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THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI
HIS REIGN AND MINISTRY
CHAPTER 4
13 Behold the Lord
a
slayeth
the
b
wicked
to bring forth his righteous purposes. It is
c
better
that one man should perish than that a nation should dwindle and perish in
d
unbelief
.
Footnotes
13
a
Num. 25: 17
.
17 Vex the Midianites, and
a
smite
them:
Deut. 12: 29
.
29 ¶ When the
Lord
thy God shall
a
cut
off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou
b
succeedest
them, and dwellest in their land;
Ps. 139: 19
.
19 Surely thou wilt
a
slay
the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
1 Ne. 17: 37 (33-38)
37 And he
a
raiseth
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
a
fathers
, 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
a
better
that thy soul should be
b
lost
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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