<div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1200000">Book of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202580">Alma</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202682">Chapter 4</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202691">Verse 9</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1202690">&laquo; Previous Verse</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1202692">Next Verse &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>Original Chapter 2. Comprising chapter 4.</em></p><p>And thus, in this eighth year of the reign of the judges, there began to be great contentions among the people of the church; yea, there were envyings, and strife, and malice, and persecutions, and pride, even to exceed the pride of those who did not belong to the church of God.</p><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1200000">Book of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202580">Alma</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202682">Chapter 4</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1202691">Verse 9</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1202690">&laquo; Previous Verse</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1202692">Next Verse &raquo;</a></span></div></div><div class="lds_official">[<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/4/9">View Alma Chapter 4 Verse 9 at the Official LDS Website</a>]</div>