Ephesians 1:4 1:4 Jeremiah 1:5 1:5 Ephesians 1:11 1:11 2 Timothy 1:9 1:9 Hebrews 4:12 4:12 1 Corinthians 15:53 15:53 John 6:63 6:63 1 John 5:18 5:18 2 Corinthians 5:17 5:17 John 3:5 3:5 1 John 3:9 3:9 1 John 5:1 5:1 1 John 2:28 2:28 1 John 5:4 5:4 Titus 3:5 3:5 1 John 4:7 4:7 Romans 15:13 15:13 Titus 3:4 3:4 Ephesians 1:7 1:7 2 Corinthians 1:3 1:3 Revelation 3:4 3:4 2 Corinthians 11:2 11:2 Revelation 5:9 5:9 John 12:26 12:26 Romans 8:29 1 Peter 1:23 John 3:3 John 1:13 1 Peter 1:3 Revelation 14:4 James 1:18
James 1:18
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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This chapter in the commentary 1 Nephi 15 — The Return to the Tent, the Olive Tree Explained, and Why the Heavens Seem Closed 1 Nephi 19 — Zenock, Neum, Zenos, and the Hermeneutic of 'Liken' 2 Nephi 18 — Isaiah 8 — Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, the Sanctuary and the Stone of Stumbling, To the Law and to the Testimony 2 Nephi 31 — The Doctrine of Christ — Baptism, the Holy Ghost, and the Strait Way 2 Nephi 32 — Feast Upon the Words of Christ — Angels, the Holy Ghost, and the Doctrine of Pray Always 2 Nephi 33 — Nephi's Farewell — The Power of the Words, the Face-to-Face Meeting, the Pleasing Bar 3 Nephi 14 — By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them — Doing the Sayings, Not Only Hearing Them 3 Nephi 24 — Like a Refiner's Fire — The Messenger of the Covenant and the Windows of Heaven Alma 38 — Bridle All Your Passions — Alma's Charge to Steady Shiblon Alma 59 — The Doubt of Good Men — Nephihah Falls and Moroni's Anger Is Kindled Alma 60 — Righteous, and Wrong — Moroni's Epistle of Condemnation Enos 1 — Enos's Wrestle — The Hunt That Became a Prayer, Intercession for Brethren and Enemies, the Promise of Preservation Jacob 2 — Tender Feelings Wounded — Jacob's Temple Sermon on Pride, Riches, and the David-Solomon Sin Jacob 3 — The Pure in Heart, the Lamanite Husbands, and the Mercy Available Yet Mormon 9 — A God of Miracles — Moroni to the Unbeliever, and the Unchanging Christ Moroni 8 — Little Children Are Alive in Christ — Mormon's Letter on the Mercy of God to the Innocent Moroni 10 — Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him — Moroni's Promise, and the Last Words of the Book of Mormon Mosiah 1 — Benjamin's Father-Discourse — Language, Records, the Mysteries, and the Name That Shall Never Be Blotted Out Mosiah 2 — Benjamin's Tower Sermon — The Humble King, Service as Worship, the Unprofitable Servant, and the Wo of the Open Rebel Mosiah 3 — The Angel's Message — Jesus Christ Named, Blood from Every Pore, and the Natural Man Mosiah 4 — Fallen as Dead — The Cry for Mercy, Retaining a Remission, Are We Not All Beggars, and Watch Yourselves Mosiah 5 — The Covenant Response — One Voice, No More Disposition to Evil, Spiritually Begotten Sons and Daughters, the Name in the Heart Mosiah 18 — Waters of Mormon — The Baptismal Covenant, the Mourning-with-Them-that-Mourn, and the First Nephite Church Mosiah 20 — The Daughters of the Lamanites — Abduction by the Priests of Noah, the Women Who Fought Beside the Men, and the Reconciliation by Honest Confession Mosiah 21 — Limhi's Bondage Deepens — Three Defeats, Humbled to the Dust, the Lord Slow to Hear, and Many Desire Baptism but None Have Authority Mosiah 23 — Alma's People in Helam — The Refused Kingship, the Liberty Doctrine, the Land Beautiful, the Amulonites Discovered, and the Lord Chasteneth Those Whom He Loveth Mosiah 24 — Burdens Made Light — Amulon's Authority, the Forbidden Prayer, the Voice of the Lord in Their Affliction, the Deep Sleep upon the Lamanites, and the Valley Named Alma Mosiah 29 — The Reign of the Judges Established — Mosiah's Epistle on the Voice of the People, the Danger of the Unrighteous King, How Much Iniquity One Wicked King Causes, and Alma the Younger Chosen Chief Judge Omni 1 — Omni — Five Voices on a Closing Plate, Mosiah's Flight to Zarahemla, the Mulekites Found, and the Stone of Coriantumr Doctrine and Covenants 3 — The Works of God Cannot Be Frustrated Doctrine and Covenants 8 — In Your Mind and in Your Heart Doctrine and Covenants 9 — Study It Out in Your Mind Doctrine and Covenants 11 — Seek Not to Declare My Word — First Seek to Obtain It Doctrine and Covenants 31 — A Physician unto the Church Doctrine and Covenants 41 — Ye Shall Receive My Law Doctrine and Covenants 44 — Call the Elders Together Doctrine and Covenants 46 — Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts Doctrine and Covenants 50 — That Which Is of God Is Light Doctrine and Covenants 58 — Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause Doctrine and Covenants 59 — A Glad Heart and a Cheerful Countenance Doctrine and Covenants 67 — If Ye Cannot Make One Like Unto It Doctrine and Covenants 83 — Widows and Orphans Provided For Doctrine and Covenants 123 — Waste and Wear Out Our Lives Doctrine and Covenants 136 — The Word and Will of the Lord 1 Kings 18 — The God That Answereth by Fire — Obadiah's Hidden Hundred, the Question on Carmel, the Drenched Altar, and the Cloud Like a Man's Hand 2 Chronicles 16 — The King Who Forgot How He Won — Asa's Alliance, Hanani's Rebuke, the Eyes That Range the Earth, and the Slow Hardening of a Good Man 2 Kings 17 — Removed Out of His Sight — Israel's Last King, the Three Years at Samaria's Gates, the Sermon That Explains a Kingdom's Fall, and the People Who Feared the LORD and Served Their Own Gods Esther 7 — The Pit He Dug Himself — Esther Names Her People, the Enemy Is Unmasked, and the Fifty-Cubit Gallows Finds Its Owner Job 22 — The Kind Answer Built on a Lie — Eliphaz Invents Job's Crimes, Then Preaches Him a Repentance He Does Not Owe Job 24 — Why the Wicked Go Unpunished — The Landmarks Removed, the Poor Who Hide Together, the Night-Criminals, and a Justice That Is Certain but Deferred Nehemiah 8 — The Book Opened in the Sight of All the People — Ezra Reads the Law, the Sense Is Given, and Grief Turns to the Joy of the LORD Psalms 21 — The King Shall Joy in Thy Strength — The Thanksgiving After the Battle, the Crown of Pure Gold, and Length of Days For Ever Psalms 32 — The Blessedness of the Uncovered Heart — Forgiveness, the Body's Testimony, and the Confession That Sets a Soul Free Articles of Faith 1 — The Articles of Faith — Thirteen Sentences, the Open Canon, and Why We Read the Old Books Joseph Smith-History 1 — Joseph Smith—History — the Boy in the Grove, the Angel at the Bedside, and the Oldest Pattern of All Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. 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