Unit 1

unto

91 occurrences in 61 verses



1 Nephi 1:4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20,

1 Nephi 2:1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24,

1 Nephi 3:2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30,

1 Nephi 4:1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 27, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38,

1 Nephi 5:1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 18, 21



1 Nephi 1:4

For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year

of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah,

(my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days);

and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people

that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed.



1 Nephi 1:5

Wherefore it came to pass that

my father, Lehi, as he went forth prayed unto the Lord,

yea, even with all his heart, in behalf of his people.



1 Nephi 1:6

And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord,

there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him;

and he saw and heard much;

and because of the things which he saw and heard

he did quake and tremble exceedingly.



1 Nephi 1:11

And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth;

and the first came and stood before my father,

and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read.



1 Nephi 1:13

And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem,

for I have seen thine abominations!

Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem —

that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof;

many should perish by the sword,

and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.



1 Nephi 1:14

And it came to pass that when my father had read

and seen many great and marvelous things,

he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as:

Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty!

Thy throne is high in the heavens,

and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth;

and, because thou art merciful,

thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!



1 Nephi 1:15

And after this manner was the language of my father in the praising of his God;

for his soul did rejoice, and his whole heart was filled,

because of the things which he had seen,

yea, which the Lord had shown unto him.



1 Nephi 1:16

And now I, Nephi, do not make a full account of the things

which my father hath written,

for he hath written many things which he saw in visions and in dreams;

and he also hath written many things

which he prophesied and spake unto his children,

of which I shall not make a full account.



1 Nephi 1:18

Therefore, I would that ye should know, that

after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi,

yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem,

behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy

and to declare unto them concerning the things

which he had both seen and heard.



1 Nephi 1:20

And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him;

yea, even as with the prophets of old,

whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain;

and they also sought his life, that they might take it away.

But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you

that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those

whom he hath chosen, because of their faith,

to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.



1 Nephi 2:1

For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father,

yea, even in a dream, and said unto him:

Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done;

and because thou hast been faithful

and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee,

behold, they seek to take away thy life.



1 Nephi 2:3

And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord,

wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.



1 Nephi 2:7

And it came to pass that he built an altar of stones,

and made an offering unto the Lord, and gave thanks unto the Lord our God.



1 Nephi 2:9

And when my father saw that the waters of the river

emptied into the fountain of the Red Sea,

he spake unto Laman, saying:

O that thou mightest be like unto this river,

continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!



1 Nephi 2:10

And he also spake unto Lemuel:

O that thou mightest be like unto this valley,

firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord!



1 Nephi 2:13

Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city,

could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets.

And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem,

who sought to take away the life of my father.



1 Nephi 2:14

And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them

in the valley of Lemuel, with power, being filled with the Spirit,

until their frames did shake before him.

And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him;

wherefore, they did as he commanded them.



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 2:17

And I spake unto Sam, making known unto him the things

which the Lord had manifested unto me by his Holy Spirit.

And it came to pass that he believed in my words.



1 Nephi 2:18

But, behold, Laman and Lemuel would not hearken unto my words;

and being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts

I cried unto the Lord for them.



1 Nephi 2:19

And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying:

Blessed art thou, Nephi, because of thy faith,

for thou hast sought me diligently, with lowliness of heart.



1 Nephi 2:24

And if it so be that they rebel against me,

they shall be a scourge unto thy seed,

to stir them up in the ways of remembrance.



1 Nephi 3:2

And it came to pass that he spake unto me, saying:

Behold I have dreamed a dream,

in the which the Lord hath commanded me

that thou and thy brethren shall return to Jerusalem.



1 Nephi 3:4

Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me

that thou and thy brothers should go unto the house of Laban,

and seek the records, and bring them down hither into the wilderness.



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 3:11

And we cast lots — who of us should go in unto the house of Laban.

And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman;

and Laman went in unto the house of Laban,

and he talked with him as he sat in his house.



1 Nephi 3:13

And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry,

and thrust him out from his presence;

and he would not that he should have the records.

Wherefore, he said unto him:

Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.



1 Nephi 3:14

But Laman fled out of his presence,

and told the things which Laban had done,

unto us.

And we began to be exceedingly sorrowful,

and my brethren were about to return unto my father in the wilderness.



1 Nephi 3:15

But behold I said unto them that:

As the Lord liveth, and as we live,

we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness

until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us.



1 Nephi 3:19

And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these records,

that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers;



1 Nephi 3:20

And also that we may preserve unto them the words

which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets,

which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God,

since the world began, even down unto this present time.



1 Nephi 3:23

And after we had gathered these things together,

we went up again unto the house of Laban.



1 Nephi 3:24

And it came to pass that we went in unto Laban, and desired him

that he would give unto us the records

which were engraven upon the plates of brass,

for which we would give unto him

our gold, and our silver, and all our precious things.



1 Nephi 3:28

And it came to pass that Laman was angry with me, and also with my father;

and also was Lemuel, for he hearkened unto the words of Laman.

Wherefore Laman and Lemuel did speak many hard words

unto us, their younger brothers,

and they did smite us even with a rod.



1 Nephi 3:29

And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod,

behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them,

and he spake unto them, saying:

Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod?

Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you,

and this because of your iniquities?

Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again,

and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.



1 Nephi 3:30

And after the angel had spoken unto us, he departed.



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 4:2

Therefore let us go up;

let us be strong like unto Moses;

for he truly spake unto the waters of the Red Sea

and they divided hither and thither,

and our fathers came through, out of captivity, on dry ground,

and the armies of Pharaoh did follow

and were drowned in the waters of the Red Sea.



1 Nephi 4:3

Now behold ye know that this is true;

and ye also know that an angel hath spoken unto you;

wherefore can ye doubt?

Let us go up;

the Lord is able to deliver us, even as our fathers,

and to destroy Laban, even as the Egyptians.



1 Nephi 4:7

Nevertheless I went forth,

and as I came near unto the house of Laban I beheld a man,

and he had fallen to the earth before me,

for he was drunken with wine.



1 Nephi 4:11

And the Spirit said unto me again:

Behold the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.

Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life;

yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord;

and he also had taken away our property.



1 Nephi 4:12

And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me again:

Slay him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands;



1 Nephi 4:14

And now, when I, Nephi, had heard these words,

I remembered the words of the Lord

which he spake unto me in the wilderness,

saying that: Inasmuch as thy seed shall keep my commandments,

they shall prosper in the land of promise.



1 Nephi 4:20

And after I had done this, I went forth unto the treasury of Laban.

And as I went forth towards the treasury of Laban,

behold, I saw the servant of Laban who had the keys of the treasury.

And I commanded him in the voice of Laban,

that he should go with me into the treasury.



1 Nephi 4:22

And he spake unto me concerning the elders of the Jews,

he knowing that his master, Laban, had been out by night among them.



1 Nephi 4:23

And I spake unto him as if it had been Laban.



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 4:27

And he spake unto me many times concerning the elders of the Jews,

as I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the walls.



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 4:33

And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear;

that he should be a free man like unto us

if he would go down in the wilderness with us.



1 Nephi 4:34

And I also spake unto him, saying:

Surely the Lord hath commanded us to do this thing;

and shall we not be diligent in keeping the commandments of the Lord?

Therefore, if thou wilt go down into the wilderness to my father

thou shalt have place with us.



1 Nephi 4:35

And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake.

Now Zoram was the name of the servant;

and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father.

Yea, and he also made an oath unto us

that he would tarry with us from that time forth.



1 Nephi 4:37

And it came to pass that when Zoram had made an oath unto us,

our fears did cease concerning him.



1 Nephi 4:38

And it came to pass that we took the plates of brass and the servant of Laban,

and departed into the wilderness, and journeyed unto the tent of our father.



1 Nephi 5:1

And it came to pass that after we had come down

into the wilderness unto our father,

behold, he was filled with joy,

and also my mother, Sariah, was exceedingly glad,

for she truly had mourned because of us.



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.



1 Nephi 5:5

But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which things I do rejoice;

yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons out of the hands of Laban,

and bring them down again unto us in the wilderness.



1 Nephi 5:9

And it came to pass that they did rejoice exceedingly,

and did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto the Lord;

and they gave thanks unto the God of Israel.



1 Nephi 5:10

And after they had given thanks unto the God of Israel,

my father, Lehi, took the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass,

and he did search them from the beginning.



1 Nephi 5:18

That these plates of brass should go forth

unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.



1 Nephi 5:21

And we had obtained the records which the Lord had commanded us,

and searched them and found that they were desirable;

yea, even of great worth unto us,

insomuch that we could preserve the commandments of the Lord unto our children.