24  Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to ^atransgress.

  14  And Alma, and Ammon, and their brethren, and also the two sons of Alma returned to the land of Zarahemla, after having been instruments in the hands of God of bringing many of the Zoramites to repentance; and as many as were brought to repentance were driven out of their land; but they have lands for their inheritance in the land of Jershon, and they have taken up arms to defend themselves, and their wives, and children, and their lands.

  4  For behold, it came to pass that the Zoramites became Lamanites; therefore, in the commencement of the eighteenth year the people of the Nephites saw that the Lamanites were coming upon them; therefore they made preparations for war; yea, they gathered together their armies in the land of Jershon.

  14  Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to ^ablaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

  5  Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the ^amidst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

  21  Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that ^bpreachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

  13  Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a ^astumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

  14  Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which ^apreach the gospel should live of the gospel.

  6  And he said: It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth.

  11  And it came to pass in the commencement of the ninth year, Alma saw the wickedness of the church, and he saw also that the ^aexample of the church began to lead those who were unbelievers on from one piece of iniquity to another, thus bringing on the destruction of the people.

  9  For they were set to be a ^alight unto the world, and to be the saviors of men;