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Alma 30:43 · Jacob 7:13

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Book of Mormon Alma 30:43
"If thou wilt show me a sign, that I may be convinced that there is a God"
Book of Mormon Jacob 7:13
"Show me a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost, in the which ye know so much"

Shared words: show me a sign

Sign-demand scene replayed: both challengers demand a sign, and both receive one — Korihor's demand framed as a condition of belief ('that I may be convinced', Alma 30:43; 'except ye show me a sign, I will not believe', 30:48), Jacob 7:13's not so framed; the outcomes differ per the text -- Sherem is smitten and dies (Jacob 7:15, 7:20), Korihor is struck dumb (Alma 30:50) and later run upon and trodden down among the Zoramites (Alma 30:59), the sign itself not killing him. Alma's 'will ye tempt your God?' (30:44) further echoes Jacob's 'I should tempt God to show unto thee a sign' (7:14).

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