Unit 1

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7 occurrences in 7 verses



1 Nephi 1:1, 7, 13, 14, 15, 18,

1 Nephi 5:4



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 1:7

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 1:13

And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem,

for I have seen thine abominations!

Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem —

that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof;

many should perish by the sword,

and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.



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 1:18

Therefore, I would that ye should know, that

after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi,

yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem,

behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy

and to declare unto them concerning the things

which he had both seen and heard.



1 Nephi 5:4

And it had come to pass that my father spake unto her, saying:

I know that I am a visionary man;

for if I had not seen the things of God in a vision

I should not have known the goodness of God,

but had tarried at Jerusalem, and had perished with my brethren.