Unit 1
because of the
9 occurrences in 8 verses
1 Nephi 1:6, 15, 19,
1 Nephi 2:1, 11, 18,
1 Nephi 3:16, 17
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 1:15
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 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 2:18
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 3:16
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.
