 That they should a seek the
 11 a tg Scriptures, Study of.         careful in divine things.   		c D&C 38:25 (24–27).
 14 a Acts 16:1 (1–4).            23 a gr sacred, venerated        		d tg Gentiles.
 15 a 1 Thes. 3:1.                     objects.                    		e tg Nations.
 16 a gr full of idols; i.e.,    		b D&C 93:19.                    		f tg God, Foreknowl-
      grossly idolatrous.              tg God, Knowledge                 edge of;
		b tg Idolatry.                       about.                            God, Omniscience of.
 17 a tg Disputations.           		c tg Ignorance.                 		g Eccl. 3:2;
		b Acts 18:4 (4, 19); 19:8.     		d tg Preaching.                       Alma 40:10.
 19 a gr Hill of Ares (Mars);     24 a tg Creation.                      tg Time.
      probably meaning the       		b Acts 7:48.                    		h tg Foreordination.
      civil council which         25 a tg Worship.                 		i Deut. 32:8 (8–9);
      met there.                 		b tg Breath of Life.                  Job 14:5.
      Acts 17:34.                 26 a Job 31:15;                        tg Order;
 21 a tg Waste.                        Mal. 2:10.                        Separation.
 22 a gr most religious; i.e.,   		b Acts 10:34 (34–35); 15:9.      27 a tg God, Access to.
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Lord, b if haply they might c feel af-                ters, and travels—Apollos also preaches
ter him, and find him, though he be                   with power.
not far from every one of us:
  28 For in him we a live, and move,                  After these things Paul departed
and have our being; as certain also                   from Athens, and came to Corinth;
of your own poets have said, For we                     2 And found a certain Jew named
                                                      a
                                                        Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come
are also his b offspring.                             from Italy, with his wife Priscilla;
  29 Forasmuch then as we are the                     (because that Claudius had com-
a
  offspring of God, we ought not to
think that the Godhead is like unto                   manded all Jews to depart from
b
  gold, or silver, or stone, graven by                Rome:) and came unto them.
art and man’s c device.                                 3 And because he was of the same
  30 And the times of this aignorance                 craft, he abode with them, and
God b winked at; but now c com-
                                                      a
                                                        wrought: for by their occupation
mandeth all men every where to                        they were b tentmakers.
                                                        4 And he reasoned in the a syna-
d
  repent:                                             gogue every bsabbath, and persuaded
  31 Because he hath appointed a                      the Jews and the Greeks.
day, in the which he will a judge the                   5 And when Silas and a Timo­
world in righteousness by that man
whom he hath b ordained; whereof he                   theus were come from Macedonia,
hath given assurance unto all men,                    Paul was pressed in the spirit, and
                                                      b
                                                        testified to the Jews that Jesus was
in that he hath c raised him from                     c
                                                        Christ.
the dead.
  32 ¶ And when they heard of the                       6 And when they opposed them-
a
  resurrection of the dead, some                      selves, and blasphemed, he a shook
                                                      his raiment, and said unto them,
b
  mocked: and others said, We will                    Your bblood be upon your own heads;
hear thee again of this matter.                       I am clean: from henceforth I will
  33 So Paul departed from among                      go unto the Gentiles.
them.                                                   7 ¶ And he departed thence, and
  34 Howbeit certain men clave unto                   entered into a certain man’s house,
him, and believed: among the which                    named Justus, one that worshipped
was Dionysius the aAreopagite, and                    God, whose house joined hard to
a woman named Damaris, and oth-
ers with them.                                        the synagogue.
                                                        8 And a Crispus, the chief ruler of
                                                      the synagogue, believed on the Lord
            Chapter 18                                with all his house; and many of the
Being rejected by the Jews, Paul turns                Corinthians hearing b believed, and
to the Gentiles—He preaches, minis-                   were baptized.
 27 b jst Acts 17:27 . . . if they   		b tg Idolatry.                  34 a Acts 17:19 (19, 22).
      are willing to find him,       		c Jer. 44:8.                  18 2 a 1 Cor. 16:19.
      for he is not far from          30 a Acts 14:16 (16–17);        3 a Acts 20:34;
      every one of us;                     1 Pet. 1:14 (1–16);            1 Thes. 2:9.
		c D&C 101:8.                             2 Ne. 9:25 (25–27);       		b tg Skill.
 28 a Deut. 30:20;                         D&C 76:72.                 4 a Acts 17:17; 19:8.
      D&C 45:1.                      		b or overlooked,              		b tg Sabbath.
		b tg Man, Antemortal                     disregarded.               5 a 1 Thes. 1:1.
      Existence of.                        Moro. 8:22 (9–26).        		b Alma 7:26 (16, 26).
 29 a tg Man, a Spirit Child         		c D&C 18:9.                   		c tg Jesus Christ,
      of Heavenly Father;            		d tg Repent.                       Messiah.
      Man, Physical Creation          31 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge;    6 a Matt. 10:14;
      of; Man, Potential                   Judgment, the Last.            Acts 13:51 (44–51);
      to Become like                 		b tg Jesus Christ,                 D&C 24:15; 60:15.
      Heavenly Father;                     Authority of.             		b Ezek. 33:4 (3–5).
      Sons and Daughters             		c Acts 10:40.                  8 a 1 Cor. 1:14.
      of God;                         32 a Alma 12:15 (12–18).       		b tg Baptism,
      Spirit Creation.               		b tg Mocking.                      Qualifications for.
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  9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in        I must by all means keep this feast
the night by a a vision, Be not afraid,   that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will
but speak, and hold not thy peace:        return again unto you, if God will.
  10 For I am with thee, and no man       And he sailed from Ephesus.
shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I       22 And when he had landed at
have much a people in this city.          Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted
  11 And he continued there a year        the church, he went down to Antioch.
and six months, teaching the word           23 And after he had spent some
of God among them.                        time there, he departed, and went
  12 ¶ And when Gallio was the            over all the country of Galatia and
deputy of Achaia, the Jews made in-       Phrygia in order, strengthening all
surrection with one accord against        the disciples.
Paul, and brought him to the judg-          24 ¶ And a certain Jew named
ment seat,                                a
                                           Apollos, born at Alexandria, an
  13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth       eloquent man, and b mighty in the
men to a worship God contrary to          scriptures, came to Ephesus.
the law.                                    25 This man was a instructed in
  14 And when Paul was now about to       the way of the Lord; and being
open his mouth, Gallio said unto the      b
                                            fervent in the spirit, he spake and
Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or     taught c diligently the things of the
a
  wicked blewdness, O ye Jews, reason     Lord, knowing only the baptism
would that I should bear with you:        of dJohn.
  15 But if it be a a question of words     26 And he began to speak boldly in
and names, and of your law, look ye       the synagogue: whom when Aquila
to it; for I will be no judge of such     and Priscilla had heard, they took
matters.                                  him unto them, and expounded unto
  16 And he drave them from the           him the way of God more perfectly.
judgment seat.                              27 And when he was disposed
  17 Then all the Greeks took Sos-        to pass into Achaia, the brethren
thenes, the chief ruler of the syna­      a
                                            wrote, exhorting the disciples to
gogue, and beat him before the            receive him: who, when he was
judgment seat. And Gallio cared           come, helped them much which
for none of those things.                 had believed through grace:
  18 ¶ And Paul after this tarried          28 For he mightily convinced the
there yet a good while, and then          Jews, and that publickly, a shewing
took his leave of the brethren, and       by the scriptures that b Jesus was
sailed thence into Syria, and with        Christ.
him Priscilla and Aquila; having
shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he                    Chapter 19
had a a vow.                              Paul confers the gift of the Holy Ghost
  19 And he came to Ephesus, and          by the laying on of hands—He preaches
left them there: but he himself en-       and works many miracles—The sons
tered into the synagogue, and a rea-      of Sceva fail to cast out devils by ex-
soned with the Jews.                      orcism—The worshippers of Diana
  20 When they desired him to tarry
longer time with them, he con-            (Artemis) raise a tumult against Paul.
sented not;                               And it came to pass, that, while
  21 But bade them farewell, saying,      Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having
  9 a tg Jesus Christ,     		b gr crime.               		b tg Zeal.
      Appearances,          15 a Acts 23:29.           		c gr accurately, precisely,
      Postmortal;           18 a tg Vow.                     diligently.
      Vision.               19 a Acts 17:2.            		d Acts 19:3 (3–6).
 10 a D&C 111:2 (2–11).     24 a 1 Cor. 16:12.          27 a D&C 42:11.
 13 a Alma 30:7 (7–11).    		b D&C 100:11.              28 a tg Scriptures, Study of.
 14 a Acts 25:5.            25 a tg Education.         		b or Jesus is the Christ.
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passed through the upper a coasts               departed from them, and the evil
came to Ephesus: and finding cer-               spirits went out of them.
tain disciples,                                  13 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond
  2 He said unto them, Have ye re-              Jews, a exorcists, took upon them to
ceived the Holy Ghost since ye be-              call over them which had evil spirits
lieved? And they said unto him, We              the b name of the Lord Jesus, saying,
have not so much as heard whether               We c adjure you by Jesus whom Paul
there be any Holy Ghost.                        preacheth.
  3 And he said unto them, Unto                  14 And there were seven sons of
what then were ye baptized? And                 one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the
they said, Unto aJohn’s baptism.                priests, which did so.
  4 Then said Paul, John verily bap-             15 And the a evil spirit answered
tized with the baptism of a repen-              and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I
tance, saying unto the people, that             know; but who are ye?
they should believe on him which                 16 And the man in whom the evil
should come after him, that is, on              spirit was leaped on them, and over-
Christ Jesus.                                   came them, and prevailed against
  5 When they heard this, they were             them, so that they fled out of that
a
  baptized in the name of the Lord              house naked and wounded.
Jesus.                                           17 And this was known to all the
  6 And when Paul had laid his hands            Jews and Greeks also dwelling at
upon them, the Holy Ghost came on               Ephesus; and fear fell on them all,
them; and they spake with atongues,             and the name of the Lord Jesus was
and prophesied.                                 magnified.
  7 And all the men were about                   18 And many that believed came,
twelve.                                         and a confessed, and shewed their
  8 And he went into the asynagogue,            deeds.
and spake boldly for the space of                19 Many of them also which used
three months, b disputing and per-              curious a arts brought their books
suading the things concerning the               together, and burned them before
kingdom of God.                                 all men: and they counted the price
  9 But when divers were hardened,              of them, and found it fifty thousand
and believed not, but spake evil of             pieces of silver.
that way before the multitude, he                20 So mightily grew the word of
departed from them, and separated               God and prevailed.
the disciples, disputing daily in the            21 ¶ After these things were ended,
school of one Tyrannus.                         Paul purposed in the a spirit, when
  10 And this continued by the space            he had passed through Macedonia
of two years; so that all they which            and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, say-
dwelt in Asia heard the word of the             ing, After I have been there, I must
Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.               also see b Rome.
  11 And God wrought special                     22 So he sent into Macedonia
a
  miracles by the hands of Paul:                two of them that ministered unto
  12 So that from his body were                 him, Timotheus and Erastus; but
brought unto the sick a handker-                he himself stayed in Asia for a
chiefs or aprons, and the diseases              season.
19 1 a or parts, region.         11 a tg Priesthood,          		b tg Profanity.
 3 a Matt. 3:11; Acts 18:25.          Authority;              		c tg Unrighteous
 4 a tg Baptism,                      Priesthood, Power of.         Dominion.
     Qualifications for.         12 a 2 Kgs. 4:29;             15 a tg Spirits, Evil or
 5 a tg Baptism, Essential.           Luke 8:44 (43–48);            Unclean.
 6 a tg Holy Ghost, Mission           Acts 5:15.               18 a tg Confession.
     of; Language.               13 a Mark 9:38 (38–49);       19 a tg Sorcery.
 8 a Acts 17:17; 18:4 (4, 19).        Luke 11:19.              21 a Acts 20:22.
		b tg Disputations.                  tg Sorcery.             		b Acts 23:11.
Acts 19:23–20:1                                                                  1400

  23 And the same time there arose          with the hand, and would have
no small stir about that way.               made his defence unto the people.
  24 For a certain man named De-              34 But when they knew that he was
metrius, a silversmith, which made          a Jew, all with one voice about the
silver shrines for a Diana, brought         space of two hours cried out, Great
no small gain unto the craftsmen;           is Diana of the Ephesians.
  25 Whom he called together with             35 And when the townclerk had
the workmen of like occupation,             a
                                              appeased the people, he said, Ye
and said, Sirs, ye know that by this        men of Ephesus, what man is there
craft we have our wealth.                   that knoweth not how that the city
  26 Moreover ye see and hear, that         of the Ephesians is a b worshipper of
not alone at Ephesus, but almost            the great goddess Diana, and of the
throughout all Asia, this Paul hath         image which fell down from cJupiter?
persuaded and turned away much                36 Seeing then that these things
people, saying that they be no gods,        cannot be spoken against, ye ought to
which are made with hands:                  be quiet, and to do nothing a rashly.
  27 So that not only this our a craft        37 For ye have brought hither these
is in danger to be set at nought; but       men, which are neither robbers of
also that the temple of the great           churches, nor yet blasphemers of
goddess Diana should be despised,           your goddess.
and her magnificence should be                38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the
destroyed, whom all Asia and the            craftsmen which are with him, have
world worshippeth.                          a matter against any man, a the law
  28 And when they heard these say-         is open, and there are deputies: let
ings, they were full of wrath, and          them implead one another.
cried out, saying, Great is Diana of          39 But if ye inquire any thing con-
the Ephesians.                              cerning other matters, it shall be
  29 And the whole city was filled          determined in a lawful assembly.
with confusion: and having caught             40 For we are in danger to be called
Gaius and aAristarchus, men of              in question for this day’s a uproar,
Macedonia, Paul’s companions in             there being no cause whereby we
travel, they rushed with one accord         may give an account of this con-
into the theatre.                           course.
  30 And when Paul would have en-             41 And when he had thus spoken,
tered in unto the people, the disci-        he dismissed the assembly.
ples suffered him not.
  31 And certain of the chief of Asia,                 Chapter 20
which were his friends, sent unto           Paul raises Eutychus from death—Paul
him, desiring him that he would not
adventure himself into the theatre.         is free from the blood of all men—
  32 Some therefore cried one thing,        He predicts apostasy from within the
                                            Church—He reveals a teaching from
and some another: for the assembly          Jesus, It is more blessed to give than
was confused; and the more part             to receive.
knew not wherefore they were come
together.                                   And after the a uproar was ceased,
  33 And they drew Alexander out of         Paul called unto him the disciples,
the multitude, the Jews putting him         and b embraced them, and departed
forward. And aAlexander beckoned            for to go into Macedonia.
 24 a gr Artemis.                 guardian.              20 1 a tg Rioting and
 27 a Alma 11:24 (23–24).   		c gr Zeus.                     Reveling.
 29 a Acts 20:4; 27:2;       36 a tg Rashness.           		b or greeted, bade
      Col. 4:10.             38 a gr court days are          farewell, expressed
 33 a 1 Tim. 1:20.                conducted.                 good wishes.
 35 a Acts 5:38 (34–42).     40 a tg Rioting and
		b gr temple keeper,             Reveling.
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   2 And when he had gone over those         man a alive, and were not a little
parts, and had given them much               comforted.
exhortation, he came into Greece,              13 ¶ And we went before to ship,
   3 And there abode three months.           and sailed unto Assos, there in-
And when the Jews laid wait for              tending to take in Paul: for so had
him, as he was about to sail into            he appointed, minding himself to
Syria, he purposed to return through         a
                                               go afoot.
Macedonia.                                     14 And when he met with us at
   4 And there accompanied him               Assos, we took him in, and came
into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of           to Mitylene.
the Thessalonians, aAristarchus and            15 And we sailed thence, and came
Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and            the next day over against Chios;
b
  Timotheus; and of Asia, c Tychicus         and the next day we arrived at
and d Trophimus.                             Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium;
   5 These going before tarried for          and the next day we came to Miletus.
us at Troas.                                   16 For Paul had determined to
   6 And we sailed away from Phi-            sail by Ephesus, because he would
lippi after the days of a unleavened         not spend the time in Asia: for
bread, and came unto them to Troas           he a hasted, if it were possible for
in five days; where we abode seven           him, to be at Jerusalem the day of
days.                                        b
                                               Pentecost.
   7 And upon the a first b day of the         17 ¶ And from Miletus he sent to
week, when the disciples came                Ephesus, and called the a elders of
c
  together to d break e bread, Paul          the church.
preached unto them, ready to de-               18 And when they were come to
part on the morrow; and continued            him, he said unto them, Ye know,
his speech until midnight.                   from the first day that I came into
   8 And there were many lights in           Asia, after what manner I have been
the upper chamber, where they were           with you at all seasons,
gathered together.                             19 a Serving the Lord with all b hu-
   9 And there sat in a window a cer-        mility of mind, and with many ctears,
tain young man named Eutychus,               and d temptations, which befell me
being fallen into a deep sleep: and          by the lying in wait of the Jews:
as Paul was long preaching, he sunk            20 And how I kept back nothing
down with sleep, and fell down               that was profitable unto you, but
from the third loft, and was taken           have shewed you, and have taught
up dead.                                     you publickly, and from house
   10 And Paul went down, and fell           to house,
on him, and a embracing him said,              21 Testifying both to the Jews,
Trouble not yourselves; for his life         and also to the Greeks, repentance
is in him.                                   toward God, a and faith toward our
   11 When he therefore was come up          Lord bJesus Christ.
again, and had broken bread, and               22 And now, behold, I go bound
eaten, and talked a long while, even         in the a spirit unto Jerusalem, not
till break of day, so he departed.           knowing the things that shall be-
   12 And they brought the young             fall me there:
 4 a Acts 19:29; 27:2;             Worship; Meetings.       17 a D&C 67:1.
     Col. 4:10.              		d D&C 20:75.                 19 a D&C 4:2 (2, 6).
		b Acts 16:1.                     tg Sacrament.           		b tg Humility.
		c Eph. 6:21.               		e tg Bread.                 		c 2 Ne. 33:3.
		d Acts 21:29.               10 a 1 Kgs. 17:21.           		d tg Test.
 6 a Ex. 12:15 (14–15).       12 a tg Death, Power over.    21 a jst Acts 20:21 . . . and
 7 a tg Sabbath.              13 a gr travel by land, on         faith on the name of our
		b tg Jesus Christ, Types         foot.                         Lord Jesus Christ.
     of, in Memory.           16 a tg Haste.               		b D&C 68:25.
		c tg Assembly for          		b Acts 2:1.                  22 a Acts 19:21; 1 Ne. 4:6.
Acts 20:23–21:5                                                                   1402

  23 Save that the Holy Ghost wit-          34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that
nesseth in every city, saying that         these a hands have b ministered unto
bonds and a afflictions b abide me.        my necessities, and to them that
  24 But none of these things a move       were with me.
me, neither count I my b life dear          35 I have shewed you all things,
unto myself, so that I might finish        how that so labouring ye ought to
my course with joy, and the min-           support the weak, and to remember
istry, which I have received of the        the words of the Lord Jesus, how
Lord Jesus, to testify the c gospel of     he said, It is more blessed to a give
the d grace of God.                        than to receive.
  25 And now, behold, I know that           36 ¶ And when he had thus spo-
ye all, among whom I have gone             ken, he kneeled down, and prayed
preaching the kingdom of God, shall        with them all.
see my face no more.                        37 And they all wept sore, and fell
  26 Wherefore I take you to record        on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
this day, that I am pure from the           38 a Sorrowing most of all for the
a
  blood of all men.                        words which he spake, that they
  27 For I have not shunned to de-         should see his face no more. And
clare unto you all the a counsel of        they accompanied him unto the ship.
God.
  28 ¶ Take heed therefore unto                        Chapter 21
yourselves, and to all the aflock, over
the which the Holy Ghost hath made         Paul journeys to Jerusalem—He is per-
you b overseers, to feed the c church      secuted, arrested, and bound.
of God, which he hath purchased            And it came to pass, that after we
with his own d blood.                      were gotten from them, and had
  29 For I know this, that after my        launched, we came with a straight
departing shall a grievous wolves          course unto Coos, and the day follow-
enter in among you, not sparing            ing unto Rhodes, and from thence
the flock.                                 unto Patara:
  30 Also of your own selves shall          2 And finding a ship sailing over
men arise, speaking aperverse things,      unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and
to b draw away disciples after them.       set forth.
  31 Therefore watch, and remember,         3 Now when we had discovered
that by the space of three years I         Cyprus, we left it on the left hand,
ceased not to a warn every one night       and sailed into Syria, and landed
and day with tears.                        at Tyre: for there the ship was to
  32 And now, brethren, I commend          unlade her burden.
you to God, and to the word of his          4 And finding disciples, we tarried
grace, which is able to build you          there seven days: who said to Paul
up, and to give you an a inheritance       through the a Spirit, that he should
among all them which are sanctified.       not go up to Jerusalem.
  33 I have a coveted no man’s silver,      5 And when we had accomplished
or b gold, or apparel.                     those days, we departed and went
 23 a 1 Thes. 3:3.         		b or bishops.                 			 tg Warn.
		b gr wait for me.              tg Bishop.                  32 a tg Inheritance.
 24 a Dan. 3:16;           		c tg Church.                    33 a tg Covet.
      Matt. 10:19.         		d Heb. 9:12;                  		b Mosiah 2:12 (12–18).
		b Acts 21:13.                  1 Jn. 1:7.                  34 a Acts 18:3;
      tg Martyrdom.         29 a tg Apostasy of the               1 Cor. 9:18 (4–18);
		c tg Gospel.                   Early Christian Church.          1 Thes. 2:9.
		d tg Grace.               30 a tg False Doctrine.        		b tg Labor.
 26 a Jacob 1:19.          		b Rom. 16:17 (17–19).           35 a tg Almsgiving;
 27 a D&C 100:5 (5–8).           tg Apostasy of                   Generosity.
      tg Counsel.                Individuals.                38 a tg Mourning.
 28 a tg Church.            31 a Hel. 10:4.                21 4 a D&C 38:33.
1403                                                                     Acts 21:6–25

our way; and they all brought us on               16 There went with us also certain
our way, with wives and children,               of the disciples of Cæsarea, and
till we were out of the city: and we            brought with them one Mnason of
kneeled down on the shore, and                  Cyprus, an aold disciple, with whom
prayed.                                         we should lodge.
  6 And when we had taken our leave               17 And when we were come to
one of another, we took ship; and               Jerusalem, the brethren received
they returned home again.                       us gladly.
  7 And when we had finished our                  18 And the day following Paul went
course from Tyre, we came to Ptole-             in with us unto aJames; and all the
mais, and saluted the brethren, and             elders were present.
abode with them one day.                          19 And when he had saluted them,
  8 And the next day we that were of            he declared particularly what things
Paul’s company departed, and came               God had wrought among the a Gen-
unto a Cæsarea: and we entered into             tiles by his ministry.
the house of b Philip the c evangelist,           20 And when they heard it, they
which was one of the seven; and                 glorified the Lord, and said unto
abode with him.                                 him, Thou seest, brother, how many
  9 And the same man had four                   thousands of Jews there are which
daughters, virgins, which did                   believe; and they are all a zealous
a
  prophesy.                                     of the law:
  10 And as we tarried there many                 21 And they are informed of
days, there came down from Judæa                thee, that thou teachest all the
a certain prophet, named Agabus.                Jews which are among the Gen-
  11 And when he was come unto                  tiles to forsake Moses, saying that
us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound            they ought not to a circumcise their
his own hands and feet, and said,               children, neither to walk after the
Thus saith the a Holy Ghost, So shall           b
                                                  customs.
the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man                22 What is it therefore? the multi-
that owneth this girdle, and shall              tude must needs come together: for
deliver him into the hands of the               they will hear that thou art come.
Gentiles.                                         23 Do therefore this that we say to
  12 And when we heard these                    thee: We have four men which have
things, both we, and they of that               a a vow on them;
place, besought him not to go up to               24 Them take, and purify thyself
Jerusalem.                                      with them, and a be at charges with
  13 Then Paul answered, What mean              them, that they may b shave their
ye to weep and to break mine heart?             heads: and all may know that those
for I am ready not to be bound only,            things, whereof they were informed
but also to a die at Jerusalem for the          concerning thee, are nothing; but
name of the Lord Jesus.                         that thou thyself also walkest or-
  14 And when he would not be per-              derly, and keepest the law.
suaded, we ceased, saying, The a will             25 As touching the Gentiles which
of the Lord be done.                            believe, we have written and con-
  15 And after those days we a took             cluded that they observe no such
up our carriages, and went up to                thing, save only that they keep
Jerusalem.                                      themselves from things offered to
  8 a Acts 8:40.                       D&C 103:28 (27–28).     20 a tg Zeal.
		b Acts 6:5;                     14 a Matt. 26:42.            21 a tg Circumcision.
      Eph. 4:11.                  15 a gr made preparation,   		b Acts 6:14.
		c 2 Tim. 4:5.                        packed baggage.         23 a tg Vow.
  9 a Judg. 4:4 (4–5);            16 a tg Old Age.             24 a gr pay expenses for
      Acts 2:17.                  18 a Gal. 1:19.                   them.
 11 a Acts 2:18; 11:28 (27–28).   19 a Acts 11:18;            		b Lev. 14:8;
 13 a Acts 20:24;                      Alma 26:31 (11–36).          Num. 6:18 (2–18).
Acts 21:26–22:3                                                                 1404
a
  idols, and from blood, and from          manded him to be carried into the
strangled, and from b fornication.         a
                                             castle.
   26 Then Paul took the men, and            35 And when he came upon the
the next day purifying himself             stairs, so it was, that he was borne
with them entered into the temple,         of the soldiers for the violence of
to signify the a accomplishment of         the people.
the days of b purification, until that       36 For the multitude of the peo-
an c offering should be offered for        ple followed after, crying, Away
every one of them.                         with him.
   27 And when the a seven days were         37 And as Paul was to be led into
almost ended, the Jews which were          the castle, he said unto the chief
of Asia, when they saw him in the          captain, May I speak unto thee?
temple, stirred up all the people,         Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
and laid hands on him,                       38 Art not thou that Egyptian,
   28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help:     which before these days madest
This is the man, that teacheth all         an uproar, and leddest out into the
men every where against the peo-           wilderness four thousand men that
ple, and the law, and this place: and      were murderers?
further brought Greeks also into the         39 But Paul said, I am a man which
a
  temple, and hath bpolluted this holy     am a Jew of a Tarsus, a city in Cili-
place.                                     cia, a citizen of no mean city: and,
   29 (For they had seen before with       I beseech thee, suffer me to speak
him in the city aTrophimus an Ephe-        unto the people.
sian, whom they supposed that Paul           40 And when he had given him li-
had brought into the temple.)              cence, Paul stood on the stairs, and
   30 And all the city was moved,          a
                                             beckoned with the hand unto the
and the people ran together: and           people. And when there was made
they took Paul, and drew him out           a great b silence, he spake unto them
of the temple: and forthwith the           in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
doors were shut.
   31 And as they went about to a kill                 Chapter 22
him, tidings came unto the chief           Paul recounts the story of his conver-
captain of the band, that all Jeru-        sion and also tells of seeing Jesus in a
salem was in an b uproar.                  vision—He is accorded some privileges
   32 Who immediately took soldiers
and centurions, and ran down unto          as a Roman citizen.
them: and when they saw the chief          Men, brethren, and fathers, hear
a
  captain and the soldiers, they left      ye my defence which I make now
beating of Paul.                           unto you.
   33 Then the chief a captain came          2 (And when they heard that he
near, and took him, and commanded          spake in the Hebrew tongue to
him to be bound with two chains;           them, they kept the more silence:
and demanded who he was, and               and he saith,)
what he had done.                            3 I am verily a man which am a aJew,
   34 And some cried one thing,            born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet
some another, among the multitude:         brought up in this city at the b feet
and when he could not know the             of c Gamaliel, and taught accord-
certainty for the tumult, he com-          ing to the perfect manner of the
 25 a Acts 15:20 (19–20).   		b tg Pollution.                34 a Acts 22:24.
		b tg Fornication.          29 a Acts 20:4.                 39 a Acts 23:34.
 26 a Num. 6:13.             31 a Acts 26:21;                40 a Acts 12:17.
		b tg Purification.              2 Cor. 11:26.            		b tg Silence.
		c Num. 6:11 (9–12).       		b tg Rioting and Reveling.   22 3 a Rom. 11:1.
 27 a Num. 6:9.              32 a Acts 23:27.              		b Deut. 33:3.
 28 a Acts 24:6.             33 a Acts 24:7.               		c Acts 5:34.
1405                                                                     Acts 22:4–24
d
  law of the fathers, and was e zealous        14 And he said, The God of our
toward God, as ye all are this day.          fathers hath chosen thee, that thou
   4 And I a persecuted this way unto        shouldest know his a will, and see
the death, binding and delivering            that Just One, and shouldest hear
into prisons both men and women.             the voice of his mouth.
   5 As also the high priest doth bear         15 For thou shalt be his a witness
me witness, and all the estate of the        unto all men of what thou hast seen
elders: from whom also I received            and heard.
a
  letters unto the brethren, and went          16 And now why tarriest thou?
to Damascus, to bring them which             arise, and be a baptized, and b wash
were there bound unto Jerusalem,             away thy sins, calling on the name
for to be punished.                          of the Lord.
   6 And it came to pass, that, as I           17 And it came to pass, that, when
made my journey, and was come                I was come again to Jerusalem, even
nigh unto Damascus about noon,               while I prayed in the temple, I was
suddenly there shone from heaven             in a a trance;
a great a light round about me.                18 And a saw him saying unto me,
   7 And I fell unto the ground, and         Make haste, and get thee quickly out
heard a voice saying unto me, a Saul,        of Jerusalem: for they will not re-
Saul, why persecutest thou me?               ceive thy testimony concerning me.
   8 And I answered, Who art thou,             19 And I said, Lord, they know that
Lord? And he said unto me, I am              I aimprisoned and beat in every syna­
a
  Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou per-          gogue them that believed on thee:
secutest.                                      20 And when the blood of thy
   9 And they that were with me saw          a
                                               martyr Stephen was shed, I also was
indeed the light, and were afraid;           standing by, and b consenting unto
but they heard not the a voice of him        his death, and kept the c raiment of
that spake to me.                            them that slew him.
   10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord?       21 And he said unto me, Depart:
And the Lord said unto me, Arise,            for I will send thee far hence unto
and go into Damascus; and there it           the a Gentiles.
shall be told thee of all things which         22 And they gave him a audience
are appointed for thee to do.                unto this word, and then lifted up
   11 And when I could not see for           their voices, and said, Away with
the glory of that light, being led by        such a fellow from the earth: for it
the hand of them that were with              is not fit that he should live.
me, I came into Damascus.                      23 And as they cried out, and cast
   12 And one aAnanias, a devout             off their clothes, and threw dust
man according to the law, having a           into the air,
good b report of all the Jews which            24 The chief captain commanded
dwelt there,                                 him to be brought into the a castle,
   13 Came unto me, and stood, and           and bade that he should be exam-
said unto me, Brother Saul, receive          ined by b scourging; that he might
thy a sight. And the same hour I             know wherefore they cried so
looked up upon him.                          against him.
  3 d Acts 26:5.            		b 1 Tim. 3:7.                    18 a tg Jesus Christ, Ap-
		e tg Zeal.                 13 a tg Sight.                         pearances, Postmortal.
  4 a Acts 8:3; 26:10;       14 a tg God, Will of.             19 a Acts 8:3 (3–4).
      1 Tim. 1:13.           15 a Luke 24:48 (45–49);          20 a tg Martyrdom.
  5 a Acts 9:2.                   Acts 9:15; 13:31 (29–33);   		b Luke 11:48 (47–49).
  6 a tg Vision.                  26:16.                      		c Acts 7:58.
  7 a Acts 9:4 (1–9);        16 a tg Baptism; Baptism,         21 a Acts 26:17 (17–18);
      26:14 (9–17).               Essential; Conversion.            Rom. 11:13.
  8 a Acts 23:9.            		b tg Wash.                       22 a 2 Ne. 27:32.
  9 a Acts 9:7.              17 a Acts 10:10 (9–18);           24 a Acts 21:34.
 12 a Acts 9:10.                  11:5 (1–18).                		b tg Cruelty.
Acts 22:25–23:12                                                                 1406

  25 And as they bound him with            for sittest thou to judge me after
thongs, Paul said unto the centurion       the law, and commandest me to be
that stood by, Is it lawful for you        smitten contrary to the law?
to scourge a man that is a a Roman,          4 And they that stood by said, a Re-
and uncondemned?                           vilest thou God’s high priest?
  26 When the centurion heard that,          5 Then said Paul, I awist not, breth-
he went and told the chief captain,        ren, that he was the high priest: for
saying, Take heed what thou doest:         it is written, Thou shalt not speak
for this man is a Roman.                   evil of the b ruler of thy people.
  27 Then the chief captain came,            6 But when Paul perceived that
and said unto him, Tell me, art thou       the one part were Sadducees, and
a Roman? He said, Yea.                     the other Pharisees, he cried out
  28 And the a chief captain an-           in the council, Men and brethren, I
swered, With a great sum obtained          am a a Pharisee, the son of a Phari-
I this freedom. And Paul said, But         see: of the b hope and c resurrection
I was free born.                           of the dead I am called in question.
  29 a Then straightway they de-             7 And when he had so said, there
parted from him which should have          arose a dissension between the
examined him: and the chief cap-           Pharisees and the Sadducees: and
tain also was afraid, after he knew        the multitude was divided.
that he was a Roman, and because             8 For the aSadducees say that there
he had bound him.                          is no b resurrection, neither angel,
  30 On the morrow, because he             nor spirit: but the Pharisees con-
would have known the certainty             fess both.
wherefore he was a accused of the            9 And there arose a great cry: and
Jews, he loosed him from his bands,        the a scribes that were of the Phari-
and commanded the chief priests            sees’ part arose, and strove, saying,
and all their council to appear, and       We find no evil in this man: but if
brought Paul down, and set him             a spirit or an b angel hath spoken to
before them.                               him, let us not c fight against God.
                                             10 And when there arose a great
             Chapter 23                    dissension, the chief captain, fearing
Paul is smitten at Ananias’s order—        lest Paul should have been pulled
The Lord again appears to Paul—Forty       in pieces of them, commanded
Jews plot his death—He is delivered        the soldiers to go down, and to
over to Felix.                             take him by force from among
                                           them, and to bring him into the
And Paul, earnestly beholding the          castle.
council, said, Men and brethren, I           11 And the night following the
have lived in all good a conscience        a
                                             Lord b stood by him, and said, Be
before God until this day.                 of good c cheer, Paul: for as thou
 2 And the high priest aAnanias            hast testified of me in Jerusalem,
commanded them that stood by him           so must thou bear witness also at
to b smite him on the mouth.               d
                                             Rome.
 3 Then said Paul unto him, God              12 And when it was day, certain
shall smite thee, thou a whited wall:      of the Jews banded together, and
  25 a Acts 16:37; 23:27.   			 Luke 11:44.               9 a tg Scribe.
  28 a Acts 23:26.            4 a tg Reviling.          		b Acts 22:8 (6–10).
  29 a jst Acts 22:29–30      5 a or knew.              		c Acts 5:39 (34–40).
       (Appendix).          		b tg Citizenship.          11 a tg Vision.
  30 a Acts 23:28.            6 a Acts 26:5;            		b tg Jesus Christ,
23 1 a tg Conscience.             Philip. 3:5.                Appearances,
   2 a Acts 24:1.           		b Acts 28:20.                   Postmortal.
		b John 18:22 (20–23).     		c Acts 24:21.             		c Hel. 10:4 (2–5);
   3 a Ps. 5:9 (9–10);        8 a Matt. 22:23.                D&C 121:7 (1–7).
       Matt. 23:27;         		b Acts 4:2.               		d Acts 19:21.
1407                                                                      Acts 23:13–34

bound themselves under a a curse,                    22 So the chief captain then let the
saying that they would neither eat                 young man depart, and charged
nor drink till they had b killed Paul.             him, See thou tell no man that
  13 And they were more than forty                 thou hast shewed these things
which had made this a conspiracy.                  to me.
  14 And they came to the chief                      23 And he called unto him two
priests and elders, and said, We                   centurions, saying, Make ready two
have bound ourselves under a great                 hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea,
curse, that we will eat nothing until              and horsemen threescore and ten,
we have slain Paul.                                and spearmen two hundred, at the
  15 Now therefore ye with the coun-               third hour of the night;
cil signify to the chief captain that                24 And provide them beasts, that
he bring him down unto you to                      they may set Paul on, and bring him
morrow, as though ye would inquire                 safe unto Felix the governor.
something more perfectly concern-                    25 And he wrote a letter after this
ing him: and we, a or ever he come                 manner:
near, are ready to kill him.                         26 Claudius a Lysias unto the most
  16 And when Paul’s sister’s son                  excellent governor Felix sendeth
heard of their lying in wait, he                   greeting.
went and entered into the castle,                    27 This man was taken of the Jews,
and told Paul.                                     and a should have been killed of
  17 Then Paul called one of the                   them: then came I with an b army,
centurions unto him, and said, Bring               and rescued him, having understood
this young man unto the chief cap-                 that he was a c Roman.
tain: for he hath a certain thing to                 28 And when I would have known
tell him.                                          the cause wherefore they a accused
  18 So he took him, and brought                   him, I brought him forth into their
him to the chief captain, and said,                council:
Paul the prisoner called me unto                     29 Whom I perceived to be accused
him, and prayed me to bring this                   of aquestions of their law, but to have
young man unto thee, who hath                      nothing laid to his charge worthy
something to say unto thee.                        of b death or of bonds.
  19 Then the chief captain took                     30 And when it was told me how
him by the hand, and went with                     that the Jews laid wait for the man,
him aside privately, and asked him,                I sent a straightway to thee, and gave
What is that thou hast to tell me?                 commandment to his accusers also
  20 And he said, The Jews have                    to say before thee what they had
agreed to desire thee that thou                    against him. Farewell.
wouldest bring down Paul to mor-                     31 Then the soldiers, as it was
row into the council, as though they               commanded them, took Paul, and
would inquire somewhat of him                      brought him by night to Antipatris.
more perfectly.                                      32 On the morrow they left the
  21 But do not thou yield unto them:              horsemen to go with him, and re-
for there lie in wait for him of them              turned to the castle:
more than forty men, which have                      33 Who, when they came to
bound themselves with an a oath,                   Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle
that they will neither eat nor drink               to the governor, presented Paul also
till they have killed him: and now                 before him.
are they ready, looking for a prom-                  34 And when the governor had
ise from thee.                                     read the letter, he asked of what
 12 a tg Curse.                  21 a tg Vow.                  		c Acts 22:25.
		b Acts 25:3 (2–3);             26 a Acts 22:28; 24:22.        28 a Acts 22:30.
      Alma 49:27 (26–27); 51:9.  27 a jst Acts 23:27 . . .      29 a Acts 18:15 (12–17).
 13 a tg Conspiracy.                  would . . .              		b Acts 25:25.
 15 a or before he gets here.   		b Acts 21:32.                 30 a gr immediately.
Acts 23:35–24:21                                                                 1408

province he was. And when he un-             9 And the Jews also assented, say-
derstood that he was of a Cilicia;         ing that these things were so.
 35 I will hear thee, said he, when          10 Then Paul, after that the gov-
thine accusers are also come. And          ernor had beckoned unto him to
he commanded him to be kept in             speak, answered, Forasmuch as I
Herod’s a judgment hall.                   know that thou hast been of many
                                           years a judge unto this nation, I
            Chapter 24                     do the more cheerfully answer for
Paul is accused of sedition—He answers     myself:
in defense of his life and doctrine—He       11 Because that thou mayest under-
teaches Felix of righteousness, temper-    stand, that there are yet but twelve
ance, and the judgment to come.            days since I went up to Jerusalem
                                           for to worship.
And after five days aAnanias the             12 And they neither found me
high priest descended with the el-         in the temple a disputing with any
ders, and with a certain orator named      man, neither raising up the peo-
Tertullus, who informed the gover-         ple, neither in the synagogues, nor
nor against Paul.                          in the city:
  2 And when he was called forth,            13 Neither can they prove the
Tertullus began to accuse him, say-        things whereof they now accuse me.
ing, Seeing that by thee we enjoy            14 But this I confess unto thee,
great quietness, and that very wor-        that after the way which they call
thy deeds are done unto this nation        heresy, so worship I the God of my
by thy providence,                         fathers, believing all things which
  3 We accept it always, and in all        are written in the law and in the
places, most noble Felix, with all         a
                                             prophets:
thankfulness.                                15 And have hope toward God,
  4 Notwithstanding, that I be not         which they themselves also allow,
further tedious unto thee, I pray          that there shall be a a resurrection of
thee that thou wouldest hear us of         the dead, both of the just and unjust.
thy clemency a few words.                    16 And herein do I exercise myself,
  5 For we have found this man a           to have always a a conscience void of
pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedi-     offence toward God, and toward men.
tion among all the Jews throughout           17 Now after many years I came
the world, and a ringleader of the         to bring a alms to my nation, and
sect of the Nazarenes:                     offerings.
  6 Who also hath gone about to pro-         18 Whereupon certain Jews from
fane the a temple: whom we took,           Asia found me a purified in the
and would have judged according            temple, neither with multitude, nor
to our law.                                with tumult.
  7 But the chief a captain Lysias           19 Who ought to have been here
came upon us, and with great vio­          before thee, and object, if they had
lence took him away out of our             ought against me.
hands,                                       20 Or else let these same here say,
  8 Commanding his accusers to             if they have found any evil doing in
come unto thee: by examining of            me, while I stood before the council,
whom thyself mayest take knowl-              21 Except it be for this one voice,
edge of all these things, whereof we       that I cried standing among them,
accuse him.                                Touching the a resurrection of the
  34 a Acts 21:39.           6 a Acts 21:28.             16 a tg Conscience.
  35 a gr praetorium         7 a Acts 21:33.             17 a 1 Cor. 16:1.
       (the governor’s      12 a tg Disputations.             tg Almsgiving.
       headquarters).       14 a Acts 28:23.             18 a tg Purification.
24 1 a Acts 23:2 (1–5).     15 a tg Resurrection.        21 a Acts 23:6 (6–8).
1409                                                            Acts 24:22–25:15

dead I am called in question by                5 Let them therefore, said he, which
you this day.                                among you are able, go down with
  22 And when Felix heard these              me, and accuse this man, if there be
things, having more perfect knowl-           any a wickedness in him.
edge of that way, he deferred them,            6 And when he had tarried among
and said, When a Lysias the chief            them more than ten days, he went
captain shall come down, I will              down unto Cæsarea; and the next
know the uttermost of your matter.           day sitting on the judgment seat
  23 And he commanded a centurion            commanded Paul to be brought.
to keep Paul, and to let him have              7 And when he was come, the Jews
liberty, and that he should forbid           which came down from Jerusalem
none of his acquaintance to minis-           stood round about, and laid many
ter or come unto him.                        and grievous complaints against
  24 And after certain days, when            Paul, which they could not prove.
Felix came with his wife Drusilla,             8 While he answered for himself,
which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul,        Neither against the law of the Jews,
and heard him concerning the faith           neither against the temple, nor yet
in Christ.                                   against Cæsar, have I offended any
  25 And as he reasoned of righ-             thing at all.
teousness, a temperance, and judg-             9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews
ment to come, Felix b trembled, and          a pleasure, answered Paul, and said,
answered, Go thy way for this time;          Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and
when I have a convenient season, I           there be judged of these things be-
will call for thee.                          fore me?
  26 He hoped also that a money                10 Then said Paul, I stand at
should have been given him of Paul,          Cæsar’s judgment seat, where I
that he might loose him: wherefore           ought to be judged: to the Jews have
he sent for him the oftener, and             I done no wrong, as thou very well
communed with him.                           knowest.
  27 But after two years Porcius Fes-          11 For if I be an offender, or have
tus came into Felix’ room: and Felix,        committed any thing worthy of
willing to shew the Jews a pleasure,         death, I refuse not to die: but if there
left Paul bound.                             be none of these things whereof
                                             these accuse me, no man may de-
            Chapter 25                       liver me unto them. I appeal unto
Paul, before Festus, appeals unto
                                             a
                                               Cæsar.
Cæsar—Agrippa desires to hear Paul.            12 Then Festus, when he had con-
                                             ferred with the council, answered,
Now when Festus was come into                Hast thou appealed unto Cæsar?
the province, after three days he as-        unto Cæsar shalt thou go.
cended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem.              13 And after certain days king
  2 Then the high priest and the chief       Agrippa and Bernice came unto
of the Jews informed him against             Cæsarea to salute Festus.
Paul, and besought him,                        14 And when they had been there
  3 And desired favour against him,          many days, Festus declared Paul’s
that he would send for him to Je-            cause unto the king, saying, There
rusalem, laying wait in the way to           is a certain man left in bonds by
a
  kill him.                                  Felix:
  4 But Festus answered, that Paul             15 About whom, when I was at Je-
should be kept at Cæsarea, and that          rusalem, the chief priests and the
he himself would depart shortly              elders of the Jews informed me, de-
thither.                                     siring to have judgment against him.
 22 a Acts 23:26 (17–30).     26 a tg Bribe;                5 a Acts 18:14.
 25 a gr self-control.             Selfishness.                 tg Wickedness.
		b gr feared.              25 3 a Acts 23:12.             11 a Acts 26:32.
Acts 25:16–26:7                                                                        1410

  16 To whom I answered, It is not               appealed to Augustus, I have deter-
the manner of the Romans to de-                  mined to send him.
liver any man to die, before that he              26 Of whom I have no certain thing
which is accused have the accusers               to write unto my lord. Wherefore I
face to face, and have licence to                have brought him forth before you,
answer for himself concerning the                and specially before thee, O king
crime laid against him.                          Agrippa, that, after examination
  17 Therefore, when they were                   had, I might have somewhat to write.
come hither, without any delay on                 27 For it seemeth to me unrea-
the morrow I sat on the judgment                 sonable to send a prisoner, and not
seat, and commanded the man to                   withal to signify the crimes laid
be brought forth.                                against him.
  18 Against whom when the ac-
cusers stood up, they brought                                  Chapter 26
none accusation of such things as I              Paul recounts his former persecution
supposed:                                        of the Saints as a Pharisee—He testi-
  19 But had certain questions against           fies of the appearance of Jesus on the
him of their own a superstition, and
of one Jesus, which was dead, whom               Damascus road—Paul bears his testi-
Paul affirmed to be alive.                       mony to King Agrippa.
  20 And because I a doubted of such             Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou
manner of questions, I asked him                 art permitted to speak for thyself.
whether he would go to Jerusa-                   Then Paul stretched forth the hand,
lem, and there be judged of these                and answered for himself:
matters.                                           2 I think myself happy, king
  21 But when Paul had appealed                  Agrippa, because I shall answer for
to be reserved unto the hearing of               myself this day before thee touching
Augustus, I commanded him to be                  all the things whereof I am accused
kept till I might send him to Cæsar.             of the Jews:
  22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus,                3 Especially because I know thee to
I would also hear the man myself.                be expert in all customs and ques-
To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear              tions which are among the Jews:
him.                                             wherefore I beseech thee to hear
  23 And on the morrow, when                     me patiently.
Agrippa was come, and Bernice,                     4 My manner of life from my youth,
with great pomp, and was entered                 which was at the first among mine
into the place of hearing, with the              own nation at Jerusalem, know all
chief captains, and principal men                the Jews;
of the city, at Festus’ commandment                5 Which knew me from the be-
Paul was brought forth.                          ginning, if they would testify, that
  24 And Festus said, King Agrippa,              after the most straitest sect of our
and all men which are here present               religion I lived a a Pharisee.
with us, ye see this man, about whom               6 And now I stand and am judged
all the multitude of the Jews have               for the hope of the promise made
dealt with me, both at Jerusalem,                of God unto our fathers:
and also here, crying that he ought                7 Unto which promise our a twelve
not to live any longer.                          tribes, b instantly serving God day
  25 But when I found that he                    and night, hope to come. For which
had committed nothing worthy of                  hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am ac-
a
  death, and that he himself hath                cused of the Jews.
19 a gr religion.              			 or dispute.                   7 a tg Israel, Twelve
20 a gr was perplexed            25 a Acts 23:29.                    Tribes of.
     concerning this inquiry   26 5 a Acts 22:3; 23:6 (6–9).    		b gr earnestly, intently.
1411                                                                        Acts 26:8–27

  8 Why should it be thought a thing              them from a darkness to b light, and
incredible with you, that God should              from the power of Satan unto God,
a
  raise the dead?                                 that they may receive forgiveness of
  9 I verily thought with myself, that            sins, and inheritance among them
I ought to do many things a contrary              which are sanctified by faith that
to the b name of Jesus of Nazareth.               is in me.
  10 Which thing I also did in Jeru-                19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I
salem: and many of the a saints did               was not a disobedient unto the heav-
I shut up in prison, having received              enly b vision:
authority from the chief priests;                   20 But shewed first unto them of
and when they were put to b death,                Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and
I gave my c voice against them.                   throughout all the coasts of Judæa,
  11 And I punished them oft in ev-               and then to the Gentiles, that they
ery synagogue, and compelled them                 should repent and turn to God, and
to blaspheme; and being exceedingly               do works meet for repentance.
mad against them, I persecuted them                 21 For these causes the Jews caught
even unto a strange cities.                       me in the temple, and went about
  12 Whereupon as I went to Damas-                to a kill me.
cus with authority and commission                   22 Having therefore obtained help
from the chief priests,                           of God, I continue unto this day,
  13 At midday, O king, I saw in the              witnessing both to small and great,
way a a light from heaven, above                  saying none other things than those
the brightness of the sun, shining                which the a prophets and Moses did
round about me and them which                     say should come:
journeyed with me.                                  23 That Christ should a suffer, and
  14 And when we were all fallen to               that he should be the first that
the earth, I heard a voice speaking               should b rise from the dead, and
unto me, and saying in the Hebrew                 should shew light unto the people,
tongue, a Saul, Saul, why persecutest             and to the Gentiles.
thou me? it is hard for thee to kick                24 And as he thus spake for him-
b
  against the pricks.                             self, Festus said with a loud voice,
  15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord?              Paul, thou art beside thyself; much
And he said, I am Jesus whom thou                 learning doth make thee a mad.
persecutest.                                        25 But he said, I am not mad, most
  16 But rise, and stand upon thy                 noble Festus; but speak forth the
feet: for I have a appeared unto                  words of truth and soberness.
thee for this purpose, to make thee                 26 For the king knoweth of these
a minister and a b witness both of                things, before whom also I speak
these things which thou hast seen,                freely: for I am persuaded that none
and of those things in the which I                of these things are hidden from
will appear unto thee;                            him; for this thing was not done in
  17 Delivering thee from the people,             a corner.
and from the Gentiles, unto whom                    27 King Agrippa, believest thou
now I a send thee,                                the prophets? I know that thou
  18 To open their eyes, and to turn              a
                                                    believest.
  8 a tg Resurrection.            		b tg Opposition.            		b tg Light [noun].
  9 a 1 Tim. 1:13.                 16 a tg Jesus Christ,         19 a tg Disobedience.
		b tg Name.                            Appearances,            		b tg Vision.
 10 a Acts 9:1, 13 (13–14), 21;         Postmortal.              21 a Acts 21:31 (30–31).
      22:4 (4–5).                 		b Luke 1:2;                  22 a Acts 28:23.
		b tg Martyrdom.                       John 1:14;               23 a tg Martyrdom.
		c gr vote.                            Acts 5:32; 9:15; 22:15; 		b tg Jesus Christ,
 11 a gr foreign.                       D&C 14:8.                     Resurrection.
 13 a JS—H 1:16.                        tg Conversion.           24 a JS—H 1:24 (24–25).
 14 a Acts 9:4 (1–9);              17 a Acts 22:21.              27 a Alma 30:42 (41–42).
      22:7 (6–16).                 18 a tg Walking in Darkness.
Acts 26:28–27:18                                                                       1412

 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul,                   many days, and scarce were come
Almost thou a persuadest me to be                  over against Cnidus, the wind not
a b Christian.                                     suffering us, we sailed under Crete,
 29 And Paul said, I would to God,                 over against Salmone;
that not only thou, but also all that                8 And, hardly passing it, came
hear me this day, were both almost,                unto a place which is called The
and altogether such as I am, except                fair havens; nigh whereunto was
these bonds.                                       the city of Lasea.
 30 And when he had thus spoken,                     9 Now when much time was spent,
the king rose up, and the governor,                and when sailing was now danger-
and Bernice, and they that sat with                ous, because the a fast was now al-
them:                                              ready past, Paul admonished them,
 31 And when they were gone aside,                   10 And said unto them, Sirs, I per-
they talked between themselves,                    ceive that this voyage will be with
saying, This man doeth nothing                     hurt and much damage, not only
worthy of a death or of bonds.                     of the lading and ship, but also of
 32 Then said Agrippa unto Fes-                    our lives.
tus, This man might have been set                    11 Nevertheless the centurion be-
at liberty, if he had not appealed                 lieved the master and the a owner
unto a Cæsar.                                      of the ship, more than those things
                                                   which were spoken by Paul.
             Chapter 27                              12 And because the haven was
                                                   not commodious to winter in, the
Paul, in a perilous voyage, travels toward         more part advised to depart thence
Rome—An angel comforts him—He uses                 also, if by any means they might at-
the gift of seership—He is shipwrecked.            tain to Phenice, and there to winter;
And when it was determined that we                 which is an haven of Crete, and lieth
should sail into Italy, they delivered             toward the south west and north
Paul and certain other prisoners                   west.
unto one named Julius, a centurion                   13 And when the south wind blew
of Augustus’ band.                                 softly, supposing that they had ob-
  2 And entering into a ship of                    tained their purpose, loosing thence,
Adramyttium, we launched, mean-                    they sailed close by Crete.
ing to sail by the coasts of Asia; one               14 But not long after there arose
a
 Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thes-                against it a tempestuous wind, called
salonica, being with us.                           Euroclydon.
  3 And the next day we touched at                   15 And when the ship was caught,
Sidon. And Julius courteously en-                  and could not bear up into the wind,
treated Paul, and gave him liberty                 we let her drive.
to go unto his friends to refresh                    16 And running under a certain
himself.                                           island which is called Clauda, we
  4 And when we had launched from                  had much work to come by the
thence, we sailed under Cyprus,                    boat:
because the winds were contrary.                     17 Which when they had taken up,
  5 And when we had sailed over                    they used helps, undergirding the
the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia,                  ship; and, fearing lest they should
we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.                  fall into the quicksands, strake sail,
  6 And there the centurion found                  and so were driven.
a ship of Alexandria sailing into                    18 And we being exceedingly
Italy; and he put us therein.                      tossed with a tempest, the next day
  7 And when we had sailed slowly                  they lightened the ship;
 28 a tg Missionary Work.        32 a Acts 25:11.                9 a Lev. 23:27 (27, 29).
		b Acts 11:26.                27 2 a Acts 19:29; 20:4;              tg Fast, Fasting.
 31 a tg Capital Punishment.          Col. 4:10.                11 a gr ship master, captain.
1413                                                                Acts 27:19–44

 19 And the third day we cast out            32 Then the soldiers cut off the
with our own hands the tackling             ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
of the ship.                                 33 And while the day was coming
 20 And when neither sun nor stars          on, Paul besought them all to take
in many days appeared, and no               meat, saying, This day is the four-
small tempest lay on us, all hope           teenth day that ye have tarried and
that we should be saved was then            continued a fasting, having taken
taken away.                                 nothing.
 21 But after long abstinence Paul           34 Wherefore I pray you to take
stood forth in the midst of them,           some meat: for this is for your ahealth:
and said, Sirs, ye should have heark­       for there shall not an hair fall from
ened unto me, and not have loosed           the head of any of you.
from Crete, and to have gained this          35 And when he had thus spoken,
harm and loss.                              he took bread, and gave thanks to
 22 And now I exhort you to be of           God in presence of them all: and
good cheer: for there shall be no           when he had broken it, he began
loss of any man’s a life among you,         to eat.
but of the ship.                             36 Then were they all of good cheer,
 23 For there stood by me this night        and they also took some meat.
the a angel of God, whose I am, and          37 And we were in all in the ship
whom I serve,                               two hundred threescore and six-
 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must       teen souls.
be brought before Cæsar: and, lo,            38 And when they had eaten
God hath given thee all them that           enough, they lightened the ship,
sail with thee.                             and cast out the wheat into the sea.
 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good              39 And when it was day, they knew
cheer: for I believe God, that it shall     not the land: but they discovered
be even as it was told me.                  a certain a creek with a shore, into
 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon            the which they were minded, if it
a certain island.                           were possible, to thrust in the ship.
 27 But when the fourteenth night            40 And when they had a taken up
was come, as we were driven up and          the anchors, they committed them-
down in aAdria, about midnight the          selves unto the sea, and loosed the
shipmen deemed that they drew               rudder bands, and hoised up the
near to some country;                       mainsail to the wind, and made
 28 And sounded, and found it               toward shore.
twenty fathoms: and when they had            41 And falling into a place where
gone a little further, they sounded         two seas met, they ran the ship
again, and found it fifteen fathoms.        aground; and the forepart stuck fast,
 29 Then fearing lest we should             and remained unmoveable, but the
have fallen upon rocks, they cast           hinder part was broken with the
four anchors out of the stern, and          vio­lence of the waves.
wished for the day.                          42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to
 30 And as the shipmen were about           kill the prisoners, lest any of them
to flee out of the ship, when they          should swim out, and escape.
had let down the boat into the sea,          43 But the centurion, willing to
under colour as though they would           save Paul, kept them from their
have cast anchors out of the foreship,      purpose; and commanded that they
 31 Paul said to the centurion and          which could swim should cast them-
to the soldiers, Except these abide         selves first into the sea, and get to land:
in the ship, ye cannot be saved.             44 And the rest, some on boards,
 22 a Acts 27:44.            33 a tg Fast, Fasting.             (they left them in the
 23 a tg Angels;             34 a tg Health.                    sea).
      Vision.                39 a gr bay.
 27 a ie the Adriatic Sea.   40 a gr cut off anchors
Acts 28:1–19                                                                 1414

and some on broken pieces of the          also, which had diseases in the is-
ship. And so it came to pass, that        land, came, and were healed:
they escaped all a safe to land.            10 Who also honoured us with
                                          many honours; and when we de-
             Chapter 28                   parted, they laded us with such
Paul is unharmed by a viper’s bite—He     things as were necessary.
heals the sick in Melita—He preaches        11 And after three months we de-
in Rome, first to the Jews and then to    parted in a ship of Alexandria, which
                                          had wintered in the isle, whose sign
the Gentiles.
                                          was Castor and Pollux.
And when they were escaped, then            12 And landing at Syracuse, we
they knew that the island was called      tarried there three days.
Melita.                                     13 And from thence we a fetched
  2 And the a barbarous people            a compass, and came to Rhegium:
shewed us no little b kindness: for       and after one day the south wind
they kindled a fire, and received us      blew, and we came the next day to
every one, because of the present         Puteoli:
rain, and because of the cold.              14 Where we found brethren, and
  3 And when Paul had gathered a          were desired to tarry with them
bundle of sticks, and laid them on        seven days: and so we went toward
the fire, there came a a viper out of     Rome.
the heat, and fastened on his hand.         15 And from thence, when the
  4 And when the barbarians saw the       brethren heard of us, they came to
venomous beast hang on his hand,          meet us as far as Appii forum, and
they said among themselves, No            The three taverns: whom when Paul
doubt this man is a murderer, whom,       saw, he a thanked God, and took
though he hath escaped the sea, yet       b
                                            courage.
vengeance suffereth not to live.            16 And when we came to Rome, the
  5 And he shook off the beast into       centurion delivered the prisoners to
the fire, and felt no a harm.             the captain of the guard: but Paul
  6 Howbeit they looked when he           was suffered to dwell by himself
should have swollen, or fallen down       with a soldier that kept him.
dead suddenly: but after they had           17 And it came to pass, that after
looked a great while, and saw no          three days Paul called the chief of
harm come to him, they changed            the Jews together: and when they
their minds, and said that he was         were come together, he said unto
a a god.                                  them, Men and brethren, though I
  7 In the same quarters were posses-     have committed nothing against the
sions of the chief man of the island,     people, or customs of our fathers, yet
whose name was Publius; who re-           was I delivered prisoner from Jeru-
ceived us, and lodged us three days       salem into the hands of the Romans.
a
  courteously.                              18 Who, when they had examined
  8 And it came to pass, that the         me, would have let me go, because
father of Publius lay a sick of a fever   there was no cause of death in me.
and of a b bloody flux: to whom Paul        19 But when the Jews spake against
entered in, and prayed, and laid          it, I was constrained to appeal unto
his c hands on him, and healed him.       Cæsar; not that I had ought to ac-
  9 So when this was done, others         cuse my nation of.
  44 a Acts 27:22.          5 a Luke 10:19.                  Hands, Laying on of.
28 2 a Rom. 1:14.           6 a Acts 14:11 (8–11).      13 a gr went around, took a
		b tg Hospitality.         7 a tg Courtesy.                 circuitous course.
 3 a Mark 16:18;            8 a tg Sickness.            15 a tg Thanksgiving.
     D&C 24:13;            		b gr dysentery.           		b tg Courage.
     84:72 (71–72);        		c tg Administrations
     124:99 (98–100).           to the Sick;
1415                                                     Acts 28:20–Romans 1:1

  20 For this cause therefore have        by Esaias the prophet unto our
I called for you, to see you, and to      fathers,
speak with you: because that for           26 Saying, Go unto this people, and
the a hope of Israel I am bound with      say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall
this chain.                               not understand; and seeing ye shall
  21 And they said unto him, We nei­      see, and not a perceive:
ther received letters out of Judæa         27 For the a heart of this people is
concerning thee, neither any of the       waxed gross, and their ears are dull
brethren that came shewed or spake        of hearing, and their beyes have they
any harm of thee.                         closed; lest they should see with their
  22 But we desire to hear of thee        eyes, and hear with their ears, and
what thou thinkest: for as concern­       understand with their heart, and
ing this sect, we know that every         should be converted, and I should
where it is spoken against.               heal them.
  23 And when they had appointed           28 Be it known therefore unto you,
him a day, there came many to             that the salvation of God is sent
him into his lodging; to whom he          unto the a Gentiles, and that they
a
  expounded and testified the king­       will hear it.
dom of God, persuading them con­           29 And when he had said these
cerning Jesus, both out of the law        words, the Jews departed, and had
of Moses, and out of the b prophets,      great reasoning among themselves.
from morning till evening.                 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years
  24 And some believed the things         in his own hired house, and received
which were spoken, and some a be­         all that came in unto him,
lieved not.                                31 Preaching the kingdom of
  25 And when they agreed not             God, and teaching those things
among themselves, they departed,          which concern the Lord Jesus Christ,
after that Paul had spoken one            with all confidence, no man forbid­
word, Well a spake the Holy Ghost         ding him.




             The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                   to the

                           Romans
            Chapter 1                     tion, and other sins if the guilty do not
The gospel is the power of God unto       repent.
salvation through Jesus Christ—The
wrath of God rests on those guilty of
murder, homosexual practices, fornica­
 20 a Acts 23:6.
                                          P
                            25 a tg Holy Ghost,
                                                aul, a a servant of Jesus Christ,
                                                called to be an b apostle, c sepa­
                                                rated unto the gospel of God,
                                                           [Romans]
      tg Hope.                   Mission of.               1 1 a tg Servant.
 23 a D&C 68:1.             26 a Isa. 6:9.                 		b 1 Cor. 4:9 (1–21);
		b Acts 3:18 (18–21);      27 a tg Hardheartedness.           D&C 18:9.
      24:14; 26:22;        		b tg Spiritual Blindness.     		c gr set apart.
      Alma 18:36.           28 a Acts 13:46.                   tg Setting Apart.
 24 a tg Unbelief.
Romans 1:2–20                                                                               1416

  2 (Which he had promised afore by              impart unto you some spiritual agift,
his prophets in the holy scriptures,)            to the end ye may be established;
  3 Concerning his Son aJesus Christ               12 That is, that I may be acomforted
our Lord, which was made of the                  together with you by the mutual
b
  seed of c David according to the               faith both of you and me.
flesh;                                             13 Now I would not have you ig-
  4 And a declared to be the b Son of            norant, brethren, that oftentimes
God with c power, according to the               I purposed to come unto you, (but
spirit of holiness, by the resurrec-             was a let hitherto,) that I might have
tion d from the dead:                            some b fruit among you also, even as
  5 By whom we have received agrace              among other Gentiles.
and apostleship, b for c obedience to              14 I am debtor both to the Greeks,
the faith among all nations, for his             and to the a Barbarians; both to the
name:                                            wise, and to the unwise.
  6 Among whom are ye also the                     15 So, as much as in me is, I am
called of Jesus Christ:                          a
                                                   ready to preach the gospel to you
  7 To all that be in Rome, beloved              that are at Rome also.
of God, called to be a saints: Grace to            16 For I am not a ashamed of the
you and peace from God our Father,               b
                                                   gospel of Christ: for it is the c power
and the Lord Jesus Christ.                       of God unto d salvation to every one
  8 First, I thank my God through                that believeth; to the Jew first, and
Jesus Christ for you all, that your              also to the Greek.
a
  faith is b spoken of throughout the              17 For therein is the a righteous-
whole world.                                     ness of God revealed b from faith to
  9 For God is my witness, whom I                faith: as it is written, The just shall
serve with my spirit in the gospel               live by c faith.
of his Son, that without ceasing                   18 For the awrath of God is revealed
I make mention of you always in                  from heaven against all ungodliness
my prayers;                                      and unrighteousness of men, b who
  10 Making request, if by any means             c
                                                   hold the truth in d unrighteousness;
now at length I might have a pros-                 19 Because that which may be
perous journey by the will of God                known of God is manifest a in them;
to come unto you.                                for God hath shewed it unto them.
  11 For I long to see you, that I may             20 For the a invisible things of him
 3 a The Greek text omits          8 a Rom. 16:19.                      tg Jesus Christ, Power of.
     the name and title at       		b gr proclaimed.               		d 1 Cor. 15:2.
     this point.                  11 a D&C 46:11 (8–32).                tg Salvation.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Birth of.    12 a tg Sustaining Church        17 a Ps. 4:1;
		c tg Jesus Christ, Davidic           Leaders.                         2 Cor. 5:21.
     Descent of.                  13 a gr hindered, restrained,         tg God, the Standard of
 4 a gr appointed, decreed,            prevented.                       Righteousness.
     set forth.                        Rom. 15:22.                		b jst Rom. 1:17 . . . through
		b D&C 10:57; 11:28;            		b D&C 111:2 (2–11).                  faith on his name; as it is
     14:9; 45:52.                 14 a Acts 28:2.                       written . . .
		c tg Jesus Christ, Power of.    15 a tg Commitment.             		c tg Faith.
		d gr from the dead of           16 a Ps. 119:46;                 18 a tg God, Indignation of.
     Jesus Christ our Lord.            Matt. 10:33 (32–33);       		b jst Rom. 1:18 . . . who
 5 a tg Grace.                         2 Tim. 1:12;                     love not the truth,
		b jst Rom. 1:5–6 . . .               2:12 (10–15);                    but remain in
     through obedience, and            2 Ne. 31:14 (12–21);             unrighteousness,
     faith in his name, to             D&C 101:5 (1–5).           		c ie restrain the truth by
     preach the gospel among           tg Loyalty;                      unrighteousness.
     all nations; among                Shame.                     		d tg Unrighteous
     whom ye also are called     		b tg Gospel.                         Dominion.
     of Jesus Christ;            		c 1 Cor. 1:18;                  19 a gr among, within.
		c tg Obedience.                      1 Pet. 1:5;                 20 a Acts 14:17.
 7 a tg Saints.                        D&C 68:4.
1417                                                                 Romans 1:21–2:2

from the creation of the world are               28 And even as they did not like
clearly seen, being understood by               to a retain God in their knowledge,
the things that are made, even his              God b gave them over to a c reprobate
b
  eternal c power and Godhead; so               mind, to do those things which are
that they are without excuse:                   not convenient;
  21 Because that, when they knew                29 Being filled with all unrigh-
God, they glorified him not as God,             teousness, fornication, a wickedness,
neither were a thankful; but became             covetousness, b maliciousness; full
b
  vain in their imaginations, and               of envy, murder, c debate, d deceit,
their c foolish heart was d darkened.           malignity; whisperers,
  22 Professing themselves to be                 30 a Backbiters, haters of God, b de-
a
  wise, they became fools,                      spiteful, c proud, d boasters, inven-
  23 And changed the glory of the               tors of evil things, e disobedient to
a
  uncorruptible God into an b image             parents,
made like to c corruptible man, and              31 Without a understanding, cov-
to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and            enantbreakers, without natural
creeping things.                                affection, implacable, unmerciful:
  24 Wherefore God also a gave them              32 Who knowing the judgment of
up to b uncleanness through the                 God, that they which commit such
lusts of their own hearts, to dis-              things are worthy of adeath, not only
honour their own bodies between                 do the same, but b have c pleasure in
themselves:                                     them that do them.
  25 Who changed the truth of God
into a lie, and worshipped and served                         Chapter 2
the creature more than the Creator,             God will render to every person accord-
who is blessed for ever. Amen.                  ing to his or her deeds—Both Jews and
  26 For this cause God a gave them             Gentiles will be judged by gospel laws.
up unto b vile c affections: for even
their d women did change the nat-               Therefore thou art inexcusable,
ural use into that which is against             O man, whosoever thou art that
nature:                                         judgest: for wherein thou a judgest
  27 And likewise also the men, leav-           another, thou condemnest thyself;
ing the natural use of the woman,               for thou that judgest doest the same
burned in their a lust one toward an-           things.
other; men with men working that                 2 But we a are sure that the b judg-
which is unseemly, and receiving                ment of God is according to truth
in themselves that recompence of                against them which commit such
their error which was meet.                     things.
 20 b tg God, Eternal            		b tg Uncleanness.           		d tg Deceit.
      Nature of.                  26 a gr abandoned,            30 a gr Slanderers.
		c tg Jesus Christ, Power of.         delivered.                    tg Backbiting.
 21 a tg Ingratitude.            		b gr sufferings, passions   		b gr violent, overbearing.
		b gr corrupt in                      of dishonor.            		c tg Pride.
      their reasonings,                2 Tim. 3:3.             		d tg Boast;
      deliberations.             		c Judg. 19:22.                    Haughtiness.
      2 Kgs. 17:15.              		d tg Woman.                 		e tg Disobedience;
		c Isa. 44:20;                   27 a tg Homosexual                 Family, Children,
      Hosea 4:12.                      Behavior;                     Duties of.
		d tg Darkness, Spiritual.            Lust.                    31 a tg Understanding.
 22 a 2 Ne. 9:28.                 28 a gr discern, choose.      32 a tg Capital Punishment.
      tg Learn.                  		b Ps. 81:12.                		b gr approve of them,
 23 a gr incorruptible,          		c gr worthless, unable to         sympathize with them.
      immortal.                        stand test.             		c Jer. 5:31.
		b Ex. 32:4.                     29 a tg Wickedness.          2 1 a tg Judgment.
		c gr (also) perishable.        		b tg Malice.                  2 a gr know.
 24 a Acts 7:42.                 		c gr strife, discord.       		b tg Judgment, the Last.
Romans 2:3–22                                                                      1418

  3 And thinkest thou this, O man,           sinned in the law shall be judged by
that a judgest them which do such            the law;
things, and doest the same, that                13 (For not the hearers of the law
thou shalt escape the b judgment             are just before God, but the a doers
of God?                                      of the law shall be b justified.
  4 Or despisest thou the a riches of           14 For when the Gentiles, which
his b goodness and c forbearance and         have not the law, do by nature the
longsuffering; not knowing that the          things contained in the law, these,
goodness of God leadeth thee to re-          having not the law, are a law unto
pentance?                                    themselves:
  5 But a after thy b hardness and im-          15 a Which shew the work of the
penitent heart treasurest up unto            b
                                               law written in their hearts, their
thyself wrath against the day of             c
                                               conscience also bearing d witness,
wrath and revelation of the righ-            and their thoughts the mean while
teous judgment of God;                       accusing or else excusing one an-
  6 Who will a render to every man           other;)
b
  according to his c deeds:                     16 In the day when God shall ajudge
  7 To them who by apatient bcontinu­        the secrets of men by Jesus Christ
ance in well doing seek for glory            according to my b gospel.
and honour and c immortality, eter-             17 Behold, thou art called a Jew,
nal life:                                    and restest in the law, and makest
  8 But unto them that are a conten-         thy boast of God,
tious, and do not b obey the truth,             18 And knowest his will, and ap-
but obey unrighteousness, c indig-           provest the things that are more
nation and wrath,                            excellent, being instructed out of
  9 a Tribulation and b anguish, upon        the law;
every soul of man that doeth evil,              19 And art confident that thou
of the Jew first, and also of the            thyself art a guide of the blind, a
c
  Gentile;                                   light of them which are in darkness,
  10 But glory, honour, and a peace,            20 An instructor of the foolish, a
to every man that b worketh good,            teacher of babes, which hast the
to the Jew first, and also to the            a
                                               form of knowledge and of the truth
c
  Gentile:                                   in the law.
  11 For there is no a respect of b per-        21 Thou therefore which teachest
sons with God.                               another, a teachest thou not thyself?
  12 For as many as have sinned              thou that b preachest a man should
without a law shall also perish              not c steal, dost thou steal?
without law: and as many as have                22 Thou that sayest a man should
 3 a Ezek. 16:52.             		b tg Disobedience.           13 a tg Good Works.
		b D&C 10:28.                		c tg God, Indignation of.   		b Acts 13:39 (26–41).
     tg Judgment, the Last.     9 a Ps. 32:10.               15 a gr Who.
 4 a tg Treasure.             		b tg Sorrow.                		b Jer. 31:33 (31–34);
		b Mosiah 4:20 (19–20).      		c gr Greek.                       D&C 84:46 (44–47).
		c tg Forbear.                10 a tg Peace of God.        		c 2 Ne. 32:5.
 5 a gr in accordance with.   		b tg Work, Value of.              tg Conscience.
		b tg Hardheartedness;       		c gr Greek.                 		d D&C 6:23 (22–23).
     Stiffnecked.              11 a gr partiality.           16 a 1 Cor. 4:5.
 6 a gr give back,                  Deut. 10:17;                  tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
     recompense, restore.           Acts 10:34;             		b tg Gospel.
		b tg Accountability.              Rom. 10:12 (12–13);      20 a gr system, appearance.
		c Rom. 11:6 (5–6).                Hel. 3:28 (27–30).            2 Tim. 3:5.
     tg Good Works.                 tg God, Access to.       21 a tg Hypocrisy.
 7 a tg Patience.             		b 1 Ne. 17:35 (35–40);      		b 1 Cor. 9:14 (13–14);
		b D&C 67:13.                      2 Ne. 26:33 (23–33).          Alma 39:11 (11–12).
     tg Perseverance.          12 a Luke 12:48.             		c tg Stealing.
		c tg Immortality.                 tg Accountability;
 8 a tg Contention.                 Law of Moses.
1419                                                                       Romans 2:23–3:13

not commit a adultery, dost thou                       2 Much every way: chiefly, because
commit adultery ? thou that ab-                      that unto them were committed the
horrest idols, dost thou b commit                    a
                                                       oracles of God.
c
  sacrilege?                                           3 For what if some did not believe?
   23 Thou that makest thy boast of                  shall their a unbelief make the faith
the law, through breaking the law                    of God without effect?
dishonourest thou God?                                 4 a God forbid: yea, let God be true,
   24 For the name of God is a blas-                 but every man a bliar; as it is written,
phemed among the Gentiles through                    That thou mightest be c justified in
you, as it is written.                               thy sayings, and mightest overcome
   25 For a circumcision verily prof-                when thou art judged.
iteth, if thou keep the law: but if                    5 aBut if our unrighteousness bcom-
thou be a breaker of the law, thy cir-               mend the righteousness of God, what
cumcision is made uncircumcision.                    shall we say ? Is God c unrighteous
   26 Therefore if the uncircumci-                   who taketh vengeance? (I speak as
sion keep the righteousness of the                   a man)
law, shall not his uncircumcision be                   6 a God forbid: for then how shall
counted for circumcision?                            God b judge the world?
   27 And shall not uncircumcision                     7 For if the truth of God hath more
which is by nature, if it fulfil the                 abounded a through my lie unto his
law, judge thee, who by the letter                   glory; why yet am I also judged as
and circumcision dost transgress                     a sinner?
the law?                                               8 And not rather, (as we be slander-
   28 For he is not a Jew, which is one              ously reported, and as some affirm
outwardly; neither is that circumci-                 that we say,) Let us do evil, that
sion, which is outward in the flesh:                 good may come? whose a damnation
   29 But he is a Jew, which is one                  is just.
inwardly; and a circumcision is that                   9 What then? are we better than
of the heart, in the b spirit, and not               they? No, in no wise: for we have be-
in the letter; whose praise is not of                fore proved both Jews and Gentiles,
men, but of God.                                     that they are all under sin;
                                                       10 As it is written, There is a none
            Chapter 3                                b
                                                       righteous, no, not one:
Man is not justified by the law of Mo-                 11 There is none that understand-
ses—He is justified through righteous-               eth, there is none that seeketh
ness, which comes through faith in                   after God.
Christ, made possible through Christ’s                 12 They are all gone out of the
atoning sacrifice.
                                                     a
                                                       way, they are together become b un-
                                                     profitable; there is none that doeth
a
 What b advantage then hath the                      c
                                                       good, no, not one.
Jew? or what profit is there of c cir-                 13 Their a throat is an open sepul-
cumcision?                                           chre; with their tongues they have

 22 a tg Adulterer.                      the heart? But he who is a   		c 2 Ne. 26:7;
		b gr rob shrines, temples.             Jew from the heart, I say          Alma 42:1 (1, 13–25).
		c tg Sacrilege.                        hath much every way . . .      6 a gr May it not be!
 24 a tg Blaspheme.                 		b gr preeminence.               		b tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
 25 a Gal. 5:3.                     		c tg Circumcision.                7 a gr in, by, because of.
      tg Circumcision.               2 a Acts 7:38;                     8 a tg Damnation.
 29 a Acts 7:51; 2 Ne. 9:33.             2 Ne. 29:4 (4–6).             10 a Ps. 14:2–3; 53:1 (1–3).
      tg Circumcision.               3 a 1 Ne. 8:28 (26–28).          		b tg Man, Natural, Not
		b Rom. 7:6.                        4 a gr May it not be!                  Spiritually Reborn.
3 1 a jst Rom. 3:1–2 What           		b Alma 30:42 (37–42).            12 a D&C 82:6.
      advantage then hath the       		c Ps. 51:4.                     		b Luke 17:10 (7–10);
      Jew over the Gentile? or       5 a jst Rom. 3:5–8                     Mosiah 2:21 (20–21).
      what profit of circumci-           (Appendix).                  		c D&C 33:4; 35:12.
      sion, who is not a Jew from   		b gr recommend.                  13 a Ps. 5:9.
Romans 3:14–4:3                                                                         1420

used deceit; the b poison of asps is            his c blood, to declare his righteous-
under their lips:                               ness for the d remission of sins that
   14 Whose mouth is full of cursing            are past, through the e forbearance
and a bitterness:                               of God;
   15 Their feet are swift to a shed               26 To declare, I say, at this time
blood:                                          his righteousness: that he might be
   16 Destruction and a misery are in           a
                                                  just, and the justifier of him which
their ways:                                     believeth in Jesus.
   17 And the way of a peace have                  27 Where is a boasting then? It is
they not known:                                 excluded. By what law? of works?
   18 There is no a fear of God before          Nay: but by the law of faith.
their eyes.                                        28 Therefore we conclude that a
   19 Now we know that what things              man is a justified by b faith c without
soever the law saith, it saith to them          the deeds of the law.
who are under the law: that every                  29 Is he the a God of the Jews only ?
a
  mouth may be stopped, and all                 is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes,
the world may become b guilty be-               of the b Gentiles also:
fore God.                                          30 Seeing it is a one God, which
   20 Therefore by the a deeds of the           shall justify the b circumcision by
b
  law there shall no flesh be c justi-          faith, and uncircumcision through
fied in his sight: for d by the law is          faith.
the knowledge of sin.                              31 Do we then make void the law
   21 But now the a righteousness of            through faith? a God forbid: b yea,
God b without the law is manifested,            we establish the law.
being witnessed by the law and the
prophets;                                                    Chapter 4
   22 Even the righteousness of God             Abraham’s faith was accounted to him
which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto          for righteousness—Man is justified by
all and upon all them that believe:             faith, righteous works, and grace.
for there is no difference:
   23 For all have a sinned, and come           What shall we say then that Abra-
short of the glory of God;                      ham our father, as pertaining to the
   24 a Being b justified freely by his         flesh, hath found?
c
  grace through the dredemption that              2 a For if Abraham were justified
is in Christ Jesus:                             by works, he hath b whereof to glory;
   25 Whom God hath a set forth to              but not before God.
be a b propitiation through faith in              3 For what saith the scripture?
 13 b Ps. 140:3 (1–13).               1 Ne. 10:6.               		e tg Forbear.
 14 a Alma 41:11;                     tg Man, Natural, Not       26 a tg God, Justice of.
      Morm. 8:31.                     Spiritually Reborn;        27 a Alma 26:36 (10–12, 36);
 15 a Isa. 59:7 (7–8).                Sin.                            D&C 3:4; 84:73.
 16 a Mosiah 3:25;               24 a jst Rom. 3:24 Therefore    28 a tg Justification.
      Morm. 8:38.                     being justified only by   		b tg Faith.
 17 a 1 Ne. 20:22 (18–22).            his grace . . .           		c gr apart from, without
 18 a D&C 10:56 (55–56).        		b D&C 20:30.                        intervention of.
 19 a Ezek. 16:63.              		c tg Grace.                    29 a 2 Ne. 30:2 (1–2).
		b tg Guilt.                   		d tg Jesus Christ,            		b tg Gentiles.
 20 a 2 Ne. 25:23.                    Redeemer.                  30 a 1 Tim. 2:5;
		b tg Law of Moses.             25 a gr purposed, designed           D&C 121:28.
		c 2 Ne. 2:5 (5–8).                  beforehand.               		b tg Circumcision.
		d gr through.                 		b gr mercy seat.               31 a gr May it not be!
 21 a tg God, the Standard of         tg Jesus Christ,          		b gr but.
      Righteousness.                  Atonement through;        4 2 a jst Rom. 4:2–5
		b gr apart from, without            Redemption.                     (Appendix).
      intervention of.          		c tg Blood, Symbolism of.     		b gr ground, reason for
 23 a Prov. 20:9;               		d tg Remission of Sins.             boasting.
1421                                                                  Romans 4:4–22

Abraham a believed God, and it was            be the a heir of the world, was not to
counted unto him for brighteousness.          Abraham, or to his b seed, through
  4 Now to him that worketh is the            the law, but through the righteous-
a
  reward not b reckoned of grace,             ness of faith.
but of debt.                                     14 For if they which are of the law
  5 But to him that worketh not, but          be heirs, faith is made void, and the
believeth on him that justifieth the          promise made of none effect:
ungodly, his faith is counted for                15 Because the law worketh wrath:
righteousness.                                for where no a law is, there is no
  6 Even as David also describeth             b
                                                transgression.
the blessedness of the man, unto                 16 a Therefore it is of faith, that
whom God imputeth righteousness               it might be by b grace; to the end the
without works,                                promise might be sure to all the
  7 Saying, a Blessed are they whose          seed; not to that only which is of
iniquities are forgiven, and whose            the law, but to that also which is
sins are covered.                             of the c faith of Abraham; who is the
  8 Blessed is the man to whom the            d
                                                father of us all,
Lord will not impute sin.                        17 (As it is written, I have made
  9 Cometh this blessedness then              thee a father of many nations,) be-
upon the circumcision only, or upon           fore him whom he believed, even
the uncircumcision also? for we say           God, who a quickeneth the dead,
that faith was reckoned to Abraham            and calleth those things which be
for righteousness.                            not as though they were.
  10 How was it then reckoned? when              18 Who against hope believed in
he was in circumcision, or in uncir-          a
                                                hope, that he might become the
cumcision? Not in circumcision, but           father of many b nations, according
in uncircumcision.                            to that which was spoken, So shall
  11 And he received the a sign of            thy c seed be.
b
  circumcision, a seal of the righ-              19 And being not weak in faith,
teousness of the faith which he had           he considered not his own body
yet being uncircumcised: that he              now dead, when he was about an
might be the c father of all them that        hundred years a old, neither yet the
believe, though they be not circum-           deadness of Sara’s womb:
cised; that righteousness might be               20 He a staggered not at the prom-
imputed unto them also:                       ise of God through unbelief; but
  12 And the father of circumcision           was strong in faith, giving glory
to them who are not of the circum-            to God;
cision only, but who also a walk in              21 And being fully persuaded that,
the steps of that faith of our father         what he had a promised, he was able
Abraham, which he had being yet               also to perform.
uncircumcised.                                   22 And therefore it was imputed
  13 For the promise, that he should          to him for righteousness.
  3 a See jst Gen. 15:9–12    15 a Rom. 5:13;                        father of us all,
      (Appendix).                  2 Ne. 9:25;                 		b tg Grace.
      tg Faith.                    Alma 42:17 (12–24).         		c tg Faith.
		b tg Righteousness.        		b tg Transgress.                		d tg Family, Patriarchal.
  4 a gr wage, hire.          16 a jst Rom. 4:16 Therefore      17 a tg God, Power of;
		b gr considered a favor          ye are justified of faith         Resurrection.
      but as his due.              and works, through           18 a tg Hope.
  7 a Ps. 32:1.                    grace, to the end the       		b tg Nations.
 11 a tg Signs.                    promise might be sure       		c tg Seed of Abraham.
		b tg Circumcision.               to all the seed; not to      19 a tg Old Age.
		c Abr. 2:10.                     them only who are of         20 a gr doubted, hesitated.
 12 a tg Walking with God.         the law, but to them         21 a Gen. 18:14;
 13 a tg Birthright.               also who are of the faith         Luke 1:37.
		b tg Seed of Abraham.            of Abraham; who is the            tg Promise.
Romans 4:23–5:18                                                                       1422

   23 Now it was not written for his              9 Much more then, being now
sake alone, that it was imputed to              a
                                                  justified by his b blood, we shall
him;                                            be saved from wrath through him.
   24 But for a us also, to whom it               10 For if, when we were enemies,
shall be imputed, if we believe on              we were a reconciled to God by the
him that raised up Jesus our Lord               b
                                                  death of his Son, much more, be-
from the dead;                                  ing reconciled, we shall be saved
   25 Who was delivered for our a of-           by his life.
fences, and was raised again for our              11 And not only so, but we also
b
  justification.                                joy in God through our Lord Jesus
                                                Christ, by whom we have now re-
               Chapter 5                        ceived the a atonement.
                                                  12 Wherefore, as by one man a sin
Man is justified through the blood of           entered into the world, and b death
Christ—Adam fell, and Christ atoned             by sin; and so c death passed upon
that man might be saved.                        all men, for that all have d sinned:
Therefore being a justified by                    13 (For until the law sin was in
b
  faith, we have c peace with God               the world: but a sin is not imputed
through our Lord Jesus Christ:                  when there is no b law.
  2 By whom also we have access by                14 Nevertheless death reigned from
a
  faith into this grace wherein we              Adam to Moses, even over them that
stand, and rejoice in hope of the               had not sinned after the similitude
glory of God.                                   of Adam’s a transgression, who is the
  3 And not only so, but we glory               b
                                                  figure of him that was to come.
in a tribulations also: knowing that              15 But not as the offence, so also
b
  tribulation worketh c patience;               is the free gift. For if through the
  4 And patience, experience; and               offence of one many be dead, much
experience, hope:                               more the grace of God, and the gift
  5 And a hope maketh not ashamed;              by grace, which is by a one man,
because the b love of God is shed               Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto
abroad in our hearts by the Holy                many.
Ghost which is given unto us.                     16 And not as it was by one that
  6 For when we were yet without                sinned, so is the gift: for the judg-
a
  strength, in due time Christ died             ment was by one to condemnation,
for the ungodly.                                but the free gift is of many offences
  7 For scarcely for a righteous man            unto justification.
will one die: yet peradventure for                17 For if by one man’s offence death
a good man some would even dare                 reigned by one; much more they
to die.                                         which receive abundance of a grace
  8 But God commendeth his love                 and of the gift of righteousness shall
toward us, in that, while we were               reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
yet a sinners, b Christ died for us.              18 Therefore as by the offence of
 24 a 3 Ne. 20:25 (24–27).       8 a Mosiah 4:11.                12 a Gen. 3:6.
 25 a Isa. 53:5; Mark 10:45.   		b tg Salvation, Plan of.             tg Fall of Man; Sin.
		b tg Justification.            9 a tg Jesus Christ,           		b 1 Cor. 15:21.
5 1 a tg Justification.              Atonement through.         		c tg Death.
		b tg Faith.                  		b tg Blood, Symbolism of.      		d tg Man, Natural, Not
		c tg Peace of God.            10 a tg Jesus Christ,                 Spiritually Reborn.
  2 a Gal. 5:5 (5–6).                Redeemer;                   13 a tg Sin.
  3 a 2 Cor. 4:17.                   Reconciliation.            		b Rom. 4:15; 2 Ne. 9:25;
		b tg Tribulation.            		b tg Jesus Christ, Death of.         Alma 42:17 (12–24).
		c tg Patience.                11 a gr reconciliation,          14 a tg Transgress.
  5 a Ps. 119:116.                   restoration to favor.      		b gr type, pattern.
      tg Hope.                       tg Jesus Christ,                 1 Cor. 15:45.
		b tg Love.                         Atonement through;          15 a 2 Cor. 5:14.
  6 a tg Strength.                   Redemption.                 17 a tg Grace.
1423                                                                 Romans 5:19–6:15

one judgment came upon all men to                  5 For if we have been planted to-
condemnation; even so by the a righ-            gether in the a likeness of his b death,
teousness of one the free gift came             we shall be also in the likeness of his
upon all men unto b justification               c
                                                  resurrection:
of life.                                           6 Knowing this, that our a old man
 19 For as by one man’s a disobedi-             is crucified with him, that the b body
ence many were made sinners, so                 of sin might be c destroyed, that
by the bobedience of one shall many             henceforth we should not serve
be made righteous.                              d
                                                  sin.
 20 Moreover the law entered, that                 7 For he that is a dead is b freed
the offence might abound. But                   from sin.
where sin abounded, grace did much                 8 Now if we be a dead with Christ,
more abound:                                    we believe that we shall also live
 21 That as sin hath reigned unto               with him:
death, even so might grace reign                   9 Knowing that Christ being araised
through a righteousness unto b eter-            from the dead dieth no more;
nal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.              death hath no more dominion over
                                                him.
             Chapter 6                             10 For in that he died, he died unto
Baptism is in similitude of the death,
                                                a
                                                  sin b once: but in that he liveth, he
burial, and resurrection of Christ—The          liveth unto God.
wages of sin is death—Christ brings                11 Likewise reckon ye also your-
eternal life.                                   selves to be dead indeed unto sin,
                                                but a alive unto God through Jesus
What shall we say then? Shall we                Christ our Lord.
continue in sin, that a grace may                  12 Let not sin therefore reign in
abound?                                         your a mortal body, that ye should
  2 a God forbid. How shall we, that            obey it in the b lusts thereof.
are dead to b sin, live any longer                 13 Neither ayield ye your bmembers
therein?                                        as c instruments of unrighteousness
  3 Know ye not, that so many of us             unto sin: but d yield yourselves unto
as were a baptized into Jesus Christ            God, as those that are alive from
were baptized into his death?                   the dead, and your members as in-
  4 Therefore we are a buried with              struments of e righteousness unto
him by b baptism into death: that               God.
like as Christ was raised up from                  14 a For sin shall not have b domin-
the c dead by the glory of the Father,          ion over you: for ye are not under
even so we also should d walk in                the law, but under grace.
e
  newness of life.                                 15 What then? shall we sin, because
 18 a tg Righteousness.             Man, New, Spiritually              Death of.
		b tg Justification.               Reborn.                        9 a tg Jesus Christ,
 19 a tg Disobedience.          5 a tg Jesus Christ, Types             Resurrection.
		b tg Obedience.                   of, in Memory.                10 a Heb. 9:28.
 21 a tg Righteousness.        		b Col. 2:20; 3:3;               		b Heb. 7:27; 10:10.
		b tg Eternal Life.                2 Tim. 2:11.                  11 a Gal. 2:19.
6 1 a D&C 20:32 (29–34).       		c tg Resurrection.               12 a tg Mortality.
  2 a gr May it not be!         6 a Eph. 4:22 (22–24);           		b tg Lust.
		b Mosiah 2:41.                    Col. 3:9.                     13 a 2 Ne. 4:27 (27–28).
  3 a Mosiah 27:25.            		b Col. 2:11.                    		b Col. 3:5.
  4 a tg Baptism, Immersion.   		c gr brought to an end,         		c gr weapons.
		b tg Baptism.                     freed.                       		d Mosiah 3:19;
		c tg Jesus Christ,           		d Moro. 10:32 (32–33).                Hel. 3:35.
      Death of.                 7 a jst Rom. 6:7 . . . dead to   		e tg Righteousness.
		d tg Walking with God.            sin . . .                     14 a jst Rom. 6:14 For in so
		e tg Baptism,                		b gr acquitted, cleared.              doing sin . . .
      Qualifications for;       8 a tg Jesus Christ,             		b 2 Ne. 2:29 (26–29).
Romans 6:16–7:8                                                                       1424

we are not under the law, but under             to them that know the law,) how
a
  grace? b God forbid.                          that the a law hath dominion over
  16 Know ye not, that to whom ye               a man as long as he liveth?
yield yourselves a servants to obey,              2 For the a woman which hath an
his servants ye are to whom ye                  b
                                                  husband is bound by the law to her
b
  obey; whether of sin unto death,              husband so long as he liveth; but if
or of obedience unto righteousness?             the husband be dead, she is loosed
  17 But God be thanked, that ye                from the law of her husband.
were the servants of sin, but ye have             3 So then if, while her husband liv-
a
  obeyed from the heart that form of            eth, she be married to another man,
doctrine which was delivered you.               she shall be called an adulteress:
  18 Being then made a free from                but if her husband be dead, she is
b
  sin, ye became the servants of                free from that law; so that she is no
righteousness.                                  adulteress, though she be married
  19 I speak after the manner of men            to another man.
because of the infirmity of your                  4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also
flesh: for as ye have yielded your              are become a dead to the b law by
members servants to uncleanness                 the body of Christ; that ye should
and to iniquity unto iniquity; even             be married to another, even to him
so now yield your members servants              who is raised from the dead, that
to righteousness unto holiness.                 we should bring forth fruit unto
  20 For when ye were the servants of           God.
sin, ye were afree from righteousness.            5 a For when we were in the flesh,
  21 What afruit had ye then in those           the b motions of sins, which were by
things whereof ye are now ashamed?              the law, did work in our members
for the end of those things is death.           to bring forth fruit unto c death.
  22 But now being made a free from               6 But now we are a delivered from
sin, and become servants to God, ye             the law, that being b dead wherein
have your b fruit unto c holiness, and          we were held; that we should serve
the end everlasting life.                       in newness of c spirit, and not in the
  23 For the a wages of b sin is c death;       oldness of the letter.
but the d gift of God is e eternal life           7 What shall we say then? Is the
through Jesus Christ our Lord.                  law sin? a God forbid. Nay, I had not
                                                known sin, but by the b law: for I had
            Chapter 7                           not known c lust, except the law had
The law of Moses is fulfilled in Christ—        said, Thou shalt not d covet.
Paul delights in the law of God after             8 But sin, taking occasion by the
                                                commandment, wrought in me all
the inward man.                                 manner of concupiscence. For with-
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak             out the a law sin was dead.
 15 a tg Grace.               		b gr benefit, reward.               (Appendix).
		b gr May it not be!         		c tg Sanctification.           		b gr sufferings,
 16 a John 8:34.               23 a tg Wages.                       afflictions.
		b Alma 3:27 (26–27);        		b tg Sin.                      		c 2 Ne. 2:5 (4–10); 25:23;
      34:34 (33–36);          		c tg Death;                         Alma 42:14 (12–16).
      Hel. 14:31 (29–31).           Death, Spiritual, First.    6 a gr released, freed from.
      tg Obedience.           		d tg God, Gifts of.            		b 2 Cor. 5:17.
 17 a tg Commitment.          		e tg Eternal Life.             		c Rom. 2:29 (28–29).
 18 a Mosiah 5:8 (7–8).       7 1 a Mosiah 13:30 (29–32).       7 a gr May it not be!
      tg Remission of Sins.     2 a tg Marriage, Wives.        		b D&C 82:3 (3–4).
		b tg Bondage, Spiritual;    		b tg Marriage, Marry.               tg Law of Moses.
      Sin.                      4 a Gal. 2:19;                 		c tg Lust.
 20 a gr unrestricted by.           2 Ne. 25:25 (24–27);       		d gr lust for, set the heart
 21 a gr benefit, reward.           D&C 74:5 (2–6).                 upon.
 22 a Rom. 8:2 (1–4);         		b Mosiah 13:28 (27–29).             tg Covet.
      Rev. 2:17 (17, 26).       5 a jst Rom. 7:5–27             8 a Alma 42:17 (14–24).
1425                                                                     Romans 7:9–8:4

  9 For I was alive without the law              I would do good, evil is a present
once: but when the commandment                   with me.
came, sin revived, and I died.                     22 For I a delight in the law of God
  10 And the commandment, which                  after the inward man:
was ordained to life, I found to be                23 But I see another law in my
unto a death.                                    members, a warring against the law
  11 For sin, a taking occasion by the           of my mind, and bringing me into
commandment, deceived me, and                    b
                                                   captivity to the law of sin which
by it slew me.                                   is in my members.
  12 Wherefore the law is holy, and                24 O awretched man that I am! who
the commandment holy, and just,                  shall deliver me from the body of
and good.                                        this death?
  13 Was then that which is good                   25 I thank God through Jesus Christ
made death unto me? a God forbid.                our Lord. So then with the mind I
But sin, that it might appear sin,               myself serve the law of God; but
working death in me by that which is             with the flesh the law of sin.
good; that sin by the commandment
might become exceeding sinful.                                    Chapter 8
  14 For we know that the a law is
spiritual: but I am b carnal, c sold             The law of Christ brings life and peace—
under sin.                                       Those adopted as children of God be-
  15 a For b that which I do I c allow           come joint heirs with Christ—God’s elect
not: for what I d would, that do I not;          are foreordained to eternal life—Christ
but what I hate, that do I.                      makes intercession for man.
  16 If then I do that which I a would           There is therefore now no condem-
not, I consent unto the law that it              nation to them which are in Christ
is good.                                         Jesus, who awalk not after the bflesh,
  17 Now then it is no more I that               but after the c Spirit.
a
  do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.             2 For the law of the Spirit of life
  18 For I know that in me (that is,             in Christ Jesus hath made me a free
in my a flesh,) b dwelleth no good               from the law of sin and death.
thing: for to will is present with me;            3 For what the law could not do,
but how to c perform that which is               in that it was a weak through the
good I find not.                                 flesh, God sending his own Son
  19 For the a good that I b would I             in the likeness of sinful b flesh,
do not: but the evil which I would               and for sin, condemned sin in the
not, that I do.                                  flesh:
  20 Now if I do a that I would not, it           4 That the righteousness of the
is no more I that do it, but sin that            law might be fulfilled in us, who
dwelleth in me.                                  walk not after the flesh, but after
  21 I find then a law, that, when               the a Spirit.
 10 a 2 Cor. 3:7.                      design.                     24 a 2 Ne. 4:17.
 11 a gr having taken             17 a gr produce, work.                tg Sorrow.
      opportunity.                18 a tg Man, Natural, Not       8 1 a tg Walking with God.
 13 a gr May it not be!                Spiritually Reborn.        		b tg Trust Not in the
 14 a D&C 29:34.                 		b Alma 22:15.                        Arm of Flesh.
		b tg Carnal Mind.              		c 2 Ne. 4:19 (17–20, 26).      		c Alma 13:12 (12, 28);
		c gr devoted to, a slave to.    19 a tg Opposition.                   D&C 11:12 (12–13).
 15 a jst Rom. 7:15–17           		b gr intend, choose.             2 a Rom. 6:22 (11–22);
      (Appendix).                 20 a gr what I do not intend,         2 Cor. 3:17;
    b gr what I produce,               choose.                          Mosiah 5:2 (2–9).
      achieve.                    21 a Heb. 12:1;                       tg Bondage, Spiritual.
		c gr know, understand.               2 Ne. 4:18 (17–19).          3 a Heb. 7:18.
		d gr choose, intend,            22 a tg Spirituality.           		b tg Jesus Christ,
      design.                     23 a Alma 13:28.                      Condescension of.
 16 a gr choose, intend,         		b tg Bondage, Spiritual.         4 a Mosiah 3:19.
Romans 8:5–23                                                                               1426

  5 For they that are after the flesh                   14 For as many as are a led by the
do amind the things of the flesh; but                b
                                                       Spirit of God, they are the c sons
they that are after the Spirit the                   of God.
things of the Spirit.                                   15 For ye have not received the
  6 For to be a carnally minded is                   spirit of a bondage again to fear; but
b
  death; but to be cspiritually minded               ye have received the Spirit of b adop-
is life and d peace.                                 tion, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
  7 Because the a carnal mind is                        16 The Spirit itself beareth a wit-
b
  enmity against God: for it is not                  ness with our b spirit, that we are
subject to the law of God, neither                   the c children of God:
indeed can be.                                          17 And if children, then heirs;
  8 So then they that are ain the flesh              a
                                                       heirs of God, and joint-heirs with
cannot please God.                                   Christ; if so be that we b suffer with
  9 a But ye are not in the flesh, but               him, that we may be also glorified
in the Spirit, if so be that the b Spirit            together.
of God c dwell in you. Now if any                       18 For I reckon that the asufferings
man have not the d Spirit of Christ,                 of this present time are not worthy
he is none of his.                                   to be compared with the b glory which
  10 And if a Christ be in you, b the                shall be revealed c in us.
body is dead because of sin; but                        19 For the a earnest expectation of
the Spirit is life because of c righ-                the b creature waiteth for the c mani­
teousness.                                           festation of the sons of God.
  11 But if the Spirit of him that                      20 For the creature was made sub-
raised up Jesus from the dead dwell                  ject to a vanity, not willingly, but by
in you, he that raised up Christ from                reason of him who hath subjected
the dead shall also a quicken your                   the same in hope,
b
  mortal bodies by his Spirit that                      21 Because the a creature itself also
dwelleth in you.                                     shall be b delivered from the bond-
  12 Therefore, brethren, we are                     age of c corruption into the glorious
debtors, not to the flesh, to live af-               d
                                                       liberty of the children of God.
ter the flesh.                                          22 For we know that the whole
  13 For if ye live after the flesh,                 creation a groaneth and travaileth
ye a shall die: but if ye through the                in pain together until now.
Spirit do b mortify the deeds of the                    23 And not only they, but ourselves
body, ye shall live.                                 also, a which have the b firstfruits of
  5 a gr watch, guard.               		c tg Righteousness.                 Man, Potential to
  6 a tg Carnal Mind;                 11 a gr make alive.                  Become like Heavenly
      Chastity; Man, Natural,              D&C 84:33.                      Father.
      Not Spiritually Reborn.              tg God, Power of;         		b tg Persecution;
		b tg Death; Death,                       Resurrection.                   Suffering.
      Spiritual, First.              		b tg Mortality.                18 a tg Adversity; Pain;
		c tg Spirituality.                  13 a gr are at the point of          Self-Sacrifice.
		d tg Peace of God.                       withering, dying.         		b D&C 58:4; 63:66; 136:31.
  7 a tg Fall of Man.                		b gr put to death, subdue.    		c gr to us.
		b tg Opposition.                         Col. 3:5.                  19 a gr eager hope.
  8 a jst Rom. 8:8 . . . after the    14 a tg Leadership.            		b gr creation, material
      flesh . . .                    		b tg God, Spirit of.                universe.
  9 a jst Rom. 8:9 But ye are        		c tg Sons and Daughters       		c gr revelation.
      not after the flesh, but             of God.                    20 a jst Rom. 8:20 . . .
      after the Spirit . . .          15 a tg Bondage, Spiritual.          tribulation . . .
		b D&C 8:2.                         		b Isa. 56:3 (3–8).                  tg Vanity.
		c 1 Jn. 3:24 (19–24).               16 a tg Witness.                21 a gr creation, material
		d tg Holy Ghost, Loss of.          		b tg Spirit Creation.               universe.
 10 a 2 Cor. 13:5.                   		c tg Man, a Spirit Child of   		b tg Deliver.
		b jst Rom. 8:10 . . . though             Heavenly Father.          		c 1 Cor. 15:42.
      the body shall die              17 a Luke 12:44 (42–44).       		d tg Liberty.
      because of sin, yet the              tg Birthright;             22 a tg Earth, Curse of.
      Spirit is life, because of           Election; Eternal Life;    23 a gr who.
      righteousness.                       Exaltation;               		b Gal. 5:22 (16–26).
1427                                                                       Romans 8:24–39

the Spirit, even we ourselves groan                   32 He that spared not his own
within ourselves, waiting for the                  a
                                                     Son, but b delivered him up for us
c
  adoption, to wit, the redemption                 all, how shall he not with him also
of our body.                                       freely give us c all things?
   24 For we are saved by a hope: but                 33 Who shall a lay any thing to the
hope that is b seen is not hope: for               charge of God’s elect? It is God that
what a man seeth, why doth he yet                  justifieth.
hope for?                                             34 Who is he that condemneth? It
   25 But if we hope for that we see               is Christ that died, yea rather, that
not, then do we with patience wait                 is risen again, who is even at the
for it.                                            right hand of God, who also maketh
   26 Likewise the Spirit also a help-             a
                                                     intercession for us.
eth our infirmities: for we know                      35 Who shall separate us from
not what we should b pray for as we                the a love of Christ? shall b tribula-
ought: but the Spirit itself maketh                tion, or distress, or c persecution, or
c
  intercession for us with d groanings             famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
which cannot be uttered.                           sword?
   27 And he that a searcheth the                     36 As it is written, For thy sake
hearts knoweth what is the mind of                 we are a killed all the day long; we
the Spirit, because he maketh b in-                are accounted as b sheep for the
tercession for the saints according                slaughter.
to the will of God.                                   37 Nay, in all these things we are
   28 And we know that all things                  a
                                                     more than b conquerors through
work together for a good to them                   him that loved us.
that love God, to them who are the                    38 For I am persuaded, that nei-
called according to his purpose.                   ther death, nor life, nor angels, nor
   29 a For whom he did b foreknow,                principalities, nor powers, nor things
he also c did predestinate d to be con-            present, nor things to come,
formed to the eimage of his Son, that                 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any
he might be the f firstborn among                  other creature, shall be able to
many brethren.                                     a
                                                     separate us from the b love of God,
   30 Moreover whom he a did pre-                  which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
destinate, them he also called: and
whom he called, them he also jus-                                Chapter 9
tified: and whom he justified, them
he also glorified.                                 Paul explains how the law of election
   31 What shall we then say to these              (foreordination) operates—The peo-
things? If God be for us, who can a be             ple of Israel are chosen (foreordained)
against us?                                        to receive the adoption, covenants,
 23 c 2 Cor. 5:2.                      of; Man, Antemortal                 Atonement through.
 24 a tg Hope.                         Existence of.                 		b Isa. 50:8.
		b 2 Cor. 4:18.                 		c gr appointed before-            		c D&C 84:38 (33–41).
 26 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.         hand, foreordained.            33 a gr accuse God’s elect.
		b James 4:3;                         tg Foreordination.             34 a Isa. 53:12;
      D&C 46:28 (28–30);         		d gr to have the same                   Heb. 7:25.
      88:65 (64–65).                   form as.                       35 a D&C 29:5.
		c tg Communication.            		e 2 Cor. 3:18;                    		b tg Tribulation.
		d gr sighings.                       Col. 3:10.                    		c tg Persecution.
 27 a tg Judgment.                     tg God, Body of,               36 a Ps. 44:22;
		b tg Holy Ghost,                     Corporeal Nature.                   2 Cor. 4:11.
      Mission of.                		f tg Jesus Christ,                		b tg Sheep.
 28 a Ezra 8:22;                       Firstborn.                     37 a gr abundantly
      Alma 36:3;                  30 a gr appointed before-                victorious.
      D&C 90:24; 100:15.               hand, foreordained.           		b 2 Cor. 2:14.
 29 a jst Rom. 8:29–30            31 a jst Rom. 8:31 . . . prevail    39 a Matt. 10:31 (29–31);
      (Appendix).                      against us?                         D&C 121:33.
		b tg God, Foreknowledge         32 a tg Jesus Christ,              		b 2 Ne. 1:15.
Romans 9:1–21                                                                            1428

promises, and blessings of the gospel;            a
                                                    Rebecca also had conceived by one,
yet they are not all Israel who are of            even by our father Isaac;
Israel—They must seek their blessings                11 (For the children being not yet
by faith—The Gentiles also attain to              born, neither having done any good
righteousness and salvation by faith.             or evil, that the purpose of God ac-
                                                  cording to aelection might stand, not
I say the truth in Christ, I a lie not,           of works, but of him that calleth;)
my b conscience also bearing me                      12 It was said unto her, The a elder
witness in the Holy Ghost,                        shall serve the younger.
  2 That I have great heaviness and                  13 As it is written, Jacob have I
continual sorrow in my heart.                     a
                                                    loved, but Esau have I hated.
  3 a For I could wish that myself                   14 What shall we say then? Is there
were b accursed from Christ for my                a
                                                    unrighteousness with God? b God
brethren, my kinsmen according                    forbid.
to the flesh:                                        15 For he saith to Moses, I will have
  4 Who are Israelites; to whom per-              mercy on whom I will have mercy,
taineth the a adoption, and the glory,            and I will have a compassion on
and the b covenants, and the giving               whom I will have compassion.
of the law, and the service of God,                  16 So then it is not of him that will­
and the promises;                                 eth, nor of him that runneth, but of
  5 Whose are the fathers, and of                 God that sheweth a mercy.
whom as concerning the a flesh                       17 For the scripture saith unto
Christ came, who is over all, God                 Pharaoh, Even for this same a pur-
blessed for ever. Amen.                           pose have I raised thee up, that I
  6 Not as though the word of God                 might shew my power in thee, and
a
  hath taken none effect. For they                that my name might be declared
are not all Israel, which are of                  throughout all the earth.
b
  Israel:                                            18 Therefore hath he a mercy on
  7 a Neither, because they are the               whom he will have mercy, and whom
seed of Abraham, are they all chil-               he will he b hardeneth.
dren: but, In b Isaac shall thy seed                 19 Thou wilt say then unto me,
be called.                                        Why doth he yet find fault? For
  8 That is, They which are the chil-             who hath resisted his will?
dren of the flesh, these are not the                 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou
a
  children of God: but the children               that a repliest against God? Shall the
of the promise are counted for                    thing formed say to him that formed
the seed.                                         it, Why hast thou b made me thus?
  9 For this is the word of promise,                 21 Hath not the a potter power over
At this time will I come, and Sara                the clay, of the same lump to make
shall have a a son.                               one vessel unto honour, and another
  10 And not only this; but when                  unto dishonour?
9 1 a 1 Tim. 2:7.                      ineffectual.                13 a Mal. 1:2 (2–3).
		b tg Conscience.               		b 2 Ne. 30:2.                   14 a Ps. 92:15.
  3 a jst Rom. 9:3 (For once I     7 a jst Rom. 9:7 Neither,            tg God, Perfection of.
      could have wished that           because they are all       		b gr May it not be!
      myself were accursed             children of Abraham, are    15 a tg Compassion.
      from Christ,) . . .              they the seed;              16 a tg God, Mercy of.
		b Ex. 32:32.                         but, In Isaac . . .         17 a Ex. 9:16 (15–17).
  4 a tg Election;               		b tg Seed of Abraham.           18 a tg Forgive.
      Sons and Daughters of        8 a tg Sons and Daughters      		b gr leaves to
      God.                             of God.                          stubbornness, hardness.
		b tg Abrahamic                   9 a tg Seed of Abraham.              Deut. 2:30.
      Covenant.                   10 a Gen. 22:23.                 20 a gr contradictest,
  5 a tg Jesus Christ,            11 a tg Foreordination;               disputest.
      Condescension of.                God, Foreknowledge of.     		b Job 9:12.
  6 a gr has been fruitless,      12 a Gen. 25:23.                 21 a Isa. 45:9; Jer. 18:6.
1429                                                                 Romans 9:22–10:8

 22 What if God, willing to shew                it not by faith, but as it were by the
his wrath, and to make his power                works of the law. For they bstumbled
known, endured with much long-                  at that stumblingstone;
suffering the vessels of wrath fitted             33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in
to a destruction:                               Sion a a stumblingstone and b rock of
 23 And that he might make known                c
                                                  offence: and whosoever believeth
the a riches of his b glory on the ves-         on him shall not be ashamed.
sels of mercy, which he had afore
prepared unto glory,                                            Chapter 10
 24 Even us, whom he hath called,
not of the Jews only, but also of the           Salvation comes through righteousness
Gentiles?                                       to those who believe in Christ—Faith
 25 As he saith also in a Osee, I will          comes by hearing the gospel taught by
call them my people, which were                 legal administrators sent of God.
not my b people; and her beloved,               Brethren, my heart’s desire and
which was not beloved.                          prayer to God for Israel is, that they
 26 And it shall come to pass, that             might be a saved.
in the place where it was said unto               2 For I bear them record that they
them, Ye are not my people; there               have a a zeal of God, but not accord-
shall they be called the a children             ing to knowledge.
of the living God.                                3 For they being ignorant of God’s
 27 a Esaias also crieth concerning             a
                                                  righteousness, and b going about to
Israel, Though the b number of the              establish their own righteousness,
children of c Israel be as the sand of          have not c submitted themselves
the sea, a d remnant shall be saved:            unto the righteousness of God.
 28 For he will finish the work,                  4 For Christ is the a end of the law
and cut it short in a righteousness:            for righteousness to every one that
because a short work will the Lord              believeth.
make upon the earth.                              5 For Moses describeth the righ-
 29 And as Esaias said before, Ex-              teousness which is of the law, That
cept the Lord of a Sabaoth had left             the man which doeth those things
us a b seed, we had been as Sodoma,             shall live by them.
and been made like unto Gomorrha.                 6 But the a righteousness which is
 30 What shall we say then? That                of faith speaketh on this wise, Say
the Gentiles, which followed not af-            not in thine heart, Who shall ascend
ter righteousness, have attained to             into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ
righteousness, even the a righteous-            down from above:)
ness which is of faith.                           7 Or, Who shall descend into the
 31 But aIsrael, which followed after           deep? (that is, to bring up Christ
the law of righteousness, hath not              again from the dead.)
attained to the law of righteousness.             8 But what saith it? The word is
 32 aWherefore? Because they sought             nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in
 22 a 1 Pet. 2:8 (4–8).        		d tg Israel, Remnant of.        		b tg Rock.
 23 a tg Treasure.              28 a D&C 52:11.                  		c tg Offense.
		b tg Celestial Glory;         29 a heb hosts.                  10 1 a tg Reconciliation.
      God, Glory of.           		b gr posterity.                    2 a tg Zeal.
 25 a ie Hosea.                 30 a tg Righteousness.              3 a tg God, the Standard
		b Hosea 2:23;                 31 a tg Apostasy of Israel.             of Righteousness.
      Zech. 13:9.               32 a gr Why?                     		b gr desiring,
 26 a gr sons.                 		b Isa. 8:14 (13–15);                   endeavoring.
      tg Sons and Daughters          Matt. 21:44 (43–45);        		c tg Apostasy of Israel;
      of God.                        Luke 2:34.                         Submissiveness.
 27 a ie Isaiah.                33 a tg Cornerstone;                4 a 2 Ne. 2:7 (7–10).
		b Isa. 10:22.                      Jesus Christ, Prophecies       6 a tg Righteousness.
		c tg Israel, Blessings of.         about.
Romans 10:9–11:4                                                                       1430

thy heart: that is, the word of faith,             19 But I say, Did not Israel know?
which we preach;                                First Moses saith, I will provoke you
   9 That if thou shalt confess with            to a jealousy by them that are no peo-
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt             ple, and by a foolish nation I will
believe in thine heart that God hath            anger you.
raised him from the dead, thou shalt               20 But a Esaias is very bold, and
be saved.                                       saith, I was found of them that
   10 For with the a heart man b be-            b
                                                  sought me not; I was made manifest
lieveth unto righteousness; and with            unto them that asked not after me.
the mouth confession is made unto                  21 But to Israel he saith, All day
c
  salvation.                                    long I have stretched forth my hands
   11 For the scripture saith, Who-             unto a a disobedient and b gainsay-
soever believeth on him shall not               ing people.
be ashamed.
   12 For there is no a difference be-                       Chapter 11
tween the Jew and the Greek: for                Israel was chosen (foreordained) accord-
the same Lord over all is b rich unto           ing to the election of grace—But some
all that c call upon him.
   13 For whosoever shall a call upon           harden their hearts against it—The
the name of the Lord shall be saved.            Gentiles are adopted into the house of
   14 How then shall they call on him           Israel—The gospel goes preferentially
in whom they have not a believed?               to the Gentiles until the fulness of the
and how shall they believe in him               Gentiles.
of whom they have not heard?                    I say then, Hath God cast away his
and how shall they hear without a               people? a God forbid. For I also am
b
  preacher?                                     an bIsraelite, of the seed of Abraham,
   15 And how shall they a preach, ex-          of the tribe of Benjamin.
cept they be b sent? as it is written,            2 God hath not cast away his a peo-
How beautiful are the c feet of them            ple which he b foreknew. c Wot ye not
that preach the dgospel of epeace, and          what the scripture saith of d Elias?
bring glad tidings of good things!              how he maketh intercession to God
   16 But they have not all a obeyed            against Israel, saying,
the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord,               3 Lord, they have akilled thy proph-
who hath b believed our report?                 ets, and digged down thine altars;
   17 So then a faith cometh by b hear-         and I am b left alone, and they seek
ing, and hearing by the word of God.            my life.
   18 But I say, Have they not heard?             4 But what saith the answer of God
Yes verily, their sound went into all           unto him? I have areserved to myself
the earth, and their a words unto the           seven thousand men, who have not
ends of the b world.                            bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
 10 a tg Heart.                		e tg Peacemakers;            			 tg Apostasy of Israel;
		b D&C 46:14 (11–14).               Peace of God.                   Disobedience.
		c tg Salvation.               16 a tg Apostasy of Israel.   		b gr contradicting,
 12 a Acts 10:35 (34–35);      		b Isa. 53:1;                        opposing.
      Rom. 2:11;                     John 12:38.              11 1 a gr May it not be!
      Gal. 3:28 (26–29).        17 a tg Faith.                		b Acts 22:3;
		b tg Treasure.               		b Gal. 3:2;                         2 Cor. 11:22.
		c tg God, Access to.               2 Ne. 33:1 (1–4);           2 a tg Israel, Blessings of.
 13 a tg Prayer.                     Alma 31:5 (5, 8–11);     		b tg Foreordination;
 14 a tg Apostasy of Israel;         D&C 100:8 (7–8).                God, Foreknowl-
      Hypocrisy.                18 a Ps. 19:4.                       edge of.
		b D&C 42:6.                  		b D&C 23:2; 24:10.           		c gr Know.
 15 a tg Missionary Work;       19 a Deut. 32:21.             		d ie Elijah.
      Preaching.                     tg Jealous.                 3 a tg Apostasy of Israel;
		b tg Called of God.           20 a ie Isaiah.                      Martyrdom.
		c Nahum 1:15.                		b Isa. 65:1.                 		b 1 Kgs. 19:14 (10–18).
		d tg Gospel.                  21 a Isa. 65:2.                  4 a D&C 49:8.
1431                                                                     Romans 11:5–25

  5 Even so then at this present time              16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the
also there is a remnant according                lump is also holy: and if the a root be
to the a election of grace.                      holy, so are the branches.
  6 And if by a grace, then is it no               17 And if some of the branches be
more of b works: otherwise grace is              broken off, and thou, being a wild
no more grace. But if it be of works,            olive a tree, wert grafted in among
then is it no more grace: otherwise              them, and with them partakest of
work is no more work.                            the root and fatness of the olive tree;
  7 What then? Israel hath not ob-                 18 aBoast not against the branches.
tained that which he seeketh for;                But if thou boast, thou bearest not
but the election hath obtained it,               the root, but the root thee.
and the rest a were blinded                        19 Thou wilt say then, The branches
  8 (According as it is written, God             were broken off, that I might be
hath given them the spirit of a slum-            grafted in.
ber, eyes that they should not see,                20 Well; because of a unbelief they
and ears that they should not bhear;)            were b broken off, and thou stand-
unto this day.                                   est by c faith. Be not highminded,
  9 And David saith, Let their table             but d fear:
be made a a snare, and a trap, and a               21 For if God spared not the a natu­
stumblingblock, and a brecompence                ral branches, take heed lest he also
unto them:                                       b
                                                   spare not thee.
  10 Let their eyes be darkened, that              22 Behold therefore the goodness
they may not see, and bow down                   and severity of God: on them which
their back alway.                                fell, severity; but toward thee, good-
  11 I say then, Have they stumbled              ness, if thou continue in his good-
that they should fall? a God forbid:             ness: otherwise thou also shalt be
but rather through their fall salva-             cut off.
tion is come unto the Gentiles, for                23 And they also, if they abide not
to provoke them to b jealousy.                   still in unbelief, shall be grafted in:
  12 Now if the fall of them be the              for God is able to graft them in again.
riches of the world, and the a di-                 24 For if thou wert cut out of the
minishing of them the riches of                  olive tree which is wild by nature,
the Gentiles; how much more their                and wert grafted contrary to nature
fulness?                                         into a good olive tree: how much
  13 For I speak to you a Gentiles, in-          more shall these, which be the natu­
asmuch as I am the apostle of the                ral branches, be grafted into their
Gentiles, I b magnify mine office:               own olive tree?
  14 If by any means I may provoke                 25 For I would not, brethren, that
to emulation them which are my flesh,            ye should be ignorant of this mys-
and might save some of them.                     tery, lest ye should be wise in your
  15 For if the casting away of them             own a conceits; that b blindness in
be the a reconciling of the world,               part is happened to Israel, until
what shall the receiving of them be,             the c fulness of the d Gentiles be
but life from the dead?                          come in.
  5 a tg Election.               12 a gr default, failure.        		c 2 Cor. 1:24.
  6 a tg Grace.                  13 a Acts 22:21.                 		d tg Reverence.
		b Rom. 2:6 (5–10).            		b Jacob 2:2 (2–3);               21 a Jacob 5:3 (1–77);
  7 a gr became callous.              D&C 24:3; 66:11.                  6:1 (1–13).
  8 a gr deep sleep, stupor.     15 a tg Reconciliation.          		b tg Apostasy of the
      Isa. 29:10.                16 a tg Israel, Mission of.            Early Christian Church.
		b Matt. 13:14;                 17 a tg Vineyard of the Lord.     25 a Prov. 26:12.
      2 Ne. 16:10.               18 a tg Boast.                   		b gr callousness.
  9 a Ps. 69:22.                 20 a tg Apostasy of Israel;            Jacob 4:14.
		b gr retribution, requital.         Unbelief.                   		c tg Restoration of the
 11 a gr May it not be!         		b Ps. 80:12 (12–16).                  Gospel.
		b tg Jealous.                       tg Israel, Scattering of.   		d tg Gentiles.
Romans 11:26–12:8                                                                        1432

  26 And so all a Israel shall be saved:                          Chapter 12
as it is written, There shall come
out of b Sion the c Deliverer, and                  Paul counsels the Saints to present
                                                    their bodies as a living sacrifice, to use
shall turn away ungodliness from                    their own grace-given gifts, and to live
Jacob:
                                                    as Saints should live.
  27 For this is my a covenant unto
them, when I shall take away their                  I beseech you therefore, brethren,
sins.                                               by the mercies of God, that ye pre­
  28 As concerning the gospel, they                 sent your a bodies a living b sacrifice,
are enemies for your sakes: but as                  holy, c acceptable unto God, which is
touching the election, they are be-                 your reasonable d service.
loved for the fathers’ sakes.                         2 And be not conformed to this
  29 For the gifts and calling of God               a
                                                      world: but be ye b transformed by
are without repentance.                             the c renewing of your d mind, that
  30 For as ye in times past a have                 ye may e prove what is that good,
not believed God, yet have now                      and acceptable, and perfect, f will
obtained mercy through their                        of God.
b
  unbelief:                                           3 For I say, through the grace given
  31 Even so have these also now not                unto me, to every man that is among
a
  believed, that through your mercy                 you, not to a think of himself more
they also may obtain mercy.                         highly than he ought to think; but
  32 For God hath a concluded them                  to think b soberly, according as c God
all in unbelief, that he might have                 hath dealt to every man the mea-
mercy upon all.                                     sure of faith.
  33 O the depth of the a riches both                 4 For as we have many members
of the b wisdom and c knowledge                     in one body, and all members have
of God! how d unsearchable are his                  not the same a office:
judgments, and his ways past e find-                  5 So we, being many, are a one b body
ing out!                                            in Christ, and every one members
  34 For who hath known the a mind                  one of another.
of the Lord? or who hath been his                     6 Having then gifts differing ac-
b
  counsellor?                                       cording to the a grace that is given to
  35 Or who hath first given to him,                us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy
and it shall be recompensed unto                    according to the proportion of bfaith;
him again?                                            7 Or ministry, let us wait on our
  36 For of him, and a through him,                 ministering: or he that teacheth,
and to him, are all things: to whom                 on teaching;
be glory for ever. Amen.                              8 O r h e th a t ex h or t e th , on
 26 a tg Israel, Restoration of.   		d Isa. 40:28.                		b Eph. 5:8;
		b tg Zion.                       		e Prov. 25:2.                     1 Jn. 5:4 (1–5).
		c Isa. 59:20;                      34 a Jacob 4:8 (8–13);            tg Self-Mastery.
      Alma 11:40 (37–41).                 Mosiah 4:9.             		c tg Man, New,
 27 a Isa. 59:21 (20–21);          		b 1 Cor. 2:16;                    Spiritually Reborn.
      Heb. 10:16 (16–17);                 D&C 22:4.               		d tg Mind.
      D&C 49:9 (5–9).                     tg Counselor.           		e gr test, try, prove.
      tg Abrahamic                   36 a D&C 76:24 (22–24);      		f tg God, Will of.
      Covenant.                           93:10.                   3 a tg Humility.
 30 a gr were disbelieving,        12 1 a tg Body, Sanctity of.   		b D&C 18:21; 43:35.
      disobedient to.              		b Mosiah 2:34;               		c 1 Cor. 7:17.
		b gr disobedience,                      Moro. 10:32 (30–33);     4 a gr function, operation.
      disbelief.                          D&C 93:1.                5 a tg Unity.
 31 a gr obeyed.                          tg Self-Sacrifice.      		b tg Church.
 32 a gr closed up together.       		c Lev. 1:4.                   6 a tg Grace.
 33 a tg Treasure.                 		d tg Service.                		b tg Faith.
		b tg God, Intelligence of.          2 a tg World;
		c tg God, Omniscience of.               Worldliness.
1433                                                                 Romans 12:9–13:6

exhorta­tion: he that giveth, let him          drink: for in so doing thou shalt
do it with simplicity; he that ruleth,         heap coals of fire on his head.
with diligence; he that sheweth                  21 Be not overcome of evil, but
mercy, with a cheerfulness.                    a
                                                 overcome evil with good.
  9 Let love be a without dissimu-
lation. Abhor that which is b evil;                             Chapter 13
cleave to that which is good.
  10 Be kindly a affectioned one to            Paul counsels, Be subject unto God’s
                                               ministers; keep the commandments;
another with b brotherly c love; in            love one another; righteousness leads
honour preferring one another;
  11 Not slothful in a business; b fer-        to salvation.
vent in spirit; serving the Lord;              Let every soul a be subject unto
  12 Rejoicing in hope; a patient in           the higher b powers. For there is no
b
  tribulation; c continuing instant            c
                                                 power d but of God: the e powers that
in prayer;                                     be are ordained of God.
  13 Distributing to the necessity of            2 Whosoever therefore resisteth
saints; given to a hospitality.                the power, resisteth the ordinance
  14 Bless them which a persecute              of God: and they that a resist shall
you: bless, and b curse not.                   receive to themselves b damnation.
  15 Rejoice with them that do re-               3 For rulers are not a terror to good
joice, and a weep with them that               works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then
weep.                                          not be afraid of the a power? do that
  16 Be of the same mind one toward            which is b good, and thou shalt have
another. Mind not high things, but             praise of the same:
a
  condescend to men of low estate.               4 For he is a the minister of God
Be not wise in your own b conceits.            to thee for good. But if thou do
  17 a Recompense to no man b evil             that which is evil, be afraid; for
for evil. Provide things c honest in           he beareth not the sword in vain:
the d sight of all men.                        for he is the minister of God, a re-
  18 If it be possible, as much as lieth       venger to execute wrath upon him
in you, live apeaceably with all men.          that doeth evil.
  19 Dearly beloved, a avenge not                5 Wherefore ye must needs be sub-
yourselves, but rather give place              ject, not only for wrath, but also for
unto wrath: for it is written, Ven-            a
                                                 conscience sake.
geance is mine; I will repay, saith              6 a For for this cause pay ye tribute
the Lord.                                      also: for they are God’s ministers,
  20 Therefore if thine a enemy hun-           attending continually upon this
ger, feed him; if he thirst, give him          very thing.
  8 a tg Cheerful.                   Persecution.                  21 a Rev. 2:17.
  9 a gr sincere, unfeigned,   		b tg Curse.                     13 1 a gr be submissive,
      real.                     15 a tg Compassion.                   render obedience.
		b Ps. 26:4; 2 Ne. 4:31;       16 a gr conforming                    D&C 58:22 (21–22).
      Alma 13:12;                    willingly with the               tg Citizenship;
      D&C 38:42.                     humble.                          Governments.
      tg Evil.                       3 Ne. 12:5.                 		b gr authorities.
 10 a Philip. 2:2 (1–4).       		b Prov. 26:12.                  		c John 19:11 (10–12).
		b tg Brotherhood and               tg Pride.                   		d jst Rom. 13:1 . . . in the
      Sisterhood.               17 a tg Forgive; Retribution.         church but of God . . .
		c tg Love.                   		b tg Evil.                      		e tg Governments.
 11 a gr haste, diligence.     		c tg Honesty.                    2 a tg Rebellion.
		b tg Zeal.                   		d 2 Cor. 8:21.                  		b tg Damnation.
 12 a D&C 24:8; 31:9.           18 a Prov. 3:30.                  3 a gr authority.
		b tg Adversity.                    tg Peace; Peacemakers.      		b tg Retribution.
		c gr constantly               19 a tg Forbear;                  4 a gr a servant.
      persisting in.                 Retribution.                 5 a tg Conscience.
 13 a tg Hospitality.           20 a 2 Kgs. 6:22.                 6 a jst Rom. 13:6–7
 14 a tg Enemies;                    tg Enemies.                      (Appendix).
Romans 13:7–14:9                                                                     1434

   7 Render therefore to all their dues:       other—Every knee will bow to Christ—
tribute to whom tribute is due; cus-           The kingdom of God embraces righ-
tom to whom custom; fear to whom               teousness, peace, and joy in the Holy
fear; a honour to whom honour.                 Ghost.
   8 a Owe no man any thing, but to
                                               Him that is aweak in the faith receive
love one another: for he that b loveth
another hath fulfilled the law.                ye, but not to bdoubtful cdisputations.
   9 For this, Thou shalt not commit             2 For one believeth that he may
                                               eat all things: another, who is weak,
a
  adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou          eateth a herbs.
shalt not b steal, Thou shalt not bear
                                                 3 Let not him that eateth despise
false witness, Thou shalt not c covet;         him that eateth not; and let not him
and if there be any other command-
ment, it is briefly comprehended in            which eateth not a judge him that
this saying, namely, Thou shalt love           eateth: for God hath received him.
thy d neighbour as thyself.                      4 Who art thou that a judgest an-
                                               other man’s servant? to his own
   10 aLove worketh no ill to his neigh-       master he standeth or falleth. Yea,
bour: therefore love is the fulfilling         he shall be holden up: for God is
of the b law.                                  able to make him stand.
   11 And that, knowing the time,                5 One man esteemeth one a day
that now it is high a time to awake            above another: another esteemeth
out of b sleep: for now is our salva-          every day alike. Let every man be
tion nearer than when we believed.             fully persuaded in his own mind.
   12 The night is far spent, the a day          6 He that regardeth the day, re-
is at hand: let us therefore cast off          gardeth it unto the Lord; and he
the works of b darkness, and let us            that regardeth not the day, to the
put on the c armour of d light.                Lord he doth not regard it. He that
   13 Let us walk a honestly, as in the        eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giv-
day; not in b rioting and c drunk-
enness, not in d chambering and                eth God thanks; and he that eateth
wantonness, not in strife and                  not, to the Lord he eateth not, and
                                               giveth God thanks.
e
  envying.                                       7 For none of us a liveth to himself,
   14 But a put ye on the Lord Jesus           and no man dieth to himself.
Christ, and make not provision for
the flesh, to fulfil the b lusts thereof.        8 For whether we live, we live unto
                                               the Lord; and whether we die, we
                                               a
                                                 die unto the Lord: whether we live
          Chapter 14                           therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
Avoid quarreling about opinions and              9 For to this end Christ both died,
making unrighteous judgment of each            and rose, and revived, that he might
  7 a D&C 134:6.                     1 Thes. 5:4.            		e tg Envy.
      tg Honor.                      tg Darkness,              14 a Gal. 3:27 (24–29).
  8 a tg Debt.                       Spiritual.              		b tg Lust.
		b tg Love.                   		c Isa. 59:17 (16–17);       14 1 a Isa. 35:3;
  9 a tg Adulterer.                  2 Cor. 6:7;                    Rom. 15:1 (1–3);
		b tg Stealing.                     Eph. 6:11 (10–24);             1 Cor. 8:9;
		c tg Covet.                        1 Thes. 5:8;                   Gal. 6:1;
		d tg Neighbor.                     D&C 27:15 (15–18).             D&C 81:5; 84:106.
 10 a Moro. 7:47 (1, 44–47).   		d tg Children of Light;     		b tg Doubt.
      tg Motivations.                Light [noun].           		c tg Disputations.
		b Matt. 22:40 (36–40);        13 a gr with propriety,         2 a gr vegetables.
      Gal. 5:14 (13–14).             decently, gracefully.      3 a Col. 2:16.
 11 a tg Time.                       tg Honesty.                4 a D&C 11:12.
		b tg Apathy;                 		b tg Rioting and               5 a Gal. 4:10 (9–10).
      Sleep.                         Reveling.                  7 a 2 Cor. 5:15 (14–16);
 12 a John 9:4;                		c tg Drunkenness.                  Gal. 2:20.
      Alma 34:31 (31–34).      		d gr lewdness,                 8 a D&C 42:44 (44–47);
		b 2 Cor. 5:17;                     whoredoms.                     63:49.
1435                                                                  Romans 14:10–15:4

be a Lord both of the b dead and                  things wherewith one may b edify
living.                                           another.
  10 But why dost thou a judge thy                  20 a For meat destroy not the b work
brother? or why dost thou set at                  of God. All things indeed are pure;
nought thy brother? for we shall                  but it is evil for that man who eat-
all stand before the b judgment seat              eth with offence.
of Christ.                                          21 It is good neither to eat flesh,
  11 For it is written, As I live, saith          nor to drink wine, nor any thing
the Lord, every a knee shall bow to               whereby thy brother stumbleth, or
me, and every tongue shall b con-                 is a offended, or is made weak.
fess to God.                                        22 Hast thou faith? have it to thy-
  12 So then every one of us shall                self before God. Happy is he that
give account of himself to God.                   condemneth not himself a in that
  13 Let us not therefore judge one               thing which he alloweth.
another any more: but judge this                    23 And he that a doubteth is
rather, that no man put a a stum-                 damned if he eat, because he eateth
blingblock or an occasion to fall in              not of faith: for whatsoever is not
his brother’s way.                                of b faith is c sin.
  14 I know, and am persuaded by
the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing                         Chapter 15
a
  unclean of itself: but to him that              True Saints fellowship one another—
b
  esteemeth any thing to be unclean,              Paul recounts his diligence in preaching
to him it is unclean.
  15 But if thy brother be grieved                the gospel—The gifts of the Spirit are
with thy meat, anow walkest thou not              poured out upon the Gentiles.
b
  charitably. Destroy not him c with              We then that are strong ought to
thy meat, for whom Christ died.                   a
                                                    bear the infirmities of the b weak,
  16 Let not then your good be evil               and not to please ourselves.
spoken of:                                          2 Let every one of us please his
  17 For the kingdom of God is not                a
                                                    neighbour for his good to b edifi-
a
  meat and drink; but b righteous-                cation.
ness, and c peace, and d joy in the                 3 For even Christ pleased not him-
Holy Ghost.                                       self; but, as it is written, The a re-
  18 For he that in these things                  proaches of them that reproached
serveth Christ is acceptable to God,              thee fell on me.
and approved of men.                                4 For whatsoever things were
  19 Let us therefore follow after the            a
                                                    written aforetime were b written
things which make for a peace, and                for our c learning, that we through
 9 a tg Jesus Christ,            		b tg Motivations.                 22 a gr by what he tries,
     Authority of;                15 a jst Rom. 14:15 . . . thou   			 approves.
     Jesus Christ, Power of.           walkest not charitably        23 a tg Doubt.
		b Luke 20:38.                        if thou eatest. Therefore   		b tg Faith.
     tg Genealogy and                  destroy not him with        		c tg Sin.
     Temple Work;                      thy meat . . .              15 1 a gr remove, endure,
     Salvation for the Dead.     		b gr according to love.                bear with.
10 a tg Judgment.                		c gr on account of food.               Alma 31:33.
		b tg Judgment, the Last.        17 a gr food.                    		b Rom. 14:1 (1–3).
11 a Isa. 45:23;                       tg Food.                       2 a tg Neighbor.
     Philip. 2:10.               		b tg Righteousness.             		b tg Edification.
		b gr praise, profess openly.   		c tg Contentment;                  3 a gr revilings, insults.
13 a Lev. 19:14;                       Peace of God.                      tg Reproach.
     1 Cor. 8:9 (9–13);          		d tg Joy.                          4 a 1 Cor. 10:11.
     10:32 (24–33);               19 a tg Peace; Peacemakers.             tg Scriptures,
     2 Cor. 6:3;                 		b tg Edification.                      Writing of.
     Alma 39:11.                  20 a gr Because of food.         		b 1 Cor. 9:10.
14 a gr ceremonially unclean.    		b tg God, Works of.             		c tg Scriptures, Value of;
     tg Uncleanness.              21 a 1 Cor. 8:13.                       Understanding.
Romans 15:5–24                                                                       1436
d
  patience and comfort of the e scrip-        a
                                                some sort, as putting you in mind,
tures might have f hope.                      because of the b grace that is given
  5 Now the God of patience and               to me of God,
a
  consolation grant you to be b like-           16 That I should be the a minister
minded one toward another accord-             of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, min-
ing to Christ Jesus:                          istering the gospel of God, that the
  6 That ye may with one mind and             b
                                                offering up of the Gentiles might
one mouth glorify God, even the               be acceptable, being c sanctified by
a
  Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.            the Holy Ghost.
  7 Wherefore receive ye one an-                17 I have therefore whereof I may
other, as Christ also received us to          a
                                                glory through Jesus Christ in those
the glory of God.                             things which pertain to God.
  8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was             18 For I will not dare to speak of
a minister of the a circumcision for          any of those things which Christ
the truth of God, to b confirm the            hath not wrought by me, to make
c
  promises made unto the fathers:             the Gentiles obedient, by word and
  9 And that the Gentiles might glo-          deed,
rify God for his a mercy; as it is writ-        19 Through mighty asigns and won-
ten, For this cause I will b confess to       ders, by the power of the b Spirit of
thee among the c Gentiles, and sing           God; so that from Jerusalem, and
unto thy name.                                round about unto Illyricum, I have
  10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye          fully preached the gospel of Christ.
a
  Gentiles, with his people.                    20 Yea, so have I strived to preach
  11 And again, Praise the Lord, all          the gospel, not where Christ was
ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye             named, lest I should build upon
people.                                       another man’s a foundation:
  12 And again, a Esaias saith, There           21 But as it is written, To whom he
shall be a root of bJesse, and he that        was not a spoken of, they shall see:
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles;        and they that have not heard shall
in him shall the Gentiles trust.              understand.
  13 Now the God of hope fill you               22 For which cause also I have been
with all joy and a peace in believ-           much ahindered from coming to you.
ing, that ye may abound in b hope,              23 But now having no more a place
through the power of the Holy                 in these parts, and having a great
Ghost.                                        desire these many years to come
  14 And I myself also am persuaded           unto you;
of you, my brethren, that ye also               24 Whensoever I take my journey
are full of goodness, filled with all         into Spain, I will come to you: for I
a
  knowledge, able also to b admonish          trust to see you in my journey, and
one another.                                  to be brought on my way thither-
  15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have           ward by you, if first I be somewhat
written the more boldly unto you in           filled with your company.
 4 d tg Patience.              		b gr profess openly,          16 a gr servant at one’s own
		e tg Scriptures, Study of.         praise.                        expense.
		f tg Hope.                   		c Ps. 18:49.                 		b gr sacrifice, offering.
 5 a gr comfort.                10 a Acts 9:15 (1–19);        		c tg Holy Ghost,
		b 1 Cor. 1:10 (9–16);              3 Ne. 30:2 (1–2).              Gifts of.
     1 Thes. 5:13 (13–15);      12 a ie Isaiah.                17 a Alma 26:16 (16, 35).
     Mosiah 18:21.             		b tg Jesus Christ, Davidic    19 a Morm. 9:19 (19–21);
 6 a tg Jesus Christ, Divine         Descent of.                    D&C 63:10 (7–10).
     Sonship.                   13 a tg Peace of God.         		b tg God, Spirit of.
 8 a tg Circumcision.          		b tg Hope.                    20 a 2 Cor. 10:15;
		b gr establish, make          14 a tg Knowledge.                  D&C 52:33.
     constant.                 		b tg Warn.                    21 a Isa. 52:15.
		c 2 Cor. 1:20.                15 a gr part.                  22 a Rom. 1:13.
 9 a tg God, Mercy of.         		b tg Grace.                   23 a gr opportunity.
1437                                                              Romans 15:25–16:17

  25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to                her in whatsoever business she hath
minister unto the saints.                          need of you: for she hath been a suc-
  26 For it hath pleased them of                   courer of many, and of myself also.
Macedonia and Achaia to make a                       3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my
certain a contribution for the poor                helpers in Christ Jesus:
saints which are at Jerusalem.                       4 Who have for my life laid down
  27 It hath pleased them verily; and              their own necks: unto whom not
their debtors they are. For if the                 only I give thanks, but also all the
Gentiles have been made partak-                    churches of the Gentiles.
ers of their a spiritual things, their               5 Likewise greet the church that
b
  duty is also to minister unto them               is in their house. Salute my well-
in c carnal things.                                beloved Epænetus, who is the first-
  28 When therefore I have performed               fruits of Achaia unto Christ.
this, and have sealed to them this                   6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much
a
  fruit, I will come by you into Spain.            labour on us.
  29 And I am sure that, when I                      7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my
come unto you, I shall come in the                 kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners,
a
  fulness of the blessing of the gos-              who are of note among the apostles,
pel of Christ.                                     who also were in Christ before me.
  30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for                8 Greet Amplias my beloved in
the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and                  the Lord.
for the love of the Spirit, that ye                  9 Salute Urbane, our helper in
strive together with me in your                    Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
prayers to God for me;                               10 Salute Apelles approved in
  31 That I may be delivered from                  Christ. Salute them which are of
them that a do not believe in Judæa;               Aristobulus’ a household.
and that my service which I have                     11 Salute Herodion my kinsman.
for Jerusalem may be accepted of                   Greet them that be of the a household
the saints;                                        of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.
  32 That I may come unto you with                   12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa,
joy by the will of God, and may with               who labour in the Lord. Salute the
you be a refreshed.                                beloved Persis, which laboured
  33 Now the God of peace be with                  much in the Lord.
you all. Amen.                                       13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord,
                                                   and his mother and mine.
            Chapter 16                               14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon,
                                                   Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the
Paul sends greetings to various Saints—            brethren which are with them.
He counsels the Saints to avoid those                15 Salute Philologus, and Julia,
who cause divisions—The Saints should              Nereus, and his sister, and Olym-
be wise concerning good and innocent               pas, and all the saints which are
concerning evil.                                   with them.
I commend unto you Phebe our sis-                    16 Salute one another with an
ter, which is a servant of the church              holy a kiss. The b churches of Christ
which is at Cenchrea:                              salute you.
  2 That ye receive her in the Lord,                 17 Now I beseech you, brethren,
as becometh saints, and that ye assist             a
                                                     mark them which cause b divisions
 26 a tg Almsgiving; Welfare.        31 a gr refuse belief or    			 salutation . . .
 27 a 1 Cor. 9:11.                        obedience.             		b tg Jesus Christ, Head of
		b tg Duty.                         32 a 2 Cor. 7:13.                 the Church.
		c gr material, temporal.        16 10 a jst Rom. 16:10 . . .    17 a gr watch, beware of.
 28 a Philip. 4:17; Titus 3:14.           church.                		b Acts 20:30 (28–30);
 29 a D&C 1:23; 14:10; 35:17;        11 a jst Rom. 16:11 . . .         1 Cor. 1:10 (10–13);
      39:11 (11–18); 42:12;               church . . .                 2 Thes. 3:6 (2–6);
      JS—H 1:34.                     16 a jst Rom. 16:16 . . .         2 Ne. 26:21 (20–21).
Romans 16:18–1 Corinthians 1:2                                                          1438

and c offences contrary to the d doc­            23 Gaius mine host, and of the
trine which ye have learned; and               whole church, saluteth you. Erastus
e
  avoid them.                                  the chamberlain of the city saluteth
  18 For they that are such serve              you, and Quartus a brother.
not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their             24 The a grace of our Lord Jesus
own belly; and by good words and               Christ be with you all. Amen.
a
  fair speeches deceive the hearts of            25 Now to him that is of power
the b simple.                                  to a stablish you according to my
  19 For your a obedience is come              gospel, and the preaching of Jesus
abroad unto all men. I am glad there­          Christ, according to the revelation
fore on your behalf: but yet I would           of the b mystery, which was kept se­
have you b wise unto that which is             cret since the world began,
good, and c simple concerning evil.              26 But now is made manifest, and
  20 And the God of a peace shall              by the scriptures of the prophets, ac­
b
  bruise c Satan under your feet               cording to the commandment of the
shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus           a
                                                 everlasting God, made known to all
Christ be with you. Amen.                      nations for the b obedience of faith:
  21 Timotheus my workfellow, and                27 To God only wise, be glory
Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my           through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
kinsmen, salute you.                           ¶ Written to the Romans from Corinthus,
  22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle,        and sent by Phebe servant of the church at
salute you in the Lord.                        Cenchrea.




                      The First Epistle of
                    Paul the Apostle to the
                    Corinthians
             Chapter 1

True Saints are perfectly united in the
same mind and in the same judgment—
Preach the gospel and save souls—The
                                               P     aul, called to be an apostle of
                                                     Jesus Christ through the will of
                                                     God, and Sosthenes our brother,
                                                 2 Unto the church of God which is
                                               at Corinth, to them that are a sanc­
gospel is preached by the weak and the         tified in Christ Jesus, called to be
simple.                                        b
                                                 saints, with all that in every place
 17 c gr stumbling blocks,          crush.                         42:65 (61–65);
      scandals.                     Gen. 3:15.                     121:27 (25–27).
		d 3 Ne. 11:40 (31–41).            tg Jesus Christ,          26 a Gen. 21:33.
		e 1 Cor. 5:11.                    Prophecies about;        		b tg Obedience.
 18 a 2 Pet. 2:3.                   Redemption.
		b gr innocent, guileless.   		c tg Devil.                  [1 Corinthians]
 19 a Rom. 1:8.                24 a Rev. 22:21 (17–21).      1 2 a tg Sanctification.
		b tg Wisdom.                 25 a 1 Thes. 3:2.             		b tg Mission of
		c gr blameless, innocent.   		b Eph. 3:4;                      Early Saints;
 20 a Moro. 7:3 (3–4).              Col. 1:26 (25–26);           Saints.
		b gr break the power of,          D&C 6:7 (7–11);
1439                                                           1 Corinthians 1:3–24

call upon the name of Jesus Christ            crucified for you? or were ye bap-
our Lord, both theirs and ours:               tized in the name of Paul?
  3 Grace be unto you, and a peace,             14 I thank God that I baptized none
from God our Father, and from the             of you, a but b Crispus and Gaius;
Lord Jesus Christ.                              15 Lest any should say that I had
  4 I thank my God always on your             baptized in mine own name.
behalf, for the grace of God which              16 And I baptized also the house-
is given you by Jesus Christ;                 hold of a Stephanas: besides, I
  5 That in every thing ye are en-            know not whether I baptized any
riched by him, in all utterance, and          other.
in all knowledge;                               17 For Christ sent me not to bap-
  6 Even as the a testimony of Christ         tize, but to preach the gospel: not
was b confirmed in you:                       with a wisdom of words, lest the
  7 So that ye a come behind in no            cross of Christ should be made of
gift; waiting for the b coming of our         none effect.
Lord Jesus Christ:                              18 For the a preaching of the cross
  8 Who shall also aconfirm you unto          is to them that perish foolishness;
the end, that ye may be b blameless           but unto us which are saved it is
in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.          the b power of God.
  9 God is faithful, by whom ye were            19 For it is written, I will destroy
called unto the a fellowship of his           the wisdom of the wise, and will
Son Jesus Christ our Lord.                    bring to nothing the a understand-
  10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by          ing of the b prudent.
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,              20 Where is the wise? where is
that ye all speak the same thing, and         the a scribe? where is the b disputer
that there be no a divisions among            of this c world? hath not God made
you; but that ye be perfectly joined          foolish the d wisdom of this e world?
together in the same b mind and in              21 For after that in the wisdom of
the same judgment.                            God the world a by wisdom knew
  11 For it hath been declared unto           not God, it pleased God by the fool-
me a of you, my brethren, by them             ishness of b preaching to save them
which are of the house of Chloe, that         that believe.
there are b contentions among you.              22 For the Jews require a a sign,
  12 Now this I say, that every one           and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of            23 But we apreach Christ bcrucified,
Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I               unto the Jews a c stumblingblock,
of a Christ.                                  and unto the Greeks foolishness;
  13 Is Christ a divided? was Paul              24 But unto them a which are
  3 a tg Peace of God.              3 Ne. 11:28 (28–30).        		b tg Prudence.
  6 a tg Testimony.                 tg Church.                   20 a tg Scribe.
		b gr established,           		b 1 Cor. 12:25;                 		b tg Disputations.
      strengthened.                 2 Cor. 13:11;               		c gr age.
  7 a gr come short, miss,          D&C 38:27.                  		d Isa. 44:25;
      need.                         tg Mind.                          Jer. 8:8 (8–9);
		b gr revelation.             11 a gr about, concerning.             D&C 133:58.
      1 Thes. 3:13;           		b tg Apostasy of the            		e tg Worldliness.
      D&C 45:44 (25–44).            Early Christian Church;      21 a gr by means of,
  8 a gr secure, establish,         Contention.                       through.
      strengthen.              12 a 3 Ne. 27:8 (4–9).           		b tg Gospel.
		b 3 Ne. 27:20;               13 a 2 Ne. 28:3 (3–5, 12–13).     22 a tg Sign Seekers.
      D&C 4:2.                 14 a gr except.                   23 a tg Missionary Work.
  9 a tg Fellowshipping.      		b Acts 18:8.                    		b tg Jesus Christ,
 10 a gr factions, schisms.    16 a 1 Cor. 16:15.                     Crucifixion of.
      Acts 4:32;               17 a tg Wisdom.                  		c Jacob 4:15.
      Rom. 15:5 (1–7);         18 a 1 Pet. 2:8 (4–8).            24 a jst 1 Cor. 1:24 . . . who
      16:17 (17–18);          		b Rom. 1:16; 1 Cor. 4:20.             believe, both Jews and
      Eph. 4:13 (11–14);       19 a tg Understanding.                 Greeks . . .
1 Corinthians 1:25–2:11                                                                  1440

called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ            or of wisdom, declaring unto you
the b power of God, and the c wisdom            the a testimony of God.
of God.                                           2 For I determined not to know
  25 Because the a foolishness of God           any thing among you, a save Jesus
is wiser than men; and the weakness             Christ, and him b crucified.
of God is stronger than men.                      3 And I was with you in aweakness,
  26 For ye see your calling, breth-            and in fear, and in much trembling.
ren, how that not many wise men                   4 And my a speech and my preach-
after the a flesh, not many mighty,             ing was not with b enticing words of
not many noble, are b called:                   man’s wisdom, but in demonstration
  27 But God hath chosen the a fool-            of the c Spirit and of d power:
ish things of the world to b confound             5 That your faith should not stand
the wise; and God hath chosen the               in the wisdom of men, but in the
c
  weak things of the world to con-              a
                                                  power of God.
found the things which are mighty;                6 Howbeit we speak wisdom
  28 And base things of the world,              among them that are a perfect: yet
and things which are despised, hath             not the wisdom of this world, nor
God chosen, yea, and things which               of the princes of this world, that
are not, to bring to nought things              come to nought:
that are:                                         7 But we speak the awisdom of God
  29 That no flesh should glory in              in a b mystery, even the hidden c wis-
his presence.                                   dom, which God d ordained before
  30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus,         the world unto our glory:
who of God is made unto us wisdom,                8 Which none of the princes of this
and righteousness, and a sanctifica-            world knew: for had they known it,
tion, and redemption:                           they would not have a crucified the
  31 That, according as it is written,          Lord of glory.
He that glorieth, let him a glory in              9 But as it is written, a Eye hath not
the Lord.                                       seen, nor ear heard, neither have
                                                entered into the heart of man, the
             Chapter 2                          things which God hath b prepared
The gospel is preached by the power of          for them that love him.
the Spirit—The Spirit reveals all things          10 But God hath a revealed them
                                                unto us by his b Spirit: for the c Spirit
to the Saints—The unrepentant natural           d
                                                  searcheth all things, yea, the deep
man cannot receive the things of the            things of God.
Spirit of God.                                    11 For what man a knoweth the
And I, brethren, when I came to you,            things of a man, save the spirit of
came not with excellency of speech              man which is in him? even so the
 24 b tg God, Power of.         30 a tg Sanctification.           7 a tg Wisdom.
		c tg Jesus Christ,            31 a Jer. 9:24 (23–24);         		b tg Mysteries of
      Relationships with the         1 Cor. 5:6;                      Godliness.
      Father.                        Alma 26:16 (16, 35).       		c Col. 2:3.
 25 a tg Foolishness.          2 1 a tg Testimony.              		d gr foreordained.
 26 a tg Man, Natural, Not       2 a gr except.                   8 a tg Jesus Christ,
      Spiritually Reborn.      		b tg Jesus Christ,                   Crucifixion of.
		b jst 1 Cor. 1:26 . . .            Crucifixion of.              9 a Isa. 64:4; D&C 76:10.
      chosen . . .               3 a Gal. 4:13;                 		b tg Blessing; Reward.
      John 12:43 (42–43).            Ether 12:23 (23–29).        10 a Alma 5:46 (45–48).
      tg Called of God.          4 a 1 Thes. 1:5.                     tg Revelation.
 27 a James 2:5 (1–9);         		b gr persuasive.               		b 1 Thes. 4:8; 1 Jn. 3:24;
      D&C 1:23 (18–20, 23).    		c tg Teaching with the               D&C 42:17.
		b gr shame, frustrate.             Spirit.                    		c D&C 35:19.
      Alma 37:7 (6–7);         		d 2 Ne. 28:4 (3–5).            		d gr explores,
      D&C 133:58 (58–59).            tg Priesthood, Power of.         investigates.
		c Ether 12:27 (23–29);         5 a 2 Cor. 4:7.                      D&C 63:59.
      D&C 35:13; 124:1.          6 a tg Perfection.              11 a tg Education.
1441                                                           1 Corinthians 2:12–3:13

things of God b knoweth no man,                       3 For ye are yet acarnal: for whereas
c
  but the d Spirit of God.                         there is among you b envying, and
  12 Now we have received, not the                 c
                                                     strife, and d divisions, are ye not
a
  spirit of the world, but the spirit              carnal, and walk as men?
which is of God; that we might know                   4 For while one saith, I am of Paul;
the things that are freely given to                and another, I am of Apollos; are ye
us of God.                                         not carnal?
  13 Which things also we speak,                      5 Who then is Paul, and who is
not in the words which man’s a wis-                Apollos, but a ministers by whom
dom teacheth, but which the Holy                   ye believed, even as the Lord gave
Ghost b teacheth; comparing spiri-                 to every man?
tual things with spiritual.                           6 I have a planted, Apollos watered;
  14 But the anatural man breceiveth               but God b gave the c increase.
not the things of the c Spirit of God:                7 So then neither is he that plant-
for they are d foolishness unto him:               eth any thing, neither he that
neither can he e know them, because                watereth; but God that giveth the
they are f spiritually g discerned.                increase.
  15 But he that is spiritual a judgeth               8 Now he that planteth and he
all things, yet he himself is judged               that watereth are one: and every
of no man.                                         man shall receive his own a reward
  16 For who hath known the mind of                according to his own labour.
the Lord, that he may ainstruct him?                  9 For we are a labourers together
But we have the b mind of Christ.                  with God: ye are God’s b husbandry,
                                                   ye are God’s building.
            Chapter 3                                 10 According to the a grace of God
Milk comes before meat in the Church—              which is given unto me, as a wise
Men’s works will be tried by fire—The              masterbuilder, I have laid the
Saints are the temple of God, and if               foundation, and another buildeth
they are faithful, they will inherit all           thereon. But let every man take
things.                                            heed how he buildeth thereupon.
                                                      11 For other a foundation can no
And I, brethren, could not speak unto              man lay than that is laid, which is
you as unto spiritual, but as unto                 Jesus Christ.
carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.                 12 Now if any man build upon this
 2 I have fed you with a milk, and                 foundation gold, silver, precious
not with meat: for hitherto ye were                stones, wood, hay, stubble;
not able to bear it, neither yet now                  13 Every man’s work shall be
are ye able.                                       made manifest: for the day shall
 11 b Mark 6:52; John 1:5;               about; Knowledge.              Spiritually Reborn.
      Jacob 4:8 (8–10, 13);        		f tg Spirituality.           		b tg Envy.
      Alma 26:21 (21–22).          		g gr examined, tried,        		c tg Strife.
		c jst 1 Cor. 2:11 . . . except         judged.                  		d tg Apostasy of the
      he has the Spirit of God.          tg Discernment,                Early Christian Church.
		d tg Holy Ghost, Source                Spiritual.                 5 a gr servants.
      of Testimony.                 15 a gr examines, tries,            2 Cor. 3:6.
 12 a D&C 50:15.                         judges.                    6 a John 4:37 (36–38);
 13 a 2 Cor. 1:12.                  16 a Rom. 11:34;                    1 Cor. 9:1.
		b tg Holy Ghost,                       D&C 22:4.                		b gr caused, gave growth.
      Mission of.                        tg Counsel.              		c Mark 4:27 (26–29).
 14 a 2 Ne. 9:43 (42–43).          		b 1 Jn. 3:24 (19–24);          8 a tg Reward; Wages.
      tg Learn; Man, Natural,            4:12 (7–21);               9 a 2 Cor. 6:1.
      Not Spiritually Reborn.            Moses 4:6.               		b gr cultivated field,
		b tg Teachable.                  3 2 a Heb. 5:12 (11–14);             farm.
		c tg God, Spirit of.                   1 Pet. 2:2 (1–3);         10 a tg Grace.
		d Ether 12:25 (23–28, 38).             D&C 19:22; 50:40.         11 a Matt. 16:18;
      tg Foolishness.                3 a tg Carnal Mind;                2 Ne. 4:30.
		e tg God, Knowledge                    Man, Natural, Not              tg Cornerstone.
1 Corinthians 3:14–4:8                                                                            1442

declare it, because it shall be re-                     Apostles suffer, minister, and keep the
vealed by fire; and the afire shall btry                faith—The kingdom of God is not in
every man’s work of what sort it is.                    word but in power.
  14 If any man’s work abide which                      Let a man so account of us, as of the
he hath built thereupon, he shall                       ministers of Christ, and stewards of
receive a reward.                                       the a mysteries of God.
  15 If any man’s work shall be                           2 Moreover it is required in a stew-
burned, he shall suffer loss: but
he himself a shall be saved; yet so                     ards, that a man be found b faithful.
                                                          3 But with me it is a very small
as by fire.
  16 Know ye not that ye are the                        thing that I should be judged of
a
  temple of God, and that the b Spirit                  you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I
of God dwelleth c in you?                               judge not mine own self.
  17 If any man a defile the temple                       4 For I know nothing a by myself;
of God, him shall God destroy; for                      yet am I not hereby justified: but he
the temple of God is b holy, which                      that b judgeth me is the Lord.
                                                          5 Therefore judge nothing before
temple ye are.                                          the time, until the Lord come, who
  18 Let no man deceive himself. If                     both will bring to light the a hidden
any man among you a seemeth to be                       things of darkness, and will make
wise in this world, let him become
a b fool, that he may be c wise.
                                                        b
                                                          manifest the counsels of the hearts:
                                                        and then shall every man have
  19 For the a wisdom of this b world                   praise of God.
is c foolishness with God. For it is
written, He taketh the wise in their                      6 And these things, brethren, I have
                                                        in a figure transferred to myself
own d craftiness.                                       and to Apollos for your sakes; that
  20 And again, The Lord a knoweth                      ye might learn in us not to think
the thoughts of the wise, that they                     of men above that which is written,
are b vain.                                             that no one of you be a puffed up
  21 Therefore let no man a glory in
men. For all things are yours;                          for one against another.
  22 Whether a Paul, or Apollos, or                       7 For who maketh thee a to differ
                                                        from another? and what hast thou
Cephas, or the world, or life, or                       that thou didst not b receive? now
death, or things present, or things                     if thou didst receive it, why dost
to come; b all are yours;                               thou glory, as if thou hadst not re-
  23 And ye are a Christ’s; and Christ
is God’s.                                               ceived it?
                                                          8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich,
             Chapter 4                                  ye have reigned as kings without
                                                        us: and I would to God ye did reign,
Christ’s ministers must be faithful—The                 that we also might reign with you.
 13 a Mal. 3:2 (2–3).                   		b tg Holiness; Sacred.       4 1 a tg God, Knowledge
		b gr test, put to proof.               18 a tg Boast.                     about;
      tg Test.                          		b 2 Ne. 9:42 (42–43).             Mysteries of Godliness.
 15 a jst 1 Cor. 3:15 . . . may . . .   		c tg Learn.                   2 a tg Delegation of
 16 a tg Body, Sanctity of;              19 a tg God, Wisdom of;            Responsibility;
      Life, Sanctity of;                      Knowledge; Wisdom.            Stewardship.
      Temple.                           		b tg World; Worldliness.     		b tg Trustworthiness.
		b tg God, Spirit of.                  		c tg Foolishness.             4 a jst 1 Cor. 4:4 . . . against
		c gr in, within, among.               		d gr cunning, villainy.           myself . . .
 17 a gr spoil, corrupt,                 20 a tg God, Omni-            		b tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
      deprave.                                science of.               5 a D&C 123:13.
      tg Cleanliness;                   		b gr deceptive, fruitless.   		b Rom. 2:16.
      Filthiness;                        21 a 1 Cor. 5:6;               6 a gr proud, arrogant.
      Holy Ghost, Loss of;                    D&C 76:61 (58–62).            D&C 38:24.
      Pollution; Sacrilege;              22 a D&C 76:99.                7 a gr different from,
      Uncleanness;                      		b Luke 12:44.                     superior to.
      Word of Wisdom.                    23 a 2 Cor. 10:7.             		b Mosiah 4:19.
1443                                                      1 Corinthians 4:9–5:7

  9 For I think that God hath set forth      the speech of them which are puffed
us the a apostles last, as it were b ap-     up, but the power.
pointed to death: for we are made             20 For the kingdom of God is not
a spectacle unto the world, and to           in word, but in a power.
angels, and to men.                           21 aWhat will ye? shall I come unto
   10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but    you with a rod, or in love, and in
ye are wise in Christ; we are weak,          the spirit of b meekness?
but ye are strong; ye are honourable,
but we are despised.                                          Chapter 5
   11 Even unto this present hour
we both hunger, and thirst, and are          The Church cannot fellowship sinners
naked, and are a buffeted, and have          —Christ, our passover, was sacrificed
no certain dwellingplace;                    for us.
  12 And a labour, working with our          It is reported commonly that there
b
  own c hands: being d reviled, we           is a fornication among you, and
bless; being e persecuted, we f suffer       such fornication as is not so much
it:                                          as named among the Gentiles, that
   13 Being defamed, we entreat: we          one should have his father’s wife.
are made as the filth of the world,            2 And ye are a puffed up, and have
and are the offscouring of all things        not rather mourned, that he that
unto this day.                               hath done this deed might be taken
   14 I write not these things to            away from among you.
a
  shame you, but as my beloved bsons           3 For I verily, a as absent in body,
I c warn you.                                but present in spirit, have judged
  15 For though ye have ten thou-            already, as though I were present,
sand instructors in Christ, yet have         concerning him that hath so done
ye not many fathers: for in Christ           this deed,
Jesus I have begotten you through              4 In the name of our Lord Jesus
the a gospel.                                Christ, when ye are gathered to-
  16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye          gether, a and my spirit, with the
a
  followers of me.                           power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  17 For this cause have I sent unto           5 To a deliver such an one unto Sa-
you a Timotheus, who is my beloved           tan for the b destruction of the flesh,
son, and faithful in the Lord, who           that the spirit may be saved in the
shall bring you into remembrance             c
                                               day of the Lord Jesus.
of my ways which be in Christ, as I            6 Your a glorying is not good. Know
teach every where in every church.           ye not that a little leaven leaveneth
  18 Now some are a puffed up, as            the whole lump?
though I would not come to you.                7 a Purge out therefore the old
  19 But I will come to you shortly,         leaven, that ye may be a new lump,
if the Lord will, and will know, not         as ye are b unleavened. For even
  9 a gr last apostles.      		c tg Warn.                      2 a Alma 5:53 (53–56); 6:3.
      Rom. 1:1;               15 a tg Gospel.                  3 a gr as it were.
      1 Ne. 11:34 (33–34).    16 a gr imitators.               4 a jst 1 Cor. 5:4 . . . and
		b D&C 42:48.                     1 Cor. 11:1.                    have the Spirit, with . . .
 11 a gr roughly treated,     17 a Acts 16:1;                  5 a 1 Tim. 1:20;
      afflicted.                   1 Tim. 1:2.                     D&C 78:12 (11–12).
 12 a tg Labor.               18 a tg Apostasy of the         		b tg Punish.
		b tg Self-Sacrifice.             Early Christian Church.    		c D&C 2:1; 19:3; 39:21;
		c D&C 38:40.                20 a 1 Cor. 1:18 (17–18);            45:12 (12–34);
		d tg Malice;                     D&C 18:47; 42:14.               Moses 7:65 (59–67).
      Reviling.                    tg Priesthood, Power of.    6 a gr boasting.
		e tg Persecution.           21 a ie Which do you choose?         1 Cor. 1:31;
		f gr endure patiently.     		b gr gentleness, kindness.          3:21 (18–21).
 14 a tg Shame.              5 1 a gr sexual immorality.       7 a D&C 43:11.
		b 1 Thes. 2:11.                  tg Sexual Immorality.      		b tg Bread, Unleavened.
1 Corinthians 5:8–6:11                                                                 1444

Christ our c passover is sacrificed                 world shall be judged by you, are
for us:                                             ye unworthy to judge the smallest
  8 Therefore let us keep the a feast,              matters?
not with old b leaven, neither with                    3 Know ye not that we shall judge
the leaven of malice and wicked-                    angels? how much more things that
ness; but with the unleavened bread                 pertain to this life?
of c sincerity and truth.                              4 If then ye have judgments of
  9 I wrote unto you in an a epistle                things pertaining to this life, set
not to b company with c fornicators:                them to judge who are least es-
  10 Yet not altogether with the for-               teemed in the church.
nicators of this world, or with the                    5 I speak to your a shame. Is it so,
a
  covetous, or b extortioners, or with              that there is not a wise man among
idolaters; for then must ye needs go                you? no, not one that shall be able
out of the world.                                   to judge between his brethren?
  11 But now I have written unto you                   6 But brother goeth to law with
not to keep a company, if any man                   brother, and that before the unbe-
that is called a brother be a fornicator,           lievers.
or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer,              7 Now therefore there is utterly
or a bdrunkard, or an extortioner; with             a fault among you, because ye go
such an one c no not to d eat.                      to law one with another. Why do
  12 For what have I to do to judge                 ye not rather take a wrong? why
them also that are a without? do not                do ye not rather b suffer yourselves to
ye b judge them that are within?                    be c defrauded?
  13 But them that are without God                     8 Nay, ye do wrong, and a defraud,
judgeth. Therefore put away from                    and that your brethren.
among yourselves that wicked person.                   9 Know ye not that the a unrigh-
                                                    teous shall not binherit the kingdom
             Chapter 6                              of God? Be not deceived: neither
Church members should not fight one
                                                    c
                                                      fornicators, nor idolaters, nor dadul-
another in the courts—The unrighteous               terers, nor e effeminate, nor f abusers
will not be saved—True Saints are the               of themselves with mankind,
temple of the Holy Ghost.                              10 Nor a thieves, nor covetous, nor
                                                    b
                                                      drunkards, nor c revilers, nor d ex-
Dare any of you, having a a matter                  tortioners, shall inherit the king-
against another, go to b law before                 dom of God.
the unjust, and not before the saints?                 11 And such were some of you: but
  2 Do ye not know that the saints                  ye are a washed, but ye are b sancti-
shall a judge the b world? and if the               fied, but ye are justified in the cname
  7 c tg Jesus Christ, Types     		b 1 Cor. 6:1.                 		c gr sexually
      of, in Anticipation;       6 1 a Ex. 18:16.                      immoral persons,
      Passover.                  		b Matt. 18:17; 1 Cor. 5:12;         male prostitutes.
  8 a Ex. 12:14 (14–17).              D&C 64:12 (9–12).                tg Fornication.
		b tg Leaven.                    2 a See jst Matt. 7:1–2        		d tg Adulterer;
		c tg Sincere.                       (Matt. 7:1 note a).              Sexual Immorality.
  9 a tg Scriptures, Lost.            Dan. 7:22; Rev. 20:4.      		e gr catamites.
		b 2 Thes. 3:6 (6, 11–15).           tg Judgment, the Last.     		f gr male homosexuals.
		c gr sexually                  		b tg World.                         tg Homosexual
      immoral persons,            5 a tg Shame.                        Behavior.
      male prostitutes.           7 a tg Retribution.             10 a tg Stealing.
      tg Fornication.            		b tg Forbear.                 		b tg Drunkenness;
 10 a tg Covet.                  		c Luke 6:29 (29–30).                Word of Wisdom.
		b gr swindlers, robbers.        8 a tg Fraud; Injustice;       		c tg Reviling.
 11 a Rom. 16:17.                     Selfishness.               		d gr robbers.
		b tg Drunkenness.               9 a 1 Ne. 10:21;                11 a tg Baptism; Wash.
		c gr not even.                      Alma 11:37; 40:26;         		b tg Sanctification.
		d 2 Jn. 1:10.                       Moses 6:57.                		c tg Jesus Christ, Taking
 12 a gr outside, foreign, not        tg Worthiness.                   the Name of;
      belonging.                 		b John 3:5; 1 Cor. 15:50.           Name.
1445                                                                 1 Corinthians 6:12–7:9

of the Lord Jesus, and by the d Spirit                                    Chapter 7
of our God.
  12 aAll things are lawful unto me,                   Paul answers special questions about
                                                       marriage among those called on mis-
but all things are not b expedient:                    sions—Paul praises self-discipline.
all things are lawful for me, but
I will not be brought under the                        Now concerning the things whereof
power of any.                                          ye wrote unto me: a It is good for a
  13 Meats for the belly, and the belly                man not to touch a woman.
for meats: but God shall destroy both                    2 Nevertheless, a to avoid b fornica-
it and them. Now the body is not for                   tion, let every man have his own
a
  fornication, but for the Lord; and                   c
                                                         wife, and let every woman have
the Lord for the body.                                 her own husband.
  14 And God hath both raised up                         3 Let the ahusband render unto the
the Lord, and will also a raise up us                  b
                                                         wife due cbenevolence: and likewise
by his own power.                                      also the wife unto the husband.
  15 Know ye not that your bodies                        4 The wife hath not power of her
are the a members of Christ? shall                     own body, but the husband: and
I then take the members of Christ,                     likewise also the husband hath
and make them the members of an                        not power of his own body, but the
harlot? God forbid.                                    wife.
  16 What? know ye not that he                           5 a Defraud ye not one the other,
which is joined to an harlot is one                    except it be with consent for a time,
body ? for two, saith he, shall be                     that ye may give yourselves to fast-
a
  one flesh.                                           ing and prayer; and come together
  17 But he that is joined unto the                    again, that b Satan c tempt you not
Lord is a one spirit.                                  for your incontinency.
  18 Flee fornication. Every sin that                    6 But I speak this by permission,
a man doeth is without the body;                       and not of commandment.
but he that committeth fornication                       7 For I would that all men were
sinneth against his own body.                          even as I myself. But every man hath
  19 What? know ye not that your                       his a proper b gift of God, one after
a
  body is the b temple of the Holy                     this manner, and another after that.
Ghost which is in you, which ye                          8 I say therefore to the unmarried
have of God, and ye are not your                       and a widows, It is good for them if
c
  own?                                                 they abide even as I.
  20 For ye are a bought with a price:                   9 a But if they cannot b contain, let
therefore glorify God in your body,                    them marry: for it is better to marry
and in your spirit, which are God’s.                   than to c burn.
 11 d tg God, Spirit of.           		b tg Temple.                              ye not one from the
 12 a jst 1 Cor. 6:12 All          		c 1 Cor. 7:23.                            other . . .
      these things are not          20 a Ex. 15:16;                            tg Family, Love within;
      lawful unto me, and                1 Pet. 1:18 (17–21);                  Fraud.
      all these things are not           2 Pet. 2:1.                      		b tg Devil.
      expedient. All things        7 1 a jst 1 Cor. 7:1 . . . saying,     		c tg Test.
      are not lawful for me,             It is good . . .                  7 a gr own.
      therefore I will not . . .     2 a jst 1 Cor. 7:2 . . . I say, to   		b tg God, Gifts of;
		b gr beneficial,                       avoid . . .                           Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
      advantageous.                		b tg Fornication.                     8 a tg Widows.
 13 a gr sexual immorality.        		c tg Marriage, Marry;                 9 a jst 1 Cor. 7:9 But if they
      tg Chastity;                       Marriage, Wives.                      cannot abide, let them
      Fornication.                   3 a tg Marriage, Husbands.                marry; for it is better
 14 a tg Resurrection.             		b tg Marriage, Wives.                     to marry than that any
 15 a Eph. 5:30.                   		c tg Benevolence;                         should commit sin.
 16 a tg Marriage, Marry.                Family, Love within;             		b gr use self-control.
 17 a 3 Ne. 19:23 (23, 29).              Marriage, Continuing             		c gr burn with lust.
 19 a tg Body, Sanctity of;              Courtship in.
      Chastity.                      5 a jst 1 Cor. 7:5 Depart
1 Corinthians 7:10–31                                                                  1446

  10 And unto the married I com-                 20 Let every man abide in the same
mand, yet not I, but the Lord, Let             calling wherein he was called.
not the a wife b depart from her                 21 Art thou called being a servant?
husband:                                       care not for it: but if thou mayest
  11 But and if she depart, let her re-        be made free, use it rather.
main unmarried, or be a reconciled               22 For he that is called in the Lord,
to her husband: and let not the hus-           being a servant, is the Lord’s a free-
band b put away his wife.                      man: likewise also he that is called,
  12 But to the rest speak I, not the          being free, is Christ’s b servant.
Lord: If any brother hath a wife that            23 Ye are a bought with a price; be
believeth not, and she be pleased              not ye the b servants of men.
to dwell with him, let him not put               24 Brethren, let every man, wherein
her away.                                      he is called, therein abide with
  13 And the woman which hath an               God.
a
  husband that believeth not, and if             25 Now concerning virgins I have
he be pleased to dwell with her, let           no commandment of the Lord: yet
her not leave him.                             I give my judgment, as one that
  14 a For the unbelieving b husband           hath obtained a mercy of the Lord
is c sanctified by the wife, and the           to be faithful.
unbelieving wife is d sanctified by              26 I suppose therefore that this
the husband: else were your chil-              is good for the present a distress,
dren unclean; but now are they holy.           I say, that it is good for a man so
  15 But if the unbelieving depart,            to be.
let him depart. A brother or a sister            27 Art thou bound unto a wife?
is not under bondage in such cases:            seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed
but God hath called us a to peace.             from a wife? seek not a wife.
  16 For what knowest thou, O wife,              28 But and if thou marry, thou hast
whether thou shalt a save thy hus-             not sinned; and if a virgin marry,
band? or how knowest thou, O man,              she hath not sinned. Nevertheless
whether thou shalt save thy wife?              such shall have trouble in the flesh:
  17 But as a God hath distributed to          but I spare you.
every man, as the Lord hath called               29 a But this I say, brethren, the
every one, so let him walk. And so             time is short: it remaineth, that both
b
  ordain I in all churches.                    they that have wives be as though
  18 Is any man called being cir­              they had none;
cumcised? let him not a become                   30 And they that weep, as though
uncircumcised. Is any called in                they wept not; and they that re-
uncircumcision? let him not be                 joice, as though they rejoiced not;
circumcised.                                   and they that buy, as though they
  19 a Circumcision is nothing, and            possessed not;
uncircumcision is nothing, but the               31 And they that use this world,
keeping of the commandments of                 as not abusing it: for the a fashion of
God.                                           this b world passeth away.
 10 a Matt. 5:32.               15 a gr in.                    		b gr slaves.
      tg Chastity;              16 a tg Family, Love within.    25 a 1 Tim. 1:13.
      Family, Patriarchal.      17 a Rom. 12:3.                 26 a gr trial, affliction.
		b tg Divorce.                		b gr order, prescribe.              jst 1 Cor. 7:26 . . .
 11 a tg Peacemakers;           18 a gr conceal, obliterate          distress, for a man so
      Reconciliation.                circumcision.                   to remain that he may do
		b tg Divorce.                 19 a tg Circumcision.                greater good.
 13 a tg Marriage, Husbands.    22 a Mosiah 5:8;                29 a jst 1 Cor. 7:29–33, 38
 14 a D&C 74.                        D&C 88:86.                      (Appendix).
		b tg Marriage, Interfaith.   		b Eph. 6:6;                    31 a James 4:14;
		c tg Sanctification.               Col. 3:24.                      1 Jn. 2:17.
		d gr cleansed.                23 a 1 Cor. 6:19 (19–20).      		b tg Worldliness.
1447                                                           1 Corinthians 7:32–8:9

  32 But I would have you without                  after my judgment: and I think also
a
 carefulness. He that is unmarried                 that I have the Spirit of God.
careth for the things that belong
to the Lord, how he may please                                      Chapter 8
the Lord:
  33 But he that is married careth                 There are many gods and many lords—
for the things that are of the world,              To us there is one God (the Father) and
how he may please his wife.                        one Lord, who is Christ.
  34 There is difference also between              Now a as touching things offered
a wife and a virgin. The unmarried                 unto b idols, we know that we all
woman careth for the things of the                 have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth
Lord, that she may be holy both                    up, but c charity d edifieth.
in body and in spirit: but she that                  2 And if any man think that he
is married careth for the things of                knoweth any thing, he knoweth
the world, how she may please her                  nothing yet as he ought to a know.
husband.                                             3 But if any man love God, the
  35 And this I speak for your own                 same is a known of him.
profit; not that I may cast a snare                  4 As concerning therefore the eat-
upon you, but for that which is                    ing of those things a that are offered
comely, and that ye may attend                     in sacrifice unto bidols, we know that
upon the Lord without distraction.                 an c idol is nothing in the world, and
  36 But if any man think that he                  that there is none other God but one.
behaveth himself uncomely toward                     5 For though there be that are
his virgin, if she pass the flower of              called gods, whether in heaven or
her age, and need so require, let him              in earth, (as there be gods many,
do what he will, he sinneth not: let               and lords many,)
them marry.                                          6 But to us there is but one a God,
  37 Nevertheless he that standeth                 the b Father, of whom are all things,
steadfast in his heart, having no                  and we in him; and one c Lord Jesus
necessity, but hath power over his                 Christ, by whom are d all things, and
own will, and hath so decreed in his               we by him.
heart that he will keep his virgin,                  7 Howbeit there is not in every man
doeth well.                                        that knowledge: for some with con-
  38 a So then he that giveth her in               science of the idol unto this hour
marriage doeth well; but he that                   eat it as a thing offered unto an idol;
giveth her not in marriage doeth                   and their a conscience being weak
better.                                            is defiled.
  39 The a wife is bound by the b law                8 But a meat commendeth us not to
as long as her husband liveth; but                 God: for neither, if we eat, are we
if her husband be dead, she is at                  the better; neither, if we eat not, are
liberty to be married to whom she                  we the worse.
will; only in the Lord.                              9 But take heed lest by any means
  40 But she is happier if she so abide,           this a liberty of yours become a
 32 a gr cares.                   		d gr builds up,                      tg Idolatry.
 38 a jst 1 Cor. 7:38 So then          strengthens, establishes,    		c 1 Cor. 10:19 (19–20).
      he that giveth himself in        repairs.                      6 a tg Godhead.
      marriage doeth well;             tg Edification.              		b Dan. 2:47;
      but he that giveth           2 a tg Education;                     Eph. 4:6.
      himself not in marriage          Study.                       		c tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
      doeth better.                3 a John 10:14.                  		d tg Jesus Christ,
 39 a tg Marriage, Wives.          4 a jst 1 Cor. 8:4 . . . which        Power of.
		b tg Marriage, Temporal.             are in the world offered      7 a tg Conscience.
8 1 a gr concerning.                   in sacrifice unto idols,      8 a tg Food.
		b Acts 15:29.                        we know that an idol is       9 a tg Liberty;
		c gr love.                           nothing, and . . .                Motivations.
      tg Charity.                 		b Gal. 4:8.
1 Corinthians 8:10–9:16                                                               1448
b
  stumblingblock to them that are                 7 Who goeth a a warfare any time
c
 weak.                                          at his own charges? who planteth
  10 For if any man see thee which              a b vineyard, and c eateth not of the
hast knowledge sit at meat in the               fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock,
idol’s temple, shall not the con-               and eateth not of the milk of the
science of him which is weak be                 flock?
emboldened to eat those things                    8 Say I these things as a man? or
which are offered to idols;                     saith not the law the same also?
  11 And through thy knowledge                    9 For it is written in the law of
shall the weak brother perish, for              Moses, Thou shalt not a muzzle the
whom Christ died?                               mouth of the ox that treadeth out the
  12 But when ye sin so against the             corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
a
  brethren, and wound their weak                  10 Or saith he it altogether for our
conscience, ye sin against Christ.              sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this
  13 Wherefore, if meat a make my               is a written: that he that ploweth
brother to b offend, I will c eat no            should plow in hope; and that he
flesh while the world standeth, lest            that thresheth in hope should be
I make my brother to offend.                    b
                                                  partaker of his hope.
                                                  11 If we have sown unto you a spiri­
             Chapter 9                          tual things, is it a great thing if we
                                                shall reap your carnal things?
Paul rejoices in his Christian liberty—           12 If others be partakers of this
He preaches the gospel to all without           power over you, are not we rather?
charge—He is all things to all men to           Nevertheless we have not used this
gain converts.                                  a
                                                  power; but suffer all things, lest
Am I not an a apostle? am I not free?           we should hinder the gospel of
have I not b seen Jesus Christ our              Christ.
Lord? are not ye my c work in the                 13 Do ye not know that they which
Lord?                                           a
                                                  minister about holy things b live of
  2 If I be not an apostle unto oth-            the things of the temple? and they
ers, yet doubtless I am to you: for             which wait at the altar are partak-
the a seal of mine apostleship are ye           ers with the altar?
in the Lord.                                      14 Even so hath the Lord ordained
  3 Mine a answer to them that do               that they which a preach the b gospel
b
  examine me is this,                           should c live of the gospel.
  4 Have we not power to eat and                  15 But I have used none of these
to drink?                                       things: neither have I written these
  5 Have we not power to lead about             things, that it should be so done
a sister, a a wife, as well as other            unto me: for it were better for me
apostles, and as the b brethren of              to die, than that any man should
the Lord, and Cephas?                           make my glorying void.
  6 Or I only and Barnabas, have                  16 For though I preach the a gos-
not we power to forbear working?                pel, I have nothing to glory of: for
  9 b Rom. 14:13;                   Gal. 1:12.                 		c Prov. 27:18.
      1 Cor. 10:32 (24–33).    		c 1 Cor. 3:6.                   9 a Deut. 25:4.
		c Rom. 14:1.                  2 a gr certification, proof,    10 a Rom. 15:4.
 12 a 1 Jn. 3:14 (10–18).           token.                     		b 2 Tim. 2:6 (5–6).
 13 a gr cause my brother to        2 Cor. 3:2.                 11 a Rom. 15:27.
      stumble, falter.          3 a gr defense.                 12 a gr authority.
		b Rom. 14:21 (20–21).        		b gr question, call into       13 a Deut. 18:1 (1–2).
		c tg Abstain.                     account, judge.            		b gr eat.
9 1 a 2 Cor. 12:11 (11–12);     5 a Matt. 8:14.                 14 a Rom. 2:21 (21–23);
      Gal. 2:7 (7–8);          		b Matt. 12:46;                      Alma 39:11 (11–12).
      1 Tim. 2:7.                   John 7:3 (3, 5, 10).       		b tg Gospel.
		b Acts 9:17 (3, 17);          7 a 2 Cor. 10:4.               		c Matt. 10:10.
      2 Cor. 12:1 (1, 7);      		b Deut. 20:6.                  16 a tg Gospel.
1449                                                         1 Corinthians 9:17–10:8
b
  necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is            26 I therefore so run, not as un-
unto me, if I c preach not the gospel!             certainly; so fight I, not as one that
  17 For if I do this thing a willingly,           beateth the air:
I have a b reward: but if against my                27 But I a keep under my b body,
will, a c dispensation of the gospel is            and bring it into subjection: lest
committed unto me.                                 that by any means, when I have
  18 What is my reward then? Verily                preached to others, I myself should
that, when I preach the gospel, I may              be a castaway.
make the gospel of Christ without
a
  charge, that I abuse not my power                            Chapter 10
in the gospel.                                     Christ is the God of Israel and the
  19 For though I be free from all                 spiritual Rock that guided them —
men, yet have I made myself a ser-                 Ancient Israel rebelled against Christ
vant unto all, that I might gain the
more.                                              —Paul contrasts true and false
  20 And unto the Jews I became as                 sacraments.
a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to              Moreover, brethren, I would not
them that are under the law, as un-                that ye should be ignorant, how that
der the law, that I might gain them                all our fathers were under the acloud,
that are under the law;                            and all passed through the b sea;
  21 To them that are without law,                    2 And were all a baptized unto Mo-
as without law, (being not without                 ses in the cloud and in the sea;
law to God, but under the law to                      3 And did all eat the same spiri-
Christ,) that I might gain them that               tual a meat;
are without law.                                      4 And did all drink the same spiri­
  22 To the weak became I as a weak,               tual drink: for they drank of that
that I might gain the weak: I am                   spiritual Rock that followed them:
made b all things to all men, that I               and that a Rock was Christ.
might by all means save some.                         5 But with many of them a God
  23 And this I do for the gospel’s                was not well b pleased: for they were
sake, that I might be partaker thereof             c
                                                     overthrown in the d wilderness.
with you.                                             6 Now these things were our a ex-
  24 Know ye not that they which                   amples, to the intent we should not
run in a race run all, but one re-                 b
                                                     lust after evil things, as they also
ceiveth the prize? So run, that ye                 lusted.
may obtain.                                           7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were
  25 And every man that striveth                   some of them; as it is written, The
for the a mastery is b temperate in                a
                                                     people sat down to eat and drink,
all things. Now they do it to obtain               and rose up to play.
a corruptible c crown; but we an d in-                8 Neither let us commit a fornica-
corruptible.                                       tion, as some of them committed,
 16 b tg Duty.                   			 tg Self-Mastery.               			 Jesus Christ, Types of,
		c tg Missionary Work;          		b tg Temperance.                       in Anticipation;
      Preaching.                 		c tg Reward.                           Rock.
 17 a tg Initiative.             		d 1 Pet. 1:4 (1–16).               5 a Num. 21:5;
		b tg Reward.                     27 a gr rigorously discipline.         Ezek. 20:13 (10–26).
		c Gal. 2:7.                    		b tg Chastity.                   		b D&C 68:31.
      tg Dispensations.          10 1 a Ps. 99:7;                   		c gr strewn, buried.
 18 a Acts 20:34 (33–34);               D&C 103:20 (19–20).               Heb. 3:17.
      2 Cor. 11:7;               		b tg Israel,                     		d Num. 26:65 (64–65);
      1 Thes. 2:9;                      Deliverance of.                   Jude 1:5.
      Mosiah 2:14 (12, 14–18).      2 a tg Baptism;                   6 a gr types.
 19 a 2 Cor. 4:5.                       Baptism, Essential.         		b gr desire, long for.
      tg Servant.                   3 a Ex. 16:15.                        tg Lust.
 22 a 2 Cor. 11:29.                 4 a 3 Ne. 15:5.                   7 a Ex. 32:6.
		b 1 Cor. 10:33 (32–33).               tg Cornerstone;               8 a tg Fornication.
 25 a 2 Tim. 2:5.                       Jesus Christ, Jehovah;
1 Corinthians 10:9–29                                                                       1450

and fell in one day three and twenty                  19 What say I then? that the idol
thousand.                                           is any thing, or that which is of-
   9 Neither let us a tempt Christ, as              fered in sacrifice to a idols is any
some of them also tempted, and                      thing?
were destroyed of serpents.                           20 But I say, that the things which
   10 Neither a murmur ye, as some                  the Gentiles sacrifice, they a sacri-
of them also murmured, and were                     fice to devils, and not to God: and I
b
  destroyed of the destroyer.                       would not that ye should have fel-
   11 Now all these things happened                 lowship with devils.
unto them for aensamples: band they                   21 Ye cannot drink the a cup of the
are c written for our d admonition,                 Lord, and the cup of devils: ye can-
upon whom the ends of the world                     not be partakers of the Lord’s table,
are come.                                           and of the table of devils.
   12 Wherefore let him that think­                   22 Do we provoke the Lord to ajeal-
eth he a standeth take heed lest he                 ousy ? are we stronger than he?
b
  fall.                                               23 aAll things are lawful for me,
   13 There hath no temptation ataken               but all things are not b expedient:
you but such as is common to man:                   all things are lawful for me, but all
but God is faithful, who will not                   things c edify not.
suffer you to be b tempted above                      24 Let no man seek his a own, but
that ye are able; but will with the                 every man another’s b wealth.
c
  temptation also make a way to                       25 Whatsoever is sold in the asham-
d
  escape, that ye may be able to                    bles, that eat, asking no question for
e
  bear it.                                          conscience sake:
   14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved,                   26 For the a earth is the Lord’s, and
flee from a idolatry.                               the fulness thereof.
   15 I speak as to wise men; judge                   27 If any of them that believe not
ye what I say.                                      bid you to a a feast, and ye be dis-
   16 The a cup of b blessing which we              posed to go; whatsoever is set be-
bless, is it not the ccommunion of the              fore you, eat, asking no question for
blood of Christ? The bread which                    conscience sake.
we break, is it not the communion                     28 But if any man say unto you,
of the body of Christ?                              This is offered in sacrifice unto idols,
   17 For we being many are one bread,              eat not for his sake that shewed it,
and one body: for we are all partak-                and for conscience sake: for the
ers of that one bread.                              earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness
   18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are            thereof:
not they which eat of the sacrifices                  29 Conscience, I say, not thine
a
  partakers of the altar?                           own, but of the other: for why is my
  9 a tg Test.                    		b Job 4:7 (1, 2, 7); 37:23;    21 a 2 Cor. 6:16 (14–17).
 10 a tg Murmuring.                     Ps. 34:17 (17, 19);        22 a tg Jealous.
		b Num. 14:37.                         1 Ne. 22:19;               23 a jst 1 Cor. 10:23 All
 11 a gr types.                         Alma 14:11.                     things are not lawful
      tg Example.                       tg Test.                        for me, for all things
		b jst 1 Cor. 10:11 . . . and    		c tg Temptation.                    are not expedient; all
      they were written for       		d D&C 95:1.                         things are not lawful,
      our admonition also,        		e tg Strength.                      for all things edify not.
      and for an admonition for    14 a tg Idolatry.              		b gr advantageous,
      those upon whom the          16 a Matt. 26:27 (26–29).            appropriate, beneficial.
      end of the world shall      		b tg Blessing.                		c tg Edification.
      come.                       		c gr aid, fellowship,          24 a Philip. 2:21 (17–30).
		c Rom. 15:4.                          partnership.              		b jst 1 Cor. 10:24 . . . good.
		d tg Warn.                       18 a gr sharers, partners.      25 a gr market.
 12 a Philip. 4:1 (1–7).           19 a 1 Cor. 8:4.                26 a Ps. 24:1.
		b Acts 1:25;                     20 a Deut. 32:17.                    tg God, Works of.
      D&C 3:9; 58:15.                   tg Sacrifice;              27 a Ex. 34:15.
 13 a gr seized upon.                   Superstitions.
1451                                               1 Corinthians 10:30–11:18

liberty judged of another man’s             that is a even all one as if she were
a
  conscience?                               shaven.
  30 For if I a by grace be a partaker,       6 For if the woman be not covered,
why am I evil spoken of for that for        let her also be shorn: but if it be a
which I give thanks?                        a
                                              shame for a woman to be shorn or
  31 Whether therefore ye eat, or           shaven, let her be covered.
drink, or whatsoever ye do, a do all          7 For a man indeed ought not to
to the glory of God.                        cover his head, forasmuch as he is
  32 Give none a offence, neither to        the image and glory of God: but
the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor          the woman is the glory of the man.
to the church of God:                         8 For the man is not of the woman;
  33 Even as I please all men in all        but the woman of the man.
things, not aseeking mine own profit,         9 Neither was the man created
but the b profit of many, that they         for the woman; but the woman for
may be c saved.                             the man.
                                              10 For this cause ought the woman
            Chapter 11                      to have power on her head because
Paul speaks of certain customs of hair      of the angels.
and grooming—Heresies will arise              11 Nevertheless neither is the
                                            a
                                              man without the woman, neither
that test and prove the faithful—The        the b woman without the man, in
sacramental emblems are partaken            the Lord.
in remembrance of the f lesh and              12 For as the woman is of the
blood of Christ—Beware of partaking         man, even so is the man also by the
unworthily.                                 woman; but all things of God.
Be ye a followers of me, even as I            13 Judge in yourselves: is it acomely
also am of Christ.                          that a woman pray unto God un-
 2 Now I praise you, brethren, a that       covered?
ye remember me in all things, and             14 Doth not even nature itself teach
keep the b ordinances, as I delivered       you, that, if a man have long a hair,
them to you.                                it is a shame unto him?
 3 But I would have you know, that            15 But if a woman have long hair,
the head of every man is Christ;            it is a glory to her: for her hair is
and the a head of the b woman is            given her for a covering.
the man; and the c head of Christ is          16 But if any man seem to be a con-
God.                                        tentious, we have no such custom,
 4 Every man praying or prophe-             neither the churches of God.
sying, having his head covered, dis-          17 Now in this that I declare unto
honoureth his head.                         you I praise you not, that ye come
 5 But every woman that prayeth             together not for the better, but for
or prophesieth with her head un-            the worse.
covered dishonoureth her head: for            18 For first of all, when ye come
  29 a tg Conscience.         2 a gr because.                11 a tg Family, Eternal;
  30 a gr with gratitude,    		b gr precepts, doctrines,          Marriage, Celestial;
       graciousness.              traditions.                     Marriage, Continuing
  31 a Col. 3:17 (17–23).         tg Ordinance.                   Courtship in;
  32 a Rom. 14:13 (11–21);    3 a tg Marriage,                    Marriage, Husbands.
       1 Cor. 8:9 (7–13).         Husbands.                 		b tg Marriage, Wives.
       tg Offense.           		b tg Marriage, Wives;         13 a gr proper, fitting,
  33 a 2 Cor. 12:14.              Woman.                          becoming.
		b gr benefit, advantage.   		c tg Jesus Christ,            14 a Ezek. 44:20.
		c 1 Cor. 9:22 (19–23).          Relationships with the     16 a 1 Cor. 14:33 (33, 40);
11 1 a gr imitators.              Father.                         3 Ne. 11:22.
       1 Cor. 4:16;           5 a gr one and the same as.         tg Contention.
       Eph. 5:1 (1–5).        6 a tg Shame.
1 Corinthians 11:19–12:4                                                               1452

together in the a church, I hear that           and so let him eat of that bread, and
there be b divisions among you; and             drink of that cup.
I partly believe it.                              29 For he that eateth and drinketh
  19 For there must be also a here-             a
                                                  unworthily, eateth and drinketh
sies among you, that they which are             b
                                                  damnation to himself, not discern-
approved may be made manifest                   ing the Lord’s body.
among you.                                        30 For this cause many are weak
  20 When ye come together there-               and a sickly among you, and many
fore into one place, a this is not to           sleep.
eat the Lord’s supper.                            31 For if we would ajudge ourselves,
  21 For in eating every one taketh             we should not be judged.
before other his own supper: and one              32 But when we are judged, we
is hungry, and another is drunken.              are a chastened of the Lord, that
  22 What? have ye not houses to eat            we should not be condemned with
and to drink in? or despise ye the              the world.
a
  church of God, and b shame them                 33 Wherefore, my brethren, when
that have not? What shall I say to              ye come together to eat, tarry one
you? shall I praise you in this? I              for another.
praise you not.                                   34 And if any man hunger, let him
  23 For I have received of the Lord            eat at home; that ye come not to-
that which also I delivered unto you,           gether unto condemnation. And the
That the Lord Jesus the same night in           rest will I set in order when I come.
which he was betrayed took a bread:
  24 And when he had given thanks,                          Chapter 12
he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this
is my body, which is broken for you:            The Holy Ghost reveals that Jesus is the
this do in a remembrance of me.                 Christ—Spiritual gifts are present among
  25 After the same manner also he              the Saints—Apostles, prophets, and
took the cup, when he had supped,               miracles are found in the true Church.
saying, This cup is the new testa-              Now concerning spiritual gifts, breth-
ment in my blood: this do ye, as                ren, I would not have you ignorant.
oft as ye drink it, in remembrance                 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles,
of me.                                          a
                                                  carried away unto these dumb
  26 For as often as ye eat this abread,        b
                                                  idols, even as ye were led.
and drink this cup, ye do b shew the               3 Wherefore I give you to under-
Lord’s c death till he come.                    stand, that no man speaking by the
  27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat              Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed:
this abread, and drink this cup of the          and that no man can a say that Jesus
Lord, b unworthily, shall c be d guilty         is the b Lord, but by the c Holy Ghost.
of the body and blood of the Lord.                 4 Now there are diversities of agifts,
  28 But let a man aexamine himself,            but the same Spirit.
 18 a tg Assembly for              26 a tg Sacrament.            31 a gr scrutinize, examine.
      Worship; Meetings.          		b gr proclaim, announce.     32 a tg Chastening.
		b gr dissensions, schisms.      		c tg Jesus Christ,         12 2 a gr led astray.
      tg Apostasy of the                Death of.              		b tg Idolatry.
      Early Christian Church;      27 a tg Bread of Life.         3 a tg Revelation;
      Church.                     		b 3 Ne. 18:29 (28–32);            Testimony.
 19 a gr sects, factions.               Morm. 9:29.            		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
 20 a jst 1 Cor. 11:20 . . . is   		c gr offend against.       		c John 6:44 (44, 63–65).
      it not to eat the Lord’s    		d tg Guilt.                       tg Holy Ghost,
      supper?                      28 a 2 Cor. 13:5 (5–7).            Mission of; Holy Ghost,
 22 a tg Church.                   29 a tg Sacrament.                 Source of Testimony;
		b tg Shame.                     		b gr condemnation,                Inspiration.
 23 a 3 Ne. 20:8 (3–9).                 judgment.                 4 a tg God, Gifts of;
 24 a tg Jesus Christ, Types            tg Damnation.                 Holy Ghost, Gifts of;
      of, in Memory.               30 a tg Sickness.                  Holy Ghost, Mission of.
1453                                                       1 Corinthians 12:5–29

  5 And there are differences of ad-             whole were hearing, where were the
ministrations, but the same Lord.                smelling?
  6 And there are diversities of opera­            18 But now hath God set the mem-
tions, but it is the same God which              bers every one of them in the body,
worketh all in all.                              as it hath pleased him.
  7 But the manifestation of the                   19 And if they were all one mem-
a
  Spirit is given to every man to                ber, where were the body ?
profit withal.                                     20 But now are they many members,
  8 For to one is a given by the b Spirit        yet but one body.
the c word of d wisdom; to another                 21 And the eye cannot say unto the
the word of e knowledge by the                   hand, I have no need of thee: nor
same Spirit;                                     again the a head to the feet, I have
  9 To another a faith by the same               no need of you.
Spirit; to another the gifts of b heal-            22 Nay, much more those mem-
ing by the same Spirit;                          bers of the body, which seem to be
  10 To another the working of amira-            a
                                                   more feeble, are necessary:
cles; to another bprophecy; to another             23 And those members of the body,
c
  discerning of spirits; to another              which we think to be less honour-
divers kinds of tongues; to another              able, upon these we bestow more
the interpretation of d tongues:                 abundant honour; and our un-
  11 But all these worketh that one              comely parts have more abundant
and the selfsame Spirit, dividing                comeliness.
to every man severally as he will.                 24 For our comely parts have no
  12 For as the body is one, and hath            need: but God hath tempered the
many members, and all the mem-                   body together, having given more
bers of that one body, being many,               abundant honour to that part which
are one body: so also is Christ.                 lacked:
  13 For by one Spirit are we all                  25 That there should be no schism
baptized into one a body, whether                in the body; but that the members
we be Jews or b Gentiles, whether we             should have the same a care one for
be c bond or free; and have been all             another.
made to drink into one Spirit.                     26 And whether one member a suf-
  14 For the body is not one mem-                fer, all the members b suffer with it;
ber, but many.                                   or one member be honoured, all the
  15 If the foot shall say, Because              members rejoice with it.
I am not the hand, I am not of                     27 Now ye are the body of a Christ,
the body; is it therefore not of the             and b members in particular.
body ?                                             28 And God hath set some in the
  16 And if the ear shall say, Be-               church, first a apostles, secondarily
cause I am not the eye, I am not of              b
                                                   prophets, thirdly c teachers, after
the body; is it therefore not of the             that miracles, then gifts of healings,
body ?                                           helps, d governments, diversities of
  17 If the whole body were an eye,              tongues.
where were the hearing? If the                     29 Are all apostles? are all prophets?
  7 a D&C 46:16 (8–18).          		b tg Prophecy.              25 a 1 Cor. 1:10 (10–15).
      tg God, Spirit of.         		c tg Discernment,           26 a tg Suffering.
  8 a D&C 35:23.                       Spiritual.             		b tg Compassion.
		b D&C 25:7; 35:19.             		d tg Language.              27 a tg Jesus Christ, Head of
		c D&C 89:2.                     13 a tg Church.                   the Church.
		d tg Wisdom.                   		b gr Greeks.               		b tg Church
		e Moro. 10:10.                       Col. 3:11.                   Organization.
      tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of;   		c gr slaves.                28 a tg Apostles.
      Knowledge.                       D&C 24:11; 43:20.      		b tg Prophets,
  9 a tg Faith.                   21 a D&C 84:109.                  Mission of.
		b tg Heal.                           tg Leadership.         		c tg Teacher.
 10 a tg Miracle.                 22 a gr weaker.             		d tg Governments.
1 Corinthians 12:30–14:4                                                               1454

are all teachers? are all workers of            shall fail; whether there be tongues,
a
  miracles?                                     they shall cease; whether there be
  30 Have all the gifts of healing?             knowledge, it shall vanish away.
do all speak with tongues? do all                  9 For we know in part, and we
interpret?                                      prophesy in part.
  31 But a covet earnestly the best                10 But when that which is perfect
b
  gifts: and yet shew I unto you a              is come, then that which is in part
more c excellent way.                           shall be done away.
                                                   11 When I was a child, I spake as
             Chapter 13                         a child, I understood as a child, I
Paul discusses the high status of char-         thought as a child: but when I be-
ity—Charity, a pure love, excels and            came a man, I put away childish
exceeds almost all else.                        things.
                                                   12 For now we see through a aglass,
Though I speak with the tongues                 b
                                                  darkly; but then face to face: now I
of men and of angels, and have not              know in part; but then shall I know
a
  charity, I am become as sounding              even as also I am known.
brass, or a tinkling cymbal.                       13 And now abideth a faith, b hope,
  2 And though I have the gift of               c
                                                  charity, these three; but the great-
a
  prophecy, and understand all                  est of these is charity.
b
  mysteries, and all knowledge; and
though I have all faith, so that I                          Chapter 14
could remove mountains, and have                People should desire spiritual gifts—
not charity, I am nothing.                      Tongues and prophecy are compared—
  3 And though I bestow all my goods            Prophecy is the greater gift—Paul says,
to feed the a poor, and though I give
my body to be burned, and have                  You may all prophesy; covet to prophesy.
not charity, it profiteth me nothing.           a
                                                  Follow after charity, and desire
  4 a Charity b suffereth long, and is          spiritual b gifts, but rather that ye
c
  kind; charity d envieth not; charity          may prophesy.
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,            2 For he that speaketh in a an un-
  5 Doth not behave itself aunseemly,           known tongue speaketh not unto
b
  seeketh not her own, is not easily            men, but unto God: for no man
c
  provoked, thinketh no evil;                   understandeth him; howbeit in the
  6 Rejoiceth not in a iniquity, but            spirit he speaketh mysteries.
rejoiceth in the b truth;                         3 But he that a prophesieth speak-
  7 Beareth all things, believeth all           eth unto men to b edification, and
things, hopeth all things, endureth             exhortation, and comfort.
all things.                                       4 He that speaketh in an unknown
  8 Charity never a faileth: but                tongue edifieth himself; but he that
whether there be prophecies, they               prophesieth edifieth the church.
  29 a tg Miracle.             		c tg Benevolence.                 enigmatically.
  31 a gr seek earnestly, be   		d tg Envy.                    13 a tg Faith.
       zealous for.              5 a gr indecently,          		b tg Hope.
       D&C 46:8 (8–9).               unbecomingly.           		c tg Love.
       tg Covet.               		b tg Selfishness.           14 1 a gr Pursue, follow
		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.   		c tg Anger;                        eagerly, earnestly.
		c Ether 12:11 (11–12, 32).         Provoking;              		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
13 1 a gr love.                      Self-Mastery.              2 a jst 1 Cor. 14:2 . . .
   2 a tg Prophecy.              6 a gr injustice,                  another tongue . . .
		b tg Mysteries of                  unrighteousness.               (Note: jst uses
       Godliness.              		b tg Truth.                        “another” in place of
   3 a tg Welfare.               8 a tg Dependability.              “an unknown” in every
   4 a tg Charity;              12 a 2 Cor. 3:18;                   instance in vv. 4, 13, 14,
       Courtesy.                     James 1:23 (22–27).            19, 27.)
		b tg Forbear;                      tg Veil.                   3 a tg Prophecy.
       Suffering.              		b gr obscurely,             		b tg Edification.
1455                                                 1 Corinthians 14:5–26

  5 I a would that ye all spake with         16 Else when thou shalt bless with
tongues, but rather that ye b prophe­     the spirit, how shall he that occu-
sied: for greater is he that prophe-      pieth the room of the unlearned
sieth than he that speaketh with          say Amen at thy giving of thanks,
tongues, except he interpret, that        seeing he understandeth not what
the church may receive edifying.          thou sayest?
  6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you        17 For thou verily givest thanks
speaking with tongues, what shall         well, but the other is not edified.
I profit you, a except I shall speak         18 I thank my God, I speak with
to you either by b revelation, or by      tongues more than ye all:
knowledge, or by prophesying, or             19 Yet in the church I had rather
by doctrine?                              a
                                            speak five words with my under-
  7 And even things without life          standing, that by my voice I might
giving sound, whether pipe or harp,       teach others also, than ten thousand
except they give a distinction in the     words in an unknown tongue.
sounds, how shall it be known what           20 Brethren, be not a children in
is piped or harped?                       b
                                            understanding: howbeit in c malice
  8 For if the trumpet give an un-        be ye children, but in d understand-
certain sound, who shall prepare          ing be men.
himself to the battle?                       21 In the law it is written, With
  9 So likewise ye, except ye utter       men of other tongues and other lips
by the tongue words easy to be            will I speak unto this people; and
understood, how shall it be known         yet for all that will they not a hear
what is spoken? for ye shall speak        me, saith the Lord.
into the air.                                22 Wherefore a tongues are for a
  10 There are, it may be, so many        b
                                            sign, not to them that believe, but to
kinds of a voices in the world, and       them that believe not: but c prophe­
none of them is without signification.    sying serveth not for them that be-
  11 Therefore if I know not the          lieve not, but for them which believe.
meaning of the voice, I shall be unto        23 If therefore the whole church be
him that speaketh a barbarian, and        come together into one place, and
he that speaketh shall be a barbar-       all speak with tongues, and there
ian unto me.                              come in those that are unlearned, or
  12 Even so ye, a forasmuch as ye        a
                                            unbelievers, will they not say that
are zealous of spiritual b gifts, seek    ye are mad?
that ye may excel to the c edifying          24 But if all prophesy, and there
of the church.                            come in one that believeth not, or
  13 Wherefore let him that speak-        one unlearned, he is convinced of
eth in an unknown tongue pray that        all, he is judged of all:
he may interpret.                            25 And thus are the a secrets of his
  14 For if I pray in an unknown          heart made manifest; and so falling
tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my         down on his face he will worship
a
  understanding is unfruitful.            God, and report that God is in you
  15 What is it then? I will pray with    of a truth.
the spirit, and I will pray with the         26 How is it then, brethren? when
understanding also: I will sing with      ye come together, every one of you
the spirit, and I will sing with the      hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath
understanding also.                       a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an
  5 a gr wish.              14 a gr mind.              		d tg Education.
		b tg Prophecy.            19 a tg Language.           21 a gr listen to, heed.
  6 a gr unless.            20 a Matt. 18:3 (1–6);      22 a Acts 2:11.
		b tg Revelation.               Eph. 4:14.            		b tg Signs.
 10 a tg Revelation.       		b tg Understanding.       		c tg Prophecy.
 12 a gr since.            		c gr wickedness,           23 a Acts 2:13 (12–13).
		b D&C 46:10.                   depravity.             25 a Heb. 4:12 (12–13).
		c tg Edification.              tg Malice.
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interpretation. Let all things be                           39 Wherefore, brethren, a covet to
done unto a edifying.                                      prophesy, and forbid not to speak
  27 If any man speak in an unknown                        with tongues.
tongue, let it be by two, or at the most                    40 Let all things be done decently
by three, and that by course; and let                      and in a order.
one interpret.
  28 But if there be no interpreter,                                   Chapter 15
let him keep a silence in the church;                      Christ died for our sins—He rose from
and let him speak to himself, and                          the dead and was seen by many—All
to God.                                                    men will be resurrected—Paul speaks
  29 Let the prophets speak two or                         of baptism for the dead—The three de-
three, and let the other judge.                            grees of glory are described—Victory
  30 If any thing be revealed to an-                       over death comes through Christ.
other that sitteth by, let the first
hold his peace.                                            Moreover, brethren, I adeclare unto
  31 For ye may all prophesy one                           you the b gospel which I preached
by one, that all may learn, and all                        unto you, which also ye have re-
may be comforted.                                          ceived, and wherein ye stand;
  32 And the spirits of the prophets                         2 By which also ye are a saved, if ye
are subject to the prophets.                               b
                                                             keep in memory what I preached
  33 For God is not the a author of                        unto you, unless ye have believed
b
  confusion, but of c peace, as in all                     in vain.
d
  churches of the e saints.                                  3 For I delivered unto you first of
  34 Let your a women keep silence                         all that which I also received, how
in the churches: for it is not permit-                     that Christ a died for our b sins ac-
ted unto them to b speak; but they are                     cording to the scriptures;
commanded c to be under d obedience,                         4 And that he was buried, and that
as also saith the law.                                     he a rose again the third day accord-
  35 And if they will learn any thing,                     ing to the scriptures:
let them ask their husbands at home:                         5 And that he was aseen of bCephas,
for it is a shame for women to aspeak                      then of the twelve:
in the church.                                               6 After that, he was aseen of babove
  36 What? came the word of God                            five hundred brethren at once; of
out from you? or came it unto                              whom the greater part remain unto
you only ?                                                 this present, but some are fallen
  37 If any man think himself to                           asleep.
be a prophet, or spiritual, let him                          7 After that, he was seen of James;
acknowledge that the things that I                         then of all the apostles.
write unto you are the command-                              8 And last of all he was a seen of me
ments of the Lord.                                         also, as of one born out of due time.
  38 But if any man be ignorant, let                         9 For I am the least of the apostles,
him be ignorant.                                           that am not a meet to be called an
 26 a 2 Cor. 12:19;                         39 a ie be eager, zealous.     			 Resurrection.
      D&C 50:23.                                 tg Covet.                   5 a tg Jesus Christ,
 28 a tg Silence.                           40 a tg Order.                       Appearances,
 33 a 1 Cor. 11:16 (16–19).               15 1 a tg Missionary Work.             Postmortal.
		b Eph. 4:5 (3–6), 13;                   		b tg Gospel.                   		b Luke 24:34 (33–36).
      D&C 1:30.                              2 a Rom. 1:16.                  6 a tg Jesus Christ,
		c tg Peace; Peace of God.               		b gr hold fast to, retain.           Appearances,
		d tg Church.                               3 a D&C 54:1.                       Postmortal.
		e tg Saints.                                   tg Jesus Christ,          		b gr more than, over.
 34 a tg Woman.                                  Death of;                   8 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b jst 1 Cor. 14:34 . . . rule . . .            Jesus Christ, Redeemer.         Appearances,
		c gr to be submissive.                  		b Acts 3:18;                         Postmortal.
		d tg Obedience.                                Alma 5:27.                  9 a gr adequate, sufficient,
 35 a jst 1 Cor. 14:35 . . . rule . . .      4 a tg Jesus Christ,                competent.
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apostle, because I b persecuted the              the dead, and become the cfirstfruits
church of God.                                   of them that slept.
  10 But by the a grace of God I am                 21 For since by man came a death,
what I am: and his grace which was               by man came also the b resurrection
bestowed upon me was not in vain;                of the dead.
but I b laboured more abundantly                    22 For as in aAdam all b die, even so
than they all: yet not I, but the grace          in c Christ shall all be made d alive.
of God which was with me.                           23 But every man in his own a or-
  11 Therefore whether it were I or              der: Christ the b firstfruits; after-
they, so we preach, and so ye be-                ward they that are Christ’s at his
lieved.                                          c
                                                   coming.
  12 Now if Christ be preached that                 24 Then cometh the end, when he
he rose from the dead, how say some              shall have delivered up the kingdom
among you that there is no resur-                to God, even the Father; when he
rection of the dead?                             shall have a put down all b rule and
  13 But if there be no resurrec-                all c authority and d power.
tion of the dead, then is Christ not                25 For he must a reign, till he hath
risen:                                           put all b enemies under his c feet.
  14 And if Christ be not risen, then               26 The last a enemy that shall be
is our preaching vain, and your faith            b
                                                   destroyed is c death.
is also vain.                                       27 For he hath put all things un-
  15 Yea, and we are found false                 der his feet. But when he saith all
witnesses of God; because we have                things are put under him, it is a mani­
a
  testified of God that he raised up             fest that he is excepted, which did
Christ: whom he raised not up, if                put all things under him.
so be that the dead rise not.                       28 And when all things shall be
  16 For if the dead rise not, then is           a
                                                   subdued unto him, then shall the
not Christ raised:                               Son also himself be b subject unto
  17 And if Christ be not raised, your           him that put all things under him,
faith is a vain; ye are yet in your sins.        that God may be all in all.
  18 Then they also which are fallen                29 Else what shall they do which
asleep in Christ are a perished.                 are a baptized b for the dead, if the
  19 If in this a life only we have              dead c rise not at all? why are they
b
  hope in Christ, we are of all men              then baptized for the d dead?
most miserable.                                     30 And why stand we in a jeopardy
  20 But now is a Christ b risen from            every hour?
  9 b Acts 8:3.                       through;                    		c Heb. 2:8.
 10 a tg Grace.                       Jesus Christ, Mission of;    26 a tg Enemies.
		b 2 Cor. 11:23.                     Jesus Christ,               		b tg Death, Power over.
 15 a Acts 4:33.                      Resurrection;               		c 2 Tim. 1:10;
 17 a gr useless, empty,              Salvation.                        Rev. 20:14 (11–15).
      ineffective.               23 a gr rank.                     27 a gr clear, plain, evident.
 18 a gr lost, destroyed.             tg Order.                    28 a Philip. 3:21;
 19 a tg Salvation for          		b gr firstling.                       D&C 76:106.
      the Dead.                       tg Resurrection.            		b tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Hope.                    		c tg Jesus Christ, Second             Relationships with
 20 a 1 Pet. 1:3.                     Coming.                           the Father.
		b Eph. 1:20.                   24 a gr brought to an end,        29 a tg Baptism, Essential;
		c gr firstling.                     abolished.                        Baptism for the Dead;
 21 a Rom. 5:12.                		b Isa. 60:12;                         Genealogy and Temple
      tg Death.                       Dan. 2:44; 7:9.                   Work.
		b tg Resurrection.            		c tg Authority.                 		b gr in behalf of, for the
 22 a tg Adam; Fall of Man.     		d tg Jesus Christ,                    sake of.
		b Ps. 82:7.                         Power of.                   		c tg Immortality.
		c tg Salvation, Plan of.       25 a tg Jesus Christ,            		d tg Salvation for
		d tg Immortality;                   Millennial Reign.                 the Dead.
      Jesus Christ, Atonement   		b D&C 88:106.                    30 a gr danger, peril.
1 Corinthians 15:31–52                                                                          1458

  31 a I protest by your rejoicing                    dead. It is sown in a corruption; it is
which I have in Christ Jesus our                      raised in incorruption:
Lord, I die daily.                                       43 It is sown in dishonour; it is
  32 If after the manner of men I                     raised in a glory: it is sown in weak-
have fought with beasts at Ephesus,                   ness; it is raised in power:
what advantageth it me, if the dead                      44 It is sown a a natural body; it is
rise not? let us a eat and drink; for                 raised a b spiritual body. There is a
b
  to morrow we die.                                   natural body, and there is a spiri-
  33 Be not deceived: evil a commu-                   tual body.
nications corrupt good manners.                          45 And so it is written, The a first
  34 Awake to righteousness, and sin                  man bAdam was made a living soul;
not; for some have not the knowledge                  the last cAdam was made a d quick-
of God: I speak this to your a shame.                 ening spirit.
  35 But some man will say, How are                      46 Howbeit that was not a first
the dead raised up? and with what                     which is spiritual, but that which is
body do they come?                                    natural; and afterward that which
  36 Thou fool, that which thou sow-                  is spiritual.
est is not quickened, except it a die:                   47 The first man is of the earth,
  37 And that which thou sowest,                      earthy: the second man is the Lord
thou sowest not that body that shall                  from heaven.
be, but bare grain, a it may chance                      48 As is the earthy, such are they
of wheat, or of some other grain:                     also that are earthy: and as is the
  38 But God giveth it a body as it                   heavenly, such are they also that
hath pleased him, and to every seed                   are heavenly.
his own body.                                            49 And as we have borne the im-
  39 All flesh is not the same flesh:                 age of the earthy, we shall also bear
but there is one kind of flesh of men,                the image of the heavenly.
another flesh of beasts, another of                      50 Now this I say, brethren, that
fishes, and another of birds.                         a
                                                        flesh and b blood cannot c inherit
  40 a There are also celestial bodies,               the kingdom of God; neither doth
and bodies terrestrial: but the glory                 d
                                                        corruption inherit incorruption.
of the b celestial is one, and the                       51 Behold, I shew you a mystery;
glory of the c terrestrial is another.                We shall not all a sleep, but we shall
  41 There is one glory of the a sun,                 all be b changed,
and another glory of the moon, and                       52 In a moment, in the a twinkling
another glory of the b stars: for one                 of an eye, at the last trump: for the
star c differeth from another star in                 b
                                                        trumpet shall sound, and the c dead
d
  glory.                                              shall be raised incorruptible, and
  42 So also is the resurrection of the               we shall be d changed.
 31 a jst 1 Cor. 15:31 I protest          bodies telestial; but the     		b tg Adam.
      unto you the resurrection           glory of the celestial,       		c Rom. 5:14.
      of the dead; and this is my         one; and the terrestrial,     		d John 5:21.
      rejoicing which I have              another; and the telestial,    46 a D&C 29:32;
      in Christ Jesus our Lord            another.                            128:14 (13–14).
      daily, though I die.          		b tg Celestial Glory.              50 a tg Flesh and Blood.
 32 a Isa. 22:13;                   		c tg Terrestrial Glory.           		b Lev. 17:14 (11, 14).
      Luke 12:19;                    41 a tg Astronomy.                 		c John 3:5;
      2 Ne. 28:7.                   		b tg Telestial Glory.                   1 Cor. 6:9.
		b tg Procrastination.             		c D&C 76:98.                      		d Alma 41:4.
 33 a gr conversations,             		d tg Glory.                        51 a gr die, sleep in death.
      associations.                  42 a Rom. 8:21;                          1 Thes. 4:17.
 34 a tg Shame.                           Mosiah 16:10.                 		b Philip. 3:21;
 36 a John 12:24 (24–29).            43 a Col. 3:4.                           D&C 43:32.
 37 a ie whether it be.              44 a D&C 29:43.                     52 a D&C 63:51 (50–51).
 40 a jst 1 Cor. 15:40 Also         		b Alma 11:45;                     		b D&C 29:26.
      celestial bodies, and               D&C 88:27.                    		c tg Death.
      bodies terrestrial, and        45 a D&C 84:16.                    		d D&C 101:31.
1459                                                 1 Corinthians 15:53–16:18

  53 For this a corruptible must put             6 And it may be that I will abide,
on incorruption, and this b mortal            yea, and winter with you, that ye
must put on immortality.                      may bring me on my journey whith-
  54 So when this corruptible shall           ersoever I go.
have put on incorruption, and this               7 For I will not see you now a by the
mortal shall have put on a immor-             way; but I b trust to c tarry a while
tality, then shall be brought to pass         with you, if the Lord permit.
the saying that is written, b Death is           8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until
swallowed up in victory.                      Pentecost.
  55 O a death, where is thy sting? O            9 For a great a door and b effectual
b
  grave, where is thy victory ?               is opened unto me, and there are
  56 The sting of a death is sin; and         many adversaries.
the b strength of sin is the law.                10 Now if a Timotheus come, see
  57 But a thanks be to God, which            that he may be with you without
giveth us the b victory through our           fear: for he worketh the work of the
Lord Jesus Christ.                            Lord, as I also do.
  58 Therefore, my beloved brethren,             11 Let no man therefore a despise
be ye asteadfast, unmoveable, always          him: but conduct him forth in peace,
abounding in the work of the Lord,            that he may come unto me: for I look
forasmuch as ye know that your                for him with the brethren.
labour is not in vain in the Lord.               12 As touching our brother aApol-
                                              los, I greatly desired him to come
             Chapter 16                       unto you with the brethren: but his
Paul counsels, Stand fast in the faith;       will was not at all to come at this
let all things be done with charity.          time; but he will come when he
                                              shall have convenient time.
Now concerning the a collection for              13 a Watch ye, b stand fast in the
the saints, as I have b given order           c
                                                faith, dquit you like emen, be strong.
to the churches of Galatia, even so              14 Let all your things be done with
do ye.                                        a
                                                charity.
  2 Upon the afirst day of the week let          15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye
every one of you lay by him in store,         know the house of aStephanas, that it
as God hath b prospered him, that             is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that
there be no gatherings when I come.           they have b addicted themselves to
  3 And when I come, whomsoever ye            the ministry of the saints,)
shall approve by your letters, them              16 That ye submit yourselves unto
will I send to bring your a liberality        such, and to every one that helpeth
unto Jerusalem.                               with us, and laboureth.
  4 And if it be a meet that I go also,          17 I am glad of the coming of
they shall go with me.                        Stepha­n as and Fortunatus and
  5 Now I will come unto you, when            Achai­cus: for that which was a lack-
I shall pass through Macedonia: for           ing on your part they have supplied.
I do pass through Macedonia.                     18 For they have refreshed my
  53 a Alma 41:4.             		b gr directed, arranged.           1 Thes. 3:2.
		b tg Mortality.               2 a tg Sabbath.               11 a 1 Tim. 4:12.
  54 a tg Immortality.        		b Deut. 16:10.                12 a Acts 18:24.
		b Isa. 25:8.                  3 a gr gift.                  13 a tg Watch.
  55 a Mosiah 16:8 (7–8).           tg Generosity.           		b Philip. 4:1 (1–7).
		b gr Hades, hell.             4 a gr suitable,             		c D&C 9:14.
  56 a D&C 42:45–46.                worthwhile.              		d gr behave like men.
		b gr power.                   7 a gr in passing.           		e 1 Sam. 4:9;
  57 a tg Thanksgiving.       		b gr hope.                         Isa. 46:8.
		b 1 Jn. 5:4 (4–5).          		c 2 Cor. 1:15 (15–16).        14 a tg Charity.
  58 a tg Perseverance;         9 a Col. 4:3.                 15 a 1 Cor. 1:16.
       Steadfastness.         		b gr energetic, efficient.   		b gr devoted, appointed.
16 1 a Acts 24:17 (17, 26).    10 a 2 Cor. 1:19;              17 a 2 Cor. 11:9.
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spirit and yours: therefore acknowl­              22 If any man love not the Lord
edge ye them that are such.                     Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema
  19 The churches of Asia salute                a
                                                  Maran-atha.
you. aAquila and Priscilla salute you             23 The grace of our Lord Jesus
much in the Lord, with the church               Christ be with you.
that is in their house.                           24 My love be with you all in Christ
  20 All the brethren greet you.                Jesus. Amen.
Greet ye one another with an holy               ¶ The first epistle to the Corinthians was
a
  kiss.                                         written from Philippi by Stephanas, and
  21 The salutation of me Paul with             Fortunatus, and Achaicus, and Timotheus.
mine own hand.




                     The Second Epistle of
                    Paul the Apostle to the
                    Corinthians
            Chapter 1                           with we ourselves are comforted
God comforts and cares for His Saints—          of God.
The Saints are sealed and given assur­           5 For as the a sufferings of Christ
                                                abound in us, so our consolation
ance by the Spirit in their hearts.             also aboundeth by Christ.

P     aul, an a apostle of Jesus
      Christ by the will of God, and
      Timo­thy our brother, unto the
church of God which is at Corinth,
with all the saints which are in all
                                                 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is
                                                for your consolation and salvation,
                                                which is a effectual in the b endur­
                                                ing of the same sufferings which
                                                we also suffer: or whether we be
Achaia:                                         comforted, it is for your consolation
  2 Grace be to you and peace from              and salvation.
God our Father, and from the Lord                7 And our hope of you is steadfast,
Jesus Christ.                                   knowing, that as ye are partakers of
  3 Blessed be God, even the Father             the a sufferings, so shall ye be also
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father            of the consolation.
of a mercies, and the God of all                 8 For we would not, brethren,
b
  comfort;                                      have you ignorant of our trouble
  4 Who comforteth us in all our                which came to us in Asia, that we
a
  tribulation, that we may be able              were pressed out of measure, above
to comfort them which are in any                strength, insomuch that we a de­
trouble, by the b comfort where­                spaired even of life:
19 a Acts 18:2.               [2 Corinthians]                  5 a Col. 1:24.
20 a jst 1 Cor. 16:20 . . .   1 1 a D&C 21:1.                      tg Suffering.
     salutation.               3 a tg God, Mercy of.           6 a gr active, operative.
22 a Aramaic, meaning “The    		b tg Comfort.                 		b D&C 63:20; 101:35.
     Lord will come!” or       4 a tg Tribulation.             7 a tg Persecution;
     “Come, O Lord!”          		b Philip. 3:10;                    Suffering.
                                   2 Thes. 2:16.               8 a tg Despair.
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  9 But we had the sentence of death               20 For all the a promises of God in
in ourselves, that we should not                 him are yea, and in him Amen, unto
trust in ourselves, but in God which             the glory of God by us.
a
  raiseth the dead:                                21 Now he which stablisheth
  10 Who adelivered us from so great             us with you in Christ, and hath
a death, and doth deliver: in whom               a
                                                   anointed us, is God;
we trust that he will yet deliver us;              22 Who hath also a sealed us, and
  11 Ye also helping together by                 given the earnest of the Spirit in
a
  prayer for us, that for the gift be-           our hearts.
stowed upon us by the means of                     23 Moreover I call God for a record
many persons thanks may be given                 upon my soul, that to spare you I
by many on our behalf.                           came not as yet unto Corinth.
  12 For our rejoicing is this, the                24 Not for that we have dominion
a
  testimony of our conscience, that              over your faith, but are helpers of
in b simplicity and godly sincerity,             your joy: for by a faith ye stand.
not with fleshly c wisdom, but by
the grace of God, we have had our                             Chapter 2
conversation in the world, and more              Saints should love and forgive one
abundantly to you-ward.                          another—They always triumph in
  13 For we a write none other                   Christ.
things unto you, than what ye read
or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall             But I determined this with myself,
acknowledge even to the end;                     that I would not come again to you
  14 As also ye have acknowledged                in heaviness.
us in part, that we are your rejoic-              2 For if I make you sorry, who is he
ing, even as ye also are ours in the             then that maketh me glad, but the
a
  day of the Lord Jesus.                         same which is made sorry by me?
  15 And in this confidence I was                 3 And I wrote this same unto you,
minded to a come unto you before,                lest, when I came, I should have sor-
that ye might have a second benefit;             row from them of whom I ought to
  16 And to pass by you into Mace­               rejoice; having a confidence in you
donia, and to come again out of                  all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Mace­donia unto you, and of you to                4 For out of much affliction and
be brought on my way toward Judæa.               anguish of heart I wrote unto you
  17 When I therefore was thus                   with many tears; not that ye should
minded, did I use a lightness? or the            be grieved, but that ye might know
things that I purpose, do I purpose              the love which I have more abun-
according to the flesh, that with me             dantly unto you.
there should be yea yea, and nay                  5 But if any have caused grief, he
nay ?                                            hath not grieved me, but in part:
  18 But as God is true, our word                that I may not overcharge you all.
toward you was not yea and nay.                   6 Sufficient to such a man is this
  19 For the aSon of God, Jesus Christ,          punishment, which was inflicted of
who was preached among you by                    many.
us, even by me and b Silvanus and                 7 So that contrariwise ye ought
c
  Timotheus, was not yea and nay,                rather to a forgive him, and comfort
but in him was yea.                              him, lest perhaps such a one should
  9 a tg Resurrection.          13 a tg Scriptures, Writing of.    		c 1 Cor. 16:10 (10–11);
 10 a tg Deliver.               14 a D&C 1:9 (8–10).                     1 Thes. 3:2.
 11 a Philip. 1:19;             15 a 1 Cor. 16:7 (5–7).             20 a Rom. 15:8.
      Philem. 1:22.             17 a gr light-mindedness,           21 a tg Anointing.
 12 a tg Testimony.                  levity.                        22 a tg Sealing.
		b gr plainness, singleness    19 a Luke 1:35.                     24 a Rom. 11:20.
      of heart.                		b Acts 15:34 (32–34);             2 3 a 2 Cor. 8:22.
		c 1 Cor. 2:13.                     1 Thes. 1:1; 1 Pet. 5:12.       7 a tg Forgive.
2 Corinthians 2:8–3:13                                                                     1462

be swallowed up with overmuch                      selves? or need we, as some others,
sorrow.                                            epistles of commendation to you, or
   8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye               letters of commendation from you?
would confirm your love toward him.                   2 Ye are our a epistle written in our
   9 For to this end also did I a write,           hearts, known and read of all men:
that I might know the proof of                        3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly
you, whether ye be b obedient in all               declared to be the epistle of Christ
things.                                            ministered by us, a written not with
   10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I              ink, but with the Spirit of the living
forgive also: for if I forgave any thing,          God; not in b tables of stone, but in
to whom I forgave it, for your sakes               c
                                                     fleshy tables of the d heart.
forgave I it in the a person of Christ;               4 And such trust have we through
   11 Lest aSatan should get an advan-             Christ to God-ward:
tage of us: for we are not ignorant                   5 Not that we are sufficient of
of his devices.                                    ourselves to think any thing as of
   12 Furthermore, when I came to                  ourselves; but our a sufficiency is
Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and               of God;
a a door was opened unto me of the                    6 Who also hath made us able
Lord,                                              a
                                                     ministers of the new testament;
   13 I had no rest in my spirit, be-              not of the letter, but of the spirit:
cause I found not Titus my brother:                for the letter killeth, but the b spirit
but taking my leave of them, I went                giveth life.
from thence into Macedonia.                           7 But if the ministration of a death,
   14 Now thanks be unto God, which                written and engraven in stones, was
always causeth us to a triumph in                  glorious, so that the children of Is-
Christ, and maketh manifest the                    rael could not steadfastly behold
savour of his knowledge by us in                   the face of Moses for the b glory of
every place.                                       his countenance; which glory was to
   15 For we are unto God a sweet                  be done away:
savour of Christ, in them that are                    8 How shall not the ministration
saved, and in them that perish:                    of the spirit be rather glorious?
   16 To the one we are the savour of                 9 For if the ministration of con-
death unto death; and to the other                 demnation be glory, much more doth
the savour of life unto life. And                  the ministration of righteousness
who is a sufficient for these things?              exceed in glory.
   17 For we are not as many, which                   10 For even that which was made
a
  corrupt the b word of God: but as of             glorious had no glory in this respect,
c
  sincerity, but as of God, in the sight           by reason of the glory that excelleth.
of God speak we in Christ.                            11 For if that which is done away
                                                   was glorious, much more that which
            Chapter 3                              remaineth is glorious.
                                                      12 Seeing then that we have such
The gospel surpasses the law of Moses              hope, we use great a plainness of
—Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there            speech:
is liberty.                                           13 And not as Moses, which put a
Do we begin again to commend our-                  veil over his face, that the children
  9 a tg Scriptures, Writing of.         Early Christian Church.   		d Jer. 31:33;
		b 2 Cor. 7:15.                   		b tg Scriptures,                    Heb. 8:10.
 10 a gr presence.                       Preservation of.            5 a 2 Cor. 2:16;
 11 a 2 Pet. 2:20 (20–22).         		c tg Sincere.                       Alma 26:12.
 12 a Acts 14:27;                  3 2 a 1 Cor. 9:2.                 6 a 1 Cor. 3:5.
      1 Cor. 16:9.                   3 a Deut. 9:10 (10–11).       		b John 6:63.
 14 a Rom. 8:37.                   		b Ex. 24:12; 31:18; 34:1;       7 a Rom. 7:10.
 16 a 2 Cor. 3:5 (5–6).                  Deut. 4:13;               		b tg Transfiguration.
 17 a 2 Cor. 4:2.                        Prov. 3:3.                 12 a gr boldness, frankness.
      tg Apostasy of the           		c Ezek. 11:19 (19–20).
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of Israel could not steadfastly look to             3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid
the end of that which is abolished:              to them that are lost:
   14 But their aminds were bblinded:               4 In whom the a god of this b world
for until this day remaineth the same            hath c blinded the d minds of them
veil untaken away in the c reading               which e believe not, lest the f light of
of the old testament; which d veil is            the glorious gospel of Christ, who
done away in Christ.                             is the g image of h God, should shine
   15 But even unto this day, when               unto them.
Moses is read, the veil is upon their               5 For we apreach not ourselves, but
a
  heart.                                         Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves
   16 Nevertheless when it shall turn            your b servants for Jesus’ sake.
to the Lord, the veil shall be taken                6 For God, who a commanded the
away.                                            light to shine out of darkness, hath
   17 Now the Lord is a that Spirit:             b
                                                   shined in our hearts, to give the
and where the b Spirit of the Lord               c
                                                   light of the knowledge of the d glory
is, there is c liberty.                          of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
   18 But we all, with open face be-                7 But we have this treasure in
holding as in a a glass the b glory of           earthen vessels, that the excellency
the Lord, are changed into the same              of the a power may be of God, and
c
  image from d glory to glory, even as           not of us.
by the Spirit of the Lord.                          8 We are a troubled on every side,
                                                 yet not distressed; we are perplexed,
              Chapter 4                          but not in b despair;
Gospel light shines on the Saints—Mor-              9 a Persecuted, but not forsaken;
tal trials are nothing as contrasted with        cast down, but not b destroyed;
eternal glory.                                      10 Always bearing about in the
                                                 body the dying of the Lord Jesus,
Therefore seeing we have this min-               that the life also of Jesus might be
istry, as we have received a mercy,              made manifest in our body.
we faint not;                                       11 For we which live are alway de-
  2 But have a renounced the hidden              livered unto a death for Jesus’ sake,
things of b dishonesty, not walking              that the life also of Jesus might
in craftiness, nor handling the word             be made manifest in our b mortal
of God c deceitfully; but by manifes-            flesh.
tation of the d truth commending                    12 So then death worketh in us,
ourselves to every man’s econscience             but life in you.
in the sight of God.                                13 We having the same spirit of
 14 a tg Mind.                   		b gr shame, disgrace.        		b 1 Cor. 9:19; Alma 26:3.
		b tg Spiritual Blindness.           tg Honesty.                 6 a Ps. 33:9;
		c Acts 15:21.                  		c 2 Cor. 2:17;                     Moses 2:5 (4–5).
		d tg Jesus Christ, Types of,        1 Thes. 2:3 (3, 5).       		b D&C 45:9.
      in Anticipation; Veil.     		d D&C 19:37; 75:4.           		c tg Intelligence;
 15 a tg Hardheartedness.        		e tg Conscience.                   Light of Christ.
 17 a gr the Spirit.              4 a Eph. 6:12.                		d tg God, Glory of; Jesus
		b Alma 61:15.                       tg Devil.                       Christ, Relationships
      tg God, Spirit of.         		b tg Worldliness.                  with the Father.
		c Rom. 8:2.                    		c Alma 19:6; Moro. 7:12;       7 a 1 Cor. 2:5;
      tg Governments; Liberty.        D&C 93:39 (38–39).              D&C 19:3; 88:13 (7–13).
 18 a 1 Cor. 13:12.                   tg Spiritual Blindness.     8 a 2 Cor. 7:5.
		b tg Celestial Glory.          		d tg Mind.                         tg Adversity.
		c Rom. 8:29.                   		e tg Unbelief.               		b tg Despair.
		d tg Man, Potential to         		f tg Light [noun].             9 a 2 Cor. 11:23 (23–27);
      Become like Heavenly       		g tg God, Body of,                 D&C 101:35.
      Father.                         Corporeal Nature.         		b Ps. 129:2.
4 1 a Alma 12:34.                		h tg Godhead.                 11 a Rom. 8:36.
  2 a tg Priesthood,              5 a Gal. 1:11 (11–12).              tg Martyrdom.
      Qualifying for.                 tg Missionary Work.       		b tg Mortality.
2 Corinthians 4:14–5:15                                                               1464

faith, according as it is written, I        do a groan, being burdened: not for
a
  believed, and therefore have I spo-       that we would be unclothed, but
ken; we also believe, and therefore         clothed upon, that b mortality might
b
  speak;                                    be swallowed up of life.
  14 Knowing that he which raised             5 Now he that hath wrought us
up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us         for the selfsame thing is God, who
also by Jesus, and shall present us         also hath given unto us the earnest
with you.                                   of the Spirit.
  15 For all things are for your sakes,       6 Therefore we are always a confi-
that the abundant grace might               dent, knowing that, whilst we are
through the a thanksgiving of many          at home in the body, we are absent
redound to the glory of God.                from the Lord:
  16 For which cause we faint not;            7 (For we walk by a faith, not by
but though our outward man per-             b
                                              sight:)
ish, yet the a inward man is renewed          8 We are confident, I say, and will-
day by day.                                 ing rather to be absent from the body,
  17 For our light a affliction, which      and to be present with the Lord.
is but for a moment, worketh for us           9 Wherefore we a labour, that,
a far more exceeding and b eternal          whether present or absent, we may
c
  weight of glory;                          be accepted of him.
  18 While we look not at the                 10 For we must all appear before
things which are a seen, but at             the a judgment seat of Christ; that
the things which are not seen: for          every one may receive the things
the things which are seen are tem-          done in his body, b according to that
poral; but the things which are             he hath c done, whether it be good
not b seen are c eternal.                   or bad.
                                              11 Knowing therefore the terror
            Chapter 5                       of the Lord, we persuade men; but
Saints walk by faith and seek taber-        we are made manifest unto God;
nacles of immortal glory—The gospel         and I trust also are made manifest
reconciles man to God—God’s minis-          in your a consciences.
ters carry the word of reconciliation         12 For we commend not ourselves
to the world.                               again unto you, but give you occa-
                                            sion to glory on our behalf, that ye
For we know that if our earthly             may have somewhat to answer them
house of this tabernacle were dis-          which glory in appearance, and not
solved, we have a building of God,          in heart.
an house not made with hands,                 13 a For whether we be beside our-
eternal in the heavens.                     selves, it is to God: or whether we
  2 For in this we groan, earnestly         be sober, it is for your cause.
desiring to be a clothed upon with            14 For the love of Christ con-
our house which is from heaven:             straineth us; because we thus judge,
  3 If so be that being clothed we          that if a one b died for all, then were
shall not be found naked.                   all dead:
  4 For we that are in this tabernacle        15 And that he died for all, that
 13 a D&C 14:8.            		b Ether 12:6.                 		b tg Accountability.
		b D&C 18:21.             		c tg Eternity.                		c tg Good Works.
 15 a tg Thanksgiving.     5 2 a Rom. 8:23.                 11 a tg Conscience.
 16 a 2 Ne. 4:20;            4 a tg Mourning.               13 a jst 2 Cor. 5:13 For we
      Mosiah 24:15.        		b tg Mortality.                     bear record that we are
 17 a Rom. 5:3.              6 a gr of good courage, of          not beside ourselves; for
      tg Persecution;            good cheer.                     whether we glory, it is to
      Suffering.             7 a tg Faith.                       God, or whether we be
		b tg Eternal Life.       		b tg Sight.                         sober, it is for your sakes.
		c D&C 63:66.               9 a Moro. 9:6.                 14 a Rom. 5:15.
 18 a Rom. 8:24.            10 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.   		b D&C 19:16.
1465                                                          2 Corinthians 5:16–6:13

they which live should not hence-                      2 (For he saith, I have heard thee
forth a live unto themselves, but                   in a a time accepted, and in the
unto him which died for them, and                   b
                                                      day of c salvation have I succoured
rose again.                                         thee: behold, now is the accepted
  16 a Wherefore henceforth know                    time; behold, now is the day of
we no man after the flesh: yea,                     salvation.)
though we have known Christ after                      3 Giving no a offence in any thing,
the flesh, yet now henceforth know                  that the ministry be not blamed:
we him no more.                                        4 But in all things approving our-
  17 Therefore if any man be a in                   selves as the a ministers of God, in
Christ, he is a b new creature: c old               much b patience, in c afflictions, in
things are d passed away; behold,                   necessities, in distresses,
all things are become e new.                           5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in
  18 And all things are of God, who                 a
                                                      tumults, in labours, in watchings,
hath a reconciled us to himself by                  in fastings;
Jesus Christ, and hath given to us                     6 By a pureness, by knowledge, by
the ministry of reconciliation;                     b
                                                      longsuffering, by c kindness, by the
  19 To wit, that God was in Christ,                Holy Ghost, by d love unfeigned,
a
  reconciling the world unto himself,                  7 By the word of truth, by the
not imputing their trespasses unto                  power of God, by the a armour of
them; and hath committed unto us                    b
                                                      righteousness on the right hand
the word of reconciliation.                         and on the left,
  20 Now then we are a ambassadors                     8 By honour and dishonour, by evil
for Christ, as though God did beseech               report and good report: as deceivers,
you by us: we pray you in Christ’s                  and yet true;
stead, be ye reconciled to God.                        9 As unknown, and yet well known;
  21 For he hath made him to be a sin               as dying, and, behold, we live; as
for us, who knew no b sin; that we                  chastened, and not killed;
might be made the c righteousness                      10 As a sorrowful, yet alway rejoic-
of God in him.                                      ing; as bpoor, yet making many crich;
                                                    as having nothing, and yet possess-
                Chapter 6                           ing all things.
                                                       11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is
Now is the day of salvation—God’s min-              open unto you, our heart is aenlarged.
isters must walk uprightly and bear all                12 Ye are not straitened in us,
things—Saints should not be unequally               but ye are straitened in your own
yoked with unbelievers.                             a
                                                      bowels.
We then, as a workers together with                    13 Now for a recompence in the
b
  him, beseech you also that ye                     same, (I speak as unto my children,)
receive not the cgrace of God in vain.              be ye also enlarged.
 15 a Rom. 14:7 (7–9).               18 a tg Reconciliation.              ing Callings within.
 16 a jst 2 Cor. 5:16                19 a tg Reconciliation.        		b tg Patience.
      Wherefore, henceforth          20 a Luke 14:23.               		c D&C 127:2 (2–3).
      live we no more after          21 a Isa. 53:6.                  5 a tg Rioting and Reveling.
      the flesh; yea, though we     		b 1 Jn. 3:3.                    6 a tg Purity.
      once lived after the flesh,   		c Rom. 1:17.                  		b tg Forbear.
      yet since we have known       6 1 a 1 Cor. 3:9.               		c tg Kindness.
      Christ, now henceforth        		b jst 2 Cor. 6:1 . . .        		d D&C 121:41 (41–42).
      live we no more after               Christ . . .                7 a Rom. 13:12.
      the flesh.                    		c tg Grace.                   		b tg Righteousness.
 17 a 1 Jn. 2:5 (2–5).                2 a Isa. 49:8.                 10 a tg Mourning.
		b tg Man, New,                    		b Alma 34:32 (31–34).         		b 2 Cor. 8:9.
      Spiritually Reborn.           		c tg Salvation.               		c tg Treasure.
		c Rom. 7:6; 13:12 (12–14);          3 a Rom. 14:13.                11 a Ps. 119:32 (25–32).
      Heb. 8:13.                          tg Offense.                12 a D&C 121:45.
		d D&C 29:24; 63:49.                 4 a 2 Cor. 11:23.
		e Rev. 21:5.                            tg Priesthood, Magnify-
2 Corinthians 6:14–7:11                                                             1466

   14 Be ye not unequally a yoked to-          toward you, great is my glorying
gether with unbelievers: for what              of you: I am filled with a comfort,
b
  fellowship hath righteousness with           I am exceeding b joyful in all our
c
  unrighteousness? and what com-               c
                                                 tribulation.
munion hath d light with darkness?                5 For, when we were come into
   15 And what concord hath Christ             Macedonia, our flesh had no rest,
with Belial? or what part hath he              but we were a troubled on every
that believeth with an infidel?                side; without were fightings, within
   16 And what a agreement hath the            were b fears.
temple of God with idols? for ye are              6 Nevertheless God, that comfort-
the b temple of the living God; as             eth those that are cast down, com-
God hath said, I will c dwell in them,         forted us by the coming of Titus;
and walk in them; and I will be their             7 And not by his coming only, but
God, and they shall be my people.              by the consolation wherewith he was
   17 Wherefore a come out from                a
                                                 comforted in you, when he told us
among them, and be ye b sepa-                  your earnest desire, your mourning,
rate, saith the Lord, and touch not            your fervent mind toward me; so
the c unclean thing; and I will re-            that I rejoiced the more.
ceive you,                                        8 For though I made you sorry with
   18 And will be a a Father unto you,         a letter, I do not repent, though I did
and ye shall be my bsons and daugh-            repent: for I perceive that the same
ters, saith the Lord cAlmighty.                epistle hath made you sorry, though
                                               it were but for a season.
            Chapter 7                             9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were
Godly sorrow for sin leads to repen-           made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to
tance—The sorrow of the world leads            repentance: for ye were made asorry
to death.                                      after a godly manner, that ye might
                                               receive damage by us in nothing.
Having therefore these promises,                  10 For a godly b sorrow worketh
dearly beloved, let us a cleanse our-          c
                                                 repentance to d salvation not to be
selves from all bfilthiness of the flesh       repented of: but the e sorrow of the
and spirit, perfecting c holiness in           world worketh death.
the fear of God.                                  11 For behold this selfsame thing,
 2 Receive us; we have a wronged no            that ye sorrowed after a godly sort,
man, we have corrupted no man, we              what carefulness it wrought in
have b defrauded no man.                       you, yea, what clearing of yourselves,
 3 I speak not this to condemn                 yea, what indignation, yea, what
you: for I have said before, that ye           fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea,
are in our hearts to die and live              what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all
with you.                                      things ye have approved yourselves
 4 Great is my boldness of speech              to be clear in this matter.
 14 a tg Marriage, Interfaith;    18 a Jer. 31:9 (1, 9).       5 a 2 Cor. 4:8.
      Marriage, Temporal.        		b tg Sons and Daughters   		b D&C 10:55.
		b tg Fellowshipping.                 of God.                 7 a tg Comfort.
		c 2 Kgs. 3:13;                 		c tg God, Power of.         9 a tg Poor in Spirit.
      Ezek. 14:3.                7 1 a tg Chastity;           10 a tg Godliness.
		d tg Light [noun].                   Cleanliness;          		b Eccl. 7:3;
 16 a 1 Cor. 10:21 (19–22).            Purification.               Isa. 22:12;
		b tg Body, Sanctity of;        		b gr pollution,                 Joel 2:17;
      Temple.                          stain, defilement.          James 4:9 (8–10);
		c Lev. 26:12.                        tg Filthiness.              Alma 36:17 (5–28);
      tg God, Presence of.       		c tg Holiness.                  42:29.
 17 a D&C 25:10; 53:2;             2 a 1 Thes. 2:3 (3–10).         tg Mourning;
      84:50 (49–53).             		b tg Fraud.                     Sorrow.
		b tg Separation.                 4 a tg Comfort.           		c tg Repent.
		c Isa. 52:11.                  		b tg Joy.                 		d tg Salvation.
      tg Uncleanness.            		c 3 Ne. 12:12 (11–12).    		e Morm. 2:13.
1467                                                     2 Corinthians 7:12–8:16

 12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto              the Lord, and unto us by the will
you, I did it not for his cause that            of God.
had done the wrong, nor for his                   6 Insomuch that we desired Titus,
cause that suffered wrong, but that             that as he had begun, so he would
our care for you in the sight of God            also finish in you the same grace also.
might appear unto you.                            7 Therefore, as ye abound in every
 13 Therefore we were comforted                 thing, in faith, and utterance, and
in your comfort: yea, and exceed-               knowledge, and in all a diligence,
ingly the more joyed we for the joy             and in your love to us, see that ye
of Titus, because his spirit was a re-          abound in this grace also.
freshed by you all.                               8 I speak a not by commandment,
 14 For if I have a boasted any thing           but by occasion of the forwardness
to him of you, I am not ashamed;                of others, and to prove the b sincer-
but as we spake all things to you               ity of your love.
in truth, even so our b boasting,                 9 For ye know the a grace of our
which I made before Titus, is found             Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he
a truth.                                        was b rich, yet for your sakes he
 15 And his a inward affection is               became c poor, that ye through his
more abundant toward you, whilst                d
                                                  poverty might be rich.
he remembereth the b obedience of                 10 And herein I give my advice:
you all, how with fear and trembling            for this is expedient for you, who
ye received him.                                have begun before, not only to do,
 16 I rejoice therefore that I have             but also to be forward a year ago.
confidence in you in all things.                  11 Now therefore perform the do-
                                                ing of it; that as there was a readiness
             Chapter 8                          to will, so there may be a performance
                                                also out of that which ye have.
True Saints impart of their substance             12 For if there be first a a willing
to the poor—Christ, out of His poverty,         b
                                                  mind, it is accepted according to
brought eternal riches.                         that a man hath, and not according
Moreover, brethren, a we do you to              to that he hath not.
wit of the grace of God bestowed on               13 For I mean not that other men
the churches of Macedonia;                      be eased, and ye burdened:
 2 How that in a great a trial of b af-           14 But by an equality, that now at
fliction the abundance of their joy             this time your abundance may be
and their deep c poverty abounded               a supply for their want, that their
unto the riches of their d liberality.          a
                                                  abundance also may be a supply
 3 For to their power, I bear record,           for your want: that there may be
yea, and beyond their power they                b
                                                  equality:
were willing of themselves;                       15 As it is written, He that had
 4 Praying us with much entreaty                a
                                                  gathered much had nothing over;
that we would receive the gift, and             and he that had gathered little had
take upon us the a fellowship of the            no lack.
ministering to the saints.                        16 But thanks be to God, which
 5 And this they did, not as we hoped,          put the same earnest care into the
but first a gave their own selves to            heart of Titus for you.
 13 a Rom. 15:32.                2 a tg Probation; Test.      		b tg Sincere.
 14 a 2 Cor. 9:2.               		b tg Affliction.              9 a tg Grace.
		b tg Boast.                   		c Mark 12:44 (43–44).       		b tg Treasure.
 15 a gr heart, tender          		d gr sincerity, purity of   		c Philip. 2:7 (5–8).
      affections, compassion.        mind.                    		d 2 Cor. 6:10.
		b 2 Cor. 2:9; 10:6.                tg Generosity.            12 a Ex. 25:2 (1–7).
      tg Obedience.              4 a D&C 88:133.              		b D&C 64:34.
8 1 a gr we make known           5 a tg Self-Sacrifice.        14 a Alma 1:30 (29–30).
      (or declare) to you the    7 a tg Diligence.            		b tg Consecration.
      grace.                     8 a D&C 63:22.                15 a Ex. 16:18.
2 Corinthians 8:17–9:13                                                          1468

 17 For indeed he accepted the ex-          our boasting of you should be in
hortation; but being more forward,          vain in this behalf; that, as I said,
of his own accord he went unto you.         ye may be ready:
 18 And we have sent with him                 4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia
the brother, whose praise is in the         come with me, and find you un-
gospel throughout all the churches;         prepared, we (that we say not, ye)
 19 And not that only, but who was          should be ashamed in this same
also chosen of the churches to travel       confident boasting.
with us with this grace, which is ad-         5 Therefore I thought it necessary
ministered by us to the glory of the        to exhort the brethren, that they
same Lord, and declaration of your          would go before unto you, and
ready mind:                                 make up beforehand your a bounty,
 20 Avoiding this, that no man              whereof ye had notice before, that
should blame us in this abundance           the same might be ready, as a matter
which is administered by us:                of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
 21 Providing for a honest things,            6 But this I say, He which soweth
not only in the sight of the Lord,          sparingly shall a reap also sparingly;
but also in the b sight of men.             and he which b soweth bountifully
 22 And we have sent with them our          shall reap also bountifully.
brother, whom we have oftentimes              7 Every man according as he a pur-
proved diligent in many things, but         poseth in his heart, so let him give;
now much more diligent, upon the            not b grudgingly, or of necessity: for
great a confidence which I have in          God loveth a c cheerful d giver.
you.                                          8 And God is able to make all agrace
 23 Whether any do inquire of Titus,        abound toward you; that ye, always
he is my partner and fellowhelper           having all sufficiency in all things,
concerning you: or our brethren             may abound to every good work:
be inquired of, they are the messen-          9 (As it is written, He hath dis-
gers of the churches, and the glory         persed abroad; he hath given to the
of Christ.                                  poor: his righteousness remaineth
 24 Wherefore shew ye to them,              for ever.
and before the churches, the proof            10 Now he that ministereth seed
of your love, and of our boasting on        to the sower both minister bread
your behalf.                                for your food, and multiply your
                                            seed sown, and increase the fruits
            Chapter 9                       of your a righteousness;)
God loves and rewards a cheerful              11 Being enriched in every thing
giver—Thanks be to God for His un-          to all bountifulness, which causeth
                                            through us a thanksgiving to God.
speakable gift.                               12 For the a administration of this
For as touching the ministering to          service not only supplieth the want
the saints, it is superfluous for me        of the saints, but is abundant also
to write to you:                            by many thanksgivings unto God;
 2 For I know the forwardness of              13 Whiles by the experiment of
your mind, for which I a boast of you       this ministration they glorify God
to them of Macedonia, that Achaia           for your professed subjection unto
was ready a year ago; and your zeal         the gospel of Christ, and for your
hath b provoked very many.                  liberal distribution unto them, and
 3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest       unto all men;
 21 a tg Honesty.           6 a tg Harvest.                    Jacob 2:19 (17–19).
		b Rom. 12:17.            		b tg Accountability.              tg Grace.
 22 a 2 Cor. 2:3.           7 a D&C 6:33 (33–34).         10 a tg Righteousness.
9 2 a 2 Cor. 7:14.         		b tg Hypocrisy.              11 a tg Thanksgiving.
		b tg Provoking.          		c tg Cheerful.               12 a Heb. 13:16.
  5 a gr gift, blessing,   		d tg Generosity.
      benevolence.          8 a Philip. 4:18 (15–23);
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 14 And by their prayer for you,                    10 For his letters, say they, are
which long after you for the exceed-              weighty and powerful; but his a bod-
ing grace of God in you.                          ily presence is weak, and his speech
 15 a Thanks be unto God for his                  b
                                                    contemptible.
unspeakable b gift.                                 11 Let such an one think this,
                                                  that, such as we are in word by
           Chapter 10                             letters when we are absent, such
Bring every thought into obedience—               will we be also in deed when we are
Paul glories in the Lord.                         present.
                                                    12 For we dare not make ourselves
Now I Paul myself beseech you by                  of the number, or compare ourselves
the a meekness and gentleness of                  with some that commend them-
Christ, who in presence am base                   selves: but they measuring them-
among you, but being absent am                    selves by themselves, and compar-
bold toward you:                                  ing themselves among themselves,
   2 But I beseech you, that I may not            are not wise.
be bold when I am present with that                 13 But we will not a boast of things
confidence, wherewith I think to                  without our measure, but according
be bold against some, which think                 to the measure of the rule which
of us as if we walked according to                God hath distributed to us, a mea-
the flesh.                                        sure to reach even unto you.
   3 For though we walk in the flesh,               14 For we stretch not ourselves
we do not a war after the flesh:                  beyond our measure, as though we
   4 (For the aweapons of our bwarfare            reached not unto you: for we are
are not carnal, but mighty through                come as far as to you also in preach-
God to the pulling down of strong                 ing the gospel of Christ:
holds;)                                             15 Not boasting of things without
   5 Casting down imaginations, and               our measure, that is, of other men’s
every high thing that exalteth it-                a
                                                    labours; but having hope, when
self against the knowledge of God,                your faith is increased, that we shall
and bringing into captivity every                 be enlarged by you according to our
a
  thought to the bobedience of Christ;            rule abundantly,
   6 And having in a readiness to re-               16 To preach the gospel in the re-
venge all a disobedience, when your               gions beyond you, and not to boast in
b
  obedience is fulfilled.                         another man’s line of things made
   7 Do ye look on things after the               ready to our hand.
outward a appearance? If any man                    17 But he that glorieth, let him
trust to himself that he is Christ’s,             a
                                                    glory in the Lord.
let him of himself think this again,                18 For not he that a commendeth
that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we           himself is approved, but whom the
b
  Christ’s.                                       Lord commendeth.
   8 For though I should boast some-
what more of our a authority, which                         Chapter 11
the Lord hath given us for b edifica-
tion, and not for your destruction,               Maintain the simplicity that is in
I should not be ashamed:                          Christ—Satan sends forth false apos-
   9 That I may not seem as if I would            tles—Paul glories in his sufferings for
terrify you by letters.                           Christ.
  15 a tg Thanksgiving.             6 a tg Disobedience.        		b 2 Cor. 11:6.
		b James 1:17.                   		b 2 Cor. 7:15.               13 a tg Boast.
10 1 a D&C 19:23; 25:5 (5, 14).     7 a 1 Sam. 16:7.             15 a Rom. 15:20.
   3 a tg War.                    		b 1 Cor. 3:23.               17 a Jer. 9:24 (23–24);
   4 a Eph. 6:11 (10–24).           8 a 2 Cor. 13:10.                 Alma 26:16 (11–16).
		b 1 Cor. 9:7.                         tg Called of God.        18 a Luke 18:14.
   5 a tg Motivations.            		b tg Edification.                 tg Boast.
		b tg Obedience.                  10 a Gal. 4:13.
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Would to God ye could bear with               11 Wherefore? because I love you
me a little in my folly: and indeed         not? God knoweth.
bear with me.                                 12 But what I do, that I will do,
  2 For I am a jealous over you with        that I may cut off occasion from
godly jealousy: for I have b es-            them which desire occasion; that
poused you to one husband, that I           wherein they a glory, they may be
may present you as a chaste virgin          found even as we.
to Christ.                                    13 For such are a false apostles,
  3 But I fear, lest by any means, as       deceitful workers, transforming
the a serpent b beguiled Eve through        themselves into the apostles of
his c subtilty, so your minds should        Christ.
be d corrupted from the e simplicity          14 And no marvel; for a Satan him-
that is in Christ.                          self is transformed into an b angel
  4 For if he that cometh preacheth         of light.
another aJesus, whom we have not              15 Therefore it is no great thing if
preached, or if ye receive another          his ministers also be transformed
spirit, which ye have not received,         as the ministers of righteousness;
or another b gospel, which ye have          whose a end shall be according to
not accepted, ye might well bear            their works.
with him.                                     16 I say again, Let no man think
  5 For I suppose I was not a whit          me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool
behind the very chiefest apostles.          a
                                              receive me, that I may b boast my-
  6 But though I be a rude in speech,       self a little.
yet not in knowledge; but we have             17 That which I speak, I speak it not
been throughly made manifest                after the Lord, but as it were fool-
among you in all things.                    ishly, in this confidence of boasting.
  7 Have I committed an offence in            18 Seeing that many glory after
abasing myself that ye might be             the flesh, I will glory also.
exalted, because I have preached              19 For ye suffer fools gladly, see-
to you the gospel of God a freely ?         ing ye yourselves are wise.
  8 I a robbed other churches, taking         20 For ye suffer, if a man bring
b
  wages of them, to do you service.         you into a bondage, if a man devour
  9 And when I was present with             you, if a man take of you, if a man
you, and wanted, I was a chargeable         exalt himself, if a man smite you
to no man: for that which was b lack-       on the face.
ing to me the brethren which came             21 I speak as concerning areproach,
from Macedonia c supplied: and in           as though we had been weak. How-
all things I have kept myself from          beit whereinsoever any is bold, (I
being burdensome unto you, and              speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
so will I keep myself.                        22 Are they a Hebrews? so am I. Are
  10 As the truth of Christ is in me,       they b Israelites? so am I. Are they
no man shall stop me of this boast-         the seed of Abraham? so am I.
ing in the regions of Achaia.                 23 Are they a ministers of Christ?
11 2 a tg Jealous.          			 churches, having taken           tg Devil.
		b D&C 20:77.                    provisions for you.      		b tg Angels.
   3 a tg Devil.            		b tg Wages.                   15 a Philip. 3:19.
		b tg Fall of Man;           9 a 2 Cor. 12:13 (13, 16);    16 a gr listen to, bear with,
       Temptation.                1 Thes. 2:9.                   follow.
		c Gen. 3:1.               		b 1 Cor. 16:17.              		b tg Boast.
		d Heb. 13:9.              		c Philip. 4:10.               20 a tg Bondage, Physical.
		e Jacob 4:14.              12 a gr boast; so in           21 a tg Reproach.
   4 a Gal. 1:6.                  chapters 11–12.           22 a Philip. 3:5.
		b tg Gospel.               13 a tg False Priesthoods;    		b Rom. 11:1.
   6 a 2 Cor. 10:10.              False Prophets.           23 a 2 Cor. 6:4 (4–10).
   7 a 1 Cor. 9:18.          14 a 2 Ne. 9:9;
   8 a gr despoiled other         D&C 129:8.
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(I speak as a fool) b I am more; in                            Chapter 12
c
  labours more abundant, in d stripes
above measure, in e prisons more                  Paul is caught up to the third heaven—
                                                  The Lord gives men weaknesses that
frequent, in deaths oft.                          they may triumph over them—Paul
   24 Of the Jews five times received
I a forty stripes save one.                       manifests the signs of an Apostle.
   25 Thrice was I a beaten with rods,            It is not expedient for me doubtless
once was I stoned, thrice I suffered              to a glory. I will come to b visions and
shipwreck, a night and a day I have               c
                                                    revelations of the Lord.
been in the deep;                                    2 a I knew a man in Christ above
   26 In journeyings often, in perils             fourteen years ago, (whether in
of waters, in perils of robbers, in               the b body, I cannot tell; or whether
perils by mine own a countrymen,                  out of the body, I cannot tell: God
in perils by the b heathen, in c perils           knoweth;) such an one caught up
in the city, in perils in the wilder-             to the c third d heaven.
ness, in perils in the sea, in perils                3 And I knew such a man, (whether
among false brethren;                             in the body, or out of the body, I
   27 In a weariness and b painfulness,           cannot tell: God knoweth;)
in watchings often, in hunger and                    4 How that he was caught up into
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and            a
                                                    paradise, and heard b unspeakable
nakedness.                                        words, which it is c not d lawful for a
   28 B eside those thing s that                  man to utter.
are without, that which cometh                       5 Of such an one will I glory: yet
upon me daily, the care of all the                of myself I will not a glory, but in
churches.                                         mine infirmities.
   29 Who is weak, and I am not                      6 For though I would desire to
a
  weak? who is offended, and I                    glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will
b
  burn not?                                       say the truth: but now I forbear, lest
   30 If I must needs glory, I will glory         any man should think of me above
of the things which concern mine                  that which he seeth me to be, or that
infirmities.                                      he heareth of me.
   31 The God and Father of our                      7 And lest I should be a exalted
Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed               above measure through the abun-
for evermore, knoweth that I lie                  dance of the revelations, there was
not.                                              given to me a b thorn in the flesh,
   32 In Damascus the governor under              the messenger of Satan to buffet
Aretas the king kept the city of the              me, lest I should be exalted above
Damascenes with a garrison, desir-                measure.
ous to a apprehend me:                               8 For this thing I besought the
   33 And through a window in a                   Lord thrice, that it might depart
basket was I let down by the wall,                from me.
and escaped his hands.                               9 And he said unto me, My agrace is
                                                  sufficient for thee: for my b strength
 23 b jst 2 Cor. 11:23 . . . so     27 a gr toil, trouble.      		c tg Celestial Glory.
      am I; in labors . . .       		b tg Pain.                  		d tg Heaven.
		c 1 Cor. 15:10.                   29 a 1 Cor. 9:22.            4 a tg Paradise.
		d Acts 16:23;                   		b jst 2 Cor. 11:29 . . .    		b gr ineffable.
      James 5:10 (10–11);                anger not?             		c 3 Ne. 17:17;
      Alma 26:29 (29–31).           32 a Acts 9:23 (23–25).          19:34 (32–34).
		e 2 Cor. 4:9.                   12 1 a tg Boast.              		d gr possible, permitted.
 24 a Deut. 25:3.                 		b 1 Cor. 9:1.                5 a tg Boast.
 25 a Acts 16:22.                 		c tg Revelation.             7 a D&C 3:4.
      tg Persecution.                2 a gr I know a man in     		b tg Pain.
 26 a Acts 14:5; 17:5.                   Christ who fourteen     9 a tg Grace.
		b tg Heathen.                          years ago.             		b tg Strength.
		c Acts 21:31.                   		b D&C 137:1.
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is made perfect in c weakness. Most            shall not find you such as I would,
gladly therefore will I rather glory           and that I shall be found unto you
in my infirmities, that the power of           such as ye would not: lest there be
Christ may d rest upon me.                     debates, envyings, wraths, a strifes,
   10 Therefore I take pleasure in             b
                                                 backbitings, whisperings, swell-
a
  infirmities, in reproaches, in ne-           ings, c tumults:
cessities, in b persecutions, in dis-            21 And lest, when I come again, my
tresses for Christ’s sake: for when I          God will humble me among you,
am c weak, then am I d strong.                 and that I shall bewail many which
   11 I am become a fool in glorying;          have sinned already, and have not
ye have compelled me: for I ought to           repented of the uncleanness and for-
have been commended of you: for in             nication and lasciviousness which
nothing am I behind the very a chief-          they have committed.
est apostles, though I be nothing.
   12 Truly the a signs of an apostle                      Chapter 13
were wrought among you in all pa-              Saints should test themselves as to
tience, in signs, and wonders, and             righteousness—Be perfect and of one
mighty deeds.                                  mind; live in peace.
   13 For what is it wherein ye were
inferior to other churches, except             This is the third time I am coming
it be that I myself was not a burden-          to you. In the mouth of two or three
some to you? forgive me this wrong.            a
                                                 witnesses shall every word be es-
   14 Behold, the third time I am              tablished.
ready to come to you; and I will not             2 I told you before, and foretell
be burdensome to you: for I a seek             you, as if I were present, the sec-
not yours, but you: for the children           ond time; and being absent now
ought not to lay up for the parents,           I write to them which heretofore
but the parents for the children.              have sinned, and to all other, that,
   15 And I will very gladly spend             if I come again, I will not spare:
and be spent for you; though the                 3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ
more abundantly I love you, the                speaking in me, which to you-ward
less I be loved.                               is not weak, but is mighty in you.
   16 But be it so, I did not burden             4 For though he was a crucified
you: nevertheless, being crafty, I             through weakness, yet he liveth by
caught you with guile.                         the power of God. For we also are
   17 Did I make a gain of you by              weak in him, but we shall live with
any of them whom I sent unto you?              him by the power of God toward you.
   18 I desired Titus, and with him              5 a Examine yourselves, whether
I sent a brother. Did Titus make a             ye be in the faith; prove your own
gain of you? walked we not in the              selves. Know ye not your own selves,
same spirit? walked we not in the              how that b Jesus c Christ is in you,
same steps?                                    except ye be reprobates?
   19 Again, think ye that we excuse             6 But I trust that ye shall know
ourselves unto you? we speak before            that we are not reprobates.
God in Christ: but we do all things,             7 Now I pray to God that ye do no
dearly beloved, for your a edifying.           evil; not that we should appear ap-
   20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I         proved, but that ye should do that
  9 c 2 Cor. 13:9;             13 a 2 Cor. 11:9 (8–9).     			 D&C 6:28.
      Ether 12:27 (26–28).     14 a 1 Cor. 10:33.                tg Book of Mormon;
		d D&C 39:12.                 19 a 1 Cor. 14:26.                Witness.
 10 a tg Adversity.                 tg Edification.          4 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Persecution.            20 a tg Strife.                   Crucifixion of.
		c tg Humility.             		b tg Backbiting.              5 a 1 Cor. 11:28 (27–31).
		d Joel 3:10; D&C 50:16.    		c tg Rioting and            		b 1 Jn. 3:24 (19–24);
 11 a 1 Cor. 9:1.                   Reveling.                    4:12 (7–21).
 12 a tg Signs.              13 1 a Deut. 19:15;           		c Rom. 8:10.
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which is a honest, though we be as              a
                                                  perfect, be of good comfort, be of
reprobates.                                     b
                                                  one c mind, live in d peace; and the
  8 For we can do nothing against               God of e love and peace shall be
the truth, but for the truth.                   with you.
  9 For we are glad, when we are                  12 Greet one another with an holy
a
  weak, and ye are strong: and this             a
                                                  kiss.
also we wish, even your perfection.               13 All the saints salute you.
  10 Therefore I write these things               14 The grace of the Lord Jesus
being absent, lest being present I              Christ, and the love of God, and the
should use sharpness, according                 communion of the Holy Ghost, be
to the a power which the Lord hath              with you all. Amen.
given me to edification, and not to             ¶ The second epistle to the Corinthians was
destruction.                                    written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia,
  11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be            by Titus and Lucas.




                The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                        to the

                               Galatians
             Chapter 1                          present evil world, according to the
Preachers of false gospels are accursed—
                                                c
                                                 will of God and our Father:
Paul received the gospel by revelation—           5 To whom be glory for ever and
                                                ever. Amen.
He believed, was taught, and preached             6 I marvel that ye are so soon a re­
to the Gentiles.
                                                moved from him that called you

P    aul, an a apostle, (not of men,
     neither by man, but by Jesus
     Christ, and God the Father, who
raised him from the dead;)
 2 And all the brethren which are
                                                into the grace of Christ unto an­
                                                other b gospel:

                                                b
                                                  7 Which is not another; but there be
                                                some that a trouble you, and would
                                                  pervert the c gospel of Christ.
with me, unto the churches of Ga­                 8 But though we, or an a angel from
latia:                                          heaven, preach any b other c gospel
 3 Grace be to you and peace from               unto you than that which we have
God the Father, and from our Lord               preached unto you, let him be
Jesus Christ,                                   d
                                                  accursed.
 4 Who a gave himself for our sins,               9 As we said before, so say I now
that he might b deliver us from this            again, If any man preach any other
  7 a tg Honesty.               [Galatians]                        Christian Church.
  9 a 2 Cor. 12:9.              1 1 a tg Apostles;            		b 2 Cor. 11:4.
 10 a 2 Cor. 10:8.                   Priesthood, Authority.    7 a gr agitate, raise doubts,
 11 a tg Perfection.             4 a tg Jesus Christ,              perplex.
		b tg Unity.                        Redeemer.                		b Gal. 5:10.
		c 1 Cor. 1:10 (10–13).        		b tg Redemption.            		c tg Gospel.
		d tg Peace.                   		c tg God, Will of.           8 a tg Angels.
		e tg God, Love of.             6 a tg Apostasy of           		b 1 Tim. 1:3.
 12 a jst 2 Cor. 13:12 . . .         Individuals;             		c tg Gospel.
      salutation.                    Apostasy of the Early       d Gal. 5:12.
Galatians 1:10–2:6                                                                              1474
a
  gospel unto you than that ye have                       21 Afterwards I came into the re-
received, let him be b accursed.                         gions of Syria and Cilicia;
   10 For do I now a persuade men, or                     22 And was unknown by face unto
God? or do I seek to b please men?                       the churches of Judæa which were
for if I yet c pleased men, I should                     in Christ:
not be the servant of Christ.                             23 But they had heard only, That
   11 But I acertify you, brethren, that                 he which persecuted us in times
the gospel which was b preached of                       past now preacheth the faith which
me is not after man.                                     once he destroyed.
   12 For I neither received it aof man,                  24 And they glorified God in me.
neither was I taught it, but b by the
c
  revelation of Jesus Christ.                                          Chapter 2
   13 For ye have heard of my a con-
versation in time past in the Jews’                      Paul goes to Jerusalem—He contends
religion, how that beyond measure                        for the true gospel—Salvation comes
I b persecuted the church of God,                        through Christ.
and c wasted it:                                         Then fourteen years after I went up
   14 And a profited in the Jews’ re-                    again to aJerusalem with b Barnabas,
ligion above many b my equals in                         and took Titus with me also.
mine own nation, being more ex-                            2 And I went up by arevelation, and
ceedingly c zealous of the d traditions                  b
                                                           communicated unto them that gos-
of my fathers.                                           pel which I preach among the Gen-
   15 But when it pleased God, who                       tiles, but privately to them which
separated me from my mother’s                            were of reputation, lest by any means
womb, and called me by his a grace,                      I should run, or had run, in vain.
   16 To reveal his Son in me, that I                      3 But neither Titus, who was with
might preach him among the a hea-                        me, being a Greek, was compelled
then; immediately I conferred not                        to be a circumcised:
with b flesh and blood:                                    4 aAnd that because of false breth-
   17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem                     ren unawares brought in, who came
to them which were apostles before                       in privily to spy out our b liberty
me; but I went into Arabia, and re-                      which we have in Christ Jesus, that
turned again unto Damascus.                              they might bring us into c bondage:
   18 Then after three years I went                        5 To whom we gave place by sub-
up to a Jerusalem to see Peter, and                      jection, no, not for an hour; that the
abode with him fifteen days.                             truth of the gospel might continue
   19 But other of the a apostles saw I                  with you.
none, save bJames the Lord’s cbrother.                     6 But of these who seemed to be
   20 Now the things which I a write                     somewhat, (whatsoever they were,
unto you, behold, before God, I lie                      it maketh no matter to me: God ac-
not.                                                     cepteth no man’s person:) for they
  9 a tg False Doctrine.                 		b Acts 9:21 (10–22).         20 a tg Scriptures, Writing of.
		b 2 Ne. 28:15.                         		c gr was ravaging,          2 1 a Acts 15:2.
 10 a gr appease, aspire to                    destroying.             		b Acts 4:36 (36–37).
      the favor of.                       14 a gr was advancing.        2 a Alma 8:16;
      jst Gal. 1:10 . . . please . . .   		b gr men of my age.              Hel. 13:3.
		b tg Peer Influence.                   		c tg Zeal.                  		b gr reported.
		c tg Courage.                          		d tg Traditions of Men.      3 a tg Circumcision.
 11 a gr declare, make                    15 a tg Grace.                4 a jst Gal. 2:4
      known to.                           16 a gr nations, Gentiles.        Notwithstanding, there
		b 2 Cor. 4:5.                                tg Heathen.                  were some brought in
 12 a gr from a man.                     		b tg Flesh and Blood.            by false brethren
		b gr through a revelation.              18 a Acts 9:26.                   unawares, who . . .
		c 1 Cor. 9:1;                           19 a tg Apostles.            		b tg Liberty.
      D&C 84:1.                          		b Acts 21:18.               		c tg Bondage, Spiritual.
      tg Testimony.                      		c tg Jesus Christ,
 13 a gr conduct.                              Family of.
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who seemed to be somewhat in con-           by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we
ference added nothing to me:                have believed in Jesus Christ, that
  7 But contrariwise, when they saw         we might be justified by the c faith
that the a gospel of the uncircum-          of Christ, and not by the d works of
cision was committed unto me, as            the e law: for by the works of the law
the gospel of the b circumcision was        shall no flesh be f justified.
unto c Peter;                                  17 But if, while we seek to be jus-
  8 (For he that wrought effectually        tified by Christ, we ourselves also
in Peter to the apostleship of the          are found sinners, is therefore Christ
circumcision, the same was mighty           the minister of sin? God forbid.
in me toward the Gentiles:)                    18 For if I build again the things
  9 And when James, a Cephas, and           which I destroyed, I make myself a
John, who seemed to be pillars, per-        transgressor.
ceived the bgrace that was given unto          19 For I through the law am a dead
me, they gave to me and Barnabas            to the law, that I might b live unto
the right hands of c fellowship; that       God.
we should go unto the d heathen, and           20 I am crucified with Christ: nev-
they unto the circumcision.                 ertheless I live; yet not I, but a Christ
  10 Only they would that we should         b
                                              liveth in me: and the life which I
remember the poor; the same which           now live in the flesh I live by the
I also was forward to do.                   c
                                              faith of the Son of God, who loved
  11 But when Peter was come to             me, and gave himself for me.
Antioch, I withstood him to the                21 I do not frustrate the a grace of
face, because he was to be blamed.          God: for if righteousness come by
  12 For before that certain came           the b law, then Christ is dead in vain.
from James, he did eat with the
Gentiles: but when they were come,
he withdrew and separated himself,                       Chapter 3
fearing them which were of the cir-         God gave the gospel to Abraham—The
cumcision.                                  Mosaic law was added because of
  13 And the other Jews dissembled          transgressions—The law was a school-
likewise with him; insomuch that            master until Christ—The Saints are
Barnabas also was carried away              children of God by faith—All who are
with their a dissimulation.                 of the faith and baptized into Christ
  14 But when I saw that they walked        become Abraham’s seed.
not uprightly according to the truth
of the gospel, I said unto Peter be-        O foolish Galatians, who hath
fore them all, If thou, being a Jew,        a
                                              bewitched you, that ye should not
livest after the manner of Gentiles,        obey the truth, before whose eyes
and not as do the Jews, why com-            Jesus Christ hath been evidently set
pellest thou the Gentiles to live as        forth, crucified among you?
do the Jews?                                  2 This only would I learn of you,
  15 We who are Jews by nature, and         Received ye the Spirit by the works
not sinners of the Gentiles,                of the a law, or by the b hearing of
  16 Knowing that a man is not a jus-       faith?
tified by the works of the b law, but         3 Are ye so foolish? having begun
  7 a 1 Cor. 9:17.          		c Moro. 7:33 (7–33).         21 a tg Grace.
		b tg Circumcision.        		d Mosiah 13:28 (27–32).     		b Mosiah 13:28 (27–31).
		c 1 Cor. 9:1.             		e 2 Ne. 2:5 (5–8).          3 1 a Jacob 7:18 (16–18).
  9 a John 1:42.            		f gr vindicated,                  tg Apostasy of the
		b tg Grace.                     approved, guiltless.          Early Christian Church.
		c tg Fellowshipping.       19 a Rom. 7:4 (1–7).           2 a 2 Ne. 2:5;
		d gr nations, Gentiles.   		b Rom. 6:11 (9–11).               Mosiah 13:28 (27–28).
 13 a gr hypocrisy.          20 a John 17:22 (20–23).     		b Rom. 10:17.
 16 a tg Justification.     		b Rom. 14:7 (7–9).
		b D&C 22:2.               		c tg Faith.
Galatians 3:4–24                                                                       1476

in the Spirit, are ye now made per-                15 Brethren, I speak after the man-
fect by the flesh?                               ner of men; Though it be but a man’s
  4 Have ye suffered so many things              covenant, yet if it be confirmed,
in vain? if it be yet in vain.                   no man disannulleth, or addeth
  5 He therefore that a ministereth to           thereto.
you the Spirit, and worketh mira­                  16 Now to aAbraham and his seed
cles among you, doeth he it by the               were the b promises made. He saith
works of the law, or by the hearing              not, And to seeds, as of many; but
of faith?                                        as of one, And to thy seed, which
  6 Even as Abraham believed God,                is Christ.
and it was accounted to him for                    17 And this I say, that the covenant,
a
  righteousness.                                 that was confirmed before of God
  7 Know ye therefore that they                  in Christ, the law, which was a four
which are of faith, the same are the             hundred and thirty years after, can-
a
  children of Abraham.                           not disannul, that it should make
  8 And the scripture, foreseeing                the promise of none effect.
that God would justify the a heathen               18 For if the a inheritance be of the
through faith, preached before the               law, it is no more of promise: but
b
  gospel unto Abraham, saying, In                God gave it to Abraham by promise.
thee shall all c nations be d blessed.             19 aWherefore then serveth the law?
  9 So then they which be of faith               It was b added because of transgres-
are a blessed with faithful Abraham.             sions, till the seed should come to
  10 For as many as are of the works             whom the promise was made; and it
of the law are under the curse: for it           was ordained by angels in the hand
is written, a Cursed is every one that           of a mediator.
continueth not in all things which                 20 Now a mediator is not a media-
are written in the book of the law               tor of one, but God is one.
to do them.                                        21 Is the law then against the
  11 But that no man is justified by             promises of God? God forbid: for if
the law in the sight of God, it is evi-          there had been a law given which
dent: for, The just shall live by afaith.        could have given life, verily righ-
  12 And the law is not of faith: but,           teousness should have been by
The man that doeth them shall live               the law.
in them.                                           22 But the scripture hath con-
  13 Christ hath a redeemed us from              cluded all under asin, that the prom-
the b curse of the c law, being made a           ise by faith of Jesus Christ might be
curse for us: for it is written, dCursed         given to them that believe.
is every one that hangeth on a tree:               23 But before faith came, we were
  14 That the a blessing of Abraham              kept under the law, shut up unto
might come on the Gentiles through               the faith which should afterwards
b
 Jesus Christ; that we might receive             be revealed.
the c promise of the Spirit through                24 Wherefore the a law was our
faith.                                           b
                                                   schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ,
  5 a gr grants, furnishes.      		b tg Bondage, Spiritual;      18 a tg Inheritance.
  6 a tg Righteousness.                Curse.                    19 a jst Gal. 3:19–20
  7 a tg Abrahamic               		c Alma 42:22 (1–28).               (Appendix).
      Covenant.                  		d Deut. 21:23.               		b 1 Tim. 1:9.
  8 a tg Heathen.                 14 a tg Blessing;              22 a D&C 49:8.
		b tg Gospel.                         Israel, Mission of.       24 a tg Law of Moses.
		c tg Israel, Mission of.       		b Acts 8:35 (29–35).         		b gr pedagogue, director,
		d tg Mission of                		c tg Promise.                      supervisor of children.
      Latter-day Saints.          16 a Ps. 132:11;                    jst Gal. 3:24 . . .
  9 a tg Israel, Blessings of.         Luke 1:55 (54–55).             schoolmaster until
 10 a tg Curse.                  		b D&C 107:40.                      Christ . . .
 11 a tg Faith.                   17 a tg Israel, Bondage of,         tg Jesus Christ, Types
 13 a Gal. 4:5.                        in Egypt.                      of, in Anticipation.
1477                                                           Galatians 3:25–4:18

that we might be c justified by                Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,
faith.                                         Father.
  25 But after that faith is come, we            7 Wherefore thou art no more a
are no longer under a schoolmaster.            a
                                                 servant, but a b son; and if a son,
  26 For ye are all the a children of          then an c heir of God through Christ.
God by b faith in Christ Jesus.                  8 Howbeit then, when ye knew
  27 For as many of you as have been           not God, ye a did b service unto them
a
  baptized into Christ have put on             which by nature are no c gods.
Christ.                                          9 But now, after that ye have known
  28 There is neither Jew nor aGreek,          God, or rather are known of God,
there is neither bond nor free, there          how turn ye again to the weak and
is neither male nor female: for ye             beggarly elements, whereunto ye
are all b one in Christ Jesus.                 desire again to be in a bondage?
  29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are             10 Ye observe a days, and months,
ye aAbraham’s b seed, and c heirs ac-          and times, and years.
cording to the promise.                          11 I am afraid a of you, lest I have
                                               bestowed upon you labour in vain.
             Chapter 4                           12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as
The Saints are children of God by              I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not
adoption—Paul calls the Galatians              injured me at all.
back to Christ—He compares the two               13 Ye know how through ainfirmity
covenants.                                     of the b flesh I preached the gospel
                                               unto you at the first.
Now I say, That the heir, as long as             14 And my a temptation which was
he is a child, differeth nothing from          in my flesh ye despised not, nor re-
a servant, though he be lord of all;           jected; but received me as an angel
  2 But is under tutors and gover-             of God, even as Christ Jesus.
nors until the time appointed of                 15 Where is then the blessedness
the father.                                    ye spake of? for I bear you record,
  3 Even so we, when we were chil-             that, if it had been possible, ye would
dren, were in a bondage under the              have plucked out your own eyes,
elements of the world:                         and have given them to me.
  4 But when the fulness of the time             16 Am I therefore become your en-
was come, God a sent forth his b Son,          emy, because I tell you the a truth?
c
  made of a d woman, made under                  17 They zealously affect you, but
the law,                                       not well; yea, they would exclude
  5 To a redeem them that were un-             you, that ye might affect them.
der the law, that we might receive               18 But it is good to be a zealously
the b adoption of sons.                        affected always in a good thing, and
  6 And because ye are sons, God               not only when I am present with
hath sent forth the Spirit of his              you.
 24 c See jst Rom. 4:16       		c Gal. 4:28.                         Become like Heavenly
      (Rom. 4:16 note a).     4 3 a tg Bondage, Spiritual.           Father.
      Moro. 10:32 (32–33).      4 a John 8:42;                   8 a gr were slaves, were in
 26 a tg Sons and Daughters         16:28 (27–28, 30); 17:8.         bondage.
      of God.                       tg Jesus Christ,           		b 1 Cor. 8:4.
		b tg Baptism,                     Condescension of.          		c Jer. 44:3.
      Qualifications for.     		b tg Jesus Christ, Birth of.     9 a D&C 84:51 (50–51).
 27 a Rom. 13:14;             		c gr born.                      10 a Rom. 14:5 (5–6).
      2 Ne. 31:13 (12–13);    		d tg Woman.                     11 a gr concerning.
      Mosiah 5:8 (2–14).        5 a Gal. 3:13.                  13 a gr weakness, feebleness.
      tg Baptism.             		b tg Election.                       1 Cor. 2:3 (2–4).
 28 a tg Gentiles.              7 a gr slave.                  		b 2 Cor. 10:10.
		b Rom. 10:12 (12–13).       		b tg Sons and Daughters         14 a gr trial, test.
      tg Unity.                     of God.                     16 a Hel. 13:26.
 29 a tg Conversion.          		c tg Eternal Life;                   tg Truth.
		b tg Seed of Abraham.             Man, Potential to           18 a tg Zeal.
Galatians 4:19–5:10                                                                 1478

  19 My little children, of whom I              31 So then, brethren, we are not
travail in birth again until Christ            children of the bondwoman, but
be formed in you,                              of the free.
  20 I desire to be present with you
now, and to change my voice; for I                           Chapter 5
a
  stand in doubt of you.
  21 Tell me, ye that desire to be             Stand fast in gospel liberty—Seek faith,
                                               love, Christ, and the Spirit—The works
under the law, do ye not hear                  of the flesh and the fruits of the Spirit
the law?
                                               are named.
  22 For it is written, that Abraham
had two sons, the one by a a bond-             a
                                                 Stand fast therefore in the b liberty
maid, the other by a freewoman.                wherewith Christ hath made us
  23 But he who was of the bond-               c
                                                 free, and be not d entangled again
woman was born after the flesh; but            with the yoke of e bondage.
he of the freewoman was by promise.               2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that
  24 Which things are an allegory: for         if ye be circumcised, Christ shall
these are the two covenants; the one           profit you nothing.
from the mount Sinai, which gen-                  3 For I testify again to every man
dereth to a bondage, which is bAgar.           that is a circumcised, that he is a
  25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in           debtor to do the whole law.
Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem                4 Christ is become of no effect
which now is, and is in bondage                unto you, whosoever of you are jus-
with her children.                             tified by the a law; ye are fallen from
  26 But aJerusalem which is above is          b
                                                 grace.
free, which is the mother of us all.              5 For we through the Spirit wait for
  27 For it is written, a Rejoice, thou        the hope of righteousness by a faith.
b
  barren that bearest not; break forth            6 For in Jesus Christ neither a cir-
and cry, thou that travailest not:             cumcision b availeth any thing, nor
for the desolate hath many more                uncircumcision; but c faith which
children than she which hath an                worketh by d love.
husband.                                          7 Ye did run well; who did hin-
  28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was,           der you that ye should not a obey
are the a children of promise.                 the truth?
  29 But as then he that was born                 8 This persuasion cometh not of
after the a flesh b persecuted him             him that calleth you.
that was born after the Spirit, even              9 A little leaven leaveneth the
so it is now.                                  whole lump.
  30 Nevertheless what saith the                  10 I have a confidence in you
scripture? aCast out the bondwoman             through the Lord, that ye b will be
and her son: for the son of the bond-          none otherwise minded: but he that
woman shall not be heir with the               c
                                                 troubleth you shall bear his judg-
son of the freewoman.                          ment, whosoever he be.
 20 a gr am perplexed about.          Spiritually Reborn.      5 a Rom. 5:2 (1–5);
 22 a Gen. 16:2 (1–3);          		b Gen. 21:9.                     1 Pet. 1:21 (21–22).
      D&C 132:30 (30–34), 65;    30 a Gen. 21:10.              6 a tg Circumcision.
      Abr. 2:9 (9–11).          5 1 a Philip. 4:1 (1–7).     		b gr has any power,
 24 a tg Law of Moses.          		b tg Liberty.                    validity, service.
		b Gen. 16:1.                  		c 2 Ne. 2:26 (26–27);      		c tg Faith.
 26 a tg Jerusalem, New.              Mosiah 5:8;            		d tg Love.
 27 a Gen. 21:6.                      Alma 61:9 (9, 21).       7 a tg Disobedience.
		b tg Barren.                  		d D&C 88:86.                10 a tg Dependability.
 28 a Gal. 3:29.                		e tg Bondage, Spiritual;   		b gr will take no other
      tg Mission of                   Law of Moses.                view, will not have a
      Early Saints;               3 a Rom. 2:25.                   different opinion.
      Seed of Abraham.            4 a tg Law of Moses.       		c Gal. 1:7.
 29 a tg Man, Natural, Not      		b tg Grace.
1479                                                           Galatians 5:11–6:5

   11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach          which do such things shall not in-
circumcision, why do I yet suffer               herit the kingdom of God.
persecution? then is the a offence                 22 But the a fruit of the b Spirit is
of the cross ceased.                            c
                                                  love, d joy, e peace, f longsuffering,
   12 I would they were even a cut off          g
                                                  gentleness, goodness, h faith,
which b trouble you.                               23 aMeekness, btemperance: against
   13 For, brethren, ye have been               such there is no law.
called unto a liberty; only use not                24 And they that are Christ’s have
liberty for an occasion to the flesh,           crucified the flesh with the a affec-
but by love b serve one another.                tions and lusts.
   14 For all the a law is fulfilled in            25 If we live in the Spirit, let us
one word, even in this; Thou shalt              also walk in the Spirit.
b
  love thy neighbour as thyself.                   26 Let us not be desirous of vain
   15 But if ye bite and devour one             glory, a provoking one another, en-
another, take heed that ye be not               vying one another.
consumed one of another.
   16 This I say then, a Walk in the                        Chapter 6
b
  Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the
c
  lust of the flesh.                            Bear one another’s burdens—As you
   17 For the flesh lusteth against             sow, so shall you reap—Be not weary
the aSpirit, and the Spirit against the         in well-doing.
flesh: and these are contrary the               Brethren, if a man be a overtaken
one to the other: so that ye cannot             in a b fault, ye which are spiritual,
do the things that ye would.                    c
                                                  restore such an one in the spirit of
   18 But if ye be a led of the Spirit,         meekness; d considering thyself, lest
ye are not under the b law.                     thou also be tempted.
   19 Now the works of the a flesh are             2 Bear ye one another’s a burdens,
manifest, which are these; Adultery,            and so fulfil the law of Christ.
b
  fornication, c uncleanness, lascivi-             3 For if a man think himself to be
ousness,                                        something, when he is nothing, he
   20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,             deceiveth himself.
variance, emulations, wrath, a strife,             4 But let every man a prove his
seditions, heresies,                            own b work, and then shall he have
   21 a Envyings, murders, b drunken­           rejoicing in himself alone, and not
ness, c revellings, and such like: of           in another.
the which I tell you before, as I have             5 For every man shall a bear his
also told you in time past, that they           own burden.
 11 a gr stumbling block,        19 a Mosiah 16:3 (3–5);     		g tg Benevolence;
      cause of misery.                D&C 67:12 (10–12).           Kindness.
 12 a tg Excommunication.       		b tg Fornication.          		h tg Faith.
		b Gal. 1:8 (8–9).             		c tg Uncleanness.           23 a tg Meek.
 13 a tg Abundant Life;          20 a tg Strife.             		b gr self-control.
      Liberty.                   21 a tg Envy.                     tg Temperance.
		b tg Self-Sacrifice.          		b tg Drunkenness;           24 a gr sufferings,
 14 a Rom. 13:10 (8–10);              Word of Wisdom.              afflictions, passions.
      1 Tim. 1:5.               		c tg Rioting and            26 a tg Provoking.
      tg God, Law of.                 Reveling.              6 1 a Rom. 14:1;
		b tg Love.                     22 a Rom. 8:23.                   D&C 20:80.
 16 a tg Walking with God.            tg Holy Ghost,         		b gr transgression,
		b tg Guidance, Divine.              Mission of.                  trespass.
		c tg Chastity;                		b tg Inspiration;          		c Heb. 12:13.
      Lust.                           Spirituality.          		d gr watching.
 17 a tg Holy Ghost,            		c Col. 3:12.                 2 a tg Compassion.
      Loss of.                  		d tg Joy.                    4 a tg Test.
 18 a D&C 20:45; 28:4; 42:13.   		e tg Contentment;          		b tg Good Works.
		b Acts 15:5 (1–11);                 Peace of God.            5 a Prov. 9:12.
      Mosiah 13:29 (29–31).     		f tg Forbear.
Galatians 6:6–Ephesians 1:4                                                      1480

   6 Let him that is taught in the           lest they should suffer a persecution
word a communicate unto him that             for the cross of Christ.
teacheth in all good things.                  13 For neither they themselves
   7 Be not a deceived; God is not           who are circumcised keep the law;
b
  mocked: for whatsoever a man               but desire to have you circumcised,
c
  soweth, that shall he also d reap.         that they may glory in your flesh.
   8 For he that soweth to his flesh          14 But God forbid that I should
shall of the flesh reap corruption;          glory, save in the cross of our Lord
but he that soweth to the Spirit             Jesus Christ, by whom the world is
shall of the Spirit reap life ever­          crucified unto me, and I unto the
lasting.                                     world.
   9 And let us not be a weary in well        15 For in Christ Jesus neither a cir­
doing: for in due season we shall            cumcision availeth any thing, nor
b
  reap, if we faint not.                     uncircumcision, but a new creature.
   10 As we have therefore opportu­           16 And as many as walk according
nity, let us do a good unto all men,         to this rule, a peace be on them, and
especially unto them who are of the          mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
household of faith.                           17 From henceforth let no man
   11 Ye see how large a letter I have       trouble me: for I bear in my body
written unto you with mine own               the marks of the Lord Jesus.
hand.                                         18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord
   12 As many as desire to make a            Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
fair shew in the flesh, they con­            Amen.
strain you to be circumcised; only           ¶ Unto the Galatians written from Rome.




            The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                     to the

                           Ephesians
               Chapter 1                      2 Grace be to you, and peace, from
The Saints are foreordained to receive       God our Father, and from the Lord
the gospel—The gospel is to be restored      Jesus Christ.
                                              3 Blessed be the God and Father
in the latter days—The Saints are sealed     of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
by the Holy Spirit of Promise—They           blessed us with all a spiritual bless­
know God and Christ by revelation.
                                             ings in heavenly places in Christ:

P     aul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
      by the will of God, to the asaints
      which are at Ephesus, and to
the faithful in Christ Jesus:
                                              4 According as he hath a chosen us
                                             in him bbefore the foundation of the
                                             world, that we should be c holy and
                                             without blame before him in love:
 6 a tg Communication.        9 a Luke 8:14 (14–15);         [Ephesians]
 7 a tg Deceit.                   2 Thes. 3:13; D&C 64:33.   1 1 a tg Saints.
		b tg Mocking.                   tg Steadfastness.           3 a tg Spirituality.
		c Ezek. 32:27.            		b tg Abundant Life.             4 a tg Election;
     tg Accountability;      10 a Prov. 3:27.                     Foreordination.
     Agency; Good Works.     12 a tg Persecution.            		b tg Man, Antemortal
		d Ps. 7:16.                15 a tg Circumcision.                Existence of.
     tg Harvest.             16 a Ps. 125:5.                 		c tg Holiness.
1481                                                                 Ephesians 1:5–23

  5 Having a predestinated us unto               15 Wherefore I also, after I heard
the b adoption of children by Jesus            of your a faith in the Lord Jesus, and
Christ to himself, according to the            love unto all the saints,
good pleasure of his will,                       16 Cease not to give thanks for
  6 To the praise of the glory of his          you, making mention of you in my
grace, wherein he hath made us                 prayers;
accepted in the beloved.                         17 That the God of our Lord Jesus
  7 In whom we have a redemption               Christ, the Father of glory, may
through his blood, the b forgiveness           give unto you the spirit of a wisdom
of sins, according to the c riches of          and b revelation in the knowledge
his d grace;                                   of him:
  8 Wherein he hath abounded to-                 18 The eyes of your a understand-
ward us in all a wisdom and b pru-             ing being b enlightened; that ye may
dence;                                         know what is the hope of his calling,
  9 Having made known unto us the              and what the c riches of the glory of
a
  mystery of his b will, according to          his d inheritance in the saints,
his good pleasure which he hath                  19 And what is the exceeding great-
purposed in himself:                           ness of his a power to us-ward who
  10 That in the a dispensation of the         believe, according to the working
fulness of times he might b gather             of his mighty power,
together in one c all things in Christ,          20 Which he wrought in Christ,
both which are in heaven, and which            when he a raised him from the dead,
are on earth; even in him:                     and set him at his own right hand
  11 In whom also we have obtained             in the b heavenly places,
an inheritance, being apredestinated             21 Far above all principality, and
according to the purpose of him who            power, and might, and dominion,
worketh all things after the counsel           and every a name that is named, not
of his own will:                               only in this world, but also in that
  12 That we should be to the praise           which is to come:
of his glory, who a first trusted in             22 And hath put a all things under
Christ.                                        his b feet, and gave him to be the
  13 In whom ye also trusted, after            c
                                                 head over all things to the d church,
that ye heard the word of truth,                 23 Which is his body, the fulness
the a gospel of your salvation: in             of him that filleth all in all.
whom also after that ye believed, ye
were b sealed with that holy Spirit                        Chapter 2
of c promise,
  14 Which is the earnest of our in-           We are saved by grace through faith—
heritance until the redemption of              The blood of Christ saves Jew and Gen-
the purchased possession, unto the             tile alike—The Church is built upon the
praise of his glory.                           foundation of apostles and prophets.
 5 a gr foreordained.           10 a tg Dispensations;          		b D&C 6:15; 11:13.
     Eph. 1:11.                      Last Days; Restoration           tg Education.
     tg Foreordination.              of the Gospel.             		c tg Treasure.
		b tg Sons and Daughters      		b tg Israel, Gathering of.     		d tg Inheritance.
     of God.                   		c tg Jesus Christ, Power of.    19 a Col. 2:12.
 7 a tg Jesus Christ,           11 a Eph. 1:5.                   20 a Acts 2:32;
     Atonement through;         12 a gr trusted, hoped                1 Cor. 15:20 (14–20).
     Jesus Christ, Redeemer;         beforehand.                		b Heb. 7:26.
     Redemption.                13 a D&C 93:51.                  21 a Heb. 1:4.
		b tg Forgive.                      tg Gospel.                       tg Name.
		c tg Treasure.               		b tg Sealing.                   22 a tg Jesus Christ, Power of.
		d tg Grace.                  		c tg Promise.                  		b Heb. 2:8.
 8 a tg God, Omniscience of.    15 a Col. 1:4 (4–5).            		c tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Prudence.                17 a tg Wisdom.                       Head of the Church;
 9 a Eph. 3:4; D&C 107:19.     		b tg Revelation.                     Jesus Christ, Messiah.
		b tg God, Will of.            18 a tg Understanding.          		d tg Church.
Ephesians 2:1–22                                                                   1482

And you hath he quickened, who were             12 That at that time ye were
a
  dead in trespasses and sins;               without Christ, being aliens from
  2 Wherein in time past ye walked           the commonwealth of Israel, and
according to the course of this              a
                                               strangers from the b covenants of
a
  world, according to the prince of          promise, having no chope, and dwith-
the power of the air, the spirit that        out God in the world:
now worketh in the children of                  13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who
b
  disobedience:                              sometimes were far off are made
  3 Among whom also we all had               nigh by the blood of Christ.
our conversation in times past in               14 For he is our a peace, who hath
the a lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the     made both one, and hath broken
desires of the flesh and of the mind;        down the middle b wall of partition
and were by b nature the children            between us;
of wrath, even as others.                       15 Having a abolished in his flesh
  4 But God, who is rich in a mercy,         the enmity, even the law of com-
for his great love wherewith he              mandments contained in bordinances;
loved us,                                    for to make in himself of twain one
  5 Even when we were dead in sins,          c
                                               new man, so making peace;
hath a quickened us together with               16 And that he might a reconcile
Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)             both unto God in one body by
  6 And hath raised us up together,          the cross, having slain the enmity
and made us sit together in heav-            thereby:
enly places in Christ Jesus:                    17 And came and preached peace
  7 That in the ages to come he              to you which were afar off, and to
might shew the exceeding a riches            them that were nigh.
of his grace in his kindness toward             18 For through him we both have
us through Christ Jesus.                     access by one Spirit unto the Father.
  8 For by a grace are ye b saved               19 Now therefore ye are no more
through c faith; and that not of your-       a
                                               strangers and foreigners, but b fel-
selves: it is the d gift of God:             lowcitizens with the c saints, and of
  9 Not of works, lest any man should        the d household of God;
a
  boast.                                        20 And are built upon the founda-
  10 For we are his a workmanship,           tion of the a apostles and b prophets,
created in Christ Jesus unto good            Jesus Christ himself being the chief
b
  works, which God hath before or-           c
                                               corner stone;
dained that we should cwalk in them.            21 In whom all the building fitly
  11 Wherefore remember, that ye be-         framed together groweth unto an
ing in time past Gentiles in the flesh,      holy temple in the Lord:
who are called a Uncircumcision by              22 In whom ye also are builded
that which is called the Circumcision        together for an habitation of God
in the flesh made by hands;                  through the Spirit.
2 1 a Col. 1:21; Rev. 3:1.   		c tg Faith.                    15 a Col. 2:14.
 2 a tg Worldliness.         		d tg God, Gifts of.           		b tg Ordinance.
		b D&C 121:17.                9 a tg Boast.                 		c tg Man, New,
     tg Disobedience.         10 a Ps. 100:3; Isa. 60:21;          Spiritually Reborn.
 3 a tg Lust.                      D&C 29:25.                 16 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Man, Natural, Not     		b tg Good Works.                    Atonement through.
     Spiritually Reborn.     		c tg Walking with God.         19 a tg Gentiles; Stranger.
 4 a tg God, Mercy of.        11 a tg Circumcision.          		b tg Citizenship;
 5 a tg Resurrection.         12 a tg Stranger.                    Fellowshipping.
 7 a tg Treasure.            		b tg Covenants.               		c tg Saints.
 8 a Alma 22:14 (13–14);     		c 1 Thes. 4:13.               		d tg Sons and Daughters
     42:14 (10–25);          		d 1 Thes. 4:5;                      of God.
     D&C 20:30 (29–34).            Mosiah 27:31;              20 a tg Apostles;
     tg Grace.                     Alma 41:11.                     Church Organization.
		b tg Salvation;             14 a tg Peace; Peace of God.   		b tg Prophets, Mission of.
     Salvation, Plan of.     		b tg Veil.                    		c tg Cornerstone.
1483                                                             Ephesians 3:1–4:2

              Chapter 3                         access with confidence by the faith
                                                of him.
The Gentiles are fellow heirs with Is-            13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint
rael—The love of Christ surpasses all           not at my tribulations for you, which
understanding.                                  is your glory.
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner               14 For this cause I bow my knees
of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,               unto the a Father of our Lord Jesus
  2 If ye have heard of the a dispen-           Christ,
sation of the grace of God which is               15 Of whom the whole a family in
given me to you-ward:                           heaven and earth is named,
  3 How that by revelation he made                16 That he would grant you, ac-
a
  known unto me the mystery; (as I              cording to the a riches of his glory,
b
  wrote afore in few words,                     to be b strengthened with might by
  4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may               his Spirit in the inner man;
understand my knowledge in the                    17 That Christ may dwell in your
a
  mystery of Christ)                            hearts by faith; that ye, being arooted
  5 Which in other ages was not                 and b grounded in love,
made known unto the sons of men,                  18 May be able to comprehend
as it is now a revealed unto his holy           with all saints what is the breadth,
apostles and bprophets by the Spirit;           and length, and depth, and height;
  6 That the a Gentiles should be fel-            19 And to know the a love of Christ,
lowheirs, and of the same body, and             which passeth knowledge, that ye
partakers of his promise in Christ              might be filled with all the fulness
by the gospel:                                  of God.
  7 Whereof I was made a minister,                20 Now unto him that is able to
according to the gift of the grace of           do exceeding abundantly above all
God given unto me by the effectual              that we ask or think, according to
working of his power.                           the power that worketh in us,
  8 Unto me, who am less than the                 21 Unto him be glory in the church
least of all saints, is this agrace given,      by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,
that I should preach among the                  a
                                                  world without end. Amen.
Gentiles the unsearchable b riches
of Christ;                                                   Chapter 4
  9 And to make all men see what                There is one Lord, one faith, and one
is the fellowship of the a mystery,             baptism—Apostles and prophets are
which from the beginning of the                 essential to the Church—The Saints
world hath been hid in God, who                 are exhorted to live righteously—They
b
  created all things by cJesus Christ:          are sealed unto the day of redemption.
  10 To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heav-              I therefore, the prisoner of the
enly places might be known by the               Lord, beseech you that ye walk
church the manifold wisdom of God,              a
                                                  worthy of the b vocation wherewith
  11 According to the eternal a pur-            ye are called,
pose which he purposed in Christ                  2 With all lowliness and meekness,
Jesus our Lord:                                 with longsuffering, a forbearing one
  12 In whom we have boldness and               another in love;
3 2 a tg Dispensations.          9 a tg Mysteries of           16 a tg Treasure.
 3 a Col. 1:27 (26–27).              Godliness.               		b Col. 1:11.
		b tg Scriptures, Lost.       		b tg Creation;                     tg Strength.
 4 a Rom. 16:25;                     God, Creator;             17 a Col. 2:7.
     Eph. 1:9 (9–11).                Jesus Christ, Creator.   		b Col. 1:23.
 5 a tg Revelation.            		c tg Jesus Christ,            19 a tg God, Love of.
		b tg Prophets, Mission of.         Jehovah.                  21 a D&C 76:112.
 6 a tg Gentiles.               11 a tg Earth, Purpose of.    4 1 a tg Worthiness.
 8 a tg Grace.                  14 a tg Godhead.              		b gr calling.
		b tg Treasure.                15 a tg Family.                 2 a tg Forbear.
Ephesians 4:3–23                                                                         1484

   3 Endeavouring to keep the a unity            carried about with every wind of
of the Spirit in the bond of peace.              b
                                                   doctrine, by the sleight of men,
   4 There is one abody, and one Spirit,         and cunning craftiness, whereby
even as ye are called in one hope of             they lie in wait to deceive;
your calling;                                      15 But speaking the a truth in love,
   5 One Lord, one a faith, one b bap-           may grow up into him in all things,
tism,                                            which is the b head, even Christ:
   6 One God and a Father of all, who              16 From whom the whole body fitly
is above all, and through all, and               joined together and compacted by
in you all.                                      that which every joint supplieth,
   7 But unto every one of us is given           according to the effectual working
a
  grace according to the measure of              in the measure of every part, mak­
the gift of Christ.                              eth increase of the body unto the
   8 Wherefore he saith, When he                 edifying of itself in love.
a
  ascended up on high, he led cap-                 17 This I say therefore, and testify
tivity captive, and gave gifts unto              in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk
men.                                             not as other a Gentiles walk, in the
   9 (Now that he ascended, what is              b
                                                   vanity of their c mind,
it but that he also descended first                18 Having the a understanding
into the lower parts of the earth?               darkened, being alienated from
   10 He that descended is the same              the life of God through the b igno-
also that a ascended up far above                rance that is in them, because of the
all heavens, that he might fill all              c
                                                   blindness of their d heart:
things.)                                           19 Who being a past b feeling have
   11 And he a gave some, b apostles;            given themselves over unto lascivi­
and some, c prophets; and some,                  ousness, to work all uncleanness
d
  evangelists; and some, e pastors and           with greediness.
f
  teachers;                                        20 But ye have not so learned
   12 For the aperfecting of the saints,         Christ;
for the work of the ministry, for                  21 If so be that ye have heard him,
the b edifying of the body of Christ:            and have been taught by him, as the
   13 Till we all come in the a unity            truth is in Jesus:
of the faith, and of the b knowledge               22 That ye a put off concerning the
of the Son of God, unto a c perfect              former conversation the b old man,
man, unto the measure of the stat-               which is corrupt according to the
ure of the fulness of Christ:                    deceitful c lusts;
   14 That we henceforth be no more                23 And be renewed in the spirit
a
  children, tossed to and fro, and               of your mind;
  3 a tg Unity.                  		c tg Prophets,                		b Heb. 13:9.
  4 a tg Church.                       Mission of.                15 a tg Reproof.
  5 a 1 Cor. 14:33; Eph. 4:13;   		d Acts 21:8; 2 Tim. 4:5.      		b Col. 2:19.
      D&C 1:30.                        tg Patriarch.                   tg Jesus Christ, Head of
      tg Gospel.                 		e tg Bishop.                        the Church.
		b tg Baptism, Essential;       		f tg Teacher.                  17 a 1 Thes. 4:5.
      Baptism, Immersion.         12 a tg Priesthood, Magnify-   		b tg Vanity.
  6 a Mal. 2:10; 1 Cor. 8:6.           ing Callings within.      		c tg Mind.
      tg God the Father,         		b tg Edification.              18 a D&C 10:2.
      Elohim.                     13 a 1 Cor. 1:10; 14:33;             tg Understanding.
  7 a tg Grace.                        Eph. 4:5 (3–6);           		b tg Ignorance.
  8 a Ps. 68:18; Acts 1:9;             3 Ne. 11:28 (28–30);      		c gr hardness.
      D&C 88:6.                        D&C 1:30; 38:27.                tg Spiritual Blindness.
 10 a tg Jesus Christ,           		b tg Learn.                   		d tg Hardheartedness.
      Ascension of.              		c tg God, Perfection of;       19 a 1 Ne. 17:45.
 11 a tg Authority.                    Man, Potential to         		b tg Conscience.
		b tg Apostles;                       Become like Heavenly       22 a Col. 3:8.
      Church Organization;             Father; Perfection.       		b Rom. 6:6 (1–7).
      Priesthood, History of.     14 a 1 Cor. 14:20.             		c tg Lust.
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   24 And that ye put on the a new                Be ye therefore a followers of God,
man, which after God is created in                as dear children;
b
  righteousness and true holiness.                   2 And a walk in love, as Christ also
   25 Wherefore putting away a ly-                hath loved us, and hath given him-
ing, speak every man b truth with                 self for us an b offering and a c sac-
his neighbour: for we are members                 rifice to God for a sweetsmelling
one of another.                                   d
                                                    savour.
   26 aBe ye angry, and sin not: let not             3 But a fornication, and all un-
the sun go down upon your b wrath:                cleanness, or covetousness, let it
   27 Neither give place to the a devil.          not be once named among you, as
   28 Let him that stole asteal no more:          becometh b saints;
but rather let him b labour, working                 4 Neither a filthiness, nor b foolish
with his hands the thing which is                 c
                                                    talking, nor jesting, which are not
good, that he may have to c give to               convenient: but rather giving of
him that needeth.                                 thanks.
   29 Let no corrupt a communication                 5 For this ye know, that no a whore-
proceed out of your mouth, but that               monger, nor b unclean person, nor
which is good to the use of edify-                covetous man, who is an idolater,
ing, that it may minister grace unto              hath any c inheritance in the king-
the hearers.                                      dom of Christ and of God.
   30 And a grieve not the holy b Spirit             6 Let no man a deceive you with
of God, whereby ye are c sealed unto              vain words: for because of these
the day of redemption.                            things cometh the b wrath of God
   31 Let all bitterness, and wrath,              upon the children of c disobedience.
and a anger, and clamour, and b evil                 7 Be not ye therefore partakers
c
  speaking, be put away from you,                 with them.
with all d malice:                                   8 For ye were sometimes darkness,
   32 And be ye a kind one to another,            but now are ye light in the Lord:
tenderhearted, b forgiving one an-                walk as a children of b light:
other, even as God for Christ’s sake                 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in
hath forgiven you.                                all a goodness and righteousness
                                                  and truth;)
                                                     10 Proving what is acceptable unto
               Chapter 5                          the Lord.
The Saints are exhorted to avoid un-                 11 And have no a fellowship with
cleanness and walk uprightly—Hus-                 the unfruitful works of b darkness,
bands and wives should love each other.           but rather c reprove them.
 24 a tg Man, New,                 31 a tg Anger.                       Fornication;
      Spiritually Reborn;         		b tg Backbiting.                    Sexual Immorality.
      Mission of Early Saints.    		c tg Slander.                 		b tg Saints.
		b tg Righteousness.             		d tg Malice.                    4 a tg Filthiness.
 25 a tg Lying.                    32 a tg Benevolence;           		b tg Levity.
		b tg Honesty; Truth.                  Courtesy; Family, Love    		c Eccl. 5:2; Matt. 12:36.
 26 a jst Eph. 4:26 Can ye be           within; Kindness.           5 a tg Chastity; Whore.
      angry, and not sin? . . .   		b tg Forgive.                 		b tg Uncleanness.
		b tg Anger.                     5 1 a gr imitators.             		c tg Inheritance;
 27 a Mosiah 2:32 (32–33);              1 Cor. 11:1;                    Worthiness.
      3 Ne. 11:29.                      Philip. 3:17 (13–21).       6 a tg Deceit.
 28 a tg Stealing.                      tg God, the Standard of   		b tg God, Indignation of.
		b tg Labor;                           Righteousness;            		c tg Disobedience.
      Work, Value of.                   Jesus Christ, Exemplar.     8 a tg Children of Light.
		c Prov. 21:26.                    2 a tg Walking with God.      		b Rom. 12:2.
 29 a tg Communication;           		b Heb. 8:3.                     9 a tg Good Works.
      Gossip; Profanity.          		c tg Self-Sacrifice.           11 a Gen. 49:6; Ps. 1:1 (1–2);
 30 a Gen. 6:6.                   		d Gen. 8:21;                        Prov. 1:10 (10–19).
		b tg God, Spirit of.                  Lev. 1:9.                 		b tg Darkness, Spiritual.
		c tg Sealing.                     3 a tg Chastity;              		c tg Reproof.
Ephesians 5:12–6:3                                                                       1486

   12 For it is a a shame even to speak            26 That he might a sanctify and
of those things which are done of                 b
                                                   cleanse it with the washing of wa-
them in secret.                                   ter by the word,
   13 But all things that are reproved             27 That he might present it to him-
are made manifest by the light: for               self a glorious church, not having
whatsoever doth make manifest is                  spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;
light.                                            but that it should be holy and with-
   14 Wherefore he saith, Awake                   out blemish.
thou that sleepest, and arise from                 28 So ought men to love their wives
the dead, and Christ shall give thee              as their own bodies. He that loveth
a
  light.                                          his a wife loveth himself.
   15 See then that ye walk circum-                29 For no man ever yet a hated
spectly, not as fools, but as wise,               his own b flesh; but nourisheth and
   16 Redeeming the time, because                 cherisheth it, even as the Lord the
the days are evil.                                church:
   17 Wherefore be ye not a unwise,                30 For we are a members of his
but understanding what the will of                body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
the Lord is.                                       31 For this cause shall a man leave
   18 And be not a drunk with wine,               his father and mother, and shall be
wherein is b excess; but be filled                joined unto his wife, and they two
with the Spirit;                                  shall be a one flesh.
   19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms             32 This is a great a mystery: but I
and a hymns and spiritual songs,                  speak concerning Christ and the
singing and making bmelody in your                church.
heart to the Lord;                                 33 Nevertheless let every one of
   20 Giving a thanks always for all              you in particular so love his wife
things unto God and the Father in                 even as himself; and the a wife see
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;                that she b reverence her husband.
   21 a Submitting yourselves one to
another in the fear of God.                                  Chapter 6
   22 aWives, bsubmit yourselves unto             Children should honor their parents—
your own husbands, as unto the Lord.              Servants and masters are judged by the
   23 For the a husband is the head of            same law—Saints should put on the
the wife, even as Christ is the b head            whole armor of God.
of the c church: and he is the saviour
of the body.                                      a
                                                    Children, b obey your parents in
   24 Therefore as the church is sub-             the Lord: for this is right.
ject unto Christ, so let the wives be to            2 a Honour thy father and mother;
their own husbands in every thing.                (which is the first commandment
   25 a Husbands, b love your c wives,            with promise;)
even as Christ also loved the church,               3 That it may be well with thee, and
and gave himself for it;                          thou mayest live long on the earth.
 12 a tg Shame.                         tg Submissiveness.         30 a 1 Cor. 6:15.
 14 a tg Jesus Christ, Light of    23 a tg Marriage, Husbands.     31 a tg Marriage, Celestial;
      the World;                  		b tg Jesus Christ, Head of          Unity.
      Light [noun].                     the Church.                32 a tg Mysteries of
 17 a tg Wisdom.                  		c tg Church.                        Godliness.
 18 a tg Drunkenness;              25 a tg Family, Patriarchal.    33 a tg Marriage, Wives.
      Word of Wisdom.             		b tg Family, Love within;     		b tg Courtesy;
		b tg Temperance.                      Love.                           Respect.
 19 a tg Singing.                 		c tg Marriage, Continuing     6 1 a tg Children.
		b 2 Kgs. 3:15.                        Courtship in.             		b tg Counsel;
 20 a tg Thanksgiving.             26 a tg Sanctification.              Family, Children,
 21 a tg Reconciliation.          		b tg Purification.                  Duties of;
 22 a tg Marriage, Continuing      28 a tg Marriage, Wives.             Respect.
      Courtship in.                29 a tg Hate.                    2 a tg Honoring Father and
		b Esth. 1:20 (20–22).           		b tg Body, Sanctity of.             Mother.
1487                                                                Ephesians 6:4–24

   4 And, ye a fathers, b provoke not            loins a girt about with b truth, and
your c children to wrath: but bring              having on the c breastplate of d righ-
them up in the nurture and admo-                 teousness;
nition of the Lord.                                15 And your feet shod with the
   5 a Servants, be obedient to them             preparation of the gospel of a peace;
that are your b masters according to               16 Above all, taking the shield of
the flesh, with fear and trembling,              a
                                                   faith, wherewith ye shall be able
in singleness of your heart, as unto             to quench all the fiery b darts of the
Christ;                                          wicked.
   6 Not with eyeservice, as men-                  17 And take the helmet of a salva-
pleasers; but as the a servants of               tion, and the sword of the Spirit,
Christ, doing the b will of God from             which is the word of God:
the heart;                                         18 a Praying always with all prayer
   7 With good will doing a service, as          and supplication in the Spirit, and
to the Lord, and not to men:                     watching thereunto with all b per-
   8 Knowing that whatsoever good                severance and supplication for all
thing any man doeth, the same shall              saints;
he a receive of the Lord, whether he               19 And for me, that utterance may
be bond or free.                                 be given unto me, that I may open
   9 And, ye a masters, do the same              my mouth boldly, to make known
things unto them, forbearing threat-             the a mystery of the gospel,
ening: knowing that your b Master                  20 For which I am an ambassador
also is in heaven; neither is there              in bonds: that therein I may speak
c
  respect of persons with him.                   a
                                                   boldly, as I ought to speak.
   10 Finally, my brethren, be astrong             21 But that ye also may know my
in the Lord, and in the power of                 affairs, and how I do, a Tychicus, a
his might.                                       beloved brother and faithful min-
   11 Put on the whole a armour of               ister in the Lord, shall make known
God, that ye may be able to stand                to you all things:
against the wiles of the devil.                    22 Whom I have sent unto you for
   12 For we a wrestle not b against             the same purpose, that ye might
c
  flesh and blood, but against prin-             know our affairs, and that he might
cipalities, against powers, against              comfort your hearts.
the d rulers of the e darkness of this             23 Peace be to the brethren, and
world, against spiritual f wickedness            love with faith, from God the Father
in high places.                                  and the Lord Jesus Christ.
   13 Wherefore take unto you the                  24 Grace be with all them that love
whole armour of God, that ye may                 our Lord Jesus Christ in a sincerity.
be able to withstand in the evil day,            Amen.
and having done all, to stand.                   ¶ Written from Rome unto the Ephesians
   14 Stand therefore, having your               by Tychicus.

 4 a tg Family, Love within;     10 a tg Strength.                14 a Isa. 11:5.
     Family, Patriarchal;        11 a Ps. 91:4;                  		b tg Truth.
     Marriage, Fatherhood.            Rom. 13:12;                		c Isa. 59:17; 61:10.
		b tg Provoking.                     2 Cor. 10:4 (3–6);         		d tg Righteousness.
		c tg Family, Children,              1 Thes. 5:8;                15 a tg Peace of God.
     Responsibilities toward.         D&C 27:15 (15–18).          16 a tg Faith.
 5 a Titus 2:9.                       tg Chastity; Protection,   		b 1 Ne. 15:24;
		b 1 Pet. 2:18 (13–25).              Divine; Watch.                   D&C 3:8.
 6 a 1 Cor. 7:22 (21–24).        12 a JS—H 1:15 (15–17).          17 a tg Salvation.
		b tg God, Will of.            		b tg Opposition.                18 a tg Prayer.
 7 a tg Service.                		c tg Flesh and Blood.          		b tg Perseverance.
 8 a Col. 3:24.                 		d 2 Cor. 4:4.                   19 a tg Mysteries of
 9 a Mal. 3:5; Col. 4:1.        		e tg Darkness, Spiritual;            Godliness.
		b tg Leadership.                    Secret Combinations.        20 a D&C 60:2 (2–3).
		c Moro. 8:12;                 		f tg Governments;               21 a Acts 20:4.
     D&C 38:16.                       Wickedness.                 24 a tg Sincere.
             The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                      to the

                        Philippians
            Chapter 1                          b
                                                 sincere and without offence till
All that happened to Paul furthered the        the day of Christ;
gospel cause—Our conduct should be               11 Being filled with the fruits of
worthy of the gospel.
                                               a
                                                 righteousness, which are by Jesus
                                               Christ, unto the glory and praise


P     aul and Timotheus, the a ser­
      vants of Jesus Christ, to all the
      saints in Christ Jesus which are
at Philippi, with the b bishops and
c
  deacons:
                                               of God.
                                                 12 But I would ye should under­
                                               stand, brethren, that the things
                                               which happened unto me have a fallen
                                               out rather unto the furtherance of
  2 Grace be unto you, and peace,              the gospel;
from God our Father, and from the                13 So that my bonds in Christ are
Lord Jesus Christ.                             manifest in all the a palace, and in
  3 I thank my God upon every re­              all other places;
membrance of you,                                14 And many of the brethren in
  4 Always in every prayer of mine             the Lord, waxing confident by my
for you all making request with joy,           bonds, are much more bold to speak
  5 For your fellowship in the gospel          the word without a fear.
from the first day until now;                    15 Some indeed preach Christ even
  6 Being confident of this very               of envy and a strife; and some also
thing, that he which hath begun a              of good will:
good work in you will a perform it               16 The one preach Christ of con­
until the day of Jesus Christ:                 tention, not sincerely, supposing to
  7 Even as it is ameet for me to think        add affliction to my bonds:
this of you all, because I have you              17 But the other of love, knowing
in my heart; inasmuch as both in               that I am set for the defence of the
my bonds, and in the defence and               gospel.
b
  confirmation of the gospel, ye all             18 What then? notwithstanding,
are partakers of my c grace.                   every way, whether in pretence, or
  8 For God is my a record, how                in truth, Christ is preached; and
greatly I long after you all in the            I therein do rejoice, yea, and will
b
  bowels of Jesus Christ.                      rejoice.
  9 And this I pray, that your a love            19 For I know that this shall turn to
may abound yet more and more                   my salvation through your a prayer,
in knowledge and in all judgment;              and the supply of the b Spirit of
  10 That ye may a approve things              Jesus Christ,
that are excellent; that ye may be               20 According to my earnest
1 1 a tg Servant.            		c tg Grace.                       13 a Philip. 4:22.
		b tg Bishop;                 8 a gr witness.                   14 a Luke 1:74 (68–75);
      Church Organization.   		b gr affections,                       1 Jn. 4:18 (15–18);
		c tg Deacon.                     compassions.                       D&C 68:6 (5–6).
  6 a gr complete,             9 a Moses 7:18.                   15 a tg Strife.
      accomplish.             10 a gr prove, put to the test.    19 a 2 Cor. 1:11;
  7 a gr just, right.        		b gr pure, spotless.                   Philem. 1:22.
		b gr establishment,         11 a tg Righteousness.            		b tg God, Spirit of.
      strengthening.          12 a gr come.
1489                                                             Philippians 1:21–2:10

expec­tation and my a hope, that in                              Chapter 2
nothing I shall be ashamed, but that
with all boldness, as always, so now                Saints should be of one mind and one
also Christ shall be b magnified in                 spirit—Every knee will bow to Christ—
my body, whether it be by life, or                  Saints must work out their salvation—
by death.                                           Paul faces martyrdom with joy.
 21 For to me to live is Christ, and                If there be therefore any consolation
to die is gain.                                     in Christ, if any comfort of love, if
 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is             any fellowship of the Spirit, if any
the fruit of my labour: yet what I                  a
                                                      bowels and mercies,
shall choose I a wot not.                             2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-
 23 For I am ain a strait betwixt two,              minded, having the same alove, being
having a desire to depart, and to                   of b one c accord, of one mind.
be with Christ; which is far better:                  3 Let nothing be done through astrife
 24 Nevertheless to a abide in the                  or vainglory; but in lowliness of
flesh is more needful for you.                      mind let each b esteem other better
 25 And having this confidence, I                   than themselves.
know that I shall abide and continue                  4 Look not every man on his own
with you all for your furtherance                   things, but every man also on the
and joy of faith;                                   things of others.
 26 That your rejoicing may be more                   5 Let this mind be in you, which
abundant in Jesus Christ for me by                  was also in Christ Jesus:
my coming to you again.                               6 Who, being in the a form of God,
 27 Only let your conversation be                   thought it not robbery to be b equal
as it becometh the gospel of Christ:                with God:
that whether I come and see you, or                   7 But made himself of no reputa-
else be absent, I may hear of your                  tion, and took upon him the form
affairs, that ye a stand fast in one                of a a servant, and was made in the
spirit, with b one c mind d striving                likeness of men:
together for the faith of the gospel;                 8 And being found in a fashion as
 28 And in nothing terrified by your                a man, he b humbled himself, and
adversaries: a which is to them an                  became c obedient unto d death, even
evident token of perdition, but to                  the e death of the cross.
you of salvation, and that of God.                    9 Wherefore God also hath highly
 29 For unto you it is given in the be-             a
                                                      exalted him, and given him a bname
half of Christ, not only to believe on              which is above every name:
him, but also to a suffer for his sake;               10 That at the a name of Jesus ev-
 30 Having the same conflict which                  ery b knee should bow, of things in
ye saw in me, and now hear to be                    heaven, and things in earth, and
in me.                                              things under the earth;
 20 a Ps. 119:116.                  29 a tg Suffering.             7 a Isa. 53:4 (3–7);
		b Ps. 34:3 (1–3).                2 1 a gr tender affections          2 Cor. 8:9 (8–15);
 22 a gr know.                          of the heart and               Heb. 2:9.
 23 a gr hard-pressed to                compassion.                8 a gr outward appearance.
      choose.                       2 a tg Benevolence.          		b tg Humility; Meek.
 24 a 3 Ne. 28:9 (1–12);           		b tg Unity.                 		c Isa. 50:5.
      D&C 7:5 (1–8).               		c Rom. 12:10 (10–18);       		d tg Jesus Christ, Death of.
 27 a Philip. 4:1 (1–7).                Moses 7:18 (18–21).      		e tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Unity.                       3 a tg Strife.                     Atonement through.
		c tg Mind.                       		b tg Humility; Love;          9 a tg Exaltation.
		d Jude 1:3.                           Respect.                 		b Mal. 1:11; Heb. 1:4.
 28 a jst Philip. 1:28 . . . who    6 a tg God, Body of,               tg Name.
      reject the gospel, which          Corporeal Nature; Man,    10 a Mosiah 27:31;
      bringeth on them destruc-         Physical Creation of.          D&C 76:110 (106–11);
      tion; but you who receive    		b tg Jesus Christ,                88:104 (103–4).
      the gospel, salvation; and        Relationships with       		b Isa. 45:23;
      that of God.                      the Father.                    Rom. 14:11.
Philippians 2:11–3:6                                                               1490

  11 And that every tongue should              and fellowsoldier, but your mes-
confess that Jesus Christ is a Lord, to        senger, and he that ministered to
the glory of God the Father.                   my wants.
  12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye               26 For he longed after you all, and
have always obeyed, not as in my               was full of heaviness, because that
presence only, but now much more               ye had heard that he had been sick.
in my absence, a work out your own              27 For indeed he was sick nigh
b
  salvation with fear and trembling.           unto death: but God had mercy on
  13 For it is God which worketh               him; and not on him only, but on
in you both to will and to do of his           me also, lest I should have sorrow
good pleasure.                                 upon sorrow.
  14 Do all things without murmur-              28 I sent him therefore the more
ings and a disputings:                         carefully, that, when ye see him
  15 That ye may be blameless and              again, ye may rejoice, and that I
harmless, the a sons of God, without           may be the less sorrowful.
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked               29 Receive him therefore in the
and perverse b nation, among whom              Lord with all a gladness; and b hold
ye c shine as lights in the world;             such in c reputation:
  16 Holding forth the word of life;            30 Because for the work of Christ
that I may rejoice in the day of               he was nigh unto death, not regard-
Christ, that I have not run in vain,           ing his life, to supply your a lack of
neither laboured in vain.                      service toward me.
  17 Yea, and if I be a offered upon
the sacrifice and service of your                           Chapter 3
faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.        Paul sacrifices all things for Christ—
  18 For the same cause also do ye             True ministers set examples of righ-
joy, and rejoice with me.
  19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to          teousness.
send Timotheus shortly unto you,               Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the
that I also may be of good comfort,            Lord. To write the same things to
when I know your state.                        you, to me indeed is not grievous,
  20 For I have no man likeminded,             but for you it is safe.
who will naturally care for your                 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil
state.                                         workers, beware of the concision.
  21 For all a seek their b own, not             3 For we are the a circumcision,
the things which are Jesus Christ’s.           which b worship God in the spirit,
  22 But ye know the a proof of him,           and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have
that, as a son with the father, he             no confidence in the c flesh.
hath served with me in the gospel.               4 Though I might also have con-
  23 Him therefore I hope to send              fidence in the flesh. If any other
presently, so soon as I shall see how          man thinketh that he hath whereof
it will go with me.                            he might trust in the flesh, I more:
  24 But I trust in the Lord that I also         5 Circumcised the eighth day, of
myself shall come shortly.                     the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Ben-
  25 Yet I supposed it necessary               jamin, an a Hebrew of the Hebrews;
to send to you a Epaphroditus, my              as touching the law, a b Pharisee;
brother, and companion in labour,                6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the
 11 a tg Jesus Christ,        		b gr generation.              		b 1 Thes. 5:13.
      Messiah.                		c tg Mission of Early         		c gr honor.
 12 a Alma 34:37;                   Saints.                    30 a Philip. 4:10.
      Morm. 9:27.              17 a 1 Thes. 2:8; D&C 98:13.   3 3 a tg Circumcision.
      tg Good Works.           21 a tg Apathy.                		b tg Worship.
		b tg Salvation.             		b 1 Cor. 10:24.               		c tg Trust Not in the
 14 a tg Disputations.         22 a gr trial.                       Arm of Flesh.
 15 a tg Sons and Daughters    25 a Philip. 4:18.               5 a 2 Cor. 11:22.
      of God.                  29 a tg Cheerful.              		b Acts 23:6.
1491                                                                   Philippians 3:7–4:5

church; touching the righteousness                     17 Brethren, be afollowers together
which is in the law, blameless.                       of me, and mark them which walk
   7 But what things were gain to                     so as ye have us for an b ensample.
me, those I counted loss for Christ.                   18 (For many walk, of whom I
   8 Yea doubtless, and I count all                   have told you often, and now tell
things but loss for the excellency of                 you even weeping, that they are the
the knowledge of Christ Jesus my                      enemies of the cross of Christ:
Lord: for whom I have a suffered the                   19 Whose a end is destruction,
b
  loss of all things, and do count them               whose God is their belly, b and whose
but c dung, that I may win Christ,                    glory is in their c shame, who mind
   9 And be found in him, not having                  earthly things.)
mine own righteousness, which is of                    20 For our conversation is in
the law, but that which is through                    heaven; from whence also we look for
the faith of Christ, the a righteous-                 the a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
ness which is of God by faith:                         21 Who shall a change our b vile
   10 That I may know him, and the                    body, c that it may be fashioned like
power of his resurrection, and the                    unto his glorious d body, according
a
  fellowship of his sufferings, being                 to the working whereby he is able
made conformable unto his death;                      even to e subdue all things unto
   11 If by any means I might attain                  himself.
unto the resurrection of the a dead.
   12 Not as though I had already                                     Chapter 4
attained, either were already a per-
fect: but I b follow after, if that I may             Stand fast in the Lord—We believe in
apprehend that for which also I am                    being honest, true, and chaste.
apprehended of Christ Jesus.                          Therefore, my brethren dearly
   13 Brethren, I count not myself to                 beloved and longed for, my joy and
have apprehended: but this one thing                  crown, so a stand fast in the Lord, my
I do, forgetting those things which                   dearly beloved.
are behind, and reaching forth unto                     2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech
those things which are before,                        Syntyche, that they be of the same
   14 I a press toward the mark for the               mind in the Lord.
b
  prize of the high calling of God in                   3 And I entreat thee also, true
Christ Jesus.                                         a
                                                        yokefellow, help those women
   15 Let us therefore, as many as be                 which laboured with me in the
a
  perfect, be thus minded: and if in                  gospel, with Clement also, and with
any thing ye be otherwise minded,                     other my fellowlabourers, whose
God shall reveal even this unto you.                  names are in the b book of life.
   16 Nevertheless, whereto we have                     4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and
already attained, let us walk by the                  again I say, Rejoice.
same rule, let us mind the same                         5 Let your a moderation be known
thing.                                                unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
  8 a tg Self-Sacrifice;                   Eph. 5:1;                  		d tg God, Body of,
      Suffering.                           1 Thes. 1:6.                     Corporeal Nature.
		b Omni 1:26;                       		b tg Example.                  		e 1 Cor. 15:28;
      Mosiah 2:34.                    19 a 2 Cor. 11:15.                    D&C 19:2; 76:106.
		c gr refuse.                       		b jst Philip. 3:19 . . .       4 1 a 1 Cor. 10:12;
  9 a tg Righteousness.                    and who glory in their           16:13 (13–14);
 10 a 2 Cor. 1:4;                          shame . . .                      Gal. 5:1;
      2 Thes. 2:16.                  		c tg Shame.                          Philip. 1:27;
 11 a jst Philip. 3:11 . . . just.    20 a tg Jesus Christ, Savior.         D&C 87:8.
 12 a tg Perfection.                  21 a 1 Cor. 15:51.                3 a gr associate.
		b gr press forward.                      tg Jesus Christ,           		b tg Book of Life.
 14 a tg Steadfastness.                    Resurrection.                5 a gr gentleness.
		b tg Objectives.                   		b gr humble, of low                  tg Modesty;
 15 a Moro. 10:32 (32–33).                 estate.                          Temperance.
 17 a Matt. 16:24 (24–26);           		c tg Resurrection.
Philippians 4:6–23                                                               1492

   6 a Be b careful for nothing; but in        13 I can do all things through
every thing by c prayer and sup-             a
                                              Christ which b strengtheneth me.
plication with d thanksgiving let              14 Notwithstanding ye have well
your requests be made known unto             done, that ye did a communicate
God.                                         with my affliction.
   7 And the a peace of God, which             15 Now ye Philippians know also,
passeth all b understanding, shall           that in the beginning of the gospel,
c
  keep your hearts and minds through         when I departed from Macedonia,
Christ Jesus.                                no church communicated with me
   8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever           as concerning giving and receiving,
things are a true, whatsoever things         but ye only.
are b honest, whatsoever things are            16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent
c
  just, whatsoever things are d pure,        once and again unto my necessity.
whatsoever things are e lovely, f what-        17 Not because I desire a gift: but
soever things are of good report; if         I desire a fruit that may abound to
there be any g virtue, and if there be       your account.
any praise, h think on these things.           18 But I have all, and a abound:
   9 Those things, which ye have both        I am full, having received of b Ep­
learned, and a received, and heard,          aphroditus the things which were
and seen in me, do: and the God of           sent from you, an odour of a sweet
peace shall be with you.                     smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-
   10 But I rejoiced in the Lord             pleasing to God.
greatly, that now at the last your             19 But my God shall supply all
a
  care of me hath flourished again;          your a need according to his b riches
wherein ye were also careful, but            in glory by Christ Jesus.
ye b lacked opportunity.                       20 Now unto God and our Father
   11 Not that I speak in respect of         be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
want: for I have learned, in what-             21 Salute every saint in Christ
soever state I am, therewith to be           Jesus. The brethren which are with
a
  content.                                   me greet you.
   12 I know both how to be a abased,          22 All the saints salute you, chiefly
and I know how to abound: every              they that are of a Cæsar’s household.
where and in all things I am in-               23 The grace of our Lord Jesus
structed both to be full and to be           Christ be with you all. Amen.
hungry, both to abound and to suffer         ¶ It was written to the Philippians from
need.                                        Rome by Epaphroditus.

 6 a gr Don’t be unduly     		b tg Honesty.                     tg Self-Sacrifice.
     concerned about        		c tg Righteousness.          13 a John 15:5 (4–5).
     anything.              		d tg Purity.                		b 1 Tim. 1:12;
		b jst Philip. 4:6 . . .   		e tg Beauty.                      Alma 26:12 (11–13).
     afflicted . . .        		f A of F 1:13.               14 a gr participate.
     Ps. 55:22;             		g tg Chastity;               17 a Rom. 15:28 (25–28);
     Prov. 16:3;                  Virtue.                       Titus 3:14.
     Matt. 6:25.            		h tg Motivations;            18 a 2 Cor. 9:8.
		c tg Prayer.                    Study.                  		b Philip. 2:25 (25–30).
		d tg Thanksgiving.          9 a 1 Thes. 4:1.             19 a Ps. 23:1.
 7 a tg Peace of God.        10 a 2 Cor. 11:9.            		b tg Treasure.
		b tg Understanding.       		b Philip. 2:30 (25, 30).     22 a Philip. 1:13.
		c gr guard.                11 a tg Contentment.
 8 a tg Truth.               12 a gr humble.
                The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                         to the

                                Colossians
                Chapter 1                         8 Who also declared unto us your
                                                love in the Spirit.
Redemption comes through Christ—He                9 For this cause we also, since the
created all things, is in the image of          day we heard it, do not cease to pray
God, and is the Firstborn of the Father.        for you, and to desire that ye might


P     aul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
      by the will of God, and Timo­
      theus our brother,
  2 To the saints and faithful breth­
ren in Christ which are at Colosse:
                                                be filled with the a knowledge of his
                                                b
                                                c
                                                  will in all wisdom and spiritual
                                                  understanding;
                                                  10 That ye might a walk b worthy of
                                                the Lord unto all c pleasing, being
Grace be unto you, and peace, from              fruitful in every good work, and
God our Father and the Lord Jesus               increasing in the d knowledge of
Christ.                                         God;
  3 We give thanks to God and the                 11 a Strengthened with all might,
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,                according to his b glorious c power,
praying always for you,                         unto all patience and longsuffering
  4 Since we heard of your a faith in           with d joyfulness;
Christ Jesus, and of the b love which             12 Giving a thanks unto the Father,
ye have to all the saints,                      which hath b made us meet to be
  5 For the a hope which is laid up             partakers of the c inheritance of the
for you in heaven, whereof ye heard             saints in light:
before in the word of the truth of                13 Who hath delivered us from
the b gospel;                                   the power of a darkness, and hath
  6 Which is come unto you, a as it is          translated us into the b kingdom of
in all the world; and bringeth forth            his dear c Son:
b
  fruit, as it doth also in you, since            14 In whom we have a redemption
the day ye heard of it, and knew the            through his blood, even the b forgive­
c
  grace of God in truth:                        ness of sins:
  7 As ye also learned of a Epaphras              15 Who is the a image of the invisi­
our dear fellowservant, who is for              ble b God, the c firstborn of d every
you a faithful minister of Christ;              creature:
1 4 a Eph. 1:15 (12–15);         		c tg Understanding.         13 a D&C 21:6; 38:11.
     1 Thes. 5:8.                 10 a tg Walking with God.   		b tg  Kingdom of God, in
		b Heb. 6:10.                   		b tg Worthiness.                 Heaven.
 5 a 1 Pet. 1:4.                 		c 1 Thes. 4:1.             		c tg Jesus Christ, Divine
		b tg Gospel.                   		d tg Education.                  Sonship.
 6 a jst Col. 1:6 . . . as in     11 a Eph. 3:16.              14 a tg Jesus Christ,
     all generations of the      		b tg Glory.                      Atonement through;
     world . . .                 		c tg Jesus Christ,               Redemption.
		b Alma 32:42 (28–42);                Power of.              		b tg Remission of Sins.
     3 Ne. 14:16;                		d Acts 5:41 (40–41).        15 a tg God, Body of,
     D&C 52:34 (18, 34).               tg Joy.                      Corporeal Nature.
		c tg Grace.                     12 a Col. 3:17.             		b tg Godhead.
 7 a Col. 4:12 (12–13);          		b gr qualified us.         		c tg Firstborn;
     Philem. 1:23.               		c 2 Ne. 9:18;                    Jesus Christ, Firstborn.
 9 a tg  Knowledge.                    D&C 45:58 (57–58);     		d gr all creation.
		b tg God, Will of.                   84:38 (33–38).
Colossians 1:16–2:3                                                                          1494

  16 For by him were all athings bcre-               25 Whereof I am made a minister,
ated, that are in heaven, and that                 according to the a dispensation of
are in earth, visible and invisible,               God which is given to me for you,
whether they be thrones, or domin-                 to fulfil the word of God;
ions, or c principalities, or powers:                26 Even the a mystery which hath
all things were d created by him,                  been hid from ages and from gen-
and for him:                                       erations, but now is made b manifest
  17 And he is before all things, and              to his saints:
by him all things a consist.                         27 To whom God would make
  18 And he is the a head of the body,             a
                                                     known what is the b riches of the
the church: who is the beginning,                  glory of this mystery among the
the b firstborn from the dead; that                Gentiles; which is Christ in you,
in all things he might have the pre-               the hope of glory:
eminence.                                            28 Whom we a preach, b warning
  19 For it pleased the Father that in             every man, and teaching every man
him should all a fulness dwell;                    in all wisdom; that we may present
  20 And, having made peace through                every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
the blood of his cross, by him to                    29 Whereunto I also labour, striv-
a
  reconcile all things unto himself;               ing according to his working, which
by him, I say, whether they be things              worketh in me mightily.
in earth, or things in heaven.
  21 And you, that were a sometime                                  Chapter 2
b
  alienated and enemies in your mind
by wicked works, yet now hath he                   The fulness of the Godhead dwells in
reconciled                                         Christ—Beware of being deceived by
  22 In the body of his flesh through              the traditions of men—The handwrit-
a
  death, to present you holy and                   ing against us was nailed to the cross
b
  unblameable and unreproveable                    of Christ.
in his sight:                                      For I would that ye knew what great
  23 If ye a continue in the faith                 a
                                                     conflict I have for you, and for them
b
  grounded and settled, and be not                 at b Laodicea, and for as many as
c
  moved away from the d hope of the                have not seen my face in the flesh;
gospel, which ye have heard, and                     2 That their hearts might be com-
which was preached to every crea-                  forted, being knit together in love,
ture which is under heaven; whereof                and unto all riches of the full as-
I Paul am made a minister;                         surance of a understanding, to the
  24 Who now rejoice in my suf-                    acknowledgement of the mystery
ferings for you, and fill up that                  of God, b and of the Father, and of
which is behind of the a afflictions               Christ;
of Christ in my flesh for his body’s                 3 In whom are hid all the a trea-
sake, which is the church:                         sures of b wisdom and c knowledge.
 16 a Heb. 2:10 (9–10).          		b Eph. 2:1.                       27 a Eph. 3:3.
		b tg Creation.                  22 a tg Jesus Christ, Death of.   		b tg Treasure.
		c Col. 2:10;                   		b Mosiah 3:21;                    28 a tg Preaching.
      1 Pet. 3:22.                     D&C 4:2.                     		b tg Warn.
		d tg Jesus Christ, Creator.     23 a tg Perseverance.             2 1 a gr anguish.
 17 a D&C 88:13 (5–13).          		b gr established and             		b Col. 4:15 (12–16);
 18 a tg Jesus Christ, Head of         steadfast.                         Rev. 1:11.
      the Church.                      Eph. 3:17 (17–19).             2 a tg Understanding.
		b tg Jesus Christ,             		c John 15:6.                     		b jst Col. 2:2 . . . and of
      Firstborn; Jesus Christ,   		d tg Hope.                             Christ, who is of God,
      Resurrection.               24 a 2 Cor. 1:5.                        even the Father;
 19 a tg Jesus Christ,            25 a tg Dispensations.              3 a tg Treasure.
      Relationships with          26 a Rom. 16:25 (25–26).          		b 1 Cor. 2:7 (6–7).
      the Father.                      tg Mysteries of                    tg God, Intelligence of;
 20 a tg Reconciliation.               Godliness.                         God, Omniscience of.
 21 a gr formerly.               		b 2 Tim. 1:10.                   		c tg Knowledge.
1495                                                          Colossians 2:4–23

  4 And this I say, lest any man               14 a Blotting out the handwriting
should beguile you with enticing             of ordinances that was against us,
words.                                       which was contrary to us, and took
  5 For though I be absent in the            it out of the way, nailing it to his
flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit,      cross;
joying and beholding your a order,             15 And having spoiled principali­
and the steadfastness of your faith          ties and powers, he made a shew
in Christ.                                   of them openly, triumphing over
  6 As ye have therefore received            them in it.
Christ Jesus the Lord, so a walk ye            16 Let no man therefore ajudge you
in him:                                      in b meat, or in drink, or in respect
  7 a Rooted and built up in him, and        of an holyday, or of the new moon,
stablished in the faith, as ye have          or of the c sabbath days:
been taught, abounding therein                 17 Which are a a shadow of things
with b thanksgiving.                         to come; but the body is of Christ.
  8 Beware lest any man a spoil you            18 Let no man a beguile you of
through b philosophy and vain c de-          your reward in a voluntary b hu-
ceit, after the d tradition of men,          mility and worshipping of angels,
after the rudiments of the e world,          intruding into those things which
and not after Christ.                        he hath not seen, vainly puffed up
  9 For in him dwelleth all the a ful-       by his fleshly mind,
ness of the Godhead bodily.                    19 And not holding the aHead, from
  10 And ye are a complete in him,           which all the body by joints and
which is the head of all b principal-        bands having nourishment minis-
ity and power:                               tered, and knit together, increaseth
  11 In whom also ye are circum-             with the increase of God.
cised with the a circumcision made             20 Wherefore if ye be a dead with
without hands, in putting off the            Christ from the rudiments of the
b
  body of the sins of the flesh by the       world, why, as though living in the
circumcision of Christ:                      world, are ye subject to b ordinances,
  12 a Buried with him in b baptism,           21 a (Touch not; taste not; handle
wherein also ye are c risen with him         not;
through the faith of the d operation           22 Which all are to perish with the
of God, who hath raised him from             using;) after the a commandments
the dead.                                    and b doctrines of men?
  13 And you, being dead in your               23 Which things have indeed a
sins and the uncircumcision of your          shew of wisdom in will worship,
flesh, hath he a quickened together          and humility, and neglecting of
with him, having forgiven you all            the body; not in any honour to the
trespasses;                                  satisfying of the flesh.
  5 a tg Order.               11 a tg Circumcision.          18 a Matt. 24:4 (4–5);
  6 a tg Walking with God.   		b Rom. 6:6.                        Mosiah 26:6;
  7 a Eph. 3:17.              12 a tg Jesus Christ, Types         D&C 123:12.
		b tg Thanksgiving.               of, in Memory.           		b tg Humility.
  8 a Heb. 13:9.             		b tg Baptism;                 19 a Eph. 4:15 (15–16).
		b D&C 123:12.                    Baptism, Immersion.       20 a Rom. 6:5 (2–5);
      tg Learn.              		c Col. 3:1.                        Col. 3:3.
		c tg Deceit; Education;    		d Eph. 1:19 (19–20).         		b tg Ordinance.
      Fraud.                  13 a gr caused to              21 a jst Col. 2:21–22
		d tg Traditions of Men.          become alive.                  (Appendix).
		e tg Worldliness.                tg Resurrection.          22 a Titus 1:14;
  9 a tg Jesus Christ,        14 a Eph. 2:15.                     D&C 46:7;
      Relationships with      16 a Rom. 14:3 (1–3).               JS—H 1:19.
      the Father.            		b tg Word of Wisdom.               tg Apostasy of the
 10 a John 1:16.             		c tg Sabbath.                      Early Christian Church.
		b Col. 1:16;                17 a tg Jesus Christ, Types   		b Matt. 15:9;
      1 Pet. 3:22.                 of, in Anticipation.           2 Ne. 28:9.
Colossians 3:1–20                                                                    1496

               Chapter 3                         11 Where there is neither a Greek
                                               nor Jew, b circumcision nor uncir-
Some lives are hidden with God in              cumcision, Barbarian, Scythian,
Christ—The Saints are told to be holy          bond nor free: but Christ is all, and
and to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.            in all.
If ye then be a risen with Christ,               12 Put on therefore, as the a elect
seek those things which are above,             of God, holy and beloved, bbowels of
where Christ sitteth on the right              c
                                                 mercies, d kindness, e humbleness
hand of God.                                   of mind, f meekness, longsuffering;
  2 Set your a affection on b things             13 a Forbearing one another, and
c
  above, not on things on the d earth.         b
                                                 forgiving one another, if any man
  3 For ye are a dead, and your life           have a quarrel against any: even as
is hid with Christ in God.                     Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
  4 When Christ, who is our alife, shall         14 And above all these things put
b
  appear, then shall ye also appear            on a charity, which is the bond of
with him in c glory.                           perfectness.
  5 a Mortify therefore your b mem-              15 And let the a peace of God rule
bers which are upon the earth; for-            in your hearts, to the which also ye
nication, uncleanness, c inordinate            are called in one body; and be ye
affection, evil concupiscence, and             b
                                                 thankful.
d
  covetousness, which is e idolatry:             16 Let the a word of Christ dwell in
  6 For which things’ sake the awrath          you richly in all b wisdom; c teaching
of God cometh on the children of               and admonishing one another in
b
  disobedience:                                psalms and d hymns and spiritual
  7 In the which ye also walked asome          songs, singing with grace in your
time, when ye lived in them.                   hearts to the Lord.
  8 But now ye also a put off all these;         17 And whatsoever ye do in word
b
  anger, wrath, c malice, d blasphemy,         or deed, a do all in the name of the
filthy e communication out of your             Lord Jesus, giving b thanks to God
mouth.                                         and the Father by him.
  9 a Lie not one to another, seeing             18 a Wives, submit yourselves unto
that ye have put off the b old man             your own husbands, as it is fit in
with his deeds;                                the Lord.
  10 And have put on the a new man,              19 aHusbands, blove your wives, and
which is renewed in knowledge after            be not bitter against them.
the bimage of him that ccreated him:             20 a Children, b obey your parents in
3 1 a Col. 2:12.               		d tg Blaspheme.               		b Mosiah 26:31 (30–31).
 2 a gr mind.                  		e tg Profanity.                14 a tg Charity.
		b Matt. 6:33.                  9 a tg Honesty;                15 a tg Peace of God.
		c Prov. 15:24.                     Lying.                    		b tg Thanksgiving.
		d tg Worldliness.            		b Rom. 6:6;                    16 a 2 Ne. 32:3.
 3 a Rom. 6:5 (2–5);                 Mosiah 3:19.              		b tg God, Intelligence of.
     Col. 2:20.                 10 a tg Man, New,              		c tg Teaching.
 4 a Ether 4:12.                     Spiritually Reborn.       		d tg Singing.
		b 1 Jn. 3:2.                 		b Rom. 8:29.                   17 a 1 Cor. 10:31.
		c 1 Cor. 15:43 (42–44).      		c tg Jesus Christ, Creator;   		b Col. 1:12.
 5 a Rom. 8:13.                      Man, Physical                   tg Prayer.
		b Rom. 6:13.                       Creation of.               18 a tg Marriage, Wives.
		c tg Sexual Immorality.       11 a 1 Cor. 12:13.              19 a tg Marriage, Husbands.
		d tg Covet.                  		b tg Circumcision.            		b tg Marriage, Continu-
		e tg Idolatry.                12 a tg Election.                    ing Courtship in.
 6 a tg God, Indignation of.   		b Gal. 5:22.                   20 a tg Children;
		b tg Disobedience.           		c tg Mercy.                         Family, Love within.
 7 a gr formerly.              		d tg Benevolence.             		b tg Family, Children,
 8 a Eph. 4:22 (22–24).        		e tg Humility.                      Duties of;
		b tg Anger.                  		f tg Meek.                          Honoring Father and
		c tg Malice.                  13 a tg Forbear.                     Mother.
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all things: for this is well pleasing           grace, seasoned with b salt, that ye
unto the Lord.                                  may know how ye ought to answer
   21 a Fathers, b provoke not your             every man.
children to c anger, lest they be dis-           7 All my state shall Tychicus de-
couraged.                                       clare unto you, who is a beloved
   22 aServants, obey in all things your        brother, and a faithful minister and
masters according to the flesh; not             fellowservant in the Lord:
with eyeservice, as menpleasers;                 8 Whom I have sent unto you for
but in b singleness of heart, c fearing         the same purpose, that he might
God:                                            know your estate, and comfort your
   23 And whatsoever ye do, do it               hearts;
a
  heartily, as to the Lord, and not              9 With a Onesimus, a faithful and
unto men;                                       beloved brother, who is one of you.
   24 Knowing that of the Lord ye               They shall make known unto you
shall a receive the b reward of the             all things which are done here.
c
  inheritance: for ye d serve the Lord           10 aAristarchus my fellowprisoner
Christ.                                         saluteth you, and b Marcus, c sister’s
   25 But he that doeth a wrong shall           son to Barnabas, (touching whom
receive for the wrong which he                  ye received commandments: if he
hath done: and there is no b respect            come unto you, receive him;)
of persons.                                      11 And Jesus, which is called Jus-
                                                tus, who are of the a circumcision.
            Chapter 4                           These only are my fellowworkers
The Saints are told to be wise in all           unto the kingdom of God, which
things—Luke and others greet the Co-            have been a comfort unto me.
lossians.                                        12 a Epaphras, who is one of you,
                                                a servant of Christ, saluteth you,
a
  Masters, give unto your servants              always labouring fervently for you
that which is just and equal; know-             in prayers, that ye may stand per-
ing that ye also have a b Master in             fect and complete in all the will
c
  heaven.                                       of God.
  2 Continue in prayer, and watch in             13 For I bear him record, that he
the same with thanksgiving;                     hath a great a zeal for you, and them
  3 Withal praying also for us, that            that are in Laodicea, and them in
God would open unto us a a door of              Hierapolis.
utterance, to speak the mystery of               14 Luke, the beloved physician,
Christ, for which I am also in bonds:           and a Demas, greet you.
  4 That I may make it manifest, as              15 Salute the brethren which are
I ought to speak.                               in aLaodicea, and Nymphas, and the
  5 a Walk in b wisdom toward them              church which is in his house.
that are without, redeeming the                  16 And when this epistle is read
time.                                           among you, cause that it be read also
  6 Let your a speech be alway with             in the church of the Laodiceans; and
 21 a tg Family, Children,       		c tg Inheritance.            9 a Philem. 1:10.
      Responsibilities toward.   		d 1 Cor. 7:22.              10 a Acts 19:29; 20:4; 27:2.
		b tg Provoking.                 25 a tg Injustice.          		b Acts 15:37 (37–39);
		c tg Anger.                    		b D&C 1:35; 38:16.               2 Tim. 4:11.
 22 a 1 Tim. 6:1 (1–2);          4 1 a Mal. 3:5;              		c gr cousin, kinsman.
      Titus 2:9 (9–10);                Eph. 6:9.               11 a tg Circumcision.
      1 Pet. 2:18.               		b Matt. 23:8.               12 a Col. 1:7 (7–8);
		b tg Sincere.                  		c tg Heaven.                     Philem. 1:23.
		c tg Reverence.                  3 a 1 Cor. 16:9.            13 a tg Zeal.
 23 a tg Commitment;               5 a tg Walking with God.    14 a 2 Tim. 4:10;
      Industry; Laziness.        		b tg Wisdom.                     Philem. 1:24.
 24 a Eph. 6:8.                    6 a tg Communication.       15 a Col. 2:1;
		b tg Reward.                   		b tg Salt.                       Rev. 1:11.
Colossians 4:17–1 Thessalonians 1:9                                                   1498

that ye likewise read the a epistle              18 The salutation by the a hand
from Laodicea.                                  of me Paul. Remember my b bonds.
 17 And say to aArchippus, Take                 Grace be with you. Amen.
heed to the ministry which thou                 ¶ Written from Rome to the Colossians by
hast received in the Lord, that thou            Tychicus and Onesimus.
fulfil it.




                         The First Epistle of
                       Paul the Apostle to the
                    Thessalonians
             Chapter 1                            5 For our a gospel b came not unto
                                                you in cword only, but also in dpower,
The gospel comes both in word and in            and in the eHoly Ghost, and in much
power.                                          assurance; as ye know what f man­


P     aul, and aSilvanus, and bTimo­
      theus, c unto the d church of the
      e
        Thessalonians which is in God
the Father and in the Lord Jesus
Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace,
                                                ner of men we were among you for
                                                your sake.
                                                  6 And ye became a followers of us,
                                                and of the Lord, having received the
                                                word in much b affliction, with c joy
from God our Father, and the Lord               of the Holy Ghost:
Jesus Christ.                                     7 So that ye were a ensamples to
  2 We give a thanks to God always              all that believe in Macedonia and
for you all, making mention of you              Achaia.
in our prayers;                                   8 For from you sounded out the
  3 Remembering without ceasing                 word of the Lord not only in Mace­
your work of a faith, and b labour of           donia and Achaia, but also in every
love, and c patience of hope in our             a
                                                  place your faith to God-ward is
Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of              spread abroad; so that we need not
God and our Father;                             to speak any thing.
  4 Knowing, brethren abeloved, your              9 For they themselves shew of us
b
  election of God.                              what manner of entering in we had
 16 a tg Scriptures, Lost.            unto the church of the    		b 1 Thes. 2:1.
 17 a Philem. 1:2.                    Thessalonians; grace      		c 1 Cor. 2:4.
 18 a 2 Thes. 3:17.                   unto you . . .            		d tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
		b Heb. 13:3.                   		d tg Jesus Christ, Head of   		e tg Holy Ghost, Source
                                      the Church.                    of Testimony.
[1 Thessalonians]                		e Acts 17:1 (1, 11).         		f 1 Thes. 2:10;
1 1 a Acts 15:34 (32–34);         2 a D&C 46:32.                     2 Thes. 3:7.
    2 Cor. 1:19;                  3 a 1 Thes. 5:8;               6 a gr imitators.
    1 Pet. 5:12.                      James 2:17.                    Philip. 3:17.
		b Acts 16:1 (1–2);             		b Heb. 6:10.                 		b Acts 17:5 (5–10).
    18:5 (1, 5);                 		c tg Patience.                    tg Affliction.
    1 Thes. 3:2 (2, 6).           4 a gr beloved of God,        		c Acts 5:41.
		c jst 1 Thes. 1:1 . . .             your election.             7 a tg Example.
    servants of God the Father   		b tg Election.                8 a 2 Thes. 1:4.
    and the Lord Jesus Christ,    5 a tg Gospel.
1499                                            1 Thessalonians 1:10–2:16

unto you, and how ye turned to God          8 So being affectionately desirous
from a idols to serve the b living and    of you, we were willing to have im-
true God;                                 parted unto you, not the gospel of
  10 And to wait for his Son from         God only, but also our own a souls,
a
  heaven, whom he raised from the         because ye were dear unto us.
dead, even Jesus, which b delivered         9 For ye remember, brethren, our
us from the c wrath to come.              labour and a travail: for b labouring
                                          night and day, because we would
              Chapter 2                   not be c chargeable unto any of you,
                                          we preached unto you the gospel
True ministers preach in a godly man-     of God.
ner—Converts are the glory and joy of       10 Ye are a witnesses, and God also,
missionaries.                             how holily and justly and unblame-
For yourselves, brethren, know our        ably we behaved ourselves among
a
  entrance in unto you, that it was       you that believe:
not in vain:                                11 As ye know how we exhorted
  2 But even after that we had suf-       and comforted and charged ev-
fered before, and were shamefully         ery one of you, as a father doth his
a
  entreated, as ye know, at Philippi,     a
                                            children,
we were bold in our God to b speak          12 That ye would a walk b worthy
unto you the gospel of God with           of God, who hath called you unto
much contention.                          his kingdom and glory.
  3 For our exhortation was not of          13 For this cause also a thank we
a
  deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in      God without ceasing, because, when
b
  guile:                                  ye received the word of God which
  4 But as we were a allowed of God       ye heard of us, ye received it not as
to be b put in c trust with the gospel,   the word of men, but as it is in truth,
even so we d speak; not as e pleasing     the word of God, which effectually
men, but God, which f trieth our          worketh also in you that believe.
hearts.                                     14 For ye, brethren, became a fol-
  5 For neither at any time used          lowers of the churches of God which
we a flattering words, as ye know,        in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye
nor a cloak of b covetousness; God        also have b suffered like things of
is witness:                               your own countrymen, even as they
  6 Nor of men sought we aglory, nei-     have of the Jews:
ther of you, nor yet of others, when        15 Who both akilled the Lord Jesus,
we might have been burdensome,            and their own prophets, and have
as the apostles of Christ.                persecuted us; and they please not
  7 But we were gentle among you,         God, and are contrary to all men:
even as a nurse cherisheth her              16 a Forbidding us to speak to the
children:                                 Gentiles that they might be saved,
  9 a tg Idolatry.          		d Titus 2:1;                   1 Cor. 9:18 (4–18);
		b D&C 20:19.                   1 Pet. 4:11.                2 Cor. 11:9.
 10 a Acts 1:11 (9–11).     		e tg Peer Influence.      10 a 1 Thes. 1:5.
		b tg Deliver.             		f gr examines, proves     11 a 1 Cor. 4:14.
		c 1 Thes. 5:9.                 by trial.              12 a tg Walking with God.
2 1 a 1 Thes. 1:5.               tg Test.              		b 1 Pet. 1:15 (15–16).
  2 a Acts 16:22 (19–24).    5 a tg Flatter.            13 a tg Thanksgiving.
		b Acts 17:2 (2–3).        		b tg Covet.               14 a gr imitators.
  3 a 2 Cor. 4:2; 7:2.       6 a John 5:44 (41–44);    		b Acts 17:5 (5–7);
		b tg Guile.                    D&C 76:61.                  2 Thes. 1:4 (4–5).
  4 a gr approved, found     8 a Philip. 2:17.          15 a tg Martyrdom;
      worthy, chosen.        9 a gr toil.                    Prophets, Rejection of.
      2 Tim. 1:11.          		b Acts 18:3; 20:34.       16 a Luke 11:52;
		b gr entrusted.                tg Work, Value of.          Acts 13:45 (45, 50).
		c D&C 12:8; 124:113.      		c gr burdensome.
1 Thessalonians 2:17–4:2                                                             1500

to fill up their sins b alway: for the            good tidings of your faith and char-
wrath is come upon them to the                    ity, and that ye have good remem-
uttermost.                                        brance of us always, desiring greatly
 17 But we, brethren, being taken                 to see us, as we also to see you:
from you for a short time in pres-                  7 Therefore, brethren, we were
ence, not in heart, endeavoured the               a
                                                    comforted over you in all our b af-
more abundantly to see your a face                fliction and distress by your faith:
with great desire.                                  8 For now we live, if ye stand fast
 18 Wherefore we would have come                  in the Lord.
unto you, even I Paul, once and                     9 For what thanks can we render
again; but Satan hindered us.                     to God again for you, for all the a joy
 19 For what is our hope, or joy, or              wherewith we joy for your sakes
crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye               before our God;
in the presence of our Lord Jesus                   10 Night and day praying exceed-
Christ at his a coming?                           ingly that we might see your a face,
 20 For ye are our glory and joy.                 and might b perfect that which is
                                                  lacking in your faith?
             Chapter 3                              11 Now God himself and our
The Saints are told to perfect that which         Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
is lacking in their faith.                        direct our way unto you.
                                                    12 And the Lord make you to in-
Wherefore when we could no lon-                   crease and a abound in b love one to-
ger forbear, we thought it good to                ward another, and toward all men,
be left at aAthens alone;                         even as we do toward you:
  2 And sent aTimotheus, our brother,               13 To the end he may stablish your
and minister of God, and our fellow-              hearts unblameable in holiness be-
labourer in the gospel of Christ, to              fore God, even our Father, at the
b
  establish you, and to comfort you               a
                                                    coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
concerning your faith:                            with all his b saints.
  3 That no man should be a moved
by these b afflictions: for yourselves                        Chapter 4
know that we are c appointed there-               The Saints are told to be holy, sanctify
unto.
  4 For verily, when we were with                 themselves, and love one another—The
you, we told you before that we                   Lord will come, and the dead will rise.
should suffer tribulation; even as                Furthermore then we beseech you,
it came to pass, and ye know.                     brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
  5 For this cause, when I could                  Jesus, that as ye have a received of
no longer forbear, I sent to know                 us how ye ought to b walk and to
your faith, lest by some means the                c
                                                    please God, so ye would d abound
a
  tempter have b tempted you, and                 more and more.
our labour be in vain.                              2 For ye know what command­
  6 But now when Timotheus came                   ments a we gave you by the Lord
from you unto us, and brought us                  Jesus.
 16 b gr always.                 		b Acts 20:23;                		b tg Perfection.
 17 a 1 Thes. 3:10.                    JS—H 1:24 (23–24).        12 a 1 Thes. 4:1.
 19 a 1 Thes. 3:13;              		c Acts 9:15 (15–16).         		b D&C 121:45.
      Rev. 1:7; 22:12;             5 a D&C 29:39 (39–40, 47);    13 a 1 Cor. 1:7 (7–8);
      D&C 88:97.                       Moses 4:4 (3–4).               1 Thes. 2:19;
3 1 a Acts 17:15.                		b gr put to trial, test.           Rev. 1:7; 22:12.
  2 a Acts 16:1 (1–2);             7 a tg Sustaining Church     		b tg Saints.
      1 Cor. 16:10 (10–11);            Leaders.                 4 1 a Philip. 4:9.
      2 Cor. 1:19;               		b tg Affliction.             		b tg Walking with God.
      1 Thes. 1:1.                 9 a Alma 26:11 (11–13);      		c Col. 1:10.
		b Rom. 16:25.                        D&C 18:16 (14–16).       		d 1 Thes. 3:12.
  3 a gr disturbed, perturbed.    10 a 1 Thes. 2:17.              2 a D&C 1:38.
1501                                                         1 Thessalonians 4:3–18

  3 For this is the will of God, even              13 But I would not have you to
your a sanctification, that ye should             be ignorant, brethren, concerning
b
  abstain from c fornication:                     them which are asleep, that ye a sor-
  4 That every one of you should                  row not, even as others which have
know how to possess his a vessel in               no b hope.
b
  sanctification and honour;                       14 For if we believe that Jesus
  5 Not in the alust of concupiscence,            died and rose again, even so them
even as the b Gentiles which c know               also which a sleep in Jesus will God
not God:                                          bring with him.
  6 That no man a go beyond and de-                15 For this we say unto you by the
fraud his brother in b any matter: be-            word of the Lord, a that b we which
cause that the Lord is the cavenger of            are alive and remain unto the com-
all such, as we also have forewarned              ing of the Lord shall not c prevent
you and testified.                                them which are asleep.
  7 For God hath not called us unto                16 For the Lord himself shall a de-
a
  uncleanness, but unto holiness.                 scend from heaven with b a shout,
  8 He therefore that adespiseth, bde-            with the voice of the c archan-
spiseth not man, but God, who hath                gel, and with the d trump of God:
also given unto us his c holy Spirit.             and the dead in Christ shall e rise
  9 But as touching a brotherly love              first:
ye need not that I write unto you:                 17 a Then we which are alive and
for ye yourselves are b taught of God             remain shall be b caught up together
to c love one another.                            with them in the clouds, to meet
  10 And indeed ye do it toward all               the c Lord in the d air: and so shall
the brethren which are in all Mace­               we e ever be with the f Lord.
donia: but we beseech you, brethren,               18 Wherefore comfort one another
that ye increase more and more;                   with these words.
  11 And that ye a study to be quiet,
and to do your own business, and                                   Chapter 5
to b work with your own c hands, as
we commanded you;                                 The Saints will know the season of the
  12 That ye may walk a honestly                  Second Coming of Christ—Live the way
toward them that are without, and                 Saints should live—Rejoice evermore—
that ye may have lack of nothing.                 Do not despise prophesyings.
 3 a Heb. 12:14.               		b John 6:45;                       16 a tg Jesus Christ, Second
		b tg Abstain.                      1 Jn. 2:27 (20, 27).                Coming.
		c gr immorality.             		c tg Love.                        		b gr a cry of command, a
     tg Chastity;               11 a gr strive, endeavor                 cheer.
     Fornication; Sexual             earnestly.                    		c tg Adam.
     Immorality; Whore.        		b tg Industry; Labor;             		d Matt. 24:31.
 4 a tg Body, Sanctity of.           Skill; Work, Value of.        		e tg Resurrection.
		b tg Sanctification.         		c Prov. 31:13.                     17 a jst 1 Thes. 4:17 Then
 5 a gr passion of lust.        12 a tg Dependability;                   they who are alive, shall
     tg Lust;                        Honesty.                            be caught up together
     Marriage, Husbands.        13 a tg Despair;                         into the clouds with them
		b Eph. 4:17 (17, 19).              Mourning; Sorrow.                   who remain, to meet the
		c Eph. 2:12 (11–12).         		b Eph. 2:12.                            Lord in the air; and so
 6 a gr take advantage of,      14 a Zech. 14:5.                         shall we be ever with
     wrong.                     15 a jst 1 Thes. 4:15 . . . that         the Lord.
		b gr the matter.                   they who are alive at the     		b 1 Cor. 15:51;
		c 2 Thes. 1:8.                     coming of the Lord,                 D&C 88:96 (96–97);
 7 a tg Uncleanness.                 shall not prevent them              101:31; 109:75.
 8 a gr rejects, sets aside,         who remain unto the           		c Jude 1:14 (14–16).
     violates.                       coming of the Lord, who       		d Moro. 10:34.
		b Luke 10:16.                      are asleep.                   		e tg Immortality.
		c 1 Cor. 2:10; 1 Jn. 3:24.   		b 2 Thes. 2:2 (1–3).              		f John 14:3;
 9 a tg Brotherhood and        		c gr precede, make                      Rev. 22:4 (3–5).
     Sisterhood.                     progress over.
1 Thessalonians 5:1–23                                                          1502

But of the times and the seasons,           together, and b edify one another,
brethren, ye have no need that I            even as also ye do.
write unto you.                               12 And we beseech you, brethren,
   2 For yourselves know perfectly          to know them which a labour among
that the a day of the Lord so cometh        you, and are over you in the Lord,
as a b thief in the night.                  and admonish you;
   3 For when they shall say, Peace           13 And to aesteem them very highly
and asafety; then sudden destruction        in love for their work’s sake. And be
cometh upon them, as travail upon           at b peace among yourselves.
a woman with child; and they shall            14 Now we exhort you, brethren,
not b escape.                               a
                                              warn them that are b unruly, c com-
   4 But ye, brethren, are not in adark-    fort the d feebleminded, e support
ness, that that b day should overtake       the f weak, be patient toward all
you as a thief.                             men.
   5 Ye are all the a children of light,      15 See that none a render b evil for
and the children of the day: we are         evil unto any c man; but ever follow
not of the night, nor of darkness.          that which is good, both among
   6 Therefore let us not a sleep, as       yourselves, and to all men.
do others; but let us b watch and be          16 a Rejoice evermore.
c
  sober.                                      17 a Pray without ceasing.
   7 For they that sleep sleep in the         18 In every thing give a thanks: for
night; and they that be drunken are         this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
drunken in the night.                       concerning you.
   8 But let us, who are of the day, be       19 a Quench not the b Spirit.
a
  sober, putting on the b breastplate         20 Despise not prophesyings.
of c faith and love; and for an hel-          21 a Prove all things; hold fast that
met, the d hope of salvation.               which is good.
   9 For God hath not appointed us            22 aAbstain from all b appearance
to a wrath, but to obtain b salvation       of c evil.
by our Lord Jesus Christ,                     23 And the very God of peace asanc-
   10 Who died for us, that, whether        tify you wholly; and I pray God your
we wake or sleep, we should a live          whole spirit and soul and body be
together with him.                          preserved blameless unto the com-
   11 Wherefore a comfort yourselves        ing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 2 a tg Day of the Lord;      9 a 1 Thes. 1:10;           15 a tg Retribution.
     Millennium, Preparing         1 Pet. 2:8 (6–8).      		b tg Forbear.
     a People for.           		b tg Salvation.            		c tg Enemies.
		b D&C 106:4.                10 a tg Immortality.         16 a tg Joy.
 3 a tg Refuge.               11 a gr exhort, console,     17 a tg Prayer.
		b D&C 1:2.                       encourage.              18 a tg Communication;
 4 a Rom. 13:12 (12–13).     		b tg Edification.                Thanksgiving.
		b Luke 17:24; 21:34.        12 a tg Leadership.          19 a gr Extinguish, Hinder,
 5 a gr sons.                 13 a Philip. 2:29.                Suppress.
     tg Children of Light.         tg Respect.            		b tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of;
 6 a tg Sleep.               		b Mark 9:50;                     Holy Ghost, Loss of.
		b tg Watch.                      Rom. 15:5 (1–7);        21 a gr Examine, Put to
		c gr sober, vigilant,            D&C 20:54 (53–55).           the test.
     circumspect.             14 a tg Warn.                     1 Jn. 4:1 (1–6).
     tg Abstain.             		b 2 Thes. 3:11.                  tg Study;
 8 a tg Levity.              		c gr encourage, console.         Test.
		b Rom. 13:12;              		d gr faint-hearted,         22 a tg Abstain.
     Eph. 6:11 (11–18).            despondent.            		b gr kinds.
		c Col. 1:4 (4–5);          		e gr care for.                   tg Apparel.
     1 Thes. 1:3.            		f gr infirm, doubting,     		c tg Evil.
		d tg Hope.                       timid.                  23 a tg Sanctification.
1503                              1 Thessalonians 5:24–2 Thessalonians 1:11

 24 Faithful is he that calleth you,               this epistle be read unto all the holy
who also will do it.                               brethren.
 25 Brethren, pray for us.                          28 The grace of our Lord Jesus
 26 Greet all the brethren with an                 Christ be with you. Amen.
holy a kiss.                                       ¶ The first epistle unto the Thessalonians
 27 I charge you by the Lord that                  was written from Athens.*




                           The Second Epistle of
                          Paul the Apostle to the
                      Thessalonians
            Chapter 1                              ye may be counted worthy of the
At His Second Coming, the Lord Jesus               kingdom of God, for which ye also
will take vengeance upon the ungodly.
                                                   a
                                                     suffer:
                                                     6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with


P     aul, and Silvanus, and Timo­
      theus, a unto the b church of
      the Thessalonians in God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  2 Grace unto you, and peace, from
                                                   God to recompense tribulation to
                                                   them that trouble you;
                                                     7 And to you who are troubled arest
                                                   with us, when the b Lord Jesus shall
                                                   be c revealed from heaven with his
God our Father and the Lord Jesus                  mighty d angels,
Christ.                                              8 In flaming a fire taking b ven­
  3 We are bound to thank God al­                  geance on them that know not God,
ways for you, brethren, as it is meet,             and that c obey not the d gospel of our
because that your faith groweth ex­                Lord Jesus Christ:
ceedingly, and the charity of every                  9 Who shall be a punished with
one of you all toward each other                   b
                                                     everlasting c destruction from the
aboundeth;                                         presence of the Lord, and from the
  4 So that we ourselves glory in                  glory of his power;
you in the a churches of God for                     10 When he shall come to be a glo­
your b patience and faith in all your              rified in his b saints, and to be ad­
c
  persecutions and tribulations that               mired in all them that believe (be­
ye endure:                                         cause our testimony among you was
  5 Which is a manifest token of the               believed) in that day.
righteous judgment of God, that                      11 Wherefore also we pray always
 26 a jst 1 Thes. 5:26 . . .             unto the church of the          Coming.
      salutation.                        Thessalonians;            		d D&C 76:21.
                                    		b tg Jesus Christ, Head of     8 a tg World, End of.
* More recent scholarship                the Church.               		b 1 Thes. 4:6.
  concludes that 1 and 2 Thes.       4 a 1 Thes. 1:8.              		c tg Disobedience.
  were most likely written          		b gr endurance.              		d tg Gospel.
  from Corinth.                          D&C 58:2.                   9 a tg Punish.
                                    		c 1 Thes. 2:14.              		b tg Eternity.
[2 Thessalonians]                    5 a tg Suffering.             		c tg Damnation;
1 1 a jst 2 Thes. 1:1 . . . the      7 a tg Rest.                        Sons of Perdition.
       servants of God the Father   		b tg Day of the Lord.         10 a Isa. 66:5.
       and our Lord Jesus Christ,   		c tg Jesus Christ, Second    		b tg Saints.
2 Thessalonians 1:12–2:16                                                                   1504

for you, that our God would count                     7 a For the b mystery of c iniquity
you a worthy of this calling, and                   doth already work: only d he who
fulfil all the good pleasure of his                 now letteth will let, until he be taken
goodness, and the work of faith with                out of the way.
power:                                                8 And then shall that a Wicked be
 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus                 revealed, whom the Lord shall con-
Christ may be glorified in you, and                 sume with the spirit of his mouth,
ye in him, according to the a grace of              and shall destroy with the bright-
our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.                  ness of his b coming:
                                                      9 Even him, whose coming is after
                Chapter 2                           the working of Satan with all apower
                                                    and b signs and lying wonders,
Apostasy is to precede the Second                     10 And with all deceivableness of
Coming—The gospel prepares men for                  unrighteousness in them that per-
eternal glory.                                      ish; because they received not the
Now we beseech you, brethren, a by                  love of the truth, that they might
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,                be saved.
and by our gathering together unto                    11 And for this cause God shall
him,                                                send them strong delusion, that
  2 That ye be not soon shaken in                   they should believe a lie:
mind, a or be troubled, neither by                    12 That they all might be a damned
spirit, nor by word, nor by b letter as             who bbelieved not the truth, but had
from us, as that the c day of Christ                pleasure in unrighteousness.
is at hand.                                           13 But we are bound to give thanks
  3 Let no man deceive you by any                   alway to God for you, brethren
means: a for that day shall not come,               beloved of the Lord, because God
except there come a b falling away                  hath from the beginning a chosen
first, and that c man of d sin be re-               you to salvation through b sancti-
vealed, the son of perdition;                       fication of the Spirit and belief of
  4 Who a opposeth and exalteth                     the truth:
himself above all that is called God,                 14 Whereunto he called you by
or that is worshipped; so that he as                our a gospel, to the obtaining of the
God sitteth in the temple of God,                   glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
shewing himself that he is God.                       15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast,
  5 Remember ye not, that, when I                   and hold the traditions which ye
was yet with you, I told you these                  have been taught, whether by word,
things?                                             or our epistle.
  6 And now ye know a what with-                      16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ
holdeth that he might be b revealed                 himself, and God, even our Father,
in his time.                                        which hath a loved us, and hath
 11 a tg Worthiness.                     Early Christian Church.          possesses, holds in firm
 12 a tg Grace.                     		c tg Antichrist;                    grasp, restrains.
2 1 a gr concerning.                     Devil.                       8 a gr Lawless one.
  2 a jst 2 Thes. 2:2 . . . or be   		d tg Sin.                     		b tg Jesus Christ, Second
      troubled by letter, except     4 a tg Opposition.                   Coming.
      ye receive it from us;         6 a gr the one who               9 a tg False Priesthoods.
      neither by spirit, nor by          possesses, holds in firm   		b tg Signs.
      word, as that the day of           grasp, restrains.           12 a gr brought to account,
      Christ is at hand.            		b gr disclosed,                     trial.
		b 1 Thes. 4:15 (13–17).                discovered, manifested.          tg Damnation.
		c Luke 19:11.                      7 a jst 2 Thes. 2:7–9          		b tg Unbelief.
  3 a jst 2 Thes. 2:3 . . . for          (Appendix).                 13 a tg Election;
      there shall come a            		b tg Conspiracy;                    Foreordination.
      falling away first . . .           Secret Combinations.       		b tg Sanctification.
		b gr apostasy, defection.         		c gr lawlessness.              14 a tg Gospel.
      tg Apostasy of the            		d gr he who now                16 a 1 Jn. 4:10.
1505                                                2 Thessalonians 2:17–3:18

given us everlasting bconsolation and            8 Neither did we eat any man’s
good hope through c grace,                    bread afor nought; but wrought with
  17 Comfort your hearts, and stab-           b
                                                labour and travail night and day,
lish you in every good word and               that we might not be chargeable to
work.                                         any of you:
                                                 9 Not because we have not a power,
           Chapter 3                          but to make ourselves an b ensample
Pray for the triumph of the gospel            unto you to follow us.
cause—Paul preaches the gospel of                10 For even when we were with
work—Be not weary in well-doing.              you, this we commanded you, that
                                              if any would not a work, neither
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that          should he eat.
the word of the Lord a may have free             11 For we hear that there are some
course, and be glorified, even as it          which walk among you a disorderly,
is with you:                                  working not at all, but are busy-
  2 And that we may be delivered              bodies.
from a unreasonable and wicked                   12 Now them that are such we
men: for all men have not faith.              command and exhort by our Lord
  3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall       Jesus Christ, that with quietness
stablish you, and keep you from               they work, and eat their own abread.
a
  evil.                                          13 But ye, brethren, be not a weary
  4 And we have a confidence in the           in well doing.
Lord touching you, that ye both do               14 And if any man obey not our
and will do the things which we               word by this epistle, note that man,
command you.                                  and have no company with him,
  5 And the Lord a direct your hearts         that he may be ashamed.
into the b love of God, and into the             15 Yet count him not as an a enemy,
patient waiting for Christ.                   but b admonish him as a c brother.
  6 Now we command you, brethren,                16 Now the Lord of peace himself
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,         give you peace always by all means.
that ye a withdraw yourselves from            The Lord be with you all.
every brother that walketh b disor-              17 The salutation of Paul with mine
derly, and not after the tradition            own a hand, which is the token in
which he received of us.                      every epistle: so I write.
  7 For yourselves know how ye                   18 The grace of our Lord Jesus
ought to a follow us: for we b behaved        Christ be with you all. Amen.
not ourselves disorderly among                ¶ The second epistle to the Thessalonians
you;                                          was written from Athens.*

 16 b 2 Cor. 1:4;                     5:57 (56–57).          11 a 1 Thes. 5:14.
      Philip. 3:10.                   tg Excommunication.    12 a tg Bread.
		c tg Grace.                   		b Rom. 16:17 (17–19).      13 a Gal. 6:9.
3 1 a gr may progress freely,     7 a gr imitate.            15 a tg Enemies.
      rapidly.                  		b 1 Thes. 1:5.            		b tg Warn.
  2 a gr unsuitable, absurd,      8 a gr undeservedly,      		c tg Brotherhood and
      improper.                       gratuitously.               Sisterhood.
  3 a gr the evil one, the      		b tg Work, Value of.       17 a Col. 4:18.
      devil.                      9 a gr authority.
  4 a tg Dependability.         		b tg Example.             * More recent scholarship
  5 a tg Guidance, Divine.       10 a tg Idleness;            concludes that 1 and 2 Thes.
		b Deut. 11:13.                      Industry;               were most likely written
  6 a 1 Cor. 5:9 (1–13);              Labor;                  from Corinth.
      Alma 1:24 (21–24);              Laziness.
                         The First Epistle of
                         Paul the Apostle to
                          Timothy
               Chapter 1                      8 But we know that the law is good,
                                            if a man use it lawfully;
Counsel is given to teach true doctrine       9 Knowing this, that the alaw is not
only—Christ came to save repentant          made for a b righteous man, but for
sinners.                                    the c lawless and d disobedient, for


P     aul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
      by the commandment of God
      our Saviour, and Lord Jesus
Christ, which is our hope;
  2 Unto a Timothy, b my c own son in
                                            the ungodly and for sinners, for un­
                                            holy and profane, for murderers of
                                            fathers and murderers of mothers,
                                            for manslayers,
                                              10 For a whoremongers, for b them
the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace,         that c defile themselves with man­
from God our Father and Jesus               kind, for d menstealers, for liars, for
Christ our Lord.                            perjured persons, and if there be
  3 As I besought thee to abide still at    any other thing that is contrary to
Ephesus, when I went into Macedo­           sound e doctrine;
nia, that thou mightest charge some           11 According to the glorious gos­
that they a teach no b other doctrine,      pel of the blessed God, which was
  4 Neither give heed to a fables and       committed to my a trust.
endless genealogies, which bminister          12 And I thank Christ Jesus our
c
  questions, rather than godly d edi­       Lord, who hath a enabled me, for
fying which is in faith: so do.             that he counted me faithful, put­
  5 Now the end of the a command­           ting me into the ministry;
ment is b charity out of a c pure heart,      13 Who was before a a blasphemer,
and of a good conscience, and of            and a b persecutor, and c injurious:
faith unfeigned:                            but I obtained d mercy, because I did
  6 F r om w h i ch som e h avi n g         it e ignorantly in unbelief.
a
  swerved have b turned aside unto            14 And the a grace of our Lord was
c
  vain jangling;                            exceeding abundant with faith and
  7 Desiring to be teachers of the          love which is in Christ Jesus.
law; understanding neither what               15 This is a faithful a saying, and
they say, nor whereof they a affirm.        worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
1 2 a Acts 16:1 (1–4);      		b tg Charity.                 		c tg Homosexual
     1 Cor. 4:17.           		c 2 Tim. 2:22.                      Behavior.
		b gr a true son             6 a gr missed the mark.       		d gr kidnappers.
     according to.          		b tg Apostasy of the          		e 2 Tim. 4:3.
		c gr lawful, true.              Early Christian Church.    11 a tg Trustworthiness.
 3 a 1 Tim. 6:3 (3–5);      		c gr vain, idle, fruitless     12 a Philip. 4:13.
     3 Ne. 11:40.                 discussion.                13 a Acts 26:9.
		b Gal. 1:8 (6–8).           7 a gr strongly assert.       		b Acts 8:3; 22:4.
 4 a Titus 1:14;              9 a tg Law of Moses.          		c gr violent.
     2 Pet. 1:16.           		b tg Godliness.               		d 1 Cor. 7:25.
		b gr offer, present.      		c Gal. 3:19.                  		e John 9:39 (39–41).
		c 1 Tim. 6:4.             		d tg Disobedience.                  tg Ignorance.
		d tg Edification.          10 a tg Whore.                  14 a tg Grace.
 5 a Gal. 5:14.             		b gr homosexuals.              15 a 1 Tim. 3:1.
1507                                                            1 Timothy 1:16–2:12

Jesus came into the world to b save             and giving of thanks, be made for
c
  sinners; of whom I am chief.                  all men;
   16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained            2 For a kings, and for all that are in
a
  mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ          authority; that we may lead a quiet
might shew forth all b longsuffer-              and b peaceable c life in all godliness
ing, for a c pattern to them which              and d honesty.
should hereafter believe on him to                 3 For this is good and acceptable
life everlasting.                               in the sight of God our Saviour;
   17 Now unto the a King eternal,                 4 a Who b will have c all men to be
b
  immortal, invisible, the only wise            d
                                                  saved, and to come unto the knowl-
God, be honour and glory for ever               edge of the truth.
and ever. Amen.                                    5 For there is a one God, and one
   18 This charge I commit unto                 b
                                                  mediator between God and men,
thee, son Timothy, according to the             the man Christ Jesus;
a
  prophecies which went before on                  6 Who a gave himself a b ransom
thee, that thou by them mightest                for all, to be c testified in due time.
war a good warfare;                                7 Whereunto I am a ordained a
   19 a Holding faith, and a good con-          b
                                                  preacher, and an c apostle, (I speak
science; which some having put                  the truth in Christ, and d lie not;)
away concerning faith have made                 a teacher of the e Gentiles in faith
b
  shipwreck:                                    and f verity.
   20 Of whom is a Hymenæus and                    8 I a will therefore that men b pray
b
  Alexander; whom I have c delivered            every where, lifting up holy c hands,
unto Satan, that they may learn not             without wrath and d doubting.
to blaspheme.                                      9 In like manner also, that awomen
                                                adorn themselves in b modest c ap-
              Chapter 2                         parel, with d shamefacedness and
                                                sobriety; not with e broided hair, or
We should pray for all people—Christ            gold, or pearls, or costly array;
is our Mediator—Women should dress                 10 But (which becometh women
modestly—Women are blessed in child-            professing a godliness) with good
bearing and are admonished to continue          works.
in faith, charity, and holiness.                   11 Let the woman learn in a silence
I exhort therefore, that, first of all,         with all subjection.
supplications, prayers, intercessions,             12 But I suffer not a woman to
 15 b Matt. 9:13 (12–13).       2 2 a tg Governments;                D&C 135:5.
      tg Jesus Christ,               Kings, Earthly.             7 a tg Called of God.
      Atonement through.        		b tg Peace;                  		b tg Preaching.
		c Luke 5:32;                       Peacemakers.              		c 1 Cor. 9:1.
      John 9:39 (39–41).        		c tg Citizenship.                  tg Apostles.
 16 a tg God, Mercy of.         		d gr dignity, gravity.       		d Rom. 9:1.
		b tg Forbear.                      tg Honesty.               		e Acts 9:15.
		c tg Example.                  4 a jst 1 Tim. 2:4            		f gr truth.
 17 a 1 Tim. 6:15 (15–16).           (Appendix).                 8 a gr desire.
		b tg God, Eternal             		b gr desires.                		b D&C 19:28; 20:47; 23:6.
      Nature of;                		c D&C 6:11.                  		c Ps. 24:4.
      Immortality.              		d Ezek. 18:23 (23–24).       		d gr dispute, contention,
 18 a 1 Tim. 4:14 (14–16);       5 a Rom. 3:30 (28–31);              doubt.
      2 Tim. 1:6.                    D&C 121:28.                     tg Doubt.
 19 a 1 Ne. 15:24; D&C 6:13.    		b Heb. 12:24.                  9 a tg Marriage, Wives;
		b tg Apostasy of Individ-          tg Jesus Christ,                Woman.
      uals; Apostasy of the          Authority of.             		b tg Chastity;
      Early Christian Church.    6 a tg Self-Sacrifice.              Modesty.
 20 a 2 Tim. 2:17.              		b Job 33:24.                 		c tg Apparel.
		b Acts 19:33 (33–34).              tg Jesus Christ,          		d gr modesty, reverence.
		c 1 Cor. 5:5;                      Atonement through;        		e gr plaited, braided.
      D&C 78:12;                     Jesus Christ, Redeemer.    10 a tg Godliness.
      104:10 (9–10); 132:26.    		c Heb. 9:16 (16–17);          11 a tg Silence.
1 Timothy 2:13–3:15                                                                     1508
a
  teach, nor to b usurp authority over              6 Not a a novice, lest being lifted
the man, but to be in c silence.                 up with b pride he fall into the c con-
  13 For Adam was first a formed,                demnation of the devil.
then Eve.                                           7 Moreover he must have a good
  14 And Adam was not deceived,                  a
                                                   report of them which are b without;
but the woman being a deceived was               lest he fall into reproach and the
in the b transgression.                          c
                                                   snare of the devil.
  15 Notwithstanding a she shall be                 8 Likewise must the a deacons be
saved in b childbearing, if they con-            b
                                                   grave, not c doubletongued, not
tinue in faith and charity and c ho-             given to much wine, not greedy of
liness with d sobriety.                          filthy lucre;
                                                    9 Holding the mystery of the faith
             Chapter 3                           in a pure a conscience.
Qualifications are given for bishops                10 And let these also first be
and deacons—Great is the mystery of
                                                 a
                                                   proved; then let them use the office
godliness.                                       of a deacon, being found blameless.
                                                    11 a Even so must their b wives be
This is a true asaying, If a man desire          c
                                                   grave, not dslanderers, esober, ffaith-
the office of a b bishop, he desireth            ful in all things.
a good work.                                        12 Let the deacons be the husbands
  2 A bishop then must be ablameless,            of one wife, ruling their children
the husband of one wife, vigilant,               and their own houses well.
b
  sober, of good behaviour, given to                13 For they that have used the
c
  hospitality, apt to d teach;                   office of a deacon well a purchase
  3 Not given to a wine, no b striker,           to themselves a good degree, and
not greedy of c filthy lucre; but pa-            great boldness in the faith which
tient, not a brawler, not covetous;              is in Christ Jesus.
  4 One that a ruleth well his own                  14 These things write I unto thee,
b
  house, having his c children in sub-           hoping to come unto thee shortly:
jection with all gravity;                           15 a But if I tarry long, that thou
  5 (For if a man know not how to                mayest know how thou oughtest to
a
  rule his own house, how shall he               behave thyself in the house of God,
take care of the church of God?)                 which is the b church of the living
 12 a tg Teaching.               		d 2 Tim. 2:24.                		c gr deceitful.
		b gr exercise dominion,         3 a tg Drunkenness;              9 a tg Conscience.
      be autocratic, domineer.        Word of Wisdom.             10 a 1 Tim. 5:22.
		c gr quietness,                		b gr bully, violent person.         tg Test.
      tranquillity.              		c tg Filthiness.               11 a gr Women in like
 13 a tg Man, Physical            4 a tg Marriage, Husbands.           manner.
      Creation of.               		b tg Marriage,                		b tg Marriage, Wives.
 14 a tg Fall of Man.                 Fatherhood.                		c gr honorable, dignified.
		b tg Transgress.               		c tg Family, Children,        		d tg Slander.
 15 a jst 1 Tim. 2:15 . . .           Responsibilities toward;   		e gr temperate, vigilant,
      they . . .                      Family, Patriarchal.             circumspect.
		b tg Birth Control;             5 a Esth. 1:22;                		f tg Trustworthiness.
      Marriage, Motherhood.           D&C 93:43 (41–43, 50).      13 a gr earn, acquire
		c tg Holiness.                      tg Family, Love within.          for themselves good
		d gr modesty.                   6 a gr recent convert.               standing rank.
3 1 a 1 Tim. 1:15.               		b tg Pride.                    15 a jst 1 Tim. 3:15–16
		b tg Bishop.                   		c 2 Pet. 2:4.                       (Appendix). Note the
  2 a tg Priesthood,              7 a Acts 6:3; 22:12.                 change, emphasizing
      Qualifying for.            		b gr outside the faith.             that the “pillar and
		b gr temperate,                		c tg Bondage, Spiritual.            ground of the truth” is
      circumspect.                8 a tg Deacon.                       Jesus Christ.
      tg Levity.                 		b gr honorable, dignified.    		b tg Church.
		c tg Hospitality.                   tg Levity.
1509                                                              1 Timothy 3:16–4:15

God, the pillar and c ground of the              membrance of these things, thou
d
  truth.                                         shalt be a good minister of Jesus
   16 And without controversy great is           Christ, nourished up in the words of
the a mystery of godliness: b God was            faith and of good doctrine, a where-
c
  manifest in the d flesh, e justified in        unto thou hast attained.
the Spirit, seen of angels, preached                7 But refuse profane and old wives’
unto the Gentiles, believed on in                fables, and exercise thyself rather
the world, f received up into glory.             unto godliness.
                                                    8 For bodily exercise profiteth a lit-
              Chapter 4                          tle: but b godliness is profitable unto
Paul describes the latter-day apostasy—          all things, having promise of the
Christ is the Savior of all men, especially      life that now is, and of that which
of those who believe.                            is to come.
                                                    9 This is a faithful saying and wor-
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,               thy of all acceptation.
that in the a latter times some shall               10 For therefore we both a labour
b
  depart from the faith, giving heed             and suffer b reproach, because we
to c seducing spirits, and d doctrines           c
                                                   trust in the living God, who is the
of devils;                                       d
                                                   Saviour of all men, specially of
  2 Speaking alies in bhypocrisy; hav-           those that e believe.
ing their c conscience seared with a                11 These things command and
hot iron;                                        teach.
  3 a Forbidding to b marry, and com-               12 Let no man a despise thy youth;
manding to c abstain from d meats,               but be thou an b example of the be-
which God hath e created to be re-               lievers, in word, in c conversation, in
ceived with f thanksgiving of them               charity, in spirit, in faith, in d purity.
which believe and know the truth.                   13 Till I come, give attendance to
  4 For every a creature of God is               a
                                                   reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
b
  good, and nothing to be refused,                  14 a Neglect not the b gift that is
if it be received with c thanksgiving:           in thee, which was given thee by
  5 For it is sanctified by the word             c
                                                   prophecy, with the d laying on of
of God and prayer.                               the e hands of the f presbytery.
  6 If thou put the brethren in re-                 15 a Meditate upon these things;
 15 c gr foundation.              		b tg Hypocrisy.                    Jesus Christ, Savior.
		d tg Truth.                     		c tg Conscience;             		e tg Faith.
 16 a D&C 19:10.                        Spiritual Blindness.      12 a 1 Cor. 16:11 (10–11).
      tg Mysteries of               3 a Matt. 8:14;              		b tg Example;
      Godliness.                        D&C 49:15.                     Priesthood,
		b Ps. 1:3 (2–3);                      tg Marriage, Temporal.         Qualifying for.
      John 10:33 (30–33);         		b tg Marriage, Marry.        		c gr conduct, behavior.
      Mosiah 3:5; 15:1 (1–5).     		c tg Abstain.                		d tg Chastity;
      tg Jesus Christ,            		d tg Food;                         Purity;
      Jehovah.                          Word of Wisdom.                Virtue.
		c tg God, Manifesta-            		e D&C 49:19.                  13 a tg Study.
      tions of.                   		f D&C 89:11 (11–13).          14 a tg Priesthood,
		d tg Jesus Christ,                4 a gr creation.                   Magnifying Callings
      Condescension of.           		b Gen. 1:31.                       within.
		e gr approved by the.           		c tg Thanksgiving.           		b tg God, Gifts of;
		f tg Jesus Christ,                6 a gr which thou hast             Stewardship;
      Ascension of.                     followed closely.              Talents.
4 1 a tg Last Days.                 8 a gr a little while.       		c 1 Tim. 1:18.
		b tg Holy Ghost, Loss of.       		b Luke 12:31.                      tg Prophecy.
		c gr deceitful.                       tg Godliness.            		d tg Priesthood,
      tg Apostasy of the           10 a tg Labor.                      Authority;
      Early Christian Church;     		b tg Reproach.                     Priesthood, Ordination.
      Spirits, Evil or Unclean.   		c tg Trust in God.           		e tg Hands, Laying on of.
		d tg False Doctrine.            		d tg Jesus Christ,           		f gr elders.
  2 a tg Lying.                         Atonement through;        15 a tg Meditation.
1 Timothy 4:16–5:20                                                                   1510

give thyself wholly to them; that              works; if she have brought up chil-
thy b profiting may c appear to all.           dren, if she have a lodged strangers,
 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto           if she have b washed the saints’
the doctrine; continue in them: for            c
                                                 feet, if she have relieved the af-
in doing this thou shalt both a save           flicted, if she have diligently fol-
thyself, and them that hear thee.              lowed every good work.
                                                  11 But the younger widows refuse:
             Chapter 5                         for when they have begun to wax
                                               wanton against Christ, they will
Saints are to care for their worthy
poor—Policies concerning elders are            marry;
given.                                            12 Having a damnation, because
                                               they have cast off their first faith.
a
  Rebuke not an elder, but b entreat              13 And withal they learn to be
him as a father; and the younger               a
                                                 idle, wandering about from house
men as brethren;                               to house; and not only idle, but tat-
  2 The elder women as mothers; the            tlers also and b busybodies, speaking
younger as a sisters, with all purity.         things which they ought not.
  3 Honour a widows that are wid-                 14 I awill therefore that the younger
ows indeed.                                    b
                                                 women marry, bear cchildren, guide
  4 But if any widow have a children           the dhouse, give none occasion to the
or b nephews, let them learn first to          adversary to speak reproachfully.
shew c piety at home, and to requite              15 For some are already turned
their parents: for that is good and            aside after Satan.
acceptable before God.                            16 If any man or woman that be-
  5 Now she that is a widow indeed,            lieveth have widows, let them a re-
and a desolate, trusteth in God, and           lieve them, and let not the church be
continueth in supplications and                b
                                                 charged; that it may relieve them
prayers night and day.                         that are widows indeed.
  6 But she that liveth a in b pleasure           17 Let the a elders that rule well be
is dead while she liveth.                      counted worthy of double honour,
  7 And these things a give in charge,         especially they who labour in the
that they may be blameless.                    word and doctrine.
  8 But if any a provide not for his              18 For the scripture saith, Thou
own, and specially for those of                shalt not a muzzle the ox that tread-
his own house, he hath denied the              eth out the corn. And, The blabourer
faith, and is worse than an infidel.           is worthy of his c reward.
  9 Let not a widow be taken into                 19 Against an elder receive not an
the number under threescore years              accusation, but before two or three
a
  old, having been the wife of one             a
                                                 witnesses.
man,                                              20 Them that sin a rebuke before
  10 Well reported of for good                 all, that others also may fear.
 15 b gr progress,              6 a gr wantonly.               		b tg Gossip.
      advancement.            		b tg Pleasure.                  14 a gr desire.
		c gr be manifest in all.      7 a gr instruct, command.      		b tg Marriage, Wives;
 16 a James 5:20 (19–20);       8 a tg Family, Children,             Woman.
      D&C 101:39 (39–40).           Responsibilities toward;   		c tg Children.
5 1 a tg Chastening.                Family, Managing           		d Titus 2:5 (4–5).
		b tg Respect.                     Finances in;                16 a tg Welfare.
  2 a tg Brotherhood and            Marriage, Husbands.        		b gr burdened down,
      Sisterhood.               9 a tg Old Age.                      troubled.
  3 a tg Widows.               10 a Acts 16:15 (14–15).         17 a tg Elder, Melchizedek
  4 a tg Children.            		b tg Wash.                           Priesthood.
		b gr grandchildren,         		c jst 1 Tim. 5:10 . . .         18 a Deut. 25:4.
      descendants.                  clothes . . .              		b tg Labor.
		c tg Family, Love within;    12 a gr judgment, condem-       		c gr wage. tg Wages.
      Respect.                      nation. tg Damnation.       19 a Deut. 19:15.
  5 a gr left alone.           13 a tg Idleness.                20 a tg Chastening.
1511                                                         1 Timothy 5:21–6:13

  21 I charge thee before God, and            even the words of our Lord Jesus
the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect          Christ, and to the doctrine which
a
  angels, that thou observe these             is according to godliness;
things b without preferring one                  4 He is a proud, knowing nothing,
before another, doing nothing by              but b doting about c questions and
partiality.                                   d
                                                strifes of words, whereof cometh
  22 a Lay b hands suddenly on no             e
                                                envy, strife, railings, fevil surmisings,
c
  man, neither be d partaker of other            5 Perverse a disputings of men of
men’s sins: keep thyself e pure.              corrupt minds, and destitute of the
  23 Drink no longer water, but use           truth, supposing that b gain is god-
a little wine for thy stomach’s sake          liness: from such withdraw thyself.
and thine often infirmities.                     6 But agodliness with bcontentment
  24 Some men’s sins are open be-             is great gain.
forehand, going before to judgment;              7 For we brought a nothing into
and some men they a follow after.             this world, and it is certain we can
  25 Likewise also the good works             carry nothing out.
of some are manifest beforehand;                 8 And having a food and raiment
and they that are otherwise can-              let us be therewith b content.
not be hid.                                      9 But a they that will be b rich fall
                                              into c temptation and a snare, and
             Chapter 6                        into many foolish and hurtful d lusts,
The love of money is the root of all          which drown men in destruction
evil—Fight the good fight of faith—Do         and e perdition.
                                                 10 For the a love of b money is the
not trust in worldly riches.                  root of all evil: which while some
Let as many a servants as are under           c
                                                coveted after, they have derred from
the b yoke count their own masters            the faith, and pierced themselves
worthy of all honour, that the name           through with many e sorrows.
of God and his doctrine be not blas-             11 But thou, O man of God, flee
phemed.                                       these things; and follow after a righ-
 2 And they that have believing               teousness, godliness, faith, love, pa-
masters, let them not despise them,           tience, meekness.
because they are a brethren; but                 12 Fight the good fight of faith,
rather do them b service, because             lay hold on a eternal life, where-
they are faithful and beloved, par-           unto thou art also called, and hast
takers of the benefit. These things           b
                                                professed a good profession before
teach and exhort.                             many witnesses.
 3 If any man a teach otherwise, and             13 I give thee charge in the sight
consent not to b wholesome words,             of God, who a quickeneth all things,
 21 a tg Angels.               		b gr obsessed with         		e tg Death, Spiritual,
		b gr apart from prejudice.        questions.                    Second.
 22 a tg Setting Apart.        		c 1 Tim. 1:4.               10 a Ps. 119:36;
		b tg Hands, Laying on of.    		d tg Strife.                     James 5:3 (1–6).
		c 1 Tim. 3:10.               		e tg Envy.                 		b tg Selfishness.
		d 2 Jn. 1:11.                		f gr wicked suspicions.    		c tg Covet.
		e James 1:27 (22–27).         5 a tg Disputations.        		d gr wandered,
 24 a gr appear later.         		b Titus 1:11.                    apostatized.
6 1 a gr slaves.                6 a tg Godliness.           		e tg Sorrow.
      Col. 3:22;               		b tg Contentment.           11 a tg Priesthood,
      Titus 2:9 (9–10);         7 a Job 1:21.                     Magnifying Callings
      1 Pet. 2:18.              8 a tg Food.                      within; Righteousness.
		b tg Bondage, Physical.      		b tg Contentment.           12 a tg Eternal Life.
  2 a 1 Jn. 3:14 (10–18).       9 a gr those desiring to    		b Heb. 10:23.
		b tg Service.                     be rich.                 13 a gr brings to life.
  3 a 1 Tim. 1:3; D&C 10:68.   		b tg Treasure.                   D&C 33:16; 88:17.
		b Titus 2:8.                 		c tg Temptation.                 tg God, Power of;
  4 a tg Pride.                		d tg Lust.                       Resurrection.
1 Timothy 6:14–2 Timothy 1:5                                                           1512

and before Christ Jesus, who before             b
                                                  riches, but in the living God, who
b
  Pontius Pilate c witnessed a good             giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
confession;                                       18 That they do good, that they be
  14 That thou keep this command­               rich in good works, ready to a dis­
ment without spot, unrebukeable,                tribute, willing to b communicate;
until the appearing of our Lord                   19 a Laying up in b store for them­
Jesus Christ:                                   selves a good foundation c against
  15 a Which in his times he shall              the time to come, that they may lay
shew, who is the blessed and only               hold on d eternal life.
b
  Potentate, the c King of kings, and             20 O Timothy, keep that which is
Lord of lords;                                  committed to thy a trust, avoiding
  16 Who only hath a immortality,               profane and vain babblings, and
dwelling in the b light which no man            b
                                                  oppositions of science falsely so
can approach unto; whom no man                  called:
hath c seen, nor can see: to whom                 21 Which some professing have
be honour and power everlasting.                erred concerning the faith. Grace
Amen.                                           be with thee. Amen.
  17 Charge them that are a rich in             ¶ The first to Timothy was written from La­
this world, that they be not high­              odicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia
minded, nor trust in uncertain                  Pacatiana.




                       The Second Epistle of
                        Paul the Apostle to
                                Timothy
            Chapter 1                           God the Father and Christ Jesus
Christ brings immortality and eternal           our Lord.
life through the gospel—Be strong in             3 I thank God, whom I serve from
                                                my forefathers with pure a con­
the faith.                                      science, that without ceasing I have


P     aul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
      by the will of God, according
      to the a promise of life which
is in Christ Jesus,
  2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved
                                                remembrance of thee in my prayers
                                                night and day;
                                                 4 Greatly desiring to see thee, be­
                                                ing mindful of thy tears, that I may
                                                be filled with joy;
son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from               5 When I call to remembrance the
 13 b John 18:37 (29–40).             130:7 (6–9).             		d D&C 11:3.
		c gr testified.               		c tg God, Privilege of        20 a tg Trustworthiness.
      tg God, the Standard of         Seeing.                  		b gr disputations of
      Righteousness.             17 a Hel. 4:12 (11–13);             what is falsely called
 15 a jst 1 Tim. 6:15–16              3 Ne. 6:12 (10–16).            knowledge.
      (Appendix).               		b James 1:11 (8–16).               2 Ne. 26:20;
		b D&C 41:4.                    18 a tg Generosity.                 D&C 1:19.
		c Zech. 14:16; 1 Tim. 1:17;   		b tg Communication.
      Rev. 17:14.                19 a D&C 14:3.                [2 Timothy]
 16 a tg Immortality.           		b D&C 4:4.                   1 1 a Titus 1:2.
		b D&C 88:12 (6–13);           		c gr for the future.           3 a tg Conscience.
1513                                                               2 Timothy 1:6–2:6

unfeigned faith that is in thee, which            14 That good thing which was
dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,             committed unto thee keep by the
and thy mother a Eunice; and I am                Holy Ghost which a dwelleth in us.
persuaded that in thee also.                      15 This thou knowest, that all they
   6 Wherefore I put thee in remem-              which are in Asia be a turned away
brance that thou a stir up the b gift of         from me; of whom are Phygellus
God, which is in thee by the putting             and Hermogenes.
on of my c hands.                                 16 The Lord give mercy unto the
   7 For God hath not given us the               house of Onesiphorus; for he oft a re-
spirit of a fear; but of b power, and of         freshed me, and was not ashamed
c
  love, and of a sound mind.                     of my chain:
   8 Be not thou therefore a ashamed              17 But, when he was in Rome, he
of the b testimony of our Lord, nor              sought me out very diligently, and
of me his prisoner: but be thou par-             found me.
taker of the afflictions of the gos-              18 The Lord grant unto him that
pel according to the power of God;               he may find a mercy of the Lord in
   9 Who hath saved us, and called us            that day: and in how many things
with an holy a calling, not according            he ministered unto me at Ephesus,
to our works, but according to his               thou knowest very well.
own purpose and b grace, which was
given us in Christ Jesus before the                           Chapter 2
world began,                                     Christ gives eternal glory to the elect—
   10 But is now made a manifest by              Shun contention and seek godliness.
the appearing of our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who hath abolished b death,              Thou therefore, my son, be strong
and hath brought c life and d immor-             in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
tality to light through the gospel:                2 And the things that thou hast
   11 Whereunto I am a appointed                 heard of me among many witnesses,
a preacher, and an b apostle, and a              the same commit thou to faithful
teacher of the Gentiles.                         men, who shall be able to a teach
   12 For the which cause I also suf-            others also.
fer these things: nevertheless I am                3 Thou therefore endure ahardness,
not a ashamed: for I know whom I                 as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
have believed, and am persuaded                    4 No man that warreth entangleth
that he is able to keep that which I             himself with the affairs of this life;
have committed unto him against                  that he may please him who hath
that day.                                        chosen him to be a soldier.
   13 Hold fast the a form of b sound              5 And if a man also a strive for
words, which thou hast heard of                  b
                                                   masteries, yet is he not c crowned,
me, in faith and love which is in                except he strive lawfully.
Christ Jesus.                                      6 The husbandman that laboureth
 5 a Acts 16:1.                   9 a tg Foreordination.              example.
 6 a gr rekindle, revive.       		b tg Grace.                   		b gr uncorrupted.
     tg Priesthood,              10 a Col. 1:26.                 14 a D&C 130:22.
     Magnifying Callings        		b 1 Cor. 15:26;                15 a tg Apostasy of the
     within.                          Heb. 2:14;                      Early Christian Church.
		b 1 Tim. 1:18;                      Rev. 20:13 (11–15).        16 a tg Hospitality.
     D&C 8:4.                         tg Jesus Christ,           18 a tg God, Mercy of.
     tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.         Atonement through;        2 2 a D&C 38:23.
		c tg Hands, Laying on of.           Jesus Christ, Death of.         tg Teaching.
 7 a tg Courage;                		c 1 Jn. 5:11 (10–21).           3 a gr afflictions,
     Fearful.                   		d tg Immortality.                   vexations.
		b Acts 1:8.                    11 a 1 Thes. 2:4.                5 a gr compete in a contest.
		c tg Love.                    		b tg Apostles.                		b 1 Cor. 9:25.
 8 a tg Shame.                   12 a Rom. 1:16.                		c tg Reward.
		b tg Testimony.                13 a gr sketch, model,
2 Timothy 2:7–26                                                                         1514

must be first a partaker of the                   18 Who concerning the truth have
fruits.                                         a
                                                  erred, saying that the resurrection
  7 Consider what I say; and the                is past already; and overthrow the
Lord give thee understanding in all             faith of some.
things.                                           19 Nevertheless the foundation of
  8 Remember that Jesus Christ of               God standeth sure, having this seal,
the seed of David was a raised from             The Lord knoweth them that are
the dead according to my b gospel:              his. And, Let every one that nameth
  9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an             the name of Christ depart from
evil doer, even unto bonds; but the             iniquity.
word of God is not bound.                         20 But in a great house there are
  10 Therefore I endure all things              not only vessels of gold and of sil-
for the elect’s sakes, that they may            ver, but also of wood and of a earth;
also obtain the salvation which is              and some to honour, and some to
in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.             dishonour.
  11 It is a faithful saying: For if we           21 If a man therefore purge him-
be a dead with him, we shall also               self from these, he shall be a a vessel
live with him:                                  unto honour, b sanctified, and c meet
  12 If we asuffer, we shall also breign        for the master’s use, and prepared
with him: if we c deny him, he also             unto every good work.
will deny us:                                     22 Flee also youthful a lusts: but
  13 If we a believe not, yet he                follow b righteousness, faith, charity,
abideth faithful: he cannot b deny              c
                                                  peace, with them that call on the
himself.                                        Lord out of a d pure heart.
  14 Of these things put them in re-              23 But a foolish and unlearned
membrance, charging them before                 b
                                                  questions avoid, knowing that they
the Lord that they a strive not about           do gender c strifes.
words to no profit, but to the sub-               24 And the servant of the Lord
verting of the hearers.                         must not a strive; but be gentle unto
  15 aStudy to shew thyself approved            all men, apt to b teach, patient,
unto God, a workman that needeth                  25 In a meekness b instructing those
not to be ashamed, b rightly dividing           that oppose themselves; if God c per-
the word of truth.                              adventure will give them repen-
  16 But shun profane and avain bab-            tance to the acknowledging of the
blings: for they will increase unto             truth;
more b ungodliness.                               26 And that they may recover them-
  17 And their a word will eat as doth          selves out of the snare of the devil,
a canker: of whom is b Hymenæus                 who are taken a captive by him at
and Philetus;                                   his will.
  6 a 1 Cor. 9:10.               14 a gr dispute not about             tg Chastity;
  8 a tg Jesus Christ,                words, or trivialities.          Lust.
      Resurrection.              15 a tg Scriptures, Study of.   		b tg Priesthood,
		b tg Gospel.                  		b gr setting forth without           Magnifying Callings
 11 a Rom. 6:5 (5, 8).                perversion, distortion.          within.
 12 a gr endure, remain          16 a gr vain disputation.       		c tg Peace.
      constant.                 		b tg Godliness.                		d 1 Tim. 1:5.
      tg Persecution;            17 a gr teaching will spread     23 a Titus 3:9.
      Suffering.                      like gangrene.             		b D&C 19:31 (29–31).
		b tg Millennium,              		b 1 Tim. 1:20.                 		c tg Strife.
      Preparing a People for.    18 a tg Apostasy of the          24 a 3 Ne. 11:29 (29–30);
		c Matt. 10:33 (32–33);              Early Christian Church.          D&C 18:20; 136:23.
      Rom. 1:16 (15–18);         20 a gr clay, earthenware.      		b 1 Tim. 3:2.
      2 Ne. 31:14 (12–21);       21 a tg Body, Sanctity of.       25 a tg Meek.
      D&C 101:5 (1–5).          		b Isa. 52:11.                  		b D&C 20:53.
 13 a gr are unfaithful.        		c gr useful, profitable.       		c gr perchance.
		b D&C 39:16.                   22 a gr impure, violent          26 a Moses 7:26.
      tg God, Perfection of.          desires.                         tg Bondage, Spiritual.
1515                                                                2 Timothy 3:1–17

              Chapter 3                        ther: for their a folly shall be mani­
                                               fest unto all men, as theirs also
Paul describes the apostasy and perilous       was.
times of the last days—The scriptures            10 But thou hast a fully known
guide man to salvation.                        my doctrine, manner of life, pur-
This know also, that in the alast days         pose, faith, longsuffering, charity,
perilous b times shall come.                   patience,
   2 For men shall be lovers of their            11 Persecutions, afflictions, which
own selves, a covetous, boasters,              came unto me at Antioch, at Ico-
b
  proud, blasphemers, c disobedient            nium, at Lystra; what a persecutions
to parents, d unthankful, unholy,              I endured: but out of them all the
   3 Without a natural b affection,            Lord delivered me.
c
  trucebreakers, d false accusers, e in-         12 Yea, and all that will live a godly
continent, fierce, despisers of those          in Christ Jesus shall b suffer c perse-
that are good,                                 cution.
   4 a Traitors, b heady, c highminded,          13 But evil men and aseducers shall
lovers of d pleasures more than lov-           wax worse and worse, deceiving,
ers of God;                                    and being deceived.
   5 Having a a form of godliness, but           14 But acontinue thou in the things
b
  denying the power thereof: from              which thou hast learned and hast
such turn away.                                been assured of, knowing of whom
   6 For of this sort are they which           thou hast learned them;
creep into houses, and lead captive              15 And that from a achild thou hast
silly a women laden with sins, led             known the holy b scriptures, which
away with divers b lusts,                      are able to make thee c wise unto
   7 Ever a learning, and never able           d
                                                 salvation through faith which is
to come to the b knowledge of the              in Christ Jesus.
c
  truth.                                         16 aAll bscripture is given by cinspi-
   8 Now as Jannes and Jambres                 ration of God, and is d profitable for
withstood Moses, so do these also              e
                                                 doctrine, for freproof, for correction,
a
  resist the truth: men of b corrupt           for g instruction in h righteousness:
minds, reprobate concerning the                  17 That the man of God may be
faith.                                         a
                                                 perfect, throughly furnished unto
   9 But they shall proceed no fur-            all b good works.
3 1 a Morm. 1:17 (13–17);            Early Christian Church.   		b tg Scriptures, Study of.
     8:28 (26–33).               6 a tg Woman.                 		c tg Understanding.
     tg Last Days.             		b tg Lust.                    		d tg Salvation.
		b 2 Tim. 4:3.                  7 a tg Learn.                  16 a jst 2 Tim. 3:16 And
 2 a tg Covet.                 		b tg Ignorance;                     all scripture given by
		b tg Pride.                        Knowledge.                      inspiration of God, is
		c tg Contention;             		c tg Truth.                         profitable . . .
     Disobedience;               8 a tg Opposition.            		b tg Book of Mormon;
     Family, Children,         		b Ps. 14:1;                         Scriptures, Writing of;
     Duties of.                      D&C 10:21 (20–23);              Scriptures to Come
		d tg Ingratitude.                  112:23 (23–24).                 Forth.
 3 a Rom. 1:26 (26–28).          9 a D&C 35:7; 45:49; 63:15.   		c tg Inspiration.
		b tg Sexual Immorality.       10 a gr followed closely,      		d gr beneficial or useful
		c tg Honesty.                      conformed to.                   for instruction.
		d gr slanderers.              11 a Acts 15:26.               		e tg Scriptures, Value of.
		e gr without self-control.    12 a tg Godliness.             		f tg Chastening;
 4 a tg Rebellion.             		b Ps. 34:19.                        Reproof.
		b gr rash, reckless.               tg Suffering.             		g tg Education.
		c gr puffed up, conceited.   		c tg Cruelty;                 		h tg Righteousness.
		d tg Pleasure.                     Persecution.               17 a gr suited, ready,
 5 a Rom. 2:20;                 13 a gr diviners, imposters,         complete.
     2 Ne. 28:5;                     cheats.                         tg Perfection.
     JS—H 1:19.                 14 a D&C 66:12.                		b tg Good Works.
		b tg Apostasy of the          15 a Deut. 4:9 (6–9).
2 Timothy 4:1–20                                                                           1516

               Chapter 4                           having loved this present c world,
                                                   and is departed unto Thessalon-
Paul gives a solemn charge to preach               ica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto
the gospel in a day of apostasy—Paul               Dalmatia.
and all Saints are assured of exaltation.            11 Only a Luke is with me. Take
I charge thee therefore before God,                b
                                                     Mark, and bring him with thee:
and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall               for he is profitable to me for the
a
  judge the quick and the dead at his              ministry.
appearing and his kingdom;                           12 And Tychicus have I sent to
   2 a Preach the word; b be c instant             Ephesus.
in season, out of season; d reprove,                 13 The cloak that I left at Troas
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffer-                with Carpus, when thou comest,
ing and doctrine.                                  bring with thee, and the a books, but
   3 For the time will come when                   especially the parchments.
they will not a endure sound b doc-                  14 Alexander the coppersmith did
trine; but after their own clusts shall            me much evil: the Lord reward him
they heap to themselves d teachers,                according to his a works:
having itching ears;                                 15 Of whom be thou ware also;
   4 And they shall turn away their                for he hath greatly a withstood
ears from the a truth, and shall be                our words.
turned unto b fables.                                16 At my first a answer no man
   5 But a watch thou in all things,               stood with me, but all men forsook
endure afflictions, do the work of                 me: I pray God that it may not be
an b evangelist, c make full proof of              laid to their b charge.
thy ministry.                                        17 Notwithstanding the a Lord
   6 For I am now ready to be offered,             stood with me, and strengthened me;
and the time of my departure is at                 that by me the preaching might be
hand.                                              fully known, and that all the Gentiles
   7 I have fought a good a fight, I               might hear: and I was delivered out
have b finished my course, I have                  of the mouth of the lion.
kept the faith:                                      18 And the Lord shall deliver me
   8 Henceforth there is laid up for me            from every evil work, and will a pre-
a a crown of b righteousness, which                serve me unto his heavenly king-
the Lord, the righteous c judge, shall             dom: to whom be glory for ever and
give me at that day: and not to me                 ever. Amen.
only, but unto all them also that                    19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and
love his appearing.                                the household of Onesiphorus.
   9 Do thy diligence to come shortly                20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but
unto me:                                           Trophimus have I left at Miletum
   10 For a Demas hath b forsaken me,              sick.
4 1 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.      		b tg Apostasy of the                Individuals.
 2 a tg Missionary Work;                 Early Christian Church.   		c tg Worldliness.
     Preaching.                      5 a tg Watch.                  11 a Acts 1:1.
		b jst 2 Tim. 4:2 . . . be        		b Acts 21:8;                  		b Acts 15:37 (37–39);
     instant in season, those            Eph. 4:11 (11–14).              Col. 4:10.
     who are out of season . . .   		c gr fulfill your ministry.    13 a Luke 1:1 (1–4);
		c gr urgent, earnest.              7 a tg Contentment.                 1 Ne. 13:26 (24–26).
		d tg Chastening;                 		b tg Dedication.               14 a D&C 64:11.
     Reproof.                        8 a tg Exaltation;             15 a gr opposed, resisted.
 3 a 2 Tim. 3:1;                         Reward.                    16 a gr defense.
     Hel. 13:28 (26–30).           		b tg God, the Standard of     		b Acts 7:60 (59–60);
		b 1 Tim. 1:10.                         Righteousness.                  3 Ne. 12:44.
		c tg Lust.                       		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge.      17 a John 14:18.
		d tg False Prophets;              10 a Col. 4:14;                 18 a gr save, rescue.
     Teacher.                            Philem. 1:24.
 4 a tg Truth.                     		b tg Apostasy of
1517                                                 2 Timothy 4:21–Titus 1:11

 21 Do thy diligence to come before           ¶ The second epistle unto Timotheus, or­
winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and            dained the first bishop of the church of the
                                              Ephesians, was written from Rome, when
Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and           Paul was brought before Nero the second
all the brethren.                             time.
 22 The a Lord Jesus Christ be with
thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.




                         The Epistle of Paul to

                                   Titus
              Chapter 1                       things that are wanting, and b or­
                                              dain c elders in every city, as I had
Eternal life was promised before the          d
                                                appointed thee:
world began—The qualifications of                6 If any be blameless, the husband
bishops are given—Unto the pure, all          of one wife, having faithful children
things are pure.                              not accused of a riot or unruly.


P    aul, a a servant of God, and an
     b
       apostle of Jesus Christ, accord­
     ing to the faith of God’s c elect,
and the acknowledging of the truth
which is after godliness;
                                              c
                                                 7 For a a bishop must be blame­
                                              less, as the b steward of God; not
                                                selfwilled, not soon d angry, not
                                              given to wine, no striker, not given
                                              to filthy lucre;
 2 In a hope of b eternal life, which            8 But a lover of a hospitality, a
God, that cannot c lie, d promised be­        lover of b good men, sober, just, holy,
fore the world began;                         c
                                                temperate;
 3 But hath in due times manifested              9 Holding fast the faithful word as
his word through preaching, which is          he hath been taught, that he may
committed unto me according to the            be able by sound doctrine both to
commandment of God our Saviour;               exhort and to a convince the b gain­
 4 To Titus, a mine own son after the         sayers.
common faith: Grace, mercy, and                  10 For there are many unruly
peace, from God the Father and                and a vain talkers and b deceivers,
the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.            specially they of the c circumcision:
 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete,          11 Whose mouths must be stopped,
that thou shouldest set in a order the        who subvert whole houses, teaching
 22 a tg Jesus Christ, Lord.   		b tg Priesthood,             		d tg Anger.
                                    Authority;                  8 a tg Hospitality.
[Titus]                             Priesthood, Ordination.   		b gr what is good.
1 1 a tg Servant.              		c tg Church Organization;    		c gr self-controlled.
		b tg Apostles.                    Elder, Melchizedek              tg Temperance.
		c tg Election.                    Priesthood.                 9 a D&C 11:21.
 2 a tg Hope.                  		d gr directed, ordered.      		b gr those who deny,
		b tg Salvation, Plan of.      6 a gr debauchery or                contradict.
		c tg God, Perfection of;          insubordination.           10 a gr idle speakers,
     Lying.                     7 a tg Bishop;                      disputers.
		d 2 Tim. 1:1;                     Leadership.               		b tg Apostasy of the
     Abr. 3:26.                		b tg Delegation of                 Early Christian Church.
 4 a gr a true son                  Responsibility;           		c tg Circumcision.
     according to.                  Stewardship.
 5 a tg Order.                 		c gr obstinate, arrogant.
Titus 1:12–2:12                                                                           1518

things which they ought not, for                 given to much wine, teachers of
filthy a lucre’s sake.                           good things;
   12 One of themselves, even a prophet            4 That they may teach the young
of their own, said, The Cretians are             a
                                                   women to be sober, to b love their
alway liars, evil beasts, aslow bellies.         husbands, to love their children,
   13 This witness is true. Wherefore              5 To be discreet, achaste, bkeepers at
a
  rebuke them sharply, that they may             c
                                                   home, good, obedient to their own
be sound in the faith;                           husbands, that the word of God be
   14 Not giving heed to Jewish a fa-            not blasphemed.
bles, and b commandments of men,                   6 Young men likewise exhort to
c
  that turn from the truth.                      be sober minded.
   15 a Unto the pure all things are               7 In all things shewing thyself a
b
  pure: but unto them that are c de-             pattern of good works: in doctrine
filed and unbelieving is nothing                 shewing uncorruptness, a gravity,
pure; but even their d mind and                  b
                                                   sincerity,
e
  conscience is f defiled.                         8 a Sound speech, that cannot be
   16 They a profess that they b know            b
                                                   condemned; that he that is c of the
God; but in c works they d deny him,             contrary part may be ashamed,
being abominable, and e disobe-                  having no evil thing to say of you.
dient, and unto every good work                    9 Exhort a servants to be obedient
f
  reprobate.                                     unto their own masters, and to please
                                                 them well in all things; not b answer-
            Chapter 2                            ing again;
Saints should live righteously, deny un-           10 Not apurloining, but shewing all
godliness, and seek the Lord.                    good fidelity; that they may b adorn
                                                 the doctrine of God our Saviour in
But a speak thou the things which                all things.
become sound b doctrine:                           11 For the a grace of God b that
 2 That the a aged men be b sober,               bringeth salvation hath appeared
grave, c temperate, sound in faith,              to all men,
in charity, in patience.                           12 Teaching us that, denying a un-
 3 The aged women likewise, that                 godliness and b worldly c lusts, we
they be in behaviour as becometh                 should live d soberly, e righteously,
holiness, not a false b accusers, not            and godly, in this present world;
 11 a 1 Tim. 6:5;                     Hypocrisy.                        respectfulness.
      Mosiah 29:40;             		b Hosea 8:2.                    		b tg Sincere.
      Alma 11:24.                     tg Ignorance.                 8 a 1 Tim. 6:3.
 12 a gr lazy gluttons.         		c Matt. 15:8 (7–9).             		b 1 Pet. 2:12 (11–12).
 13 a D&C 84:117 (87, 117).     		d tg Apostasy of the            		c gr an opponent, enemy.
 14 a 1 Tim. 1:4.                     Early Christian Church.       9 a Eph. 6:5; Col. 3:22;
		b Matt. 15:9; Col. 2:22;      		e tg Disobedience.                    1 Tim. 6:1 (1–2);
      D&C 3:6 (6–7);            		f gr unfit, worthless.                1 Pet. 2:18.
      45:29; 46:7;              2 1 a 1 Thes. 2:4; 1 Pet. 4:11.   		b gr arguing against,
      JS—H 1:19.                      tg Teaching.                      opposing, contradicting.
		c gr who reject,              		b D&C 88:77 (77–78).             10 a gr misappropriating,
      repudiate the truth.        2 a tg Old Age.                       robbing.
 15 a jst Titus 1:15 Unto the   		b gr circumspect.                     tg Stealing.
      pure, let all things be   		c tg Temperance.                		b gr honor, put in order.
      pure . . .                  3 a gr slanderers, traitors,     11 a tg Grace.
		b tg Purity.                        devils.                     		b jst Titus 2:11 . . . which
		c tg Pollution.               		b tg Gossip.                          bringeth salvation to all
		d Luke 11:39 (39–41).           4 a tg Marriage, Wives.               men, hath appeared;
      tg Mind.                  		b tg Family, Love within.        12 a tg Godliness.
		e tg Conscience.                5 a tg Chastity; Modesty.       		b tg Worldliness.
		f Mark 7:15; 2 Ne. 19:17;     		b gr housekeepers,              		c tg Lust.
      D&C 93:35.                      guards.                     		d tg Levity.
 16 a Matt. 7:21 (21–23).       		c 1 Tim. 5:14.                  		e tg Abundant Life;
      tg False Prophets;          7 a gr dignity,                       Righteousness.
1519                                                                    Titus 2:13–3:15

  13 Looking for that blessed hope,               6 Which he shed on us abundantly
and the a glorious appearing of the             through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
great God and our Saviour Jesus                   7 That being ajustified by his grace,
Christ;                                         we should be made b heirs according
  14 Who gave a himself for us, that            to the hope of eternal life.
he might b redeem us from all in-                 8 This is a faithful saying, and
iquity, and c purify unto himself a             these things I will that thou affirm
d
  peculiar people, e zealous of good            constantly, that they which have
works.                                          believed in God might be careful to
  15 These things speak, and exhort,            maintain good a works. These things
and a rebuke with all b authority. Let          are good and profitable unto men.
no man c despise thee.                            9 But avoid a foolish questions, and
                                                genealogies, and b contentions, and
          Chapter 3                             strivings about the law; for they are
                                                unprofitable and vain.
Saints must live righteously after                10 A man that is an a heretick af-
baptism.                                        ter the first and second b admoni-
Put them in mind to be a subject to             tion reject;
b
  principalities and powers, to obey              11 Knowing that he that is such
magistrates, to be ready to every               is a subverted, and sinneth, being
good work,                                      condemned of himself.
  2 To a speak evil of no man, to be              12 When I shall send Artemas
b
  no brawlers, but gentle, shewing              unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent
all c meekness unto all men.                    to come unto me to Nicopolis: for
  3 For we ourselves also were asome-           I have determined there to winter.
times foolish, bdisobedient, deceived,            13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and
serving divers c lusts and pleasures,           Apollos on their journey diligently,
living in d malice and envy, hateful,           that nothing be wanting unto them.
and hating one another.                           14 And let aours also learn to main-
  4 But after that the kindness and             tain b good works for necessary uses,
love of God our Saviour toward man              that they be not unfruitful.
appeared,                                         15 All that are with me salute thee.
  5 Not by works of a righteousness             Greet them that love us in the faith.
which we have done, but according               Grace be with you all. Amen.
to his b mercy he saved us, by the              ¶ It was written to Titus, ordained the first
c
  washing of regeneration, and d re-            bishop of the church of the Cretians, from
newing of the Holy Ghost;                       Nicopolis of Macedonia.

 13 a tg Glory.                 3 1 a tg Citizenship.            7 a tg Justification.
 14 a tg Self-Sacrifice.        		b tg Governments.            		b D&C 70:8.
		b tg Jesus Christ,              2 a tg Slander.                8 a tg Good Works.
      Atonement through;        		b gr not quarrelsome.          9 a 2 Tim. 2:23 (23–26).
      Jesus Christ, Redeemer;   		c D&C 38:41.                 		b tg Contention.
      Redemption.                 3 a gr once, formerly.        10 a tg Apostasy of
		c tg Purification;            		b tg Disobedience.                 Individuals.
      Purity.                   		c tg Lust.                   		b Matt. 18:17.
		d tg Peculiar People.         		d tg Malice.                  11 a gr perverted, changed.
		e tg Zeal.                      5 a tg Righteousness.         14 a gr our people.
 15 a tg Chastening.            		b tg God, Mercy of.          		b Rom. 15:28 (25–28);
		b tg Authority.               		c tg Baptism, Essential.           Philip. 4:17.
		c gr disregard.               		d tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.
                          The Epistle of Paul to

                            Philemon
The gospel changes a servant into a            13 Whom I would have retained
brother.                                     with me, that in thy stead he might
                                             have ministered unto me in the


P     aul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ,
      and Timothy our brother, unto
      Philemon our dearly beloved,
and fellowlabourer,
  2 And to our beloved Apphia, and
                                             bonds of the gospel:
                                               14 But without thy a mind would I
                                             do nothing; that thy benefit should
                                             not be as it were of necessity, but
                                             willingly.
a
 Archippus our fellowsoldier, and              15 For perhaps he therefore de­
to the church in thy house:                  parted for a season, that thou should­
  3 Grace to you, and peace, from            est receive him for ever;
God our Father and the Lord Jesus              16 Not now as a servant, but above
Christ.                                      a servant, a a brother beloved, spe­
  4 I thank my God, making men­              cially to me, but how much more
tion of thee always in my prayers,           unto thee, both in the flesh, and in
  5 Hearing of thy love and faith,           the Lord?
which thou hast toward the Lord                17 If thou count me therefore a
Jesus, and toward all saints;                partner, receive him as myself.
  6 That the a communication of thy            18 If he hath wronged thee, or
faith may become b effectual by the          oweth thee a ought, put that on mine
acknowledging of every good thing            account;
which is in you in Christ Jesus.               19 I Paul have written it with mine
  7 For we have great joy and con­           own hand, I will repay it: albeit I
solation in thy love, because the            do not say to thee how thou owest
a
  bowels of the saints are refreshed         unto me even thine own self besides.
by thee, brother.                              20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of
  8 Wherefore, though I might be             thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels
much bold in Christ to enjoin thee           in the Lord.
that which is convenient,                      21 Having confidence in thy obedi­
  9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech     ence I wrote unto thee, knowing that
thee, being such an one as Paul the          thou wilt also do more than I say.
aged, and now also a prisoner of               22 But withal prepare me also a
Jesus Christ.                                lodging: for I trust that through your
  10 I beseech thee for my son aOnes­        a
                                               prayers I shall be given unto you.
imus, whom I have begotten in my               23 There salute thee a Epaphras,
bonds:                                       my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
  11 Which in time past was to thee            24 Marcus, Aristarchus, a Demas,
unprofitable, but now profitable to          Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
thee and to me:                                25 The grace of our Lord Jesus
  12 Whom I have sent again: thou            Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
therefore receive him, that is, mine         ¶ Written from Rome to Philemon, by
own bowels:                                  Onesimus a servant.

1 2 a Col. 4:17.              14 a gr assent, suggestion.    23 a Col. 1:7 (7–8);
  6 a gr participation,            tg Mind.                       4:12 (12–13).
      fellowship.             16 a tg Brotherhood and        24 a Col. 4:14;
		b gr active.                     Sisterhood.                    2 Tim. 4:10.
  7 a gr affections,          18 a gr something, anything.
      compassion.             22 a 2 Cor. 1:11;
 10 a Col. 4:9.                    Philip. 1:19.
             The Epistle of Paul the Apostle
                                        to the

                                Hebrews
              Chapter 1                         this day have I begotten thee? And
                                                again, I will be to him a b Father,
The Son is in the express image of the          and he shall be to me a Son?
person of the Father—Christ is the
Only Begotten Son and thus above                  6 And again, when he bringeth in
the angels.                                     the a firstbegotten into the world, he
                                                saith, bAnd let all the angels of God


G      od, who a at sundry times and              worship him.
                                                c

       in divers manners spake in                 7 And of the angels he saith, Who
       time past unto the b fathers             maketh his angels spirits, and his
by the c prophets,                              ministers a flame of fire.
  2 Hath in these last days spoken                8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy
unto us by his a Son, whom he hath              a
                                                  throne, O God, is for b ever and
b
  appointed c heir of all things, by            ever: a sceptre of righteousness is
whom also he d made the e worlds;               the sceptre of thy kingdom.
  3 Who being the brightness of his               9 Thou hast loved a righteousness,
a
  glory, and the express image of his           and hated iniquity; therefore God,
b
  person, and upholding all things              even thy God, hath anointed thee
by the word of his c power, when                with the oil of gladness above thy
he had by himself d purged our sins,            fellows.
sat down on the e right hand of the               10 And, Thou, Lord, in the begin­
f
  Majesty on high;                              ning hast laid the a foundation of
  4 Being made so much better than              the earth; and the heavens are the
the angels, as he hath by inheritance           works of thine b hands:
obtained a more excellent a name                  11 They shall perish; but thou re­
than they.                                      mainest; and they all shall a wax old
  5 For unto which of the angels said           as doth a garment;
he at any time, Thou art my a Son,                12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold
1 1 a gr in many locations       3 a John 1:14.                      Firstborn.
     and various ways.               tg Celestial Glory.       		b jst Heb. 1:6–7 . . . And
		b tg Family, Patriarchal.     		b tg God, Body of,                 let all the angels of
		c tg Prophets,                     Corporeal Nature.               God worship him, who
     Mission of.                		c tg God, Power of.                maketh his ministers as a
 2 a tg Godhead;                		d gr made purification,            flame of fire. And of the
     Jesus Christ, Divine            expiation for.                  angels he saith, Angels
     Sonship;                   		e Acts 7:55 (55–56);               are ministering spirits.
     Jesus Christ, Jehovah.          D&C 76:23.                		c tg Worship.
		b tg Jesus Christ,            		f Heb. 12:2.                   8 a tg  Kingdom of God, in
     Authority of.               4 a Eph. 1:21 (20–21);              Heaven.
		c Matt. 21:38 (33–46).             Philip. 2:9 (9–10).       		b D&C 88:104.
     tg Jesus Christ,                tg Name.                    9 a tg Righteousness.
     Relationships with          5 a Heb. 5:5.                  10 a tg Jesus Christ,
     the Father.                     tg Jesus Christ, Divine         Creator.
		d tg Jesus Christ, Creator.        Sonship.                  		b D&C 67:2.
		e tg Astronomy;               		b 2 Sam. 7:14;                11 a gr grow old, become
     Creation;                       1 Chr. 17:13.                   worn.
     God, Creator.               6 a tg Jesus Christ,
Hebrews 1:13–2:15                                                                        1522

them up, and they shall be changed:                7 Thou madest him a little lower
but thou art the same, and thy years              than the aangels; thou crownedst him
shall not fail.                                   with glory and honour, and didst
  13 But to which of the angels said              set him over the works of thy hands:
he at any time, Sit on my a right                  8 Thou hast put all things in sub-
hand, until I make thine enemies                  jection under his a feet. For in that
thy footstool?                                    he put all in subjection under him,
  14 Are they not all a ministering               he left nothing that is not put un-
b
  spirits, sent forth c to minister for           der him. But now we see not yet all
them who shall be heirs of salvation?             things put under him.
                                                   9 But we see Jesus, who was made
              Chapter 2                           a little a lower than the b angels c for
                                                  the suffering of d death, e crowned
Jesus came to suffer death and save               with glory and honour; that he by
men—He came to make reconciliation                the fgrace of God should taste gdeath
for the sins of the people.                       for every man.
Therefore we ought to give the                     10 For a it became him, for whom
more a earnest b heed to the things               are all things, and by whom are
which we have heard, lest at any                  all b things, in bringing many sons
time we should let them slip.                     unto glory, to make the c captain
   2 For if the word spoken by angels             of their salvation d perfect through
was steadfast, and every transgres-               sufferings.
sion and a disobedience received a                 11 For both he that sanctifieth
b
  just recompence of reward;                      and they who are a sanctified are
   3 How shall we a escape, if we ne-             all of b one: for which cause he is
glect so great salvation; which at                not ashamed to call them c brethren,
the first began to be spoken by the                12 Saying, I will declare thy a name
Lord, and was confirmed unto us                   unto my brethren, in the midst of
by them that heard him;                           the church will I sing praise unto
   4 God also bearing them witness,               thee.
both with a signs and b wonders,                   13 And again, I will put my a trust
and with divers miracles, and gifts               in him. And again, Behold I and
of the Holy Ghost, according to his               the children which God hath given
own c will?                                       me.
   5 For unto the angels hath he not               14 aForasmuch then as the children
put in subjection the world to come,              are partakers of b flesh and blood,
whereof we speak.                                 he also himself likewise took part
   6 But one in a certain place testi-            of the same; that through death he
fied, saying, What is aman, that thou             might c destroy him that had the
art mindful of him? or the son of                 power of d death, that is, the e devil;
man, that thou visitest him?                       15 And deliver them who through
 13 a Ps. 110:1.                   7 a heb gods;                  		b Col. 1:16 (13–19).
 14 a D&C 7:6.                         gr angels.                 		c tg Jesus Christ, Messiah.
      tg Angels.                   8 a Matt. 28:18;               		d tg Perfection.
		b Zech. 6:5 (4–8).                   1 Cor. 15:25;               11 a tg Sanctification.
		c gr for service.                    Eph. 1:22.                 		b tg Unity.
2 1 a tg Zeal.                     9 a tg Jesus Christ,           		c tg Brotherhood and
		b D&C 21:4.                          Condescension of.                Sisterhood.
  2 a tg Disobedience.           		b Philip. 2:7 (7–9).            12 a Ps. 22:22.
		b tg God, Justice of.          		c gr through.                   13 a Ps. 18:2.
  3 a Heb. 10:29; 12:25.         		d tg Jesus Christ, Death of.    14 a gr Since.
  4 a Acts 5:12 (12–23).         		e Acts 2:33.                   		b tg Flesh and Blood.
      tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of;   		f tg Grace.                    		c Gen. 3:15.
      Symbolism.                 		g tg Jesus Christ,             		d 2 Tim. 1:10.
		b tg Miracle.                        Atonement through.               tg Redemption.
		c tg God, Will of.              10 a gr it was fitting, suit-   		e tg Devil.
  6 a Ps. 8:4 (4–6).                   able, proper for Him.
1523                                                           Hebrews 2:16–3:17

fear of death were all their lifetime           a
                                                  house; whose b house are we, if we
subject to a bondage.                           hold fast the confidence and the re-
  16 For verily he took not on him              joicing of the hope firm unto the end.
the nature of a angels; but he took on            7 Wherefore (as the a Holy Ghost
him the b seed of Abraham.                      saith, b To day if ye will hear his
  17 Wherefore in all things it be-             voice,
hoved him to be made like unto his                8 aHarden not your hearts, as in the
brethren, that he might be a merci-             b
                                                  provocation, in the day of tempta-
ful and faithful high priest in things          tion in the wilderness:
pertaining to God, to make a recon-               9 When your fathers tempted me,
ciliation for the sins of the people.           a
                                                  proved me, and saw my works
  18 For in that he himself hath suf-           forty years.
fered being a tempted, he is able to              10 Wherefore I was grieved with
b
  succour them that are tempted.                that a generation, and said, They do
                                                alway err in their heart; and they
              Chapter 3                         have not known my ways.
                                                  11 So I sware in my wrath, They
Christ is the Apostle and High Priest of        shall not a enter into my b rest.)
our profession—Jesus, being the Son, is           12 Take heed, brethren, lest there
more than a servant—Now is the time             be in any of you an evil a heart of
and the day of our salvation.                   b
                                                  unbelief, in c departing from the
Wherefore, holy brethren, partak-               living God.
ers of the heavenly calling, aconsider            13 But a exhort one another daily,
the bApostle and c High Priest of our           while it is called b To day; lest any
profession, Christ Jesus;                       of you be hardened through the
 2 Who was faithful to him that                 deceitfulness of sin.
appointed him, as also Moses was                  14 For we are made partakers of
faithful in all his house.                      Christ, if we hold the beginning
 3 For this man was counted worthy              of our confidence a steadfast unto
of more glory than Moses, inasmuch              the end;
as he who hath builded the house                  15 While it is said, To day if ye
hath more honour than the house.                will hear his voice, a harden not
 4 For every house is builded by                your hearts, as in the b provocation.
some man; but he that built all                   16 For some, when they had heard,
things is God.                                  did provoke: howbeit not all that
 5 And Moses verily was faithful                came out of Egypt by Moses.
in all his house, as a a servant, for             17 But with whom was he grieved
a testimony of those things which               forty years? was it not with them
were to be spoken after;                        that had sinned, whose a carcases
 6 But Christ as a son over his own             fell in the wilderness?
 15 a tg Bondage, Spiritual;      5 a tg Servant.                  Matt. 15:19;
      Law of Moses.               6 a tg Church.                   Hel. 12:4.
 16 a tg Angels.                		b 1 Pet. 2:5 (4–8).        		b tg Stiffnecked.
		b tg Seed of Abraham.           7 a Heb. 10:15.            		c gr apostatizing,
 17 a tg Jesus Christ, Re-      		b Ps. 95:7 (7–11).               withdrawing from.
      deemer; Reconciliation.     8 a tg Hardheartedness.          tg Apostasy of
 18 a gr tried, subjected       		b Num. 14:23 (2–23);             Individuals.
      to trial.                       Jacob 1:7 (7–8);        13 a Alma 34:39;
      tg Jesus Christ,                Alma 12:36.                  D&C 38:23.
      Temptation of; Test.        9 a tg Test.                     tg Chastening.
		b Alma 7:12;                   10 a Prov. 30:12 (11–14).   		b D&C 45:6.
      D&C 62:1.                  11 a Ps. 95:11.              14 a tg Perseverance;
3 1 a tg Meditation.            		b D&C 84:24.                     Steadfastness.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Messen-          tg God, Presence of;    15 a tg Contrite Heart.
      ger of the Covenant.            God, Privilege of      		b tg Provoking.
		c tg High Priest, Melchi-           Seeing; Rest.           17 a Num. 14:29 (29, 37);
      zedek Priesthood.          12 a Gen. 6:5;                    1 Cor. 10:5 (2–7).
Hebrews 3:18–4:16                                                                             1524

 18 And to whom sware he that they                 long a time; as it is said, To day if
should not enter into his rest, but                ye will b hear his voice, c harden not
to them that believed not?                         your hearts.
 19 So we see that they could not                    8 For if aJesus had given them rest,
enter in because of a unbelief.                    then would he not afterward have
                                                   spoken of another day.
              Chapter 4                              9 There remaineth therefore a rest
The gospel was offered to ancient Is-              to the people of God.
rael—Saints enter into the rest of the               10 For he that is entered into his
Lord—Though tempted in all points,                 rest, he also hath ceased from his
                                                   own works, as God did from his.
Jesus was without sin.                               11 Let us a labour therefore to en-
Let us therefore fear, lest, a prom-               ter into that rest, lest any man fall
ise being left us of entering into                 after the same example of bunbelief.
his a rest, any of you should seem                   12 For the a word of God is b quick,
to come short of it.                               and powerful, and sharper than any
   2 For unto us was the a gospel                  twoedged c sword, d piercing even to
preached, as well as unto them: but                the dividing asunder of e soul and
the word preached did not profit                   spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
them, not being mixed with b faith                 and is a f discerner of the g thoughts
in them that heard it.                             and h intents of the heart.
   3 a For we which have believed do                 13 Neither is there any creature
enter into rest, as he said, As I have             that is not manifest in his sight:
sworn in my wrath, if they shall en-               but all things are naked and opened
ter into my brest: although the works              unto the a eyes of him with whom
were finished from the foundation                  we have to do.
of the world.                                        14 Seeing then that we have a great
   4 For he spake in a certain place of            high priest, that is passed into the
the a seventh day on this wise, And                a
                                                     heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
God did rest the seventh day from                  us hold fast our profession.
all his works.                                       15 For we have not an high priest
   5 aAnd in this place again, If they             a
                                                     which cannot be touched with the
shall enter into my rest.                          feeling of our infirmities; but was
   6 Seeing therefore it remaineth                 in all points b tempted like as we are,
that some must enter therein, and                  yet without c sin.
a
  they to whom it was first preached                 16 Let us therefore come boldly
entered not in because of b unbelief:              unto the throne of a grace, that we
   7 Again, he a limiteth a certain day,           may obtain mercy, and find grace
saying in David, To day, after so                  to help in time of need.
 19 a tg Unbelief.              		b Ps. 95:7.                              tg God, Omniscience of.
4 1 a tg God, Glory of; Rest.   		c tg Hardheartedness.              		g D&C 6:16.
 2 a tg Gospel.                   8 a Ex. 17:9;                      		h tg Motivations.
		b tg Faith.                         Acts 7:45.                      13 a Prov. 5:21.
 3 a jst Heb. 4:3 (Appendix).    11 a gr hasten, be eager.            14 a Heb. 9:24.
		b D&C 19:9.                   		b gr obstinacy,                     15 a gr unable to
 4 a tg Sabbath.                      disobedience.                        sympathize with our
 5 a jst Heb. 4:5 And in this         tg Unbelief.                         frailties, imperfections.
     place again, If they        12 a Alma 31:5;                     		b tg Jesus Christ,
     harden not their hearts          D&C 6:2; 11:2; 12:2;                 Exemplar;
     they shall enter into my         14:2; 33:1.                          Jesus Christ,
     rest.                      		b gr living.                             Temptation of;
 6 a gr those who formerly      		c Isa. 49:2;                             Temptation; Test.
     were taught the gospel.          Rev. 2:12 (12–17).             		c John 8:46;
		b gr disobedience,            		d Hosea 6:5;                             Heb. 7:26;
     unbelief, obstinacy.             D&C 85:6.                            D&C 45:4.
 7 a gr appoints, decrees,      		e jst Heb. 4:12 . . . body . . .         tg Sin.
     constitutes.               		f 1 Cor. 14:25 (24–25).             16 a tg Grace.
1525                                                                    Hebrews 5:1–6:1

              Chapter 5                             8 Though he were a Son, yet
                                                  a
                                                   learned he bobedience by the things
For a man to hold the priesthood, he              which he c suffered;
must be called of God as was Aaron—
Christ was a priest forever after the               9 And being made a perfect, he be-
                                                  came the b author of eternal c salva-
order of Melchizedek—Jesus Christ is              tion unto all them that obey him;
the Author of eternal salvation.                    10 a Called of God an b high priest
For every high priest taken from                  after the order of Melchisedec.
among men is a ordained for men                     11 Of whom we have many things
in things pertaining to God, that he              to say, and a hard to be b uttered, see-
may offer both gifts and b sacrifices             ing ye are dull of c hearing.
for sins:                                           12 For when for the time ye ought
  2 Who can have a compassion on                  to be teachers, ye have need that
the ignorant, and on them that are                one teach you again which be the
b
  out of the way; for that he himself             first principles of the oracles of God;
also is compassed with infirmity.                 and are become such as have need
  3 And by reason hereof he ought,                of a milk, and not of strong meat.
as for the people, so also for him-                 13 For every one that useth amilk is
self, to offer for a sins.                        unskilful in the word of righteous-
  4 And no man taketh this a honour               ness: for he is a babe.
unto himself, but he that is b called               14 But strong meat belongeth to
of God, as was cAaron.                            them that are of full age, even those
  5 So also Christ glorified not him-             who by reason of use have their
self to be made an high priest; but               senses exercised to discern both
he that said unto him, Thou art my                good and evil.
a
  Son, to day have I begotten thee.
  6 As he saith also in another place,                             Chapter 6
Thou art a a priest b for ever after the
order of c Melchisedec.                           Let us go on to perfection—The sons
  7 Who in the days of his flesh, when            of perdition crucify Christ anew—God
he had offered up a prayers and sup-              swears with an oath that the faithful
plications with b strong crying and               will be saved.
tears unto him that was able to save              Therefore a leaving the principles
him from death, and was heard c in                of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on
that he feared;                                   unto b perfection; not laying again
5 1 a tg Priesthood;             		c gr because of his piety,      		b tg High Priest,
     Priesthood, Ordination.           reverence.                        Melchizedek Priesthood;
		b tg Sacrifice.                  8 a tg Jesus Christ,                  Jesus Christ, Types of,
 2 a tg Compassion.                    Exemplar.                         in Anticipation.
		b gr straying, wandering.      		b tg Agency;                     11 a gr difficult to be
 3 a Lev. 4:3.                         Obedience.                        explained.
 4 a tg Leadership.              		c tg Jesus Christ,              		b John 16:12 (12–13).
		b tg Called of God;                  Temptation of;              		c Ezek. 33:31 (30–33);
     Priesthood, Authority;            Pain;                             Matt. 11:15;
     Priesthood, Quali-                Suffering.                        2 Ne. 9:31;
     fying for.                    9 a tg God, Perfection of;            D&C 1:14.
		c Ex. 28:1.                          Perfection.                  12 a 1 Cor. 3:2 (2–3);
     tg Priesthood, Aaronic.     		b tg Jesus Christ,                    D&C 19:22 (21–22);
 5 a Heb. 1:5.                         Authority of.                     50:40.
 6 a tg Priesthood,              		c tg Gospel;                     13 a 1 Pet. 2:2 (1–3).
     Melchizedek.                      Jesus Christ,               6 1 a gr having left behind
		b D&C 124:130.                       Atonement through;                the beginning of the
		c tg Priesthood,                     Jesus Christ, Mission of;         doctrine.
     History of.                       Salvation;                        jst Heb. 6:1 . . . not
 7 a Matt. 26:39 (39, 42, 44).         Salvation, Plan of.               leaving . . .
		b gr mighty, powerful           10 a tg Jesus Christ,            		b tg Perfection.
     supplication.                     Authority of.
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the foundation of c repentance from               to the full assurance of hope unto
dead works, and of faith toward God,              the end:
   2 Of the a doctrine of b baptisms,               12 That ye be not a slothful, but fol-
and of c laying on of d hands, and                lowers of them who through b faith
of resurrection of the dead, and of               and c patience inherit the d promises.
eternal judgment.                                   13 For when God made promise to
   3 aAnd this will we do, if God                 Abraham, because he could a swear
permit.                                           by no greater, he b sware by himself,
   4 For it is impossible for those who             14 Saying, Surely blessing I will
were once a enlightened, and have                 a
                                                    bless thee, and multiplying I
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were             will multiply thee.
made partakers of the Holy Ghost,                   15 And so, after he had patiently
   5 And have a tasted the good word              a
                                                    endured, he obtained the promise.
of God, and the powers of the bworld                16 For men verily swear by the
to come,                                          greater: and an a oath for confirma-
   6 If they shall a fall away, to renew          tion is to them an end of all b strife.
them again unto repentance; seeing                  17 Wherein God, willing more
they b crucify to themselves the Son              abundantly to shew unto the heirs
of God afresh, and put him to an                  of promise the immutability of his
open c shame.                                     a
                                                    counsel, b confirmed it by an c oath:
   7 For the earth which drinketh                   18 That by two immutable things,
in the rain that cometh oft upon                  in which it was impossible for
it, and bringeth forth herbs a meet               God to a lie, we might have a strong
for them by whom it is b dressed,                 consolation, who have fled for b ref-
receiveth blessing from God:                      uge to lay hold upon the c hope set
   8 But that which beareth thorns                before us:
and briers is rejected, and is nigh                 19 Which hope we have as an a an-
unto a cursing; whose end is to be                chor of the soul, both sure and
burned.                                           steadfast, and which entereth into
   9 But, beloved, we are persuaded               that within the b veil;
better things of you, and things                    20 Whither the forerunner is for us
that accompany salvation, though                  entered, even Jesus, made an a high
we thus speak.                                    priest for ever after the order of
   10 For God is not a unrighteous to             Melchisedec.
forget your work and b labour of
c
  love, which ye have shewed toward                            Chapter 7
his d name, in that ye have minis-
tered to the saints, and do minister.             The Melchizedek Priesthood brings ex-
   11 And we desire that every one                altation and administers the gospel—It
of you do shew the same a diligence               is received with an oath and covenant
 1 c tg Repent.                  		c tg Shame.                           Amos 6:8.
 2 a D&C 68:25.                    7 a gr suitable, fit, proper.    14 a tg Abrahamic
		b tg Baptism, Essential.       		b gr cultivated, tilled.              Covenant.
		c D&C 107:67.                    8 a D&C 104:3.                   15 a tg Perseverance.
		d tg Hands, Laying on of.       10 a tg God, Perfection of.       16 a tg Oath.
 3 a jst Heb. 6:3–10             		b 1 Thes. 1:3.                  		b tg Strife.
     (Appendix).                 		c Col. 1:4.                      17 a gr design, purpose.
 4 a 2 Pet. 2:20.                		d tg Name.                            tg Counselor.
 5 a 1 Pet. 2:3 (1–3).            11 a tg Dependability;           		b tg Vow.
		b tg World.                          Diligence.                  		c tg Covenants.
 6 a tg Apostasy of               12 a tg Idleness; Laziness.       18 a tg God, Perfection of.
     Individuals;                		b Heb. 10:22 (22–24).           		b tg Refuge.
     Holy Ghost, Loss of; Sin.   		c tg Patience.                  		c tg Hope.
		b tg Holy Ghost,               		d tg Promise.                    19 a Ether 12:4.
     Unpardonable Sin             13 a gr promise, confirm by      		b tg Veil.
     against; Jesus Christ,            an oath.                     20 a tg High Priest,
     Crucifixion of.             		b Jer. 44:26;                         Melchizedek Priesthood.
1527                                                                Hebrews 7:1–21

—The superiority of the Melchizedek              10 For he was yet in the loins of his
Priesthood over the Aaronic Priesthood         father, when Melchisedec met him.
is explained—Salvation comes through             11 If therefore a perfection were by
the intercession of Christ.                    the bLevitical priesthood, (for under
                                               it the people received the law,) what
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem,           further need was there that another
a
  priest of the most high God, who             priest should rise after the order of
met Abraham returning from the                 Melchisedec, and not be called after
slaughter of the kings, and blessed            the order of Aaron?
him;                                             12 For the a priesthood being
  2 To whom also Abraham gave a                changed, there is made of neces-
a
  tenth part of all; first being by in-        sity a change also of the law.
terpretation King of b righteousness,            13 For he of whom these things are
and after that also King of c Salem,           spoken pertaineth to another tribe,
which is, King of peace;                       of which no man gave attendance
  3 aWithout father, without mother,           at the altar.
without descent, having neither                  14 For it is evident that our Lord
b
  beginning of days, nor end of life;          sprang out of aJuda; of which tribe
but made like unto the Son of God;             Moses spake nothing concerning
abideth a c priest continually.                priesthood.
  4 Now consider how great this man              15 And it is yet far more evident:
was, unto whom even the a patri-               for that after the similitude of
arch Abraham gave the tenth of the             Melchisedec there ariseth another
spoils.                                        priest,
  5 And verily they that are of the              16 Who is made, not after the law
sons of aLevi, who receive the boffice         of a acarnal commandment, but after
of the priesthood, have a command-             the power of an endless life.
ment to take tithes of the people ac-            17 For he testifieth, Thou art a
cording to the law, that is, of their          priest for ever after the order of
brethren, though they come out of              a
                                                 Melchisedec.
the loins of Abraham:                            18 For there is verily a disannulling
  6 But he whose descent is not                of the commandment going before
counted from them received tithes              for the a weakness and unprofitable-
of Abraham, and blessed him that               ness thereof.
had the promises.                                19 a For the law made nothing
  7 And without all contradiction              b
                                                 perfect, but the bringing in of a
the less is blessed of the better.             c
                                                 better hope did; by the which we
  8 And here men that die receive              draw nigh unto God.
tithes; but there he receiveth them,             20 And inasmuch as not without
of whom it is witnessed that he                an a oath he was made priest:
liveth.                                          21 (For those a priests were made
  9 And as I may so say, Levi also,            without an oath; but this with an
who receiveth tithes, payed tithes             b
                                                 oath by him that said unto him,
in Abraham.                                    The Lord sware and will not repent,
7 1 a tg Priesthood,                  Priesthood.              17 a Ps. 110:4.
     Melchizedek.                     bd Priests.              18 a Rom. 8:3.
 2 a tg Tithing.                		b tg Priesthood, Aaronic.    19 a jst Heb. 7:19–21
		b tg Righteousness.            11 a Heb. 8:7.                     (Appendix).
		c tg Jerusalem.                     tg Perfection.          		b Heb. 9:9.
 3 a jst Heb. 7:3 (Appendix).   		b tg Priesthood, Aaronic.   		c Heb. 12:24.
		b D&C 84:17.                   12 a tg Priesthood,           20 a tg Oath;
		c tg Jesus Christ,                  History of.                   Priesthood, Oath and
     Authority of.               14 a Isa. 11:1; Micah 5:2.         Covenant.
 4 a tg Family, Patriarchal;          tg Israel, Judah,        21 a tg Priesthood, Aaronic.
     Patriarch.                       People of.              		b tg Priesthood, Oath and
 5 a tg Priest, Aaronic          16 a Heb. 9:10.                    Covenant.
Hebrews 7:22–8:9                                                                                   1528

Thou art a priest for ever after the                  the right hand of the throne of the
order of Melchisedec:)                                Majesty in the heavens;
   22 By so much was Jesus made a                        2 A minister of the sanctuary, and
surety of a better a testament.                       of the a true b tabernacle, which the
   23 And they truly were many                        Lord pitched, and not man.
priests, because they were not suf-                      3 For every high priest is ordained
fered to continue by reason of death:                 to offer gifts and sacrifices: where-
   24 But this man, because he con-                   fore it is of necessity that this man
tinueth ever, hath an unchangeable                    have somewhat also to a offer.
a
  priesthood.                                            4 a For if he were on earth, he
   25 Wherefore he is able also to save               should not be a priest, seeing that
them a to the uttermost that b come                   there are b priests that offer gifts
unto God by him, seeing he ever liv-                  according to the law:
eth to make c intercession for them.                     5 Who serve unto the example and
   26 aFor such an bhigh priest became                a
                                                        shadow of heavenly things, as Mo-
us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,                 ses was admonished of God when he
c
  separate from d sinners, and made                   was about to make the b tabernacle:
e
  higher than the f heavens;                          for, See, saith he, that thou make
   27 Who needeth not adaily, as those                all things according to the c pattern
high priests, to offer up b sacrifice,                shewed to thee in the mount.
first for his own sins, and then for                     6 But now hath he obtained a more
the people’s: for this he did c once,                 excellent ministry, by how much
when he d offered up himself.                         also he is the a mediator of a better
   28 For the law maketh men high                     b
                                                        covenant, which was established
priests which have infirmity; but                     upon better c promises.
the word of the a oath, which was                        7 For if that first covenant had been
since the law, maketh the b Son, who                  a
                                                        faultless, then should no place have
is c consecrated for evermore.                        been sought for the second.
                                                         8 For finding fault with them, he
            Chapter 8                                 saith, Behold, the days come, saith
Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice                 the Lord, when I will make a new
for sin—God promised to make a new                    covenant with the house of Israel
covenant with Israel.                                 and with the house of aJudah:
                                                         9 Not according to the a covenant
Now of the things which we have                       that I made with their fathers in
spoken this is the sum: We have                       the day when I took them by the
such an a high priest, who is set on                  hand to lead them out of the land
 22 a Heb. 8:6.                   		d tg Jesus Christ,                        offer gifts, or sacrifices,
 24 a tg Jesus Christ,                  Atonement through;                    according to the law.
      Authority of; Priesthood.         Jesus Christ, Redeemer.          		b tg Priest, Aaronic
 25 a gr perfectly.                28 a tg Oath.                              Priesthood.
		b Isa. 55:3; Heb. 11:6.         		b tg Jesus Christ, Divine                 bd Priests.
		c Isa. 59:16; Rom. 8:34.              Sonship.                          5 a tg Jesus Christ, Types
 26 a jst Heb. 7:25–26            		c gr perfected.                           of, in Anticipation.
      (Appendix).                 8 1 a tg High Priest, Melchi-          		b Ex. 35:11.
		b tg High Priest,                     zedek Priesthood; Jesus          		c Acts 7:44.
      Melchizedek Priesthood.           Christ, Authority of.             6 a tg Jesus Christ, Atone-
		c Lev. 3:6.                       2 a Heb. 9:24.                            ment through; Jesus
      tg Separation.              		b Ex. 40:2;                               Christ, Authority of.
		d Heb. 4:15; D&C 45:4.                Heb. 9:11 (11–24).               		b Heb. 7:22.
		e tg Priesthood, Magnify-         3 a Eph. 5:2.                             tg Covenants;
      ing Callings within.          4 a jst Heb. 8:4 Therefore                Priesthood, Melchizedek.
		f Eph. 1:20.                          while he was on the earth,       		c tg Promise.
 27 a Heb. 10:11.                       he offered for a sacrifice his    7 a Heb. 7:11 (11–16).
		b tg Sacrifice.                       own life for the sins of          8 a tg Israel, Judah,
		c Rom. 6:10;                          the people. Now every priest          People of.
      Heb. 10:10.                       under the law, must needs         9 a tg Law of Moses.
1529                                                                Hebrews 8:10–9:12

of Egypt; because they continued                   4 Which had the golden censer,
not in my covenant, and I regarded               and the a ark of the covenant over-
them not, saith the Lord.                        laid round about with gold, wherein
  10 For this is the covenant that I             was the golden bpot that had manna,
will make with the house of Israel               and cAaron’s rod that budded, and
after those days, saith the Lord; I              the d tables of the covenant;
will put my a laws into their b mind,              5 And over it the a cherubims of
and write them in their c hearts: and            glory shadowing the b mercyseat;
I will be to them a God, and they                of which we cannot now speak par-
shall be to me a people:                         ticularly.
  11 And they shall not teach every                6 Now when these things were thus
man his neighbour, and every man                 a
                                                   ordained, the b priests went always
his brother, saying, Know the Lord:              into the first tabernacle, accomplish-
for all shall know me, from the least            ing the service of God.
to the greatest.                                   7 But into the second went the ahigh
  12 For I will be merciful to their             priest alone b once every year, not
a
  unrighteousness, and their sins                without blood, which he offered
and their iniquities will I b remem-             for himself, and for the errors of
ber no more.                                     the people:
  13 In that he saith, A anew covenant,            8 The Holy Ghost this signifying,
he hath made the first old. Now that             that the way into the holiest of all
which decayeth and waxeth b old is               was not yet made manifest, while as
ready to c vanish away.                          the first tabernacle was yet standing:
                                                   9 Which was a a figure for the time
              Chapter 9                          then present, in which were offered
The Mosaic ordinances prefigured                 both gifts and sacrifices, that could
Christ’s ministry—Christ is the Medi-            not make him that did the service
ator of the new covenant.
                                                 b
                                                   perfect, as pertaining to the con-
                                                 science;
Then verily the first a covenant had               10 Which stood only in meats and
also b ordinances of divine c service,           drinks, and divers a washings, and
and a worldly sanctuary.                         b
                                                   carnal c ordinances, d imposed on
  2 For there was a a tabernacle                 them until the time of reformation.
made; the first, wherein was the                   11 But Christ being come an a high
b
  candlestick, and the c table, and              priest of good things to come, by a
the d shewbread; which is called the             greater and more perfect b taberna-
sanctuary.                                       cle, not made with hands, that is to
  3 And after the second a veil, the             say, not of this building;
tabernacle which is called the b Ho-               12 Neither by the blood of goats
liest of all;                                    and calves, but by his own ablood he
 10 a tg God, Law of.           		b Ex. 25:31 (31–39); 26:35.       7 a Heb. 9:25; 10:3.
		b tg Mind.                    		c Ex. 25:23 (23–29);            		b Ex. 30:10.
		c Jer. 31:33; 2 Cor. 3:3.          Lev. 24:6.                     9 a gr similitude, type,
 12 a D&C 38:14.                		d Ex. 25:30.                          parable.
		b tg Forgive.                  3 a tg Jesus Christ, Types             tg Jesus Christ, Types
 13 a Heb. 9:15;                     of, in Anticipation; Veil.         of, in Anticipation.
      3 Ne. 12:47 (46–47);      		b gr Holy of holies.            		b Heb. 7:19.
      15:3 (2–10);               4 a tg Ark of the Covenant.       10 a tg Wash.
      Ether 13:9.               		b Ex. 16:33 (33–34).            		b Heb. 7:16.
      tg New and Everlasting    		c Num. 17:10.                   		c tg Ordinance.
      Covenant.                 		d Ex. 25:16 (16, 20, 40).       		d Mosiah 13:29 (27–32).
		b 2 Cor. 5:17.                 5 a tg Cherubim.                  11 a tg High Priest, Melchi-
		c 3 Ne. 12:46 (19, 46).       		b Ex. 25:17.                          zedek Priesthood.
9 1 a tg Law of Moses.           6 a gr prepared, built.          		b Mark 14:58;
		b tg Ordinance.               		b tg Priest, Aaronic                  Heb. 8:2.
		c tg Service.                      Priesthood.                   12 a Acts 20:28;
  2 a Ex. 26:1 (1–37); 39:33.        bd Priests.                        Heb. 10:10.
Hebrews 9:13–28                                                                                 1530

entered in once into the b holy place,                  20 Saying, This is the blood of the
having obtained eternal c redemp-                     testament which God hath enjoined
tion for us.                                          unto you.
  13 For if the a blood of bulls and                    21 Moreover he sprinkled with
of goats, and the ashes of an heifer                  blood both the tabernacle, and all
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth                   the vessels of the ministry.
to the b purifying of the flesh:                        22 And almost all things are by the
  14 How much more shall the ablood                   law purged with blood; and without
of Christ, who through the eternal                    a
                                                        shedding of blood is no b remission.
Spirit offered himself bwithout cspot                   23 It was therefore necessary that
to God, d purge your e conscience                     the a patterns of things in the heav-
from dead works to serve the living                   ens should be purified with these;
God?                                                  but the heavenly things themselves
  15 And for this cause he is the                     with better sacrifices than these.
a
  mediator of the b new c testament,                    24 For Christ is not entered into
that by means of d death, for the re-                 the holy places made with hands,
demption of the e transgressions that                 which are the figures of the a true;
were under the first f testament, they                but into b heaven itself, now to ap-
which are called might receive the                    pear in the c presence of God for us:
g
  promise of eternal h inheritance.                     25 Nor yet that he should offer
  16 For where a a testament is, there                himself often, as the a high priest
must also of necessity be the b death                 entereth into the holy place every
of the c testator.                                    year with blood of others;
  17 For a a testament is of force af-                  26 For then must he often have
ter men are dead: b otherwise it is                   suffered since the foundation of the
of no strength at all while the tes-                  world: but now once a in the b end of
tator liveth.                                         the world hath he appeared to put
  18 Whereupon neither the first tes-                 away sin by the csacrifice of himself.
tament was dedicated without blood.                     27 And as it is appointed unto
  19 For when Moses had a spoken                      men once to die, but after this the
every precept to all the people                       judgment:
according to the law, he took the                       28 So Christ was once a offered to
b
  blood of calves and of goats, with                  b
                                                        bear the c sins of many; and unto
water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop,                  them that look for him shall he d ap-
and c sprinkled both the book, and                    pear the second time without sin
all the people,                                       unto salvation.
 12 b Lev. 16:2 (2–4);              		e tg Transgress.                 22 a tg Blood, Symbolism of.
      Heb. 10:19.                   		f jst Heb. 9:15 . . .           		b tg Remission of Sins.
		c D&C 138:23 (18–23).                   covenant . . .               23 a tg Symbolism.
      tg Jesus Christ, Re-          		g Heb. 10:36.                    24 a Heb. 8:2.
      deemer; Redemption.           		h D&C 137:7 (7–10).             		b Heb. 4:14.
 13 a Lev. 4:5.                           tg Inheritance.             		c tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Purification.                 16 a jst Heb. 9:16 . . .               Atonement through.
 14 a tg Blood, Symbolism of.             covenant . . .               25 a Heb. 9:7.
		b gr blameless.                   		b Ex. 24:8 (3–8);                26 a jst Heb. 9:26 . . . in the
		c Lev. 1:3; 22:20.                      Matt. 26:28 (26–28).              meridian of time hath
		d tg Purification.                      tg Martyrdom.                     he . . .
		e tg Conscience.                  		c jst Heb. 9:16 . . . victim.   		b gr consummation of
 15 a tg Jesus Christ,                    (Note: jst uses “victim”          the ages.
      Authority of;                       in place of “testator”      		c tg Self-Sacrifice.
      Jesus Christ, Mission of.           also in v. 17.)              28 a tg Jesus Christ,
		b Heb. 8:13.                            1 Tim. 2:5–6;                     Atonement through;
		c jst Heb. 9:15 . . . covenant          D&C 135:5.                        Jesus Christ, Redeemer;
      . . . (Note: jst uses          17 a tg Witness.                       Remission of Sins.
      “covenant” in place of        		b gr since.                     		b D&C 76:41.
      “testament” in every           19 a Ex. 24:7.                   		c Rom. 6:10.
      instance in vv. 15–18, 20.)   		b Ex. 24:6.                     		d 2 Pet. 3:12;
		d tg Jesus Christ, Death of.      		c Ex. 24:8.                           Rev. 1:7.
1531                                                                     Hebrews 10:1–22

              Chapter 10                             10 By the which will we are a sanc-
                                                   tified through the b offering c of the
We are sanctified by the shedding of
the blood of Christ—The superiority of
                                                   d
                                                     body of Jesus Christ e once for all.
His sacrifice is explained—Those who                 11 And every priest standeth adaily
                                                   ministering and offering oftentimes
fall from grace through willful sin are            the same sacrifices, which can never
damned—The just will live by faith.                take away b sins:
For the a law having a b shadow of                   12 But this man, after he had
good things to come, and not the very              off­ered one a sacrifice for sins for
image of the things, can never with                ever, sat down on the right hand of
those sacrifices which they offered                God;
c
  year by year continually make the                  13 aFrom henceforth expecting till
comers thereunto perfect.                          his enemies be made his footstool.
  2 For then would they not have                     14 For by one offering he hath
ceased to be offered? because that                 perfected for ever them that are
the worshippers once apurged should                sanctified.
have had no more b conscience of                     15 Whereof the a Holy Ghost also
sins.                                              is a b witness to us: for after that he
  3 But in those a sacrifices there is a           had said before,
b
  remembrance again made of sins                     16 This is the a covenant that I will
every year.                                        make with them after those days,
  4 For it is not possible that the                saith the Lord, I will put my laws
blood of bulls and of goats should                 into their hearts, and in their bminds
take away sins.                                    will I write them;
  5 Wherefore when he cometh into                    17 And their sins and iniquities
the world, he saith, Sacrifice and                 will I remember no more.
offering thou wouldest not, but a                    18 Now where a remission of these
body hast thou prepared me:                        is, there is no more offering for sin.
  6 In burnt offerings and a sacrifices              19 Having therefore, brethren,
for sin thou hast had no pleasure.                 a
                                                     boldness to enter into the b holiest
  7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the                by the blood of Jesus,
volume of the book it is written of                  20 By a new and living way, which
me,) to do thy will, O God.                        he hath consecrated for us, through
  8 Above when he said, Sacrifice                  the a veil, that is to say, his flesh;
and offering and burnt offerings                     21 And having an a high priest over
and offering for sin thou wouldest                 the house of God;
not, neither hadst pleasure therein;                 22 Let us a draw b near with a true
which are offered by the law;                      heart in full assurance of c faith,
  9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy             having our hearts d sprinkled from
will, O God. He taketh away the first,             an evil e conscience, and our bodies
that he may establish the second.                  washed with pure water.
10 1 a Mosiah 3:15 (14–15);      			 of, in Anticipation.                 Rom. 11:27;
      13:28 (28–32).             		c jst Heb. 10:10 . . . once of         D&C 49:9 (5–9).
		b tg Jesus Christ, Types             the body of Jesus Christ.    		b Jer. 31:31–33.
      of, in Anticipation;       		d John 6:51; Heb. 9:12.           18 a tg Remission of Sins.
      Symbolism.                 		e Rom. 6:10.                      19 a gr license, authority.
		c jst Heb. 10:1 . . .           11 a Heb. 7:27.                   		b Lev. 16:2 (2–4);
      continually year by year   		b Lev. 4:20 (20, 26).                  Heb. 9:12.
      make . . .                  12 a tg Sacrifice;                 20 a tg Veil.
  2 a tg Remission of Sins.            Self-Sacrifice.               21 a tg High Priest,
		b tg Peace of God.              13 a jst Heb. 10:13 From                Melchizedek Priesthood.
  3 a tg Sacrifice.                    henceforth to reign until     22 a tg God, Presence of.
		b Lev. 16:21; Heb. 9:7.              his enemies . . .            		b tg God, Access to.
  6 a 1 Sam. 15:22;               15 a Heb. 3:7.                    		c Heb. 6:12 (10–12);
      Micah 6:7.                 		b tg Holy Ghost, Mission               1 Pet. 1:5 (3–8).
 10 a tg Sanctification.               of; Witness.                 		d gr purified.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Types        16 a Isa. 59:21 (20–21);          		e tg Conscience.
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  23 Let us hold fast the a profession          gazingstock both by reproaches and
of our b faith without wavering; (for           afflictions; and partly, whilst ye
he is faithful that promised;)                  became companions of them that
  24 And let us a consider one an-              were so used.
other to b provoke unto love and to               34 For ye had compassion of me
good works:                                     in my bonds, and took a joyfully the
  25 Not forsaking the a assembling             spoiling of your goods, knowing in
of ourselves together, as the man-              yourselves that ye have in heaven a
ner of some is; but exhorting one               better and an enduring b substance.
another: and so much the more, as                 35 Cast not away therefore your
ye see the day approaching.                     confidence, which hath great rec-
  26 For if we asin bwilfully after that        ompence of reward.
we have received the knowledge of                 36 For ye have need of a patience,
the truth, there remaineth no more              that, after ye have done the b will of
sacrifice for sins,                             God, ye might receive the c promise.
  27 But a certain fearful looking for            37 For yet a little while, and he
of judgment and fiery a indignation,            that shall come will come, and will
which shall devour the adversaries.             not tarry.
  28 He that a despised Moses’ law                38 Now the just shall live by faith:
died without mercy under two or                 but if any man a draw back, my soul
three witnesses:                                shall have no pleasure in him.
  29 Of how much sorer apunishment,               39 But we are not of them who
suppose ye, shall he be thought wor-            a
                                                  draw back unto b perdition; but of
thy, who hath trodden under foot                them that believe to the saving of
the Son of God, and hath counted                the soul.
the blood of the covenant, where-
with he was sanctified, an unholy                             Chapter 11
thing, and hath done b despite unto
the Spirit of grace?                            By faith we understand the word and
  30 For we know him that hath                  work of God—The faith of the ancients
said, a Vengeance belongeth unto me,            was centered in Christ—By faith, men
I will b recompense, saith the Lord.            subdued kingdoms, wrought righteous-
And again, The Lord shall c judge               ness, and worked miracles.
his people.                                     Now a faith is the b substance of
  31 It is a fearful thing to fall into         things c hoped for, the d evidence
the hands of the living God.                    of things not seen.
  32 But call to remembrance the                  2 For by it the elders a obtained a
former days, in which, after ye were            good b report.
illuminated, ye endured a great                   3 Through faith we understand
a
  fight of afflictions;                         that the worlds were a framed by the
  33 Partly, whilst ye were made a              b
                                                  word of God, so that things which
 23 a 1 Tim. 6:12 (12–13).       30 a tg Retribution.          			 Sons of Perdition.
		b gr hope.                    		b tg God, Justice of.        11 1 a tg Faith.
 24 a gr understand.            		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge.    		b gr assurance, basis,
		b tg Provoking.                32 a Heb. 12:4.                    foundation.
 25 a tg Assembly for            34 a tg Joy.                       jst Heb. 11:1 . . .
      Worship;                  		b Matt. 6:20.                     assurance of things
      Meetings.                  36 a tg Patience.                  hoped for . . .
 26 a tg Apostasy of            		b tg God, Will of.           		c tg Hope.
      Individuals;              		c Heb. 9:15;                 		d gr proof.
      Sin.                            1 Pet. 1:9 (1–16).        2 a gr received witness,
		b tg Holy Ghost, Unpar-        38 a tg Apostasy of                testimony.
      donable Sin against.            Individuals.             		b Heb. 11:39.
 27 a tg God, Indignation of.    39 a 2 Pet. 2:21 (20–21).      3 a tg Creation.
 28 a gr rejected, violated.    		b gr ruin, destruction.      		b tg Jesus Christ,
 29 a Heb. 2:3.                       tg Death, Spiritual,          Creator.
		b gr insult.                        Second;
1533                                                           Hebrews 11:4–21

are seen were not made of things           received strength to conceive seed,
which do appear.                           and was delivered of a child when
   4 By faith aAbel offered unto God a     she was past age, because she judged
more excellent b sacrifice than Cain,      him faithful who had promised.
by which he obtained witness that             12 Therefore sprang there even
he was righteous, God testifying of        of one, and him as good as dead, so
his gifts: and by it he being dead         many as the stars of the sky in a mul-
yet speaketh.                              titude, and as the sand which is by
   5 By faith a Enoch was b translated     the sea shore innumerable.
that he should not see death; and             13 These all died in faith, not
was not found, because God had             having received the a promises, but
translated him: for before his trans-      having seen them afar off, and were
lation he had this c testimony, that       persuaded of them, and embraced
he pleased God.                            them, and confessed that they were
   6 But without afaith it is impossible   b
                                             strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
to please him: for he that b cometh           14 For they that say such things
to God must believe that he is, and        declare plainly that they seek a
that he is a c rewarder of them that       a
                                             country.
d
  diligently e seek him.                      15 And truly, if they had been
   7 By faith a Noah, being b warned       mindful of that country from whence
of God of things not seen as yet,          they came out, they might have had
c
  moved with fear, prepared an ark         opportunity to have returned.
to the saving of his house; by the            16 But now they desire a better
which he condemned the world, and          a
                                             country, that is, an heavenly: where-
became heir of the d righteousness         fore God is not ashamed to be called
which is by faith.                         their God: for he hath prepared for
   8 By faith aAbraham, when he was        them a city.
called to go out into a place which           17 By a faith Abraham, when he
he should after receive for an b in-       was b tried, c offered up Isaac: and
heritance, c obeyed; and he went           he that had received the d promises
out, not d knowing whither he went.        offered up his only begotten son,
   9 By faith he a sojourned in the           18 Of whom it was said, That in
b
  land of c promise, as in a strange       a
                                             Isaac shall thy b seed be called:
country, dwelling in d tabernacles            19 aAccounting that God was able
with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with       to raise him up, even from the dead;
him of the same promise:                   from whence also he received him
   10 For he looked for a a city which     in a figure.
hath foundations, whose builder               20 By faith Isaac a blessed Jacob
and maker is God.                          and Esau concerning things to come.
   11 Through faith also Sara herself         21 By faith a Jacob, when he was
 4 a Gen. 4:4.              		b tg Warn.                    13 a Matt. 13:17;
		b tg Sacrifice.           		c gr being cautious,               1 Pet. 1:10 (10–11).
 5 a Jude 1:14 (14–16).           reverent.                		b tg Stranger.
		b tg Translated Beings;   		d tg Righteousness.           14 a gr homeland, native
     Zion.                    8 a Gen. 12:1.                     place.
		c tg Testimony.           		b tg Lands of Inheritance.    16 a D&C 45:12 (12–14).
 6 a tg Faith.              		c tg Obedience.               17 a James 2:21 (21–23).
		b Heb. 7:25.              		d 2 Chr. 20:12;              		b tg Test.
		c tg Reward.                    1 Ne. 4:6.               		c tg Sacrifice.
		d tg Diligence.             9 a Gen. 26:3.               		d tg Promise.
		e Ps. 34:4 (4, 6, 10);    		b tg Israel, Land of;         18 a tg Seed of Abraham.
     Lam. 3:25;                   Promised Lands.          		b tg Abrahamic Covenant.
     Alma 37:37 (36–37).    		c D&C 38:18.                  19 a gr Considering.
 7 a Gen. 6:22; 8:1;        		d Gen. 25:27.                 20 a Gen. 27:27.
     1 Pet. 3:20 (20–21);    10 a D&C 76:66.                21 a Gen. 48:2 (1–2, 5, 16).
     2 Pet. 2:5.             12 a tg Seed of Abraham.
Hebrews 11:22–40                                                                          1534

a dying, blessed both the sons of                    not, when she had received the spies
Joseph; and worshipped, leaning                      with peace.
upon the top of his staff.                             32 And what shall I more say ?
  22 By faith aJoseph, when he died,                 for the time would fail me to tell
made mention of the departing of                     of Gedeon, and of a Barak, and of
the children of Israel; and gave                     Samson, and of b Jephthae; of Da-
commandment concerning his                           vid also, and Samuel, and of the
bones.                                               prophets:
  23 By faith a Moses, when he was                     33 Who through faith subdued
born, was hid three months of his                    kingdoms, wrought righteousness,
parents, because they saw he was a                   obtained a promises, stopped the
b
  proper child; and they were not                    mouths of b lions,
afraid of the king’s commandment.                      34 Quenched the violence of a fire,
  24 By faith Moses, when he was                     escaped the edge of the sword, out of
come to years, refused to be called                  weakness were made bstrong, waxed
the a son of Pharaoh’s daughter;                     valiant in fight, turned to flight the
  25 Choosing rather to a suffer af-                 armies of the aliens.
fliction with the b people of God,                     35 Women received their dead
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin                   raised to life again: and others were
for a season;                                        tortured, not accepting adeliverance;
  26 Esteeming the a reproach of                     that they might obtain b a better
Christ greater b riches than the trea-               resurrection:
sures in Egypt: for he had respect                     36 And others had trial of a cruel
unto the recompence of the reward.                   b
                                                       mockings and scourgings, yea, more-
  27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not                  over of bonds and imprisonment:
fearing the wrath of the king: for                     37 They were a stoned, they were
he endured, as seeing him who is                     sawn asunder, were tempted, were
invisible.                                           slain with the sword: they wan-
  28 Through faith he kept the apass-                dered about in sheepskins and
over, and the sprinkling of b blood,                 goatskins; being destitute, afflicted,
lest he that destroyed the firstborn                 tormented;
should touch them.                                     38 (Of whom the world was not
  29 By faith they passed through                    worthy:) they wandered in deserts,
the a Red sea as by dry land: which                  and in mountains, and in dens and
the Egyptians assaying to do were                    caves of the earth.
drowned.                                               39 And these all, having obtained
  30 By faith the awalls of Jericho fell             a a good b report through faith, re-
down, after they were compassed                      ceived not the promise:
about seven days.                                      40 a God having b provided some
  31 By a faith the harlot b Rahab per-              better thing for us, that they with-
ished not with c them that believed                  out us should not be made c perfect.
 22 a tg Israel, Joseph,           		b Josh. 2:1.                 		b tg Mocking;
      People of.                   		c gr those who                     Persecution.
 23 a Ex. 2:2.                           were unbelieving,         37 a tg Martyrdom;
		b gr handsome.                         disobedient.                   Prophets, Rejection of.
 24 a Ex. 2:10.                     32 a Judg. 4:6 (1–24).         39 a gr testimony, witness.
 25 a tg Suffering.                		b Judg. 11:6.                		b Heb. 11:2.
		b Ex. 2:11 (11–15);               33 a tg Promise.               40 a jst Heb. 11:40 God
      Acts 7:23 (22–36).           		b Dan. 6:22.                       having provided some
 26 a tg Reproach.                  34 a Dan. 3:27.                     better things for them
		b tg Treasure.                   		b Joel 3:10;                       through their sufferings,
 28 a Ex. 12:28 (21–28).                 Ether 12:27.                   for without sufferings
		b Ex. 12:22 (21–22).              35 a tg Deliver.                    they could not be made
 29 a tg Israel, Deliverance of.   		b jst Heb. 11:35 . . . the         perfect.
 30 a Josh. 6:20.                        first resurrection;      		b gr provided beforehand.
 31 a James 2:25.                   36 a tg Cruelty.              		c tg Perfection.
1535                                                                    Hebrews 12:1–17

              Chapter 12                             9 Furthermore we have had afathers
                                                   of our flesh which b corrected us,
Whom the Lord loves He chastens—God                and we gave them c reverence: shall
is the Father of spirits—To see God, fol-
low peace and holiness—Exalted Saints              we not much rather be in d subjec-
                                                   tion unto the e Father of f spirits,
belong to the Church of the Firstborn.             and live?
Wherefore seeing we also are com-                    10 For they verily for a few days
passed about with so great a cloud                 chastened us after their own plea-
of witnesses, let us lay aside every               sure; but he for our profit, that we
weight, and the a sin which doth                   might be partakers of his a holiness.
so easily b beset us, and let us run                 11 Now no chastening for the
with c patience the race that is set               present seemeth to be joyous, but
before us,                                         grievous: nevertheless afterward
  2 Looking unto Jesus the a author                it yieldeth the a peaceable fruit of
and b finisher of our faith; who for               righteousness unto them which are
the joy that was set before him                    b
                                                     exercised thereby.
c
  endured the cross, despising the                   12 Wherefore lift up the hands
d
  shame, and is set down at the right              which hang down, and the a feeble
hand of the e throne of God.                       knees;
  3 For consider him that endured                    13 And make straight paths for
such a contradiction of sinners                    your feet, lest that which is lame
against himself, lest ye be wearied                be turned out of the way; but let it
and faint in your minds.                           rather be a healed.
  4 Ye have not yet resisted unto                    14 Follow a peace with all men, and
blood, a striving against sin.                     b
                                                     holiness, without which no man
  5 And ye have forgotten the exhor-               shall c see the Lord:
tation which speaketh unto you as                    15 Looking diligently lest any
unto children, My son, despise not                 man a fail of the b grace of God; lest
thou the chastening of the Lord, nor               any root of bitterness springing up
faint when thou art rebuked of him:                trouble you, and thereby many be
  6 For whom the Lord loveth he                    defiled;
a
  chasteneth, and scourgeth every                    16 Lest there be any fornicator, or
son whom he receiveth.                             profane person, as Esau, who for one
  7 If ye a endure b chastening, God               morsel of meat sold his a birthright.
dealeth with you as with c sons; for                 17 For ye know how that after-
what son is he whom the father                     ward, when he would have inher­
chasteneth not?                                    ited the blessing, he was rejected:
  8 But if ye be without chastisement,             for he found no place of repentance,
whereof all are partakers, then are                though he sought it carefully with
ye bastards, and not sons.                         a
                                                     tears.
12 1 a tg Sin.                      7 a tg Steadfastness.                Spirit Child of Heavenly
		b Rom. 7:21 (15–25);             		b gr correction,                    Father; Spirit Body;
       2 Ne. 4:18 (17–19).              instruction.                     Spirit Creation.
		c tg Patience;                        tg Teachable.               10 a tg Holiness.
       Perseverance.               		c tg Sons and Daughters        11 a tg Peace.
   2 a tg Jesus Christ,                 of God.                    		b gr trained, disciplined.
       Authority of;                9 a tg Marriage, Fatherhood.    12 a Isa. 35:3.
       Jesus Christ, Messiah.      		b tg Family, Love within.      13 a Gal. 6:1.
		b gr one who completes,          		c tg Reverence.                14 a tg Peace of God.
       perfects.                   		d tg Agency;                  		b 1 Thes. 4:3.
		c 1 Pet. 1:11.                        Submissiveness.            		c tg God, Privilege of
		d tg Shame.                      		e tg God the Father,                Seeing.
		e Heb. 1:3.                           Elohim; Man, Potential      15 a gr want, fall short of,
   3 a gr rebellion, opposition.        to Become like Heavenly          lack.
   4 a Heb. 10:32 (32–34).              Father.                    		b tg Grace.
   6 a tg Chastening;              		f tg Man, Antemortal           16 a tg Birthright.
       Persecution.                     Existence of; Man, a        17 a Gen. 27:38 (34–38).
Hebrews 12:18–13:7                                                                     1536

   18 For ye are not come unto the               nifieth the removing of those things
a
  mount that might be touched,                   that are shaken, as of things that are
and that burned with fire, nor                   made, that those things which can-
unto blackness, and darkness, and                not be shaken may remain.
tempest,                                          28 Wherefore we receiving a king-
   19 And the sound of a trumpet,                dom which cannot be moved, let us
and the voice of words; which a voice            have grace, whereby we may serve
they that heard entreated that the               God acceptably with areverence and
word should not be spoken to them                godly b fear:
any more:                                         29 For our God is a consuming fire.
   20 (For they could not endure that
which was commanded, And if so                                  Chapter 13
much as a beast touch the mountain,
it shall be stoned, or thrust through            Marriage is honorable—Christ is the
with a dart:                                     same everlastingly—Paul explains
   21 And so terrible was the sight,             how the Saints are to offer acceptable
that Moses said, I exceedingly fear              sacrifices.
and quake:)                                      Let a brotherly b love continue.
   22 But ye are come unto mount                    2 Be not forgetful to a entertain
a
  Sion, and unto the city of the living          b
                                                   strangers: for thereby some have
God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to              entertained c angels d unawares.
an innumerable company of bangels,                  3 Remember them that are in
   23 To the general assembly and                a
                                                   bonds, as bound with them; and
church of the a firstborn, which are             them which b suffer adversity, as
b
  written in heaven, and to God the              being yourselves also in the body.
c
  Judge of all, and to the d spirits of             4 a Marriage is honourable in all,
e
  just men made perfect,                         and the bed undefiled: but b whore-
   24 And to Jesus the amediator of the          mongers and c adulterers God will
b
  new c covenant, and to the d blood             d
                                                   judge.
of sprinkling, that speaketh e better               5 Let your conversation be without
things than that of Abel.                        a
                                                   covetousness; and be b content with
   25 See that ye refuse not him that            such things as ye have: for he hath
speaketh. For if they a escaped not              said, I will never leave thee, nor
who refused him that spake on earth,             c
                                                   forsake thee.
much more shall not we escape, if we                6 So that we may boldly say, The
turn away from him that speaketh                 Lord is my helper, and I will not
from heaven:                                     fear what man shall do unto me.
   26 Whose voice then shook the                    7 Remember them which have the
earth: but now he hath promised,                 rule over you, who have spoken unto
saying, Yet once more I a shake not              you the word of God: whose faith
the earth only, but also heaven.                 follow, considering the end of their
   27 And this word, Yet once more, sig-         conversation.
 18 a Ex. 19:12 (12, 16, 18).    		b tg New and                  		b tg Stranger.
 19 a Ex. 20:19.                        Everlasting Covenant.    		c tg Angels; Translated
 22 a tg Zion.                   		c tg Covenants.                    Beings.
		b tg Angels.                   		d Lev. 1:5;                   		d Luke 24:16 (13–16, 28).
 23 a tg Firstborn;                     1 Pet. 1:2.               3 a Matt. 25:36;
      Jesus Christ, Firstborn.   		e Heb. 7:19.                       Col. 4:18.
		b Luke 10:20;                    25 a Heb. 2:3.                		b tg Compassion.
      D&C 128:6 (6–7).             26 a tg Last Days.             4 a tg Marriage, Marry;
		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge;        28 a tg Reverence.                 Marriage, Temporal.
      Judgment.                  		b Eccl. 3:14;                 		b tg Whore.
		d tg Spirits,                         Mosiah 4:1.              		c tg Adulterer.
      Disembodied.               13 1 a tg Brotherhood and       		d tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
		e Ezek. 18:5 (5–9);                   Sisterhood.               5 a tg Covet.
      D&C 76:69 (66–69).         		b tg Benevolence; Love.       		b tg Contentment.
 24 a 1 Tim. 2:5.                   2 a tg Hospitality.          		c Josh. 1:5; 1 Kgs. 6:13.
1537                                                           Hebrews 13:8–25

  8 Jesus Christ the a same yesterday,       they watch for your souls, as they
and to day, and for ever.                    that must give account, that they
  9 Be not acarried about with divers        may do it with joy, and not with
and strange b doctrines. For it is a         grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
good thing that the heart be estab-            18 Pray for us: for we trust we have
lished with grace; not with meats,           a good a conscience, in all things
which have not profited them that            willing to live b honestly.
have been occupied therein.                    19 But I beseech you the rather to
  10 We have an altar, whereof they          do this, that I may be restored to
have no right to eat which serve the         you the sooner.
tabernacle.                                    20 Now the God of peace, that
  11 For the bodies of those beasts,         brought again from the dead our
whose blood is brought into the              Lord Jesus, that great a shepherd of
sanctuary by the high priest for             the sheep, through the blood of the
sin, are burned without the camp.            b
                                               everlasting c covenant,
  12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he             21 Make you perfect in every good
might a sanctify the people with             a
                                               work to do his bwill, working in you
his own b blood, c suffered d without        that which is wellpleasing in his
the gate.                                    sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom
  13 Let us go forth therefore unto          be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
him without the camp, bearing his              22 And I beseech you, brethren,
a
  reproach.                                  suffer the word of exhortation: for
  14 For here have we no continu-            I have written a letter unto you in
ing city, but we seek one to come.           few words.
  15 By him therefore let us offer             23 Know ye that our brother Timo­
the a sacrifice of praise to God con-        thy is set at liberty; with whom, if
tinually, that is, the b fruit of our lips   he come shortly, I will see you.
giving thanks to his name.                     24 Salute all them that have the
  16 But to do good and to a com-            rule over you, and all the saints.
municate forget not: for with such           They of Italy salute you.
b
  sacrifices God is well pleased.              25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
  17 a Obey them that have the rule          ¶ Written to the Hebrews from Italy by
over you, and bsubmit yourselves: for        Timothy.

  8 a tg God, Eternal          13 a tg Reproach.            20 a tg Jesus Christ, Good
      Nature of.               15 a Ps. 119:108.                 Shepherd;
  9 a 2 Cor. 11:3;            		b Isa. 57:19.                    Shepherd.
      Col. 2:8.                16 a tg Communication.      		b tg New and Everlasting
		b Eph. 4:14.                		b 2 Cor. 9:12 (7–12).            Covenant.
 12 a tg Sanctification.       17 a tg Sustaining Church   		c tg Covenants.
		b tg Blood, Symbolism of.         Leaders.                21 a tg Good Works.
		c John 19:17 (17–18).       		b tg Submissiveness.       		b tg God, Will of.
		d gr outside of.             18 a tg Conscience.
      Lev. 4:12.              		b tg Honesty.
                       The General Epistle of

                                     James
              Chapter 1                               10 But the rich, in that he is made
                                                   low: because as the flower of the
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask             a
                                                     grass he shall pass away.
of God—Resist temptation—Be doers                     11 For the sun is no sooner risen
of the word—James explains how to                  with a burning heat, but it withereth
recognize pure religion.                           the grass, and the flower thereof

J   ames, a a servant of God and
    of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the
    twelve tribes which are bscattered
    abroad, greeting.
                                                   falleth, and the a grace of the fash­
                                                   ion of it perisheth: so also shall the
                                                   b
                                                     rich man fade away in his ways.
                                                      12 a Blessed is the man that b en­
  2 My brethren, count it all joy when             dureth temptation: for when he is
ye fall into a divers b temptations;               c
                                                     tried, he shall receive the d crown
  3 Knowing this, that the a trying of             of life, which the Lord hath prom­
your faith worketh b patience.                     ised to them that love him.
  4 But let patience have her perfect                 13 Let no man say when he is
work, that ye may be a perfect and                 tempted, I am tempted of God: for
entire, wanting nothing.                           God cannot be a tempted with b evil,
  5 a If any of you lack b wisdom, let             neither tempteth he any man:
him ask of God, that c giveth to all                  14 But every man is a tempted,
men liberally, and d upbraideth not;               when he is drawn away of his own
and it shall be given him.                         b
                                                     lust, and enticed.
  6 But let him aask in bfaith, nothing               15 Then when lust hath conceived,
c
  wavering. For he that wavereth is                it bringeth forth a sin: and sin,
like a wave of the sea driven with                 when it is finished, bringeth forth
the wind and tossed.                               death.
  7 For let not that man think that he                16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
shall receive any thing of the Lord.                  17 Every agood bgift and every per­
  8 A a double minded man is unsta­                fect c gift is from above, and d cometh
ble in all his ways.                               down from the eFather of lights, with
  9 Let the brother of a low degree                whom is no f variableness, neither
rejoice in that he is exalted:                     shadow of turning.
1 1 a tg Servant.                  6 a tg Prayer.                   		d tg Exaltation;
		b tg Israel, Twelve            		b tg Faith.                            Reward.
      Tribes of.                 		c gr doubting, hesitating.        13 a tg God, Perfection of.
  2 a jst James 1:2 . . . many         tg Doubt.                    		b tg Evil.
      afflictions;                 8 a 1 Kgs. 18:21;                 14 a tg Temptation.
		b tg Temptation.                     Ps. 12:2;                    		b tg Chastity;
  3 a gr approval by trial.            Hosea 10:2.                        Lust;
      tg Opposition;                   tg Integrity.                      Motivations;
      Test.                        9 a Matt. 23:12.                       Sensuality.
		b tg Patience.                  10 a Isa. 40:6–8.                  15 a tg Sin.
  4 a tg Perfection.              11 a gr beauty of its              17 a Ps. 85:12.
  5 a D&C 42:68;                       appearance.                  		b Moro. 7:12 (12–13).
      JS—H 1:11.                 		b 1 Tim. 6:17 (17–19).           		c John 3:27;
		b tg Guidance, Divine;          12 a 1 Pet. 3:14.                       2 Cor. 9:15.
      Learn;                           tg Blessing.                       tg God, Gifts of.
      Wisdom.                    		b jst James 1:12 . . .           		d D&C 67:9.
		c tg Benevolence;                    resisteth temptation . . .   		e D&C 67:4, 9.
      Revelation.                      tg Steadfastness.            		f tg God, Perfection of.
		d gr reproaches, censures.     		c tg Test.
1539                                                                     James 1:18–2:8

 18 Of his own will begat he us with                            Chapter 2
the word of truth, that we should be
a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.         God has chosen the poor of this world
 19 Wherefore, my beloved breth-                who are rich in faith—Salvation is
ren, let every man be swift to hear,            gained by keeping the whole law—Faith
slow to a speak, b slow to c wrath:             without works is dead.
 20 For the wrath of man worketh                My brethren, a have not the faith of
not the righteousness of God.                   our b Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of
 21 Wherefore lay apart all a filth-            glory, with respect of persons.
iness and b superfluity of naughti-               2 For if there come unto your as-
ness, and receive with c meekness               sembly a man with a gold ring, in
the d engrafted word, which is able             goodly apparel, and there come in
to save your souls.                             also a a poor man in b vile raiment;
 22 But be ye a doers of the word,                3 And ye have respect to him that
and not hearers only, deceiving your            weareth the a gay clothing, and say
own selves.                                     unto him, Sit thou here in a good
 23 For if any be a a hearer of the             place; and say to the poor, Stand
word, and not a doer, he is like unto           thou there, or sit here under my
a man beholding his natural face                footstool:
in a b glass:                                     4 aAre ye not then partial in your-
 24 For he beholdeth himself, and               selves, and are become judges of
goeth his way, and straightway for-             evil thoughts?
getteth what manner of man he was.                5 Hearken, my beloved brethren,
 25 But whoso looketh into the per-             Hath not God chosen the a poor of
fect a law of b liberty, and continu-           this world rich in faith, and heirs of
eth therein, he being not a forgetful           the kingdom which he hath prom-
hearer, but a doer of the work, this            ised to them that love him?
man shall be blessed in his deed.                 6 But ye have despised the poor.
 26 If any man among you seem                   Do not rich men a oppress you, and
to be religious, and bridleth not               draw you before the judgment
his a tongue, but deceiveth his own             seats?
heart, this man’s religion is b vain.             7 Do not they blaspheme that
 27 Pure a religion and undefiled               worthy a name by the which ye are
before God and the Father is this,              called?
To b visit the c fatherless and d wid-            8 If ye fulfil the royal law accord-
ows in their e affliction, and to keep          ing to the scripture, Thou shalt alove
himself funspotted from gthe hworld.            thy bneighbour as thyself, ye do well:
 19 a Prov. 17:27.                   Good Works;                     our Lord Jesus Christ,
		b tg Patience.                     Welfare.                        the Lord of glory, and yet
		c tg Anger.                  		c Deut. 26:13;                      have respect to persons.
 21 a tg Filthiness.                 Job 22:9; 31:21 (21–22);   		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.
		b gr overabundance of              Ps. 10:14; 146:9 (1–10);    2 a tg Poor.
      malice, trouble, evil.         3 Ne. 24:5;                		b gr dirty.
		c tg Meek.                         D&C 136:8 (7–9).            3 a gr splendid.
		d gr implanted, ingrafted.   		d tg Widows.                    4 a jst James 2:4 Are ye
 22 a tg Commitment; Duty;     		e tg Affliction.                    not then in yourselves
      Good Works;              		f 1 Tim. 5:22;                      partial judges, and
      Hypocrisy.                     1 Jn. 5:18;                     become evil in your
 23 a Luke 6:49 (47–49).             D&C 59:9.                       thoughts?
		b 1 Cor. 13:12.                    tg Chastity.                5 a Prov. 15:16;
 25 a tg God, Law of.          		g jst James 1:27 . . . the          Matt. 5:3;
		b tg Liberty.                      vices of the world.             Luke 6:20;
 26 a tg Gossip; Profanity.    		h tg Worldliness.                   1 Cor. 1:27 (27–28).
		b gr useless, deceptive,     2 1 a gr not with partiality,         tg Poor.
      erroneous.                     have the faith of our       6 a tg Oppression.
 27 a tg Charity.                    Lord.                       7 a tg Name.
		b D&C 44:6.                        jst James 2:1 . . . ye      8 a tg Love.
      tg Benevolence;                cannot have the faith of   		b tg Neighbor.
James 2:9–3:2                                                                                 1540

   9 But if ye have arespect to persons,            God; thou doest well: the adevils also
ye commit sin, and are convinced                    b
                                                      believe, and tremble.
of the law as transgressors.                           20 But wilt thou know, O vain man,
   10 For whosoever shall keep the                  that a faith without b works is dead?
a
  whole law, and yet b offend in one                   21 Was not Abraham our father
point, he is c guilty of all.                       a
                                                      justified by works, when he had
   11 For he that said, Do not commit               b
                                                      offered Isaac his son upon the
a
  adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now             altar?
if thou commit no adultery, yet if                     22 Seest thou how faith wrought
thou kill, thou art become a trans-                 with his works, and by a works was
gressor of the law.                                 faith made b perfect?
   12 So speak ye, and so do, as they                  23 And the scripture was fulfilled
that shall be judged by the law of                  which saith, Abraham abelieved God,
a
  liberty.                                          and it was imputed unto him for
   13 For he shall have a judgment                  b
                                                      righteousness: and he was called
without bmercy, that hath shewed no                 the c Friend of God.
mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against                     24 Ye see then how that by a works
judgment.                                           a man is b justified, and not by faith
   14 a What doth it profit, my breth-              only.
ren, though a man say he hath bfaith,                  25 Likewise also was not a Rahab
and have not works? can faith save                  the harlot b justified by works, when
him?                                                she had received the messengers,
   15 If a a brother or sister be naked,            and had sent them out another
and destitute of daily b food,                      way ?
   16 And one of you say unto them,                    26 For as the body without the
Depart in peace, be ye warmed and                   a
                                                      spirit is b dead, so faith without
filled; notwithstanding ye a give                   c
                                                      works is dead also.
them not those things which are
needful to the body; what doth it                               Chapter 3
profit?
   17 Even so a faith, if it hath not               By governing the tongue, we gain per-
b
  works, is dead, being alone.                      fection—Heavenly wisdom is pure,
   18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast                 peaceable, and full of mercy.
faith, and I have works: shew me                    My brethren, abe not many bmasters,
thy faith without thy works, and                    knowing that we shall c receive the
I will shew thee my a faith by my                   greater condemnation.
b
  works.                                              2 For in many things we aoffend all.
   19 Thou believest that there is one              If any man b offend not in c word, the
  9 a Deut. 1:17; Prov. 28:21.   		b Matt. 7:20 (15–20);              24 a 2 Ne. 25:23.
 10 a D&C 50:28 (28–29).               D&C 20:37.                          tg Commitment.
		b gr stumble, err.              19 a jst James 2:19 . . .          		b tg Justification.
      tg Offense; Sin.                 devils also believe, and       25 a Josh. 2:1.
		c tg Guilt.                          tremble; thou hast made       		b Heb. 11:31.
 11 a tg Adulterer.                    thyself like unto them, not    26 a tg Spirit Body;
 12 a tg Liberty.                      being justified.                    Spirits, Disembodied.
 13 a Ps. 109:7.                       Acts 16:17.                   		b tg Death.
		b tg Mercy.                    		b Luke 8:28 (27–28).              		c tg Good Works.
 14 a jst James 2:14–21           20 a tg Faith.                     3 1 a jst James 3:1 . . . strive
      (Appendix).                		b Prov. 24:12.                          not for the mastery,
		b D&C 20:69.                    21 a Heb. 11:17.                         knowing that in so doing
 15 a tg Brotherhood and         		b Gen. 22:9 (9–12).                     we shall receive the
      Sisterhood.                 22 a tg Good Works.                      greater condemnation.
		b tg Food.                     		b tg Perfection.                  		b gr (also) teachers.
 16 a Luke 3:11 (8–14);           23 a Gen. 22:12.                   		c D&C 82:3.
      D&C 104:18.                      tg Faith.                       2 a gr stumble, err.
 17 a 1 Thes. 1:3.               		b tg Righteousness.               		b tg Offense.
		b tg Obedience.                		c Isa. 41:8.                      		c Ps. 39:1;
 18 a tg Faith.                        tg Friendship.                      Prov. 21:23.
1541                                                                       James 3:3–4:4

same is a d perfect man, and able also           figs? so can no fountain both yield
to bridle the whole body.                        salt water and fresh.
  3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’             13 Who is a wise man and endued
mouths, that they may obey us; and               with knowledge among you? let him
we turn about their whole body.                  shew out of a good aconversation his
  4 Behold also the ships, which                 works with b meekness of wisdom.
though they be so great, and are                   14 But if ye have bitter envying
driven of fierce winds, yet are they             and a strife in your hearts, b glory
turned about with a very small                   not, and lie not against the truth.
helm, whithersoever the a governor                 15 This wisdom descendeth not
listeth.                                         from above, but is earthly, sensual,
  5 Even so the tongue is a little               devilish.
member, and aboasteth great things.                16 For where a envying and b strife
Behold, how great a b matter a little            is, there is confusion and every evil
fire kindleth!                                   work.
  6 And the a tongue is a fire, a world            17 But the a wisdom that is from
of iniquity: so is the tongue among              above is first pure, then peaceable,
our members, that it defileth the                gentle, and beasy to be entreated, full
whole body, and setteth on fire the              of c mercy and good fruits, without
course of nature; and it is set on               partiality, and without d hypocrisy.
fire of hell.                                      18 And the fruit of a righteousness
  7 For every kind of beasts, and of             is sown in b peace of them that make
birds, and of serpents, and of things            c
                                                   peace.
in the sea, is tamed, and hath been                            Chapter 4
tamed of mankind:                                Wars are born of lusts—The friends of
  8 But the a tongue can no man                  the world are the enemies of God—Sin
tame; it is an b unruly evil, full of            is failure to walk in the light we have
deadly poison.
  9 Therewith bless we God, even                 received.
the Father; and therewith a curse                From whence come awars and bfight-
we men, which are made after the                 ings among you? come they not hence,
b
  similitude of God.                             even of your c lusts that war in your
  10 Out of the same a mouth pro-                members?
ceedeth blessing and cursing. My                   2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and
brethren, these things ought not                 desire to have, and cannot obtain:
so to be.                                        ye fight and war, yet ye have not,
  11 Doth a a fountain send forth                because ye ask not.
at the same place sweet water and                  3 Ye a ask, and receive not, because
bitter?                                          ye bask camiss, that ye may dconsume
  12 Can the fig tree, my brethren,              it upon your e lusts.
bear olive berries? either a vine,                 4 Ye a adulterers and adulteresses,
  2 d tg Perfection.                  Moro. 7:11 (6–11).         		c tg Peacemakers.
  4 a gr helmsman, pilot.        13 a Prov. 12:13 (13–19).       4 1 a tg War.
  5 a tg Boast; Rashness.       		b tg Meek.                     		b tg Apostasy of the
		b gr forest.                   14 a tg Strife.                      Early Christian Church.
  6 a Prov. 16:27;              		b gr do not assume             		c gr pleasures,
      Mark 7:20 (19–23);              superiority over.               gratifications, passions.
      Alma 12:14; D&C 88:121.    16 a tg Envy.                    3 a tg Prayer.
  8 a tg Gossip; Profanity.     		b tg Contention.               		b Hel. 10:5 (4–6).
		b gr untameable,               17 a tg God, Intelligence of;   		c gr wickedly, wrongly.
      uncontrollable.                 Wisdom.                         Rom. 8:26 (26–27);
  9 a tg Curse.                 		b gr pliant, easily                 D&C 46:30 (28–30);
		b tg God, Body of,                  persuaded.                      88:65 (64–65).
      Corporeal Nature.         		c tg God, Mercy of.            		d gr waste, expend.
 10 a Matt. 12:34; Luke 6:45.   		d D&C 121:42.                       D&C 46:9.
      tg Hypocrisy.              18 a tg Righteousness.          		e tg Lust.
 11 a gr spring, well.          		b tg Peace; Peace of God.       4 a tg Whore.
James 4:5–5:5                                                                    1542

know ye not that the friendship of          be on the morrow. For what is your
the b world is c enmity with God?           life? It is even a a vapour, that ap-
whosoever therefore will be a               peareth for a little time, and then
friend of the world is the d enemy          vanisheth away.
of God.                                       15 For that ye ought to say, If the
  5 Do ye think that the scripture          Lord will, we shall live, and do this,
saith in vain, The spirit that dwell-       or that.
eth in us lusteth to a envy ?                 16 But now ye rejoice in your
  6 But he giveth more a grace.             a
                                              boastings: all such rejoicing is
Wherefore he saith, God resisteth           evil.
the b proud, but giveth grace unto            17 Therefore to him that a knoweth
the c humble.                               to do good, and b doeth it not, to him
  7 a Submit yourselves therefore to        it is c sin.
God. b Resist the c devil, and he will
flee from you.                                           Chapter 5
  8 a Draw b nigh to God, and he will       Misery awaits the wanton rich—Await
draw nigh to you. c Cleanse your            the Lord’s coming with patience—The
hands, ye sinners; and d purify your
hearts, ye double minded.                   elders are to anoint and heal the sick.
  9 a Be afflicted, and mourn, and          Go to now, ye rich men, a weep and
b
  weep: let your laughter be turned to      howl for your miseries that shall
c
  mourning, and your joy to heaviness.      come upon you.
  10 a Humble yourselves in the              2 Your a riches are corrupted, and
sight of the Lord, and he shall lift        your garments are motheaten.
you up.                                      3 Your a gold and silver is b can-
  11 a Speak not evil one of another,       kered; and the c rust of them shall
brethren. He that speaketh evil of          be a witness against you, and shall
his brother, and judgeth his brother,       eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
speaketh evil of the b law, and jud-        heaped treasure together for the last
geth the law: but if thou judge the         days.
law, thou art not a doer of the law,         4 Behold, the ahire of the blabourers
but a judge.                                who have reaped down your fields,
  12 There is one lawgiver, who is          which is of you kept back by fraud,
able to save and to destroy: who art        crieth: and the cries of them which
thou that a judgest another?                have reaped are entered into the
  13 Go to now, ye that say, To day         ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
or to a morrow we will go into such a        5 Ye have lived a in pleasure on the
city, and continue there a year, and        earth, and been wanton; ye have
buy and sell, and get gain:                 nourished your hearts, as in a day
  14 Whereas ye know not what shall         of slaughter.
 4 b tg World;              		d tg Purification;          17 a Luke 12:47;
     Worldliness.                 Purity.                      2 Ne. 9:25 (25–27).
		c tg Opposition.            9 a gr Endure hardship,    		b tg Disobedience;
		d tg Enemies.                   Suffer harassment.           Good Works;
 5 a tg Envy.               		b Isa. 22:12;                    Obedience.
 6 a tg Grace.                    Joel 2:17;             		c tg Sin.
		b tg Pride.                     2 Cor. 7:10.           5 1 a tg Mourning.
		c tg Poor in Spirit.      		c tg Mourning.               2 a tg Treasure.
 7 a tg Reconciliation;      10 a tg Contrite Heart;       3 a 1 Tim. 6:10 (10, 17);
     Submissiveness.              Humility.                    Jacob 2:17 (17–19).
		b tg Abstain;              11 a tg Gossip.             		b gr rusted, tarnished.
     Self-Mastery.          		b tg Citizenship.                D&C 56:16.
		c tg Devil.                12 a Morm. 8:20 (19–20).    		c gr venom, poison.
 8 a tg God, Presence of.    13 a Prov. 27:1.              4 a tg Wages.
		b Ps. 69:18;               14 a 1 Cor. 7:31 (29–31);   		b Jer. 22:13.
     D&C 88:63.                   Jacob 7:26.              5 a gr luxuriously,
		c tg Repent.               16 a tg Boast.                    delicately.
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 6 Ye have condemned and killed               let him pray. Is any merry ? let him
the just; and he doth not resist you.         sing psalms.
 7 Be patient therefore, brethren,              14 Is any a sick among you? let him
unto the coming of the Lord. Be-              call for the belders of the church; and
hold, the husbandman waiteth for              let them c pray over him, d anoint-
the precious fruit of the earth, and          ing him with oil in the name of
hath long patience for it, until he           the Lord:
receive the early and latter rain.              15 And the a prayer of b faith shall
 8 Be ye also apatient; bstablish your        save the sick, and the Lord shall raise
hearts: for the c coming of the Lord          him up; and if he have committed
draweth nigh.                                 sins, they shall be c forgiven him.
 9 a Grudge not one against another,            16 a Confess your faults one to an-
brethren, lest ye be condemned:               other, and b pray one for another,
behold, the judge standeth before             that ye may be healed. c The effec-
the door.                                     tual d fervent e prayer of a righteous
 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets,          man availeth much.
who have spoken in the name of the              17 Elias was a man subject to like
Lord, for an a example of b suffering         a
                                                passions as we are, and he prayed
affliction, and of patience.                  earnestly that it might not rain: and
 11 Behold, we count them a happy             it b rained not on the earth by the
which b endure. Ye have heard of              space of three years and six months.
the patience of cJob, and have seen             18 And he prayed again, and the
the end of the Lord; that the Lord is         heaven gave rain, and the earth
very d pitiful, and of tender e mercy.        brought forth her fruit.
 12 But above all things, my breth-             19 Brethren, if any of you do err
ren, a swear not, neither by heaven,          from the truth, and one convert him;
neither by the earth, neither by any            20 Let him know, that he which
other b oath: but let your yea be yea;        a
                                                converteth the sinner from the
and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into          error of his way shall b save a soul
condemnation.                                 from death, and shall c hide a mul-
 13 Is any among you a afflicted?             titude of sins.
  8 a tg Patience.                  Kindness.                     tg Forgive.
		b 2 Ne. 31:20 (17–21).       12 a tg Swearing.             16 a tg Confession.
		c D&C 106:4.                		b tg Oath.                  		b tg Benevolence.
  9 a tg Backbiting;           13 a tg Affliction.          		c Ex. 33:17.
      Malice.                  14 a tg Sickness.            		d Jer. 29:13;
 10 a tg Example.             		b tg Elder, Melchizedek           1 Ne. 1:5 (5–8);
		b 2 Cor. 11:23 (23–33);           Priesthood;                   2 Ne. 4:24 (23–25);
      Mosiah 17:13 (10–20);         Heal.                         Moro. 7:9.
      Alma 14:26 (20–27);     		c tg Prayer.                		e tg Prayer.
      JS—H 1:22.              		d Ex. 31:11.                 17 a Acts 14:15 (11–15).
      tg Suffering.                 tg Administrations to   		b tg Drought.
 11 a tg Happiness.                 the Sick;                20 a D&C 6:11.
		b tg Perseverance;                Anointing.                    tg Conversion.
      Steadfastness.           15 a D&C 104:80.             		b 1 Tim. 4:16.
		c Job 1:1.                  		b Matt. 15:28 (25–28).      		  c See jst 1 Pet. 4:8 (1 Pet.
		d tg Compassion.                  tg Faith.                     4:8 note a).
		e tg God, Mercy of;         		c Mark 2:5 (3–9).
                 The First Epistle General of

                                   Peter
              Chapter 1                             7 That the a trial of your faith, be­
                                                  ing much more precious than of
The trial of our faith precedes salva­            gold that perisheth, though it be
tion—Christ was foreordained to be                tried with fire, might be found unto
the Redeemer.                                     praise and honour and glory at the


P      eter, an apostle of Jesus                    appearing of Jesus Christ:
                                                  b

       Christ, to the a strangers scat­             8 Whom having not seen, ye love;
       tered throughout Pontus, Gala­             in whom, though now ye see him
tia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,              not, yet a believing, ye rejoice with
   2 a Elect according to the b fore­             joy unspeakable and full of glory:
knowledge of God the Father,                        9 Receiving the aend of your bfaith,
through csanctification of the Spirit,            even the c salvation of your souls.
unto d obedience and e sprinkling                   10 Of which a salvation the b proph­
of the f blood of Jesus Christ: Grace             ets have inquired and searched dili­
unto you, and peace, be multiplied.               gently, who prophesied of the grace
   3 Blessed be the God and Father                that should come unto you:
of our Lord Jesus Christ, which ac­                 11 Searching what, or what manner
cording to his abundant amercy hath               of time the Spirit of Christ which
b
  begotten us again unto a c lively               was in them did signify, when it
d
  hope by the resurrection of eJesus              a
                                                    testified beforehand the b suffer­
Christ from the dead,                             ings of Christ, and the c glory that
   4 To an ainheritance incorruptible,            should follow.
and undefiled, and that fadeth not                  12 Unto whom it was revealed, that
away, reserved in heaven for you,                 not unto themselves, but unto us
   5 Who are kept by the a power of               they did minister the things, which
God through b faith unto salvation                are now reported unto you by them
c
  ready to be revealed in the last                that have a preached the gospel unto
time.                                             you with the Holy Ghost sent down
   6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice,                  from heaven; which things the b an­
though now for a aseason, if need be,             gels desire to look into.
ye are in heaviness through mani­                   13 Wherefore gird up the loins of
fold b temptations:                               your mind, be a sober, and hope b to
1 1 a tg Stranger.             4 a Matt. 6:20;                      		b D&C 76:51 (51–70).
 2 a John 6:44 (44, 63–65).        1 Cor. 9:25 (24–25);             		c Heb. 10:36.
     tg Election.                  Col. 1:5.                         10 a tg Salvation.
		b tg Foreordination;         5 a Rom. 1:16.                       		b Matt. 13:17;
     God, Foreknowledge of.   		b Heb. 10:22 (22–24);                     Luke 24:27 (26–27);
		c tg Sanctification.             1 Pet. 1:21 (21–22).                   Heb. 11:13;
		d tg Obedience.             		c gr prepared.                            2 Pet. 3:2.
		e Isa. 52:15.                6 a tg Probation.                     11 a Jacob 4:4; 7:11 (11–12);
		f Ex. 24:8 (5–8);           		b gr trials, afflictions.                 Mosiah 13:33 (33–35);
     Heb. 12:24.                   tg Temptation.                         D&C 20:26.
 3 a tg God, Mercy of.         7 a tg Opposition;                   		b Heb. 12:2.
		b tg Holy Ghost,                 Test.                            		c D&C 58:3 (3–4).
     Baptism of;              		b gr revelation.                     12 a tg Holy Ghost,
     Man, New, Spiritually     8 a John 20:29.                            Mission of.
     Reborn.                   9 a gr goal, purpose,                		b tg Angels.
		c gr living.                     consummation.                     13 a tg Levity.
		d tg Hope.                       jst 1 Pet. 1:9 . . . object of   		b gr perfectly, completely.
		e 1 Cor. 15:20.                  your faith . . .
1545                                                                        1 Peter 1:14–2:6

the end for the c grace that is to be               23 Being a born again, not of cor-
brought unto you at the revelation                 ruptible seed, but of incorruptible,
of Jesus Christ;                                   by the word of God, which liveth
   14 As obedient children, not fash-              and b abideth for ever.
ioning yourselves according to the                  24 For all a flesh is as grass, and all
former a lusts in your b ignorance:                the glory of man as the flower of
   15 But as he which hath called you              grass. The grass withereth, and the
is holy, so be ye a holy in all manner             flower thereof falleth away:
of b conversation;                                  25 But the a word of the Lord en-
   16 Because it is written, Be ye holy;           dureth for ever. And this is the word
for I am a holy.                                   which by the gospel is preached
   17 And if ye call on the Father, who            unto you.
without respect of persons judgeth
according to every man’s a work,                                     Chapter 2
pass the time of your sojourning
here in b fear:                                    Converts are newborn babes in Christ—
                                                   He is the chief cornerstone—Saints hold
   18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye                 a royal priesthood and are a peculiar
were not a redeemed with corrupt-                  people—Saints are in subjection to the
ible things, as silver and gold, from
your b vain conversation received by               laws of man.
c
  tradition from your fathers;                     Wherefore laying aside all a mal-
   19 But with the precious a blood of             ice, and all b guile, and hypocrisies,
Christ, as of a b lamb without c blem-             and envies, and all evil c speakings,
ish and without spot:                                 2 As a newborn babes, desire the
   20 a Who verily was b foreordained              b
                                                     sincere c milk of the word, that ye
before the foundation of the world,                may grow thereby:
but was manifest in these last times                  3 If so be ye have a tasted that the
for you,                                           Lord is gracious.
   21 Who by him do believe in God,                   4 To whom coming, as unto a living
that raised him up from the dead,                  stone, disallowed indeed of men,
and gave him aglory; that your bfaith              but a chosen of God, and precious,
and c hope might be in God.                           5 Ye also, as a lively stones, are
   22 Seeing ye have a purified your               built up a b spiritual c house, an holy
b
  souls in obeying the truth through               priesthood, to offer up d spiritual
the Spirit unto unfeigned c love of                e
                                                     sacrifices, acceptable to God by
the brethren, see that ye d love one               Jesus Christ.
another with a pure heart fervently:                  6 Wherefore also it is contained in
 13 c tg Grace.                  		c Lev. 1:3; 3:6; 22:20;            25 a Ps. 119:89.
 14 a tg Lust.                         Deut. 15:21.                  2 1 a tg Malice.
		b Acts 17:30 (29–31).           20 a gr Having been                		b tg Guile.
 15 a 1 Thes. 2:12.                    foreknown before the          		c tg Backbiting; Slander.
		b 2 Pet. 3:11;                       foundation.                    2 a tg Man, New, Spiritually
      D&C 136:24 (23–24).        		b tg Foreordination; Jesus             Reborn.
 16 a 1 Jn. 3:3.                       Christ, Authority of;         		b gr pure, genuine.
 17 a tg Good Works.                   Jesus Christ, Foreor-         		c 1 Cor. 3:2 (2–3);
		b tg Reverence.                      dained; Salvation, Plan of.        Heb. 5:13 (13–14);
 18 a 1 Cor. 6:20.                21 a Acts 3:13 (13–15).                 Mosiah 3:19.
      tg Jesus Christ,           		b Gal. 5:5 (5–6);                  3 a gr experienced.
      Redeemer.                        1 Pet. 1:5 (3–8).                  Heb. 6:5 (4–6);
		b gr erroneous, fruitless      		c tg Hope.                             Alma 36:26 (24–26).
      conduct.                    22 a tg Purification; Purity.       4 a D&C 50:44.
		c tg Traditions of Men.        		b tg Soul.                         5 a gr living.
 19 a tg Jesus Christ,           		c Moro. 8:26 (25–26).             		b tg Spirituality.
      Atonement through.         		d tg Love.                        		c Heb. 3:6.
		b tg Jesus Christ, Lamb of      23 a tg Holy Ghost,                		d tg Priesthood, Magnify-
      God; Jesus Christ, Types         Baptism of.                        ing Callings within.
      of, in Anticipation;       		b tg Steadfastness.               		e tg Jesus Christ, Types of,
      Passover.                   24 a tg Mortality.                      in Memory; Sacrifice.
1 Peter 2:7–20                                                                          1546

the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a           they shall behold, glorify God in the
chief a corner b stone, elect, precious:         day of visitation.
and he that c believeth on him shall                13 a Submit yourselves to every
not be d confounded.                             b
                                                   ordinance of man for the Lord’s
  7 Unto you therefore which believe             sake: whether it be to the king, as
he is precious: but unto them which              c
                                                   supreme;
be a disobedient, the stone which                   14 Or unto governors, as unto them
the builders b disallowed, the same              that are sent by him for the pun-
is made the head of the corner,                  ishment of evildoers, and for the
  8 And a a stone of b stumbling, and            praise of them that do well.
a c rock of d offence, even to them                 15 For so is the will of God, that
which e stumble at the word, being               with well doing ye may put to a si-
disobedient: whereunto also they                 lence the b ignorance of foolish men:
were f appointed.                                   16 As free, and not using your a lib-
  9 But ye are a achosen generation, a           erty for a cloak of b maliciousness,
b
  royal c priesthood, an d holy e nation,        but as the c servants of God.
a f peculiar people; that ye should                 17 a Honour all men. Love the
shew forth the praises of him who                b
                                                   brotherhood. cFear God. Honour the
hath called you out of g darkness                d
                                                   king.
into his marvellous h light:                        18 a Servants, be subject to your
  10 Which in time past were not a               b
                                                   masters with all fear; not only to
people, but are now the people of                the good and gentle, but also to the
God: which had not obtained mercy,               c
                                                   froward.
but now have obtained mercy.                        19 For this is a thankworthy, if a
  11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you               man for conscience toward God en-
as a strangers and b pilgrims, c ab-             dure b grief, suffering wrongfully.
stain from fleshly dlusts, which ewar               20 For what glory is it, if, when ye
against the soul;                                be buffeted for your faults, ye shall
  12 Having your conversation ahon-              take it a patiently ? but if, when ye
est among the Gentiles: that, whereas            do well, and b suffer for it, ye take it
they speak against you as evildoers,             c
                                                   patiently, this is d acceptable with
they may by your good bworks, which              God.
 6 a tg Cornerstone.            		f gr purchased, pre-           15 a tg Silence.
		b Isa. 28:16.                       served; note that in      		b tg Ignorance.
		c 3 Ne. 11:39 (37–40).              Ex. 19:5 the Hebrew        16 a tg Liberty.
		d gr ashamed,                       word is segullah, mean-   		b tg Malice.
     disappointed.                    ing “special possession   		c tg Servant.
 7 a tg Disobedience.                 or property.”              17 a tg Respect.
		b Matt. 21:42 (42–46);              tg Israel, Mission of;    		b tg Brotherhood and
     Luke 9:22.                       Modesty;                        Sisterhood.
 8 a 1 Cor. 1:18 (18–24).             Peculiar People.          		c Prov. 24:21.
		b Isa. 28:16;                 		g tg Walking in               		d tg Citizenship;
     2 Ne. 18:14 (13–15).             Darkness.                       Kings, Earthly.
		c tg Rock.                    		h tg Light [noun].             18 a Col. 3:22;
		d tg Offense.                  11 a tg Stranger.                    1 Tim. 6:1 (1–2);
		e Matt. 21:44 (33–46).        		b gr resident aliens,               Titus 2:9 (9–10).
		f Rom. 9:22 (9–23);                 sojourners.               		b Eph. 6:5 (5–8).
     1 Thes. 5:9.               		c tg Abstain.                 		c gr crooked, wicked.
 9 a tg Election.               		d tg Lust.                     19 a gr pleasing, gracious.
		b tg Mission of Early         		e tg War.                     		b tg Tribulation.
     Saints;                     12 a tg Children of Light;      20 a D&C 122:7 (7–8).
     Mission of Latter-day            Honesty.                  		b tg Forbear;
     Saints.                    		b Matt. 5:16 (14–16);               Suffering.
		c tg Priesthood;                    Titus 2:8.                		c Alma 12:24.
     Priesthood, Melchizedek.    13 a tg Citizenship;                 tg Patience.
		d Ex. 19:6.                         Submissiveness.           		d gr pleasing, gracious.
     tg Israel, Blessings of.   		b tg Governments.
		e tg Nations.                 		c gr superior.
1547                                                                    1 Peter 2:21–3:10

   21 For even hereunto were ye                      the hair, and of wearing of gold, or
called: because Christ also a suffered               of putting on of apparel;
for us, leaving us an b example, that                   4 But let it be the hidden man of the
ye should follow his steps:                          heart, in that which is not corrupt-
   22 Who did no a sin, neither was                  ible, even the a ornament of a b meek
b
  guile found in his mouth:                          and quiet spirit, which is in the
   23 Who, when he was a reviled, re-                sight of God of great price.
viled not again; when he suffered, he                   5 For after this manner in the old
threatened not; but bcommitted him-                  time the holy a women also, who
self to him that judgeth righteously:                b
                                                       trusted in God, adorned themselves,
   24 Who his own self a bare our                    being c in subjection unto their own
b
  sins in his own body on the tree,                  husbands:
that we, being dead to sins, should                     6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham,
live unto righteousness: by whose                    calling him lord: whose a daughters
c
  stripes ye were healed.                            ye are, as long as ye do well, and are
   25 For ye were as a sheep going                   not afraid with any b amazement.
astray; but are now returned unto                       7 Likewise, ye a husbands, dwell
the b Shepherd and c Bishop of your                  with them according to b knowledge,
souls.                                               giving c honour unto the d wife, as
                                                     unto the weaker vessel, and as being
             Chapter 3                               e
                                                       heirs together of the grace of life;
Husbands and wives should honor                      that your f prayers be not hindered.
                                                        8 Finally, be ye all of a one mind,
each other—Saints should live by gos-                having b compassion one of an-
pel standards—Christ preached to the                 other, love as c brethren, be d pitiful,
spirits in prison.                                   be e courteous:
Likewise, ye a wives, be in subjection                  9 Not a rendering b evil for evil, or
to your own husbands; that, if any                   railing for railing: but contrariwise
b
  obey not the word, they also may                   blessing; knowing that ye are there-
without the word be won by the                       unto called, that ye should inherit
c
  conversation of the wives;                         a c blessing.
   2 While they behold your a chaste                    10 For he that will love life, and
b
  conversation coupled with fear.                    see good days, let him a refrain his
   3 Whose adorning let it not be                    b
                                                       tongue from evil, and his lips that
that outward a adorning of plaiting                  they speak no c guile:
 21 a tg Jesus Christ,              		c tg Bishop.                  		b D&C 121:42.
      Atonement through;            3 1 a tg Family, Love within;   		c tg Marriage, Continuing
      Redemption;                        Marriage, Wives.                 Courtship in.
      Self-Sacrifice.               		b tg Disobedience.            		d tg Marriage, Wives;
		b tg Example;                     		c jst 1 Pet. 3:1 . . .              Woman.
      Jesus Christ, Exemplar.            conduct . . .              		e tg Marriage, Celestial.
 22 a Isa. 53:9.                     2 a tg Chastity.               		f tg Prayer.
      tg Sin.                       		b jst 1 Pet. 3:2 . . .          8 a tg Unity.
		b tg Guile; Sincere.                   conduct . . .              		b tg Compassion;
 23 a Isa. 53:3 (3–6).               3 a tg Apparel;                      Kindness;
      tg Jesus Christ, Trials of;        Modesty.                         Welfare.
      Retribution;                   4 a tg Beauty.                 		c tg Brotherhood and
      Reviling.                     		b gr gentle, mild,                  Sisterhood.
		b tg Commitment.                       forgiving.                 		d gr tenderhearted,
 24 a tg Accountability;             5 a tg Woman.                        compassionate.
      Self-Sacrifice.               		b tg Trust in God.            		e tg Courtesy.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                		c gr obedient,                  9 a tg Retribution.
      Atonement through;                 submissive to.             		b tg Forbear.
      Jesus Christ, Redeemer.        6 a tg Seed of Abraham.        		c tg Blessing.
		c Isa. 53:5.                      		b gr dismay,                   10 a tg Self-Mastery.
 25 a tg Sheep.                          consternation.             		b tg Gossip;
		b tg Jesus Christ, Good            7 a tg Family;                       Slander.
      Shepherd; Shepherd.                Marriage, Husbands.        		c tg Guile.
1 Peter 3:11–4:2                                                                            1548

   11 Let him a eschew evil, and do               19 By which also he went and
good; let him seek b peace, and c en-           a
                                                  preached unto the b spirits in
sue it.                                         c
                                                  prison;
   12 For the aeyes of the Lord are over          20 a Which sometime were b dis-
the b righteous, and his ears are open          obedient, when once the c longsuf-
unto their c prayers: but the face of           fering of God waited in the days of
the Lord is against them that do devil.         d
                                                  Noah, while the ark was a prepar-
   13 And who is he that will harm              ing, wherein few, that is, eight souls
you, if ye be afollowers of that which          were e saved by f water.
is good?                                          21 The like figure whereunto even
   14 But and if ye a suffer for b righ-        a
                                                  baptism doth also now save us (not
teousness’ sake, c happy are ye: and            the putting away of the filth of the
be not afraid of their terror, neither          flesh, but the answer of a good con-
be troubled;                                    science toward God,) by the resur-
   15 But a sanctify the Lord God in            rection of Jesus Christ:
your hearts: and be ready always to               22 Who is gone into a heaven, and
give b an answer to every man that              is on the right hand of God; b angels
asketh you a reason of the c hope               and c authorities and powers being
that is in you with d meekness and              made subject unto him.
e
  fear:
   16 Having a good aconscience; that,                       Chapter 4
whereas they speak evil of you, as              Peter explains why the gospel is preached
of evildoers, they may be ashamed               to the dead—Saints should speak as
that falsely accuse your good b con-            the oracles of God—The righteous will
versation in Christ.
   17 For it is better, if the will of God      be tried and tested in all things.
be so, that ye a suffer for well doing,         Forasmuch then as Christ hath
than for evil doing.                            suffered for us in the flesh, arm
   18 For Christ also hath once a suf-          yourselves likewise with the same
fered for sins, the just for the b un-          a
                                                  mind: b for he that hath suffered
just, that he might bring us to God,            in the flesh hath ceased from c sin;
being put to c death in the flesh, but            2 That he no longer should live
quickened by the d Spirit:                      the rest of his time in the flesh to
 11 a gr turn away from,            conduct . . .                      ark was preparing . . .
      avoid.                   17 a tg Self-Sacrifice.           		b tg Disobedience.
		b tg Peacemakers;            18 a tg Jesus Christ,             		c tg Forbear.
      Peace of God.                 Atonement through;           		d Gen. 7:1.
		c gr pursue, follow               Jesus Christ, Redeemer;            tg Earth, Cleansing of.
      eagerly.                      Pain; Redemption.            		e Gen. 8:1;
 12 a Ps. 33:18.              		b tg Injustice.                        Heb. 11:7;
      tg Abundant Life;       		c tg Death;                            2 Pet. 2:5.
      Reward.                       Jesus Christ, Death of.      		f tg Flood.
		b tg Righteousness.         		d tg God, Spirit of.              21 a tg Baptism;
		c tg Prayer.                 19 a tg Genealogy and                   Baptism, Essential.
		d tg Evil.                        Temple Work;                  22 a John 7:34.
 13 a tg Commitment.                Preaching.                   		b tg Angels.
 14 a Luke 6:22;              		b tg Salvation for the           		c Col. 1:16; 2:10.
      James 1:12 (8–16).            Dead; Spirit Body;                 tg Authority.
      tg Suffering.                 Spirits, Disembodied;        4 1 a gr intent, idea, thought.
		b tg Righteousness.               Spirits in Prison.           		b jst 1 Pet. 4:2 For you
		c tg Happiness.             		c Luke 1:79 (77–79);                   who have suffered in the
 15 a gr reverence as holy.         D&C 138:8 (5–10, 18).              flesh should cease from
		b gr a defense.                   tg Hell.                           sin, that you no longer
		c tg Hope.                   20 a jst 1 Pet. 3:20 Some of            the rest of your time in the
		d tg Meek.                        whom were disobedient              flesh, should live to the
		e gr reverence, awe.              in the days of Noah, while         lusts of men, but to the
 16 a tg Conscience.                the long-suffering of              will of God.
		b jst 1 Pet. 3:16 . . .           God waited, while the        		c tg Sin.
1549                                                                         1 Peter 4:3–19

the a lusts of men, but to the will                 Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and
of God.                                             dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
  3 For the time past of our life may                 12 Beloved, think it not strange
suffice us to have wrought the will                 concerning the fiery a trial which is
of the Gentiles, when we walked                     to try you, as though some strange
in lasciviousness, lusts, a excess of               thing happened unto you:
wine, b revellings, banquetings, and                  13 But a rejoice, inasmuch as ye
c
  abominable d idolatries:                          are b partakers of Christ’s c suffer-
  4 Wherein they think it strange                   ings; that, when his glory shall be
that ye run not with them to the same               d
                                                      revealed, ye may be glad also with
excess of riot, speaking evil of you:               exceeding joy.
  5 Who shall give account to him                     14 If ye be a reproached for the
that is ready to a judge the b quick                name of Christ, b happy are ye; for
and the dead.                                       the spirit of glory and of God rest-
  6 a For for this cause was the b gos-             eth upon you: on their part he is
pel c preached also to them that are                evil spoken of, but on your part he
d
  dead, that they might be e judged                 is glorified.
according to men in the flesh, but                    15 But let none of you suffer as
live according to God in the spirit.                a murderer, or as a thief, or as an
  7 a But the end of all things is at               evildoer, or as a busybody in other
hand: be ye therefore sober, and                    men’s matters.
b
  watch unto prayer.                                  16 Yet if any man suffer as a a Chris-
  8 And above all things have fer-                  tian, let him not be ashamed; but
vent charity among yourselves: a for                let him glorify God on this behalf.
b
  charity shall cover the multitude                   17 For the time is come that a judg-
of sins.                                            ment must begin at the house of
  9 Use a hospitality one to another                God: and if it first begin at us, what
without b grudging.                                 shall the end be of them that b obey
  10 As every man hath received the                 not the gospel of God?
gift, even so a minister the same one                 18 And if the a righteous scarcely
to another, as good b stewards of the               be saved, where shall the b ungodly
manifold grace of God.                              and the sinner appear?
  11 If any man a speak, let him speak                19 Wherefore let them that suffer
as the b oracles of God; if any man                 according to the a will of God com-
minister, let him do it as of the abil-             mit the b keeping of their souls to
ity which God giveth: that God in                   him in well doing, as unto a faithful
all things may be glorified through                 Creator.
 2 a tg Lust.                     		d tg Hell;                        11 a 1 Thes. 2:4;
 3 a tg Temperance.                     Salvation, Plan of;                Titus 2:1.
		b tg Rioting and                      Salvation for the Dead;      		b tg Authority;
     Reveling.                          Spirits, Disembodied;              Teaching with the
		c tg Devil, Church of.                Spirits in Prison.                 Spirit.
		d tg Idolatry.                  		e D&C 88:99; 138:10, 34.          12 a tg Test.
 5 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.        7 a jst 1 Pet. 4:7 But to you,    13 a Acts 5:41.
		b or living.                          the end of all things is     		b tg Persecution.
 6 a jst 1 Pet. 4:6 Because             at hand . . .                		c tg Suffering.
     of this, is the gospel       		b tg Watch.                      		d D&C 66:2.
     preached to them               8 a jst 1 Pet. 4:8 . . . for      14 a tg Reproach.
     who are dead, that                 charity preventeth a         		b tg Happiness.
     they might be judged               multitude of sins.            16 a Acts 11:26 (19–26).
     according to men in          		b tg Charity.                     17 a tg Judgment.
     the flesh, but live in the     9 a tg Hospitality.              		b D&C 18:46.
     spirit according to the      		b tg Motivations.                      tg Disobedience.
     will of God.                  10 a tg Priesthood,                18 a tg Righteousness.
		b tg Gospel.                          Magnifying Callings          		b tg Godliness.
		c tg Genealogy and                    within.                       19 a tg God, Will of.
     Temple Work.                 		b tg Stewardship.                		b tg Refuge.
1 Peter 5:1–14                                                                              1550

             Chapter 5                            7 Casting all your care upon him;
                                                for he careth for you.
The elders are to feed the flock of               8 Be a sober, be b vigilant; because
God—Humility and godly graces lead
to perfection.                                  your adversary the c devil, as a roar-
                                                ing lion, walketh about, seeking
The a elders which are among you I              whom he may devour:
exhort, who am also an elder, and a               9 Whom resist a steadfast in the
witness of the sufferings of Christ,            faith, knowing that the same af-
and also a b partaker of the glory              flictions are b accomplished in your
that shall be revealed:                         brethren that are in the world.
   2 a Feed the b flock of God which              10 But the God of all a grace, who
is among you, taking the c oversight            hath called us unto his eternal
thereof, not by constraint, but d will-         glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye
ingly; not for e filthy f lucre, but of a       have suffered a while, make you
ready mind;                                     b
                                                  perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle
   3 Neither as being a lords over God’s        you.
heritage, but being b ensamples to                11 To him be glory and dominion
the flock.                                      for ever and ever. Amen.
   4 And when the chief a Shepherd                12 By a Silvanus, a faithful brother
shall appear, ye shall receive a                unto you, as I suppose, I have writ-
b
  crown of c glory that fadeth not              ten briefly, exhorting, and testify-
away.                                           ing that this is the true grace of God
   5 Likewise, ye younger, a submit             wherein ye stand.
yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of            13 The church that is at a Bab­
you be subject one to another, and              ylon, elected together with you,
be clothed with b humility: for God             saluteth you; and so doth Marcus
c
  resisteth the d proud, and giveth             my son.
grace to the e humble.                            14 Greet ye one another with a
   6 a Humble yourselves therefore              kiss of charity. Peace be with you
under the mighty hand of God, that              all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
he may exalt you in due time:
5 1 a tg Elder, Melchizedek     4 a tg Jesus Christ, Good       		b tg Watch.
     Priesthood;                    Shepherd;                   		c tg Devil.
     Leadership.                    Shepherd.                     9 a tg Perseverance;
		b D&C 66:2; 93:22.           		b Luke 12:44.                        Steadfastness.
 2 a gr Tend, Superintend.          tg Exaltation.              		b gr laid upon,
     John 21:16 (15–16).       		c D&C 66:12.                         endured by.
		b tg Church.                  5 a tg Respect;                  10 a tg Grace.
		c gr overseeing, guarding,        Submissiveness.             		b tg Worthiness.
     watching.                 		b tg Humility.                  12 a Acts 15:34 (32–34);
		d tg Initiative.             		c gr opposes, is adverse to.         2 Cor. 1:19;
		e tg Filthiness.             		d tg Pride.                          1 Thes. 1:1.
		f tg Priestcraft.            		e tg Poor in Spirit.            13 a tg Babylon.
 3 a D&C 121:41 (41–42).        6 a tg Contrite Heart.
		b tg Example.                 8 a tg Levity.
             The Second Epistle General of

                               Peter
             Chapter 1                    b
                                            kindness; and to brotherly kind­
                                          ness c charity.
Peter urges the Saints to make their
calling and election sure—Prophecy          8 For if these things be in you, and
                                          a
                                            abound, they make you that ye shall
comes by the power of the Holy Ghost.     neither be b barren nor c unfruitful


S    imon Peter, a a servant and
     an b apostle of Jesus Christ, to
     them that have obtained c like
precious faith with us through the
d
  righteousness e of God and our Sav­
                                          in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
                                          Christ.
                                            9 But he that lacketh these things
                                          is blind, and cannot see afar off, and
                                          hath forgotten that he was purged
iour Jesus Christ:                        from his old sins.
  2 Grace and peace be multiplied           10 Wherefore the rather, brethren,
unto you through the a knowledge          give diligence to make your calling
of God, and of Jesus our Lord,            and a election sure: for if ye do these
  3 According as his divine power         things, ye shall never b fall:
hath given unto us a all things that        11 For so an entrance shall be
pertain unto b life and c godliness,      ministered unto you abundantly
through the knowledge of him that         into the a everlasting b kingdom of
hath called us d to glory and e virtue:   our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  4 Whereby are given unto us ex­           12 Wherefore I will not be negli­
ceeding great and precious a prom­        gent to put you always in remem­
ises: that by these ye might be b par­    brance of these things, though ye
takers of the c divine d nature, having   know them, and be established in
e
  escaped the f corruption that is in     the present truth.
the world through g lust.                   13 Yea, I think it a meet, as long as
  5 And beside this, giving all a dili­   I am in this b tabernacle, to stir you
gence, add to your faith b virtue; and    up by putting you in remembrance;
to virtue c knowledge;                      14 Knowing that shortly I must put
  6 And to knowledge a temperance;        off this my tabernacle, even as our
and to temperance b patience; and         Lord Jesus Christ hath a shewed me.
to patience c godliness;                    15 Moreover I will endeavour that
  7 And to godliness a brotherly          ye may be able after my decease to
1 1 a tg Servant.           		f tg Man, Natural, Not         Kindness.
		b D&C 107:23.                  Spiritually Reborn.   		c tg Charity.
		c gr equally precious.    		g tg Lust.                 8 a tg Abundant Life.
		d tg God, the Standard     5 a tg Diligence.         		b gr idle, unprofitable,
      of Righteousness.     		b tg Chastity;                 injurious.
		e gr of our God and            Good Works;                 tg Barren.
      Savior.                    Virtue.               		c D&C 107:31 (30–31).
  2 a D&C 76:7 (5–10).      		c tg  Knowledge;          10 a tg Election.
  3 a D&C 76:55 (53–60).         Learn;                		b D&C 50:44.
		b D&C 45:8.                    Study.                 11 a tg Immortality.
		c tg Godliness.            6 a gr self-control.      		b tg  Kingdom of God,
		d gr through, by.              tg Temperance.              on Earth.
		e tg Virtue.              		b tg Patience.            13 a gr right, just,
  4 a tg Promise.           		c gr reverence, piety,         righteous.
		b D&C 93:28 (27–28).           godliness.            		b D&C 93:4, 35.
		c tg Earth, Purpose of.    7 a tg Brotherhood and     14 a John 21:19 (18–19).
		d 1 Sam. 10:6.                 Sisterhood.
		e 2 Pet. 2:18.            		b tg Benevolence;
2 Peter 1:16–2:8                                                                           1552

have these things always in remem-                But there were a false prophets also
brance.                                           among the people, even as there
  16 For we have not followed cun-                shall be b false c teachers among you,
ningly devised a fables, when we                  who privily shall bring in damna-
made known unto you the power                     ble heresies, even denying the Lord
and coming of our Lord Jesus                      that d bought them, and bring upon
Christ, but were beyewitnesses of his             themselves swift destruction.
majesty.                                             2 And many shall follow their per-
  17 For he received from God the                 nicious ways; by reason of whom the
Father honour and glory, when there               way of atruth shall be evil spoken of.
came such a voice to him from the                    3 And through covetousness shall
excellent glory, This is my a beloved             they with afeigned words make mer-
Son, in whom I am well pleased.                   chandise of you: whose b judgment
  18 And this a voice which came                  now of a long time lingereth not, and
from heaven we heard, when we                     their c damnation slumbereth not.
were with him in the holy b mount.                   4 For if God spared not the a angels
  19 aWe have also a more bsure word              that sinned, but cast them down to
of c prophecy; whereunto ye do well               b
                                                    hell, and delivered them into chains
that ye take heed, as unto a light                of darkness, to be reserved unto
that shineth in a dark place, until               c
                                                    judgment;
the day dawn, and the day d star                     5 And spared not the old world,
arise in your hearts:                             but saved a Noah the eighth person,
  20 Knowing this first, that a no                a preacher of b righteousness, bring-
b
  prophecy of the c scripture is of any           ing in the c flood upon the world of
private d interpretation.                         the ungodly;
  21 For the a prophecy came not in                  6 And turning the cities of a Sodom
old time by the will of man: but                  and Gomorrha into ashes con-
holy men of God b spake as they were              demned them with an overthrow,
c
  moved by the d Holy Ghost.                      making them an b ensample unto
                                                  those that after should live ungodly;
            Chapter 2                                7 And delivered just a Lot, b vexed
                                                  with the c filthy conversation of the
False teachers among the Saints are               wicked:
damned—Lustful Saints will perish in                 8 (For that righteous man dwelling
their own corruption.                             among them, in seeing and hearing,
 16 a 1 Tim. 1:4.                     scriptures is given of any   		c tg Damnation.
		b Matt. 17:2 (1–9);                 private will of man.          4 a tg Angels;
      John 1:14.                		b tg Prophecy.                        Death, Spiritual, First;
      tg Witness.               		c tg Scriptures, Study of.            Spirits, Evil or Unclean.
 17 a tg Witness of the         		d Gen. 40:8.                     		b 1 Tim. 3:6.
      Father.                    21 a tg Prophecy;                      tg Hell.
 18 a tg Revelation;                  Scriptures, Value of;        		c tg Judgment, the Last.
      Witness of the Father.          Scriptures, Writing of.       5 a Gen. 8:1;
		b Luke 9:28 (28–36).          		b tg Holy Ghost,                      Heb. 11:7;
 19 a jst 2 Pet. 1:19 We have         Mission of.                       1 Pet. 3:20 (20–21).
      therefore a more sure     		c tg Inspiration.                		b tg Righteousness.
      knowledge of the word     		d tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.       		c tg Earth, Cleansing of;
      of prophecy, to which     2 1 a tg Apostasy of the                Flood.
      word of prophecy ye             Early Christian Church;       6 a Gen. 19:24;
      do well that ye take            False Prophets.                   Jude 1:7 (4–7).
      heed . . .                		b tg False Doctrine;             		b gr token, example.
		b D&C 68:12; 88:3 (3–4);            False Priesthoods.            7 a Gen. 19:15 (12–22).
      132:19, 49.               		c tg Teacher.                    		b gr oppressed by the
		c D&C 131:5.                  		d 1 Cor. 6:20.                        outrageous behavior
		d Rev. 2:28; 22:16 (6–16).      2 a tg Truth.                         of the lawless.
 20 a jst 2 Pet. 1:20 . . .       3 a Rom. 16:18.                  		c tg Filthiness.
      no prophecy of the        		b Deut. 32:35.
1553                                                                      2 Peter 2:9–22
a
  vexed his righteous soul from day                 16 But was rebuked for his iniq-
to day with their unlawful deeds;)                uity: the dumb a ass speaking with
  9 The Lord knoweth how to a de-                 man’s voice forbad the madness of
liver the b godly out of c temptations,           the prophet.
and to d reserve the unjust unto the                17 These are a wells without water,
day of e judgment to be punished:                 clouds that are carried with a tem-
  10 But chiefly them that a walk                 pest; to whom the b mist of c darkness
after the flesh in the b lust of c un-            is reserved for ever.
cleanness, and despise dgovernment.                 18 For when they a speak great
e
  Presumptuous are they, selfwilled,              swelling words of b vanity, they c al-
they are not afraid to speak evil of              lure through the d lusts of the flesh,
dignities.                                        through much wantonness, those that
  11 Whereas angels, which are                    were clean e escaped from them who
greater in power and might, bring                 live in error.
not railing accusation against them                 19 While they promise them a lib-
before the Lord.                                  erty, they themselves are the b ser-
  12 But these, as a natural brute                vants of c corruption: for of whom
beasts, made to be taken and de-                  a man is overcome, of the same is
stroyed, speak evil of the things that            he brought in d bondage.
they understand not; and shall ut-                  20 For if after they have a escaped
terly bperish in their own corruption;            the bpollutions of the world through
  13 And shall receive the areward of             the knowledge of the Lord and Sav-
unrighteousness, as they that count               iour Jesus Christ, they are c again
it b pleasure to c riot in the day time.          d
                                                    entangled therein, and e overcome,
Spots they are and blemishes, sport-              the latter end is f worse with them
ing themselves with their own de-                 than the beginning.
ceivings while they feast with you;                 21 For it had been better for
  14 Having eyes full of adultery,                them not to have a known the way
and that cannot cease from sin;                   of b righteousness, than, after they
beguiling unstable souls: an heart                have known it, to c turn from the
they have exercised with covetous                 holy commandment delivered unto
practices; cursed children:                       them.
  15 Which have a forsaken the right                22 But it is happened unto them
b
  way, and are gone c astray, follow-             according to the true proverb, The
ing the way of d Balaam the son of                dog is turned to his own a vomit
Bosor, who loved the e wages of un-               again; and the sow that was bwashed
righteousness;                                    to her wallowing in the mire.
  8 a gr oppressed, afflicted.   		b Hag. 1:7.                          Jude 1:4.
  9 a tg Deliver.                		c Prov. 21:16;                 		c tg Sin.
		b tg Godliness.                      Isa. 53:6.                 		d tg Bondage, Spiritual.
		c tg Temptation.               		d Num. 22:5;                    20 a Heb. 6:4 (4–6);
		d D&C 38:5 (5–6).                    Deut. 23:4;                      1 Ne. 8:28 (24–28).
		e Alma 11:44 (41–44);                Rev. 2:14 (12–17).         		b tg Pollution.
      12:15 (14–18).             		e tg Selfishness;              		c Ps. 85:8;
 10 a tg Walking in Darkness.          Wages.                           D&C 42:26.
		b tg Lust;                      16 a Num. 22:30.                		d 2 Cor. 2:11;
      Sexual Immorality.          17 a Jude 1:12 (7–21).                D&C 20:5.
		c tg Uncleanness.              		b 1 Ne. 8:23 (23–24); 12:17.   		e D&C 76:35 (34–35).
		d gr constituted authority.    		c D&C 95:12;                   		f Alma 24:30.
      tg Governments.                  133:72 (71–74).             21 a tg God, Knowledge
		e tg Boast.                     18 a Ps. 73:8;                        about.
 12 a Mosiah 3:19.                     Jude 1:16.                 		b tg Righteousness.
		b Morm. 4:5.                   		b tg Vanity.                   		c Heb. 10:39.
 13 a tg Reward.                 		c gr entice, entrap.            22 a Prov. 26:11.
		b tg Pleasure.                 		d Jude 1:11 (7–21).                  tg Apostasy of Individ-
		c tg Rioting and Reveling.     		e 2 Pet. 1:4.                        uals; Apostasy of the
 15 a tg Apostasy of              19 a tg Liberty.                      Early Christian Church.
      Individuals.               		b gr slaves.                   		b tg Wash.
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              Chapter 3                            9 The Lord is not slack concern-
                                                ing his promise, as some men count
Some in the latter days will doubt the          slackness; but is a longsuffering to
Second Coming—The elements will melt
at the coming of the Lord.                      us-ward, not willing that any should
                                                b
                                                  perish, but that all should come to
This second epistle, beloved, I now             c
                                                  repentance.
a
  write unto you; in both which I stir             10 But the a day of the Lord will
up your pure minds by way of b re-              b
                                                  come as a thief in the night; in
membrance:                                      the which the heavens shall c pass
  2 That ye may be mindful of the               away with a great noise, and the
words which were spoken before                  d
                                                  elements shall melt with fervent
by the holy a prophets, and of the              heat, the e earth also and the works
commandment of us the apostles                  that are therein shall be burned up.
of the Lord and Saviour:                           11 Seeing then that all these things
  3 a Knowing this first, that there            shall be dissolved, what a manner
shall come in the b last days scoff-            of persons ought ye to be in all holy
ers, walking after their own c lusts,           b
                                                  conversation and godliness,
  4 And saying, aWhere is the bprom-               12 a Looking for and b hasting unto
ise of his c coming? for since the              the c coming of the d day of God,
fathers fell asleep, all things con-            wherein the heavens being on fire
tinue as they were from the begin-              shall be dissolved, and the elements
ning of the creation.                           shall melt with fervent heat?
  5 For this they willingly are a igno-            13 Nevertheless we, according to
rant of, that by the b word of God the          his promise, look for new a heavens
heavens were of old, and the c earth            and a bnew cearth, wherein dwelleth
standing out of the water and in                d
                                                  righteousness.
the water:                                         14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that
  6 Whereby the world that then                 ye look for such things, be a diligent
was, being a overflowed with b wa-              that ye may be found of him in
ter, perished:                                  peace, without bspot, and blameless.
  7 But the heavens and the earth,                 15 And a account that the b longsuf-
which are now, by the same word                 fering of our Lord is salvation; even
are kept in store, reserved unto a fire         as our beloved brother Paul also ac-
against the day of judgment and                 cording to the wisdom given unto
b
  perdition of ungodly men.                     him hath written unto you;
  8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of               16 As also in all his epistles, speak-
this one thing, that one day is with            ing in them of these things; in which
the Lord as a thousand a years, and             are some things hard to be under-
a thousand years as one day.                    stood, which they that are unlearned
3 1 a tg Scriptures,              7 a tg Earth, Cleansing of.   		b 1 Pet. 1:15.
     Writing of.                		b tg Death, Spiritual,         12 a D&C 35:15; 49:23.
		b Alma 5:6 (3–13).                  Second;                   		b tg Haste.
 2 a 1 Pet. 1:10.                     Sons of Perdition.        		c Heb. 9:28;
     tg Prophets,                 8 a Alma 40:8;                      Rev. 1:7;
     Mission of.                      Abr. 3:4 (4–9).                 D&C 39:23.
 3 a jst 2 Pet. 3:3–13                tg Time.                  		d D&C 45:30.
     (Appendix).                  9 a tg Forbear.                13 a tg Heaven.
		b tg Last Days.               		b Ezek. 18:23 (23–24).        		b tg Earth, Renewal of;
		c tg Lust; Selfishness.       		c tg Repent.                        Millennium.
 4 a D&C 45:26.                  10 a tg Day of the Lord.       		c Ether 13:9.
		b Matt. 16:3 (1–5).           		b tg Jesus Christ, Second     		d tg Righteousness.
		c Isa. 5:19 (18–19).                Coming.                    14 a D&C 88:63; 101:38.
 5 a tg Ignorance.              		c Ps. 102:26 (25–26);               tg Dedication;
		b tg Jesus Christ, Creator.         Isa. 51:6.                      Diligence.
		c tg Creation.                		d tg World, End of.           		b D&C 38:31.
 6 a tg Flood.                  		e tg Earth, Destiny of.        15 a gr count, regard.
		b Gen. 7:19.                   11 a 3 Ne. 27:27.              		b tg Forbear.
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and unstable a wrest, as they do also                 the error of the wicked, fall from
the other bscriptures, unto their own                 your own d steadfastness.
destruction.                                           18 But grow in a grace, and in the
 17 Ye therefore, beloved, a seeing                   knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
ye know these things before, beware                   Jesus Christ. To him be glory both
lest ye also, being b led c away with                 now and for ever. Amen.




                   The First Epistle General of

                                          John
             Chapter 1                                the c Father, and with his Son Jesus
The Saints gain fellowship with God by                Christ.
obedience—We must confess our sins                      4 And these things a write we unto
                                                      you, that your joy may be full.
to gain forgiveness.                                    5 This then is the message which

 T     hat which was from the                         we have heard of him, and declare
a
       b
         beginning, which we have                     unto you, that God is a light, and in
       heard, which we have seen                      him is no b darkness at all.
with our eyes, which we have looked                     6 If we say that we have fellowship
upon, and our hands have handled,                     with him, and a walk in b darkness,
of the c Word of life;                                we lie, and do not the truth:
  2 (For the life was manifested, and                   7 But if we a walk in the light, as he
we have seen it, and bear witness,                    is in the light, we have fellowship
and a shew unto you that b eternal                    one with another, and the b blood
life, which was with the Father, and                  of Jesus Christ his Son c cleanseth
was manifested unto us;)                              us from all sin.
  3 That which we have a seen and                       8 If we say that we have a no b sin,
heard declare we unto you, that ye                    we c deceive ourselves, and the truth
also may have fellowship with us:                     is not in us.
and truly our b fellowship is with                      9 If we a confess our sins, he is
 16 a gr twist, distort.                  is the testimony which we    		b tg Darkness, Spiritual;
      1 Ne. 13:29 (24–29);                give of that which was            Walking in Darkness.
      Alma 13:20;                         from the beginning . . .      6 a tg Walking in Darkness.
      D&C 10:63.                     		b John 1:2 (1–4, 14).           		b 2 Ne. 15:20.
		b tg Scriptures,                   		c tg Jesus Christ,               7 a tg Walking with God.
      Preservation of.                    Messenger of the             		b Acts 20:28;
 17 a jst 2 Pet. 3:17 . . . seeing        Covenant.                         Rev. 7:14;
      ye know before the              2 a gr declare, announce,             D&C 29:17.
      things which are coming,            bring tidings.                    tg Blood, Symbolism of.
      beware lest . . .              		b John 17:3;                    		c Rev. 12:11 (10–12);
		b 2 Ne. 28:14 (3–14).                   1 Jn. 5:20.                       D&C 50:28.
		c tg Apostasy of the                3 a tg Witness.                       tg Jesus Christ,
      Early Christian Church.        		b tg Fellowshipping.                 Atonement through.
		d tg Steadfastness.                		c Moses 6:68.                    8 a Prov. 30:20.
 18 a tg Grace.                       4 a tg Scriptures, Writing of.   		b tg Sin.
                                      5 a John 8:12.                   		c tg Lying.
[1 John]                                  tg God, Perfection of;        9 a tg Confession;
1 1 a jst 1 Jn. 1:1 Brethren, this        Light [noun].                     Repent.
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faithful and b just to c forgive us our             mandment unto you, but an old
sins, and to d cleanse us from all un-              commandment which ye had from
righteousness.                                      the beginning. The old command-
 10 If we say that we have a not                    ment is the word which ye have
sinned, we make him a liar, and his                 heard from the beginning.
word is not in us.                                     8 Again, a new commandment
                                                    I write unto you, a which thing is
              Chapter 2                             true in him and in you: because
                                                    the b darkness is c past, and the true
Christ is our Advocate with the Father—
We know God by obedience—Love not
                                                    d
                                                      light now shineth.
the world—Anti-Christs will come in                    9 He that saith he is in the light,
the last days.                                      and hateth his brother, is in dark-
                                                    ness even until now.
My little children, these things write                 10 He that a loveth his b brother
I unto you, that ye sin not. aAnd if                abideth in the light, and there is
any man sin, we have an b advocate                  none occasion of stumbling in him.
with the Father, Jesus Christ the                      11 But he that hateth his brother is
righteous:                                          in darkness, and a walketh in dark-
   2 And he is the a propitiation for               ness, and knoweth not whither he
our sins: and not for ours only, but                goeth, because that darkness hath
also for the sins of the whole b world.             blinded his eyes.
   3 And hereby we do know that                        12 I a write unto you, little b chil-
we know him, if we a keep his com-                  dren, because your sins are forgiven
mandments.                                          you c for his d name’s sake.
   4 He that saith, I know him, and                    13 I write unto you, fathers, be-
keepeth not his a commandments, is                  cause ye have known him that is
a b liar, and the truth is not in him.              from the beginning. I write unto
   5 But whoso a keepeth his word, in               you, young men, because ye have
him verily is the love of God per-                  overcome the wicked one. I write
fected: hereby know we that we are                  unto you, little children, because
b
  in him.                                           ye have known the Father.
   6 He that saith he a abideth in him                 14 I have written unto you, fathers,
ought himself also so to b walk, even               because ye have known him that is
as he walked.                                       from the beginning. I have written
   7 a Brethren, I write no new com-                unto you, young men, because ye
  9 b tg God, Justice of;          		b Alma 11:41 (40–41);                him, and in you . . .
      Justice.                          D&C 21:9; 76:41 (41–43).    		b tg Darkness, Spiritual.
		c tg Forgive.                     3 a 1 Jn. 3:22 (22–24);         		c gr passing away.
		d tg Purification;                    5:3 (2–3).                  		d 2 Ne. 3:5;
      Purity.                       4 a 1 Jn. 3:6.                        D&C 50:24.
 10 a Prov. 28:13.                 		b tg Lying.                     10 a D&C 95:12.
2 1 a jst 1 Jn. 2:1 . . . But if    5 a tg Obedience.                     tg Family, Love within;
      any man sin and repent,      		b 2 Cor. 5:17.                       Love.
      we have an advocate . . .     6 a John 15:4.                  		b tg Brotherhood and
		b gr intercessor, helper,        		b Matt. 11:29;                       Sisterhood.
      comforter.                        2 Ne. 31:12 (12–13);         11 a tg Walking in Darkness.
      tg Jesus Christ,                  Moro. 7:4 (3–4);             12 a tg Scriptures,
      Authority of;                     D&C 19:23.                        Writing of.
      Jesus Christ, Relation-       7 a jst 1 Jn. 2:7 Brethren, I   		b Mosiah 5:7;
      ships with the Father;            write a new command-              Moses 6:52.
      Salvation, Plan of.               ment unto you, but it is    		c gr because of, through
  2 a tg Jesus Christ,                  the same commandment              His name.
      Atonement through;                which ye had from the       		d 1 Sam. 12:22;
      Jesus Christ, Redeemer;           beginning . . .                   Ps. 23:3;
      Jesus Christ, Savior;         8 a jst 1 Jn. 2:8 . . . which         Acts 4:12;
      Redemption;                       thing was of old ordained         1 Ne. 20:9.
      Remission of Sins.                of God; and is true in
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are strong, and the word of God               which ye have heard from the be-
abideth in you, and ye have over-             ginning. If that which ye have heard
come the wicked one.                          from the a beginning shall remain
   15 Love not the a world, neither the       in you, ye also shall continue in the
things that are in the b world. If any        Son, and in the Father.
man love the world, the c love of the           25 And this is the a promise that he
Father is not in him.                         hath promised us, even b eternal life.
   16 For all that is in the world, the         26 These things have I written unto
a
  lust of the flesh, and the lust of the      you concerning them that a seduce
eyes, and the b pride of life, is not         you.
of the Father, but is of the c world.           27 But the anointing which ye have
   17 And the a world b passeth away,         received of him abideth in you, and
and the lust thereof: but he that             ye need not that any man ateach you:
doeth the c will of God d abideth             but as the same banointing cteacheth
for ever.                                     you of all things, and is truth, and
   18 Little children, it is the last time:   is no lie, and even as it hath taught
and as ye have heard that aantichrist         you, ye shall abide in him.
shall come, even now are there many             28 And now, little children, abide
b
  antichrists; whereby we know that           in him; that, when he shall ap-
it is the last time.                          pear, we may have confidence, and
   19 They went out from us, but              not be ashamed before him at his
they were not of us; for if they had          coming.
been of us, they would no doubt have            29 If ye know that he is righteous,
continued with us: but they went              ye know that every one that doeth
out, that they might be made mani­            a
                                                righteousness is b born of him.
fest that they were not all of us.
   20 But ye have an aunction from the                         Chapter 3
b
  Holy One, and ye know all things.
   21 I have not written unto you             The sons of God will become like
because ye know not the truth,                Christ—Love for others is required to
but because ye know it, and that no           gain eternal life—Obedience ensures
lie is of the truth.                          us an answer to our prayers.
   22 Who is a a liar but he that de-         Behold, what manner of a love the
nieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is         Father hath bestowed upon us, that
b
  antichrist, that denieth the Father         we should be called the b sons of
and the Son.                                  God: therefore the c world knoweth
   23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the          us not, because it knew him not.
same hath not the Father: [but] he             2 Beloved, now are we the a sons
that a acknowledgeth the Son hath the         of God, and it doth not yet appear
Father also.                                  what we shall be: but we know that,
   24 Let that therefore abide in you,        when he shall b appear, we shall be
 15 a tg World.                     False Prophets.            		b tg Anointing.
		b tg Worldliness.           		b tg Apostasy of the           		c John 6:45;
		c D&C 95:12.                      Early Christian Church.          1 Thes. 4:9.
 16 a tg Chastity;             20 a gr anointing.               29 a tg Righteousness.
      Lust;                   		b tg Holiness.                 		b tg Man, New,
      Sensuality.              22 a Alma 5:39 (38–40).               Spiritually Reborn.
		b gr haughtiness,           		b tg Antichrist.               3 1 a tg God, Love of.
      ostentation.             23 a John 14:7.                 		b gr children, people.
      tg Pride.                24 a 2 Jn. 1:6.                       Isa. 56:5.
		c Mark 7:21 (21–22).         25 a D&C 88:4.                  		c tg World.
 17 a 1 Cor. 7:31 (29–31).          tg Promise.                  2 a gr children, people.
		b tg World, End of.         		b John 17:3 (2–3);                   tg Sons and Daughters
		c tg God, Will of.                2 Ne. 31:20.                     of God.
		d Ps. 125:1;                 26 a gr deceive, lead astray,   		b Col. 3:4.
      3 Ne. 14:21.                  cause to wander.                 tg God, Body of,
 18 a tg Antichrist;           27 a D&C 43:15.                       Corporeal Nature.
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c
 like him; for we shall d see him as                 11 For this is the a message that ye
he is.                                             heard from the beginning, that we
  3 And every man that hath this                   should love one another.
a
  hope in him b purifieth himself,                   12 Not as a Cain, who was of that
even as he is c pure.                              wicked one, and slew his brother.
  4 Whosoever committeth sin atrans-               And wherefore slew he him? Be-
gresseth also the law: for b sin is the            cause his own works were evil, and
transgression of the law.                          his brother’s righteous.
  5 And ye know that he was mani­                    13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the
fested to take away our a sins; and                world hate you.
in him is no sin.                                    14 We know that we have passed
  6 Whosoever abideth in him a sin-                from death unto a life, because we
neth not: b whosoever sinneth hath                 love the b brethren. He that c loveth
not seen him, neither c known him.                 not his brother abideth in d death.
  7 Little children, let no man de-                  15 Whosoever a hateth his brother
ceive you: he that doeth righteous-                is a murderer: and ye know that no
ness is righteous, even as he is righ-             b
                                                     murderer hath eternal life abiding
teous.                                             in him.
  8 He that a committeth b sin is of                 16 Hereby perceive we the a love of
the devil; for the devil c sinneth                 b
                                                     God, because he laid down his life
from the beginning. For this pur-                  for us: and we ought to lay down
pose the Son of God was manifested,                our lives for the brethren.
that he might destroy the works of                   17 But whoso hath this world’s
the d devil.                                       good, and seeth his a brother have
  9 Whosoever is a born of God b doth              b
                                                     need, and c shutteth up his bowels
not commit sin; for his seed re-                   of d compassion from him, how dwell-
maineth in him: and he cannot sin,                 eth the love of God in him?
because he is born of God.                           18 My little children, let us not love
  10 In this the children of God are               in word, a neither in tongue; but in
a
  manifest, and the b children of the              b
                                                     deed and in truth.
devil: whosoever doeth not c righ-                   19 And hereby we know that we
teousness is not of God, neither he                are of the truth, and shall assure
that loveth not his brother.                       our hearts before him.
 2 c Alma 5:19 (14, 19);         		c 1 Jn. 2:4.                           1 Tim. 6:2;
     Moro. 7:48 (47–48).           8 a jst 1 Jn. 3:8 . . .                D&C 45:5; 108:7.
     tg Eternal Life; Man,             continueth in sin . . .            tg Brotherhood and
     Potential to Become         		b tg Sin.                              Sisterhood.
     like Heavenly Father;       		c Gen. 3:1.                      		c tg Love.
     Resurrection.               		d tg Devil.                      		d tg Death, Spiritual,
		d Job 19:26 (25–27).             9 a tg Man, New,                       First.
     tg God, Privilege of              Spiritually Reborn.           15 a Ps. 109:5 (3–5).
     Seeing.                     		b jst 1 Jn. 3:9 . . . doth not         tg Hate.
 3 a tg Hope; Motivations.             continue in sin; for the     		b tg Life, Sanctity of;
		b tg Chastity; Purification;         Spirit of God remaineth            Murder.
     Purity.                           in him; and he cannot         16 a John 10:15 (14–15);
		c 2 Cor. 5:21;                       continue in sin, because           15:13;
     1 Pet. 1:16 (15–19);              he is born of God,                 1 Ne. 11:22 (22, 25).
     2 Ne. 31:5 (5–7).                 having received that holy    		b jst 1 Jn. 3:16 . . . Christ . . .
 4 a tg Transgress.                    Spirit of promise.            17 a 1 Jn. 4:20 (20–21).
		b tg Sin.                       10 a gr conspicuous,              		b Luke 3:11.
 5 a tg Forgive;                       apparent.                    		c gr is hardhearted,
     Jesus Christ, Atonement     		b John 8:44;                           void of compassion.
     through;                          Acts 13:10.                        tg Hardheartedness.
     Jesus Christ, Redeemer.     		c Matt. 7:20.                    		d Mosiah 4:22 (22–25).
 6 a tg Sin.                      11 a gr precept, doctrine.              tg Compassion.
		b jst 1 Jn. 3:6 . . .           12 a Jude 1:11 (7–13).             18 a jst 1 Jn. 3:18 . . . neither
     whosoever continueth in      14 a John 5:24.                         in tongue only . . .
     sin hath not seen . . .     		b 1 Cor. 8:12;                   		b tg Good Works.
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  20 For if our heart condemn us,               flesh is a not of God: and this is that
God is greater than our heart, and              spirit of b antichrist, whereof ye have
a
  knoweth all things.                           heard that it should come; and even
  21 Beloved, if our heart condemn              now already is it in the world.
us not, then have we a confidence                 4 Ye are of God, little children,
toward God.                                     and have overcome them: because
  22 And whatsoever we a ask, we                greater is he that is in you, than he
receive of him, because we b keep               that is in the world.
his c commandments, and do those                  5 They are of the a world: therefore
things that are pleasing in his sight.          speak they of the world, and the
  23 And this is his a command-                 world heareth them.
ment, That we should b believe on                 6 We are of God: he that knoweth
the c name of his Son Jesus Christ,             God a heareth us; he that is not of
and d love one another, as he gave              God heareth not us. Hereby b know
us commandment.                                 we the c spirit of truth, and the spirit
  24 And he that keepeth his com-               of d error.
mandments a dwelleth in him, and                  7 Beloved, let us a love one another:
he in him. And hereby we know                   for b love is of God; and every one
that he b abideth in us, by the c Spirit        that loveth is c born of God, and
which he hath given us.                         knoweth God.
                                                  8 He that loveth not a knoweth not
              Chapter 4                         God; for God is love.
Try the spirits—God is love and dwells            9 In this was manifested the love
in those who love Him.                          of God toward us, because that God
                                                sent his only begotten Son into the
Beloved, believe not every a spirit,            world, that we might a live through
but b try the c spirits whether they            him.
are of God: because many d false                  10 Herein is love, not that we loved
prophets are gone out into the world.           God, but that he a loved us, and b sent
   2 Hereby a know ye the b Spirit of           his Son to be the c propitiation for
God: Every spirit that confesseth               our sins.
that Jesus Christ is come in the                  11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we
c
  flesh is of God:                              ought also to love one another.
   3 And every spirit that confesseth             12 a No man hath b seen God at any
not that Jesus Christ is come in the            time. If we love one another, c God
 20 a tg God, Intelligence of.        discern.                        Mission of.
 21 a Alma 5:27.                      1 Thes. 5:21;             		d gr deception,
 22 a tg Prayer.                      D&C 11:12 (12–14);              wandering, sin.
		b 1 Jn. 2:3.                        50:31 (1–3, 31–35);         7 a tg Love.
		c tg Good Works.                    129:9 (1–9).              		b tg God, Love of.
 23 a tg Commandments            		c tg Spirits, Evil or        		c tg Man, New,
      of God.                         Unclean.                        Spiritually Reborn.
		b tg Faith.                    		d tg Apostasy of the           8 a John 17:3.
		c 2 Ne. 25:20;                      Early Christian Church;     9 a John 3:16.
      Mosiah 3:17;                    False Prophets.            10 a 2 Thes. 2:16.
      D&C 11:30; 20:29.           2 a tg Discernment,           		b tg Jesus Christ,
      tg Jesus Christ, Taking         Spiritual.                      Authority of.
      the Name of.               		b tg God, Spirit of.         		c tg Jesus Christ,
		d tg Family, Love within.      		c tg Flesh and Blood.              Atonement through;
 24 a John 6:56;                  3 a D&C 50:32.                      Jesus Christ, Redeemer.
      Rom. 8:9;                  		b tg Antichrist.              12 a jst 1 Jn. 4:12 No man
      1 Cor. 2:16;                5 a tg Worldliness.                 hath seen God at any
      2 Cor. 13:5;                6 a John 8:47; 13:20;               time, except them who
      1 Jn. 4:13 (7–21).              D&C 1:38 (14, 37–38);           believe . . .
		b John 14:23.                       29:7; 84:36 (35–39).      		b D&C 93:1; 110:2 (1–3);
		c 1 Cor. 2:10; 1 Thes. 4:8.    		b tg Discernment,                  Abr. 3:11 (11–12);
4 1 a Moro. 7:12 (12–17).             Spiritual.                      JS—H 1:17 (16–17).
		b gr test, prove by trial,     		c tg Holy Ghost,             		c 2 Cor. 13:5.
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d
  dwelleth in us, and his love is per-         in Christ—Water, blood, and the Spirit
fected in us.                                  testify of Christ—Belief in Christ is
  13 Hereby know we that we a dwell            required in order to gain eternal life.
in him, and he in us, because he               Whosoever believeth that Jesus is
hath given us of his Spirit.                   the Christ is born of God: and every
  14 And we have seen and do a tes-            one that loveth him that begat loveth
tify that the Father b sent the Son to
be the c Saviour of the d world.               him also that is begotten of him.
                                                 2 By this we know that we a love
  15 Whosoever shall a confess that            the b children of God, when we love
Jesus is the Son of God, God dwell-
eth in him, and he in God.                     God, and keep his commandments.
  16 And we have known and be-                   3 For this is the a love of God, that
lieved the love that God hath to us.           we b keep his commandments: and
God is love; and he that a dwelleth            his commandments are not cgrievous.
in love dwelleth in God, and God                 4 For whatsoever is a born of God
in him.
                                               b
                                                 overcometh the world: and this is
  17 Herein is our love made perfect,          the c victory that overcometh the
that we may have boldness in the               world, even our faith.
day of judgment: because as he a is,             5 Who is he that a overcometh the
so are we in this world.                       world, but he that believeth that
  18 There is no a fear in b love; but         Jesus is the Son of God?
perfect c love casteth out fear: be-             6 This is he that a came by water
cause fear hath d torment. He that             and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by
feareth is not made perfect in love.           water only, but by water and blood.
                                               And it is the b Spirit that beareth
  19 We a love him, because he first           c
                                                 witness, because the Spirit is truth.
loved us.                                        7 For there are three that bear
  20 If a man say, I love God, and             record in heaven, the a Father, the
a
  hateth his b brother, he is a c liar: for
he that loveth not his dbrother whom           Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
he hath seen, how can he love God              three are b one.
                                                 8 And there are three that bear
whom he hath not e seen?                       witness in earth, the a Spirit, and
  21 And this commandment have                 the water, and the b blood: and these
we from him, That he who a loveth              three agree in one.
God love his brother also.
                                                 9 If we receive the awitness of men,
                                               the b witness of God is greater: for
            Chapter 5                          this is the c witness of God which he
Saints are born of God through belief          hath testified of his Son.
 12 d 1 Cor. 2:16.              19 a tg Love.                       Matt. 11:30.
 13 a 1 Jn. 3:24.               20 a tg Family, Love within;    4 a Rom. 12:2 (1–2).
 14 a tg Witness.                    Hate.                     		b Rev. 3:21;
		b tg Jesus Christ,           		b tg Brotherhood and               D&C 64:2.
      Authority of.                  Sisterhood.               		c 1 Cor. 15:57.
		c tg Jesus Christ, Savior.   		c tg Lying.                    5 a Rev. 2:7 (1–7).
		d D&C 66:1.                  		d 1 Jn. 3:17 (10–18).          6 a tg Jesus Christ,
 15 a tg Testimony.            		e tg God, Privilege of             Condescension of.
 16 a D&C 42:45.                     Seeing.                   		b D&C 1:39.
 17 a tg Jesus Christ,          21 a tg Fellowshipping;        		c tg Holy Ghost,
      Exemplar.                      Love.                          Mission of.
 18 a Philip. 1:14 (12–17);    5 2 a tg Family, Love within.    7 a tg Godhead.
      D&C 50:41 (41, 42).      		b tg Sons and Daughters       		b tg Unity.
      tg Courage;                    of God.                    8 a Moses 6:59 (59–60).
      Fearful.                   3 a tg God, the Standard of   		b tg Blood, Symbolism of.
		b tg Family, Love within.          Righteousness.             9 a D&C 6:23 (22–24).
		c tg Love.                   		b 1 Jn. 2:3.                  		b tg Witness.
		d gr correction,             		c gr burdensome,              		c tg Witness of the Father.
      punishment.                    oppressive.
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  10 He that a believeth on the Son of          16 If any man see his brother sin a
God hath the bwitness in himself: he          sin which is not unto death, he shall
that believeth not God hath made              ask, and he shall give him life for
him a liar; because he believeth not          them that sin not unto death. There
the c record that God gave of his Son.        is a sin unto death: I do not say that
  11 And this is the record, that God         he shall pray for it.
hath given to us a eternal life, and            17 All unrighteousness is a sin: and
this b life is in his Son.                    there is a b sin not unto death.
  12 He that hath the Son hath life;            18 We know that whosoever is
and he that hath not the Son of God           a
                                                born of God b sinneth not; but he
hath not life.                                that is begotten of God ckeepeth him­
  13 These things have I a written            self, and that d wicked one toucheth
unto you that believe on the name             him not.
of the Son of God; that ye may know             19 And we know that we are of
that ye have eternal b life, and that         a
                                                God, and the whole b world lieth
ye may believe on the name of the             in c wickedness.
Son of God.                                     20 And we know that the Son of
  14 And this is the confidence that          God is come, and hath given us an
we have in him, that, if we ask any           understanding, that we may know
thing according to his a will, he             him that is true, and we are in him
b
  heareth us:                                 that is true, even in his Son Jesus
  15 And if we know that he hear              Christ. This is the true God, and
us, whatsoever we a ask, we know              a
                                                eternal life.
that we have the petitions that we              21 Little children, keep yourselves
b
  desired of him.                             from idols. Amen.




                      The Second Epistle of

                                  John
John rejoices because the children of the      2 For the truth’s sake, which dwell­
elect lady are true and faithful.             eth in us, and shall be with us for
                                              ever.


T     he elder unto the elect lady
      and her children, whom I love
      in the truth; and not I only,
but also all they that have known
the truth;
                                               3 Grace be with you, mercy, and
                                              peace, from God the Father, and
                                              from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
                                              of the Father, in truth and love.
                                               4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of
 10 a tg Faith.              		b Ps. 4:1 (1, 3).                    of God and keepeth
		b tg Testimony.             15 a tg Prayer.                       himself, that wicked
		c gr testimony, witness.   		b Ps. 145:19.                        one overcometh him not.
 11 a tg Eternal Life.        17 a tg Sin.                    		c gr guards, shields.
		b John 1:4;                		b D&C 64:7.                    		d James 1:27 (22–27).
      2 Tim. 1:10.            18 a tg Man, New,                19 a tg Called of God.
 13 a John 20:31.                  Spiritually Reborn.        		b D&C 84:49 (49–53).
      tg Record Keeping.     		b jst 1 Jn. 5:18 . . .         		c tg Wickedness.
		b 2 Ne. 31:20.                   continueth not in sin;      20 a 1 Jn. 1:2.
 14 a tg God, Will of.             but he that is begotten
2 John 1:5–3 John 1:9                                                           1562

thy children walking in truth, as               a
                                                  wrought, but that we receive a
we have received a commandment                  full reward.
from the Father.                                  9 Whosoever transgresseth, and
  5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not           abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
as though I wrote a new command­                hath not God. He that abideth in the
ment unto thee, but that which we               doctrine of Christ, he hath both the
had from the beginning, that we                 Father and the Son.
love one another.                                 10 If there come any unto you, and
  6 And this is a love, that we b walk          bring not this doctrine, receive him
after his commandments. This is                 not into your a house, neither bid
the commandment, That, as ye                    him God speed:
have heard from the c beginning, ye               11 For he that biddeth him God
should walk in it.                              speed is a partaker of his evil deeds.
  7 For many a deceivers are en­                  12 Having many things to write
tered into the world, who confess               unto you, I would not a write with
not that Jesus Christ is come in                paper and ink: but I trust to come
the flesh. This is a deceiver and an            unto you, and speak face to face,
b
  antichrist.                                   that our joy may be full.
  8 Look to yourselves, that we lose              13 The children of thy elect sister
not those things which we have                  greet thee. Amen.




                         The Third Epistle of

                                    John
John commends Gaius for his help to              5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully
those who love the truth.                       whatsoever thou doest to the abreth­
                                                ren, and to b strangers;

T     he elder unto the wellbe­
      loved Gaius, whom I love in
      the truth.
 2 Beloved, I wish above all things
that thou mayest prosper and be in
                                                 6 Which have borne witness of thy
                                                charity before the church: whom if
                                                thou bring forward on their jour­
                                                ney after a godly sort, thou shalt
                                                do well:
health, even as thy soul prospereth.             7 Because that for his name’s sake
 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the             they went forth, taking nothing of
brethren came and testified of the              the Gentiles.
truth that is in thee, even as thou              8 We therefore ought to receive
walkest in the truth.                           such, that we might be fellowhelp­
 4 I have no greater a joy than to              ers to the truth.
hear that my b children c walk in                9 I wrote unto the church: but
truth.                                          Diotrephes, who loveth to have the
1 6 a tg Family, Love within.        acquired.              [3 John]
		b tg Walking with God.        10 a 1 Cor. 5:11.           1 4 a tg Joy.
		c 1 Jn. 2:24.                 11 a 1 Tim. 5:22.           		b 1 Jn. 5:21.
  7 a tg Deceit.                12 a tg Scriptures,         		c tg Walking with God.
		b tg Antichrist.                   Writing of.             5 a D&C 84:88 (88–92).
  8 a gr performed,                                         		b tg Stranger.
1563                                                                3 JOHN 1:10–JUDE 1:6
a
  preeminence among them, b receiv-                 he that doeth evil hath not seen
eth us not.                                         God.
  10 Wherefore, if I come, I will re-                 12 Demetrius hath good report of
member his deeds which he doeth,                    all men, and of the truth itself: yea,
a
  prating against us with malicious                 and we also bear record; and ye know
words: and not content therewith,                   that our a record is true.
neither doth he himself receive the                   13 I had many things to write, but
brethren, and forbiddeth them that                  I will not with ink and pen a write
would, and casteth them out of the                  unto thee:
church.                                               14 But I trust I shall shortly see
  11 Beloved, follow not that which                 thee, and we shall speak face to face.
is evil, but that which is good. He                 Peace be to thee. Our friends salute
that doeth a good is of God: but                    thee. Greet the friends by name.




                           THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF

                                          JUDE
Contend for the faith—Some angels kept              ye should c earnestly d contend for
not their first estate—Michael disputed             the faith which was once delivered
about the body of Moses—Enoch prophe-               unto the saints.
sied of the Second Coming—Mockers                     4 For there are certain a men crept
will come in the last days.                         in unawares, who were before of
                                                    old ordained to this condemnation,

    JUDE, the bservant of Jesus Christ,               ungodly men, turning the grace of
a                                                   b

     and brother of James, to them                  our God into c lasciviousness, and
     that are sanctified by God the                 d
                                                      denying the only Lord God, and
     Father, and preserved in Jesus                 our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ, and called:                                   5 I will therefore put you in re-
  2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and                  membrance, though ye once knew
love, be multiplied.                                this, how that the Lord, having
  3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence              a
                                                      saved the people out of the land of
to a write unto you of the common                   Egypt, afterward b destroyed them
b
  salvation, it was needful for me to               that c believed not.
write unto you, and exhort you that                   6 And the a angels which kept not
     9 a TG Unrighteous                   brother of James; to           JS—H 1:19.
         Dominion.                        them who are sanctified      b TG Godliness.
       b TG Apostasy of the               of the Father; and pre-      c GR licentiousness.
         Early Christian Church.          served in Jesus Christ;      d TG Apostasy of the
    10 a Num. 16:3.                     b TG Servant.                    Early Christian Church.
    11 a Moro. 7:12.                  3 a TG Scriptures, Lost.       5 a 1 Cor. 10:5 (5, 9).
    12 a GR witness, testimony.         b 2 Ne. 2:4; 26:33;            b Deut. 1:35.
    13 a TG Scriptures, Writing of.       A of F 1:3.                  c TG Unbelief.
                                        c TG Zeal.                   6 a TG Angels;
[ JUDE ]                                d Philip. 1:27;                  Death, Spiritual, First;
1 1 a JST Jude 1:1 Jude, the              D&C 112:5.                     Devil;
         servant of God, called       4 a 2 Pet. 2:19;                   Sons of Perdition;
         of Jesus Christ, and             D&C 29:45;                     Spirits, Evil or Unclean.
Jude 1:7–23                                                                       1564

their b first c estate, but left their       ing a stars, to whom is reserved the
own habitation, he hath reserved in          blackness of darkness for ever.
everlasting chains under darkness               14 And a Enoch also, the seventh
unto the djudgment of the great day.         from Adam, prophesied of these,
   7 Even as a Sodom and Gomorrha,           saying, Behold, the Lord b cometh
and the cities about them in like            with ten thousands of his c saints,
manner, giving themselves over                  15 To a execute b judgment upon
to b fornication, and going after            all, and to convince all that are
c
  strange flesh, are set forth for an        ungodly among them of all their
d
  example, suffering the e vengeance         ungodly deeds which they have un-
of eternal fire.                             godly committed, and of all their
   8 Likewise also these a filthy dream-     hard c speeches which ungodly sin-
ers b defile the flesh, despise domin-       ners have spoken against him.
ion, and speak evil of dignities.               16 These are a murmurers, com-
   9 Yet a Michael the b archangel,          plainers, walking after their own
when contending with the devil he            b
                                               lusts; and their mouth c speaketh
disputed about the body of c Moses,          great swelling words, having men’s
durst not bring against him a rail-          persons in admiration because of
ing accusation, but said, The Lord           d
                                               advantage.
rebuke thee.                                    17 But, beloved, remember ye the
   10 But these speak evil of those          words which were spoken before
things which they know not: but              of the apostles of our Lord Jesus
what they know naturally, as brute           Christ;
beasts, in those things they corrupt            18 How that they told you there
themselves.                                  should be amockers in the blast time,
   11 Woe unto them! for they have           who should c walk after their own
gone in the way of a Cain, and ran           ungodly lusts.
greedily after the error of b Balaam            19 These be they who a separate
for reward, and c perished in the            themselves, sensual, having not the
gainsaying of Core.                          b
                                               Spirit.
   12 These are spots in your feasts            20 But ye, beloved, a building up
of charity, when they feast with             yourselves on your most holy faith,
you, feeding themselves without              praying in the Holy Ghost,
fear: a clouds they are without water,          21 Keep yourselves in the love of
carried about of winds; trees whose          God, looking for the mercy of our
fruit withereth, without fruit, twice        Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
dead, plucked up by the roots;                  22 And of some have a compassion,
   13 Raging waves of the sea, foam-         making a difference:
ing out their own shame; wander-                23 And others save with fear,
 6 b tg Man, Antemortal       11 a Gen. 4:5 (1–15);                Authority of.
     Existence of.                 1 Jn. 3:12.               		b tg Accountability;
		c Abr. 3:26 (24–28).       		b 2 Pet. 2:18.                      Jesus Christ, Judge.
		d tg Judgment, the Last.   		c jst Jude 1:11 . . . shall   		c Ps. 139:20 (17–24).
 7 a Gen. 19:24;                   perish . . .               16 a tg Murmuring.
     2 Pet. 2:6 (1–9).             Num. 16.                  		b tg Lust.
		b tg Fornication.           12 a 2 Pet. 2:17.              		c 2 Pet. 2:18 (10–19).
		c tg Homosexual             13 a tg Astronomy.             		d gr profit, gain.
     Behavior.                14 a Gen. 5:23;                 18 a tg Apostasy of
		d tg Example.                    Heb. 11:5 (5–6);                Individuals;
		e D&C 76:105.                    Moses 6:27 (27–65).             Mocking.
     tg Punish.                    tg Scriptures, Lost.      		b tg Last Days.
 8 a The Greek text omits    		b 1 Thes. 4:17 (13–18);       		c tg Walking in Darkness.
     “filthy.”                     Moses 7:65 (62–66).        19 a Deut. 13:13;
		b tg Pollution.                  tg Jesus Christ, Second         Judg. 20:13.
 9 a tg Adam.                      Coming.                   		b tg Holy Ghost, Loss of.
		b tg Angels.               		c tg Saints.                   20 a D&C 21:2.
		c tg Translated Beings.     15 a tg Jesus Christ,           22 a tg Compassion.
1565                                                Jude 1:24–Revelation 1:9

pulling them out of the a fire; hat­          you a faultless before the presence of
ing even the b garment spotted by             his glory with exceeding joy,
the flesh.                                     25 To the only wise God our Saviour,
 24 Now unto him that is able to              be glory and majesty, dominion and
keep you from falling, and to present         power, both now and ever. Amen.




                 The Revelation
                         of St John the Divine

               Chapter 1                      which is to come; and from the
Christ chooses some as kings and priests      seven c Spirits which are before his
                                              throne;
unto God—Christ will come again—                5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the
John sees the risen Lord.                     faithful witness, and the a first be­

T        he bRevelation of Jesus Christ,      gotten of the dead, and the prince
a

         which God gave unto him,             of the kings of the earth. Unto him
         to shew unto his c servants          that loved us, and b washed us from
things which must d shortly come              our sins in his own c blood,
to pass; and he sent and signified              6 And hath made us a kings and
it by his e angel unto his servant            b
                                                priests unto God and his Father;
John:                                         to him be c glory and d dominion for
   2 Who bare record of the word of           ever and ever. Amen.
God, and of the testimony of Jesus              7 Behold, he a cometh with clouds;
Christ, and of all things that he saw.        and every eye shall b see him, and
   3 a Blessed is he that b readeth, and      they also which pierced him: and all
they that hear the words of this              c
                                                kindreds of the earth shall d wail
prophecy, and keep those things               because of him. Even so, Amen.
which are written therein: for the              8 I am aAlpha and Omega, the b be­
c
  time is at hand.                            ginning and the ending, saith the
   4
    J    ohn to the a seven churches
         which are in Asia: Grace be
         unto you, and peace, from him
         which b is, and which was, and
                                              Lord, which is, and which was, and
                                              which is to come, the cAlmighty.
                                                9 I John, who also am your brother,
                                              and companion in tribulation, and
 23 a Amos 4:11; Mal. 4:1.     		c D&C 34:7.                      Priesthood.
		b D&C 36:6.                   4 a D&C 77:5.                     bd Priests.
 24 a Rev. 14:4 (2–5).         		b tg Jesus Christ,          		c tg Celestial Glory.
                                    Jehovah.                 		d gr might, power.
[Revelation]                   		c Rev. 3:1; 4:5.             7 a 1 Thes. 2:19; 3:13;
1 1 a jst Rev. 1:1–8            5 a tg Jesus Christ,              Heb. 9:28; 2 Pet. 3:12;
     (Appendix).                    Resurrection.                 Rev. 22:12.
		b 1 Ne. 14:21 (18–27).       		b tg Jesus Christ,          		b tg Jesus Christ, Second
     tg Revelation.                 Redeemer.                     Coming.
		c tg Servant.                		c tg Blood, Symbolism of.   		c D&C 45:53 (49, 53).
		d Rev. 22:6 (6–16);           6 a tg Priesthood,           		d Matt. 24:30.
     D&C 88:79.                     Authority;                8 a D&C 35:1.
		e Rev. 19:10 (6–10).              Salvation, Plan of.      		b D&C 38:1.
 3 a Rev. 22:7 (7, 18–19).     		b D&C 76:56 (50–60).        		c Mosiah 3:5.
		b tg Scriptures, Study of.        tg Priest, Aaronic            tg God, Power of.
Revelation 1:10–2:2                                                                   1566

in the kingdom and a patience of                  17 And when I a saw him, I fell at
Jesus Christ, was in the isle that             his feet as dead. And he laid his
is called Patmos, for the word of              right hand upon me, saying unto me,
God, and for the testimony of Jesus            Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Christ.                                           18 I am he that a liveth, and was
  10 I was in the Spirit on the a Lord’s       b
                                                 dead; and, behold, I am alive for
b
  day, and heard behind me a great             c
                                                 evermore, Amen; and have the dkeys
c
  voice, as of a trumpet,                      of e hell and of death.
  11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega,                19 a Write the things which thou
the a first and the last: and, What            hast seen, and the things which
thou seest, bwrite in a book, and send         are, and the things which shall be
it unto the seven churches which               hereafter;
are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto               20 The mystery of the seven stars
Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and                 which thou sawest in my right hand,
unto c Thyatira, and unto Sardis,              and the seven golden candlesticks.
and unto Philadelphia, and unto                The seven a stars are the b angels of
d
  Laodicea.                                    the seven churches: and the seven
  12 And I turned to see the voice             c
                                                 candlesticks which thou sawest are
that spake with me. And being                  the seven churches.
turned, I saw seven golden a candle­
sticks;                                                     Chapter 2
  13 And in the midst of the seven             He who overcomes will gain eternal
candlesticks one like unto the a Son           life, avoid the second death, inherit
of man, b clothed with a garment
down to the foot, and girt about the           the celestial kingdom, and rule many
paps with a golden girdle.                     kingdoms.
  14 His head and his hairs were white         Unto the a angel of the church of
like wool, as white as snow; and his           Ephesus b write; These things saith
a
  eyes were as a flame of b fire;              he that holdeth the seven stars in
  15 And his feet like unto fine               his right hand, who walketh in the
brass, as if they burned in a fur-             midst of the seven golden candle-
nace; and his a voice as the sound             sticks;
of many waters.                                  2 I a know thy works, and thy la-
  16 And he had in his right hand              bour, and thy patience, and how
seven stars: and out of his mouth              thou canst not bear them which
went a sharp twoedged a sword: and             are evil: and thou hast tried them
his b countenance was as the c sun             which say they are b apostles, and
shineth in his strength.                       are not, and hast found them liars:
  9 a tg Patience.             15 a Ezek. 1:24; 43:2;        20 a Rev. 3:1.
 10 a tg Sabbath.                   D&C 110:3; 133:22.      		b jst Rev. 1:20 . . .
		b tg Jesus Christ, Types     16 a Rev. 2:12 (12–17).            servants . . .
      of, in Memory.          		b D&C 110:3.                      Rev. 2:18.
		c D&C 29:4.                 		c JS—H 1:16 (16–17).        		c Ex. 37:17;
 11 a tg Jesus Christ,         17 a tg God, Privilege of          Zech. 4:2 (1–14);
      Firstborn.                    Seeing;                       Rev. 2:5.
		b tg Scriptures,                  Jesus Christ, Appear-   2 1 a jst Rev. 2:1 . . . servant
      Writing of.                   ances, Postmortal.            . . . (Note: jst uses
		c Rev. 2:18.                 18 a tg Jesus Christ,              “servant” in place of
		d Col. 2:1; 4:15 (12–16).         Resurrection;                 “angel” in vv. 1, 8, 12,
 12 a Ex. 25:31.                    Resurrection.                 and 18.)
 13 a tg Jesus Christ,        		b tg Jesus Christ,          		b tg Scriptures,
      Son of Man.                   Death of.                     Writing of.
		b Dan. 10:5.                		c tg Immortality.             2 a tg God, Omniscience of.
 14 a Rev. 2:18;              		d tg Jesus Christ,          		b D&C 64:39 (38–39).
      D&C 110:3.                    Authority of.                 tg Apostasy of the
		b tg Jesus Christ,          		e tg Hell.                        Early Christian Church.
      Glory of.                19 a tg Record Keeping.
1567                                                            Revelation 2:3–19

  3 And hast borne, and hast pa-                   12 And to the angel of the church
tience, and for my name’s sake hast             in Pergamos write; These things
laboured, and hast not fainted.                 saith he which hath the sharp asword
  4 Nevertheless I have somewhat                with two edges;
against thee, because thou hast left               13 I know thy works, and where
thy first a love.                               thou dwellest, even where Satan’s
  5 Remember therefore from                     seat is: and thou holdest fast my
whence thou art fallen, and repent,             name, and hast not denied my faith,
and do the first works; or else I will          even in those days wherein Anti-
come unto thee quickly, and will                pas was my faithful a martyr, who
remove thy a candlestick out of his             was slain among you, where Satan
place, except thou b repent.                    dwelleth.
  6 But this thou hast, that thou hat-             14 But I have a few things against
est the deeds of the a Nicolaitans,             thee, because thou hast there them
which I also hate.                              that hold the doctrine of a Balaam,
  7 He that hath an ear, let him                who taught Balac to cast a stum-
hear what the a Spirit saith unto the           blingblock before the children of
churches; To him that b overcometh              Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto
will I give to eat of the c tree of life,       idols, and to commit b fornication.
which is in the midst of the d para-               15 So hast thou also them that
dise of God.                                    hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans,
  8 And unto the angel of the church            which thing I hate.
in Smyrna write; These things saith                16 Repent; or else I will come unto
the first and the last, which was               thee quickly, and will fight against
dead, and is alive;                             them with the sword of my mouth.
  9 I know thy works, and tribu-                   17 He that hath an ear, let him
lation, and poverty, (but thou art              hear what the Spirit saith unto the
rich) and I know the a blasphemy                churches; To him that a overcometh
of them which say they are Jews,                will I give to eat of the hidden
and are not, but are the synagogue              b
                                                  manna, and will give him a c white
of Satan.                                       d
                                                  stone, and in the stone a new ename
  10 Fear none of those things which            written, which no man knoweth
thou shalt a suffer: behold, the devil          saving he that receiveth it.
shall cast some of you into prison,                18 And unto the a angel of the
that ye may be b tried; and ye shall            church in b Thyatira write; These
have tribulation ten days: be thou              things saith the Son of God, who
faithful unto c death, and I will d give        hath his c eyes like unto a flame of
thee a e crown of life.                         fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
  11 He that hath an ear, let him                  19 I know thy works, and charity,
hear what the Spirit saith unto the             and a service, and faith, and thy pa-
churches; He that overcometh shall              tience, and thy works; and the last
not be hurt of the second a death.              to be more than the first.
  4 a D&C 4:2 (1–7).             		b tg Test.                 		b tg Bread of Life;
  5 a Rev. 1:20.                 		c D&C 6:13; 31:13.               Jesus Christ, Types of, in
      tg Apostasy of the Early         tg Martyrdom.                Anticipation.
      Christian Church.          		d tg God, Gifts of.        		c D&C 130:11 (10–11).
		b tg Repent.                   		e D&C 20:14.               		d tg Urim and Thummim.
  6 a tg Secret Combinations.          tg Reward.             		e Isa. 62:2; 65:15;
  7 a tg Holy Ghost, Gifts of.    11 a tg Death, Spiritual,         Rev. 19:12 (12–16).
		b 1 Jn. 5:5 (1–5);                   Second.                      tg Name.
      Rev. 2:26; 21:7.            12 a Heb. 4:12;              18 a Rev. 1:20.
		c Gen. 2:9;                          Rev. 1:16.             		b Rev. 1:11.
      Rev. 22:2 (1–16);           13 a tg Martyrdom.          		c Rev. 1:14;
      1 Ne. 8:10 (10–12).         14 a 2 Pet. 2:15 (10–22).         D&C 110:3 (2–3).
		d tg Paradise.                 		b tg Sexual Immorality.     19 a tg Service.
  9 a tg Blaspheme.               17 a Rom. 6:22 (11–22);
 10 a tg Suffering.                    12:21 (4–21).
Revelation 2:20–3:7                                                                    1568

  20 Notwithstanding I have a few                 hear what the Spirit saith unto the
things against thee, because thou                 churches.
sufferest that woman Jezebel, which
calleth herself a prophetess, to teach                            Chapter 3
and to seduce my servants to com-
mit fornication, and to eat things                He who overcomes will retain his
sacrificed unto idols.                            name in the book of life, reach god-
  21 And I gave her space to repent               hood, and be with Jesus as He is with
of her fornication; and she repented              the Father.
not.                                              a
                                                    And unto the b angel of the church
  22 Behold, I will cast her a into a             in Sardis write; These things saith
bed, and them that commit b adul-                 he that hath the seven c Spirits of
tery with her into great tribulation,             God, and the seven d stars; I e know
except they repent of their deeds.                thy works, that thou hast a name
  23 And I will kill her children with            that thou livest, and art f dead.
death; and all the churches shall                    2 a Be watchful, and strengthen
know that I am he which a searcheth               the things which remain, that are
the b reins and hearts: and I will give           ready to die: for I have not found
unto every one of you according to                thy works perfect before God.
your works.                                          3 Remember therefore how thou
  24 But unto you I say, and unto                 hast received and heard, and hold
the rest in Thyatira, as many as                  fast, and repent. If therefore thou
have not this doctrine, and which                 shalt not a watch, I will come on thee
have not known the depths of Sa-                  as a b thief, and thou shalt not know
tan, as they speak; I will put upon               what hour I will come upon thee.
you none other burden.                               4 Thou hast a few names even in
  25 But that which ye have already               Sardis which have not a defiled their
a
  hold fast till I come.                          garments; and they shall b walk with
  26 aAnd he that b overcometh, and               me in c white: for they are d worthy.
keepeth my works unto the end,                       5 He that a overcometh, the same
to him will I give c power over the               shall be clothed in b white c raiment;
nations:                                          and I will not d blot out his name
  27 And he shall rule them with a                out of the e book of life, but I will
a
  rod of iron; as the b vessels of a pot-         f
                                                    confess his name before my Father,
ter shall they be broken to shivers:              and before his angels.
even as I received of my Father.                     6 He that hath an ear, let him
  28 And I will give him the morn-                hear what the Spirit saith unto the
ing a star.                                       churches.
  29 He that hath an ear, let him                    7 And to the angel of the church
 22 a jst Rev. 2:22 . . . into         Rev. 22:16 (6–16).          3 a D&C 39:23.
      hell, and them . . .       3 1 a jst Rev. 3:1 And unto           tg Watch.
		b tg Adulterer.                     the servant of the          		b Luke 21:35;
 23 a tg God, Omniscience of.         church in Sardis, write;         Rev. 16:15.
		b gr (from Hebrew)                  These things saith he        4 a tg Sacrilege.
      desires and thoughts.           who hath the seven          		b tg Walking with God.
 25 a 2 Ne. 31:20.                    stars, which are the        		c Rev. 6:11.
 26 a jst Rev. 2:26–27                seven servants of God; I    		d tg Worthiness.
      (Appendix).                     know thy . . .               5 a Rev. 2:26;
      1 Ne. 11:25.               		b Rev. 1:20.                        D&C 76:60.
		b Rev. 2:7; 3:5.               		c Rev. 1:4.                         tg Salvation.
		c Ps. 49:14;                   		d Rev. 1:20 (16, 20).          		b tg Remission of Sins.
      Mal. 4:3 (2–3).            		e tg God, Omniscience of.      		c gr clothing.
 27 a Ps. 2:9;                   		f Eph. 2:1.                    		d tg Book of Life.
      1 Ne. 11:25.                2 a jst Rev. 3:2 Be watchful    		e tg Record Keeping.
		b Ps. 31:12;                        therefore, and strengthen   		f gr acknowledge,
      D&C 76:33 (31–33).              those who remain, who            praise.
 28 a 2 Pet. 1:19;                    are ready to die . . .
1569                                                           Revelation 3:8–4:1

in Philadelphia write; These things             neither cold nor hot: I would thou
saith he that is holy, he that is true,         wert cold or hot.
he that hath the a key of David, he               16 So then because thou art a luke-
that openeth, and no man shut-                  warm, and neither cold nor hot, I
teth; and shutteth, and no man                  will b spue thee out of my mouth.
openeth;                                          17 Because thou sayest, I am a rich,
   8 I know thy works: behold, I have           and increased with goods, and
set before thee an open door, and               have need of nothing; and know-
no man can shut it: for thou hast               est not that thou art wretched, and
a little strength, and hast kept my             miserable, and poor, and blind,
word, and hast not denied my name.              and naked:
   9 Behold, I will make them of the              18 I a counsel thee to buy of me
synagogue of Satan, which say they              b
                                                  gold tried in the fire, that thou
are Jews, and are not, but do lie;              mayest be rich; and white raiment,
behold, I will make them to come                that thou mayest be clothed, and
and a worship before thy feet, and              that the shame of thy nakedness do
to know that I have loved thee.                 not appear; and anoint thine eyes
  10 Because thou hast kept the word            with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
of my patience, I also will a keep                19 As many as I love, I rebuke and
thee from the hour of b temptation,             a
                                                  chasten: be zealous therefore, and
which shall come upon all the world,            repent.
to try them that dwell upon the                   20 Behold, I stand at the door, and
earth.                                          knock: if any man hear my voice,
   11 Behold, I come a quickly: hold            and a open the door, I will b come in
that fast which thou hast, that no              to him, and will sup with him, and
man take thy crown.                             he with me.
   12 Him that overcometh will I make             21 To him that a overcometh will I
a pillar in the temple of my God,               grant to b sit with me in my c throne,
and he shall go no more out: and I              even as I also overcame, and am set
will write upon him the a name of               down with my Father in his throne.
my God, and the name of the city                  22 He that hath an ear, let him
of my God, which is b new Jerusalem,            hear what the Spirit saith unto the
which cometh down out of heaven                 churches.
from my God: and I will write upon
him my new name.                                            Chapter 4
   13 He that hath an ear, let him              John sees the celestial earth, the throne
hear what the Spirit saith unto the             of God, and all created things worship-
churches.                                       ping the Lord.
   14 And unto the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write; These things           After this I looked, and, behold, a
saith the Amen, the a faithful and              door was opened in heaven: and the
true witness, the b beginning of the            first voice which I heard was as it
c
  creation of God;                              were of a trumpet talking with me;
  15 I know thy a works, that thou art          which said, Come up hither, and I
  7 a tg Priesthood, Keys of;   		b tg Jesus Christ,           19 a gr instruct, admonish.
      Sealing.                        Firstborn.                    tg Chastening.
  9 a Isa. 49:23; 60:14.        		c tg Creation.               20 a D&C 88:63.
      tg Worship.                15 a Isa. 66:18.             		b John 14:23 (23–25).
 10 a tg Refuge.                 16 a tg Apathy;               21 a 1 Jn. 5:4 (4–5).
		b tg Temptation;                    Apostasy of the Early   		b D&C 6:30.
      Test.                           Christian Church.       		c Matt. 25:21.
 11 a D&C 87:8.                 		b gr vomit.                       tg Exaltation;
 12 a Rev. 14:1; 22:4 (1–5).     17 a tg Treasure.                  Man, Potential to
		b tg Jerusalem, New;           18 a tg Counsel.                   Become like Heavenly
      Zion.                     		b Matt. 13:46 (44–46);            Father;
 14 a Jer. 42:5.                      D&C 6:7.                      Salvation, Plan of.
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will a shew thee things which must                    down before him that sat on the
be hereafter.                                         throne, and worship him that liv-
   2 And immediately I was in the                     eth for ever and ever, and cast their
spirit: and, behold, a throne was set                 crowns before the throne, saying,
in heaven, and one sat on the throne.                  11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to re-
   3 And he that sat was to look upon                 ceive glory and honour and power:
like a jasper and a sardine stone:                    for thou hast a created all things,
and there was a a rainbow round                       and b for thy pleasure they are and
about the throne, in sight like unto                  were created.
an emerald.
   4 aAnd round about the throne were                                   Chapter 5
four and twenty b seats: and upon
the seats I saw four and twenty c el-                 John sees the book sealed with seven
ders sitting, clothed in white rai-                   seals, and he sees those people redeemed
ment; and they had on their heads                     out of every nation—He hears every
crowns of gold.                                       creature praising God and the Lamb.
   5 And out of the throne proceeded                  And I saw in the right hand of him
lightnings and thunderings and                        that sat on the throne a book a writ-
voices: and there were seven lamps                    ten within and on the backside,
of fire burning before the throne,                    b
                                                        sealed with seven c seals.
which are the aseven bSpirits of God.                   2 And I saw a strong angel pro-
   6 And before the throne there was a                claiming with a loud voice, Who is
a
  sea of glass like unto crystal: band in             a
                                                        worthy to open the book, and to
the midst of the throne, and round                    loose the seals thereof?
about the throne, were four c beasts                    3 And no man in heaven, nor in
full of eyes before and behind.                       earth, neither under the earth, was
   7 And the first beast was like a                   able to open the book, neither to
lion, and the second beast like a calf,               look thereon.
and the third beast had a face as a                     4 And I wept much, because no
man, and the fourth beast was like                    man was found worthy to open
a flying eagle.                                       and to read the book, neither to
   8 And the four beasts had each of                  look thereon.
them six wings about him; and they                      5 And one of the elders saith unto
were full of eyes within: and they                    me, Weep not: behold, the a Lion
rest not day and night, saying, Holy,                 of the tribe of bJuda, the c Root of
holy, holy, a Lord God bAlmighty,                     David, hath prevailed to open the
which was, and is, and is to come.                    book, and to loose the seven seals
   9 And when those beasts give glory                 thereof.
and honour and thanks to him that                       6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst
sat on the throne, who liveth for                     of the throne and of the four beasts,
ever and ever,                                        and in the midst of the elders, stood
   10 The four and twenty elders fall                 a aLamb as it had been slain, bhaving
4 1 a tg Revelation.                      the four and twenty elders;    2 a tg Worthiness.
 3 a Ezek. 1:28.                          and round about . . .          5 a Gen. 49:9.
 4 a jst Rev. 4:4 And in the        		c D&C 77:2.                       		b tg Israel, Judah,
     midst of the throne . . .            tg Cherubim;                       People of.
		b gr thrones.                           Symbolism.                    		c Isa. 11:10;
		c D&C 77:5.                         8 a Isa. 6:3 (2–3);                    Rev. 22:16 (6–16).
 5 a jst Rev. 4:5 . . . seven             Ezek. 1:28 (9–11, 28).         6 a tg Jesus Christ, Types
     servants . . .                 		b tg God, Power of.                    of, in Anticipation.
		b Ezek. 1:13; Rev. 1:4.            11 a tg Jesus Christ, Creator.     		b jst Rev. 5:6 . . . having
 6 a Ezek. 1:22;                    		b gr through, on account               twelve horns and twelve
     D&C 77:1.                            of Thy will.                       eyes, which are the
     tg Earth, Destiny of.          5 1 a Ezek. 2:9 (9–10).                  twelve servants of God,
		b jst Rev. 4:6 . . . and in the   		b D&C 77:6.                            sent forth into all the
     midst of the throne were       		c tg Seal.                             earth.
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seven horns and seven eyes, which                            Chapter 6
are the seven Spirits of God sent
forth into all the earth.                     Christ opens the six seals, and John sees
  7 And he came and took the book             the events therein—In the fifth seal,
out of the right hand of him that             he sees the Christian martyrs; and in
sat upon the throne.                          the sixth, he sees the signs of the times.
  8 And when he had taken the book,           a
                                               And I saw when the Lamb opened
the four beasts and four and twenty           one of the b seals, and I heard, as it
elders fell down before the Lamb,             were the noise of thunder, one of the
having every one of them harps, and           four c beasts saying, Come and see.
golden vials full of a odours, which            2 And I saw, and behold a white
are the b prayers of saints.                  horse: and he that sat on him had
  9 And they a sung a new song, say-          a bow; and a crown was given unto
ing, Thou art worthy to take the              him: and he went forth conquering,
book, and to open the seals thereof:          and to conquer.
for thou wast slain, and hast b re-             3 And when he had opened the
deemed us to God by thy blood out             a
                                                second seal, I heard the second
of every c kindred, and tongue, and           beast say, Come and see.
people, and nation;                             4 And there went out another horse
  10 And hast made us unto our God            that was red: and power was given to
kings and a priests: and we shall             him that sat thereon to take a peace
reign on the earth.                           from the earth, and that they should
  11 And I beheld, and I heard the            kill one another: and there was given
voice of many angels round about              unto him a great sword.
the throne and the beasts and the               5 And when he had opened the
elders: and the number of them was            third seal, I heard the third beast
ten thousand times ten thousand,              say, Come and see. And I beheld,
and a thousands of thousands;                 and lo a black horse; and he that
  12 Saying with a loud voice, Wor-           sat on him had a pair of balances
thy is the a Lamb that was slain to           in his hand.
receive bpower, and riches, and cwis-           6 And I heard a voice in the midst
dom, and strength, and honour, and            of the four beasts say, A measure of
glory, and blessing.                          wheat for a penny, and three mea-
  13 And every a creature which is in         sures of barley for a penny; and see
heaven, and on the earth, and un-             thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
der the earth, and such as are in the           7 And when he had opened the
sea, and all that are in them, heard          fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
I saying, Blessing, and honour, and           fourth beast say, Come and see.
glory, and b power, be unto him that            8 And I looked, and behold a pale
sitteth upon the throne, and unto             horse: and his name that sat on him
the Lamb for ever and ever.                   was Death, and Hell followed with
  14 And the four beasts said, Amen.          him. And power was given unto
And the four and twenty elders fell           them over the fourth part of the
down and worshipped him that liv-             earth, to kill with a sword, and with
eth for ever and ever.                        hunger, and with death, and with
                                              the beasts of the earth.
  8 a gr incense.                   bd Priests.                   when the Lamb opened
		b 1 Chr. 23:13;              11 a Dan. 7:10.                    one of the seals, one
      Ps. 141:2;               12 a tg Jesus Christ, Lamb of      of the four beasts, and I
      Rev. 8:4 (3–4).               God.                          heard . . .
  9 a tg Singing.             		b tg Jesus Christ,           		b tg Seal.
		b tg Jesus Christ,                Authority of.            		c tg Cherubim.
      Redeemer; Redemption.   		c tg God, Wisdom of.          3 a D&C 77:7;
		c Rev. 7:9.                  13 a D&C 88:104.                   Moses 8:28 (22, 28–29).
 10 a tg Priest, Aaronic      		b tg Jesus Christ, Power of.  4 a D&C 1:35.
      Priesthood.             6 1 a jst Rev. 6:1 And I saw    8 a Ezek. 5:17; 14:21; 33:27.
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   9 And when he had opened the                   throne, and from the wrath of the
fifth seal, I saw under the a altar               Lamb:
the souls of them that were b slain                 17 For the great a day of his wrath
for the word of God, and for the                  is come; and who shall be able to
testimony which they held:                        b
                                                    stand?
   10 And they cried with a loud
voice, saying, How long, O Lord,                               Chapter 7
holy and true, dost thou not judge                John also sees in the sixth seal the Res-
and a avenge our blood on them that               toration of the gospel, the sealing of the
dwell on the earth?                               144,000, and the hosts of the exalted
   11 And a white b robes were given              from all nations.
unto every one of them; and it was
said unto them, that they should                  And after these things I saw four
c
  rest yet for a little season, until             a
                                                    angels standing on the four cor-
their fellowservants also and their               ners of the earth, holding the four
brethren, that should be killed as                b
                                                    winds of the earth, that the wind
they were, should be fulfilled.                   should not blow on the earth, nor
   12 And I beheld when he had                    on the sea, nor on any tree.
opened the a sixth seal, and, lo,                   2 And I saw another angel aascend-
there was a great b earthquake; and               ing from the east, having the b seal
the c sun became d black as sack-                 of the living God: and he cried with
cloth of hair, and the moon became                a loud voice to the four angels, to
as e blood;                                       whom it was given to hurt the earth
   13 And the stars of heaven fell                and the sea,
unto the earth, even as a fig tree                  3 Saying, a Hurt not the earth, nei-
casteth her auntimely figs, when she              ther the sea, nor the trees, till we
is shaken of a mighty wind.                       have b sealed the c servants of our
   14 aAnd the heaven departed as a               God in their foreheads.
b
  scroll when it is rolled together; and            4 And I heard the number of them
every c mountain and island were                  which were sealed: and there were
moved out of their places.                        sealed an a hundred and forty and
   15 And the a kings of the earth, and           four thousand of all the b tribes of
the great men, and the rich men, and              the children of c Israel.
the chief captains, and the mighty                  5 Of the tribe of aJuda were sealed
men, and every bondman, and every                 twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
free man, hid themselves in the bdens             b
                                                    Reuben were sealed twelve thou-
and in the rocks of the mountains;                sand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
   16 And said to the a mountains and             twelve thousand.
rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from                 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed
the face of him that sitteth on the               twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
  9 a D&C 135:7.                       heavens opened as a        7 1 a D&C 77:8.
		b tg Martyrdom;                      scroll is opened when it   		b Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 11:4.
      Persecution.                     is rolled together;          2 a D&C 77:9.
 10 a Deut. 32:43.                     and every mountain,        		b tg Seal.
 11 a Rev. 3:4.                        and island, was moved        3 a Rev. 9:4.
		b tg Apparel.                        out of its place.          		b Rev. 22:4 (1–5).
		c tg Paradise.                 		b Isa. 34:4;                   		c tg High Priest,
 12 a D&C 77:10.                       D&C 88:95.                       Melchizedek Priesthood;
      tg Last Days.              		c Rev. 16:20 (17–21).                Servant.
		b Rev. 16:18.                   15 a tg Kings, Earthly.           4 a D&C 77:11.
		c tg World, End of.            		b Isa. 2:19.                   		b tg Israel, Twelve
		d Matt. 24:29; D&C 45:42.       16 a Hosea 10:8;                      Tribes of.
		e Joel 2:31; D&C 88:87.              Luke 23:30 (27–31).        		c D&C 77:9.
 13 a ie figs that ripen late,    17 a tg Day of the Lord;              tg Israel, Blessings of.
      hanging on the tree              Jesus Christ, Second         5 a tg Israel, Judah,
      even into the winter.            Coming.                          People of.
 14 a jst Rev. 6:14 And the      		b Ps. 76:7.                    		b Ezek. 48:31 (6–7, 31).
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Nepthalim were sealed twelve thou-         throne of God, and serve him day
sand. Of the tribe of Manasses were        and night in his atemple: and he that
sealed twelve thousand.                    b
                                             sitteth on the throne shall c dwell
   7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed    among them.
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of             16 They shall hunger no more, nei-
Levi were sealed twelve thousand.          ther a thirst any more; neither shall
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed       the bsun light on them, nor any heat.
twelve thousand.                             17 For the Lamb which is in the
   8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were          midst of the throne shall feed them,
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe       and shall lead them unto living
of aJoseph were sealed twelve thou-        fountains of a waters: and God shall
sand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were        wipe away all btears from their eyes.
sealed twelve thousand.
   9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a                    Chapter 8
great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and          John sees fire and desolation poured out
                                           during the seventh seal and preceding
a
  kindreds, and people, and tongues,       the Second Coming.
stood before the throne, and before
the Lamb, clothed with white robes,        And when he had a opened the b sev-
and b palms in their hands;                enth seal, there was csilence in heav-
   10 And cried with a loud voice,         en about the space of half an hour.
saying, Salvation to our God which           2 And I saw the seven angels which
sitteth upon the throne, and unto          stood before God; and to them were
the Lamb.                                  given seven a trumpets.
   11 And all the angels stood round         3 And another angel came and
about the throne, and about the el-        stood at the altar, having a golden
ders and the four a beasts, and fell       censer; and there was given unto
before the throne on their faces,          him much a incense, that he should
and worshipped God,                        offer it with the prayers of all saints
   12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and          upon the golden altar which was
glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiv-          before the throne.
ing, and honour, and power, and              4 And the smoke of the incense,
might, be unto our God for ever and        which came with the a prayers of the
ever. Amen.                                saints, ascended up before God out
   13 And one of the elders answered,      of the angel’s hand.
saying unto me, What are these               5 And the angel took the censer,
which are arrayed in white robes?          and filled it with fire of the altar,
and whence came they ?                     and a cast it into the earth: and there
   14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou       were b voices, and thunderings, and
knowest. And he said to me, These          lightnings, and an earthquake.
are they which came a out of great           6 And the seven angels which had
b
  tribulation, and have cwashed their      the seven atrumpets prepared them-
robes, and made them d white in the        selves to sound.
e
  blood of the f Lamb.                       7 The first angel sounded, and there
   15 Therefore are they before the        followed hail and afire mingled with
  8 a tg Israel, Joseph,    		f tg Jesus Christ, Lamb   		b tg Jesus Christ, Second
      People of.                  of God.                    Coming; Sabbath.
  9 a Rev. 5:9.              15 a tg Temple.            		c tg Silence.
		b Ezek. 41:18 (18–19).    		b Ps. 47:8;                2 a D&C 77:12.
 11 a tg Cherubim.                D&C 88:13.             3 a Lev. 16:13 (12–13);
 14 a tg Peace of God.      		c tg God, Presence of.         Num. 16:40 (36–40).
		b tg Tribulation.          16 a Isa. 49:10.            4 a Rev. 5:8.
		c 3 Ne. 27:19.            		b Ps. 121:6.               5 a Ezek. 10:2.
      tg Purity; Wash.       17 a tg Living Water.      		b D&C 88:90.
		d tg Remission of Sins.   		b Rev. 21:4.               6 a D&C 77:12.
		e 1 Jn. 1:7.              8 1 a D&C 77:13.             7 a Ex. 9:24 (22–25).
Revelation 8:8–9:13                                                                 1574

blood, and they were cast upon                     pit; and there arose a smoke out of
the earth: and the third part of                   the pit, as the smoke of a great fur-
trees was burnt up, and all green                  nace; and the sun and the air were
grass was burnt up.                                darkened by reason of the smoke
  8 And the second angel sounded,                  of the pit.
and as it were a great mountain                       3 And there came out of the smoke
burning with fire was cast into the                locusts upon the earth: and unto
sea: and the third part of the sea                 them was given power, as the scor-
became a blood;                                    pions of the earth have power.
  9 And the third part of the crea-                   4 And it was commanded them that
tures which were in the sea, and                   they should not hurt the grass of the
had life, died; and the third part of              earth, neither any green thing, nei-
the ships were destroyed.                          ther any tree; but only those a men
  10 And the third angel sounded,                  which have not the b seal of God in
and there a fell a great star from                 their foreheads.
heaven, burning as it were a lamp,                    5 And to them it was given that
and it fell upon the third part of                 they should not kill them, but
the rivers, and upon the fountains                 that they should be tormented five
of waters;                                         months: and their torment was
  11 And the name of the star is                   as the torment of a scorpion, when
called Wormwood: and the third part                he striketh a man.
of the waters became wormwood;                        6 And in those days shall men seek
and many men died of the waters,                   a
                                                     death, and shall not find it; and
because they were made bitter.                     shall desire to die, and death shall
  12 And the fourth angel sounded,                 flee from them.
and the third part of the sun was                     7 And the shapes of the locusts
smitten, and the third part of                     were like unto horses prepared unto
the moon, and the third part of the                battle; and on their heads were as
stars; so as the third part of them                it were crowns like gold, and their
was darkened, and the day shone                    faces were as the faces of men.
not for a third part of it, and the                   8 And they had hair as the hair of
night likewise.                                    women, and their teeth were as the
  13 And I beheld, and heard an                    a
                                                     teeth of lions.
a
  angel flying through the midst of                   9 And they had breastplates, as
heaven, saying with a loud voice,                  it were breastplates of iron; and
b
  Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters                 the sound of their wings was as the
of the earth by reason of the other                a
                                                     sound of chariots of many horses
voices of the trumpet of the three                 running to battle.
angels, which are yet to sound!                       10 And they had tails like unto
                                                   scorpions, and there were stings in
             Chapter 9                             their tails: and their power was to
John also sees the wars and plagues                hurt men five months.
                                                      11 And they had a king over them,
poured out during the seventh seal and             which is the angel of the bottomless
before the Lord comes.                             pit, whose name in the Hebrew
And the fifth angel sounded, and                   tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek
I saw a star fall from heaven unto                 tongue hath his name Apollyon.
the earth: a and to him was given the                 12 One woe is past; and, behold,
key of the b bottomless c pit.                     there come two woes more hereafter.
  2 And he opened the bottomless                      13 And the sixth angel sounded,
  8 a tg Blood, Symbolism of.            angel was given the key   		b tg Seal.
 10 a Isa. 14:12.                        of the bottomless pit.     6 a Job 3:21;
 13 a D&C 88:92.                    		b gr pit of the abyss.            Jer. 8:3.
		b Hel. 7:22; D&C 5:5.             		c Rev. 20:1.                  8 a Joel 1:6.
9 1 a jst Rev. 9:1 . . . and to the  4 a Rev. 7:3.                  9 a Joel 2:5.
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and I heard a voice from the four                   with a cloud: and a rainbow was
horns of the golden altar which is                  upon his head, and his face was as
before God,                                         it were the sun, and his feet as pil-
  14 Saying to the sixth angel which                lars of fire:
had the trumpet, Loose the four an-                   2 And he had in his hand a little
gels which are bound a in the great                 a
                                                      book open: and he set his right
river Euphrates.                                    foot upon the sea, and his left foot
  15 And the four angels were loosed,               on the earth,
which were prepared for an hour,                      3 And cried with a loud voice, as
and a day, and a month, and a year,                 when a lion roareth: and when he
for to slay the third part of men.                  had cried, seven thunders uttered
  16 And the a number of the army                   their voices.
of the horsemen were two hundred                      4 And when the seven thunders
thousand thousand: and I heard the                  had uttered their voices, I was about
number of them.                                     to write: and I heard a voice from
  17 And thus I saw the horses in the               heaven saying unto me, Seal up
vision, and them that sat on them,                  those things which the seven thun-
having breastplates of fire, and of                 ders uttered, and write them not.
jacinth, and brimstone: and the                       5 And the angel which I saw astand
heads of the horses were as the heads               upon the sea and upon the earth
of lions; and out of their mouths is-               lifted up his hand to heaven,
sued fire and smoke and brimstone.                    6 And asware by him that liveth for
  18 By these three was the third                   ever and ever, who created heaven,
part of men killed, by the fire, and                and the things that therein are,
by the smoke, and by the brimstone,                 and the earth, and the things that
which issued out of their mouths.                   therein are, and the sea, and the
  19 For their power is in their                    things which are therein, that there
mouth, and in their tails: for their                should be b time no longer:
tails were like unto serpents, and had                7 But in the days of the voice of
heads, and with them they do hurt.                  the seventh angel, when he shall
  20 And the rest of the men which                  begin to sound, the a mystery of God
were not killed by these plagues yet                should be finished, as he hath de-
repented not of the works of their                  clared to his servants the prophets.
hands, that they should not wor-                      8 And the voice which I heard
ship devils, and idols of gold, and                 from heaven spake unto me again,
silver, and brass, and stone, and of                and said, Go and take the little book
wood: which neither can see, nor                    which is open in the hand of the
hear, nor walk:                                     angel which standeth upon the sea
  21 Neither repented they of their                 and upon the earth.
a
  murders, nor of their b sorceries,                  9 And I went unto the angel, and
nor of their fornication, nor of their              said unto him, Give me the little
thefts.                                             book. And he said unto me, Take
                                                    it, and eat it up; and it shall make
             Chapter 10                             thy belly bitter, but it shall be in
John seals up many things relative to the           thy mouth sweet as honey.
last days—He is commissioned to par-                  10 And I took the little book out
                                                    of the angel’s hand, and a ate it up;
ticipate in the restoration of all things.          and it was in my mouth sweet as
And I saw another mighty angel                      honey: and as soon as I had eaten
come down from heaven, clothed                      it, my belly was bitter.
 14 a jst Rev. 9:14 . . . in the   10 2 a Ezek. 2:9 (9–10).     			 Godliness.
      bottomless pit.               5 a D&C 88:110.              10 a Jer. 15:16;
 16 a Joel 1:6.                     6 a Dan. 12:7.                    Ezek. 2:8; 3:3 (1–3);
 21 a tg Murder.                   		b tg Time.                       D&C 77:14.
		b tg Sorcery.                     7 a tg Mysteries of
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 11 And he said unto me, Thou                    8 And their dead bodies shall lie in
must prophesy a again before many              the street of the great city, which
peoples, and nations, and tongues,             spiritually is called Sodom and
and kings.                                     Egypt, where also our Lord was
                                               a
                                                 crucified.
              Chapter 11                         9 And they of the people and kin-
                                               dreds and tongues and nations shall
In the last days, two prophets will be         see their dead bodies three days and
slain in Jerusalem—After 3½ days,
they will be resurrected—Christ will           an half, and shall not suffer their
                                               dead bodies to be put in graves.
reign over all the earth.                        10 And they that dwell upon the
And there was given me a a reed like           earth shall rejoice over them, and
unto a rod: band the angel stood, say-         make merry, and shall send gifts
ing, Rise, and c measure the temple            one to another; because these two
of God, and the d altar, and them              prophets tormented them that dwelt
that worship therein.                          on the earth.
  2 But the court which is without               11 And after three days and an half
the temple leave out, and measure it           the Spirit of life from God entered
not; for it is given unto the Gentiles:        into them, and they stood upon their
and the a holy city shall they tread           feet; and great fear fell upon them
under foot forty and two months.               which saw them.
  3 And I will give apower unto my two           12 And they heard a great voice
b
  witnesses, and they shall prophesy           from heaven saying unto them,
a thousand two hundred and three-              Come up hither. And they ascended
score days, clothed in sackcloth.              up to heaven in a cloud; and their
  4 These are the two olive trees,             enemies beheld them.
and the two candlesticks standing                13 And the same hour was there
before the God of the earth.                   a great a earthquake, and the tenth
  5 And if any man will hurt them,             part of the city fell, and in the
fire proceedeth out of their mouth,            earthquake were slain of men seven
and devoureth their enemies: and               thousand: and the remnant were af-
if any man will hurt them, he must             frighted, and gave glory to the God of
in this manner be killed.                      heaven.
  6 These have power to shut heaven,             14 The second woe is past; and, be-
that it rain not in the days of their          hold, the third woe cometh quickly.
prophecy: and have power over wa-                15 And the seventh angel sounded;
ters to a turn them to blood, and to           and there were great voices in
smite the earth with all b plagues,            heaven, saying, The a kingdoms of
as often as they will.                         this world are become the b kingdoms
  7 And when they shall have fin-              of our Lord, and of his c Christ; and
ished their testimony, the beast that          he shall d reign for ever and ever.
ascendeth out of the bottomless pit              16 And the four and twenty elders,
shall make war against them, and               which sat before God on their seats,
shall a overcome them, and b kill              fell upon their faces, and wor-
them.                                          shipped God,
  11 a John 21:22 (20–25).    			 Zech. 4:14 (11–14);         8 a tg Jesus Christ,
11 1 a Ezek. 45:1.                  2 Ne. 8:19 (18–20);           Crucifixion of.
		b The Greek text omits            D&C 77:15.               13 a Rev. 16:18 (18–19);
     “and the angel stood.”         tg Last Days;                 D&C 88:89 (87–90).
		c Ezek. 40:3.                     Witness.                 15 a tg Kings, Earthly.
		d Ex. 30:1;                   6 a Ex. 7:17 (17–21).       		b tg Kingdom of God,
     Ezek. 41:22.             		b tg Plague.                      on Earth.
 2 a Neh. 11:1.                 7 a tg Apostasy of the      		c Dan. 7:13 (9–14).
 3 a The Greek text omits           Early Christian         		d tg Jesus Christ,
     “power.”                       Church.                       Millennial Reign.
		b Isa. 51:19 (19–20);       		b tg Martyrdom.
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  17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O           them to the earth: and the dragon
Lord God aAlmighty, which art, and            stood before the woman which was
wast, and art to come; because thou           ready to be delivered, for to devour
hast taken to thee thy great power,           her child as soon as it was born.
and hast reigned.                               5 And she brought forth a man
  18 And the nations were angry,              child, who was to rule all nations
and thy wrath is come, and the                with a a rod of iron: and her child
time of the dead, that they should            was caught up unto God, and to his
be a judged, and that thou should-            throne.
est give reward unto thy servants               6 And the a woman fled into the
the prophets, and to the saints, and          wilderness, where she hath a place
them that fear thy name, small and            prepared of God, that they should
great; and shouldest destroy them             feed her there a thousand two hun-
which b destroy the earth.                    dred and threescore days.
  19 And the temple of God was                  7 And there was a war in heaven:
opened in heaven, and there was               b
                                                Michael and his c angels fought
seen in his temple the a ark of his           against the dragon; and the d dragon
testament: and there were light-              fought and his angels,
nings, and voices, and thunderings,             8 And prevailed not; neither was
and an earthquake, and great b hail.          their place found any more in
                                              a
                                                heaven.
             Chapter 12                         9 And the great dragon was a cast
                                              out, that old serpent, called the
John sees the imminent apostasy of            b
                                                Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth
the Church—He also sees the War in            the whole world: he was cast out
Heaven in the beginning when Satan            into the earth, and his angels were
was cast out—He sees the continuation         cast out with him.
of that war on earth.                           10 And I heard a loud avoice saying
a
 And there appeared a great wonder            in heaven, Now is come salvation,
in heaven; a b woman clothed with             and b strength, and the kingdom of
the sun, and the moon under her               our God, and the cpower of his Christ:
feet, and upon her head a crown               for the d accuser of our brethren is
of twelve stars:                              cast down, which accused them be-
  2 And she being with a child cried,         fore our God day and night.
travailing in birth, and pained to              11 And they a overcame him by the
be delivered.                                 blood of the Lamb, and by the word
  3 And there appeared another won-           of their b testimony; and they loved
der in heaven; and behold a great             not their lives unto the c death.
red dragon, having seven heads and              12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens,
ten horns, and seven crowns upon              and ye that dwell in them. Woe to
his heads.                                    the inhabiters of the earth and of the
  4 And his tail drew the a third part        sea! for the devil is come down unto
of the stars of heaven, and did cast          you, having great wrath, because he
  17 a tg God, Power of.        2 a Isa. 66:7 (7–9).                First.
  18 a Dan. 7:10;               4 a D&C 29:36 (36–38).          9 a 2 Ne. 9:9 (8–9).
       D&C 29:13.                   tg Sons of Perdition.     		b tg Devil.
		b gr corrupt, waste,          5 a 1 Ne. 11:25.               10 a tg God, Manifesta-
       pervert.                 6 a Amos 8:11 (11–12);              tions of.
  19 a tg Ark of the Covenant.      D&C 33:5; 86:3.           		b tg Strength.
		b Ezek. 13:13;                7 a tg Council in Heaven;     		c tg Jesus Christ,
       Rev. 16:21;                  Rebellion;                      Authority of.
       D&C 29:16.                   War.                      		d Isa. 29:20;
12 1 a jst Rev. 12:1–17        		b tg Adam; Man, Ante-              D&C 88:124.
       (Appendix). Note the         mortal Existence of.       11 a John 16:33;
       changed sequence of     		c tg Angels.                       1 Jn. 1:7.
       verses in the jst .     		d tg Devil.                  		b tg Testimony.
		b D&C 5:14.                   8 a tg Death, Spiritual,      		c tg Martyrdom.
Revelation 12:13–13:13                                                                    1578

knoweth that he hath but a short                    it were wounded to death; and his
time.                                               deadly wound was healed: and all
  13 And when the dragon saw that                   the world wondered after the beast.
he was cast unto the earth, he a per-                 4 And they worshipped the dragon
secuted the woman which brought                     which gave power unto the a beast:
forth the man child.                                and they b worshipped the beast,
  14 And to the woman were given                    saying, Who is like unto the beast?
two wings of a great eagle, that she                who is able to make war with him?
might fly into the wilderness, into                   5 And there was given unto him a
her place, where she is nourished                   a
                                                      mouth speaking great things and
for a time, and times, and half a                   b
                                                      blasphemies; and power was given
time, from the face of the serpent.                 unto him to continue forty and two
  15 And the serpent cast out of his                months.
mouth water as a flood after the                      6 And he opened his mouth in blas-
woman, that he might cause her to                   phemy against God, to blaspheme
be carried away of the flood.                       his a name, and his tabernacle, and
  16 And the earth helped the woman,                them that dwell in heaven.
and the earth opened her mouth,                       7 And it was given unto him to
and swallowed up the flood which                    make war with the saints, and to
the dragon cast out of his mouth.                   overcome them: and a power was
  17 And the a dragon was wroth                     given him over all kindreds, and
with the woman, and went to make                    tongues, and nations.
b
  war with the remnant of her seed,                   8 And all that dwell upon the earth
which keep the commandments of                      shall worship him, whose names are
God, and have the testimony of Jesus                not written in the a book of life of
Christ.                                             the b Lamb slain from the c founda-
                                                    tion of the world.
            Chapter 13                                9 If any man have an ear, let him
                                                    hear.
John sees fierce-looking beasts that                  10 He that leadeth into captivity
represent degenerate earthly kingdoms               shall go into captivity: he that a kil-
controlled by Satan—The devil works                 leth with the sword must be killed
miracles and deceives men.                          with the sword. Here is the bpatience
a
 And I stood upon the sand of the                   and the faith of the c saints.
sea, and saw a beast rise up out of                   11 And I beheld another beast
the b sea, having seven heads and                   coming up out of the earth; and he
ten horns, and upon his horns ten                   had two horns like a lamb, and
crowns, and upon his heads the                      he spake as a dragon.
name of blasphemy.                                    12 And he exerciseth all the power
  2 And the beast which I saw was                   of the first beast before him, and
like unto a leopard, and his feet                   causeth the earth and them which
were as the feet of a bear, and his                 dwell therein to worship the first
mouth as the mouth of a lion: and                   beast, whose deadly wound was
the dragon gave him his a power,                    healed.
and his seat, and great authority.                    13 And he doeth great wonders, so
  3 And I saw one of his heads as                   that he maketh fire come down from
  13 a Dan. 7:25; 12:7;             			 of the sea, having seven     7 a tg False Priesthoods.
       D&C 10:32; 132:57.                 heads . . .                8 a tg Book of Life.
  17 a tg Devil, Church of.         		b Dan. 7:3 (3–7).            		b tg Jesus Christ, Lamb
		b Dan. 7:21.                        2 a Luke 4:6.                      of God.
13 1 a jst Rev. 13:1 And I            4 a tg Babylon.              		c tg Foreordination.
       saw another sign, in the     		b tg Worship.                 10 a tg Blood, Shedding of;
       likeness of the kingdoms       5 a Dan. 7:8.                      Retribution.
       of the earth; a beast rise   		b tg Blaspheme;              		b tg Patience.
       up out of the sea, and             False Doctrine.          		c tg Saints.
       he stood upon the sand         6 a tg Name.
1579                                                    Revelation 13:14–14:10

heaven on the earth in the sight           the voice of a great thunder: and I
of men,                                    heard the voice of harpers harping
  14 And a deceiveth them that dwell       with their harps:
on the earth by the means of those           3 And they sung as it were a new
b
  miracles which he had power to do        a
                                             song before the throne, and be-
in the sight of the beast; saying to       fore the four beasts, and the elders:
them that dwell on the earth, that         and no man could learn that song
they should make an image to the           but the hundred and forty and four
beast, which had the wound by a            thousand, which were redeemed
sword, and did live.                       from the earth.
  15 And he had power to give life           4 These are they which were not
unto the image of the beast, that          defiled with a women; for they are
the image of the beast should both         virgins. These are they which follow
speak, and cause that as many as           the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
would not worship the image of the         These were b redeemed from among
beast should be killed.                    men, being the firstfruits unto God
  16 And he causeth all, both small        and to the Lamb.
and great, rich and poor, free and           5 And in their mouth was found
bond, to receive a mark in their           no a guile: for they are without fault
right hand, or in their foreheads:         before the throne of God.
  17 And that no man might buy or            6 And I saw another a angel fly
sell, save he that had the mark, or        in the midst of heaven, having the
the name of the beast, or the num-         b
                                             everlasting c gospel to d preach unto
ber of his name.                           them that dwell on the earth, and
  18 Here is a wisdom. Let him that        to every e nation, and kindred, and
hath understanding count the num-          tongue, and people,
ber of the beast: for it is the num-         7 Saying with a loud voice, a Fear
ber of a man; and his number is Six        God, and give glory to him; for the
hundred threescore and six.                hour of his b judgment is come: and
                                           c
                                             worship d him that made e heaven,
            Chapter 14                     and earth, and the sea, and the foun-
The Lamb will stand upon Mount             tains of waters.
Zion—The gospel will be restored in the      8 And there followed another an-
                                           gel, saying, a Babylon is b fallen, is
last days by angelic ministry—The Son      fallen, that great c city, because she
of Man will harvest the earth.             made all nations drink of the wine
And I looked, and, lo, a a Lamb stood      of the wrath of her d fornication.
on the mount b Sion, and with him            9 And the third angel followed
an hundred forty and four thousand,        them, saying with a loud voice, If
having his Father’s c name written         any man worship the beast and his
in their foreheads.                        image, and receive his mark in his
  2 And I heard a voice from heaven,       forehead, or in his hand,
as the voice of many waters, and as          10 The same shall drink of the wine
  14 a Matt. 24:24;          		b gr purchased,             		d tg Missionary Work.
       Rev. 19:20;                ransomed, redeemed.      		e tg Nations.
       2 Ne. 28:21 (6–21);        Jude 1:24;                7 a D&C 88:104.
       D&C 52:14.                 D&C 43:29; 77:5.              tg Reverence.
		b tg Miracle.               5 a tg Guile.                		b tg Judgment, the Last.
  18 a D&C 10:34 (34–35);     6 a D&C 133:36.              		c tg Worship.
       57:9.                      tg Angels.               		d tg God, Creator.
14 1 a D&C 133:18.           		b D&C 79:1.                 		e Neh. 9:6.
		b tg Zion.                 		c D&C 27:16.                 8 a Isa. 21:9.
		c Rev. 3:12; 22:4 (1–5).        tg Book of Mormon;            tg Babylon.
       tg Name.                   Gospel;                  		b D&C 88:105.
   3 a tg Singing.                Restoration of the       		c Rev. 17:18.
   4 a tg Woman.                  Gospel.                  		d D&C 88:94.
Revelation 14:11–15:6                                                             1580

of the wrath of God, which is apoured           gather the clusters of the avine of the
out without mixture into the cup of             earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
his b indignation; and he shall be               19 And the angel thrust in his
tormented with fire and brimstone               sickle into the earth, and gathered
in the presence of the holy angels,             the vine of the earth, and cast it into
and in the presence of the Lamb:                the great a winepress of the wrath
  11 And the smoke of their torment             of God.
ascendeth up for ever and ever: and              20 And the winepress was trodden
they have no rest day nor night, who            without the city, and blood came
worship the beast and his image,                out of the winepress, even unto
and whosoever receiveth the mark                the horse bridles, by the space of a
of his name.                                    thousand and six hundred furlongs.
  12 Here is the a patience of the
saints: here are they that keep                            Chapter 15
the commandments of God, and                    Exalted Saints praise God in celestial
the faith of Jesus.                             glory forever.
  13 And I heard a voice from heaven
saying unto me, Write, a Blessed are            And I saw another sign in heaven,
the b dead which c die in the Lord              great and marvellous, seven angels
from henceforth: Yea, saith the                 having the seven last aplagues; for in
Spirit, that they may d rest from               them is filled up the wrath of God.
their labours; and their works do                 2 And I saw as it were a a sea of
follow them.                                    b
                                                  glass mingled with fire: and them
  14 And I looked, and behold a white           that had gotten the victory over the
cloud, and upon the cloud one sat               beast, and over his image, and over
like unto the a Son of man, having              his mark, and over the number of
on his head a golden crown, and in              his name, stand on the sea of glass,
his hand a sharp sickle.                        having the harps of God.
  15 And another angel came out                   3 And they a sing the song of Moses
of the temple, crying with a loud               the servant of God, and the song
voice to him that sat on the cloud,             of the Lamb, saying, b Great and
a
  Thrust in thy sickle, and b reap: for         marvellous are thy works, Lord God
the time is come for thee to reap;              Almighty; c just and true are thy
for the c harvest of the earth is d ripe.       ways, thou King of d saints.
  16 And he that sat on the cloud                 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord,
thrust in his sickle on the earth;              and glorify thy a name? for thou only
and the earth was reaped.                       art holy: for all nations shall come
  17 And another angel came out of              and worship before thee; for thy
the temple which is in heaven, he               judgments are made manifest.
also having a sharp sickle.                       5 And after that I looked, and, be-
  18 And another angel came out                 hold, the temple of the tabernacle of
from the altar, which had power                 the atestimony in heaven was opened:
over fire; and cried with a loud cry              6 And the seven angels came out
to him that had the sharp sickle, say-          of the temple, having the seven
ing, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and            a
                                                  plagues, clothed in pure and white
 10 a D&C 115:6.                      Man.                   15 1 a tg Plague.
		b tg God, Indignation of.      15 a D&C 31:5.               2 a D&C 130:7 (1–11).
 12 a tg Patience.              		b D&C 12:4.                		b tg Earth, Destiny of.
 13 a 1 Ne. 22:22 (22–23);      		c tg Harvest.               3 a tg Singing.
      D&C 88:26 (25–29);        		d D&C 18:6.                		b D&C 76:114.
      Moses 7:63 (1–66).         18 a tg Vineyard of the     		c tg God, Justice of;
		b tg Death;                         Lord.                       Justice.
      Spirits, Disembodied.      19 a Isa. 63:3 (3–4);       		d tg Saints.
		c D&C 42:44; 59:2.                  Joel 3:13;              4 a Ps. 99:3.
		d tg Paradise; Rest.                Rev. 19:15;             5 a tg Testimony.
 14 a tg Jesus Christ, Son of         D&C 88:106.             6 a tg Last Days.
1581                                                       Revelation 15:7–16:17

linen, and having their breasts                  Almighty, true and righteous are
girded with golden girdles.                      thy judgments.
  7 And one of the four beasts gave                8 And the fourth angel poured out
unto the seven angels seven golden               his vial upon the sun; and power
vials full of the wrath of God, who              was given unto him to scorch men
liveth for ever and ever.                        with fire.
  8 And the temple was filled with                 9 And men were scorched with
smoke from the glory of God, and                 great heat, and a blasphemed the
from his power; and no man was                   name of God, which hath power over
able to enter into the temple, till              these plagues: and they repented
the seven plagues of the seven an-               not to give him glory.
gels were fulfilled.                               10 And the fifth angel poured out
                                                 his vial upon the seat of the beast;
              Chapter 16                         and his kingdom was full of a dark-
                                                 ness; and they gnawed their tongues
God pours out plagues upon the wicked—           for pain,
The nations assemble for Armaged-                  11 And blasphemed the God of
don—Christ comes, islands flee, and              heaven because of their a pains and
mountains cease.                                 their sores, and repented not of
And I heard a great voice out of                 their deeds.
the temple saying to the seven an-                 12 And the sixth angel poured out
gels, Go your ways, and pour out                 his vial upon the great river Euphra-
the vials of the wrath of God upon               tes; and the water thereof was dried
the earth.                                       up, that the way of the kings of the
 2 And the first went, and poured                east might be prepared.
out his vial upon the earth; and                   13 And I saw three unclean spirits
there fell a a noisome and grievous              like frogs come out of the mouth of
sore upon the men which had the                  the dragon, and out of the mouth
mark of the beast, and upon them                 of the beast, and out of the mouth of
which worshipped his image.                      the a false prophet.
 3 And the second angel poured out                 14 For they are the a spirits of b dev-
his vial upon the sea; and it became             ils, working cmiracles, which go forth
as the blood of a dead man: and ev-              unto the kings of the earth and of
ery living soul died in the sea.                 the whole world, to gather them to
 4 And the third angel poured out                the d battle of that great day of God
his vial upon the rivers and foun-               Almighty.
tains of waters; and they became                   15 Behold, I come as a a thief.
blood.                                           Blessed is he that b watcheth, and
 5 And I heard the angel of the wa-              keepeth his garments, lest he walk
ters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,            naked, and they see his shame.
which art, and wast, and shalt be,                 16 And he gathered them together
because thou hast a judged thus.                 into a place called in the Hebrew
 6 For they have a shed the b blood              tongue aArmageddon.
of saints and prophets, and thou                   17 And the seventh angel poured
hast given them blood to drink; for              out his vial into the air; and there
they are c worthy.                               came a great voice out of the temple
 7 And I heard another out of                    of heaven, from the throne, saying,
the altar say, Even so, Lord God                 It is done.
16 2 a gr bad, evil.             11 a tg Pain.                  15 a Luke 21:35; Rev. 3:3.
  5 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.    13 a tg Antichrist;           		b D&C 49:7 (5–9);
  6 a tg Prophets,                    False Prophets.                106:5 (4–5).
      Rejection of.              14 a D&C 50:1.                      tg Watch.
		b tg Martyrdom.               		b Matt. 24:24;                16 a Ezek. 38:16 (15–16);
		c gr deserving.                     2 Ne. 9:9 (8–12).              Joel 3:14 (9–14);
  9 a tg Blaspheme.             		c tg Miracle.                      Zech. 14:2 (2–5);
 10 a tg Darkness, Spiritual.   		d Rev. 17:14.                      Luke 21:20 (20–24).
Revelation 16:18–17:12                                                                    1582

  18 And there were voices, and                       4 And the woman was arrayed
thunders, and lightnings; and there                 in purple and scarlet colour, and
was a great a earthquake, such as                   decked with gold and precious stones
was not since men were upon the                     and pearls, having a golden cup in
earth, so mighty an earthquake, and                 her hand a full of abominations and
so great.                                           b
                                                      filthiness of her fornication:
  19 And the great city was divided                   5 And upon her forehead was a
into three parts, and the cities of                 name written, a Mystery, b Bab­
the nations fell: and great a Babylon               ylon the Great, the cMother
came in remembrance before God,                     of Harlots and Abomina-
to give unto her the cup of the wine                tions of the Earth.
of the fierceness of his b wrath.                     6 And I saw the woman drunken
  20 And every island fled away,                    with the ablood of the saints, and with
and the amountains were not found.                  the blood of the b martyrs of Jesus:
  21 And there fell upon men a great                and when I saw her, I wondered
a
  hail out of heaven, every stone about             with great c admiration.
the weight of a talent: and men blas-                 7 And the angel said unto me,
phemed God because of the plague                    Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will
of the hail; for the plague thereof                 tell thee the mystery of the woman,
was exceeding great.                                and of the beast that carrieth her,
                                                    which hath the seven heads and
            Chapter 17                              ten horns.
John is shown that Babylon the great,                 8 The beast that thou sawest was,
the mother of harlots and abomina-                  and is not; and shall ascend out of
tions, has become established through-              the bottomless pit, and go into a per-
out the earth.                                      dition: and they that dwell on the
                                                    earth shall wonder, whose names
And there came one of the seven                     were not written in the b book of life
angels which had the seven vials,                   from the foundation of the world,
and talked with me, saying unto me,                 when they behold the beast that
Come hither; I will shew unto thee                  was, and is not, and yet is.
the a judgment of the great b whore                   9 And here is the a mind which
that sitteth upon many c waters:                    hath wisdom. The seven heads are
  2 With whom the kings of the earth                seven mountains, on which the
have committed fornication, and                     woman sitteth.
the a inhabitants of the earth have                   10 And there are seven a kings: five
been made drunk with the wine of                    are fallen, and one is, and the other is
her b fornication.                                  not yet come; and when he cometh,
  3 So he carried me away in the                    he must continue a short space.
spirit into the wilderness: and I                     11 And the beast that was, and
saw a woman sit upon a scarlet                      is not, even he is the eighth, and is
coloured beast, full of a names of                  of the seven, and goeth into per-
blasphemy, having seven heads and                   dition.
ten horns.                                            12 And the ten a horns which thou
 18 a Dan. 12:1;                  			 D&C 29:16.                  		c D&C 88:94.
      Rev. 6:12; 11:13 (13–14).   17 1 a Rev. 18:3 (3–9); 19:2.     6 a Rev. 18:24 (22–24).
 19 a tg Babylon.                 		b tg Devil, Church of.        		b tg Martyrdom.
		b tg God, Indignation of.       		c Jer. 51:13.                 		c gr astonishment,
 20 a Isa. 64:1;                   2 a Isa. 24:6.                       wonder.
      Rev. 6:14 (12–17);          		b 1 Ne. 14:13 (9–13).           8 a tg Death, Spiritual,
      D&C 133:22 (1–42).           3 a tg Name.                         Second;
 21 a Ex. 9:18 (13–35);            4 a D&C 10:21.                       Hell.
      Josh. 10:11;                		b tg Filthiness.              		b Ps. 139:16.
      Ezek. 13:13; 38:22;          5 a tg Secret                    9 a tg Mind.
      Rev. 11:19;                      Combinations.               10 a tg Kings, Earthly.
      Mosiah 12:6;                		b tg Babylon.                  12 a Dan. 7:24.
1583                                                     Revelation 17:13–18:10

sawest are ten kings, which have                 the b hold of every foul spirit, and
received no kingdom as yet; but                  a c cage of every unclean and hate-
receive power as kings one hour                  ful bird.
with the beast.                                    3 For all nations have drunk of
  13 These have one mind, and shall              the wine of the wrath of her a for-
give their power and strength unto               nication, and the kings of the earth
the beast.                                       have committed b fornication with
  14 These shall make a war with the             her, and the merchants of the earth
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome                are waxed rich through the c abun-
them: for he is b Lord of lords, and             dance of her delicacies.
c
  King of kings: and they that are                 4 And I heard another voice from
with him are called, and chosen,                 heaven, saying, a Come b out of her,
and faithful.                                    my people, that ye be not partak-
  15 And he saith unto me, The wa-               ers of her c sins, and that ye receive
ters which thou sawest, where the                not of her plagues.
whore sitteth, are peoples, and mul-               5 For her a sins have reached unto
titudes, and nations, and tongues.               heaven, and God hath remembered
  16 And the ten horns which thou                her iniquities.
sawest upon the beast, these shall                 6 a Reward her even as she re-
hate the a whore, and shall make                 warded you, and double unto her
her desolate and naked, and shall                double according to her works: in
eat her flesh, and b burn her with               the cup which she hath filled fill
fire.                                            to her double.
  17 For God hath put in their hearts              7 How much she hath glorified
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and            herself, and lived a deliciously, so
a
  give their kingdom unto the beast,             much torment and sorrow give her:
until the b words of God shall be                for she saith in her heart, I sit a
fulfilled.                                       queen, and am no widow, and shall
  18 And the woman which thou                    see no sorrow.
sawest is that great a city, which                 8 Therefore shall her aplagues come
reigneth over the kings of the earth.            in one day, death, and mourning,
                                                 and famine; and she shall be utterly
            Chapter 18                           b
                                                   burned with fire: for strong is the
The Saints are called out of Babylon             Lord God who c judgeth her.
lest they partake of her sins—She falls            9 And the kings of the earth, who
                                                 have committed fornication and
and is lamented by her supporters.               lived deliciously with her, shall
And after these things I saw another             a
                                                   bewail her, and lament for her,
angel come down from heaven, hav-                when they shall see the b smoke of
ing great power; and the earth was               her burning,
a
  lightened with his glory.                        10 Standing afar off for the fear
   2 And he cried mightily with a                of her torment, saying, Alas, alas,
strong voice, saying, a Babylon the              that great city Babylon, that mighty
great is fallen, is fallen, and is be-           city! for in one hour is thy judgment
come the habitation of devils, and               come.
 14 a Rev. 16:14.               18 1 a Ezek. 43:2.            		c Isa. 52:11.
		b Deut. 10:17;                 2 a tg Babylon.               5 a Jer. 51:9 (8–9).
      Rev. 19:16 (11–16).       		b gr ward, prison.           6 a D&C 1:9.
      tg Jesus Christ, Lord;    		c gr ward, prison.               tg Retribution.
      Jesus Christ, Power of.    3 a Rev. 17:1 (1–2);          7 a gr wantonly, riotously.
		c Dan. 2:47; 1 Tim. 6:15.          D&C 35:11.                8 a tg Plague.
 16 a 1 Ne. 22:13 (13–14).      		b Isa. 23:17.               		b Rev. 17:16;
		b Rev. 18:8 (6–18).           		c gr power of her                D&C 64:24; 86:7.
 17 a Dan. 8:24.                     wantonness.              		c tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
		b D&C 1:37.                    4 a Zech. 2:7.                9 a Jer. 51:8.
 18 a Rev. 14:8.                		b Gen. 19:14.               		b Gen. 19:28.
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   11 And the merchants of the earth           21 And a mighty angel took up a
shall weep and mourn over her; for           stone like a great millstone, and cast
no man buyeth their merchandise              it into the sea, saying, Thus with
any more:                                    violence shall that great city a Bab-
   12 The merchandise of gold, and           ylon be thrown down, and shall be
silver, and precious stones, and of          found no more at all.
pearls, and fine linen, and purple,            22 And the voice of harpers, and
and silk, and scarlet, and all thy-          musicians, and of pipers, and trum-
ine wood, and all manner vessels             peters, shall be heard no more at all
of ivory, and all manner vessels of          in thee; and no craftsman, of what-
most precious wood, and of brass,            soever craft he be, shall be found
and iron, and marble,                        any more in thee; and the sound of
   13 And cinnamon, and odours, and          a millstone shall be heard no more
ointments, and frankincense, and             at all in thee;
wine, and oil, and fine flour, and             23 And the light of a candle shall
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and            shine no more at all in thee; and
horses, and chariots, and a slaves,          the a voice of the bridegroom and
and souls of men.                            of the bride shall be heard no more
   14 And the fruits that thy soul           at all in thee: for thy merchants
a
  lusted after are departed from thee,       were the great men of the earth; for
and all things which were dainty and         by thy b sorceries were all nations
goodly are departed from thee, and           deceived.
thou shalt find them no more at all.           24 And in her was found the ablood
   15 The merchants of these things,         of prophets, and of saints, and of
which were made rich by her, shall           all that were slain upon the earth.
stand afar off for the fear of her tor-
ment, weeping and wailing,                                Chapter 19
   16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great     The marriage supper of the Lamb is
city, that was clothed in fine linen,        made ready—The testimony of Jesus is
and purple, and scarlet, and decked          the spirit of prophecy—Christ is King
with gold, and precious stones, and          of Kings and Lord of Lords.
pearls!
   17 For in one hour so great riches        And after these things I heard a great
is come to nought. And every ship-           voice of much people in heaven, say-
master, and all the company in ships,        ing, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory,
and sailors, and as many as trade            and honour, and power, unto the
by sea, stood afar off,                      Lord our God:
   18 And cried when they saw the               2 For true and righteous are his
smoke of her burning, saying, What           a
                                               judgments: for he hath b judged the
city is like unto this great city!           great c whore, which did corrupt the
   19 And they cast a dust on their          earth with her fornication, and hath
heads, and cried, weeping and wail-          avenged the blood of his servants
ing, saying, Alas, alas, that great          at her hand.
city, wherein were made rich all                3 And again they said, Alleluia.
that had ships in the sea by reason          And her a smoke rose up for ever
of her costliness! for in one hour is        and ever.
she made desolate.                              4 And the four and twenty elders
   20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven,         and the four a beasts fell down and
and ye holy apostles and prophets;           worshipped God that sat on the
for God hath avenged you on her.             throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
 13 a tg Slavery.            23 a Jer. 7:34.                 19 2 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.
 14 a tg Lust.              		b tg Sorcery.                  		b Rev. 17:1 (1–2).
 19 a Ezek. 27:30.           24 a Rev. 17:6 (1–18);          		c D&C 29:21.
 21 a tg Babylon;                 2 Ne. 27:4 (3–4); 28:10;      3 a Gen. 19:28.
      Devil, Church of.           Morm. 8:27 (27, 40–41).       4 a tg Cherubim.
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  5 And a voice came out of the               and he had a b name written, that no
throne, saying, Praise our God, all           man knew, but he himself.
ye his servants, and ye that fear him,          13 And he was a clothed with a ves-
both small and great.                         ture dipped in blood: and his b name
  6 And I heard as it were the voice of       is called The c Word of God.
a great multitude, and as the voice             14 And the armies which were in
of many waters, and as the voice of           heaven followed him upon white
mighty thunderings, saying, Alle-             horses, a clothed in fine linen, white
luia: for the Lord a God b omni­potent        and clean.
reigneth.                                       15 aAnd out of his mouth goeth a
  7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and           sharp sword, that with it he should
give honour to him: for the amarriage         smite the nations: and he shall b rule
of the b Lamb is come, and his wife           them with a rod of iron: and he tread-
hath made herself ready.                      eth the c winepress of the fierceness
  8 And to her was granted that she           and wrath of Almighty God.
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean          16 And he hath on his vesture
and white: for the fine a linen is the        and on his thigh a name written,
b
  righteousness of saints.                    a
                                                King of Kings, and b Lord of
  9 And he saith unto me, Write,              Lords.
Blessed are they which are called               17 And I saw an angel standing in
unto the a marriage b supper of the           the sun; and he cried with a loud
c
  Lamb. And he saith unto me, These           voice, saying to all the fowls that fly
are the true sayings of God.                  in the midst of heaven, Come and
  10 And I afell at his feet to bworship      gather yourselves together unto the
him. And he said unto me, See thou            supper of the great God;
do it not: I am thy c fellowservant,            18 That ye may eat the flesh of
and of thy brethren that have the             kings, and the flesh of captains,
testimony of Jesus: worship God: for          and the flesh of mighty men, and
the d testimony of Jesus is the spirit        the flesh of horses, and of them
of e prophecy.                                that sit on them, and the flesh of
  11 And I saw heaven opened, and             all a men, both free and bond, both
behold a white horse; and he that             small and great.
sat upon him was called Faithful                19 And I saw the beast, and the
and True, and in righteousness he             kings of the earth, and their armies,
doth a judge and make b war.                  gathered together to make war
  12 His a eyes were as a flame of fire,      against him that sat on the horse,
and on his head were many crowns;             and against his army.
  6 a Dan. 2:47.             		d tg Testimony.                      rule them with the word
		b tg Jesus Christ,         		e tg Prophecy.                       of his mouth; and he
      Power of.               11 a tg Jesus Christ, Judge.          treadeth the winepress
  7 a Isa. 54:5;             		b tg War.                            in the fierceness and
      Matt. 22:2 (2–14);      12 a tg God, Manifesta-               wrath of Almighty God.
      Luke 5:34;                   tions of.                        Isa. 11:4.
      Rev. 21:2.             		b Rev. 2:17 (12–17).           		b tg Jesus Christ,
		b tg Jesus Christ, Lamb     13 a Isa. 63:2 (2–3);                 Authority of.
      of God.                      D&C 133:48 (48–51).        		c Isa. 63:3 (3–4);
  8 a Matt. 22:11 (11–14);   		b tg Name.                           Rev. 14:19 (17–20);
      1 Ne. 12:10 (10–11).   		c Moses 1:32 (32–33).                D&C 88:106.
		b Alma 5:27.                     tg Jesus Christ,            16 a tg Jesus Christ, Second
  9 a D&C 58:11.                   Messenger of the                 Coming.
		b Luke 14:15; 22:30.             Covenant.                  		b Deut. 10:17;
		c tg Jesus Christ, Lamb     14 a tg Clothing.                     Rev. 17:14.
      of God.                 15 a jst Rev. 19:15 And out      18 a jst Rev. 19:18 . . . who
 10 a Rev. 22:8.                   of his mouth proceedeth          fight against the Lamb,
		b tg Worship.                    the word of God, and             both bond and free,
		c Acts 10:26;                    with it he will smite            both small and great.
      Rev. 1:1 (1–6).              the nations; and he will
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   20 And the beast was taken, and                 God, and which had not worshipped
with him the a false prophet that                  the beast, neither his image, neither
wrought b miracles before him, with                had received his mark upon their
which he c deceived them that had                  foreheads, or in their hands; and
received the mark of the beast, and                they lived and b reigned with Christ
them that worshipped his image.                    a c thousand years.
These both were cast alive into a                   5 But the rest of the a dead lived
d
  lake of efire burning with brimstone.            not again until the thousand years
   21 And the remnant were slain                   were finished. This is the first res-
a
  with the sword of him that sat upon              urrection.
the horse, which sword proceeded                    6 a Blessed and holy is he that hath
out of his mouth: and all the fowls                part in the b first c resurrection: on
were filled with their flesh.                      such the d second death hath no
                                                   power, but they shall be e priests of
            Chapter 20                             God and of Christ, and shall reign
Satan is bound during the Millennium—              with him a thousand years.
The Saints will then live and reign with            7 And when the a thousand years
                                                   are expired, b Satan shall be loosed
Christ—The dead stand before God and               out of his prison,
are judged out of the books according
to their works.                                     8 And shall go out to deceive the
                                                   nations which are in the four quar-
And I saw an a angel come down                     ters of the earth, a Gog and Magog,
from heaven, having the key of the                 to gather them together to battle:
bottomless b pit and a great chain                 the number of whom is as the sand
in his hand.                                       of the sea.
  2 And he laid hold on the dragon,                 9 And they went up on the breadth
that old aserpent, which is the bDevil,            of the earth, and compassed the
and Satan, and c bound him a thou-                 camp of the saints about, and the
sand years,                                        beloved city: and fire came down
  3 And cast him into the bottomless               from God out of heaven, and de-
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal               voured them.
upon him, that he should deceive the                10 And the a devil that deceived
a
  nations no more, till the thousand               them was b cast into the lake of c fire
years should be fulfilled: and after               and brimstone, where the beast and
that he must be bloosed a little season.           the false prophet are, and shall be
  4 And I saw thrones, and they sat                tormented day and night for ever
upon them, and ajudgment was given                 and ever.
unto them: and I saw the souls of                   11 And I saw a great white throne,
them that were beheaded for the                    and him that sat on it, from whose
witness of Jesus, and for the word of              face the a earth and the heaven fled
  20 a tg Antichrist;              		b tg Devil.                   		b D&C 63:18.
       False Prophets.             		c D&C 84:100.                 		c tg Resurrection.
		b tg Miracle.                     3 a tg Nations.                		d tg Death, Spiritual,
		c Rev. 13:14 (11–18).            		b D&C 43:31.                        Second.
		d Matt. 8:12; 13:42;              4 a Dan. 7:22; 1 Cor. 6:2;     		e tg Priest, Aaronic
       D&C 112:24.                      3 Ne. 27:27;                     Priesthood; Priest,
       tg Hell.                         D&C 20:13 (5–15);                Melchizedek Priesthood.
		e Dan. 7:11.                          75:21 (21–22).                   bd Priests.
  21 a jst Rev. 19:21 . . . with   		b tg Jesus Christ,              7 a tg Jesus Christ,
       the word of him that sat         Millennial Reign.                Millennial Reign.
       upon the horse, which       		c tg Millennium.              		b tg Devil.
       word proceeded out of        5 a D&C 43:18; 88:101.           8 a Gen. 10:2 (2–3);
       his mouth . . .                  tg Spirits, Disembodied.         Ezek. 38:2.
20 1 a tg Angels.                   6 a jst Rev. 20:6 Blessed       10 a D&C 28:11.
		b Rev. 9:1;                           and holy are they who      		b D&C 19:3.
       D&C 76:48.                       have part in the first     		c Dan. 7:11; D&C 76:36.
   2 a Isa. 27:1.                       resurrection . . .          11 a D&C 29:24 (24–25).
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away; and there was found no bplace             cle of God is with men, and he will
for them.                                       a
                                                  dwell with them, and they shall be
  12 And I saw the a dead, small and            his people, and b God himself shall
great, b stand before God; and the              be with them, and be their God.
c
  books were opened: and another                   4 And God shall wipe away all tears
book was opened, which is the d book            from their eyes; and there shall be
of life: and the dead were e judged             no more adeath, neither bsorrow, nor
out of those things which were                  crying, neither shall there be any
written in the books, according to              more c pain: for the former things
their f works.                                  are passed away.
  13 And the sea gave up the dead                  5 And he that sat upon the throne
which were in it; and a death and               said, Behold, I make all things a new.
b
  hell delivered up the dead which              And he said unto me, b Write: for
were in them: and they were judged              these c words are true and faithful.
ever y man according to their                      6 And he said unto me, It is done.
works.                                          a
                                                  I am bAlpha and Omega, the begin-
  14 And a death and b hell were cast           ning and the end. I will give unto
into the lake of fire. This is the c sec-       him that is athirst of the fountain
ond death.                                      of the c water of life freely.
  15 And whosoever was not found                   7 He that a overcometh shall b in-
written in the book of life was cast            herit c all things; and I will be his
into the lake of fire.                          God, and he shall be my d son.
                                                   8 But the fearful, and aunbelieving,
             Chapter 21                         and the abominable, and b murder-
                                                ers, and c whoremongers, and d sor-
Those who overcome will be sons of
God—The earth attains its celestial             cerers, and idolaters, and all e liars,
glory.                                          shall have their part in the lake
                                                which burneth with fire and brim-
And I saw a anew bheaven and a new              stone: which is the f second g death.
c
  earth: for the first heaven and the              9 And there came unto me one of
first d earth were passed away; and             the seven angels which had the seven
there was no more sea.                          vials full of the seven last a plagues,
   2 And I John saw the holy city, anew         and talked with me, saying, Come
b
  Jerusalem, coming down from God               hither, I will shew thee the bride,
out of heaven, prepared as a c bride            the Lamb’s wife.
adorned for her husband.                           10 And he carried me away in the
   3 And I heard a great voice out of           spirit to a great and high amountain,
heaven saying, Behold, the taberna-             and shewed me that great city, the
  11 b Dan. 2:35 (31–36).       		c tg Earth, Destiny of;        		c tg Living Water.
  12 a Alma 11:44 (43–44).           Earth, Renewal of.            7 a Rev. 2:7;
       tg Death.                		d tg World, End of.                  D&C 76:60 (58–60).
		b tg Resurrection.             2 a tg Zion.                    		b tg Exaltation.
		c Dan. 7:10.                  		b tg Jerusalem, New.           		c Ps. 84:11.
		d tg Book of Life.            		c Matt. 22:2 (2–14);                 tg Eternal Life.
		e D&C 137:9.                       Luke 5:34;                  		d tg Sons and Daughters
       tg Accountability;            Rev. 19:7 (7–9).                  of God.
       Judgment, the Last.       3 a tg God, Presence of.          8 a tg Stiffnecked.
		f tg Good Works.              		b Ezek. 48:35.                 		b tg Murder.
  13 a 2 Tim. 1:10.              4 a Rev. 7:17.                  		c tg Adulterer; Chastity.
		b tg Hell;                    		b tg Mourning; Sorrow.         		d tg Sorcery.
       Spirits in Prison.       		c tg Pain.                     		e tg Lying.
  14 a 1 Cor. 15:26 (26, 54).    5 a 2 Cor. 5:17;                		f tg Hell.
		b tg Damnation.                    D&C 130:5–9.                		g tg Death, Spiritual,
		c tg Death, Spiritual,        		b tg Scriptures, Writing of.         Second.
       Second.                  		c D&C 1:37.                      9 a tg Plague.
21 1 a tg Celestial Glory.       6 a tg Jesus Christ, Jehovah.    10 a Ezek. 40:2;
		b tg Heaven.                  		b D&C 45:7.                          Moses 1:1.
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holy b Jerusalem, descending out of              21 And the twelve gates were twelve
heaven from God,                               pearls; every several gate was of one
 11 Having the a glory of God: and             pearl: and the street of the city was
her light was like unto a stone most           pure a gold, as it were transparent
precious, even like a jasper stone,            b
                                                 glass.
clear as crystal;                                22 And I saw no temple therein:
 12 And had a wall great and high,             for the Lord God aAlmighty and the
and had twelve agates, and at the gates        Lamb are the b temple of it.
twelve angels, and names written                 23 And the city had no need of
thereon, which are the names of the            the a sun, neither of the moon, to
twelve tribes of the children of Israel:       shine in it: for the glory of God did
 13 On the east three gates; on the            lighten it, and the bLamb is the clight
north three gates; on the south three          thereof.
gates; and on the west three gates.              24 And the nations of them which
 14 And the wall of the city had               are saved shall a walk in the light of
twelve foundations, and in them                it: and the b kings of the c earth do
the names of the twelve apostles               bring their glory and honour into it.
of the Lamb.                                     25 And the a gates of it shall not be
 15 And he that talked with me                 shut at all by day: for there shall be
had a golden reed to measure the               no night there.
city, and the gates thereof, and the             26 And they shall bring the glory
wall thereof.                                  and honour of the nations into it.
 16 And the city lieth foursquare,               27 And there shall in no wise en-
and the a length is as large as the            ter into it any thing that a defileth,
breadth: and he measured the city              neither whatsoever worketh abomi­
with the reed, twelve thousand b fur-          nation, or maketh a lie: but they
longs. The length and the breadth              which are written in the Lamb’s
and the height of it are equal.                b
                                                 book of life.
 17 And he measured the wall
thereof, an hundred and forty and                          Chapter 22
four cubits, according to the measure          The Saints will reign in celestial splen-
of a man, that is, of the angel.               dor—Christ will come, and men will
 18 And the building of the wall               be judged—Blessed are they who keep
of it was of jasper: and the city was          His commandments.
pure gold, like unto clear glass.
 19 And the foundations of the wall            And he shewed me a pure river of
of the city were garnished with all            a
                                                 water of life, clear as crystal, pro-
manner of precious stones. The first           ceeding out of the throne of God
foundation was jasper; the second,             and of the Lamb.
sapphire; the third, a chalcedony;               2 In the midst of the street of it, and
the fourth, an emerald;                        on either side of the river, was there
 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth,            the a tree of b life, which bare twelve
sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the          manner of fruits, and yielded her
eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the         fruit every month: and the c leaves
tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh,           of the tree were for the healing of
a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.           the nations.
 10 b Moses 7:63 (21, 62–64).   		b tg Temple.                 25 a Isa. 60:11.
 11 a Ezek. 43:2 (1–6).          23 a Isa. 60:19;              27 a D&C 76:112 (81–112).
 12 a Ezek. 48:31.                    Rev. 22:5.             		b tg Book of Life.
 16 a Ezek. 40:5.               		b tg Jesus Christ, Lamb    22 1 a Ezek. 47:1; Joel 3:18;
		b gr stadia. A stadium              of God.                       Zech. 14:8.
      was about 607 English     		c tg Jesus Christ, Light      2 a Gen. 2:9;
      feet, or 185.2 meters.          of the World.                 Rev. 2:7 (1–7);
 21 a D&C 137:4 (2–4).           24 a tg Walking with God.          1 Ne. 8:10 (1–11).
		b tg Earth, Destiny of.       		b tg Kings, Earthly.       		b tg Immortality.
 22 a tg God, Power of.         		c Isa. 49:22; 60:5.        		c Ezek. 47:12.
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   3 And there shall be no more               and he that is holy, let him be holy
a
  curse: but the b throne of God and          still.
of the c Lamb shall be in it; and his           12 And, behold, I a come quickly;
servants shall serve him:                     and my b reward is with me, to give
   4 And they shall a see his b face; and     every man according as his c work
his c name shall be in their foreheads.       shall be.
   5 And there shall be no night there;         13 I am Alpha and Omega, the
and they need no candle, neither              beginning and the end, the a first
light of the a sun; for the Lord God          and the last.
giveth them b light: and they shall             14 Blessed are they that a do his
c
  reign d for ever and ever.                  b
                                                commandments, that they may
   6 And he said unto me, These say-          have right to the tree of life, and
ings are faithful and a true: and the         may enter in through the gates into
Lord God of the holy prophets sent            the city.
his angel to shew unto his servants             15 For without are dogs, and a sor-
the things which must b shortly be            cerers, and b whoremongers, and
done.                                         c
                                                murderers, and idolaters, and who-
   7 Behold, I a come quickly: b blessed      soever loveth and maketh a d lie.
is he that keepeth the c sayings of             16 I Jesus have sent mine a angel
the prophecy of this book.                    to testify unto you these things in
   8 And I John saw these things, and         the churches. I am the b root and the
heard them. And when I had heard              offspring of David, and the bright
and seen, I a fell down to worship            and morning c star.
before the feet of the angel which              17 And the Spirit and the bride
shewed me these things.                       say, aCome. And let him that heareth
   9 Then saith he unto me, See thou          say, Come. And let him that is athirst
do it not: for I am thy fellowservant,        come. And whosoever will, let him
and of thy brethren the prophets,             take the b water of life freely.
and of them which keep the sayings              18 For I testify unto every man that
of this book: worship God.                    heareth the words of the prophecy
   10 And he saith unto me, Seal not          of this book, If any man shall a add
the sayings of the prophecy of this           unto these things, God shall add unto
book: for the time is at hand.                him the b plagues that are written
   11 He that is a unjust, let him be         in this book:
b
  unjust still: and he which is c filthy,       19 And if any man shall take away
let him be filthy still: and he that is       from the words of the book of this
righteous, let him be righteous still:        prophecy, God shall take away his
 3 a tg Curse;                      Kingdom of God,         15 a tg Sorcery;
     Earth, Curse of.               on Earth.                    Telestial Glory.
		b Jer. 3:17;                		d D&C 132:20.              		b tg Adulterer;
     Joel 3:21 (18–21);         6 a D&C 68:34.                   Whore.
     Zech. 2:10 (10–12).      		b Rev. 1:1 (1–6);          		c tg Murder.
		c tg Jesus Christ, Lamb           D&C 88:79.             		d tg Lying.
     of God.                    7 a D&C 51:20.              16 a tg Angels.
 4 a tg God, Privilege of     		b Rev. 1:3 (1–6).          		b Isa. 53:2;
     Seeing.                  		c D&C 58:2.                      Rev. 5:5 (1–14).
		b John 14:3;                  8 a Rev. 19:10.            		c 2 Pet. 1:19;
     1 Thes. 4:17;             11 a Alma 41:13 (10–15).          Rev. 2:28.
     D&C 38:8 (7–8).          		b Dan. 12:10.               17 a Moro. 10:32 (30–33).
     tg God, Body of,         		c tg Filthiness.           		b tg Living Water.
     Corporeal Nature.         12 a 1 Thes. 2:19; 3:13;     18 a Deut. 4:2 (2–3);
		c Rev. 3:12 (7–13);               Rev. 1:7.                    3 Ne. 11:40 (39–40);
     7:3 (2–8); 14:1 (1–5).   		b tg Reward.                     D&C 20:35 (35–36).
 5 a Isa. 60:19;              		c Alma 41:13.                    tg Scriptures,
     Rev. 21:23.               13 a tg God, Eternal              Preservation of.
		b tg Earth, Destiny of.           Nature of.             		b tg Plague.
		c Matt. 25:34.               14 a tg Obedience.
     tg Eternal Life;         		b tg Good Works.
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part out of the a book of life, and out    saith, Surely I a come quickly. Amen.
of the holy city, and from the things      Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
which are written in this book.             21 The a grace of our b Lord Jesus
 20 He which testifieth these things       Christ be with you all. Amen.
 19 a tg Book of Life.      21 a Rom. 16:24 (20–24).
 20 a D&C 33:18; 35:27.    		b tg Jesus Christ, Lord.



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