1 Nephi 12:23

If you need to reference the text for 1 Nephi 12:23, you can find 1 Nephi Chapter 12 here. I am also relying on “The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text.” At times there will be variations between these two editions.

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[The Book of Mormon – the Earliest Text divides 1 Nephi 12:23 into three sense lines.]

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and – 445 occurrences – verses 10:1, 10:2, 10:3, 10:5, 10:6, 10:7, 10:8, 10:9, 10:10, 10:11, 10:12, 10:14, 10:15, 10:16, 10:17, 10:18, 10:19, 10:21, 10:22, 11:1, 11:2, 11:3, 11:4, 11:5, 11:6, 11:7, 11:8, 11:9, 11:10, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:15, 11:16, 11:17, 11:18, 11:19, 11:20, 11:21, 11:22, 11:23, 11:24, 11:25, 11:26, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:31, 11:32, 11:33, 11:34, 11:35, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:6, 12:7, 12:8, 12:9, 12:10, 12:11, 12:12, 12:13, 12:14, 12:15, 12:16, 12:17, 12:18, 12:19, 12:20, 12:21, 12:22, 12:23, 13:1, 13:2, 13:3, 13:4, 13:5, 13:6, 13:7, 13:8, 13:9, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:21, 13:22, 13:23, 13:24, 13:26, 13:27, 13:28, 13:29, 13:30, 13:32, 13:34, 13:35, 13:36, 13:37, 13:38, 13:39, 13:40, 13:41, 13:42, 14:1, 14:2, 14:3, 14:4, 14:5, 14:7, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 14:17, 14:18, 14:19, 14:20, 14:21, 14:22, 14:23, 14:24, 14:26, 14:27, 14:28, 14:29, 14:30

and it – 48 occurrences – verses 10:11, 10:17, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:23, 13:34, 13:38, 14:1, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

and it came to pass that – 43 occurrences – verses 10:11, 10:17, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

and it came to pass that I – 26 occurrences – verses 10:17, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:36, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:38, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15

and it came to pass that I beheld – 13 occurrences – verses 11:19, 11:25, 12:2, 12:3, 12:20, 12:23, 13:6, 13:13, 13:14, 13:38, 14:12, 14:13, 14:15

and it came to pass that I beheld that – 5 occurrences – verses 11:19, 11:25, 12:23, 14:13, 14:15

it – 82 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:13, 10:17, 10:18, 11:1, 11:7, 11:8, 11:9, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:22, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:20, 13:23, 13:24, 13:29, 13:34, 13:38, 13:39, 14:1, 14:2, 14:3, 14:5, 14:6, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18, 14:30

it came – 47 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:17, 11:1, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

it came to pass that – 45 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:17, 11:1, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

came – 51 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:17, 11:1, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:27, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:6, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 13:39, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

to – 101 occurrences – verses 10:1, 10:2, 10:3, 10:7, 10:8, 10:11, 10:14, 10:17, 10:19, 10:21, 11:1, 11:3, 11:6, 11:8, 11:9, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:23, 11:25, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:34, 11:35, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:8, 12:13, 12:15, 12:19, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:20, 13:24, 13:25, 13:29, 13:34, 13:35, 13:37, 13:38, 13:39, 13:40, 13:41, 14:1, 14:3, 14:4, 14:5, 14:7, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 14:17, 14:18, 14:23, 14:26, 14:27

to pass that – 46 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:17, 11:1, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:1, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

pass – 50 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:11, 10:17, 11:1, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:11, 12:12, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:21, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:1, 14:5, 14:8, 14:9, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:18

that – 185 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:3, 10:4, 10:9, 10:10, 10:11, 10:12, 10:13, 10:14, 10:17, 10:18, 10:19, 10:22, 11:1, 11:4, 11:5, 11:7, 11:8, 11:9, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:17, 11:19, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:32, 11:33, 11:34, 11:35, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:7, 12:13, 12:15, 12:17, 12:19, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:24, 13:26, 13:27, 13:28, 13:29, 13:30, 13:31, 13:32, 13:34, 13:35, 13:37, 13:38, 13:39, 13:40, 13:42, 14:1, 14:2, 14:3, 14:5, 14:6, 14:7, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:17, 14:18, 14:25, 14:27, 14:28, 14:29

that I – 38 occurrences – verses 10:17, 10:22, 11:5, 11:9, 11:13, 11:14, 11:19, 11:25, 11:29, 11:36, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:13, 12:15, 12:20, 12:23, 13:4, 13:6, 13:10, 13:13, 13:14, 13:16, 13:20, 13:34, 13:38, 14:7, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:28, 14:29

I – 159 occurrences – verses 10:1, 10:8, 10:15, 10:16, 10:17, 10:22, 11:1, 11:3, 11:5, 11:6, 11:8, 11:9, 11:11, 11:12, 11:13, 11:14, 11:15, 11:17, 11:19, 11:20, 11:22, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:31, 11:32, 11:33, 11:34, 11:35, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:6, 12:7, 12:11, 12:12, 12:13, 12:15, 12:19, 12:20, 12:21, 12:23, 13:1, 13:2, 13:4, 13:6, 13:7, 13:10, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:22, 13:23, 13:33, 13:34, 13:35, 13:38, 13:39, 14:7, 14:8, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:19, 14:27, 14:28, 14:29, 14:30

I beheld – 39 occurrences – verses 11:11, 11:13, 11:19, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 11:28, 11:30, 11:31, 11:35, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:19, 12:20, 12:23, 13:6, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:17, 13:18, 13:20, 13:38, 13:39, 14:12, 14:13, 14:15

I beheld that – 15 occurrences – verses 11:11, 11:19, 11:25, 11:28, 11:35, 12:19, 12:23, 13:15, 13:17, 13:18, 13:38, 14:12, 14:13, 14:15

beheld – 64 occurrences – verses 11:7, 11:8, 11:11, 11:13, 11:19, 11:20, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:31, 11:32, 11:35, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:11, 12:15, 12:19, 12:20, 12:23, 13:1, 13:6, 13:10, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:23, 13:24, 13:38, 13:39, 14:5, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:19, 14:23

beheld that – 21 occurrences – verses 11:11, 11:19, 11:25, 11:28, 11:35, 12:19, 12:23, 13:15, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 13:20, 13:24, 13:38, 14:5, 14:12, 14:13, 14:15

that after – 11 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:3, 10:11, 10:14, 10:17, 11:1, 11:7, 11:9, 12:5, 12:23, 13:28

that after they – 2 occurrences – verses 10:3, 12:23

after – 34 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:3, 10:10, 10:11, 10:14, 10:15, 10:17, 11:1, 11:7, 11:9, 11:18, 11:19, 11:24, 11:27, 11:34, 12:3, 12:5, 12:23, 13:26, 13:28, 13:29, 13:34, 13:35, 13:39, 13:42

they – 68 occurrences – verses 10:3, 10:6, 10:11, 10:12, 10:14, 10:18, 11:28, 11:29, 11:30, 11:31, 11:34, 11:35, 12:4, 12:7, 12:9, 12:10, 12:15, 12:17, 12:20, 12:23, 13:9, 13:10, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:20, 13:23, 13:24, 13:26, 13:27, 13:32, 13:35, 13:37, 13:40, 13:41, 14:1, 14:2, 14:6, 14:14, 14:23, 14:26

they had – 3 occurrences – verses 10:11, 12:20, 12:23

had – 30 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:5, 10:10, 10:11, 10:14, 11:1, 11:6, 11:8, 11:9, 11:12, 11:19, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 12:5, 12:20, 12:23, 13:16, 13:19, 13:38, 13:39, 14:8, 14:11

dwindled – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

in – 78 occurrences – verses 10:4, 10:6, 10:8, 10:9, 10:11, 10:14, 10:15, 10:16, 10:17, 10:19, 10:21, 11:1, 11:6, 11:11, 11:13, 11:19, 11:20, 11:22, 11:27, 11:28, 11:29, 11:35, 12:1, 12:3, 12:10, 12:11, 12:12, 12:15, 12:20, 12:21, 12:22, 12:23, 13:12, 13:20, 13:24, 13:25, 13:29, 13:32, 13:33, 13:34, 13:35, 13:36, 13:37, 13:41, 14:1, 14:13, 14:14, 14:17, 14:19, 14:23, 14:26, 14:30

in unbelief – 4 occurrences – verses 10:11, 12:22, 12:23, 13:35

unbelief – 4 occurrences – verses 10:11, 12:22, 12:23, 13:35

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became – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

a – 48 occurrences – verses 10:4, 10:5, 10:6, 10:7, 10:16, 10:17, 11:1, 11:6, 11:7, 11:8, 11:11, 11:13, 11:15, 11:19, 11:20, 11:24, 11:25, 11:27, 11:35, 12:4, 12:18, 12:23, 13:4, 13:5, 13:12, 13:20, 13:23, 13:24, 14:2, 14:7, 14:19, 14:28

dark – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

loathsome – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

and a – 4 occurrences – verses 12:18, 12:23, 14:7

filthy – 2 occurrences – verses 12:16, 12:23

people – 16 occurrences – verses 11:28, 11:31, 11:32, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:15, 12:19, 12:20, 12:23, 13:15, 13:40, 14:2, 14:11, 14:14, 14:17

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full – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

of – 403 occurrences – verses 10:1, 10:2, 10:3, 10:4, 10:5, 10:7, 10:8, 10:10, 10:11, 10:12, 10:13, 10:14, 10:15, 10:16, 10:17, 10:18, 10:19, 10:21, 11:1, 11:4, 11:5, 11:6, 11:7, 11:8, 11:11, 11:13, 11:16, 11:17, 11:18, 11:19, 11:21, 11:22, 11:24, 11:25, 11:26, 11:27, 11:30, 11:31, 11:32, 11:33, 11:34, 11:35, 11:36, 12:1, 12:2, 12:3, 12:4, 12:5, 12:6, 12:7, 12:8, 12:9, 12:10, 12:11, 12:12, 12:13, 12:14, 12:15, 12:16, 12:17, 12:18, 12:19, 12:20, 12:21, 12:23, 13:3, 13:4, 13:5, 13:6, 13:7, 13:8, 13:9, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 13:18, 13:19, 13:21, 13:23, 13:24, 13:26, 13:27, 13:28, 13:29, 13:30, 13:31, 13:32, 13:33, 13:34, 13:35, 13:37, 13:38, 13:39, 13:40, 13:41, 14:1, 14:2, 14:3, 14:4, 14:5, 14:6, 14:7, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 14:17, 14:20, 14:21, 14:22, 14:23, 14:24, 14:25, 14:26, 14:27, 14:28, 14:29, 14:30

idleness – 1 occurrence – verse 12:23

and all – 5 occurrences – verses 10:16, 12:4, 12:23, 13:7, 13:27

and all manner of – 3 occurrences – verses 12:4, 12:23, 13:7

all – 53 occurrences – verses 10:2, 10:6, 10:12, 10:13, 10:16, 10:17, 10:18, 10:20, 11:5, 11:6, 11:8, 11:9, 11:15, 11:17, 11:22, 11:31, 11:36, 12:4, 12:23, 13:5, 13:7, 13:18, 13:19, 13:26, 13:27, 13:29, 13:30, 13:39, 13:40, 13:41, 13:42, 14:4, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:14, 14:15, 14:16, 14:17, 14:23, 14:26, 14:30

all manner of – 4 occurrences – verses 11:31, 12:4, 12:23, 13:7

manner – 7 occurrences – verses 10:15, 11:18, 11:31, 12:3, 12:4, 12:23, 13:7

manner of – 7 occurrences – verses 10:15, 11:18, 11:31, 12:3, 12:4, 12:23, 13:7

of abominations – 5 occurrences – verses 12:23, 14:9, 14:10, 14:13, 14:16

abominations – 6 occurrences – verses 12:23, 14:9, 14:10, 14:12, 14:13, 13:19