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Baal

(see BD Baal )

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Babbling

Prov. 23: 29 who hath babbling.; 1 Tim. 6: 20 avoiding profane and vain babblings.; 2 Tim. 2: 16 shun profane and vain babblings.

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Babe

Ps. 8: 2 (Matt. 21: 16 ) out of the mouth of babes and sucklings.; Isa. 3: 4 babes shall rule over them.; Matt. 11: 25 (Luke 10: 21 ) hast revealed them unto babes.; Luke 1: 41 salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb.; Luke 2: 12 find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes.; 1 Cor. 3: 1 speak . . . even as unto babes in Christ.; Heb. 5: 13 is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.; 1 Pet. 2: 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk.; 3 Ne. 26: 16 (3 Ne. 26: 14-16 ) babes did . . . utter marvelous things.

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Babel

(see BD Babel )

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Babylon

(see also Devil, Church of ; Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands ; Worldliness ; BD Babylon )

Isa. 13: 19 Babylon . . . as . . . Sodom and Gomorrah.; Isa. 14: 4 (2 Ne. 24: 4 ) proverb against the king of Babylon.; Jer. 51: 1 raise up against Babylon . . . a destroying wind.; Jer. 51: 6 Flee out of the midst of Babylon.; Jer. 51: 37 Babylon shall become . . . without an inhabitant.; 1 Pet. 5: 13 church that is at Babylon, elected.; Rev. 14: 8 Babylon is fallen.; Rev. 16: 19 Babylon came in remembrance.; Rev. 17: 5 BABYLON the great, the mother of harlots.; Rev. 18: 2 Babylon . . . is fallen . . . become the habitation of devils.; Rev. 18: 21 Babylon be thrown down.; 1 Ne. 1: 13 (1 Ne. 10: 3 ) carried away captive into Babylon.; 1 Ne. 20: 14 he will do his pleasure on Babylon.; 2 Ne. 25: 15 Babylon shall be destroyed.; Omni 1: 15 Zedekiah . . . was carried away captive into Babylon.; D&C 1: 16 Babylon the great, which shall fall.; D&C 35: 11 desolations upon Babylon.; D&C 64: 24 I will not spare any that remain in Babylon.; D&C 86: 3 the apostate, the whore, even Babylon.; D&C 133: 14 Go ye out from . . . wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon.

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Back

Gen. 19: 26 his wife looked back from behind him.; Ex. 33: 23 thou shalt see my back parts.; Josh. 7: 8 turneth their backs before their enemies.; Prov. 10: 13 rod is for the back of him that is void.; Isa. 50: 6 I gave my back to the smiters.; Jer. 2: 27 they have turned their back unto me.; Luke 9: 62 put his hand to the plough, and looking back.

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Backbiting

(see also Gossip ; Malice ; Mockery ; Slander )

Ps. 15: 3 backbiteth not with his tongue.; Ps. 101: 5 whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off.; Prov. 25: 23 driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.; Matt. 5: 11 when men shall . . . say . . . evil.; Rom. 1: 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful.; 2 Cor. 12: 20 lest there be debates, envyings, . . . backbitings.; Eph. 4: 31 Let all . . . evil speaking be put away.; James 5: 9 Grudge not one against another.; 1 Pet. 2: 1 laying aside . . . all evil speakings.; Alma 5: 30 doth make a mock of his brother.; Ether 7: 24 people did revile against the prophets.; D&C 20: 54 see that there is no . . . backbiting, nor evil speaking.; D&C 42: 27 Thou shalt not speak evil of thy neighbor.; D&C 88: 124 cease to find fault one with another.; D&C 136: 23 cease to speak evil one of another.

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Backsliding

Jer. 2: 19 thy backslidings shall reprove thee.; Jer. 8: 5 is this people . . . slidden back by a perpetual backsliding.; Jer. 14: 7 for our backslidings are many.; Hosea 4: 16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer.; Hosea 11: 7 my people are bent to backsliding from me.; Hosea 14: 4 I will heal their backsliding.

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Backward

2 Kgs. 20: 10 (Isa. 38: 8 ) shadow return backward ten degrees.; Isa. 59: 14 judgment is turned away backward.; Jer. 7: 24 they hearkened not . . . and went backward.

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Bad

(see also Worse )

Gen. 24: 50 we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.; Gen. 31: 24 speak not to Jacob either good or bad.; Matt. 13: 48 gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.; 2 Cor. 5: 10 receive . . . according to that he hath done, . . . good or bad.; 2 Ne. 2: 11 righteousness could not be brought to pass, . . . neither good nor bad.

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Bade

(see Bid )

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Baker

Gen. 40: 1 butler . . . and his baker had offended.

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Balaam

(see BD Balaam )

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Balance

Lev. 19: 36 Just balances, just weights . . . shall ye have.; Job 6: 2 my calamity laid in the balances together.; Job 31: 6 Let me be weighed in an even balance.; Ps. 62: 9 to be laid in the balance, they are altogether.; Prov. 11: 1 false balance is abomination to the Lord.; Prov. 16: 11 A just weight and balance are the Lord’s.; Dan. 5: 27 weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.; Hosea 12: 7 balances of deceit are in his hand.; Micah 6: 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances.; Rev. 6: 5 he that sat on him had a pair of balances.

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Bald

Lev. 13: 40 whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald.; 2 Kgs. 2: 23 go up, thou bald head.; Jer. 48: 37 every head shall be bald.; Ezek. 27: 31 they shall make themselves utterly bald.

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Baldness

Deut. 14: 1 ye shall not . . . make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.; Isa. 3: 24 (2 Ne. 13: 24 ) there shall be . . . instead of well set hair baldness.; Ezek. 7: 18 shall be . . . baldness upon all their heads.; Amos 8: 10 I will bring . . . baldness upon every head.

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Balm

Jer. 8: 22 no balm in Gilead.; Jer. 51: 8 balm for her pain, if so she may be healed.

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Band

Gen. 32: 7 Jacob . . . divided the people . . . into two bands.; Ps. 2: 3 Let us break their bands asunder.; Ps. 107: 14 brought them out . . . brake their bands in sunder.; Isa. 52: 2 loose thyself from the bands of thy neck.; Isa. 58: 6 to loose the bands of wickedness.; Hosea 11: 4 I drew them . . . with bands of love.; Zech. 11: 7 two staves: the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands.; John 18: 3 having received a band of men and officers.; Acts 10: 1 centurion of the band called the Italian band.; Acts 16: 26 earthquake . . . every one’s bands were loosed.; Mosiah 15: 8 God breaketh the bands of death.; Mosiah 23: 12 ye were bound with the bands of iniquity.; Alma 5: 7 encircled about by the bands of death.; Alma 11: 42 Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death.; D&C 113: 10 bands of her neck are the curses of God.

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Banner

Ps. 20: 5 in the name of our God we will set up our banners.; Ps. 60: 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee.; Isa. 13: 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain.

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Baptism

(see also Baptism, Essential ; Baptism, Immersion ; Baptism, Qualifications for ; Baptism for the Dead ; Covenants ; Jesus Christ, Baptism of ; Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of ; Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory ; Salvation for the Dead ; BD Baptism )

Matt. 3: 16 Jesus, when he was baptized.; Matt. 28: 19 baptizing them in the name of the Father.; Mark 1: 4 John . . . did preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.; Mark 1: 9 (Luke 3: 3 ) baptized of John in Jordan.; Mark 16: 16 believeth and is baptized shall be saved.; John 3: 5 Except a man be born of water.; John 3: 23 John also was baptizing.; Acts 2: 38 Repent, and be baptized.; Acts 8: 38 into the water . . . and he baptized.; Acts 22: 16 be baptized and wash away thy sins.; Rom. 6: 4 buried with him by baptism.; 1 Cor. 10: 2 were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud.; Gal. 3: 27 baptized into Christ have put on Christ.; Col. 2: 12 Buried with him in baptism.; Heb. 6: 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms.; 1 Pet. 3: 21 like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us.; 1 Ne. 20: 1 waters of Judah, or . . . of baptism.; 2 Ne. 31: 5 Lamb of God . . . baptized by water.; 2 Ne. 31: 17 gate . . . is repentance and baptism by water.; Mosiah 18: 10 (Mosiah 18: 8-10 ) baptized in the name of the Lord.; Mosiah 21: 35 (3 Ne. 7: 24-26 ) baptized as a witness . . . willing to serve God.; Alma 4: 4 many were baptized in . . . Sidon.; Alma 7: 14 come and be baptized unto repentance.; 3 Ne. 11: 27 after this manner shall ye baptize.; 3 Ne. 11: 34 believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall be damned.; 3 Ne. 12: 2 believe . . . and be baptized.; Moro. 8: 25 first fruits of repentance is baptism.; D&C 13: 1 I confer . . . keys . . . of baptism.; D&C 19: 31 remission of sins by baptism.; D&C 68: 8 Go ye into all the world . . . baptizing.; D&C 84: 27 gospel of repentance and of baptism.; D&C 138: 33 vicarious baptism for the remission of sins.; Moses 6: 59 be born again . . . of water.; JS-H 1: 69 I confer . . . keys . . . of the gospel . . . of baptism.; JS-H 1: 73 after . . . baptized, we experienced great and glorious blessings.; A of F 4 first principles . . . Baptism by immersion.

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Baptism for the Dead

1 Cor. 15: 29 what shall they do which are baptized for the dead.; D&C 124: 29 baptized for those who are dead.; D&C 127: 5 in relation to the baptism for your dead.; D&C 128: 1 baptism for the dead.; D&C 138: 33 vicarious baptism for the remission.

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Baptism, Essential

Matt. 3: 15 Suffer it to be so now . . . to fulfil all righteousness.; Matt. 28: 19 teach all nations, baptizing them.; Mark 1: 9 Jesus came . . . and was baptized of John.; Mark 16: 16 (Ether 4: 18 ; D&C 112: 28-29 ) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.; Luke 3: 21 Jesus also being baptized.; Luke 7: 30 rejected the counsel of God . . . being not baptized.; John 3: 5 Except a man be born of water . . . he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.; Acts 2: 38 Repent, and be baptized every one of you.; Acts 10: 48 commanded them to be baptized.; Acts 22: 16 be baptized, and wash away thy sins.; Titus 3: 5 saved us, by the washing of regeneration.; 1 Pet. 3: 21 baptism doth also now save us.; 2 Ne. 9: 23 (3 Ne. 27: 20 ) commandeth all men that they must . . . be baptized.; 2 Ne. 31: 5 need have we, being unholy, to be baptized.; 3 Ne. 11: 33 whoso believeth in me, and is baptized . . . shall be saved.; 3 Ne. 27: 20 the commandment: Repent . . . and be baptized.; D&C 18: 22 as many as repent and are baptized . . . and endure . . . shall be saved.; D&C 55: 1 after . . . baptized . . . a remission of your sins.; D&C 76: 51 They are they who . . . were baptized . . . according to the commandment.; D&C 84: 74 not baptized . . . shall be damned.; Moses 6: 52 turn unto me . . . repent . . . and be baptized.; Moses 6: 59 ye must be born again . . . of water.

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Baptism, Immersion

Matt. 3: 16 when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water.; Mark 1: 5 baptized of him in the river.; Mark 1: 10 coming up out of the water.; John 3: 23 baptizing . . . because there was much water there.; Acts 8: 38 went down both into the water.; Rom. 6: 4 buried with him by baptism.; Col. 2: 12 Buried with him in baptism.; Mosiah 18: 14 (Mosiah 18: 14-16 ) were buried in the water.; 3 Ne. 11: 26 (3 Ne. 11: 22-26 ) immerse them in the water.; 3 Ne. 19: 11 (3 Ne. 19: 11-13 ) went down into the water and was baptized.; 3 Ne. 19: 13 had come up out of the water.; D&C 20: 74 (D&C 20: 72-74 ) immerse him or her in the water.; D&C 76: 51 baptized . . . being buried in the water.; D&C 128: 12 baptism by water, to be immersed.; Moses 6: 64 laid under the water.; A of F 4 Baptism by immersion.

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Baptism, Qualifications for

Matt. 3: 8 (Luke 3: 7-8 ) Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance.; Mark 1: 5 baptized . . . in the river . . . confessing.; Mark 16: 16 He that believeth and is baptized.; Acts 2: 38 Repent, and be baptized.; Acts 2: 41 they that gladly received his word were baptized.; Acts 8: 37 If thou believest with all thine heart.; Acts 16: 31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.; Acts 19: 4 the baptism of repentance.; 2 Ne. 9: 23 be baptized . . . having perfect faith.; 2 Ne. 31: 7 witnesseth . . . he would be obedient.; Mosiah 18: 10 witness . . . ye have entered into a covenant.; Mosiah 21: 35 baptized as a witness . . . willing to serve God.; Mosiah 26: 22 whosoever is baptized . . . shall believe in my name.; Alma 6: 2 who repented of their sins.; Alma 7: 14 must repent, and be born again.; Alma 19: 35 as many as did believe were baptized.; 3 Ne. 11: 23 whoso repenteth . . . and desireth to be baptized.; 3 Ne. 11: 38 become as a little child.; Morm. 9: 29 See that ye are not baptized unworthily.; Moro. 6: 2 came forth with a broken heart and a contrite spirit.; Moro. 6: 3 took upon them the name of Christ, having a determination to serve.; D&C 20: 37 who humble themselves . . . and desire to be baptized.; D&C 20: 71 arrived unto the years of accountability.; D&C 68: 27 children shall be baptized . . . when eight years old.; D&C 76: 51 received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name.; Moses 6: 57 all men . . . must repent.

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Bar-Jesus

(see BD Bar-Jesus )

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Bar-Jona

(see BD Bar-Jona )

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Barabbas

(see BD Barabbas )

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Barak

(see BD Barak )

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Bare

Isa. 52: 10 (1 Ne. 22: 10 ; D&C 133: 3 ) Lord hath made bare his holy arm.

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Barn

Prov. 3: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty.; Joel 1: 17 the barns are broken down.; Matt. 6: 26 (Luke 12: 24 ; 3 Ne. 13: 26 ) neither . . . reap, nor gather into barns.; Matt. 13: 30 gather the wheat into my barn.; Luke 12: 18 I will pull down my barns, and build greater.; D&C 59: 17 raiment, or for houses, or for barns.

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Barnabas

(see BD Barnabas )

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Barren, Barrenness

Gen. 11: 30 Sarai was barren.; Gen. 25: 21 Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren.; Gen. 29: 31 Rachel was barren.; Ex. 23: 26 There shall nothing . . . be barren, in the land.; Deut. 7: 14 not be male or female barren.; Judg. 13: 3 thou art barren.; 1 Sam. 1: 2 Hannah had no children.; 1 Sam. 2: 5 the barren hath born seven.; 2 Kgs. 2: 21 there shall not be . . . barren land.; Ps. 113: 9 barren woman . . . to be a joyful mother.; Isa. 54: 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear.; Luke 1: 7 they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren.; Luke 23: 29 Blessed are the barren.; Gal. 4: 27 Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not.; 2 Pet. 1: 8 neither be barren . . . in the knowledge of our Lord.; Alma 32: 39 because your ground is barren . . . ye cannot have the fruit thereof.; D&C 133: 29 in the barren deserts there shall come forth pools.; Moses 7: 8 barrenness thereof shall go forth.

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Bartholomew

(see BD Bartholomew )

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Bartimaeus

(see BD Bartimaeus )

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Baruch

(see BD Baruch )

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Base

(see also Abominable ; Vile ; Wickedness )

Isa. 3: 5 (2 Ne. 13: 15 ) behave himself proudly . . . the base against the honourable.; Ezek. 17: 14 That the kingdom might be base.; Dan. 4: 17 setteth up over it the basest of men.; Acts 17: 5 took . . . certain lewd fellows of the baser sort.; 1 Cor. 1: 28 base things of the world . . . hath God chosen.

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Bashan

(see BD Bashan )

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Basket

Matt. 14: 20 (Mark 6: 43 ; Luke 9: 17 ; John 6: 13 ) fragments that remained twelve baskets full.; Matt. 15: 37 (Mark 8: 8 ) meat that was left seven baskets full.; Matt. 16: 9 (Mark 8: 19 ) Do ye not yet understand . . . how many baskets ye took up.; Acts 9: 25 (2 Cor. 11: 33 ) let him down by the wall in a basket.

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Bastard

Deut. 23: 2 bastard shall not enter into the congregation.; Heb. 12: 8 then are ye bastards, and not sons.

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Bathsheba

(see BD Bathsheba )

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Battle

(see also Fight ; God to Fight Our Battles ; Strife ; War )

Deut. 20: 1 goest out to battle against thine enemies.; 1 Sam. 4: 1 Israel went out against the Philistines to battle.; 1 Sam. 17: 47 battle is the Lord’s.; 1 Sam. 18: 17 be thou valiant . . . and fight the Lord’s battles.; 2 Sam. 11: 1 (1 Chr. 20: 1 ) time when kings go forth to battle.; 2 Chr. 20: 15 battle is not yours, but God’s.; Eccl. 9: 11 race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.; Jer. 50: 22 sound of battle is in the land.; Zech. 14: 2 gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle.; 1 Cor. 14: 8 who shall prepare himself to the battle.; Rev. 16: 14 gather them to the battle of that great day.; Rev. 20: 8 Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle.; Ether 15: 19 Satan . . . went again to battle.

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Beam

Judg. 16: 14 went away with the pin of the beam.; 1 Sam. 17: 7 staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.; Matt. 7: 3 (Luke 6: 41 ; 3 Ne. 14: 3 ) beam that is in thine own eye.

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Bear [noun]

1 Sam. 17: 34 came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb.; 2 Sam. 17: 8 chafed . . . as a bear robbed of her whelps.; 2 Kgs. 2: 24 came forth two she bears out of the wood.; Prov. 17: 12 bear robbed of her whelps meet a man.; Prov. 28: 15 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear: so is a wicked ruler.; Isa. 11: 7 (2 Ne. 21: 7 ) cow and the bear shall feed.; Dan. 7: 5 another beast, a second, like to a bear.; Hosea 13: 8 meet them as a bear that is bereaved.; Amos 5: 19 flee from a lion, and a bear met him.; Rev. 13: 2 his feet were as the feet of a bear.

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Bear, Bare, Born, Borne [verb]

(see also Carry ; Endure )

Gen. 13: 6 land was not able to bear them.; Gen. 17: 17 Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear.; Gen. 21: 7 I have born him a son in his old age.; Ex. 20: 16 (Deut. 5: 20 ; Matt. 19: 18 ; Mark 10: 19 ; Luke 18: 20 ; Rom. 13: 9 ) shalt not bear false witness.; Ex. 28: 38 Aaron may bear the iniquity.; Lev. 16: 22 goat shall bear . . . all their iniquities.; Num. 14: 33 children shall . . . bear your whoredoms.; Num. 18: 1 thy sons and thy father’s house . . . shall bear the iniquity.; Deut. 1: 9 I am not able to bear you myself alone.; Deut. 1: 31 thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son.; Ps. 75: 3 earth . . . I bear up the pillars of it.; Ps. 91: 12 (Matt. 4: 6 ; Luke 4: 11 ) They shall bear thee up in their hands.; Prov. 18: 14 wounded spirit who can bear.; Isa. 46: 7 They bear him upon the shoulder.; Isa. 53: 4 (Mosiah 14: 4 ) Surely he hath borne our griefs.; Isa. 53: 11 (Mosiah 14: 11 ) he shall bear their iniquities.; Isa. 53: 12 (Mosiah 14: 2 ) he bare the sin of many, and made intercession.; Jer. 44: 22 Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil.; Ezek. 16: 54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame.; Ezek. 18: 20 son shall not bear the iniquity of the father.; Matt. 27: 32 (Mark 15: 21 ; Luke 23: 26 ) Simon . . . they compelled to bear his cross.; Luke 14: 27 whosoever doth not bear his cross.; John 16: 12 many things to say . . . but ye cannot bear them now.; John 19: 17 he bearing his cross went forth into a place.; Acts 9: 15 bear my name before the Gentiles.; Rom. 15: 1 strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak.; 1 Cor. 10: 13 temptation . . . make a way . . . that ye may be able to bear it.; 1 Cor. 13: 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things.; Gal. 6: 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens.; Gal. 6: 17 I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.; Heb. 9: 28 Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many.; Heb. 13: 13 Let us go forth . . . unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.; 1 Pet. 2: 24 bare our sins in his own body on the tree.; Rev. 2: 2 thou canst not bear them which are evil.; Mosiah 18: 8 willing to bear one another’s burdens.; Alma 26: 27 bear with patience thine afflictions.; Alma 31: 33 strength, that they may bear their afflictions.; 3 Ne. 28: 11 Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me.; D&C 38: 42 (D&C 133: 5 ) Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.; D&C 42: 17 Comforter . . . beareth record of the Father.; D&C 42: 52 thou shalt bear their infirmities.; D&C 50: 40 (D&C 78: 18 ) ye cannot bear all things now.; D&C 76: 41 to bear the sins of the world.; D&C 93: 11 John, bear record that I beheld his glory.; D&C 98: 23 smite you . . . and ye bear it patiently.; D&C 136: 31 he that will not bear chastisement is not worthy.; Abr. 2: 9 they shall bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations.

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Beard

Lev. 19: 27 neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.; 2 Sam. 10: 4 shaved off the one half of their beards.

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Beast

(see also Symbolism )

Gen. 1: 24 Let the earth bring forth . . . beast of the earth after his kind.; Gen. 2: 19 (Moses 3: 19 ) God formed every beast of the field.; Gen. 7: 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take.; Gen. 37: 20 (Gen. 37: 33 ) some evil beast hath devoured him.; Ex. 22: 19 (Lev. 20: 15 ; Deut. 27: 21 ) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall . . . be put to death.; Lev. 11: 2 (Deut. 14: 4 ) These are the beasts which ye shall eat.; Lev. 18: 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast.; Ps. 73: 22 ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.; Prov. 12: 10 righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.; Eccl. 3: 18 they might see that they themselves are beasts.; Eccl. 3: 19 man hath no preeminence above a beast.; Jer. 12: 9 assemble all the beasts of the field.; Dan. 4: 25 dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field.; Dan. 7: 3 four great beasts came up from the sea.; Joel 2: 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field.; Luke 10: 34 set him on his own beast.; Acts 10: 12 (Acts 11: 6 ) Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts.; 1 Cor. 15: 32 If . . . I have fought with beasts.; Titus 1: 12 Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts.; James 3: 7 every kind of beasts . . . tamed of mankind.; 2 Pet. 2: 12 as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed.; Jude 1: 10 what they know naturally, as brute beasts.; Rev. 4: 6 round about the throne, were four beasts.; Rev. 11: 7 (Rev. 17: 8 ) beast . . . ascendeth out of the bottomless pit.; Rev. 13: 1 beast rise up out of the sea.; Rev. 13: 11 beast coming up out of the earth.; Rev. 15: 2 victory over the beast.; Rev. 19: 4 four beasts fell down and worshipped God.; Rev. 19: 20 beast was taken, and . . . the false prophet.; D&C 77: 2 What are we to understand by the four beasts.

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Beat

Prov. 23: 14 beat him with the rod.; Isa. 2: 4 (Joel 3: 10 ; Micah 4: 3 ; 2 Ne. 12: 4 ) beat their swords into plowshares.; Isa. 3: 15 What mean ye that ye beat my people.; Micah 4: 13 (3 Ne. 20: 19 ) thou shalt beat in pieces many people.; Matt. 7: 25 (3 Ne. 14: 25 ; D&C 90: 5 ) winds . . . beat upon that house.; Matt. 21: 35 (Mark 12: 3 ; Luke 20: 10 ) took his servants, and beat one.; Mark 13: 9 in the synagogues ye shall be beaten.; Luke 12: 47 servant, which knew . . . and prepared not . . . shall be beaten.; 1 Cor. 9: 26 so fight I, not as one that beateth the air.; 2 Cor. 11: 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods.; 2 Ne. 28: 8 God will beat us with a few stripes.

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Beatitudes

(see Meekness ; Mercy ; Mourning ; Peacemakers ; Perfection ; Persecution ; Poor in Spirit ; Purity ; Righteousness ; BD Beatitudes )

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Beauty

Gen. 29: 17 Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.; Ex. 28: 2 (Ex. 28: 2-40 ) garments . . . for glory and for beauty.; 1 Sam. 16: 12 ruddy . . . of a beautiful countenance.; 1 Chr. 16: 29 (Ps. 29: 2 ) worship . . . in the beauty of holiness.; 2 Chr. 3: 6 garnished . . . with precious stones for beauty.; Ezra 7: 27 beautify the house of the Lord.; Esth. 2: 7 Esther . . . was fair and beautiful.; Ps. 27: 4 behold the beauty of the Lord.; Ps. 48: 2 Beautiful for situation . . . is mount Zion.; Ps. 50: 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty.; Ps. 90: 17 beauty of the Lord . . . be upon us.; Ps. 149: 4 he will beautify the meek with salvation.; Prov. 20: 29 beauty of old men is the gray head.; Prov. 31: 30 beauty is vain.; Eccl. 3: 11 He hath made every thing beautiful.; Isa. 4: 2 branch of the Lord be beautiful.; Isa. 33: 17 eyes shall see the king in his beauty.; Isa. 52: 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings.; Isa. 53: 2 (Mosiah 14: 2 ) no beauty that we should desire him.; Isa. 60: 13 to beautify the place of my sanctuary.; Isa. 61: 3 give unto them beauty for ashes.; Isa. 64: 11 (Isa. 64: 9-12 ) Our holy and our beautiful house.; Matt. 23: 27 whited sepulchres . . . appear beautiful outward.; 1 Ne. 11: 8 beheld a tree . . . exceeding of all beauty.; D&C 42: 40 garments . . . their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands.; D&C 82: 14 Zion must increase in beauty.; D&C 137: 2 (D&C 137: 1-4 ) transcendent beauty of the gate.; JS-H 1: 14 morning of a beautiful, clear day.

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Bed

Ps. 4: 4 commune with your own heart upon your bed.; Ps. 139: 8 if I make my bed in hell . . . thou art there.; Isa. 28: 20 bed is shorter than that a man can stretch.; Matt. 9: 6 (Mark 2: 11 ) Arise, take up thy bed, and go.; Mark 4: 21 (Luke 8: 16 ) Is a candle . . . put under a bushel, or under a bed.; Luke 11: 7 my children are with me in bed.; Luke 17: 34 there shall be two men in one bed.; Acts 9: 33 Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years.; Heb. 13: 4 Marriage is honourable . . . the bed undefiled.; Rev. 2: 22 I will cast her into a bed.; Abr. 1: 13 It was made after the form of a bedstead.

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Bee

Deut. 1: 44 and the Amorites . . . chased you, as bees do.; Judg. 14: 8 a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase.; Isa. 7: 18 bee that is in the land of Assyria.; Ether 2: 3 deseret, which, by interpretation, is a honey bee.

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Beelzebub

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Beersheba

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Beg

(see also Ask ; Beseech ; Intreat ; Petition ; Request )

Ps. 37: 25 his seed begging bread.; Prov. 20: 4 therefore shall he beg in harvest.; Matt. 27: 58 (Luke 23: 52 ) He . . . begged the body of Jesus.; Mark 10: 46 (Luke 18: 35 ) sat by the highway side begging.; Luke 16: 3 What shall I do? . . . to beg I am ashamed.; John 9: 8 Is not this he that sat and begged.

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Beget, Begat, Begotten

Ps. 2: 7 (Acts 13: 33 ; Heb. 1: 5 ; Heb. 5: 5 ) this day have I begotten thee.; John 1: 14 glory as of the only begotten of the Father.; John 3: 16 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.; 1 Cor. 4: 15 I have begotten you through the gospel.; Philem. 1: 10 Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds.; James 1: 18 begat he us with the word of truth.; 1 Pet. 1: 3 hath begotten us again unto a lively hope.; 1 Jn. 5: 1 every one that loveth him that begat loveth him . . . that is begotten of him.; 1 Jn. 5: 18 he that is begotten of God keepeth himself.; Rev. 1: 5 Jesus Christ . . . the first begotten of the dead.; D&C 76: 23 (D&C 76: 23-24 ) the Only Begotten of the Father.

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Begin, Begun

1 Sam. 3: 12 when I begin, I will also make an end.; 1 Pet. 4: 17 judgment must begin at the house of God.

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Beginning

(see also Creation ; First )

Gen. 1: 1 (Moses 2: 1 ; D&C 112: 25 ) In the beginning God created.; Ex. 12: 2 This month shall be . . . the beginning of months.; Prov. 1: 7 fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.; Eccl. 7: 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning.; Matt. 19: 8 (Mark 10: 6 ) from the beginning it was not so.; Matt. 24: 8 (Mark 13: 8 ) these are the beginning of sorrows.; Mark 1: 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.; John 1: 1 In the beginning was the Word.; John 2: 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana.; John 6: 64 Jesus knew from the beginning who they were.; John 15: 27 because ye have been with me from the beginning.; Col. 1: 18 he . . . is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead.; 2 Thes. 2: 13 God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation.; Heb. 7: 3 having neither beginning of days, nor end of life.; 2 Pet. 2: 20 the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.; 1 Jn. 1: 1 (1 Jn. 2: 24 ) That which was from the beginning.; 2 Jn. 1: 6 as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.; Rev. 1: 8 (Rev. 21: 6 ; Rev. 22: 13 ) I am . . . the beginning and the ending.; Rev. 3: 14 Amen . . . the beginning of the creation of God.; Rev. 22: 13 beginning and the end, the first and the last.; 3 Ne. 9: 15 (D&C 93: 21 ) I was with the Father from the beginning.; D&C 29: 33 my works have no end, neither beginning.; D&C 38: 1 Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.; D&C 76: 13 Son, who was in the bosom of the Father . . . from the beginning.; D&C 84: 17 without beginning of days or end of years.; D&C 93: 29 Man was . . . in the beginning with God.; Moses 2: 26 mine Only Begotten . . . was with me from the beginning.

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Beguile

Gen. 3: 13 (Moses 4: 6, 19 ) serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.; Josh. 9: 22 Wherefore have ye beguiled us.; 2 Cor. 11: 3 serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty.; Col. 2: 4 lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.; Col. 2: 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward.; 2 Pet. 2: 14 Having eyes full of adultery . . . beguiling unstable souls.; 2 Ne. 9: 9 (Mosiah 16: 3 ; Ether 8: 25 ) that being who beguiled our first parents.

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Behave

Isa. 3: 5 (2 Ne. 13: 5 ) child shall behave himself proudly.; Micah 3: 4 behaved themselves ill in their doings.; 1 Cor. 13: 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly.

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Behead

Matt. 14: 10 (Mark 6: 27 ) he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.; Mark 6: 16 John, whom I beheaded: he is risen.; Luke 9: 9 John have I beheaded, but who is this.; Rev. 20: 4 beheaded for the witness of Jesus.

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Behemoth

(see BD Behemoth )

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Behold, Beheld

(see also Look ; Observe ; See )

Num. 21: 9 when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.; Job 19: 27 mine eyes shall behold, and not another.; Ps. 27: 4 behold the beauty of the Lord.; Ps. 33: 13 beholdeth all the sons of men.; Ps. 46: 8 behold the works of the Lord.; Ps. 66: 7 eyes behold the nations.; Prov. 15: 3 in every place, beholding the evil and the good.; Mark 16: 6 behold the place where they laid him.; Luke 10: 18 I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.; John 1: 14 we beheld his glory.; John 1: 29 Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin.; John 17: 24 that they may behold my glory.; John 19: 5 Pilate saith . . . Behold the man.; John 19: 14 saith unto the Jews, Behold your King.; John 19: 26, Woman, behold thy son.; Acts 1: 9 while they beheld, he was taken up.; 2 Cor. 3: 7 children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses.; 2 Cor. 3: 18 beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord.; 2 Ne. 2: 4 thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory.; 3 Ne. 11: 7 Behold my Beloved Son.; D&C 6: 37 Behold the wounds which pierced my side.; D&C 45: 18 behold this temple which is in Jerusalem.; D&C 84: 23 might behold the face of God.; D&C 93: 11 I beheld his glory.; Moses 1: 5 no man can behold all my glory.; Moses 1: 8 Moses beheld the world.; Moses 1: 11 mine own eyes have beheld God.; Moses 7: 23 Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth.; Moses 7: 59 Enoch beheld the Son of Man.

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Being

Acts 17: 28 in him we live . . . and have our being.

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Belial

(see BD Belial )

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Believe

(see also Assurance ; Baptism, Qualifications for ; Confidence ; Faith ; Trust ; Trust in God ; Unbelief, Unbelievers )

Gen. 15: 6 he believed in the Lord.; Ex. 4: 1 Moses answered . . . they will not believe me, nor hearken.; Ex. 4: 31 people believed . . . and worshipped.; Ex. 14: 31 people . . . believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.; Num. 14: 11 how long will it be ere they believe me.; Num. 20: 12 ye believed me not, to sanctify me.; Deut. 1: 32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord.; 2 Kgs. 17: 14 their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord.; 2 Chr. 20: 20 Believe in the Lord your God . . . believe his prophets.; Ps. 27: 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed.; Ps. 78: 22 Because they believed not in God.; Ps. 116: 10 (2 Cor. 4: 13 ) I believed, therefore have I spoken.; Prov. 14: 15 The simple believeth every word.; Isa. 28: 16 (Rom. 9: 33 ; Rom. 10: 11 ; 1 Pet. 2: 6 ) he that believeth shall not make haste.; Isa. 43: 10 ye may know and believe me.; Isa. 53: 1 (John 12: 38 ; Rom. 10: 16 ; Mosiah 14: 1 ) Who hath believed our report.; Jer. 12: 6 believe them not, though they speak fair words.; Dan. 6: 23 no . . . hurt . . . because he believed in his God.; Jonah 3: 5 people of Nineveh believed God.; Hab. 1: 5 (Acts 13: 41 ) work . . . which ye will not believe.; Matt. 8: 13 as thou hast believed, so be it done.; Matt. 9: 28 Believe ye that I am able to do this.; Matt. 21: 22 (Mark 11: 24 ) ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.; Matt. 21: 25 (Mark 11: 31 ; Luke 20: 5 ) Why did ye not then believe him.; Matt. 21: 32 ye believed him not, but the publicans . . . believed him.; Matt. 24: 23 (Mark 13: 21 ; JS-M 1: 21 ) here is Christ, or there, believe it not.; Matt. 27: 42 (Mark 15: 32 ) come down from the cross . . . we will believe.; Mark 1: 15 repent ye, and believe the gospel.; Mark 5: 36 Be not afraid, only believe.; Mark 9: 23 all things are possible to him that believeth.; Mark 9: 24 Lord, I believe: help thou mine unbelief.; Mark 11: 24 when ye pray, believe that ye receive.; Mark 16: 16 he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.; Luke 1: 1 things which are most surely believed among us.; Luke 1: 20 shalt be dumb . . . because thou believest not my words.; Luke 8: 12 lest they should believe and be saved.; Luke 8: 50 believe only, and she shall be made whole.; Luke 22: 67 If I tell you, ye will not believe.; Luke 24: 11 idle tales, and they believed them not.; Luke 24: 25 O fools, and slow of heart to believe.; John 1: 7 all men through him might believe.; John 1: 12 even to them that believe on his name.; John 2: 11 his disciples believed on him.; John 2: 22 they believed the scripture, and the word.; John 2: 23 many believed in his name.; John 3: 12 earthly things . . . ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things.; John 3: 16 whosoever believeth in him should not perish.; John 3: 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned.; John 3: 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.; John 4: 42 Now we believe, not because of thy saying.; John 4: 48 Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.; John 4: 53 himself believed, and his whole house.; John 5: 24 believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life.; John 5: 46 had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me.; John 6: 29 This is the work of God, that ye believe on him.; John 6: 64 there are some of you that believe not.; John 6: 69 we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ.; John 7: 5 neither did his brethren believe in him.; John 7: 31 many of the people believed on him.; John 7: 48 Have any of the rulers or . . . Pharisees believed on him.; John 8: 24 if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.; John 8: 30 as he spake these words, many believed.; John 8: 45 because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.; John 9: 35 Dost thou believe on the Son of God.; John 10: 25 I told you, and ye believed not.; John 10: 26 ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.; John 10: 38 though ye believe not me, believe the works.; John 11: 15 glad . . . I was not there, to the intent ye may believe.; John 11: 25 he that believeth in me, though he were dead.; John 11: 27 I believe that thou art the Christ.; John 11: 45 many of the Jews which came to Mary . . . believed on him.; John 11: 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe.; John 12: 11 many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.; John 12: 36 While ye have light, believe in the light.; John 12: 37 had done so many miracles . . . yet they believed not.; John 12: 42 among the chief rulers also many believed on him.; John 12: 44 He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.; John 12: 47 if any man . . . believe not, I judge him not.; John 13: 19 when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.; John 14: 1 ye believe in God, believe also in me.; John 14: 12 He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do.; John 16: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me.; John 16: 27 have believed that I came out from God.; John 17: 8 they have believed that thou didst send me.; John 17: 20 pray . . . for them also which shall believe on me.; John 17: 21 that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.; John 19: 35 he saith true, that ye might believe.; John 20: 8 that other disciple . . . saw, and believed.; John 20: 25 Except I shall see . . . I will not believe.; John 20: 27 be not faithless, but believing.; John 20: 29 because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed.; John 20: 31 these are written, that ye might believe.; Acts 4: 4 many of them which heard the word believed.; Acts 8: 37 I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son.; Acts 10: 43 believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.; Acts 13: 39 by him all that believe are justified.; Acts 13: 48 as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.; Acts 14: 1 multitude . . . of the Jews and . . . Greeks believed.; Acts 15: 5 rose up certain . . . Pharisees which believed.; Acts 16: 1 certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed.; Acts 18: 8 Crispus . . . believed on the Lord with all his house.; Acts 21: 20 many thousands of Jews there are which believe.; Acts 24: 14 believing all things which are written in the law.; Acts 26: 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets.; Acts 27: 25 I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.; Rom. 1: 16 unto salvation to every one that believeth.; Rom. 3: 26 justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.; Rom. 4: 3 (Gen. 15: 6 ; Gal. 3: 6 ; James 2: 23 ) Abraham believed God.; Rom. 4: 18 Who against hope believed in hope.; Rom. 9: 33 (Rom. 10: 11 ) believeth on him shall not be ashamed.; Rom. 10: 9 believe in thine heart that God . . . raised him.; Rom. 10: 14 call on him in whom they have not believed.; Rom. 10: 16 Lord, who hath believed our report.; Rom. 11: 30 ye in times past have not believed God.; 1 Cor. 13: 7 believeth all things, hopeth all things.; 1 Cor. 14: 24 if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not.; 2 Cor. 4: 4 god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not.; 2 Cor. 6: 15 what part hath he that believeth with an infidel.; Gal. 3: 22 promise . . . might be given to them that believe.; Eph. 1: 13 after that ye believed, ye were sealed.; Eph. 1: 19 greatness of his power to us-ward who believe.; Philip. 1: 29 not only to believe on him, but also to suffer.; 2 Thes. 2: 12 all might be damned who believed not the truth.; 1 Tim. 3: 16 God was manifest in the flesh . . . believed on in the world.; 1 Tim. 4: 10 Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.; 2 Tim. 1: 12 I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded.; Heb. 4: 3 we which have believed do enter into rest.; Heb. 11: 6 he that cometh to God must believe.; James 2: 19 believest that there is one God . . . devils also believe.; 1 Pet. 1: 8 ye see him not, yet believing.; 1 Pet. 1: 21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up.; 1 Jn. 3: 23 we should believe on the name of his Son.; 1 Jn. 4: 1 believe not every spirit, but try the spirits.; 1 Jn. 4: 16 we have known and believed the love that God hath.; 1 Jn. 5: 10 that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness.; 1 Jn. 5: 13 unto you that believe on the name of the Son.; Jude 1: 5 Lord . . . afterward destroyed them that believed not.; 1 Ne. 2: 13 Neither did they believe that Jerusalem . . . could be destroyed.; 2 Ne. 33: 10 if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these.; Mosiah 4: 10 if you believe all these things see that ye do them.; Mosiah 26: 22 whosoever is baptized . . . shall believe in my name.; Alma 4: 8 began to persecute those that did not believe.; Alma 11: 40 transgressions of those who believe on his name.; Alma 17: 29 lead them to believe in my words.; Alma 19: 35 as many as did believe were baptized.; Alma 24: 19 Lamanites were . . . brought to believe . . . were firm.; Alma 30: 7 there was no law against a man’s belief.; Alma 30: 42 thou believest, but thou art possessed.; Alma 32: 18 if a man knoweth a thing he hath no cause to believe.; Hel. 14: 13 if ye believe on his name ye will repent.; 3 Ne. 11: 35 whoso believeth in me believeth in the Father.; 3 Ne. 12: 2 more blessed are they who shall believe in your words.; 3 Ne. 20: 31 they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ.; Morm. 3: 21 that ye may believe the gospel of Jesus Christ.; Morm. 7: 5 believe in Jesus Christ.; Ether 3: 15 never has man believed in me as thou hast.; D&C 3: 20 that they may believe the gospel.; D&C 5: 7 if they will not believe my words, they would not believe you.; D&C 5: 16 whosoever believeth on my words, them will I visit.; D&C 11: 30 (D&C 45: 5 ; D&C 49: 12 ) even to them that believe on my name.; D&C 14: 8 in faith believing, you shall receive the Holy Ghost.; D&C 20: 29 all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ.; D&C 35: 8 show . . . wonders, unto all those who believe.; D&C 45: 8 unto them that believed . . . gave I power.; D&C 46: 14 to others it is given to believe on their words.; D&C 67: 3 Ye endeavored to believe that ye should receive.; D&C 133: 71 ye believed not my servants.; D&C 134: 7 in the free exercise of their religious belief.; Moses 5: 13 Satan . . . commanded . . . Believe it not, and they believed it not.; Moses 5: 15 believed . . . should be saved; . . . believed not . . . damned.; Moses 5: 57 they would not hearken . . . nor believe.; Moses 8: 24 Believe and repent . . . and be baptized.

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Belly

Gen. 3: 14 (Moses 4: 20 ) upon thy belly shalt thou go.; Judg. 3: 21 took the dagger . . . and thrust it into his belly.; Job 32: 19 my belly is as wine which hath no vent.; Jonah 1: 17 Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days.; Jonah 2: 2 out of the belly of hell cried I.; Matt. 12: 40 Jonah . . . in the whale’s belly.; Matt. 15: 17 (Mark 7: 19 ) whatsoever entereth . . . the mouth goeth into the belly.; John 7: 38 out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.; Rom. 16: 18 serve not our Lord . . . but their own belly.; 1 Cor. 6: 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats.; Philip. 3: 19 whose God is their belly.; Rev. 10: 9 it shall make thy belly bitter.; D&C 89: 7 (D&C 89: 8-9 ) strong drinks are not for the belly.

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Beloved

Deut. 21: 15 two wives, one beloved, and another hated.; Deut. 33: 12 beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety.; Prov. 4: 3 only beloved in the sight of my mother.; Matt. 3: 17 (Matt. 17: 5 ; Mark 1: 11 ; Mark 9: 7 ; Luke 3: 22 ; Luke 9: 35 ; 2 Pet. 1: 17 ; D&C 93: 14-17 ) This is my beloved Son.; Matt. 12: 18 my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.; Rom. 9: 25 I will call . . . her beloved, which was not beloved.; Rom. 11: 28 as touching the election, they are beloved.; Eph. 1: 6 wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.; James 1: 16 do not err, my beloved brethren.; 3 Ne. 11: 7 Behold my Beloved Son.; D&C 7: 1 John, my beloved, what desirest thou.; JS-H 1: 17 This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him.

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Belshazzar

(see BD Belshazzar )

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Benefit

(see also Blessing ; Gift )

Ps. 68: 19 the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits.; 2 Cor. 1: 15 to come . . . that ye might have a second benefit.; 1 Tim. 6: 2 faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit.; Philem. 1: 14 thy benefit should not be . . . of necessity, but willingly.; Mosiah 8: 18 he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings.; D&C 59: 18 all things . . . made for the benefit and the use of man.; D&C 70: 8 benefits shall be consecrated unto the inhabitants of Zion.

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Benevolence

(see also Charity ; Compassion ; Give ; Grace ; Kindness )

Josh. 2: 12 I have shewed you kindness.; 1 Sam. 24: 10 mine eye spared thee.; 1 Sam. 26: 23 not stretch forth mine hand against.; Jonah 4: 11 should not I spare Nineveh.; Matt. 5: 44 (3 Ne. 12: 43-48 ) do good to them that hate you.; Luke 10: 33 Samaritan . . . had compassion.; Luke 15: 20 his father . . . had compassion.; Luke 23: 34 Father, forgive them.; John 8: 11 Neither do I condemn thee.; Acts 3: 6 such as I have give I thee.; 1 Cor. 7: 3 husband render unto the wife due benevolence.; 1 Cor. 13: 4 charity suffereth long, and is kind.; Eph. 4: 32 (Eph. 4: 29-32 ) be ye kind one to another.; James 1: 5 God, that giveth to all men liberally.; James 1: 27 Pure religion . . . To visit the fatherless and widows.; 2 Ne. 11: 5 my soul delighteth in his grace.; Enos 1: 9 I began to feel a desire for the welfare of my brethren.; Mosiah 4: 26 ye should impart of your substance.; Alma 41: 14 do good continually.; D&C 4: 6 Remember . . . patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity.; D&C 38: 24 esteem his brother as himself.; D&C 64: 33 be not weary in well-doing.; D&C 121: 45 be full of charity towards all men.; A of F 13 We believe in being . . . benevolent.

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Benjamin

(see BD Benjamin )

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Bereave

(see also Death ; Mourning ; Sorrow )

Gen. 42: 36 me have ye bereaved of my children.; Eccl. 4: 8 For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul.; Jer. 18: 21 let their wives be bereaved of their children.; Ezek. 5: 17 evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee.

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Beseech, Besought

(see also Ask ; Beg ; Intreat ; Petition ; Plead ; Request )

Gen. 42: 21 when he besought us, and we would not hear.; Ex. 32: 11 Moses besought the Lord.; Mal. 1: 9 beseech God that he will be gracious unto us.; Matt. 8: 5 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him.; Matt. 8: 31 (Mark 5: 12 ; Luke 8: 32 ) devils besought him.; Mark 1: 40 came a leper to him, beseeching him.; Mark 5: 23 besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth.; Mark 7: 26 besought him that he would cast forth the devil.; Luke 7: 3 beseeching . . . that he would come and heal his servant.; Luke 9: 38 Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son.; John 4: 40 they besought him that he would tarry with them.; John 4: 47 besought him that he would come down, and heal his son.; 1 Cor. 4: 16 I beseech you, be ye followers of me.; 2 Cor. 6: 1 beseech you also that ye receive not . . . in vain.; 2 Cor. 12: 8 for this thing I besought the Lord thrice.; Gal. 4: 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am.; Eph. 4: 1 beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation.; 1 Pet. 2: 11 I beseech you . . . abstain from fleshly lusts.

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Beset

Heb. 12: 1 sin which doth so easily beset us.; 2 Ne. 4: 18 sins which do so easily beset me.

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Beside

Isa. 43: 11 (Hosea 13: 4 ; D&C 76: 1 ) beside me there is no saviour.; Mark 3: 21 He is beside himself.; Acts 26: 24 Festus said . . . Paul, thou art beside thyself.; 2 Cor. 5: 13 whether we be beside ourselves it is to God.; Moses 1: 6 there is no God beside me.

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Best

1 Cor. 12: 31 covet earnestly the best gifts.; D&C 46: 8 seek ye earnestly the best gifts.; D&C 88: 118 (D&C 109: 7, 14 ) seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom.; D&C 135: 6 Book of Mormon . . . cost the best blood of the nineteenth century.

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Bestow

Ex. 32: 29 he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.; 1 Cor. 13: 3 though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor.; 1 Jn. 3: 1 what manner of love the Father hath bestowed.; D&C 33: 15 I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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Bethabara

(see BD Bethabara )

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Bethany

(see BD Bethany )

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Bethel

(see BD Bethel )

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Bethesda

(see BD Bethesda )

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Bethlehem

(see BD Bethlehem )

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Bethsaida

(see BD Bethsaida )

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Betrayal of Jesus Christ

(see Jesus Christ, Betrayal of )

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Betroth

(see also Espouse ; Marriage )

Ex. 21: 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her.; Deut. 20: 7 what man is there that hath betrothed a wife.; Hosea 2: 19 betroth thee unto me for ever.

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Better

(see also Good; Well)

Gen. 29: 19 it is better that I give her to thee.; 1 Sam. 1: 8 am not I better to thee than ten sons.; Ps. 63: 3 thy loving kindness is better than life.; Ps. 84: 10 day in thy courts is better than a thousand.; Ps. 118: 8 it is better to trust in the Lord.; Prov. 8: 11 wisdom is better than rubies.; Prov. 15: 16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than.; Prov. 16: 8 Better is a little with righteousness than.; Prov. 19: 22 poor man is better than a liar.; Eccl. 4: 9 Two are better than one.; Eccl. 7: 1 A good name is better than precious ointment.; Eccl. 7: 3 Sorrow is better than laughter.; Matt. 6: 26 fowls . . . Are ye not much better than they.; Matt. 12: 12 how much then is a man better than a sheep.; Philip. 1: 23 to be with Christ, which is far better.; Philip. 2: 3 let each esteem other better than themselves.; Heb. 1: 4 being made so much better than the angels.; Heb. 7: 22 was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.; Heb. 8: 6 mediator of a better covenant which was established upon better promises.; Heb. 9: 23 purified . . . the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.; Heb. 10: 34 ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.; Heb. 11: 16 desire a better country, that is, an heavenly.; Heb. 12: 24 blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.; 2 Pet. 2: 21 had been better for them not to have known.; 1 Ne. 4: 13 It is better that one man should perish.; D&C 25: 10 lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better.

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Beware

Ex. 23: 21 Beware of him, and obey his voice.; Deut. 6: 12 beware lest thou forget the Lord.; Matt. 7: 15 (3 Ne. 14: 15 ) Beware of false prophets.; Matt. 10: 17 beware of men: for they will deliver you up.; Matt. 16: 6 (Mark 8: 15 ; Luke 12: 1 ) beware of the leaven.; Mark 12: 38 Beware of the scribes.; Luke 12: 15 beware of covetousness.; Philip. 3: 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers.; Col. 2: 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy.; D&C 23: 1 (D&C 38: 39 ) beware of pride.; D&C 46: 8 beware lest ye are deceived.; D&C 63: 61 (D&C 63: 61-64 ) let all men beware how they take my name.

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Bible

(see also Scriptures, Preservation of ; Scriptures, Study of ; Scriptures, Value of ; Scriptures, Writing of )

2 Ne. 29: 3 (2 Ne. 29: 3-10 ) A Bible! A Bible! We have got.; D&C 42: 12 principles of my gospel . . . in the Bible and the Book of Mormon.; D&C 138: 6 I opened the Bible and read.; JS-H 1: 12 settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.; JS-H 1: 36 way it reads in our Bibles.; A of F 8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God.

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Bid

Josh. 11: 9 Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him.; Matt. 14: 28 bid me come unto thee on the water.; Matt. 22: 9 as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.; Luke 14: 16 man made a great supper, and bade many.; Acts 11: 12 Spirit bade me go . . . nothing doubting.

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Bilhah

(see BD Bilhah )

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Bill

Deut. 24: 1 (Mark 10: 4 ) write her a bill of divorcement.; Luke 16: 6 take thy bill, and sit down quickly.

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Bind, Bound

Gen. 44: 30 his life is bound up in the lad’s life.; Deut. 6: 8 thou shalt bind them for a sign.; Judg. 15: 13 they bound him with two new cords.; Ps. 147: 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.; Prov. 3: 3 mercy and truth . . . bind them about thy neck.; Prov. 6: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart.; Prov. 7: 3 Bind them upon thy fingers.; Isa. 8: 16 (2 Ne. 18: 16 ) Bind up the testimony.; Isa. 30: 26 in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach.; Isa. 61: 1 sent me to bind up the brokenhearted.; Ezek. 34: 16 bind up that which was broken.; Matt. 12: 29 (Mark 3: 27 ) except he first bind the strong man.; Matt. 16: 19 (Matt. 18: 18 ) shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.; Matt. 22: 13 Bind him hand and foot.; Matt. 27: 2 (Mark 15: 1 ) when they had bound him, they led him away.; Mark 5: 3 no man could bind him, no, not with chains.; Luke 13: 16 whom Satan hath bound . . . eighteen years.; Acts 21: 11 took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands.; Acts 22: 4 I persecuted . . . binding and delivering into prisons.; Rev. 20: 2 Satan, and bound him a thousand years.; D&C 43: 9 bind yourselves to act in all holiness.; D&C 82: 10 Lord, am bound when ye do what I say.; D&C 84: 100 Satan is bound.; D&C 109: 46 seal up the law, and bind up the testimony.; D&C 124: 93 (D&C 127: 7 ; D&C 128: 8 ; D&C 132: 46 ) whatsoever he shall bind on earth.

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Bird

(see also Fowl )

Gen. 7: 14 every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.; Deut. 14: 11 of all clean birds ye shall eat.; Ps. 124: 7 soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare.; Prov. 6: 5 Deliver thyself . . . as a bird from the hand of the fowler.; Matt. 8: 20 (Luke 9: 58 ) birds of the air have nests.; Matt. 13: 32 that the birds of the air come and lodge.

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Birth

(see also Children ; Family, Children, Responsibilities toward ; Marriage, Motherhood )

Isa. 37: 3 children are come to the birth.; Isa. 66: 9 Shall I bring to the birth.; Matt. 1: 18 birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise.; Luke 1: 14 many shall rejoice at his birth.; Gal. 4: 19 of whom I travail in birth again.; 2 Ne. 26: 3 signs given unto my people of his birth.; Abr. 1: 21 king of Egypt . . . of the blood of the Canaanites by birth.

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Birth Control

(see also Family, Children, Responsibilities toward ; Marriage, Motherhood )

Gen. 1: 28 (Moses 2: 28 ) Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.; Ex. 21: 22 If men . . . hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart.; Deut. 28: 11 Lord shall make thee plenteous.; Ps. 127: 3 children are an heritage of the Lord.; Jer. 1: 5 before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified.; 1 Tim. 2: 15 she shall be saved in childbearing.; 1 Ne. 7: 1 raise up seed unto the Lord.; D&C 132: 19 which glory shall be . . . a continuation of the seeds.

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Birth of Jesus Christ

(see Jesus Christ, Birth of )

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Birth of the Spirit

(see Holy Ghost, Baptism of ; Spirit Creation )

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Birthright

(see also Inheritance ; BD Birthright )

Gen. 25: 31 Sell me this day thy birthright.; Gen. 27: 36 took away my birthright.; Gen. 43: 33 firstborn according to his birthright.; Gen. 48: 20 he set Ephraim before Manasseh.; Num. 3: 10 shalt appoint Aaron and his sons.; 1 Chr. 5: 2 birthright was Joseph’s.; Jer. 31: 9 Ephraim is my firstborn.; Heb. 12: 16 Esau . . . sold his birthright.; D&C 86: 9 ye are lawful heirs.; D&C 113: 8 priesthood, which she, Zion, has a right to by lineage.; Abr. 1: 4 appointment of God unto the fathers concerning the seed.; Abr. 2: 11 right shall continue in thee.

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Bishop

(see also Church Organization ; Priesthood, Aaronic ; BD Bishop )

Acts 20: 28 Holy Ghost hath made you overseers.; Eph. 4: 11 he gave some, apostles; and some . . . pastors.; Philip. 1: 1 to all saints . . . with the bishops.; 1 Tim. 3: 1 if a man desire the office of a bishop.; Titus 1: 7 bishop must be blameless.; 1 Pet. 2: 25 returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.; D&C 20: 67 bishop . . . is to be ordained by the direction.; D&C 41: 9 should be appointed . . . and ordained a bishop.; D&C 42: 31 substance . . . laid before the bishop.; D&C 42: 82 necessary that the bishop be present.; D&C 46: 27 bishop . . . to discern all those gifts.; D&C 58: 17 appointed to be a judge in Israel.; D&C 64: 40 the bishop, who is a judge.; D&C 68: 14 other bishops to be set apart.; D&C 68: 19 (D&C 107: 17 ) high priest . . . may officiate in the office of bishop.; D&C 72: 5 elders . . . account of their stewardship unto the bishop.; D&C 107: 15 bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood.; D&C 107: 68 office of a bishop . . . administering all temporal things.; A of F 6 same organization as the Primitive Church . . . pastors.

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Bite

Gen. 49: 17 Dan shall be a serpent . . . that biteth the horse heels.; Num. 21: 6 fiery serpents . . . bit the people.; Prov. 23: 32 at the last it biteth like a serpent.; Jer. 8: 17 send serpents . . . and they shall bite you.; Amos 5: 19 (Amos 9: 3 ) hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.; Micah 3: 5 prophets . . . that bite with their teeth.; Gal. 5: 15 if ye bite and devour one another.

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Bitter

Ex. 1: 14 made their lives bitter with hard bondage.; Ex. 12: 8 with bitter herbs they shall eat it.; Ex. 15: 23 waters of Marah, for they were bitter.; Num. 5: 18 bitter water that causeth the curse.; Ps. 64: 3 bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words.; Prov. 27: 7 to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.; Isa. 5: 20 (2 Ne. 15: 20 ) that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.; Isa. 24: 9 strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.; Jer. 31: 15 heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping.; Col. 3: 19 love your wives, and be not bitter against them.; James 3: 11 at the same place sweet water and bitter.; Rev. 8: 11 died of the waters, because they were made bitter.; Rev. 10: 9 eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter.; 2 Ne. 2: 15 one being sweet and the other bitter.; Jacob 5: 52 whose fruit is most bitter.; D&C 29: 39 never should have bitter they could not know the sweet.; Moses 6: 55 taste the bitter . . . to prize the good.

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Bitter Herbs

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Bitterly

Ruth 1: 20 Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.; Matt. 26: 75 (Luke 22: 62 ) Peter . . . went out, and wept bitterly.

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Bitterness

1 Sam. 1: 10 she was in bitterness of soul.; Prov. 14: 10 heart knoweth his own bitterness.; Prov. 17: 25 foolish son is . . . bitterness to her that bare him.; Rom. 3: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.; Eph. 4: 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath . . . be put away.; Heb. 12: 15 any root of bitterness springing up trouble you.; Alma 41: 11 (Morm. 8: 31 ) carnal state are in the gall of bitterness.; Moses 7: 44 bitterness of soul.

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Black

Rev. 6: 5 opened the third seal . . . and lo a black horse.; Rev. 6: 12 the sun became black as sackcloth of hair.; 2 Ne. 26: 33 he denieth none . . . black and white.; D&C 135: 1 shot . . . by an armed mob painted black.; Moses 7: 22 seed of Cain were black.

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Blackness

Joel 2: 6 all faces shall gather blackness.; Heb. 12: 18 nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest.; 2 Ne. 5: 21 God did cause a skin of blackness.; 2 Ne. 7: 3 (D&C 133: 69 ) I clothe the heavens with blackness.; D&C 122: 7 if the heavens gather blackness.; Moses 7: 8 blackness came upon all the children of Canaan.

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Blame

(see also Accuse )

Gen. 43: 9 (Gen. 44: 32 ) let me bear the blame for ever.; 2 Cor. 6: 3 no offence in any thing that the ministry be not blamed.; Gal. 2: 11 withstood him . . . because he was to be blamed.; Eph. 1: 4 holy and without blame before him.

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Blameless

(see also Guiltless )

Gen. 44: 10 ye shall be blameless.; Josh. 2: 17 we will be blameless of this thine oath.; Matt. 12: 5 priests . . . profane the sabbath, and are blameless.; Luke 1: 6 walking in all . . . ordinances of the Lord blameless.; 1 Cor. 1: 8 blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.; 1 Thes. 5: 23 be preserved blameless unto the coming.; 1 Tim. 3: 2 (Titus 1: 7 ) bishop then must be blameless.; 1 Tim. 3: 10 use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.; 2 Pet. 3: 14 (D&C 38: 31 ) in peace, without spot, and blameless.; Mosiah 3: 21 none shall be found blameless . . . only through repentance.; Alma 5: 27 keeping yourselves blameless before God.; Alma 29: 5 he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless.; D&C 4: 2 stand blameless before God.

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Blaspheme, Blasphemous, Blasphemy

(see also False Doctrine ; Holy Ghost, Unpardonable Sin against ; Profanity ; Swearing ; BD Blasphemy )

Lev. 24: 16 he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord.; 1 Kgs. 21: 10 Thou didst blaspheme God.; Isa. 52: 5 my name . . . is blasphemed.; Ezek. 35: 12 I have heard all thy blasphemies.; Matt. 12: 31 blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven.; Matt. 15: 19 out of the heart proceed . . . blasphemies.; Matt. 26: 65 (Mark 2: 5-7 ; Luke 5: 21 ; John 10: 22-42 ) he hath spoken blasphemy.; Acts 6: 11 heard him speak blasphemous words.; Acts 13: 45 Jews . . . spake . . . contradicting and blaspheming.; Rom. 2: 24 name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles.; Col. 3: 8 put off . . . blasphemy.; Rev. 2: 9 I know the blasphemy of them.; Rev. 13: 5 speaking great things and blasphemies.; Rev. 16: 9 men were scorched . . . and blasphemed.; Jacob 7: 7 declare unto you that this is blasphemy.; Jarom 1: 5 neither did they blaspheme.; Alma 30: 30 he went on to blaspheme.; D&C 132: 27 blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.

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Bleating

1 Sam. 15: 14 what meaneth then this bleating of the sheep.

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Bleed

D&C 19: 18 bleed at every pore.

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Blemish

(see also Spot )

Ex. 12: 5 your lamb shall be without blemish.; Lev. 1: 3 (Lev. 22: 19 ) let him offer a male without blemish.; 2 Sam. 14: 25 to the crown . . . there was no blemish in him.; Dan. 1: 4 children in whom was no blemish.; Eph. 5: 27 should be holy and without blemish.; 1 Pet. 1: 19 lamb without blemish and without spot.; 2 Pet. 2: 13 Spots they are and blemishes.

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Bless [verb]

(see also Blessed ; Praise )

Gen. 1: 22 (Moses 2: 22 ) God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful.; Gen. 2: 3 (Ex. 20: 11 ; Moses 3: 3 ) blessed the seventh day.; Gen. 9: 1 God blessed Noah and his sons.; Gen. 12: 2 I will bless thee, and make thy name great.; Gen. 12: 3 (Gen. 18: 18 ; Gal. 3: 8 ) in thee shall all . . . be blessed.; Gen. 22: 17 (Heb. 6: 14 ) That in blessing I will bless thee.; Gen. 22: 18 (Gen. 26: 4 ; Gen. 28: 14 ; Acts 3: 25 ) in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.; Gen. 27: 4 my soul may bless thee before I die.; Gen. 27: 23 he discerned him not . . . so he blessed him.; Gen. 32: 26 I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.; Gen. 39: 5 blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake.; Gen. 48: 9 bring them . . . and I will bless them.; Gen. 48: 20 he blessed them . . . saying, In thee shall Israel bless.; Gen. 49: 25 Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings.; Ex. 20: 24 I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.; Ex. 23: 25 he shall bless thy bread, and thy water.; Num. 6: 24 Lord bless thee, and keep thee.; Num. 24: 1 it pleased the Lord to bless Israel.; Deut. 7: 13 will love thee, and bless thee.; Deut. 7: 14 thou shalt be blessed above all people.; Deut. 27: 12 stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people.; Deut. 33: 1 Moses the man of God blessed . . . Israel.; Judg. 13: 24 child grew, and the Lord blessed him.; 1 Sam. 2: 20 Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife.; 2 Chr. 30: 27 Levites arose and blessed the people.; Neh. 8: 6 Ezra blessed the Lord.; Job 42: 12 Lord blessed the latter end of Job more.; Ps. 5: 12 thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous.; Ps. 62: 4 bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.; Ps. 66: 8 bless our God, ye people.; Ps. 115: 13 he will bless them that fear the Lord.; Ps. 128: 5 Lord shall bless thee out of Zion.; Prov. 22: 9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed.; Isa. 51: 2 (Mosiah 14: 2 ) I called him alone, and blessed him.; Isa. 61: 9 they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.; Jer. 4: 2 nations shall bless themselves in him.; Hag. 2: 19 from this day will I bless you.; Matt. 5: 44 (Luke 6: 28 ; 3 Ne. 12: 44 ) bless them that curse you.; Matt. 14: 19 (Mark 6: 41 ; Luke 9: 16 ) he blessed, and brake.; Matt. 26: 26 (Mark 14: 22 ) Jesus took bread, and blessed it.; Mark 10: 16 put his hands upon them, and blessed them.; Luke 24: 50 lifted up his hands, and blessed them.; Acts 3: 26 God . . . sent him to bless you.; Rom. 12: 14 Bless them which persecute you.; 1 Cor. 4: 12 being reviled, we bless.; 1 Cor. 10: 16 cup of blessing which we bless.; Eph. 1: 3 hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.; Heb. 6: 14 1 will bless thee.; Heb. 7: 1 Melchisedec . . . met Abraham . . . and blessed him.; Heb. 11: 20 by faith Isaac blessed Jacob.; Mosiah 2: 24 (Mosiah 2: 21-25 ) he doth immediately bless you.; Mosiah 13: 19 (Mosiah 13: 16-19 ) the Lord blessed the sabbath.; 3 Ne. 5: 21 blessed the house of Jacob.; 3 Ne. 20: 26 bless you . . . because ye are the children of the covenant.; Ether 1: 43 there will I bless thee and thy seed.; D&C 124: 90 bless him with a multiplicity of blessings.; Abr. 2: 9 (Abr. 2: 9-11 ) bless thee above measure.

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Blessed [adj.]

(see also Bless; Glad; Happy; Joy)

Gen. 14: 19 Blessed be Abram of the most high God.; Gen. 24: 31 Come in, thou blessed of the Lord.; Gen. 27: 29 blessed be he that blesseth thee.; Gen. 27: 33 I have eaten . . . and have blessed him . . . and he shall be blessed.; Deut. 28: 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, . . . in the field.; 1 Sam. 26: 25 Blessed be thou, my son David.; 1 Chr. 16: 36 (Ps. 41: 13 ; Ps. 89: 52 ; Ps. 106: 48 ) Blessed be the Lord God.; Job 1: 21 blessed be the name of the Lord.; Ps. 1: 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.; Ps. 2: 12 Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.; Ps. 32: 1 (Rom. 4: 7 ) Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven.; Ps. 33: 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.; Ps. 34: 8 blessed is the man that trusteth in him.; Ps. 40: 4 (Jer. 17: 7 ) Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust.; Ps. 41: 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor.; Ps. 84: 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house.; Ps. 94: 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest.; Ps. 106: 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment.; Ps. 118: 26 (Matt. 21: 9 ; Mark 11: 9 ; Luke 13: 35 ; Luke 19: 38 ; John 12: 13 ) Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord.; Prov. 8: 32 blessed are they that keep my ways.; Prov. 31: 28 her children arise up, and call her blessed.; Isa. 19: 25 Blessed be Egypt my people.; Mal. 3: 12 all nations shall call you blessed.; Matt. 5: 3 (Luke 6: 20 ; 3 Ne. 12: 3 ) Blessed are the poor in spirit.; Matt. 11: 6 (Luke 7: 23 ) blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended.; Matt. 13: 16 (Luke 10: 23 ) blessed are your eyes, for they see.; Matt. 16: 17 Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh.; Matt. 21: 9 (Matt. 23: 39 ) Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.; Matt. 24: 46 (Luke 12: 43 ) Blessed is that servant, whom his lord . . . shall find so doing.; Matt. 25: 34 ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom.; Mark 14: 61 Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed.; Luke 1: 28 Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.; Luke 1: 42 Blessed art thou . . . and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.; Luke 11: 27 Blessed is the womb that bare thee.; Luke 11: 28 blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.; Luke 12: 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord . . . shall find watching.; John 20: 29 blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.; Acts 3: 25 (1 Ne. 15: 18 ; 1 Ne. 22: 9 ; 3 Ne. 20: 25 ) in thy seed shall . . . the earth be blessed.; Acts 20: 35 more blessed to give than to receive.; Rom. 4: 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.; 2 Cor. 1: 3 (Eph. 1: 3 ; 1 Pet. 1: 3 ) Blessed be God . . . the Father.; Gal. 3: 8 in thee shall all nations be blessed.; Gal. 3: 9 they which be of faith are blessed.; James 1: 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation.; Rev. 1: 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear.; Rev. 14: 13 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.; Rev. 16: 15 Blessed is he that watcheth.; Rev. 19: 9 Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper.; Rev. 20: 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection.; Rev. 22: 7 blessed is he that keepeth the sayings.; 2 Ne. 3: 23 because of this covenant thou art blessed.; Mosiah 2: 41 blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual.; Mosiah 3: 16 little children . . . are blessed.; Alma 26: 8 Blessed be the name of our God.; 3 Ne. 12: 1 (3 Ne. 12: 1-11 ) Blessed are ye if ye shall give heed.; 3 Ne. 17: 21 little children . . . and blessed them.; D&C 18: 8 diligent . . . shall be blessed unto eternal life.; D&C 62: 3 blessed, for the testimony which ye have borne.; D&C 63: 50 that liveth when the Lord shall come . . . blessed is.; D&C 110: 12 in us and our seed all generations . . . be blessed.; Abr. 2: 11 families of the earth be blessed.

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Blessing

(see also Administrations to the Sick ; Israel, Mission of ; Reward ; Wages )

Gen. 12: 2 I will bless thee . . . and thou shalt be a blessing.; Gen. 27: 12 I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.; Gen. 33: 11 take, I pray thee, my blessing.; Gen. 49: 25 shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep.; Gen. 49: 26 blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors.; Ex. 32: 29 that he may bestow upon you a blessing.; Lev. 25: 21 I will command my blessing upon you.; Deut. 11: 26 (Deut. 30: 19 ) I set before you . . . a blessing and a curse.; Deut. 23: 5 God turned the curse into a blessing.; Deut. 28: 2 all these blessings shall come on thee.; Deut. 33: 16 let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph.; Neh. 9: 5 name . . . which is exalted above all blessing and praise.; Ps. 24: 5 he shall receive the blessing from the Lord.; Prov. 10: 6 Blessings are upon the head of the just.; Prov. 10: 22 blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich.; Prov. 11: 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted.; Prov. 28: 20 faithful man shall abound with blessings.; Isa. 19: 24 Israel be . . . a blessing in the midst of the land.; Isa. 44: 3 I will pour . . . my blessing upon thine offspring.; Ezek. 44: 30 he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.; Mal. 2: 2 I will curse your blessings . . . because ye do not.; Mal. 3: 10 (3 Ne. 24: 10 ) open . . . the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing.; Rom. 15: 29 I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel.; Gal. 3: 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles.; Eph. 1: 3 blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places.; Heb. 12: 17 when he would have inherited the blessing.; James 3: 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.; 1 Pet. 3: 9 Not rendering evil for evil . . . but contrariwise blessing.; Rev. 5: 13 Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power be unto him.; 1 Ne. 17: 2 so great were the blessings of the Lord.; 2 Ne. 1: 28 if ye will hearken, . . . I leave unto you a blessing.; 2 Ne. 4: 5 I cannot go down to my grave save I should leave a blessing.; Alma 45: 16 cursing and the blessing of God upon the land.; 3 Ne. 10: 18 blessings poured out upon their heads.; D&C 41: 1 to bless with the greatest of all blessings.; D&C 58: 4 after much tribulation come the blessings.; D&C 130: 20 law . . . upon which all blessings are predicated.; D&C 130: 21 when we obtain any blessing from God.; D&C 132: 5 who will have a blessing at my hands shall abide the law.; D&C 133: 34 blessing of . . . God upon the tribes of Israel.; D&C 138: 52 partakers of all blessings which were held in reserve.; Abr. 1: 26 his father, who blessed him with the blessings of the earth . . . blessings of wisdom.

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Blessing of Children

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Blessings of Israel

(see Israel, Blessings of )

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Blessings, Patriarchal

(see Patriarch ; Patriarchal Blessings )

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Blind

Ex. 23: 8 (Deut. 16: 19 ) for the gift blindeth the wise.; Lev. 19: 14 nor put a stumblingblock before the blind.; Lev. 22: 22 Blind, or broken, . . . ye shall not offer these unto the Lord.; Deut. 27: 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander.; Deut. 28: 29 as the blind gropeth in darkness.; Ps. 146: 8 Lord openeth the eyes of the blind.; Isa. 29: 18 (2 Ne. 27: 29 ) eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity.; Isa. 42: 16 bring the blind by a way that they knew not.; Isa. 43: 8 bring forth the blind people that have eyes.; Isa. 56: 10 his watchmen are blind.; Zeph. 1: 17 they shall walk like blind men.; Mal. 1: 8 offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil.; Matt. 9: 27 Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him.; Matt. 11: 5 (Luke 7: 22 ) blind receive their sight.; Matt. 12: 22 blind and dumb both spake and saw.; Matt. 15: 14 (Luke 6: 39 ) if the blind lead the blind.; Matt. 15: 31 the blind to see: and they glorified the God.; Matt. 20: 30 two blind men sitting by the way side.; Matt. 23: 16 woe unto you, ye blind guides.; Mark 8: 22 they bring a blind man unto him.; Mark 10: 46 (Luke 18: 35 ) blind Bartimaeus . . . sat by the highway.; John 9: 1 a man which was blind from his birth.; John 9: 25 whereas I was blind, now I see.; John 12: 40 blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart.; Acts 13: 11 thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun.; Rom. 2: 19 thou thyself art a guide of the blind.; Rom. 11: 7 hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.; 2 Cor. 3: 14 their minds were blinded.; 2 Cor. 4: 4 god of this world hath blinded the minds.; 2 Pet. 1: 9 he that lacketh these things is blind.; 1 Jn. 2: 11 darkness hath blinded his eyes.; 1 Ne. 12: 17 temptations of the devil, which blindeth.; 2 Ne. 9: 32 wo unto the blind that will not see.; Mosiah 3: 5 causing . . . blind to receive their sight.; Mosiah 11: 29 eyes of the people were blinded.; Alma 10: 25 blind your eyes, that ye will not understand.; 3 Ne. 17: 9 go forth . . . with their blind.; 3 Ne. 26: 15 opened the eyes of their blind.; D&C 76: 75 honorable men . . . blinded by the craftiness.; D&C 78: 10 Satan seeketh to turn their hearts away from the truth, that they become blinded.; D&C 84: 69 in my name they shall open the eyes of the blind.; D&C 123: 12 blinded by the subtle craftiness of men.

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Blindness

(see also Bondage, Spiritual ; Darkness ; Darkness, Spiritual ; Deceit ; Evil ; Ignorance ; Sight ; Spiritual Blindness ; BD Blindness )

Gen. 19: 11 they smote the men . . . with blindness.; Deut. 28: 28 Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness.; Zech. 12: 4 smite every horse of the people with blindness.; Rom. 11: 25 that blindness in part is happened to Israel.; Eph. 4: 18 understanding darkened . . . because of the blindness of their heart.; Jacob 4: 14 which blindness came by looking beyond the mark.; Alma 13: 4 (Alma 14: 6 ) reject the Spirit of God on account of the . . . blindness of their minds.

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Bliss

(see Happiness ; Joy ; Pleasure )

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Blood

(see also Bleed ; Blood, Eating of ; Blood, Shedding of ; Blood, Symbolism of ; Capital Punishment ; Jesus Christ, Atonement through ; Life, Sanctity of ; Martyrdom ; BD Blood )

Gen. 4: 10 (Moses 5: 35 ) voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me.; Gen. 37: 31 killed a kid . . . and dipped the coat in the blood.; Ex. 4: 9 water . . . shall become blood upon the dry land.; Ex. 4: 25 a bloody husband art thou.; Ex. 7: 20 waters . . . in the river were turned to blood.; Ex. 12: 7 take of the blood, and strike it on . . . the upper door.; Ex. 24: 8 took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people.; Ex. 30: 10 blood of the sin offering of atonements.; Lev. 3: 17 that ye eat neither fat nor blood.; Lev. 20: 9 (Ezek. 18: 13 ; Ezek. 33: 5 ) his blood shall be upon him.; Lev. 20: 18 she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood.; Num. 35: 19 revenger of blood himself shall slay.; Num. 35: 33 blood it defileth the land.; Deut. 32: 14 pure blood of the grape.; Josh. 2: 19 his blood shall be upon his head.; 1 Kgs. 21: 19 where dogs licked the blood of Naboth.; 2 Kgs. 21: 16 Manasseh shed innocent blood very much.; Ps. 72: 14 precious shall their blood be in his sight.; Ps. 78: 44 had turned their rivers into blood.; Isa. 1: 11 I delight not in the blood of bullocks.; Isa. 49: 26 drunken with their own blood.; Isa. 59: 3 your hands are defiled with blood.; Isa. 59: 7 (Rom. 3: 15 ) haste to shed innocent blood.; Isa. 63: 3 their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments.; Ezek. 3: 18 (Ezek. 33: 8 ) his blood will I require at thine hand.; Joel 2: 31 (Acts 2: 20 ) turned . . . the moon into blood.; Micah 3: 10 they build up Zion with blood.; Hab. 2: 12 woe to him that buildeth a town with blood.; Matt. 9: 20 (Mark 5: 25 ; Luke 8: 43 ) woman . . . diseased with an issue of blood.; Matt. 16: 17 flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee.; Matt. 23: 30 partakers . . . in the blood of the prophets.; Matt. 23: 35 (Luke 11: 51 ) That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth.; Matt. 27: 25 His blood be on us, and on our children.; Luke 13: 1 whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.; Luke 22: 44 his sweat was . . . great drops of blood.; John 1: 13 born, not of blood . . . but of God.; John 6: 54 eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood.; John 19: 34 came there out blood and water.; Acts 1: 19 Aceldama . . . The field of blood.; Acts 5: 28 ye . . . intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.; Acts 15: 20 (Acts 15: 29 ; Acts 21: 25 ) abstain from . . . things strangled, and from blood.; Acts 17: 26 hath made of one blood all nations of men.; Acts 18: 6 Your blood be upon your own heads.; Acts 28: 8 sick . . . of a bloody flux.; 1 Cor. 10: 16 communion of the blood of Christ.; 1 Cor. 11: 27 be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.; 1 Cor. 15: 50 flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom.; Eph. 1: 7 (Col. 1: 14 ) have redemption through his blood.; Eph. 2: 13 far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.; Col. 1: 20 made peace through the blood of his cross.; Heb. 2: 14 as the children are partakers of flesh and blood.; Heb. 9: 7 high priest . . . not without blood.; Heb. 10: 4 not possible that the blood of bulls . . . take away sins.; Heb. 10: 19 enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus.; Heb. 12: 24 to the blood of sprinkling.; Heb. 13: 12 sanctify the people with his own blood.; Heb. 13: 20 blood of the everlasting covenant.; 1 Pet. 1: 2 unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood.; 1 Pet. 1: 19 with the precious blood of Christ.; Rev. 1: 5 washed us from our sins in his own blood.; Rev. 5: 9 redeemed us to God by thy blood.; Rev. 6: 12 moon became as blood.; Rev. 8: 8 third part of the sea became blood.; Rev. 11: 6 have power over waters to turn them to blood.; Rev. 16: 3 sea . . . became as the blood of a dead man.; Rev. 16: 6 they have shed the blood of saints . . . thou hast given them blood to drink.; Rev. 17: 6 woman drunken with the blood of the saints.; Rev. 18: 24 in her was found the blood of prophets.; Rev. 19: 2 avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.; Rev. 19: 13 vesture dipped in blood.; 2 Ne. 26: 3 (2 Ne. 28: 10 ) blood of the saints shall ascend.; Jacob 1: 19 their blood might not come upon our garments.; Mosiah 3: 7 blood cometh from every pore.; Alma 5: 22 garments stained with blood.; Alma 14: 11 blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness.; Alma 39: 5 above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood.; D&C 29: 17 my blood shall not cleanse them.; D&C 38: 4 by the virtue of the blood which I have spilt, have I pleaded.; D&C 109: 49 how long wilt thou suffer . . . their blood come up in testimony.; D&C 135: 3 (D&C 136: 39 ) Joseph Smith . . . sealed his mission . . . with his own blood.; D&C 136: 36 they have shed innocent blood, which crieth from the ground.

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Blood Atonement

(see Jesus Christ, Atonement through )

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Blood, Eating of

Gen. 9: 4 flesh with the . . . blood thereof, shall ye not eat.; Lev. 3: 17 (Lev. 7: 26 ; Lev. 19: 26 ) that ye eat neither fat nor blood.; Lev. 17: 10 set my face against that soul that eateth blood.; Lev. 17: 14 eat the blood of no manner of flesh.; Lev. 19: 26 not eat any thing with the blood.; Deut. 12: 23 eat not the blood: for the blood is the life.; 1 Sam. 14: 34 sin not . . . in eating with the blood.; Ezek. 33: 25 Ye eat with the blood.; Acts 15: 20 (Acts 15: 29 ; Acts 21: 25 ) abstain . . . from things strangled, and from blood.; Jarom 1: 6 would drink the blood of beasts.

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Blood, Shedding of

Gen. 9: 6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.; Ex. 20: 13 (Matt. 5: 21 ; Rom. 13: 9 ; Mosiah 13: 21 ) thou shalt not kill.; 2 Kgs. 21: 16 Manasseh shed innocent blood.; 1 Chr. 22: 8 thou hast shed blood . . . thou shalt not build an house unto my name.; Prov. 6: 17 hands that shed innocent blood.; Ezek. 22: 3 city sheddeth blood.; Matt. 19: 18 Thou shalt do no murder.; Matt. 27: 4 I have betrayed the innocent blood.; Rev. 13: 10 he that killeth with the sword must be killed.; 1 Ne. 4: 10 (1 Ne. 4: 9-18 ) never . . . have I shed the blood of man.; 2 Ne. 6: 15 they that believe not . . . destroyed . . . by bloodsheds.; Alma 34: 12 law requireth the life of him who hath murdered.; Alma 34: 13 there should be, a stop to the shedding of blood.; Alma 42: 19 afraid he would die if he should murder.; Alma 48: 14 defend themselves . . . even to the shedding of blood.; D&C 42: 19 he that killeth shall die.; D&C 42: 79 if any . . . kill . . . dealt with according to the laws.; D&C 63: 31 you are forbidden to shed blood.; D&C 132: 19 (D&C 132: 19-27 ) commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood.

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Blood, Symbolism of

(see also Jesus Christ, Atonement through )

Ex. 30: 10 blood of the sin offering of atonements.; Lev. 17: 11 blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.; Matt. 26: 28 (Mark 14: 24 ; Luke 22: 20 ; 1 Cor. 11: 25 ) this is my blood of the new testament.; John 6: 54 (John 6: 53-57 ) whoso . . . drinketh my blood, hath eternal life.; Rom. 3: 25 propitiation through faith in his blood.; Rom. 5: 9 being now justified by his blood.; Heb. 9: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience.; Heb. 9: 22 without shedding of blood is no remission.; Heb. 13: 12 Jesus . . . sanctify the people with his own blood.; 1 Jn. 1: 7 blood of Jesus Christ . . . cleanseth us from all sin.; 1 Jn. 5: 8 (1 Jn. 5: 1-8 ) three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood.; Rev. 1: 5 washed us from our sins in his own blood.; Rev. 12: 11 overcame him by the blood of the Lamb.; 1 Ne. 12: 10 garments are made white in his blood.; Mosiah 3: 11 his blood atoneth for the sins.; Mosiah 4: 2 apply the atoning blood of Christ.; 3 Ne. 18: 11 do it in remembrance of my blood.; 3 Ne. 18: 29 drinketh my . . . blood unworthily.; Moro. 10: 33 sanctified . . . through the shedding of the blood.; D&C 27: 2 my blood which was shed for the remission.; D&C 76: 69 perfect atonement through the shedding of his own blood.; D&C 135: 3 Joseph Smith . . . sealed his mission and his works with his own blood.; Moses 5: 7 similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten.; Moses 6: 60 by the blood ye are sanctified.; Moses 6: 62 plan of salvation . . . through the blood.

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Blossom

Isa. 27: 6 Israel shall blossom and bud.; Isa. 35: 1 desert shall . . . blossom as the rose.; D&C 49: 24 Lamanites shall blossom as the rose.; D&C 117: 7 solitary places to bud and to blossom.

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Blot

Ex. 32: 32 if not, blot me . . . out of thy book.; Deut. 9: 14 blot out their name from under heaven.; Deut. 25: 19 thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek.; Ps. 51: 1 tender mercies blot out my transgressions.; Ps. 69: 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living.; Ps. 109: 13 let their name be blotted out.; Isa. 43: 25 (Isa. 44: 22 ) I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions.; Acts 3: 19 converted, that your sins may be blotted out.; Col. 2: 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances.; Rev. 3: 5 He that overcometh . . . I will not blot out his name out of the book.; Mosiah 26: 36 not confess . . . and repent . . . their names were blotted out.; Alma 1: 24 (Alma 5: 57 ; Alma 6: 3 ; Moro. 6: 7 ; D&C 20: 83 ) hearts of many were hardened and their names were blotted out.

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Blow

Ex. 15: 10 thou didst blow with thy wind.; Josh. 6: 9 priests that blew with the trumpets.; Isa. 27: 13 great trumpet shall be blown.; Isa. 40: 7 spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it.; John 3: 8 wind bloweth where it listeth.; Rev. 7: 1 wind should not blow on the earth.

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Boanerges

(see BD Boanerges )

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Boast, Boasting

(see also Haughtiness ; Pride )

1 Kgs. 20: 11 let not him . . . boast himself.; Ps. 10: 3 wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire.; Prov. 20: 14 when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.; Prov. 25: 14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift.; Prov. 27: 1 Boast not thyself of to morrow.; Prov. 27: 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.; Isa. 10: 15 (2 Ne. 20: 12-15 ) Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth.; Rom. 1: 30 haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters.; Rom. 11: 18 Boast not against the branches.; 2 Cor. 7: 14 our boasting . . . is found a truth.; 2 Cor. 10: 13 will not boast of things without our measure.; 2 Cor. 10: 18 not he that commendeth himself is approved.; 2 Cor. 11: 16 I may boast myself a little.; Eph. 2: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.; James 3: 5 tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things.; James 4: 16 ye rejoice in your boastings.; Mosiah 2: 15 not done these things that I might boast.; Mosiah 11: 19 (Hel. 4: 13 ; Morm. 3: 9-10 ; Morm. 4: 8 ; D&C 3: 4, 13 ) they did boast in their own strength.; Alma 30: 31 he did rise up in great swelling words.; Alma 38: 11 do not boast in your own wisdom.; Hel. 5: 8 that ye may not do these things that ye may boast.; Hel. 12: 5 how quick to boast, and do all manner of . . . iniquity.; Hel. 13: 22 swell with great pride, unto boasting.; 3 Ne. 6: 10 some were lifted up unto pride and boastings.; D&C 50: 33 neither with boasting nor rejoicing lest you be seized.; D&C 84: 73 they shall not boast themselves.; D&C 105: 24 neither boast of faith nor of mighty works.

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Bodily

Col. 2: 9 dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

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Body

(see also Body, Sanctity of ; Flesh ; Spirit Body )

Deut. 21: 23 (John 19: 31 ) body shall not remain all night upon the tree.; Job 19: 26 though . . . worms destroy this body.; Ps. 132: 11 Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.; Isa. 26: 19 together with my dead body shall they arise.; Dan. 10: 6 His body also was like the beryl.; Matt. 5: 29 that thy whole body should be cast into hell.; Matt. 6: 25 (Luke 12: 22 ) Take no thought . . . for your body, what ye shall put on.; Matt. 10: 28 (Luke 12: 4 ) fear not them which kill the body.; Matt. 26: 26 (Mark 14: 22 ; Luke 22: 19 ; 1 Cor. 11: 24 ) Take, eat, this is my body.; Matt. 27: 52 many bodies of the saints which slept arose.; Matt. 27: 58 (Mark 15: 43 ; Luke 23: 52 ; John 19: 38 ) He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.; Luke 17: 37 Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be.; Luke 24: 3 found not the body of the Lord Jesus.; John 2: 21 he spake of the temple of his body.; John 19: 31 that the bodies should not remain upon the cross.; Acts 9: 40 Peter . . . turning him to the body said, Tabitha.; Rom. 1: 24 gave them up . . . to dishonour their own bodies.; Rom. 7: 4 become dead to the law by the body of Christ.; Rom. 8: 10 the body is dead because of sin.; Rom. 8: 23 for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.; Rom. 12: 5 (1 Cor. 10: 17 ) we being many, are one body in Christ.; 1 Cor. 5: 3 absent in body, but present in spirit.; 1 Cor. 6: 15 your bodies are the members of Christ.; 1 Cor. 7: 4 wife hath not power of her own body.; 1 Cor. 7: 34 she may be holy both in body and in spirit.; 1 Cor. 9: 27 I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.; 1 Cor. 10: 16 communion of the blood of Christ.; 1 Cor. 11: 27 guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.; 1 Cor. 12: 13 by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.; 1 Cor. 12: 27 ye are the body of Christ.; 1 Cor. 15: 35 raised up? and with what body do they come.; 1 Cor. 15: 40 (D&C 76: 70, 78 ) also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial.; 1 Cor. 15: 44 sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.; 2 Cor. 12: 3 (D&C 137: 1 ) whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell.; Gal. 6: 17 bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.; Eph. 2: 16 reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross.; Eph. 4: 4 There is one body, and one Spirit.; Eph. 5: 23 he is the saviour of the body.; Eph. 5: 28 men to love their wives as their own bodies.; Philip. 3: 21 change our vile body . . . like unto his glorious body.; Col. 1: 18 he is the head of the body.; 1 Thes. 5: 23 spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless.; Heb. 10: 10 sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus.; James 2: 26 as the body without the spirit is dead.; James 3: 2 perfect man and able also to bridle the whole body.; 1 Pet. 2: 24 bare our sins in his own body on the tree.; Jude 1: 9 devil he disputed about the body of Moses.; Rev. 11: 8 dead bodies shall lie in the street.; 3 Ne. 18: 7 in remembrance of my body.; Moses 6: 9 in the image of his own body . . . created.

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Body, Physical

(see Chastity ; Earth, Purpose of ; Flesh and Blood ; God, Body of - Corporeal Nature ; Man, Physical Creation of ; Mortality ; Soul )

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Body, Sanctity of

(see also Clothing ; Modesty )

Gen. 9: 6 (Moses 6: 9 ) in the image of God made he man.; Lev. 21: 5 nor make any cuttings in their flesh.; Rom. 12: 1 present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy.; 1 Cor. 3: 16 (1 Cor. 6: 9-20 ; 2 Cor. 6: 16 ; D&C 93: 35 ) know ye not that ye are the temple of God.; 1 Thes. 4: 4 (2 Tim. 2: 21 ) possess his vessel in sanctification.; 2 Ne. 9: 4 in our bodies we shall see God.; Mosiah 2: 37 Lord . . . dwelleth not in unholy temples.; Alma 40: 23 soul shall be restored to the body.; Alma 41: 2 every part of the body should be restored.; 3 Ne. 28: 39 they were sanctified in the flesh.; Morm. 6: 21 these bodies . . . must soon become incorruptible bodies.; Ether 3: 16 man have I created after the body of my spirit.; Moro. 10: 34 (2 Ne. 9: 12 ) my spirit and body shall again reunite.; D&C 84: 33 sanctified . . . unto the renewing of their bodies.; D&C 88: 15 spirit and the body are the soul of man.; D&C 88: 28 shall receive the same body which was a natural body.; D&C 89: 8 tobacco is not for the body.; D&C 130: 22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones.

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Boil

Ex. 9: 9 a boil breaking forth with blains.; Job 2: 7 Satan . . . smote Job with sore boils.

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Bold

(see also Courage )

Prov. 28: 1 righteous are bold as a lion.; Acts 13: 46 Paul and Barnabas waxed bold.; 2 Cor. 10: 1 being absent am bold toward you.; 1 Thes. 2: 2 bold in our God to speak unto you.

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Boldly

John 7: 26 he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing.; Acts 9: 27 (Acts 14: 3 ) how he had preached boldly at Damascus.; Acts 19: 8 spake boldly for the space of three months.; Rom. 15: 15 I have written the more boldly unto you.; Heb. 4: 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace.

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Boldness

Acts 4: 31 they spake the word of God with boldness.; Heb. 10: 19 Having . . . boldness to enter into the holiest.; 1 Jn. 4: 17 we may have boldness in the day of judgment.

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Bond

(see also Bondage, Physical ; Bondage, Spiritual )

Ezek. 20: 37 I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.; Luke 13: 16 ought not this woman . . . be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day.; Acts 8: 23 thou art . . . in the bond of iniquity.; Acts 26: 29 I would to God that . . . all . . . were . . . such as I am, except these bonds.; 1 Cor. 12: 13 baptized into one body, whether . . . bond or free.; Gal. 3: 28 neither bond nor free, . . . for ye are all one in Christ.; Eph. 6: 20 I am an ambassador in bonds.; 2 Tim. 2: 9 wherein I suffer trouble . . . even unto bonds.; Philem. 1: 13 ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel.; 2 Ne. 26: 33 (2 Ne. 26: 23-33 ) he denieth none . . . bond and free.; Mosiah 23: 13 (Mosiah 27: 29 ; Alma 41: 1 ; Morm. 8: 31 ) delivered by the power of God . . . from the bonds of iniquity.; D&C 24: 11 In me he shall have glory . . . whether in bonds or free.; D&C 43: 20 repent . . . both bond and free.

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Bondage, Physical

(see also Israel, Bondage of, in Egypt ; Israel, Bondage of, in Other Lands ; Slavery )

Gen. 27: 40 break his yoke from off thy neck.; Ex. 1: 14 made their lives bitter with hard bondage.; Ex. 6: 5 Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage.; Ex. 13: 14 Lord brought us out from Egypt from the house of bondage.; Lev. 26: 13 have broken the bands of your yoke.; Deut. 28: 48 he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck.; Ezra 9: 9 God hath not forsaken us in our bondage.; Isa. 10: 27 yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.; 2 Cor. 11: 20 ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage.; 1 Tim. 6: 1 servants . . . under the yoke.; 1 Ne. 17: 25 children of Israel were in bondage.; Mosiah 7: 15 brethren will deliver us out of our bondage.; Mosiah 12: 2 because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage.; Mosiah 21: 13 subjecting themselves to the yoke of bondage.; Alma 61: 12 subject ourselves to the yoke of bondage.; Alma 62: 5 that they might not come into bondage.; D&C 101: 79 not right that any man should be in bondage.

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Bondage, Spiritual

(see also Guilt ; Slavery ; Spiritual Blindness )

Isa. 52: 2 Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck.; Isa. 61: 1 (Luke 4: 18 ) proclaim liberty to the captives.; Jer. 30: 8 (Ezek. 34: 26-28 ) I will break his yoke from off thy neck.; John 8: 32 truth shall make you free.; John 8: 36 Son therefore shall make you free.; Acts 8: 23 in the bond of iniquity.; Rom. 6: 18 made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.; Rom. 7: 23 bringing me into captivity to the law of sin.; Rom. 8: 2 made me free from the law of sin.; Rom. 8: 15 ye have not received the spirit of bondage.; Gal. 2: 4 false brethren . . . might bring us into bondage.; Gal. 5: 1 be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.; 1 Tim. 3: 7 lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.; 2 Tim. 2: 26 snare of the devil who are taken captive by him.; 2 Pet. 2: 19 servants of corruption . . . brought in bondage.; 1 Ne. 13: 5 bringeth them down into captivity.; 2 Ne. 1: 13 shake off the awful chains by which ye are bound.; 2 Ne. 2: 29 will of the flesh . . . giveth . . . devil power to captivate.; 2 Ne. 9: 12 hell must deliver up its captive spirits.; 2 Ne. 28: 22 his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.; Mosiah 16: 5 devil hath all power over him.; Alma 5: 7 encircled about by the bands of death.; Alma 12: 11 what is meant by the chains of hell.; Alma 13: 30 bound down by the chains of hell.; Alma 34: 35 devil hath all power over you.; Alma 40: 13 they chose evil works . . . the devil . . . did take possession.; Alma 41: 11 all men that are . . . in a carnal state, are . . . in the bonds of iniquity.; Morm. 8: 31 they are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.; D&C 84: 49 the whole world lieth . . . under the bondage of sin.; D&C 88: 86 entangle not yourselves in sin.; D&C 98: 8 I, the Lord God, make you free.; D&C 113: 10 the bands of her neck are the curses of God.; D&C 123: 8 they are the . . . chains, and shackles, and fetters of hell.; Moses 4: 4 to lead them captive at his will.; Moses 5: 41 Cain was shut out from the presence of the Lord.

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Bondman

Deut. 6: 21 We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt.; Deut. 15: 15 remember that thou wast a bondman in . . . Egypt.; 1 Kgs. 9: 22 of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen.; Ezra 9: 9 we were bondmen, yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage.

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Bone

Gen. 2: 23 (Moses 3: 23 ; Alma 5: 17 ) Adam said, This is now bone of my bones.; Gen. 50: 25 (Ex. 13: 19 ) ye shall carry up my bones from hence.; Ex. 12: 46 neither . . . break a bone.; Ex. 13: 19 (Josh. 24: 32 ) Moses took the bones of Joseph with him.; 2 Kgs. 13: 21 touched the bones of Elisha.; Job 19: 20 my bone cleaveth to my skin.; Ps. 34: 20 (John 19: 36 ) all his bones: not one of them is broken.; Prov. 3: 8 (D&C 89: 18 ) to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.; Jer. 8: 1 bring out the bones of the kings of Judah.; Ezek. 37: 1 the midst of the valley which was full of bones.; Matt. 23: 27 whited sepulchres . . . are within full of dead men’s bones.; Luke 24: 39 spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.; Heb. 11: 22 gave commandment concerning his bones.; D&C 29: 19 flesh shall fall from off their bones.; D&C 130: 22 Father has a body of flesh and bones.; D&C 138: 17 (D&C 138: 11-17, 43 ) perfect frame, bone to his bone.

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Bonnet

Isa. 3: 20 bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs.

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Book

(see also Book of Life ; Book of Mormon ; Book of Remembrance ; Education ; Record Keeping ; Scriptures, Lost ; Scriptures, Preservation of ; Scriptures, Study of ; Scriptures to Come Forth )

Gen. 5: 1 book of the generations of Adam.; Ex. 17: 14 Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book.; Deut. 29: 20 all the curses that are written in this book.; Deut. 31: 26 this book of the law, and put it in . . . the ark.; Josh. 1: 8 this book of the law shall not depart.; Josh. 8: 31 written in the book of the law of Moses.; Josh. 23: 6 do all that is written in the book of the law.; 1 Sam. 10: 25 Samuel . . . wrote it in a book.; 2 Kgs. 22: 8 (2 Chr. 34: 15 ) found the book of the law.; 2 Kgs. 22: 16 (2 Chr. 34: 24 ) I will bring evil . . . even all the words of the book.; 2 Kgs. 23: 2 (2 Chr. 34: 21 ) read . . . all the words of the book.; 1 Chr. 9: 1 written in the book of the kings of Israel.; 2 Chr. 34: 21 inquire of the Lord . . . concerning the words of the book.; Ezra 4: 15 find in the book of the records.; Neh. 13: 1 they read in the book of Moses.; Esth. 2: 23 written in the book of the chronicles.; Job 19: 23 oh that my words . . . were printed in a book.; Ps. 40: 7 (Heb. 10: 7 ) in the volume of the book it is written of me.; Ps. 56: 8 are they not in thy book.; Eccl. 12: 12 of making many books there is no end.; Isa. 29: 11 (2 Ne. 27: 11 ) as the words of a book that is sealed.; Isa. 29: 18 (2 Ne. 27: 29 ) deaf hear the words of the book.; Isa. 30: 8 note it in a book . . . for the time to come.; Isa. 34: 16 seek ye out of the book of the Lord.; Jer. 25: 13 this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied.; Jer. 36: 2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein.; Jer. 51: 60 Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil.; Ezek. 2: 9 a roll of a book was therein.; Dan. 7: 10 (Rev. 20: 12 ) the books were opened.; Dan. 9: 2 understood by books the number of the years.; Matt. 1: 1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ.; John 21: 25 the world itself could not contain the books.; Acts 19: 19 brought their books together, and burned them.; Gal. 3: 10 all things which are written in the book of the law.; 2 Tim. 4: 13 bring with thee, and the books.; Rev. 1: 11 What thou seest, write in a book.; Rev. 5: 1 saw . . . a book written within and on the backside.; Rev. 5: 2 Who is worthy to open the book.; Rev. 10: 2 he had in his hand a little book open.; 1 Ne. 5: 11 they did contain the five books of Moses.; 1 Ne. 13: 28 precious things taken away from the book.; 1 Ne. 13: 39 beheld other books.; 1 Ne. 19: 23 written in the books of Moses.; 2 Ne. 27: 6 bring forth unto you the words of a book.; 2 Ne. 28: 2 book shall be of great worth.; D&C 88: 118 (D&C 90: 15 ; D&C 109: 14 ) seek ye out of the best books.; D&C 128: 8 out of the books shall your dead be judged.; Moses 1: 41 book which thou shalt write.

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Book of Life

(see also BD Book of Life )

Ex. 32: 33 Whosoever hath sinned . . . will I blot out of my book.; Ps. 69: 28 let them be blotted out of the book of the living.; Dan. 12: 1 every one that shall be found written in the book.; Philip. 4: 3 fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.; Rev. 3: 5 not blot out his name out of the book of life.; Rev. 13: 8 (Rev. 21: 27 ) names are not written in the book of life.; Rev. 20: 12 another book was opened, which is the book of life.; Rev. 22: 19 take away his part out of the book of life.; 2 Ne. 29: 11 (3 Ne. 27: 26 ) out of the books . . . I will judge the world.; Alma 5: 58 names of the righteous shall be written in the book.; D&C 76: 68 These are they whose names are written in heaven.; D&C 85: 5 names shall not be found . . . written in the book of the law.; D&C 88: 2 the book of the names of the sanctified.; D&C 127: 7 in all your recordings it may be recorded in heaven.; D&C 128: 7 book of life is the record which is kept in heaven.; D&C 132: 19 be written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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Book of Mormon

(see also BD Ephraim, Stick of )

Gen. 11: 9 from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad.; Gen. 49: 22 (Gen. 49: 22-26 ; Deut. 33: 13-16 ) Joseph is a fruitful bough . . . branches . . . over the wall.; Ps. 85: 11 (Morm. 8: 16 ; Moses 7: 62 ) Truth shall spring out of the earth.; Isa. 29: 4 (2 Ne. 26: 14-18 ) voice shall be . . . familiar spirit, out of the ground.; Isa. 29: 11 (Isa. 29: 9-14 ; 2 Ne. 27: 1-26 ) vision of all . . . as the words of a book that is sealed.; Isa. 29: 18 (2 Ne. 27: 29 ) shall the deaf hear the words of the book.; Ezek. 37: 19 (Ezek. 37: 15-20 ; 2 Ne. 3: 12 ) stick of Joseph . . . of Judah . . . shall be one in mine hand.; John 10: 16 (3 Ne. 15: 21 ) other sheep I have, which are not of this fold.; Rev. 14: 6 I saw another angel . . . having the everlasting gospel.; 1 Ne. 13: 40 last records . . . shall establish the truth.; 2 Ne. 3: 20 they shall cry from the dust.; 2 Ne. 25: 18 words . . . given them for . . . convincing them of the true Messiah.; 2 Ne. 29: 8 testimony of the two nations shall run together.; 2 Ne. 33: 10 believe in these words . . . words of Christ.; Enos 1: 16 preserve the records and he covenanted . . . bring them forth.; Morm. 5: 12 written unto the remnant . . . of Jacob.; Morm. 7: 9 written . . . that ye may believe.; Ether 2: 11 this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles . . . that ye may repent.; Ether 5: 4 this shall stand as a testimony against the world.; Moro. 10: 4 (Moro. 10: 3-5 ) ask God . . . if these things are not true.; Moro. 10: 29 God shall show unto you that which I have written is true.; D&C 1: 29 translate . . . by the power of God, the Book of Mormon.; D&C 3: 19 for this very purpose are these plates preserved.; D&C 17: 6 he has translated the book . . . it is true.; D&C 20: 9 (D&C 20: 8-12 ) Which contains . . . fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.; D&C 27: 5 Moroni . . . sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon.; D&C 42: 12 Book of Mormon, in the which is the fulness of the gospel.; D&C 84: 57 new covenant, even the Book of Mormon.; JS-H 1: 34 (JS-H 1: 29-75 ) said there was a book deposited, written upon gold.; A of F 8 We . . . believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

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Book of Remembrance

(see also Book of Life ; Genealogy and Temple Work ; Record Keeping )

Ezra 2: 62 (Neh. 7: 5 ) sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy.; Mal. 3: 16 (3 Ne. 24: 13-16 ) book of remembrance was written.; 1 Ne. 5: 14 plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers.; D&C 85: 9 who are not found written in the book of remembrance.; D&C 128: 24 book containing the records of our dead.; Moses 6: 5 book of remembrance was kept.; Moses 6: 46 book of remembrance we have written.; Abr. 1: 31 I shall endeavor to write . . . this record, for . . . my posterity.

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Booth

Gen. 33: 17 Jacob . . . made booths for his cattle.; Lev. 23: 42 ye shall dwell in booths seven days.; Neh. 8: 14 the children of Israel should dwell in booths.; Jonah 4: 5 Jonah . . . made him a booth.

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Border

Num. 15: 38 make them fringes in the borders of their garments.; Deut. 12: 20 when the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border.; Ps. 74: 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth.; Ps. 78: 54 brought them to the border of his sanctuary.; Isa. 37: 24 I will enter into the height of his border.; Ezek. 47: 13 This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land.; Matt. 23: 5 enlarge the borders of their garments.; Mark 6: 56 (Luke 8: 44 ) touch . . . the border of his garment.

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Born

Gen. 15: 3 one born in my house.; Eccl. 3: 2 time to be born, and a time to die.; Isa. 9: 6 unto us a child is born.; Isa. 66: 8 shall a nation be born at once.; Ezek. 16: 4 in the day thou wast born.; Matt. 2: 1 when Jesus was born in Bethlehem.; Matt. 11: 11 (Luke 7: 28 ) Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater.; Matt. 26: 24 (Mark 14: 21 ) that man if he had not been born.; Luke 2: 11 unto you is born this day . . . a Saviour.; John 1: 13 which were born, not of blood . . . but of God.; John 3: 3 (John 3: 7 ) Except a man be born again.; 1 Cor. 15: 8 as of one born out of due time.; Gal. 4: 29 born after the flesh . . . born after the Spirit.; 1 Pet. 1: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed.; 1 Jn. 2: 29 doeth righteousness is born of him.; 1 Jn. 3: 9 (1 Jn. 5: 18 ) is born of God doth not commit sin.; 1 Jn. 4: 7 every one that loveth is born of God.; 1 Jn. 5: 1 believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.; 1 Jn. 5: 4 whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world.; 1 Ne. 1: 1 born of goodly parents.; Mosiah 5: 7 (Mosiah 5: 2 ) ye are born of him.; Mosiah 27: 25 all nations . . . must be born again, yea, born of God.; Alma 5: 14 (Alma 5: 12-28 ) have ye spiritually been born of God.; Alma 7: 10 he shall be born of Mary.; Alma 19: 13 my Redeemer and he shall . . . be born of a woman.; Alma 22: 15 that I may be born of God.; Alma 36: 23 manifest . . . that I had been born of God.; Alma 38: 6 if I had not been born of God I should not have known.; Hel. 14: 4 it shall be the night before he is born.; 3 Ne. 1: 19 day that the Lord should be born.; D&C 5: 16 they shall be born of me.; Moses 6: 59 ye must be born again into the kingdom.

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Born Again

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Born of God

(see Baptism ; Born ; Conversion ; Holy Ghost, Baptism of ; Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn ; Man, New, Spiritually Reborn )

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Borne

(see Bear [verb] )

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Borrow, Borrowing

(see also Debt )

Ex. 3: 22 every woman shall borrow of her neighbour.; Ex. 11: 2 (Ex. 12: 35 ) every man borrow of his neighbour.; Ex. 22: 14 if a man borrow ought of his neighbour.; Deut. 15: 6 (Deut. 28: 12 ) thou shalt lend . . . but thou shalt not borrow.; 2 Kgs. 6: 5 (2 Kgs. 6: 1-7 ) Alas, master! for it was borrowed.; Neh. 5: 4 borrowed money for the king’s tribute.; Ps. 37: 21 wicked borroweth, and payeth not.; Prov. 22: 7 the borrower is servant to the lender.; Matt. 5: 42 (3 Ne. 12: 42 ) him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.; Mosiah 4: 28 (D&C 136: 25 ) whosoever . . . borroweth . . . should return.; Ether 14: 2 would not borrow neither would he lend.

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Bosom

(see also BD Abraham’s Bosom )

Ex. 4: 6 Put now thine hand into thy bosom.; Isa. 40: 11 the lambs . . . carry them in his bosom.; Luke 16: 22 carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom.; John 1: 18 Son, which is in the bosom of the Father.; John 13: 23 leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples.; D&C 9: 8 cause that your bosom shall burn.; D&C 38: 4 (Moses 7: 31 ) taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom.; D&C 109: 4 (D&C 76: 13, 25, 39 ; Moses 7: 24 ) Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom.

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Bosom of Abraham

(see BD Abraham’s Bosom )

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Bottle

Josh. 9: 4 wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up.; Matt. 9: 17 (Mark 2: 22 ; Luke 5: 37 ) new wine into old bottles.

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Bottomless

Rev. 9: 1 to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.; Rev. 20: 3 cast him into the bottomless pit.

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Bough

Gen. 49: 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough.; 2 Sam. 18: 9 Absalom . . . went under the thick boughs of a great oak.

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Bought

(see Buy )

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Bound [adjective]

Isa. 61: 1 opening of the prison to them that are bound.; Acts 20: 22 I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem.; 2 Thes. 1: 3 (2 Thes. 2: 13 ) we are bound to thank God always.; 2 Tim. 2: 9 the word of God is not bound.; Heb. 13: 3 remember them . . . in bonds, as bound with them.

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Bound [noun]

Ex. 23: 31 I will set thy bounds from the Red sea.; Deut. 32: 8 he set the bounds of the people.; Job 14: 5 thou hast appointed his bounds.; Acts 17: 26 determined . . . the bounds of their habitation.; D&C 122: 9 their bounds are set.

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Bound [verb]

(see Bind )

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Bountifully

Ps. 116: 7 for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.; Ps. 119: 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant.; 2 Cor. 9: 6 he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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Bow [noun]

(see also Rainbow )

1 Sam. 2: 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken.; 2 Sam. 1: 18 he bade them teach . . . the use of the bow.; 2 Sam. 22: 35 (Ps. 18: 24 ) bow of steel is broken by mine arms.; 2 Kgs. 13: 15 Elisha said . . . Take bow and arrows.; Ps. 44: 6 1 will not trust in my bow.; Hosea 1: 5 I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.; Rev. 6: 2 white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow.; 1 Ne. 16: 18 break my bow . . . of fine steel.

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Bow [verb]

Gen. 27: 29 nations bow down to thee.; Gen. 37: 10 come to bow down ourselves to thee.; Gen. 47: 31 Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.; Gen. 49: 8 thy father’s children shall bow down.; Ex. 20: 5 (Deut. 5: 9 ) shalt not bow down thyself to them.; Ex. 23: 24 thou shalt not bow down to their gods.; Judg. 7: 5 that boweth down upon his knees to drink.; Judg. 16: 30 Samson . . . bowed himself with all his might.; 1 Kgs. 19: 18 (Rom. 11: 4 ) which have not bowed unto Baal.; Ps. 86: 1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord.; Isa. 2: 9 (2 Ne. 12: 9 ) the mean man boweth down.; Isa. 45: 23 (Rom. 14: 11 ) unto me every knee shall bow.; Matt. 27: 29 (Mark 15: 19 ) bowed the knee before him.; John 19: 30 he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.; Eph. 3: 14 I bow my knees unto the Father.; Philip. 2: 10 the name of Jesus every knee should bow.; 1 Ne. 7: 20 they did bow down before me.; 1 Ne. 21: 23 they shall bow down to thee.; Mosiah 13: 13 thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them.; Mosiah 27: 31 (D&C 88: 104 ; D&C 138: 23 ) every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess.; Alma 22: 16 bow down before God, and call on his name.; Alma 31: 1 leading the . . . people to bow down to dumb idols.; D&C 5: 24 if he will bow down before me, and humble.; D&C 49: 10 nations of the earth shall bow to it.

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Bowels

Isa. 16: 11 my bowels shall sound like an harp.; Jer. 4: 19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart.; Acts 1: 18 all his bowels gushed out.; Philip. 1: 8 I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.; Col. 3: 12 (Alma 7: 12 ; 3 Ne. 17: 7 ) put on . . . bowels of mercies.; D&C 121: 45 let thy bowels also be full of charity.

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Brake

(see Break )

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Bramble

Judg. 9: 14 said all the trees unto the bramble.; Luke 6: 44 nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

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Branch

(see also Israel, Joseph, People of ; Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of ; Vineyard of the Lord )

Gen. 40: 10 in the vine were three branches.; Gen. 49: 22 branches run over the wall.; Isa. 4: 2 (2 Ne. 14: 2 ) shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful.; Isa. 11: 1 (2 Ne. 21: 1 ) Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.; Isa. 25: 5 the branch of the terrible ones.; Isa. 60: 21 the branch of my planting.; Jer. 23: 5 (Jer. 33: 15 ) raise unto David a righteous Branch.; Ezek. 17: 22 I will also take of the highest branch.; Ezek. 36: 8 mountains . . . shall shoot forth your branches.; Hosea 14: 6 His branches shall spread.; Zech. 3: 8 I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.; Zech. 6: 12 Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH.; Mal. 4: 1 (3 Ne. 25: 1 ) leave them neither root nor branch.; Matt. 21: 8 (Mark 11: 8 ) others cut down branches from the trees.; Matt. 24: 32 (JS-M 1: 38 ) fig tree: When his branch is yet tender.; John 12: 13 Took branches of palm trees . . . to meet him.; John 15: 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh.; John 15: 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches.; Rom. 11: 21 if God spared not the natural branches.; 1 Ne. 10: 12 branches . . . broken off and . . . scattered.; 1 Ne. 15: 12 are we not a branch of the house of Israel.; 1 Ne. 19: 24 a remnant . . . a branch who have been broken off.; Jacob 2: 25 (2 Ne. 3: 5 ) a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.; Jacob 5: 14 natural branches of the tame olive-tree.; Jacob 5: 24 another branch also, which I have planted.; Jacob 5: 58 we will pluck from the trees those branches.; Alma 26: 36 branch of the tree of Israel . . . wanderers.; D&C 10: 60 other sheep . . . a branch of the house of Jacob.

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Brass

Gen. 4: 22 (Moses 5: 46 ) artificer in brass and iron.; Ex. 30: 18 (Ex. 38: 8 ) Thou shalt also make a laver of brass.; Deut. 8: 9 out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.; Deut. 28: 23 heaven . . . shall be brass.; 1 Chr. 15: 19 appointed to sound with cymbals of brass.; Isa. 60: 17 for brass I will bring gold.; Dan. 2: 32 his belly and his thighs of brass.; Dan. 2: 39 another third kingdom of brass.; Micah 4: 13 (3 Ne. 20: 19 ) make thine horn iron, and . . . thy hoofs brass.; 1 Cor. 13: 1 as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.; Rev. 1: 15 his feet like unto fine brass.; 1 Ne. 3: 3 (1 Ne. 4: 16, 24 ; 1 Ne. 5: 10, 18-19 ; 1 Ne. 13: 23 ; 1 Ne. 19: 21 ; 1 Ne. 22: 1 ; 2 Ne. 4: 2 ; 2 Ne. 5: 12 ; Omni 1: 14 ; Mosiah 1: 3 ; Mosiah 10: 16 ; Mosiah 28: 11 ; Alma 37: 3 ; 3 Ne. 1: 2 ; 3 Ne. 10: 17 ) engraven upon plates of brass.; 1 Ne. 16: 10 round ball . . . of fine brass.; 2 Ne. 5: 15 to work in all manner . . . of brass.; Mosiah 8: 10 breastplates . . . of brass and of copper.; Ether 10: 23 did work in all manner of . . . brass.

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Brawler

1 Tim. 3: 3 patient, not a brawler.; Titus 3: 2 be no brawlers.

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Brazen

2 Kgs. 18: 4 brake in pieces the brasen serpent.; Hel. 8: 14 lifted up the brazen serpent.

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Breach

Neh. 6: 1 the wall . . . there was no breach left therein.; Ps. 106: 23 had not Moses . . . stood before him in the breach.; Prov. 15: 4 perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.; Jer. 14: 17 daughter of my people is broken with a great breach.

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Bread

(see also Bread, Shewbread ; Bread, Unleavened ; Bread of Life ; Sacrament )

Gen. 3: 19 (Moses 4: 25 ) in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.; Gen. 14: 18 Melchizekek . . . brought forth bread.; Ex. 16: 4 (Neh. 9: 15 ) I will rain bread from heaven.; Ex. 16: 15 (Ex. 14: 18 ) manna . . . This is the bread.; Ex. 23: 25 serve the Lord . . . and he shall bless thy bread.; Deut. 8: 3 (Matt. 4: 4 ) man doth not live by bread only.; 1 Kgs. 17: 6 ravens brought him bread.; 1 Kgs. 22: 27 (2 Chr. 18: 26 ) feed them with bread of affliction.; Ps. 41: 9 (John 13: 18 ) eat of my bread.; Ps. 105: 40 satisfied them with the bread of heaven.; Ps. 127: 2 eat the bread of sorrows.; Ps. 132: 15 satisfy her poor with bread.; Prov. 4: 17 eat the bread of wickedness.; Prov. 12: 11 tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread.; Prov. 22: 9 giveth of his bread to the poor.; Prov. 28: 21 for a piece of bread that man will transgress.; Eccl. 11: 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters.; Isa. 55: 2 spend money for that which is not bread.; Isa. 55: 10 earth . . . that it may give . . . bread.; Isa. 58: 7 deal thy bread to the hungry.; Lam. 4: 4 young children ask bread.; Matt. 4: 3 tempter came . . . command that these stones be made bread.; Matt. 6: 11 Give us this day our daily bread.; Matt. 7: 9 if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone.; Matt. 15: 36 he took the seven loaves and the fishes.; Matt. 16: 5 (Mark 8: 14 ) disciples . . . had forgotten to take bread.; Matt. 26: 26 (Mark 14: 22 ; Luke 22: 19 ; 1 Cor. 11: 23 ) Jesus took bread . . . this is my body.; Mark 6: 8 (Luke 9: 3 ) they should take . . . no scrip, no bread.; Luke 14: 15 Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom.; John 6: 5 Whence shall we buy bread.; John 6: 32 my Father giveth you the true bread.; John 21: 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread.; Acts 2: 42 continued stedfastly . . . in breaking of bread.; Acts 20: 7 disciples came together to break bread.; 1 Cor. 10: 16 bread which we break, is it not the communion.; 1 Cor. 11: 26 as often as ye eat this bread.; 2 Thes. 3: 12 they work, and eat their own bread.; Alma 8: 21 brought forth bread and meat.; 3 Ne. 18: 6 (3 Ne. 20: 3 ) as I have broken bread and blessed it.; 3 Ne. 26: 13 did break bread oft, and bless it.; D&C 20: 40 administer bread and wine-the emblems.; D&C 20: 75 meet together often to partake of bread.; D&C 20: 77 (Moro. 4: 3 ) bless and sanctify this bread to the souls.; D&C 42: 42 idle shall not eat the bread . . . of the laborer.; D&C 88: 141 after partaking of bread and wine.; D&C 124: 90 nor his seed be found begging bread.

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Bread of Life

(see also Sacrament )

John 6: 35 I am the bread of life.; Rev. 2: 17 I give to eat of the hidden manna.; Alma 5: 34 eat and drink of the bread . . . of life.

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Bread, Shewbread

Ex. 25: 30 thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me.

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Bread, Unleavened

(see also Passover )

Gen. 19: 3 did bake unleavened bread.; Ex. 12: 8 they shall eat . . . unleavened bread, and with bitter herbs.; Ex. 12: 17 observe the feast of unleavened bread.; Ex. 12: 39 baked unleavened cakes of the dough.; Ex. 29: 23 basket of the unleavened bread.; Lev. 23: 6 seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.; Deut. 16: 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread.; Josh. 5: 11 they did eat . . . unleavened cakes.; Ezek. 45: 21 passover . . . seven days, unleavened bread shall be eaten.; Matt. 26: 17 first day of the feast of unleavened bread.; 1 Cor. 5: 7 ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened.; 1 Cor. 5: 8 unleavened bread of sincerity.

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Break, Brake, Broken

(see also Contrite Heart )

Gen. 7: 11 fountains of the great deep broken up.; Gen. 17: 14 the uncircumcised . . . hath broken my covenant.; Gen. 27: 40 thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.; Ex. 12: 46 (Num. 9: 12 ) neither shall ye break a bone.; Ex. 32: 19 (Deut. 9: 17 ) Moses . . . cast the tables . . . and brake them.; Ex. 34: 13 (Deut. 7: 5 ; 2 Kgs. 23: 14 ) ye shall . . . break their images.; Num. 24: 8 he shall . . . break their bones.; Num. 30: 2 If a man vow . . . he shall not break his word.; Judg. 7: 19 blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers.; 2 Kgs. 25: 4 (Jer. 39: 2 ; Jer. 52: 7 ) the city was broken up.; Ezra 9: 14 Should we again break thy commandments.; Ps. 2: 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron.; Ps. 10: 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked.; Ps. 34: 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.; Ps. 34: 20 (John 19: 36 ) his bones: not one of them is broken.; Ps. 51: 17 sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart.; Ps. 69: 20 Reproach hath broken my heart.; Ps. 89: 31 If they break my statutes.; Ps. 147: 3 He healeth the broken in heart.; Prov. 15: 13 by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.; Prov. 17: 22 a broken spirit drieth the bones.; Isa. 14: 5 Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked.; Isa. 24: 5 (Isa. 33: 8 ; D&C 1: 15 ) they have . . . broken the everlasting covenant.; Isa. 30: 14 he shall break it as the breaking of the potter’s vessel.; Isa. 42: 3 (Matt. 12: 20 ) a bruised reed shall he not break.; Jer. 4: 3 (Hosea 10: 12 ) Break up your fallow ground.; Jer. 11: 10 (Jer. 31: 32 ) the house of Judah have broken my covenant.; Jer. 19: 11 I break this people . . . as one breaketh a potter’s vessel.; Jer. 23: 9 Mine heart within me is broken.; Jer. 45: 4 that which I have built will I break down.; Jer. 51: 21 break in pieces the horse and his rider.; Ezek. 17: 16 oath he despised and whose covenant he brake.; Dan. 2: 44 kingdom . . . shall break in pieces.; Dan. 11: 4 his kingdom shall be broken.; Hosea 10: 2 he shall break down their altars.; Matt. 5: 19 shall break one of these least commandments.; Matt. 6: 19 thieves break through and steal.; Matt. 14: 19 (Mark 6: 41 ; Luke 9: 16 ) brake, and gave the loaves.; Matt. 15: 37 they took up of the broken meat.; Matt. 21: 44 (Luke 20: 18 ) fall on this stone shall be broken.; Matt. 24: 43 suffered his house to be broken up.; Mark 14: 3 she brake the box, and poured it on his head.; Luke 5: 6 multitude of fishes: and their net brake.; John 5: 18 he not only had broken the sabbath.; John 10: 35 the scripture cannot be broken.; John 19: 31 besought Pilate that their legs might be broken.; Acts 20: 7 disciples came together to break bread.; Acts 21: 13 What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart.; Rom. 11: 20 because of unbelief they were broken off.; 1 Cor. 11: 24 this is my body, which is broken for you.; Eph. 2: 14 hath broken down the middle wall of partition.; 1 Ne. 12: 4 plains of the earth, that they were broken up.; 1 Ne. 21: 13 break forth into singing, O mountains.; 2 Ne. 3: 5 branch which was to be broken off.; Jacob 2: 35 broken the hearts of your tender wives.; Mosiah 15: 23 Christ, who has broken the bands of death.; Hel. 14: 21 rocks . . . shall be broken.; 3 Ne. 9: 20 (D&C 59: 8 ) offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit.; Moro. 6: 2 save they came forth with a broken heart.; D&C 40: 3 he broke my covenant.; D&C 42: 30 deed which cannot be broken.; D&C 54: 4 covenant which they made unto me has been broken.; D&C 56: 17 men, whose hearts are not broken.; D&C 58: 21 Let no man break the laws of the land.; D&C 133: 22 the voice . . . shall break down the mountains.

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Breast

Luke 18: 13 the publican . . . smote upon his breast.; Luke 23: 48 the people . . . smote their breasts.; John 13: 25 (John 21: 20 ) He then lying on Jesus’ breast.

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Breastplate

(see also Urim and Thummim )

Ex. 28: 15 (Ex. 39: 8 ) breastplate of judgment with cunning work.; Isa. 59: 17 he put on righteousness as a breastplate.; Eph. 6: 14 (D&C 27: 16 ) stand . . . having on the breastplate of righteousness.; 1 Thes. 5: 8 putting on the breastplate of faith and love.; Rev. 9: 9 they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron.; Rev. 9: 17 breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone.; D&C 17: 1 the breastplate . . . the Urim and Thummim.; JS-H 1: 35 two stones . . . fastened to a breastplate.

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Breath of Life

(see also Man, Physical Creation of )

Gen. 2: 7 (Moses 3: 4-7, 19 ; Abr. 5: 7 ) breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.; Gen. 7: 22 in whose nostrils was the breath of life.; Job 12: 10 In whose hand is . . . the breath of all mankind.; Job 33: 4 the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.; Ps. 104: 29 thou takest away their breath, they die.; Ps. 146: 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth.; Isa. 42: 5 he that giveth breath unto the people.; Ezek. 37: 5 I will cause breath to enter into you.; Ezek. 37: 10 breath came into them, and they lived.; Zech. 12: 1 formeth the spirit of man within him.; Acts 17: 25 giveth to all life, and breath.; Rev. 11: 11 Spirit of life from God entered into them.

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Breathe

Gen. 2: 7 (Moses 3: 19 ; Abr. 5: 7 ) breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.; Ps. 27: 12 false witnesses . . . such as breathe out cruelty.; Ezek. 37: 9 breathe upon these slain, that they may live.; John 20: 22 breathed on them . . . Receive ye the Holy Ghost.; Acts 9: 1 Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter.

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Brethren

(see also Brother )

Gen. 13: 8 for we be brethren.; Gen. 27: 29 be lord over thy brethren.; Gen. 37: 11 his brethren envied him.; Gen. 42: 8 Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.; Ex. 2: 11 (Acts 7: 23 ) Moses . . . went out unto his brethren.; Lev. 25: 46 but over your brethren . . . ye shall not rule.; Deut. 17: 20 heart be not lifted up above his brethren.; Deut. 18: 15 (Acts 3: 22 ) Prophet . . . of thy brethren.; 2 Sam. 19: 12 Ye are my brethren . . . my bones and my flesh.; 1 Kgs. 12: 24 (2 Chr. 11: 4 ) nor fight against your brethren.; Neh. 5: 8 will ye even sell your brethren.; Ps. 22: 22 (Heb. 2: 12 ) declare thy name unto my brethren.; Ps. 133: 1 good . . . for brethren to dwell together in unity.; Jer. 12: 6 even thy brethren . . . have dealt treacherously.; Matt. 5: 47 if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more.; Matt. 12: 46 (Mark 3: 31 ; Luke 8: 19 ) his brethren stood without.; Matt. 13: 55 his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas.; Matt. 22: 25 (Mark 12: 20 ; Luke 20: 29 ) were with us seven brethren.; Matt. 23: 8 for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren.; Matt. 25: 40 unto one of the least of these my brethren.; Luke 22: 32 when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.; John 7: 5 neither did his brethren believe in him.; Acts 1: 14 continued with one accord in prayer . . . with his brethren.; Acts 7: 23 (Acts 15: 36 ) to visit his brethren the children of Israel.; Acts 11: 29 relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea.; Rom. 8: 29 he might be the firstborn among many brethren.; 1 Cor. 8: 12 when ye sin so against the brethren.; 1 Cor. 9: 5 Have we not power to lead about . . . the brethren of the Lord.; 1 Cor. 15: 6 he was seen of above five hundred brethren.; 1 Thes. 5: 27 this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.; 1 Tim. 5: 1 intreat him as a father, and the younger men as brethren.; 1 Tim. 6: 2 not despise them, because they are brethren.; Heb. 2: 11 he is not ashamed to call them brethren.; Heb. 2: 17 to be made like unto his brethren.; 1 Pet. 3: 8 be ye all of one mind, having . . . love as brethren.; 1 Jn. 3: 14 death unto life, because we love the brethren.; 1 Jn. 3: 16 we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.; 3 Jn. 1: 5 thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren.; Rev. 12: 10 for the accuser of our brethren is cast down.; Rev. 19: 10 thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus.; Rev. 22: 9 am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets.; 1 Ne. 2: 22 ruler and a teacher over thy brethren.; 1 Ne. 4: 26 spake of the brethren of the church.; 1 Ne. 22: 6 all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.; Jacob 2: 17 think of your brethren like unto yourselves.; Alma 13: 5 they were on the same standing with their brethren.; Alma 17: 2 (Alma 27: 19 ) Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren.; D&C 45: 5 spare these my brethren that believe on my name.; D&C 108: 7 strengthen your brethren.

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Bribe, Bribery

Ex. 23: 8 thou shalt take no gift.; 1 Sam. 12: 3 have I received any bribe to blind mine.; Job 15: 34 fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.; Ps. 26: 10 their right hand is full of bribes.; Prov. 17: 23 wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom.; Isa. 1: 23 every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards.; Isa. 33: 15 shaketh his hands from holding of bribes.; Amos 5: 12 they afflict the just, they take a bribe.; Acts 8: 20 thought that the gift of God may be purchased.; 2 Ne. 15: 23 justify the wicked for reward.; Mosiah 29: 40 lucre which doth corrupt the soul.; Alma 11: 22 these will I give thee if thou wilt deny.; Moro. 10: 30 touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing.

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Brick

Gen. 11: 3 let us make brick.; Ex. 1: 14 with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick.; Ex. 5: 7 shall no more give the people straw to make brick.

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Bride

Isa. 61: 10 as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.; John 3: 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom.; Rev. 21: 2 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.; Rev. 21: 9 I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wi&.; Rev. 22: 17 the Spirit and the bride say, Come.; D&C 109: 74 be adorned as a bride for that day.

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Bridegroom

Ps. 19: 5 as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber.; Isa. 61: 10 as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments.; Isa. 62: 5 as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride.; Matt. 9: 15 (Mark 2: 19 ; Luke 5: 34 ) as the bridegroom is with them.; Matt. 25: 1 their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.; John 3: 29 hath the bride is the bridegroom.; D&C 33: 17 ready at the coming of the Bridegroom.; D&C 65: 3 make ready for the Bridegroom.; D&C 88: 92 (D&C 133: 10 ) Bridegroom cometh.

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Bridle

2 Kgs. 19: 28 (Isa. 37: 29 ) I will put . . . my bridle in thy lips.; Ps. 39: 1 will keep my mouth with a bridle.; Isa. 30: 28 shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people.; James 1: 26 bridleth not his tongue . . . this man’s religion is vain.; James 3: 2 perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.; Alma 38: 12 bridle all your passions.

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Brier

(see also Thorn )

Isa. 5: 6 (Isa. 32: 13 ; 2 Ne. 15: 6 ) there shall come up briers and thorns.; Isa. 55: 13 instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle.; Heb. 6: 8 which beareth thorns and briers is rejected.

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Brightness

(see also Light )

Isa. 59: 9 we wait . . . for brightness, but we walk in darkness.; Isa. 62: 1 the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness.; Ezek. 10: 4 was full of the brightness of the Lord’s glory.; Dan. 12: 3 wise . . . shall shine as the brightness of the firmament.; Hab. 3: 4 his brightness was as the light.; Acts 26: 13 light . . . above the brightness of the sun.; 2 Thes. 2: 8 shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.; Heb. 1: 3 the brightness of his glory, and the express image.; 1 Ne. 1: 10 their brightness did exceed that of the stars.; 1 Ne. 15: 30 the righteous: and the brightness thereof was like unto the brightness of a flaming fire.; D&C 5: 19 utterly destroyed by the brightness of my coming.; D&C 65: 5 clothed in the brightness of his glory.; D&C 110: 3 (JS-H 1: 16-17 ) countenance shone above the brightness of the sun.; Abr. 4: 4 comprehended the light, for it was bright.

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Brimstone

Gen. 19: 24 rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone.; Deut. 29: 23 whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt.; Luke 17: 29 Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven.; Rev. 14: 10 he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone.; Rev. 19: 20 cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.; 2 Ne. 9: 16 (2 Ne. 28: 23 ; Jacob 3: 11 ; Mosiah 3: 27 ; Alma 12: 17 ) torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone.; D&C 63: 17 (D&C 76: 36 ) have their part in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone.

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Bring, Brought

(see also Gather )

Gen. 1: 12 (Moses 2: 11 ; Abr. 4: 12 ) earth brought forth grass.; Gen. 28: 15 will bring thee again into this land.; Ex. 3: 12 thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt.; Ex. 6: 6 I will bring you out from under the burden.; Ex. 8: 18 the magicians did . . . bring forth lice.; Lev. 26: 10 bring forth the old because of the new.; Deut. 26: 8 the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.; Judg. 11: 35 thou hast brought me very low.; Ps. 37: 6 he shall bring forth thy righteousness.; Ps. 107: 12 brought down their heart with labour.; Prov. 27: 1 thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.; Isa. 42: 3 he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.; Isa. 52: 7 (Nahum 1: 15 ; Rom. 10: 15 ) the feet of him that bringeth good tidings.; Isa. 52: 8 when the Lord shall bring again Zion.; Jer. 3: 14 (Jer. 12: 15 ; Jer. 16: 15 ; Jer. 24: 6 ; Jer. 27: 22 ; Jer. 32: 37 ; Jer. 50: 19 ; Ezek. 34: 13 ) I will bring you to Zion.; Ezek. 16: 53 I shall bring again their captivity.; Ezek. 29: 14 I will bring again the captivity of Egypt.; Ezek. 37: 12 I will . . . bring you into the land of Israel.; Ezek. 39: 25 I will bring again the captivity of Jacob.; Joel 3: 1 I shall bring again the captivity of Judah.; Matt. 3: 10 every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit.; Luke 2: 10 I bring you good tidings of great joy.; Rom. 10: 6 to bring Christ down from above.; Gal. 3: 24 the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ.; 1 Thes. 4: 14 them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.; 1 Tim. 6: 7 we brought nothing into this world.; Heb. 13: 20 God . . . brought again from the dead our Lord.; 1 Pet. 3: 18 suffered for sins . . . that he might bring us to God.; Rev. 12: 5 she brought forth a man child, who was to rule.; 1 Ne. 13: 34 I will bring forth unto them . . . much of my gospel.; 1 Ne. 17: 40 he did bring them out of the land of Egypt.; 1 Ne. 22: 12 he will bring them again out of captivity.; 2 Ne. 3: 11 bring forth my word unto the seed of thy loins.; 2 Ne. 4: 5 brought up in the way ye should go.; Alma 5: 36 (3 Ne. 14: 19 ; D&C 97: 7 ) whosoever bringeth forth not good fruit.; Alma 37: 25 bring forth . . . unto light all their secret works.; Morm. 8: 16 shall be brought out of darkness unto light.; D&C 8: 3 spirit of revelation . . . by which Moses brought . . . Israel.

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Broad

Ps. 119: 96 thy commandment is exceeding broad.; Matt. 7: 13 (3 Ne. 14: 13 ) broad is the way that leadeth to destruction.; Matt. 23: 5 they make broad their phylacteries.; 1 Ne. 12: 17 temptations . . . leadeth them away into broad roads.; 3 Ne. 27: 33 broad the way which leads to death.; D&C 132: 25 Broad is the gate, and wide the way.

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Broken

(see Break )

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Broken-hearted

(see also Contrite Heart )

Isa. 61: 1 (Luke 4: 18 ) hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted.; D&C 138: 42 anointed to bind up the broken-hearted.

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Brother

(see also Brethren )

Gen. 4: 9 (Moses 5: 34 ) Am I my brother’s keeper.; Gen. 12: 5 Abram took . . . Lot his brother’s son.; Gen. 20: 5 he is my brother.; Gen. 22: 23 Nahor, Abraham’s brother.; Gen. 27: 40 shalt serve thy brother.; Gen. 43: 5 (Gen. 44: 23 ) Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.; Deut. 25: 5 perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.; Prov. 18: 9 slothful . . . is brother to him that is a great waster.; Isa. 9: 19 no man shall spare his brother.; Jer. 9: 4 trust ye not in any brother.; Ezek. 38: 21 every man’s sword shall be against his brother.; Micah 7: 2 they hunt every man his brother.; Mal. 1: 2 was not Esau Jacob’s brother.; Matt. 5: 22 (3 Ne. 12: 22 ) angry with his brother without a cause.; Matt. 10: 21 (Mark 13: 12 ) the brother shall deliver up the brother.; Matt. 18: 15 brother shall trespass against thee.; Matt. 18: 21 how oft shall my brother sin against me.; Matt. 22: 24 (Mark 12: 19 ; Luke 20: 28 ) brother shall marry his wife.; Mark 6: 3 Is not this . . . the brother of James.; Luke 15: 32 thy brother was dead and is alive.; Rom. 14: 10 thou judge thy brother? . . . set at nought thy brother.; Rom. 14: 21 nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth.; 1 Cor. 6: 6 brother goeth to law with brother.; 1 Cor. 8: 11 through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish.; Gal. 1: 19 James the Lord’s brother.; 1 Jn. 3: 10 not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.; 1 Jn. 3: 17 seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up.; Alma 5: 30 make a mock of his brother.; D&C 38: 24 let every man esteem his brother as himself.; Moses 6: 15 a man’s hand was against his own brother.

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Brotherhood and Sisterhood

(see also Fellowshipping ; Friendship ; Neighbor )

Gen. 4: 9 (Moses 5: 34 ) Am I my brother’s keeper.; Deut. 15: 7 not harden thine heart . . . from thy poor brother.; Deut. 22: 1 see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray.; Ruth 1: 16 Ruth said . . . thy people shall be my people.; 1 Sam. 18: 1 Jonathan loved him as his own soul.; Ps. 35: 14 as though he had been my friend or brother.; Prov. 18: 19 A brother offended is harder to be won.; Prov. 18: 24 a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.; Matt. 12: 50 (Mark 3: 35 ) the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.; John 15: 13 that a man lay down his life for his friends.; Rom. 12: 10 affectioned one to another with brotherly love.; 1 Thes. 4: 9 touching brotherly love ye need not that I write.; 2 Thes. 3: 15 not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.; 1 Tim. 5: 2 elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters.; Philem. 1: 16 Not now as a servant, but . . . a brother beloved.; Heb. 2: 11 he is not ashamed to call them brethren.; Heb. 13: 1 Let brotherly love continue.; James 2: 15 If a brother or sister be naked.; 1 Pet. 2: 17 Love the brotherhood.; 1 Pet. 3: 8 compassion one of another, love as brethren.; 2 Pet. 1: 7 to godliness brotherly kindness.; 1 Jn. 2: 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light.; 1 Jn. 3: 14 we have . . . life, because we love the brethren.; 1 Jn. 4: 20 love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar.; Mosiah 5: 7 have become his sons and his daughters.; Mosiah 18: 8 ye . . . are willing to bear one another’s burdens.; Alma 5: 30 doth make a mock of his brother.; D&C 4: 6 temperance, patience, brotherly kindness.; D&C 38: 24 esteem his brother as himself.; D&C 42: 88 if thy brother or sister offend thee.; D&C 88: 133 friend and brother through the grace of God.

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Brotherly

Amos 1: 9 remembered not the brotherly covenant.; Rom. 12: 10 affectioned one to another with brotherly love.; 1 Thes. 4: 9 as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write.; Heb. 13: 1 let brotherly love continue.; 2 Pet. 1: 7 to godliness brotherly kindness.; D&C 4: 6 (D&C 107: 30 ) temperance, patience, brotherly kindness.

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Brought

(see Bring )

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Bruise

(see also Hurt ; Wound )

Gen. 3: 15 (Moses 4: 21 ) it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.; 2 Kgs. 18: 21 trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed.; Isa. 42: 3 (Matt. 12: 20 ) bruised reed shall he not break.; Isa. 53: 5 (Mosiah 14: 5 ) was bruised for our iniquities.; Isa. 53: 10 (Mosiah 14: 10 ) Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him.; Luke 4: 18 to set at liberty them that are bruised.; Rom. 16: 20 the God of peace shall bruise Satan.; D&C 89: 8 an herb for bruises and all sick cattle.

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Buckler

(see also Shield )

2 Sam. 22: 31 (Ps. 18: 30 ) he is a buckler to all them that trust.; Ps. 18: 2 my buckler, and the horn of my salvation.; Ps. 91: 4 truth shall be thy shield and buckler.; Prov. 2: 7 he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.; Ezek. 26: 8 lift up the buckler against thee.; D&C 35: 14 I will be their shield and their buckler.

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Bud

Num. 17: 8 rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded.; Ps. 132: 17 will I make the horn of David to bud.; Ezek. 29: 21 horn of the house of Israel to bud forth.

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Buffet, Buffeting

Matt. 26: 67 they spit in his face, and buffeted him.; 1 Cor. 4: 11 we . . . are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace.; 2 Cor. 12: 7 the messenger of Satan to buffet me.; 1 Pet. 2: 20 when ye are buffeted for your faults.; D&C 78: 12 (D&C 82: 21 ; D&C 104: 9-10 ; D&C 132: 26 ) delivered over to the buffetings of Satan.

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Build, Built

(see also Edify )

Gen. 11: 4 let us build us a city and a tower.; 2 Sam. 7: 5 (1 Chr. 17: 4 ) build me an house for me to dwell.; 1 Kgs. 8: 17 (2 Chr. 6: 7 ) David . . . to build an house for the name of the Lord.; 1 Chr. 22: 10 he shall build a house for my name.; 2 Chr. 36: 23 he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem.; Neh. 2: 17 let us build up the wall of Jerusalem.; Ps. 51: 18 build thou the walls of Jerusalem.; Ps. 127: 1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.; Prov. 14: 1 wise woman buildeth her house.; Prov. 24: 3 Through wisdom is an house builded.; Eccl. 3: 3 a time to break down, and a time to build up.; Isa. 45: 13 he shall build my city.; Isa. 58: 12 (Isa. 61: 4 ) shall build the old waste places.; Jer. 1: 10 I have . . . set thee over the nations . . . to build, and to plant.; Jer. 24: 6 I will build them, and not pull them down.; Jer. 31: 4 I will build thee, and thou shalt be built.; Jer. 33: 7 to return, and will build them, as at the first.; Jer. 42: 10 still abide in this land, then will I build you.; Ezek. 36: 36 I the Lord build the ruined places.; Amos 9: 11 tabernacle of David . . . I will build it.; Micah 3: 10 They build up Zion with blood.; Hag. 1: 2 the time that the Lord’s house should be built.; Zech. 6: 12 he shall build the temple of the Lord.; Mal. 1: 4 They shall build, but I will throw down.; Matt. 7: 24 (Luke 6: 48 ; 3 Ne. 14: 24 ) which built his house upon a rock.; Matt. 16: 18 upon this rock I will build my church.; Matt. 23: 29 (Luke 11: 47 ) ye build the tombs of the prophets.; Matt. 26: 61 (Mark 14: 58 ) I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.; Luke 12: 18 I will pull down my barns, and build greater.; Luke 14: 30 began to build, and was not able to finish.; Rom. 15: 20 should build upon another man’s foundation.; 1 Cor. 3: 10 let every man take heed how he buildeth.; Eph. 2: 20 are built upon the foundation of the apostles.; Col. 2: 7 Rooted and built up in him.; Heb. 3: 4 every house is builded by some man, but he that built all things is God.; Jude 1: 20 building up yourselves on your most holy faith.; 2 Ne. 5: 15 teach my people to build buildings.; Alma 63: 5 Hagoth . . . built him an exceedingly large ship.; 3 Ne. 11: 39 whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock.; Ether 2: 6 did build barges.; D&C 6: 34 if ye are built upon my rock they cannot prevail.; D&C 11: 24 Build upon my rock, which is my gospel.; D&C 21: 2 inspired . . . to build it up unto the most holy faith.; D&C 77: 15 to prophesy to the Jews after they . . . have built the city of Jerusalem.; D&C 84: 3 Which city shall be built, beginning at the temple lot.; D&C 95: 8 (D&C 97: 15 ; D&C 115: 8 ; D&C 124: 31 ) a commandment that you should build a house.; D&C 95: 14 built after the manner which I shall show.; D&C 101: 18 return . . . to build up the waste places of Zion.; D&C 104: 14 Lord . . . built the earth.; Moses 7: 43 Enoch saw that Noah built an ark.

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Builder

1 Kgs. 5: 18 Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them.; Ps. 118: 22 (Matt. 21: 42 ; Mark 12: 10 ; Luke 20: 17 ; Acts 4: 11 ; 1 Pet. 2: 7 ) The stone which the builders refused.; Heb. 11: 10 a city . . . whose builder and maker is God.

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Building

Mark 13: 1 what manner of stones and what buildings are here.; 1 Cor. 3: 9 ye are God’s building.; 2 Cor. 5: 1 we have a building of God.; Eph. 2: 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together.; 1 Ne. 8: 31 (1 Ne. 11: 35 ) that great and spacious building.

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Burden

(see also Affliction ; Oppression ; Suffering )

Ex. 1: 11 taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.; Ex. 18: 22 they shall bear the burden with thee.; Num. 11: 11 layest the burden of all this people upon me.; Ps. 55: 22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord.; Isa. 10: 27 (2 Ne. 20: 20 ) burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder.; Isa. 14: 25 (2 Ne. 24: 25 ) his burden depart from off their shoulders.; Isa. 58: 6 Is not this the fast . . . to undo the heavy burdens.; Jer. 17: 21 bear no burden on the sabbath day.; Matt. 11: 30 my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.; Matt. 20: 12 which have borne the burden and heat of the day.; Matt. 23: 4 (Luke 11: 46 ) they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne.; Acts 15: 28 no greater burden than these necessary things.; Gal. 6: 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens.; Gal. 6: 5 every man shall bear his own burden.; Rev. 2: 24 I will put upon you none other burden.; Mosiah 21: 3 began to put heavy burdens on their backs.; Mosiah 24: 21 eased their burdens.; D&C 109: 48 sorrow because of their grievous burdens.

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Burial

(see also Bury )

Jer. 22: 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass.; Matt. 26: 12 ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.; Acts 8: 2 devout men carried Stephen to his burial.; Alma 45: 18 as to his death or burial we know not of.

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Burn, Burned, Burnt

Ex. 29: 14 the bullock . . . burn with fire without the camp.; Ex. 32: 20 took the calf which they had made, and burnt it.; Lev. 21: 9 whore . . . shall be burnt with fire.; Deut. 12: 31 even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire.; Deut. 32: 24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat.; 1 Kgs. 13: 2 priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee.; 2 Kgs. 23: 4 vessels . . . he burned them without Jerusalem.; 2 Kgs. 25: 9 he burnt the house of the Lord.; 2 Chr. 34: 5 he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars.; Jer. 7: 31 built the high places . . . to burn their sons and their daughters.; Jer. 36: 25 made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll.; Jer. 39: 8 (Jer. 52: 13 ) the Chaldeans burned the king’s house.; Nahum 1: 5 the earth is burned at his presence.; Mal. 4: 1 the day! cometh, that shall burn as an oven.; Matt. 3: 12 (Luke 3: 17 ) he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.; Matt. 13: 30 (D&C 38: 12 ; D&C 86: 7 ; D&C 101: 66 ) tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them.; Luke 24: 32 Did not our heart burn within us.; Acts 19: 19 brought their books together, and burned them before all men.; 1 Cor. 3: 15 If any man’s work shall be burned.; 1 Cor. 7: 9 it is better to marry than to burn.; 1 Cor. 13: 3 though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity.; 2 Cor. 11: 29 who is offended, and I burn not.; Heb. 13: 11 bodies of those beasts . . . burned without the camp.; 2 Pet. 3: 10 works that are therein shall be burned up.; Rev. 8: 7 third part of trees . . . and all green grass was burnt up.; Rev. 17: 16 shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.; Rev. 18: 8 she shall be utterly burned with fire.; 1 Ne. 22: 15 (D&C 29: 9 ) proud and they who do wickedly . . . must be burned.; Jacob 5: 77 my vineyard will I cause to be burned.; 3 Ne. 9: 3 Zarahemla have I burned.; 3 Ne. 11: 3 a small voice . . . did cause their hearts to burn.; 3 Ne. 25: 1 (D&C 133: 64 ; JS-H 1: 37 ) shall burn as an oven and all the proud.; D&C 9: 8 if it is right . . . your bosom shall burn.; D&C 64: 23 he that is tithed shall not be burned.; D&C 88: 94 great church . . . is ready to be burned.

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Burning

Ex. 21: 25 Burning for burning.; Prov. 26: 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart.; Isa. 4: 4 (2 Ne. 14: 4 ) purged the blood of Jerusalem . . . by the spirit of burning.; Isa. 33: 14 who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings.; Jer. 20: 9 his word was in mine heart as a burning fire.; Dan. 3: 6 cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.; Luke 12: 35 loins be girded about, and your lights burning.; Rev. 4: 5 seven lamps of fire burning before the throne.; Rev. 19: 20 both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.; D&C 33: 17 your lamps trimmed and burning.; D&C 64: 24 after today cometh the burning.; D&C 112: 24 a day of wrath, a day of burning.

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Burnt Offering

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Bury

Gen. 23: 4 that I may bury my dead out of my sight.; Gen. 25: 9 Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave.; Gen. 35: 29 his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.; Gen. 47: 29 bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt.; Gen. 49: 29 (Gen. 50: 13 ) bury me with my fathers in the cave.; Gen. 49: 31 they buried Abraham and Sarah.; Deut. 34: 6 he buried him in . . . Moab.; Josh. 24: 30 they buried him in the border of his inheritance.; 1 Kgs. 2: 10 (Acts 2: 29 ) David . . . was buried in the city of David.; Ps. 79: 3 (Jer. 14: 16 ) there was none to bury them.; Jer. 22: 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass.; Ezek. 39: 11 shall they bury Gog and all his multitude.; Matt. 8: 21 (Luke 9: 59 ) suffer me first to go and bury my father.; Matt. 27: 7 bought . . . potter’s field, to bury strangers.; Mark 14: 8 (John 12: 7 ) to anoint my body to the burying.; Rom. 6: 4 (Col. 2: 12 ) we are buried with him by baptism unto death.; Mosiah 18: 14 Alma and Helam were buried in the water.; Alma 25: 14 bury their weapons of war.; Alma 45: 19 taken up by the Spirit, or buried by . . . the Lord.; D&C 60: 13 neither shalt thou bury thy talent.; D&C 76: 51 baptized . . . being buried in the water.

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Bush

Ex. 3: 2 (Moses 1: 17 ) bush burned with fire, and . . . was not consumed.; Deut. 33: 16 good will of him that dwelt in the bush.; Mark 12: 26 (Luke 20: 37 ) in the book God spake.; Acts 7: 30 an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

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Bushel

Matt. 5: 15 (Mark 4: 21 ; Luke 11: 33 ; 3 Ne. 12: 15 ) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel.

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Business

1 Chr. 26: 29 his sons were for the outward business over Israel.; Neh. 11: 16 Levites had the oversight of the outward business.; Luke 2: 49 I must be about my Father’s business.; Acts 6: 3 seven men . . . we may appoint over this business.; Rom. 12: 11 Not slothful in business.; 1 Thes. 4: 11 study to be quiet, and to do your own business.; Mosiah 29: 26 make it your law-to do your business by the voice of the people.; D&C 20: 62 conferences are to do whatever church business is necessary.; D&C 107: 59 church laws respecting church business.; D&C 107: 72 to do the business of the church.

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Busybody

2 Thes. 3: 11 working not at all, but are busybodies.; 1 Tim. 5: 13 not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies.; 1 Pet. 4: 15 let none of you suffer as a . . . busybody in other men’s matters.

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Butler

Gen. 40: 9 chief butler told his dream to Joseph.

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Buy, Bought

Gen. 42: 2 (Gen. 47: 19 ) in Egypt: get you down . . . and buy for us.; Ruth 4: 9 I have bought all that was Elimelech’s.; 2 Sam. 24: 24 (1 Chr. 21: 24 ) I will surely buy it of thee.; Neh. 10: 31 would not buy it of them on the sabbath.; Isa. 55: 1 (2 Ne. 9: 50 ) he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat.; Hosea 3: 2 I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver.; Amos 8: 6 That we may buy the poor for silver.; Matt. 13: 44 selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.; Matt. 14: 15 (Mark 6: 36 ) buy themselves victuals.; Matt. 21: 12 (Mark 11: 15 ; Luke 19: 45 ) Jesus . . . cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple.; Luke 14: 18 I have bought a piece of ground.; Luke 17: 28 they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold.; 1 Cor. 6: 20 (1 Cor. 7: 23 ) ye are bought with a price.; 2 Pet. 2: 1 even denying the Lord that bought them.; Rev. 18: 11 no man buyeth their merchandise any more.; 2 Ne. 26: 25 buy milk and honey, without money and without price.; D&C 48: 3 lands, let them buy for the present.; D&C 57: 6 to buy land in all the regions round about.; D&C 101: 74 they may buy lands and gather together upon them.

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Byword

(see also Parable ; Proverb )

Deut. 28: 37 an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword.; 1 Kgs. 9: 7 Israel shall be . . . a byword among all people.; Ps. 44: 14 thou makest us a byword among the heathen.; 1 Ne. 19: 14 become a hiss and a byword.