Unit 1
that I
16 occurrences in 12 verses
1 Nephi 2:16,
1 Nephi 3:1, 7, 8,
1 Nephi 4:1, 10, 17, 24, 26, 29, 32,
1 Nephi 5:4
1 Nephi 2:16
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, being exceedingly young,
nevertheless being large in stature,
and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God,
wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord;
and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart
that I did believe all the words which had been spoken by my father;
wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.
1 Nephi 3:1
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned
from speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father.
1 Nephi 3:7
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father:
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded,
for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men,
save he shall prepare a way for them
that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
1 Nephi 3:8
And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words
he was exceedingly glad,
for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord.
1 Nephi 4:1
And it came to pass that I spake unto my brethren, saying:
Let us go up again unto Jerusalem,
and let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;
for behold he is mightier than all the earth,
then why not mightier than Laban and his fifty,
yea, or even than his tens of thousands?
1 Nephi 4:10
And it came to pass that
I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban;
but I said in my heart:
Never at any time have I shed the blood of man.
And I shrunk and would that I might not slay him.
1 Nephi 4:17
And again, I knew that the Lord had delivered Laban into my hands for this cause —
that I might obtain the records according to his commandments.
1 Nephi 4:24
And I also spake unto him that I should carry the engravings,
which were upon the plates of brass,
to my elder brethren, who were without the walls.
1 Nephi 4:26
And he, supposing that I spake of the brethren of the church,
and that I was truly that Laban whom I had slain, wherefore he did follow me.
1 Nephi 4:29
And it came to pass that I called after them, and they did hear me;
wherefore they did cease to flee from my presence.
1 Nephi 4:32
And it came to pass that I spake with him,
that if he would hearken unto my words,
as the Lord liveth, and as I live,
even so that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare his life.
1 Nephi 5:4
And it had come to pass that my father spake unto her, saying:
I know that I am a visionary man;
for if I had not seen the things of God in a vision
I should not have known the goodness of God,
but had tarried at Jerusalem, and had perished with my brethren.
