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Verse 10

Here Jesus returns to His discourse of the previous day, which came rather suddenly to a close with the end of chapter 16 (see the general discussion of the structure of the account of Christ's vision at the beginning of 3 Ne 11). The discourse had come suddenly and climactically to a close with the Savior's quotation of Isaiah in the last few verses of chapter 16, and He makes reference to this same quotation in verse 11 here, suggesting that all of what follows might be understood as a commentary on the particular passage of Isaiah quoted. This is of some significance, particularly because the verses quoted by the Savior are the same verses exactly that had been presented to Abinadi by the priests for interpretation in Mosiah 12. Particularly relevant, perhaps, for the connection between Christ's discourse here and Abaindi's discourse in Mosiah is the slight change to the passage to be found in verse 35 here: "the Lord" is replaced with "the Father," and these words are added as a concluding thought: "and the Father and I are one." There is certainly reason to look at the connection between this discourse and the teachings of Abinadi.

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Verse 13

• Russell M. Nelson, "The Gathering of Scattered Israel," Ensign, Nov 2006, pp. 79–82.

"The choice to come unto Christ is not a matter of physical location; it is a matter of individual commitment. People can be 'brought to the knowledge of the Lord' without leaving their homelands... The Lord has decreed the establishment of Zion in each realm where He has given His Saints their birth and nationality. Scripture foretells that the people 'shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance...'" (emphasis added).

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Verse 16

• If the Gentiles do not repent, what will happen to them? Is the "ye" in this verse who fulfill the prophecy a wicked or a righteous people? In other words, will this be a case where the wicked punish the wicked (see Morm 4:5)? (Note also the similar prophecy in Morm 5:24.)

Verse 19

• The Lord is speaking about the second coming and he mentions that he will make "thy horn iron" and "thy hoofs brass". What does he mean by this? He also mentions that he is going to "beat in pieces many people". Does this mean that he is going to bring them to a remembrance of their sins?

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Jesus talks about watchmen in verse 32, what is the significance of this?

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It is interesting in verse 38 to hear the Lord say, "Ye have sould yourselves for naught, and y shall be redeemed without money." It almost seems as though the Lord is saying,"You have done dumb things-sold yourselves for that which is of no worth, but my grace is still sufficient for you because the time will come when you will repent." It's just the way the verse is worded. It made me stop to think, how can we sell ourselves for naught (nothing) and still be redeemed? The grace of Christ is sufficient after all we can do (2 Ne 25:23)

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