Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'now' occurs 2836 times in the standard works.

957 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'now' in the standard works and contain 33.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 450 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 32:18-35 (18 in 18 verses)

Alma 11:42-12:9 (14 in 14 verses)

Alma 44:3-12 (11 in 10 verses)

Mosiah 7:10-17 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 10:20-28 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 18:3-11 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 26:35-27:4 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 40:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 27:15-19 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 13:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 30:46-51 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 42:29-43:3 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 17:28-30 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:19-32:2 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 21:36-22:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 12:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 22:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 42:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 45:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 57:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 8:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

Josh. 14:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 14:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 19:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

John 16:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 10:31-11:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 11:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 20:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 20:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 25:16-26:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 27:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 29:16-30:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:32-35 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 31:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 46:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 6:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 33:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 27:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 4:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 13:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:41-59:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 9:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 16:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 17:26-18:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 4:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 10:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 1:10-2:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 6:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 118:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 18:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 40:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 2:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:26-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 9:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 16:21-17:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:34-23:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 31:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 35:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 38:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 38:15-39:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 39:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 44:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 47:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 47:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:53-55 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 8:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 10:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 3:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 73:6-74:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 128:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 13:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 21:30 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 13:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 6:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 72:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 26:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 24:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 26:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 40:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 4:31-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 37:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 37:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

John 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 16:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 16:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 4:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jude 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:25-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:54-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:18-31:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:30-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:22-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:37-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:20-18:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:29-20:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:20-29:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:34-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:23-34:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:30-37:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:36-48:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:40-51:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:24-55:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:36-58:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 59:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:21-62:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:29-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:17-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:6-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:41-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 38:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 949 896 1845
NT 407 579 986
BM 1230 848 2078
1 Ne. 50 86 136
2 Ne. 62 104 166
Jacob 28 25 53
Enos 3 3 6
Jarom 2 0 2
Omni 5 4 9
W of M 5 8 13
Mosiah 190 78 268
Alma 643 294 937
Hel. 74 69 143
3 Ne. 78 71 149
4 Ne. 4 2 6
Morm. 24 45 69
Ether 43 28 71
Moro. 19 31 50
DC 204 286 490
PGP 46 56 102
TOTAL 2836 2665 5501

Jacob 1:9
Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the kings.

Jacob 1:13
Now the people which were not Lamanites were Nephites; nevertheless, they were called Nephites, Jacobites, Josephites, Zoramites, Lamanites, Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites.

Jacob 1:15
And now it came to pass that the people of Nephi, under the reign of the second king, began to grow hard in their hearts, and indulge themselves somewhat in wicked practices, such as like unto David of old desiring many wives and concubines, and also Solomon, his son.

Jacob 2:2
Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God.

Jacob 2:3
And ye yourselves know that I have hitherto been diligent in the office of my calling; but I this day am weighed down with much more desire and anxiety for the welfare of your souls than I have hitherto been.

Jacob 2:5
But behold, hearken ye unto me, and know that by the help of the all-powerful Creator of heaven and earth I can tell you concerning your thoughts, how that ye are beginning to labor in sin, which sin appeareth very abominable unto me, yea, and abominable unto God.

Jacob 2:12
And now behold, my brethren, this is the word which I declare unto you, that many of you have begun to search for gold, and for silver, and for all manner of precious ores, in the which this land, which is a land of promise unto you and to your seed, doth abound most plentifully.

Jacob 2:14
And now, my brethren, do ye suppose that God justifieth you in this thing? Behold, I say unto you, Nay. But he condemneth you, and if ye persist in these things his judgments must speedily come unto you.

Jacob 2:20
And now, my brethren, I have spoken unto you concerning pride; and those of you which have afflicted your neighbor, and persecuted him because ye were proud in your hearts, of the things which God hath given you, what say ye of it?

Jacob 2:22
And now I make an end of speaking unto you concerning this pride. And were it not that I must speak unto you concerning a grosser crime, my heart would rejoice exceedingly because of you.

Jacob 2:34
And now behold, my brethren, ye know that these commandments were given to our father, Lehi; wherefore, ye have known them before; and ye have come unto great condemnation; for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done.

Jacob 3:6
And now, this commandment they observe to keep; wherefore, because of this observance, in keeping this commandment, the Lord God will not destroy them, but will be merciful unto them; and one day they shall become a blessed people.

Jacob 3:12
And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them.

Jacob 3:13
And a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, which now began to be numerous, cannot be written upon these plates; but many of their proceedings are written upon the larger plates, and their wars, and their contentions, and the reigns of their kings.

Jacob 4:1
Now behold, it came to pass that I, Jacob, having ministered much unto my people in word, (and I cannot write but a little of my words, because of the difficulty of engraving our words upon plates) and we know that the things which we write upon plates must remain;

Jacob 4:2
But whatsoever things we write upon anything save it be upon plates must perish and vanish away; but we can write a few words upon plates, which will give our children, and also our beloved brethren, a small degree of knowledge concerning us, or concerning their fathers--

Jacob 4:3
Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents.

Jacob 4:4
For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us.

Jacob 4:7
Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.

Jacob 4:8
Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord. How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.

Jacob 4:10
Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.

Jacob 4:12
And now, beloved, marvel not that I tell you these things; for why not speak of the atonement of Christ, and attain to a perfect knowledge of him, as to attain to the knowledge of a resurrection and the world to come?

Jacob 4:15
And now I, Jacob, am led on by the Spirit unto prophesying; for I perceive by the workings of the Spirit which is in me, that by the stumbling of the Jews they will reject the stone upon which they might build and have safe foundation.

Jacob 4:17
And now, my beloved, how is it possible that these, after having rejected the sure foundation, can ever build upon it, that it may become the head of their corner?

Jacob 5:18
And he said unto the servant: Behold, the branches of the wild tree have taken hold of the moisture of the root thereof, that the root thereof hath brought forth much strength; and because of the much strength of the root thereof the wild branches have brought forth tame fruit. Now, if we had not grafted in these branches, the tree thereof would have perished. And now, behold, I shall lay up much fruit, which the tree thereof hath brought forth; and the fruit thereof I shall lay up against the season, unto mine own self.

Jacob 5:23
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But, behold the tree. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.

Jacob 5:32
But behold, this time it hath brought forth much fruit, and there is none of it which is good. And behold, there are all kinds of bad fruit; and it profiteth me nothing, notwithstanding all our labor; and now it grieveth me that I should lose this tree.

Jacob 5:36
Nevertheless, I know that the roots are good, and for mine own purpose I have preserved them; and because of their much strength they have hitherto brought forth, from the wild branches, good fruit.

Jacob 5:42
Behold, I knew that all the fruit of the vineyard, save it were these, had become corrupted. And now these which have once brought forth good fruit have also become corrupted; and now all the trees of my vineyard are good for nothing save it be to be hewn down and cast into the fire.

Jacob 5:46
And now, behold, notwithstanding all the care which we have taken of my vineyard, the trees thereof have become corrupted, that they bring forth no good fruit; and these I had hoped to preserve, to have laid up fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self. But, behold, they have become like unto the wild olive tree, and they are of no worth but to be hewn down and cast into the fire; and it grieveth me that I should lose them.

Jacob 6:1
And now, behold, my brethren, as I said unto you that I would prophesy, behold, this is my prophecy-- that the things which this prophet Zenos spake, concerning the house of Israel, in the which he likened them unto a tame olive tree, must surely come to pass.

Jacob 6:9
Know ye not that if ye will do these things, that the power of the redemption and the resurrection, which is in Christ, will bring you to stand with shame and awful guilt before the bar of God?

Jacob 7:1
And now it came to pass after some years had passed away, there came a man among the people of Nephi, whose name was Sherem.

Jacob 7:3
And he labored diligently that he might lead away the hearts of the people, insomuch that he did lead away many hearts; and he knowing that I, Jacob, had faith in Christ who should come, he sought much opportunity that he might come unto me.

Jacob 7:4
And he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery, and much power of speech, according to the power of the devil.

Jacob 7:6
And it came to pass that he came unto me, and on this wise did he speak unto me, saying: Brother Jacob, I have sought much opportunity that I might speak unto you; for I have heard and also know that thou goest about much, preaching that which ye call the gospel, or the doctrine of Christ.

Jacob 7:7
And ye have led away much of this people that they pervert the right way of God, and keep not the law of Moses which is the right way; and convert the law of Moses into the worship of a being which ye say shall come many hundred years hence. And now behold, I, Sherem, declare unto you that this is blasphemy; for no man knoweth of such things; for he cannot tell of things to come. And after this manner did Sherem contend against me.

Jacob 7:9
And I said unto him: Deniest thou the Christ who shall come? And he said: If there should be a Christ, I would not deny him; but I know that there is no Christ, neither has been, nor ever will be.

Jacob 7:12
And this is not all-- it has been made manifest unto me, for I have heard and seen; and it also has been made manifest unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, I know if there should be no atonement made all mankind must be lost.

Jacob 7:13
And it came to pass that he said unto me: Show me a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost, in the which ye know so much.

Jacob 7:14
And I said unto him: What am I that I should tempt God to show unto thee a sign in the thing which thou knowest to be true? Yet thou wilt deny it, because thou art of the devil. Nevertheless, not my will be done; but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth; and also, that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.

Jacob 7:22
Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.

Jacob 7:24
And it came to pass that many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; but it all was vain, for they delighted in wars and bloodshed, and they had an eternal hatred against us, their brethren. And they sought by the power of their arms to destroy us continually.

Jacob 7:26
And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.