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Alma 30:53 · 2 Nephi 9:9

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Book of Mormon Alma 30:53
"the devil hath deceived me; for he appeared unto me in the form of an angel"
Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 9:9
"who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light"

Shared words: an angel

Korihor's written confession enacts Jacob's doctrine of the devil's method (appearance as an angel). Wording differs ('in the form of an angel' / 'nigh unto an angel of light') so distinctive shared phrasing, not quotation. Secondary internal end: Sherem's 'deceived by the power of the devil' (Jacob 7:18) shares the deceived-by-the-devil formula; angel-form anchor registered to the 2 Ne 9:9 pair as stronger.

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