Unit 1
unto the
25 occurrences in 22 verses
1 Nephi 1:4, 5, 6, 14, 20,
1 Nephi 2:3, 7, 13, 16, 18,
1 Nephi 3:4, 7, 11, 23, 28,
1 Nephi 4:2, 7, 11, 20, 38,
1 Nephi 5:9, 10
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 1:14
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 1:20
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 2:3
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 2:13
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 2:16
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 2:18
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 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 3:23
And after we had gathered these things together,
we went up again unto the house of Laban.
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 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 4:7
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 4:20
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 4:38
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 5:9
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.
