3 Nephi 12:29-30

Brant Gardner

Matthew 5:29-30 are not represented here at all. They were:

“29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”

In their place are two verses that act as a summary of the commandments up to that point. In the New World sermon, this section has an interim summary indicating that these are all things that should be done. Even though it follows directly the teaching on adultery, it is meant to deal with all of the previous similar amplifications.

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