Unit 1

because

18 occurrences in 15 verses



1 Nephi 1:6, 14, 15, 19, 20,

1 Nephi 2:1, 11, 12, 18, 19,

1 Nephi 3:6, 16, 17, 29,

1 Nephi 5:1



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 1:15

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 1:19

And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him

because of the things which he testified of them;

for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations;

and he testified that the things which he saw and heard,

and also the things which he read in the book,

manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah,

and also the redemption of the world.



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 2:11

Now this he spake because of the stiffneckedness of Laman and Lemuel;

for behold they did murmur in many things against their father,

because he was a visionary man,

and had led them out of the land of Jerusalem,

to leave the land of their inheritance,

and their gold, and their silver, and their precious things,

to perish in the wilderness.

And this they said he had done

because of the foolish imaginations of his heart.



1 Nephi 2:12

And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest,

did murmur against their father.

And they did murmur because they knew not

the dealings of that God who had created them.



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 3:6

Therefore go, my son,

and thou shalt be favored of the Lord,

because thou hast not murmured.



1 Nephi 3:16

Wherefore, let us be faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord;

therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance,

for behold he left gold and silver, and all manner of riches.

And all this he hath done because of the commandments of the Lord.



1 Nephi 3:17

For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed,

because of the wickedness of the people.



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 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.