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2 Nephi 2:26 · 2 Nephi 10:23

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Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 2:26
"to act for themselves and not to be acted upon"
Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 10:23
"free to act for yourselves"

Shared words: to act for

Jacob re-sounds Lehi's agency formula at the close of his own sermon. The act-for-self vocabulary is exclusive to 2 Nephi 2 (vv. 13, 14, 16, 26) and 10:23 in all of 1-2 Nephi, making the shared phrasing distinctive.

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Opposition & Agency