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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 49

8 Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under ^asin, except those which I have ^breserved unto myself, ^choly men that ye know not of.

Footnotes

8a	Gal. 3: 22. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under ^asin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Mosiah 16: 3. 3 For they are ^acarnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did ^bbeguile our first parents, which was the ^ccause of their fall; which was the cause of ^dall mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, ^eknowing evil from good, ^fsubjecting themselves to the devil.
b	Rom. 11: 4. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have ^areserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
c	Ex. 22: 31. 31 ¶ And ye shall be ^aholy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is ^btorn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. Heb. 13: 2. 2 Be not forgetful to ^aentertain ^bstrangers: for thereby some have entertained ^cangels ^dunawares. W of M 1: 17. 17 For behold, king Benjamin was a ^aholy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with ^bpower and with authority; and they did use much ^csharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people— Alma 13: 26. 26 And it shall be made known unto ^ajust and holy men, by the mouth of angels, at the time of his coming, that the words of our fathers may be fulfilled, according to that which they have spoken concerning him, which was according to the spirit of prophecy which was in them. D&C 107: 29. 29 Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three presidents were anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchizedek, and were ^arighteous and holy men.