3 NephiChapter26

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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things he expounded them unto the multitude; and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small.

And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations.

And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;

And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—

If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.

And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;

But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people.

And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.

And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them.

And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation.

Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the faith of my people.

Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.

Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.

And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father—

Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them.

And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus were filled with the Holy Ghost.

And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written.

And they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with another.

And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus had commanded them.

And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

After Jesus had told these things, he explained them to the crowd, everything both great and small.

And he said, "These scriptures, which you did not have with you, the Father commanded me to give you, for in his wisdom they were to be given to future generations."

He explained everything, from the beginning down to the time when he will come in his glory. He told them all that will come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements melt with intense heat, the earth is rolled up like a scroll, and the heavens and the earth pass away. He went on to the great and last day, when all people, kindreds, nations, and tongues will stand before God to be judged by their works, whether they are good or evil. If they are good, they will rise to the resurrection of everlasting life; if they are evil, to the resurrection of damnation. The two stand side by side, the one on the one hand and the other on the other, according to the mercy, justice, and holiness that are in Christ, who was before the world began.

Now, this book can't contain even a fraction of the things Jesus truly taught the people. But the plates of Nephi do contain most of what he taught the people. And what I have written is a lesser part of what he taught the people. I have written it so that it may be brought back to this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words Jesus has spoken.

And when they have received this, which they must have first to test their faith, then if they believe these things, the greater things will be revealed to them. And if they won't believe these things, then the greater things will be kept from them, to their condemnation.

I was about to write them all, everything engraved on the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying, "I will try the faith of my people." So I, Mormon, write the things the Lord has commanded me. And now I, Mormon, end what I have to say and go on to write the things I have been commanded.

So the Lord truly taught the people for three days, and after that he showed himself to them many times, often broke bread, blessed it, and gave it to them.

So he taught and ministered to the children of the crowd I have spoken of, and he loosed their tongues, and they spoke to their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed to the people. He did this so that they could speak.

Now he had healed all their sick and lame, opened the eyes of their blind and the ears of their deaf, done every kind of healing among them, raised a man from the dead, and shown his power to them. Then he had ascended into heaven — the second time he showed himself to them — and gone to the Father. The next day the crowd gathered together, and they both saw and heard these children. Even babies opened their mouths and spoke marvelous things, and what they spoke was forbidden; no one was to write it down.

From that time on, the disciples Jesus had chosen began baptizing and teaching everyone who came to them, and everyone who was baptized in the name of Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost. And many of them saw and heard things beyond words, which aren't allowed to be written.

And they taught and ministered to one another, and they had all things in common among them, everyone dealing justly with each other. And they did everything just as Jesus had commanded them. And those who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

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And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things he expounded them unto the multitude; and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small.

After Jesus had told these things, he explained them to the crowd, everything both great and small.

And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations.

And he said, "These scriptures, which you did not have with you, the Father commanded me to give you, for in his wisdom they were to be given to future generations."

And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;

He explained everything, from the beginning down to the time when he will come in his glory. He told them all that will come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements melt with intense heat, the earth is rolled up like a scroll, and the heavens and the earth pass away.

And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—

He went on to the great and last day, when all people, kindreds, nations, and tongues will stand before God to be judged by their works, whether they are good or evil.

If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.

If they are good, they will rise to the resurrection of everlasting life; if they are evil, to the resurrection of damnation. The two stand side by side, the one on the one hand and the other on the other, according to the mercy, justice, and holiness that are in Christ, who was before the world began.

And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;

Now, this book can't contain even a fraction of the things Jesus truly taught the people.

But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people.

But the plates of Nephi do contain most of what he taught the people.

And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.

And what I have written is a lesser part of what he taught the people. I have written it so that it may be brought back to this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words Jesus has spoken.

And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them.

And when they have received this, which they must have first to test their faith, then if they believe these things, the greater things will be revealed to them.

And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation.

And if they won't believe these things, then the greater things will be kept from them, to their condemnation.

Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the faith of my people.

I was about to write them all, everything engraved on the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying, "I will try the faith of my people."

Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.

So I, Mormon, write the things the Lord has commanded me. And now I, Mormon, end what I have to say and go on to write the things I have been commanded.

Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

So the Lord truly taught the people for three days, and after that he showed himself to them many times, often broke bread, blessed it, and gave it to them.

And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.

So he taught and ministered to the children of the crowd I have spoken of, and he loosed their tongues, and they spoke to their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed to the people. He did this so that they could speak.

And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father—

Now he had healed all their sick and lame, opened the eyes of their blind and the ears of their deaf, done every kind of healing among them, raised a man from the dead, and shown his power to them. Then he had ascended into heaven — the second time he showed himself to them — and gone to the Father.

Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them.

The next day the crowd gathered together, and they both saw and heard these children. Even babies opened their mouths and spoke marvelous things, and what they spoke was forbidden; no one was to write it down.

And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus were filled with the Holy Ghost.

From that time on, the disciples Jesus had chosen began baptizing and teaching everyone who came to them, and everyone who was baptized in the name of Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost.

And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written.

And many of them saw and heard things beyond words, which aren't allowed to be written.

And they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with another.

And they taught and ministered to one another, and they had all things in common among them, everyone dealing justly with each other.

And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus had commanded them.

And they did everything just as Jesus had commanded them.

And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

And those who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

OriginalModern English
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things he expounded them unto the multitude; and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small.
After Jesus had told these things, he explained them to the crowd, everything both great and small.
And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations.
And he said, "These scriptures, which you did not have with you, the Father commanded me to give you, for in his wisdom they were to be given to future generations."
And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away; And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil— If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.
He explained everything, from the beginning down to the time when he will come in his glory. He told them all that will come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements melt with intense heat, the earth is rolled up like a scroll, and the heavens and the earth pass away. He went on to the great and last day, when all people, kindreds, nations, and tongues will stand before God to be judged by their works, whether they are good or evil. If they are good, they will rise to the resurrection of everlasting life; if they are evil, to the resurrection of damnation. The two stand side by side, the one on the one hand and the other on the other, according to the mercy, justice, and holiness that are in Christ, who was before the world began.
And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people; But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people. And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.
Now, this book can't contain even a fraction of the things Jesus truly taught the people. But the plates of Nephi do contain most of what he taught the people. And what I have written is a lesser part of what he taught the people. I have written it so that it may be brought back to this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words Jesus has spoken.
And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them. And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation.
And when they have received this, which they must have first to test their faith, then if they believe these things, the greater things will be revealed to them. And if they won't believe these things, then the greater things will be kept from them, to their condemnation.
Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the faith of my people. Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.
I was about to write them all, everything engraved on the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying, "I will try the faith of my people." So I, Mormon, write the things the Lord has commanded me. And now I, Mormon, end what I have to say and go on to write the things I have been commanded.
Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.
So the Lord truly taught the people for three days, and after that he showed himself to them many times, often broke bread, blessed it, and gave it to them.
And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.
So he taught and ministered to the children of the crowd I have spoken of, and he loosed their tongues, and they spoke to their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed to the people. He did this so that they could speak.
And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father— Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them.
Now he had healed all their sick and lame, opened the eyes of their blind and the ears of their deaf, done every kind of healing among them, raised a man from the dead, and shown his power to them. Then he had ascended into heaven — the second time he showed himself to them — and gone to the Father. The next day the crowd gathered together, and they both saw and heard these children. Even babies opened their mouths and spoke marvelous things, and what they spoke was forbidden; no one was to write it down.
And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus were filled with the Holy Ghost. And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written.
From that time on, the disciples Jesus had chosen began baptizing and teaching everyone who came to them, and everyone who was baptized in the name of Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost. And many of them saw and heard things beyond words, which aren't allowed to be written.
And they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with another. And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus had commanded them. And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.
And they taught and ministered to one another, and they had all things in common among them, everyone dealing justly with each other. And they did everything just as Jesus had commanded them. And those who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

And now it came to pass that when Jesus had told these things he expounded them unto the multitude; and he did expound all things unto them, both great and small.

After Jesus had told these things, he explained them to the crowd, everything both great and small.

And he saith: These scriptures, which ye had not with you, the Father commanded that I should give unto you; for it was wisdom in him that they should be given unto future generations.

And he said, "These scriptures, which you did not have with you, the Father commanded me to give you, for in his wisdom they were to be given to future generations."

And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory—yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;

He explained everything, from the beginning down to the time when he will come in his glory. He told them all that will come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements melt with intense heat, the earth is rolled up like a scroll, and the heavens and the earth pass away.

And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—

He went on to the great and last day, when all people, kindreds, nations, and tongues will stand before God to be judged by their works, whether they are good or evil.

If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.

If they are good, they will rise to the resurrection of everlasting life; if they are evil, to the resurrection of damnation. The two stand side by side, the one on the one hand and the other on the other, according to the mercy, justice, and holiness that are in Christ, who was before the world began.

And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;

Now, this book can't contain even a fraction of the things Jesus truly taught the people.

But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part of the things which he taught the people.

But the plates of Nephi do contain most of what he taught the people.

And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.

And what I have written is a lesser part of what he taught the people. I have written it so that it may be brought back to this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words Jesus has spoken.

And when they shall have received this, which is expedient that they should have first, to try their faith, and if it shall so be that they shall believe these things then shall the greater things be made manifest unto them.

And when they have received this, which they must have first to test their faith, then if they believe these things, the greater things will be revealed to them.

And if it so be that they will not believe these things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their condemnation.

And if they won't believe these things, then the greater things will be kept from them, to their condemnation.

Behold, I was about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying: I will try the faith of my people.

I was about to write them all, everything engraved on the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbade it, saying, "I will try the faith of my people."

Therefore I, Mormon, do write the things which have been commanded me of the Lord. And now I, Mormon, make an end of my sayings, and proceed to write the things which have been commanded me.

So I, Mormon, write the things the Lord has commanded me. And now I, Mormon, end what I have to say and go on to write the things I have been commanded.

Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

So the Lord truly taught the people for three days, and after that he showed himself to them many times, often broke bread, blessed it, and gave it to them.

And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.

So he taught and ministered to the children of the crowd I have spoken of, and he loosed their tongues, and they spoke to their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed to the people. He did this so that they could speak.

And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father—

Now he had healed all their sick and lame, opened the eyes of their blind and the ears of their deaf, done every kind of healing among them, raised a man from the dead, and shown his power to them. Then he had ascended into heaven — the second time he showed himself to them — and gone to the Father.

Behold, it came to pass on the morrow that the multitude gathered themselves together, and they both saw and heard these children; yea, even babes did open their mouths and utter marvelous things; and the things which they did utter were forbidden that there should not any man write them.

The next day the crowd gathered together, and they both saw and heard these children. Even babies opened their mouths and spoke marvelous things, and what they spoke was forbidden; no one was to write it down.

And it came to pass that the disciples whom Jesus had chosen began from that time forth to baptize and to teach as many as did come unto them; and as many as were baptized in the name of Jesus were filled with the Holy Ghost.

From that time on, the disciples Jesus had chosen began baptizing and teaching everyone who came to them, and everyone who was baptized in the name of Jesus was filled with the Holy Ghost.

And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written.

And many of them saw and heard things beyond words, which aren't allowed to be written.

And they taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with another.

And they taught and ministered to one another, and they had all things in common among them, everyone dealing justly with each other.

And it came to pass that they did do all things even as Jesus had commanded them.

And they did everything just as Jesus had commanded them.

And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.

And those who were baptized in the name of Jesus were called the church of Christ.