Moses 8: 17

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CHAPTER 8

(February 1831)

17 And the Lord said unto Noah: My Spirit shall not always ^astrive with man, for he shall know that all ^bflesh shall die; yet his days shall be an ^chundred and twenty years; and if men do not repent, I will send in the ^dfloods upon them.

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17a	2 Ne. 26: 11. 11 For the Spirit of the Lord will not always ^astrive with man. And when the Spirit ^bceaseth to strive with man then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul. Ether 2: 15. 15 And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my ^aSpirit will not always ^bstrive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my ^cthoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land ^dchoice above all other lands. TG God, Access to.
b	Gen. 6: 3. 3 And the Lord said, My ^aspirit shall not always ^bstrive with man, for that he also is ^cflesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 2 Ne. 9: 4 (4-8). 4 For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore I know that ye know that our ^aflesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our ^bbodies we shall see God. TG Flesh and Blood.
c	Gen. 6: 3. 3 And the Lord said, My ^aspirit shall not always ^bstrive with man, for that he also is ^cflesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
d	Gen. 7: 10 (4, 10). 10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the ^aflood were upon the earth. Moses 7: 34. 34 And the ^afire of mine ^bindignation is kindled against them; and in my hot displeasure will I send in the ^cfloods upon them, for my fierce anger is kindled against them.