99 Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself;
100 Wherefore, man could not act for himself, save it should be that he were enticed by the one or the other.
101 "And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose that an angel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from heaven;
102 Wherefore, he became a devil, having sought that which was evil before God;
103 And because that he had fallen from heaven and had become miserable forever, and he sought also the misery of all mankind,
104 Wherefore, he saith unto Eve - yea, even that old serpent which is the devil, which is the father of all lies - wherefore, he saith, ' Partake of the forbidden fruit and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.'
105 "And after that Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit, they were driven out from the garden of Eden to till the earth;
106 And they have brought forth children, yea, even the family of all the earth;
107 And the days of the children of men were prolonged according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh;
108 Wherefore, their state became a state of probation, And their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men,
109 For He gave commandment that all men must repent,