Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'therefore' occurs 2146 times in the standard works.

502 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'therefore' in the standard works and contain 23.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 226 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:15-20 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 36:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 10:29-33 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 2:35-39 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 30:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 9:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:34-36 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 47:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 27:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 29:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 19:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 2:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:38-39 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 119:127-129 (3 in 3 verses)

Hab. 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 11:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:28-12:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 24:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 26:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 3:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 3:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:22-10:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 8:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 117:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 50:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 122:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 15:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:22-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 22:16-23:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)


Hel. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:22 And wo unto him to whom he shall say this, for it shall be unto him that will do iniquity, and he cannot be saved; therefore, for this cause, that men might be saved, hath repentance been declared.

 12:23 Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved.




3 Ne. 11:41-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 881 0 881
NT 356 0 356
BM 663 0 663
1 Ne. 13 0 13
2 Ne. 28 0 28
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 123 0 123
Alma 286 0 286
Hel. 63 0 63
3 Ne. 98 0 98
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 22 0 22
Ether 24 0 24
DC 215 0 215
PGP 31 0 31
TOTAL 2146 0 2146

Hel. 1:2
For behold, Pahoran had died, and gone the way of all the earth; therefore there began to be a serious contention concerning who should have the judgment-seat among the brethren, who were the sons of Pahoran.

Hel. 1:4
Now these are not all the sons of Pahoran (for he had many), but these are they who did contend for the judgment-seat; therefore, they did cause three divisions among the people.

Hel. 1:7
But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that were desirous that he should be their governor, was exceedingly wroth; therefore, he was about to flatter away those people to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.

Hel. 1:9
Now when those people who were desirous that he should be their governor saw that he was condemned unto death, therefore they were angry, and behold, they sent forth one Kishkumen, even to the judgment-seat of Pahoran, and murdered Pahoran as he sat upon the judgment-seat.

Hel. 1:12
Therefore, Kishkumen was not known among the people of Nephi, for he was in disguise at the time that he murdered Pahoran. And Kishkumen and his band, who had covenanted with him, did mingle themselves among the people, in a manner that they all could not be found; but as many as were found were condemned unto death.

Hel. 1:16
Therefore, the king of the Lamanites, whose name was Tubaloth, who was the son of Ammoron, supposing that Coriantumr, being a mighty man, could stand against the Nephites, with his strength and also with his great wisdom, insomuch that by sending him forth he should gain power over the Nephites--

Hel. 1:17
Therefore he did stir them up to anger, and he did gather together his armies, and he did appoint Coriantumr to be their leader, and did cause that they should march down to the land of Zarahemla to battle against the Nephites.

Hel. 1:20
Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city, and did march forth with his whole army into the city, and they did slay every one who did oppose them, insomuch that they did take possession of the whole city.

Hel. 1:24
And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of the land, therefore he did march forth, giving them no time to assemble themselves together save it were in small bodies; and in this manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to the earth.

Hel. 1:26
For behold, Moronihah had supposed that the Lamanites durst not come into the center of the land, but that they would attack the cities round about in the borders as they had hitherto done; therefore Moronihah had caused that their strong armies should maintain those parts round about by the borders.

Hel. 2:1
And it came to pass in the forty and second year of the reign of the judges, after Moronihah had established again peace between the Nephites and the Lamanites, behold there was no one to fill the judgment-seat; therefore there began to be a contention again among the people concerning who should fill the judgment-seat.

Hel. 2:4
For there was one Gadianton, who was exceedingly expert in many words, and also in his craft, to carry on the secret work of murder and of robbery; therefore he became the leader of the band of Kishkumen.

Hel. 2:5
Therefore he did flatter them, and also Kishkumen, that if they would place him in the judgment-seat he would grant unto those who belonged to his band that they should be placed in power and authority among the people; therefore Kishkumen sought to destroy Helaman.

Hel. 2:7
And it came to pass that he met Kishkumen, and he gave unto him a sign; therefore Kishkumen made known unto him the object of his desire, desiring that he would conduct him to the judgment-seat that he might murder Helaman.

Hel. 2:11
But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did not return he feared lest that he should be destroyed; therefore he caused that his band should follow him. And they took their flight out of the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness; and thus when Helaman sent forth to take them they could nowhere be found.

Hel. 3:7
And there being but little timber upon the face of the land, nevertheless the people who went forth became exceedingly expert in the working of cement; therefore they did build houses of cement, in the which they did dwell.

Hel. 3:17
And now I return again to mine account; therefore, what I have spoken had passed after there had been great contentions, and disturbances, and wars, and dissensions, among the people of Nephi.

Hel. 3:23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.

Hel. 4:13
And because of this their great wickedness, and their boastings in their own strength, they were left in their own strength; therefore they did not prosper, but were afflicted and smitten, and driven before the Lamanites, until they had lost possession of almost all their lands.

Hel. 4:19
Therefore they did abandon their design to obtain the remainder of their lands, for so numerous were the Lamanites that it became impossible for the Nephites to obtain more power over them; therefore Moronihah did employ all his armies in maintaining those parts which he had taken.

Hel. 4:25
Therefore the Lord did cease to preserve them by his miraculous and matchless power, for they had fallen into a state of unbelief and awful wickedness; and they saw that the Lamanites were exceedingly more numerous than they, and except they should cleave unto the Lord their God they must unavoidably perish.

Hel. 5:2
For as their laws and their governments were established by the voice of the people, and they who chose evil were more numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were ripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.

Hel. 5:7
Therefore, my sons, I would that ye should do that which is good, that it may be said of you, and also written, even as it has been said and written of them.

Hel. 5:11
And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeem them from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hath sent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, unto the salvation of their souls.

Hel. 5:14
And they did remember his words; and therefore they went forth, keeping the commandments of God, to teach the word of God among all the people of Nephi, beginning at the city Bountiful;

Hel. 5:19
Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about baptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the wickedness of the traditions of their fathers.

Hel. 6:17
For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.

Hel. 7:10
And behold, now it came to pass that it was upon a tower, which was in the garden of Nephi, which was by the highway which led to the chief market, which was in the city of Zarahemla; therefore, Nephi had bowed himself upon the tower which was in his garden, which tower was also near unto the garden gate by which led the highway.

Hel. 7:23
For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.

Hel. 7:24
For behold, they are more righteous than you, for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them; yea, he will lengthen out their days and increase their seed, even when thou shalt be utterly destroyed except thou shalt repent.

Hel. 7:29
Behold now, I do not say that these things shall be, of myself, because it is not of myself that I know these things; but behold, I know that these things are true because the Lord God has made them known unto me, therefore I testify that they shall be.

Hel. 8:5
Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying: Why do you suffer this man to revile against us? For behold he doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction; yea, and also that these our great cities shall be taken from us, that we shall have no place in them.

Hel. 8:6
And now we know that this is impossible, for behold, we are powerful, and our cities great, therefore our enemies can have no power over us.

Hel. 8:10
And it came to pass that those people who sought to destroy Nephi were compelled because of their fear, that they did not lay their hands on him; therefore he began again to speak unto them, seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some, insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.

Hel. 8:11
Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them saying: Behold, my brethren, have ye not read that God gave power unto one man, even Moses, to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and they parted hither and thither, insomuch that the Israelites, who were our fathers, came through upon dry ground, and the waters closed upon the armies of the Egyptians and swallowed them up?

Hel. 8:24
And now, seeing ye know these things and cannot deny them except ye shall lie, therefore in this ye have sinned, for ye have rejected all these things, notwithstanding so many evidences which ye have received; yea, even ye have received all things, both things in heaven, and all things which are in the earth, as a witness that they are true.

Hel. 9:5
But now, when they saw they believed, and fear came upon them lest all the judgments which Nephi had spoken should come upon the people; therefore they did quake, and had fallen to the earth.

Hel. 9:8
And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi; therefore they said among themselves: These men are they who have murdered the judge, and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.

Hel. 10:14
Therefore Nephi did declare unto them the word of the Lord, saying: Except ye repent, thus saith the Lord, ye shall be smitten even unto destruction.

Hel. 10:15
And it came to pass that when Nephi had declared unto them the word, behold, they did still harden their hearts and would not hearken unto his words; therefore they did revile against him, and did seek to lay their hands upon him that they might cast him into prison.

Hel. 11:8
And the people began to plead with their chief judges and their leaders, that they would say unto Nephi: Behold, we know that thou art a man of God, and therefore cry unto the Lord our God that he turn away from us this famine, lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled.

Hel. 11:23
And in the seventy and ninth year there began to be much strife. But it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi, and many of their brethren who knew concerning the true points of doctrine, having many revelations daily, therefore they did preach unto the people, insomuch that they did put an end to their strife in that same year.

Hel. 11:24
And it came to pass that in the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, there were a certain number of the dissenters from the people of Nephi, who had some years before gone over unto the Lamanites, and taken upon themselves the name of Lamanites, and also a certain number who were real descendants of the Lamanites, being stirred up to anger by them, or by those dissenters, therefore they commenced a war with their brethren.

Hel. 11:28
And it came to pass that it was expedient that there should be a stop put to this work of destruction; therefore they sent an army of strong men into the wilderness and upon the mountains to search out this band of robbers, and to destroy them.

Hel. 12:22
And wo unto him to whom he shall say this, for it shall be unto him that will do iniquity, and he cannot be saved; therefore, for this cause, that men might be saved, hath repentance been declared.

Hel. 12:23
Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved.

Hel. 13:4
And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart.

Hel. 13:8
Therefore, thus saith the Lord: Because of the hardness of the hearts of the people of the Nephites, except they repent I will take away my word from them, and I will withdraw my Spirit from them, and I will suffer them no longer, and I will turn the hearts of their brethren against them.

Hel. 14:4
Therefore, there shall be one day and a night and a day, as if it were one day and there were no night; and this shall be unto you for a sign; for ye shall know of the rising of the sun and also of its setting; therefore they shall know of a surety that there shall be two days and a night; nevertheless the night shall not be darkened; and it shall be the night before he is born.

Hel. 14:19
Therefore repent ye, repent ye, lest by knowing these things and not doing them ye shall suffer yourselves to come under condemnation, and ye are brought down unto this second death.

Hel. 15:2
Yea, except ye repent, your women shall have great cause to mourn in the day that they shall give suck; for ye shall attempt to flee and there shall be no place for refuge; yea, and wo unto them which are with child, for they shall be heavy and cannot flee; therefore, they shall be trodden down and shall be left to perish.

Hel. 15:6
Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers daily.

Hel. 15:8
Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free.

Hel. 15:14
Therefore I say unto you, it shall be better for them than for you except ye repent.

Hel. 15:16
Therefore, saith the Lord: I will not utterly destroy them, but I will cause that in the day of my wisdom they shall return again unto me, saith the Lord.

Hel. 16:5
Telling them of things which must shortly come, that they might know and remember at the time of their coming that they had been made known unto them beforehand, to the intent that they might believe; therefore as many as believed on the words of Samuel went forth unto him to be baptized, for they came repenting and confessing their sins.

Hel. 16:6
But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.

Hel. 16:20
But behold, we know that this is a wicked tradition, which has been handed down unto us by our fathers, to cause us that we should believe in some great and marvelous thing which should come to pass, but not among us, but in a land which is far distant, a land which we know not; therefore they can keep us in ignorance, for we cannot witness with our own eyes that they are true.