2 NephiChapter31
And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.
Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.
For my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding.
Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sins of the world.
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!
And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove.
And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straightness of the path, and the narrowness of the gate, by which they should enter, he having set the example before them.
And he said unto the children of men: Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And the Father said: Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.
And also, the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me.
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.
Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.
And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
And now I, Nephi, finish my prophesying to you, my beloved brothers. I can write only a few things, which I know must surely come to pass, and I can write only a few of the words of my brother Jacob. So what I have written is enough for me, except for a few words I must speak about the doctrine of Christ. I will speak to you plainly, with the plainness of my prophesying. For my soul delights in plainness, for this is the way the Lord God works among people. For the Lord God gives light to the understanding; he speaks to people in their own language, to their own understanding.
So I want you to remember that I spoke to you about that prophet the Lord showed me, who would baptize the Lamb of God, who would take away the sins of the world. And now, if the Lamb of God, who is holy, needed to be baptized with water to fulfill all righteousness, O then how much greater is our need, being unholy, to be baptized — with water! And now I would ask you, my beloved brothers: in what way did the Lamb of God fulfill all righteousness in being baptized with water?
Do you not know that he was holy? But even though he was holy, he shows people that in the flesh he humbles himself before the Father and testifies to the Father that he would be obedient to him in keeping his commandments. So after he was baptized with water, the Holy Ghost descended on him in the form of a dove. And again, it shows people how straight the path is and how narrow the gate is by which they must enter, for he has set the example before them.
And he said to all people, "Follow me." So, my beloved brothers, can we follow Jesus unless we are willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And the Father said, "Repent, repent, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son."
And the voice of the Son came to me, saying: "Whoever is baptized in my name, to him the Father will give the Holy Ghost, like me. So follow me, and do the things you have seen me do."
So, my beloved brothers, I know this: if you follow the Son with full purpose of heart, acting with no hypocrisy or deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, testifying to the Father that you are willing to take upon you the name of Christ by baptism — by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word — then you will receive the Holy Ghost. Then comes the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost. And then you can speak with the tongue of angels and shout praises to the Holy One of Israel.
But listen, my beloved brothers, this is how the voice of the Son came to me: "After you have repented of your sins and testified to the Father that you are willing to keep my commandments through the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, indeed, with the tongue of angels, and then should deny me, it would have been better for you that you had not known me."
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: "The words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He who endures to the end shall be saved."
And now, my beloved brothers, by this I know that unless a person endures to the end, following the example of the Son of the living God, they cannot be saved. So do the things I have told you I saw your Lord and your Redeemer do. This is why they were shown to me: so that you would know the gate by which you must enter. For the gate by which you must enter is repentance and baptism with water, and then comes forgiveness of your sins by fire and the Holy Ghost. And then you are in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life. You have entered in by the gate, done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son, and received the Holy Ghost, which testifies of the Father and the Son, fulfilling the promise he has made that if you entered in by the way, you would receive.
And now, my beloved brothers, after you have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask: is everything done? I say to you, No. For you have not come this far except by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in him, relying completely on the merits of him who is mighty to save. So you must press forward with steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and all people. And if you press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, then thus says the Father: "You shall have eternal life."
And now, my beloved brothers, this is the way. There is no other way or name given under heaven by which anyone can be saved in the kingdom of God. And this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
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And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.
And now I, Nephi, finish my prophesying to you, my beloved brothers. I can write only a few things, which I know must surely come to pass, and I can write only a few of the words of my brother Jacob.
Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.
So what I have written is enough for me, except for a few words I must speak about the doctrine of Christ. I will speak to you plainly, with the plainness of my prophesying.
For my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding.
For my soul delights in plainness, for this is the way the Lord God works among people. For the Lord God gives light to the understanding; he speaks to people in their own language, to their own understanding.
Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sins of the world.
So I want you to remember that I spoke to you about that prophet the Lord showed me, who would baptize the Lamb of God, who would take away the sins of the world.
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!
And now, if the Lamb of God, who is holy, needed to be baptized with water to fulfill all righteousness, O then how much greater is our need, being unholy, to be baptized — with water!
And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
And now I would ask you, my beloved brothers: in what way did the Lamb of God fulfill all righteousness in being baptized with water?
Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
Do you not know that he was holy? But even though he was holy, he shows people that in the flesh he humbles himself before the Father and testifies to the Father that he would be obedient to him in keeping his commandments.
Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove.
So after he was baptized with water, the Holy Ghost descended on him in the form of a dove.
And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straightness of the path, and the narrowness of the gate, by which they should enter, he having set the example before them.
And again, it shows people how straight the path is and how narrow the gate is by which they must enter, for he has set the example before them.
And he said unto the children of men: Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And he said to all people, "Follow me." So, my beloved brothers, can we follow Jesus unless we are willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And the Father said: Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.
And the Father said, "Repent, repent, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son."
And also, the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.
And the voice of the Son came to me, saying: "Whoever is baptized in my name, to him the Father will give the Holy Ghost, like me. So follow me, and do the things you have seen me do."
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
So, my beloved brothers, I know this: if you follow the Son with full purpose of heart, acting with no hypocrisy or deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, testifying to the Father that you are willing to take upon you the name of Christ by baptism — by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word — then you will receive the Holy Ghost. Then comes the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost. And then you can speak with the tongue of angels and shout praises to the Holy One of Israel.
But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me.
But listen, my beloved brothers, this is how the voice of the Son came to me: "After you have repented of your sins and testified to the Father that you are willing to keep my commandments through the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, indeed, with the tongue of angels, and then should deny me, it would have been better for you that you had not known me."
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: "The words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He who endures to the end shall be saved."
And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.
And now, my beloved brothers, by this I know that unless a person endures to the end, following the example of the Son of the living God, they cannot be saved.
Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
So do the things I have told you I saw your Lord and your Redeemer do. This is why they were shown to me: so that you would know the gate by which you must enter. For the gate by which you must enter is repentance and baptism with water, and then comes forgiveness of your sins by fire and the Holy Ghost.
And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.
And then you are in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life. You have entered in by the gate, done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son, and received the Holy Ghost, which testifies of the Father and the Son, fulfilling the promise he has made that if you entered in by the way, you would receive.
And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
And now, my beloved brothers, after you have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask: is everything done? I say to you, No. For you have not come this far except by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in him, relying completely on the merits of him who is mighty to save.
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
So you must press forward with steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and all people. And if you press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, then thus says the Father: "You shall have eternal life."
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
And now, my beloved brothers, this is the way. There is no other way or name given under heaven by which anyone can be saved in the kingdom of God. And this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
And now I, Nephi, make an end of my prophesying unto you, my beloved brethren. And I cannot write but a few things, which I know must surely come to pass; neither can I write but a few of the words of my brother Jacob.
And now I, Nephi, finish my prophesying to you, my beloved brothers. I can write only a few things, which I know must surely come to pass, and I can write only a few of the words of my brother Jacob.
Wherefore, the things which I have written sufficeth me, save it be a few words which I must speak concerning the doctrine of Christ; wherefore, I shall speak unto you plainly, according to the plainness of my prophesying.
So what I have written is enough for me, except for a few words I must speak about the doctrine of Christ. I will speak to you plainly, with the plainness of my prophesying.
For my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding.
For my soul delights in plainness, for this is the way the Lord God works among people. For the Lord God gives light to the understanding; he speaks to people in their own language, to their own understanding.
Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sins of the world.
So I want you to remember that I spoke to you about that prophet the Lord showed me, who would baptize the Lamb of God, who would take away the sins of the world.
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!
And now, if the Lamb of God, who is holy, needed to be baptized with water to fulfill all righteousness, O then how much greater is our need, being unholy, to be baptized — with water!
And now, I would ask of you, my beloved brethren, wherein the Lamb of God did fulfil all righteousness in being baptized by water?
And now I would ask you, my beloved brothers: in what way did the Lamb of God fulfill all righteousness in being baptized with water?
Know ye not that he was holy? But notwithstanding he being holy, he showeth unto the children of men that, according to the flesh he humbleth himself before the Father, and witnesseth unto the Father that he would be obedient unto him in keeping his commandments.
Do you not know that he was holy? But even though he was holy, he shows people that in the flesh he humbles himself before the Father and testifies to the Father that he would be obedient to him in keeping his commandments.
Wherefore, after he was baptized with water the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove.
So after he was baptized with water, the Holy Ghost descended on him in the form of a dove.
And again, it showeth unto the children of men the straightness of the path, and the narrowness of the gate, by which they should enter, he having set the example before them.
And again, it shows people how straight the path is and how narrow the gate is by which they must enter, for he has set the example before them.
And he said unto the children of men: Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And he said to all people, "Follow me." So, my beloved brothers, can we follow Jesus unless we are willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
And the Father said: Repent ye, repent ye, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son.
And the Father said, "Repent, repent, and be baptized in the name of my Beloved Son."
And also, the voice of the Son came unto me, saying: He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.
And the voice of the Son came to me, saying: "Whoever is baptized in my name, to him the Father will give the Holy Ghost, like me. So follow me, and do the things you have seen me do."
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
So, my beloved brothers, I know this: if you follow the Son with full purpose of heart, acting with no hypocrisy or deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, testifying to the Father that you are willing to take upon you the name of Christ by baptism — by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word — then you will receive the Holy Ghost. Then comes the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost. And then you can speak with the tongue of angels and shout praises to the Holy One of Israel.
But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me.
But listen, my beloved brothers, this is how the voice of the Son came to me: "After you have repented of your sins and testified to the Father that you are willing to keep my commandments through the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, indeed, with the tongue of angels, and then should deny me, it would have been better for you that you had not known me."
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: "The words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He who endures to the end shall be saved."
And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved.
And now, my beloved brothers, by this I know that unless a person endures to the end, following the example of the Son of the living God, they cannot be saved.
Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.
So do the things I have told you I saw your Lord and your Redeemer do. This is why they were shown to me: so that you would know the gate by which you must enter. For the gate by which you must enter is repentance and baptism with water, and then comes forgiveness of your sins by fire and the Holy Ghost.
And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive.
And then you are in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life. You have entered in by the gate, done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son, and received the Holy Ghost, which testifies of the Father and the Son, fulfilling the promise he has made that if you entered in by the way, you would receive.
And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.
And now, my beloved brothers, after you have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask: is everything done? I say to you, No. For you have not come this far except by the word of Christ, with unshaken faith in him, relying completely on the merits of him who is mighty to save.
Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
So you must press forward with steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and all people. And if you press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, then thus says the Father: "You shall have eternal life."
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
And now, my beloved brothers, this is the way. There is no other way or name given under heaven by which anyone can be saved in the kingdom of God. And this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.