And it came to pass
Category:Annotations -> Absurdity
The author of the Book of Mormon tried hard to make it sound like the King James Bible. Way too hard, in fact. Here’s what Mark Twain said about it:
Wherever he found his speech growing too modern—which was about every sentence or two—he ladled in a few such Scriptural phrases as “exceeding sore,” “and it came to pass,” etc., and made things satisfactory again. ‘And it came to pass’ was his pet. If he had left that out, his Bible would have been only a pamphlet.
These are all the instances where the phrase “And it came to pass” can be found in the Book of Mormon:
1 Nephi
1:4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19
2:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 19
3:1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
4:1, 10, 12, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38
5:1, 9, 14, 20
7:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16 (2), 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (2), 22
8:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 32, 32, 36
10:2, 11, 17
11:1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36
12:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 20, 23
13:1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 34, 38
14:1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18
15:1, 2, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 32
16:2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32(2), 33, 34, 35, 39
17:1, 6, 7(2), 8, 10, 11, 16, 19, 23, 31, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54
18:1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 21(2), 22, 23, 24(2), 25
19:1, 22(2)
22:1, 20
2 Nephi
1:1
3:20
4:8, 10, 12(2), 13
5:1, 5, 6, 13, 17, 18, 26, 27, 30
9:15
10:8
12:2,11
13:24
14:3
17:1, 21, 22, 23
18:21
20:12, 20, 27
21:11
24:3, 4
25:14
26:10, 19
27:6, 15, 19, 24
28:3
29:13,14
30:7,8
Jacob
1:1, 12, 15
4:1
5:4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16(2), 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35, 38, 39, 41, 48, 49, 55, 70, 72, 75
7:1, 2, 6, 13, 15(2), 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26
Enos
Jarom
Omni
1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18(2), 19, 20, 29
Words of Mormon
Mosiah
1:2, 9, 15, 18
2:1, 5, 8
4:1, 3
5:1, 9, 10
6:2, 3, 6
7:1, 2, 3, 8, 17, 18
8:1, 4, 5
9:5, 11, 13, 15, 16
10:1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 20(2), 10:21
11:1, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26
12:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 17, 18, 20, 31
13:5, 25
16:1
17:1, 5, 13, 15, 16
18:1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 30, 32, 34
19:1, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18(2), 22, 24, 25, 27
20:2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25(2)
21:1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 16, 22, 33
22:1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 14, 15
23:17, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 29, 33, 36
24:1, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 24
25:5, 12, 17, 19, 23
26:1, 6, 7, 9, 14, 25, 33, 34, 37
27:1, 2, 10, 17, 23, 32
28:1, 5, 8
29:2, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46
Alma
1:1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 33
2:1, 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23, 26, 29, 30, 35, 38
3:1, 9, 11, 20, 21
4:1, 5, 6, 11, 15
5:1
6:1, 2, 3, 7
8:1, 3, 5, 8, 14(2), 18, 21, 22, 28, 32
9:1, 31, 33, 34
10:8, 16, 17, 24, 28, 30
12:19
13:21
14:1, 4, 6, 7, 14, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27
15:1, 5, 6, 14, 16
16:1, 3, 4, 6, 7
17:1, 9, 10, 12, 13, 24, 25, 31, 32
18:1, 8, 12, 15, 16, 40, 43
19:1, 3, 11, 12, 16, 24, 25, 29, 33, 35
20:1, 3, 8, 11, 28
21:4, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23
22:2, 12, 15, 17, 19, 26, 27, 33
23:1, 4, 16, 17
24:1, 17, 20, 25, 26
25:1, 7, 13
26:10
27:1, 2, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26
28:1
30:1, 2, 5, 6, 21, 22, 30, 46, 56, 58, 59
31:1, 19, 36
32:1, 2
34:1
35:1, 3, 6, 7
36:10, 17
38:8
40:12, 13
43:1, 4, 5, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 27, 34, 36, 39, 41, 48, 49
44:1, 8, 13, 16, 17, 20, 27
45:1, 2, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23
46:1, 6, 11, 12, 17, 21, 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39
47:2(2), 7, 10, 11 (3), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35
48:1, 6, 7
49:1, 9, 17, 21, 25(2), 26, 28
50:1, 7, 9, 13, 24, 25, 28, 31, 34, 35, 37, 39
51:1, 5, 7(2), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23(2), 25, 28, 29, 30, 32(2), 33, 34
52:1, 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 31, 33, 35, 38
53:1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 22
54:1, 2, 15
55:1, 4, 5, 13, 14, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33
56:1, 18, 22, 27, 32, 33, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, , 52, 54, 55
57:1, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 24, 25, 28, 30, 32, 33(2), 36
58:1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 18, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23(2), 26, 28, 30
59:1, 3, 4, 5
60:1
61:6
62:1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18(2), 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 42, 46, 52
63:1, 3, 4, 5, 8(2), 9, 10, 14
Helaman
1:1, 5, 6, 8, 14, 18, 19, 21(2), 30, 33
2:1, 6, 8, 14, 18, 19, 21(2), 30, 33
3:1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 32, 36, 37(2)
4:1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 18, 20
5:1, 4, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40, 42, 46, 50, 52
6:1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 15(2), 18, 20, 22, 32, 37, 38, 41
7:1, 10, 11, 13
8:1, 7, 10
9:1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 37
10:1, 2, 3(2), 10, 12, 15, 17, 18
11:1, 3, 7, 8, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37
13:1, 2(2), 4, 18
14:1, 7, 8
16:1, 13, 17
3 Nephi
1:1, 4, 7(2), 9(2), 10, 12, 15, 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
2:1, 3, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17
3:1, 11, 17, 22
4:1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 20, 23, 31
5:2(2), 4
6:1, 2, 7, 10, 13, 26, 27
7:11, 14, 15, 18, 21
8:1, 2, 5, 19, 20, 23
9:1
10:1, 3, 8, 9, 18
11:1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18
12:1
13:25
14:1
15:1, 2, 11
17:1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19
18:1, 8, 9, 17, 26, 36, 38
19:1, 4(2), 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25, 31, 35
20:1, 3, 10, 20
21:8, 11, 14, 19, 20
23:6, 7, 12, 13, 14
24:1(2)
26:1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20
27:1(2), 16, 33
28:1, 12, 16, 23, 23
4 Nephi
1:1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 27, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48
Mormon
1:6, 8, 10, 11(2), 12, 19
2:1, 2, 3, 4(2), 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20(2), 21, 22, 23, 25(2), 26
3:1, 2, 4, 7(2), 11, 16
4:1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22
5:1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20
6:1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15
8:2
Ether
1:35, 37, 38, 39, 40
2:1, 4, 5(2), 6, 13, 14, 6, 18, 21
3:1, 6, 21, 28
6:2, 4(2), 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16, 21, 22, 25(2), 26, 27, 29, 30
7:1, 3(2), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 24(2)
8:1, 2, 4, 5, 6(2), 13, 14, 15, 18, 25
9:1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 23, 24(2), 25, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34
10:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 29, 30, 32
11:2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14(2), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23
12:1, 5, 36, 37
13:15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28(2), 29
14:4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 26, 29(2), 30
15:1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
The Book of Moses
1:8, 10, 12, 13, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 36)
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