3 Nephi
20 verses
I tell you truly, I have other sheep that are not from this land, nor from Jerusalem, nor from any of the surrounding areas where I have ministered.
And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.
The people I’m talking about are those who haven’t heard my voice yet, and I have never shown myself to them.
For they of whom I speak are they who have not as yet heard my voice; neither have I at any time manifested myself unto them.
But I have received a commandment from the Father to go to them, so they will hear my voice and be counted among my sheep, so there will be one flock and one shepherd. That is why I am going to show myself to them.
But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.
I command you to write down these teachings after I leave, so that if my people in Jerusalem—those who have seen me and been with me during my ministry—do not ask the Father in my name to receive a knowledge of you through the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes they do not know about, then these writings will be preserved and revealed to the Gentiles. Through the fullness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their descendants, who will be scattered across the earth because of their unbelief, may be gathered or brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.
Then I will gather them from the four corners of the earth, and I will fulfill the covenant that the Father has made with all the people of the house of Israel.
And then will I gather them in from the four quarters of the earth; and then will I fulfill the covenant which the Father hath made unto all the people of the house of Israel.
The Gentiles are blessed because they believe in me through the Holy Ghost, which testifies to them of me and of the Father.
And blessed are the Gentiles, because of their belief in me, in and of the Holy Ghost, which witnesses unto them of me and of the Father.
Because of their belief in me, says the Father, and because of your unbelief, O house of Israel, in the last days the truth will come to the Gentiles, so that the fullness of these things will be made known to them.
Behold, because of their belief in me, saith the Father, and because of the unbelief of you, O house of Israel, in the latter day shall the truth come unto the Gentiles, that the fulness of these things shall be made known unto them.
But sorrow awaits the unbelieving Gentiles, says the Father—for even though they have come to this land and have scattered my people of the house of Israel, my people of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them and have been trampled under their feet.
But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles—for notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them;
Because of the mercies of the Father to the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father on my people who are of the house of Israel, I truly tell you, after all this, I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be struck, afflicted, killed, cast out from among them, hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
And because of the mercies of the Father unto the Gentiles, and also the judgments of the Father upon my people who are of the house of Israel, verily, verily, I say unto you, that after all this, and I have caused my people who are of the house of Israel to be smitten, and to be afflicted, and to be slain, and to be cast out from among them, and to become hated by them, and to become a hiss and a byword among them—
The Father commands me to tell you: When the Gentiles sin against my gospel, reject its fullness, become proud above all nations and people on earth, and are filled with all kinds of lies, deceit, mischief, hypocrisy, murders, priestcraft, sexual immorality, and secret abominations—and if they do all these things and reject the fullness of my gospel—the Father says, I will take the fullness of my gospel away from them.
And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
Then I will remember the covenant I made with my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel to them.
And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them.
I will show you, house of Israel, that the Gentiles will not have power over you. I will remember my covenant with you, house of Israel, and you will come to know the fullness of my gospel.
And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
But if the Gentiles repent and return to me, says the Father, they will be counted among my people, O house of Israel.
But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of Israel.
I will not allow my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go among them and trample them down, says the Father.
And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith the Father.
But if they will not turn to me and listen to my voice, I will allow my people, O house of Israel, to go among them and trample them down. They will be like salt that has lost its flavor, which is then good for nothing except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by my people, O house of Israel.
But if they will not turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, I will suffer them, yea, I will suffer my people, O house of Israel, that they shall go through among them, and shall tread them down, and they shall be as salt that hath lost its savor, which is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of my people, O house of Israel.
Truly, I tell you, the Father has commanded me to give this people this land as their inheritance.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me—that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance.
Then the words of the prophet Isaiah will be fulfilled, which say:
And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say:
Your watchmen will raise their voices; together they will sing, because they will see eye to eye when the Lord restores Zion.
Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Break out in joy and sing together, you ruined places of Jerusalem; for the Lord has comforted his people and has redeemed Jerusalem.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord has revealed his holy power to all the nations, and everyone on earth will see the salvation of God.
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eye of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God.