The Book of Mormon Part 118

3 Nephi 23:6 6 And now it came to pa.s.s that when Jesus had said these words he said unto them again, after he had expounded all the scriptures unto them which they had received, he said unto them: Behold, other scriptures I would that ye should write, that ye have not.

3 Nephi 23:7 7 And it came to pa.s.s that he said unto Nephi: Bring forth the record which ye have kept.

3 Nephi 23:8 8 And when Nephi had brought forth the records, and laid them before him, he cast his eyes upon them and said:

3 Nephi 23:9 9 Verily I say unto you, I commanded my servant Samuel, the Lamanite, that he should testify unto this people, that at the day that the Father should glorify his name in me that there were many saints who should arise from the dead, and should appear unto many, and should minister unto them. And he said unto them: Was it not so?

3 Nephi 23:10 10 And his disciples answered him and said: Yea, Lord, Samuel did prophesy according to thy words, and they were all fulfilled.

3 Nephi 23:11 11 And Jesus said unto them: How be it that ye have not written this thing, that many saints did arise and appear unto many and did minister unto them?

3 Nephi 23:12 12 And it came to pa.s.s that Nephi remembered that this thing had not been written.

3 Nephi 23:13 13 And it came to pa.s.s that Jesus commanded that it should be written; therefore it was written according as he commanded.

3 Nephi 23:14 14 And now it came to pa.s.s that when Jesus had expounded all the scriptures in one, which they had written, he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had expounded unto them.

3 Nephi 24 Chapter 24

3 Nephi 24:1 1 And it came to pa.s.s that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pa.s.s that after they were written he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi--Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Nephi 24:2 2 But who may abide the day of his coming, and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.

3 Nephi 24:3 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.

3 Nephi 24:4 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

3 Nephi 24:5 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Nephi 24:6 6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

3 Nephi 24:7 7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts. But ye say: Wherein shall we return?

3 Nephi 24:8 8 Will a man rob G.o.d? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say: Wherein have we robbed thee? In t.i.thes and offerings.

3 Nephi 24:9 9 Ye are cursed with a curse, for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

3 Nephi 24:10 10 Bring ye all the t.i.thes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in my house; and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

3 Nephi 24:11 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the fields, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Nephi 24:12 12 And all nations shall call you blessed, for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Nephi 24:13 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say: What have we spoken against thee?

3 Nephi 24:14 14 Ye have said: It is vain to serve G.o.d, and what doth it profit that we have kept his ordinances and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?

3 Nephi 24:15 15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt G.o.d are even delivered.

3 Nephi 24:16 16 Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard; and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

3 Nephi 24:17 17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

3 Nephi 24:18 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth G.o.d and him that serveth him not.

3 Nephi 25 Chapter 25

3 Nephi 25:1 1 For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

3 Nephi 25:2 2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall.

3 Nephi 25:3 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Nephi 25:4 4 Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I commanded unto him in h.o.r.eb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

3 Nephi 25:5 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord;

3 Nephi 25:6 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

3 Nephi 26 Chapter 26

3 Nephi 26:1 1 And now it came to pa.s.s that when Jesus had told these things he expounded them unto the mult.i.tude; and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small.

3 Nephi 26:2 2 And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations.

3 Nephi 26:3 3 And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory--yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pa.s.s away;

3 Nephi 26:4 4 And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before G.o.d, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil--

3 Nephi 26:5 5 If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of d.a.m.nation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.

3 Nephi 26:6 6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;

3 Nephi 26:7 7 But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people.

3 Nephi 26:8 8 And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.

3 Nephi 26:9 9 And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them.

3 Nephi 26:10 10 And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation.

3 Nephi 26:11 11 Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the faith of my people.

3 Nephi 26:12 12 Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.

3 Nephi 26:13 13 Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the s.p.a.ce of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

3 Nephi 26:14 14 And it came to pa.s.s that he did teach and minister unto the children of the mult.i.tude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.