Mosiah 12

The people of King Noah have become so wicked that between verses 2 and 8, Abinadi prophecies 12 things that will happen to the people if they do not change. The final and worst possibility is their complete destruction. They reject Abinadi's prophecies and rationalize their and the king's behavior and testify of their strength and properity. Then the priests of King Noah question Abinadi asking him a question about a passage in Isaiah supposing they know the answer and Abinadi can be caught in a snare when he answers it. He skillfully turns it back on them with his own questions. Abinadi traps the priests in their own words when they say teach the people the law of Moses. Abinadi then lists the ten commandments and shows how they not only don't understand the law of Moses but do not live themselves. Those who are unrighteous will often criticize those who are righteous. They will claim the righteous are unrighteous to make it appear that they themselves are righteous.