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BOOK OF MOSES

CHAPTER 4

(June—October 1830)

4 And he became ^aSatan, yea, even the ^bdevil, the father of all ^clies, to ^ddeceive and to blind men, and to lead them ^ecaptive at his will, even as many as would not ^fhearken unto my voice.

Footnotes

4a	Moses 1: 12. 12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, ^aSatan came ^btempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.
b	TG Devil.
c	2 Ne. 2: 18. 18 And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he ^asought also the misery of all mankind. Wherefore, he said unto Eve, yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all ^blies, wherefore he said: Partake of the forbidden fruit, and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, ^cknowing good and evil. D&C 10: 25. 25 Yea, he saith unto them: ^aDeceive and lie in wait to catch, that ye may destroy; behold, this is no harm. And thus he flattereth them, and telleth them that it is no sin to ^blie that they may catch a man in a lie, that they may destroy him. TG Honesty. TG Lying.
d	1 Thes. 3: 5. 5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the ^atempter have ^btempted you, and our labour be in vain. D&C 29: 39 (39-40, 47). 39 And it must needs be that the ^adevil should ^btempt the children of men, or they could not be ^cagents unto themselves; for if they never should have ^dbitter they could not know the sweet— TG Deceit.
e	TG Bondage, Spiritual.
f	TG Disobedience.