Unit 1
it came to pass
48 occurrences in 48 verses
1 Nephi 1:4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 19,
1 Nephi 2:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 17, 19,
1 Nephi 3:1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,
1 Nephi 4:1, 10, 12, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38,
1 Nephi 5:1, 9, 14, 20
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 1:7
And it came to pass that he returned to his own house at Jerusalem;
and he cast himself upon his bed,
being overcome with the Spirit and the things which he had seen.
1 Nephi 1:9
And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven,
and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day.
1 Nephi 1:12
And it came to pass that as he read,
he was filled with the Spirit of the Lord.
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 1:19
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 2:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream,
that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.
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 2:4
And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness.
And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance,
and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things,
and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents,
and departed into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 2:6
And it came to pass that when he had traveled three days in the wilderness,
he pitched his tent in a valley by the side of a river of water.
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 2:8
And it came to pass that he called the name of the river, Laman,
and it emptied into the Red Sea;
and the valley was in the borders near the mouth thereof.
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 2:19
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 3:1
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, returned
from speaking with the Lord, to the tent of my father.
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 3:7
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 3:8
And it came to pass that when my father had heard these words
he was exceedingly glad,
for he knew that I had been blessed of the Lord.
1 Nephi 3:10
And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of Jerusalem,
I and my brethren did consult one with another.
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 3:21
And it came to pass that after this manner of language
did I persuade my brethren, that they might be faithful
in keeping the commandments of God.
1 Nephi 3:22
And it came to pass that we went down to the land of our inheritance,
and we did gather together our gold, and our silver, and our precious things.
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 3:25
And it came to pass that
when Laban saw our property, and that it was exceedingly great,
he did lust after it,
insomuch that he thrust us out, and sent his servants to slay us,
that he might obtain our property.
1 Nephi 3:26
And it came to pass that we did flee before the servants of Laban,
and we were obliged to leave behind our property,
and it fell into the hands of Laban.
1 Nephi 3:27
And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness,
and the servants of Laban did not overtake us,
and we hid ourselves in the cavity of a rock.
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 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 4:10
And it came to pass that
I was constrained by the Spirit that I should kill Laban;
but I said in my heart:
Never at any time have I shed the blood of man.
And I shrunk and would that I might not slay him.
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 4:28
And it came to pass that when Laman saw me
he was exceedingly frightened, and also Lemuel and Sam.
And they fled from before my presence;
for they supposed it was Laban,
and that he had slain me and had sought to take away their lives also.
1 Nephi 4:29
And it came to pass that I called after them, and they did hear me;
wherefore they did cease to flee from my presence.
1 Nephi 4:30
And it came to pass that when the servant of Laban beheld my brethren
he began to tremble, and was about to flee from before me
and return to the city of Jerusalem.
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 4:35
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 5:9
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 5:14
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 5:20
And it came to pass that thus far I and my father had kept the commandments
wherewith the Lord had commanded us.
