# 3 Nephi 20

*Simple English*

### Jesus Shares Bread and Wine

Jesus told the crowd to stop praying out loud. He also told his disciples to stop. But he told them not to stop praying in their hearts. He told them to stand up. So they stood up on their feet.

He broke bread again and blessed it. Then he gave it to the disciples to eat. After they ate, he told them to break bread and give it to the crowd. After they gave bread to the crowd, he also gave them wine to drink. He told them to give it to the crowd.

The disciples had not brought any bread or wine. Neither had the crowd. But Jesus gave them bread to eat and wine to drink. He said to them: “Anyone who eats this bread eats my body for their soul. Anyone who drinks this wine drinks my blood for their soul. Their soul will never be hungry or thirsty. They will be filled.”

After everyone ate and drank, they were filled with the Spirit. They all cried out together with one voice. They gave glory to Jesus, who they saw and heard.

### Jesus Teaches About Isaiah’s Words

After they all gave glory to Jesus, he said to them: “I am now finishing what the Father told me to do for you. You are what is left of the house of Israel.”

“You remember that I told you about the words of Isaiah. They are written. You have them. So search them. I tell you the truth. When they are fulfilled, the promise the Father made to his people will come true. O house of Israel. Then the people who are scattered all over the earth will be gathered. They will come from the east, west, south, and north. They will learn about the Lord their God, who has saved them.”

“The Father told me to give you this land. It will be yours.”

“I tell you this. If the Gentiles do not turn from their sins after the blessing they receive, after they scatter my people—“ “Then you who are left from the house of Jacob will go out among them. You will be among many of them. You will be like a lion among the animals in the forest. You will be like a young lion among sheep. When it goes through, it walks over them and tears them apart. No one can save them. You will beat your enemies. All your enemies will be cut off.”

“I will gather my people together. I will gather them like a farmer gathers grain to his barn. I will make my people strong. The Father made a promise to them. I will make your horn iron. I will make your hoops brass. You will beat many people. I will give their riches to the Lord. I will give their things to the Lord of the whole earth. I am the one doing it. The Father says: My sword of justice will hang over them at that day. If they do not turn from their sins, it will fall on them. It will fall on all the nations of the Gentiles.”

“I will build up my people, O house of Israel. I will build up this people in this land. This will fulfill the promise I made with your father Jacob. It will be a new Jerusalem. The powers of heaven will be among this people. I will be among you.”

### The Prophet Like Moses

“I am the one Moses told you about. He said: The Lord your God will send a prophet to you from your brothers. He will be like me. You must listen to everything he tells you. Every person who will not listen to that prophet will be cut off from the people.”

“I tell you the truth. All the prophets from Samuel on have told about me. You are the children of the prophets. You are from the house of Israel. You are part of the promise the Father made with your fathers. He said to Abraham: Through your children, all the families of the earth will be blessed. The Father sent me to you first to bless you. He wants to turn each of you away from your sins. He did this because you are children of the promise.”

“After you were blessed, the Father will keep his promise to Abraham. He said: Through your children, all the families of the earth will be blessed. This means the Holy Spirit will pour out through me to the Gentiles. This blessing to the Gentiles will make them stronger than all others. They will scatter my people, O house of Israel. They will hurt the people of this land. But when they receive all my gospel, if they turn their hearts hard against me, I will return their sins on their own heads, says the Father.”

### The Promise to Gather Israel

“I will remember the promise I made with my people. I promised I would gather them together at the right time. I would give them back the land of their fathers. This is the land of Jerusalem. It is their promised land forever, says the Father.”

“The time will come when my full gospel will be preached to them. They will believe in me. They will believe I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. They will pray to the Father in my name. Then their watchmen will lift up their voice. They will sing together. They will see eye to eye. Then the Father will gather them together again. He will give them Jerusalem as their land.”

“Then they will break out in joy. Sing together, you empty places of Jerusalem. The Father has comforted his people. He has saved Jerusalem. The Father has shown his holy power to all the nations. All the ends of the earth will see the Father’s salvation. The Father and I are one.”

### Jerusalem Will Be Made Clean

“Then what is written will happen: Wake up, wake up. Put on your strength, O Zion. Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, the holy city. From now on, the unclean will never come into you again.”

“Shake off the dust. Stand up, sit down, O Jerusalem. Break free from the chains on your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. The Lord says: You sold yourselves for nothing. You will be saved without money.”

“I tell you the truth. My people will know my name. On that day, they will know I am the one speaking. Then they will say: How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news to them. He tells them about peace. He brings good news to them. He tells them about salvation. He says to Zion: Your God is king!”

“Then a cry will go out: Leave, leave. Go out from there. Don’t touch anything unclean. Go out from the middle of her. Be clean, you who carry the Lord’s holy things. You will not leave in a hurry or run away. The Lord will go before you. The God of Israel will protect you from behind.”

“My servant will act wisely. He will be lifted up and praised and be high. Many people were shocked at you. His face was hurt more than any man. His body was hurt more than any person. He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will close their mouths at him. They will see things they were not told. They will think about things they never heard.”

“I tell you the truth. All these things will happen, just as the Father told me. Then the promise the Father made with his people will come true. Then Jerusalem will have people living in it again. They will be my people. It will be their land.”

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*Source: [The Book of Mormon](https://bookofmormon.com/simple/3-nephi/20)*
