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Mosiah 25:12 · Mosiah 25:23

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Book of Mormon Mosiah 25:12
"they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered among those who were called Nephites"
Book of Mormon Mosiah 25:23
"whosoever were desirous to take upon them the name of Christ, or of God, they did join the churches of God"

Shared words: the name of

Chapter-internal pair: the take-upon-the-name formula occurs at nineteen verses in the record (2 Nephi 31:13; Mosiah 5:8, 5:10, 6:2, 25:12, 25:23; Alma 1:19, 24:1, 34:38, 46:15, 46:18, 46:21, 51:6; Helaman 11:24; 3 Nephi 27:5; 4 Nephi 1:20; Mormon 8:38; Moroni 4:3, 6:3). The name taken is not Christ's or God's at five of them: Mosiah 25:12 ('of Nephi'), Alma 24:1 ('of Anti-Nephi-Lehi'), Alma 51:6 ('of freemen'), Helaman 11:24 and 4 Nephi 1:20 (both 'of Lamanites'). Eleven verses apart in one assembly narrative: a tribe-name taken to be numbered among Nephites, then Christ's name taken to join the churches of God. Editor's intent in the juxtaposition not asserted. Distinct pairing from mos-benjamin-take-name-performed (25:23 <-> 5:8, king-benjamin.md) and the 5:8 <-> 2 Nephi 31:13 record (doctrine-of-christ.md); disclosed on page.

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