“Vengeance Is Mine Also and I Will Repay”

Brant Gardner

Moroni declares that he is citing scripture. The only clear reference we have for this scripture is Romans 12:19. However, that scripture supplies only the parallel phrase “vengeance is mine… I will repay.” That part of the phrase was also found in Mormon’s text in Mormon 3:15.

The larger context given here, and specifically cited as scripture, is not part of our current set of scripture. It would appear that Moroni, and probably Mormon earlier, were citing a scripture from the plates of Nephi that was never copied into Mormon’s text.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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