Matthew 23: 37

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
ST MATTHEW

CHAPTER 23

37 O ^aJerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that ^bkillest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often ^cwould I have ^dgathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye ^ewould not!

Footnotes

37a	TG Jerusalem.
b	TG Prophets, Rejection of.
c	GR have I desired to gather.
d	3 Ne. 10: 6 (4-6). 6 O ye house of Israel whom I have ^aspared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and ^breturn unto me with full purpose of ^cheart. D&C 29: 2. 2 Who will ^agather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and ^bhumble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer. D&C 43: 24 (24-25). 24 O, ye nations of the earth, how often would I have gathered you together as a ^ahen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye ^bwould not! TG Israel, Gathering of.
e	D&C 138: 21 (21-22). 21 Neither did the ^arebellious who rejected the ^btestimonies and the warnings of the ancient ^cprophets behold his ^dpresence, nor look upon his face. TG Rebellion. TG Stubbornness.