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Chapter 26
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1 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.
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2 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.
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3 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;
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4 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—
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5 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.
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6 And now there cannot be written in this book even a
hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;
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7 But behold the plates of Nephi do contain the more part
of the things which he taught the people.
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8 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.
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9 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.
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10 And if it so be that they will not believe these
things, then shall the greater things be withheld from them, unto their
condemnation.
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11 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.
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12 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.
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13 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.
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14 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.
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15 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—
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16 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.
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17 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.
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18 And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which
are not lawful to be written.
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19 And they taught, and did minister one to another; and
they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with
another.
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20 And it came to pass that they did do all things even as
Jesus had commanded them.
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21 And they who were baptized in the name of Jesus were
called the church of Christ.
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