Unit 1
all
17 occurrences in 15 verses
1 Nephi 1:1, 4, 5, 14, 20,
1 Nephi 2:9, 16, 20,
1 Nephi 3:16, 20, 24,
1 Nephi 4:1,
1 Nephi 5:14, 17, 18
1 Nephi 1:1
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents,
therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father;
and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days,
nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days;
yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God,
therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days.
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 1:14
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 2:9
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 2:16
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 2:20
And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments,
ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise;
yea, even a land which I have prepared for you;
yea, a land which is choice above all other lands.
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 3:20
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 3:24
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 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 5:14
And it came to pass that my father, Lehi, also found
upon the plates of brass a genealogy of his fathers;
wherefore he knew that he was a descendant of Joseph;
yea, even that Joseph who was the son of Jacob,
who was sold into Egypt, and who was preserved by the hand of the Lord,
that he might preserve his father, Jacob, and all his household
from perishing with famine.
1 Nephi 5:17
And now when my father saw all these things,
he was filled with the Spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed —
1 Nephi 5:18
That these plates of brass should go forth
unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.
