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Isa11:1 And there shall come forth

a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots;

Isa11:2 And the Spirit

of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

Isa11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding

in the fear of the Lord; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;



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Book Abreviations

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Old
Testament

Gen Genesis
Exo Exodus
Lev Leviticus
Num Numbers
Deu Deuteronomy
Jsh Joshua
Jdg Judges
Rth Ruth
1Sam 1st Samuel
2Sam 2nd Samuel
1Kng 1st Kings
2Kng 2nd Kings
1Chr 1st Chronicles
2Chr 2nd Chronicles
Ezr Ezra
Neh Nehemiah
Est Esther
Job Job
Psa Psalms
Prv Proverbs
Ecc Ecclesiastes
Isa Isaiah
Jer Jeremiah
Lam Lamentations
Eze Ezekiel
Dan Daniel
Hos Hosea
Joe Joel
Amo Amos
Oba Obadiah
Jnh Jonah
Mic Micah
Nah Nahum
Hab Habakkuk
Zph Zephaniah
Hag Haggai
Zch Zechariah
Mal Malachi
New
Testament

Mat Matthew
Mrk Mark
Luk Luke
Jhn John
Act Acts
Rom Romans
1Cor 1st Corinthians
2Cor 2nd Corinthians
Gal Galatians
Eph Ephesians
Php Philippians
Col Colossians
1Ths 1st Thessalonians
2Ths 2nd Thessalonians
1Tim 1st Timothy
2Tim 2nd Timothy
Tit Titus
Phl Philemon
Heb Hebrews
Jam James
1Ptr 1st Peter
2Ptr 2nd Peter
1Jhn 1st John
2Jhn 2nd John
3Jhn 3rd John
Jud Jude
Rev Revelation
Book of
Mormon

1Nep 1st Nephi
2Nep 2nd Nephi
Jcb Jacob
Eno Enos
Jrm Jarom
Omn Omni
WdMrm Words of Mormon
Mos Mosiah
Alm Alma
Hel Helaman
3Nep 3rd Nephi
4Nep 4th Nephi
BkMrm Book of Mormon
Eth Ether
Mri Moroni
Doctrine and
Covenants

D&C
 
Lectures
on Faith

Lec1 Lecture 1
Lec2 Lecture 2
Lec3 Lecture 3
Lec4 Lecture 4
Lec5 Lecture 5
Lec6 Lecture 6
Lec7 Lecture 7