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THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI
HIS REIGN AND MINISTRY
CHAPTER 4
  13 Behold the Lord aslayeth the bwicked to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is cbetter that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in dunbelief.

Footnotes
13a
Num. 25: 17.
  17 Vex the Midianites, and asmite them:
Deut. 12: 29.
  29 ¶ When the Lord thy God shall acut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou bsucceedest them, and dwellest in their land;
Ps. 139: 19.
  19 Surely thou wilt aslay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
1 Ne. 17: 37 (33-38).
  37 And he araiseth up a righteous nation, and destroyeth the nations of the wicked.
D&C 98: 32 (31-32).
  32 Behold, this is the law I gave unto my servant Nephi, and thy afathers, Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mine ancient prophets and apostles.
b
TG Justice.
TG Punishment.
TG Wickedness.
c
Alma 30: 47.
  47 But behold, it is abetter that thy soul should be blost than that thou shouldst be the means of bringing many souls down to destruction, by thy lying and by thy flattering words; therefore if thou shalt deny again, behold God shall smite thee, that thou shalt become dumb, that thou shalt never open thy mouth any more, that thou shalt not deceive this people any more.
TG Life, Sanctity of.
d
TG Unbelief, Unbelievers.
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