Book of Commandments - Book of Commandments Chapters and Doctrine and Covenants Sections

Book of Commandments Chapters and Doctrine and Covenants Sections

Note that the units of the Book of Commandments are chapters, while the Doctrine and Covenants has sections. Chapters of the book correspond exactly to modern D&C sections except for the revisions discussed above.

1833 Book of Commandments Chapter (out of 65) 1835 edition D&C Section (of 102) Modern LDS D&C Section (of 138) Notes
1 1 1
2 30 3
3 31 4
4 32 5 D&C changes to "and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift until my purpose is fulfilled in this" as discussed above. Also, specific mention of three witnesses removed, perhaps because 8 more witnesses were allowed to view the Golden Plates.
5 8 6
6 33 7 D&C version prophesies John will restore the gospel, see chapter 28.
7 34 8
8 35 9
9 36 10
10 37 11
11 38 12
12 39 14
13 40 15
14 41 16
15 43 18
16 44 19
17-21 45 23 These short chapters contained revelations of no more than 4 sentences each directed toward associates of Joseph Smith. They were combined into one D&C chapter.
22 46 21
23 47 22
24 2 20 The duties of Elders in the Church and specifics of baptism elaborated in D&C.
25 9 24
26 48 25
27 49 26
28 50 27 Additional material in D&C constitutes more than half of this section. D&C includes new passages about Joseph Smith being visited by Elijah, Elias (who is separate from Elijah in Mormonism), Peter, James, John, Archangel Michael (who is Adam in Mormonism), and others. This chapter has the most controversial difference between the Book of Commandments and the Doctrine and Covenants.
29 10 29
30 51 28
31-33 52 30 Short revelations to David Whitmer, Peter Whitmer, Jr. and John Whitmer combined into one chapter. It concerns missionary work to the "Lamanites"
34 53 31
35 55 33
36 56 34
37 11 35
38 57 36
39 58 37
40 12 38
41 59 39
42 60 40
43 61 41
44 13 42 This chapter was combined with chapter 47 in D&C.
45 14 43
46 62 44
47 13 42 This chapter appended to chapter 44 to become one section of D&C.
48 15 45
49 16 46
50 63 47
51 64 48
52 65 49
53 17 50
54 66 52
55 66 53 Two sections of the 1835 D&C were inadvertently numbered 66. Thus there were actually 103 sections (although they only numbered to 102).
56 67 54
57 68 55
58 69 56
59 18 58
60 19 59
61 70 60
62 71 61
63 72 62
64 20 63
65 21 64 This chapter of the Book of Commandments incomplete when the press was destroyed.

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