Unit 18

because of

9 occurrences in 8 verses

2 Nephi 25:9, 11, 12, 25,

2 Nephi 26:20,

2 Nephi 27:5, 8, 16

2 Nephi 25:9

And as one generation hath been destroyed among the Jews because of iniquity,

even so have they been destroyed

from generation to generation according to their iniquities;

and never hath any of them been destroyed

save it were foretold them by the prophets of the Lord.

2 Nephi 25:11

And now this I speak because of the spirit which is in me.

And notwithstanding they have been carried away

they shall return again, and possess the land of Jerusalem;

wherefore, they shall be restored again to the land of their inheritance.

2 Nephi 25:12

But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars;

and when the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father,

yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth,

shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh,

behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities,

and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks.

2 Nephi 25:25

For, for this end was the law given;

wherefore the law hath become dead unto us,

and we are made alive in Christ because of our faith;

yet we keep the law because of the commandments.

2 Nephi 26:20

And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes,

and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block,

that they have built up many churches;

nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God,

and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning,

that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

2 Nephi 27:5

For behold, the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep.

For behold, ye have closed your eyes,

and ye have rejected the prophets;

and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity.

2 Nephi 27:8

Wherefore, because of the things which are sealed up,

the things which are sealed shall not be delivered

in the day of the wickedness and abominations of the people.

Wherefore the book shall be kept from them.

2 Nephi 27:16

And now, because of the glory of the world and to get gain will they say this,

and not for the glory of God.