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Alma 12:24 · 2 Nephi 2:21

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Book of Mormon Alma 12:24
"this life became a probationary state; a time to prepare to meet God"
Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 2:21
"their state became a state of probation"

Shared words: became a

Same 'became a state' construction, same doctrine of time granted for repentance: 2:21's 'their time was lengthened' is 12:24's 'there was a space granted unto man in which he might repent'. Alma 42:4 'a probationary time' and 42:10 'this probationary state' extend internally.

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