MoroniChapter3

v1.10

The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers—

After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said:

In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

How the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers: After they had prayed to the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands on them and said: "In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or, if he is a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher), to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith in his name to the end. Amen."

This is how they ordained priests and teachers, according to God's gifts and callings to people. They did it by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

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The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers—

How the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers:

After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said:

After they had prayed to the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands on them and said:

In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

"In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or, if he is a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher), to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith in his name to the end. Amen."

And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

This is how they ordained priests and teachers, according to God's gifts and callings to people. They did it by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

OriginalModern English
The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers— After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said: In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.
How the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers: After they had prayed to the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands on them and said: "In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or, if he is a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher), to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith in his name to the end. Amen."
And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.
This is how they ordained priests and teachers, according to God's gifts and callings to people. They did it by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

The manner which the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers—

How the disciples, who were called the elders of the church, ordained priests and teachers:

After they had prayed unto the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands upon them, and said:

After they had prayed to the Father in the name of Christ, they laid their hands on them and said:

In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest, (or, if he be a teacher) I ordain you to be a teacher, to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

"In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or, if he is a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher), to preach repentance and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith in his name to the end. Amen."

And after this manner did they ordain priests and teachers, according to the gifts and callings of God unto men; and they ordained them by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.

This is how they ordained priests and teachers, according to God's gifts and callings to people. They did it by the power of the Holy Ghost, which was in them.