Unit 19

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26 occurrences in 21 verses

2 Nephi 28:3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 28,

2 Nephi 29:4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14,

2 Nephi 30:2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 17

2 Nephi 28:3

For it shall come to pass in that day

that the churches which are built up, and not unto the Lord,

when the one shall say unto the other:

Behold, I, I am the Lord's;

and the others shall say:

I, I am the Lord's;

and thus shall every one say

that hath built up churches, and not unto the Lord —

2 Nephi 28:6

Behold, hearken ye unto my precept;

if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord,

believe it not;

for this day he is not a God of miracles;

he hath done his work.

2 Nephi 28:7

Yea, and there shall be many which shall say:

Eat, drink, and be merry,

for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.

2 Nephi 28:8

And there shall also be many which shall say:

Eat, drink, and be merry;

nevertheless, fear God —

he will justify in committing a little sin;

yea, lie a little,

take the advantage of one because of his words,

dig a pit for thy neighbor;

there is no harm in this;

and do all these things, for tomorrow we die;

and if it so be that we are guilty,

God will beat us with a few stripes,

and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

2 Nephi 28:14

They wear stiff necks and high heads;

yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms,

they have all gone astray

save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ;

nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err

because they are taught by the precepts of men.

2 Nephi 28:16

Wo unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught

and revile against that which is good,

and say that it is of no worth!

For the day shall come

that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth;

and in that day that they are fully ripe in iniquity they shall perish.

2 Nephi 28:19

For the kingdom of the devil must shake,

and they which belong to it must needs be stirred up unto repentance,

or the devil will grasp them with his everlasting chains,

and they be stirred up to anger, and perish;

2 Nephi 28:28

And in fine, wo unto all those

who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God!

For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness;

and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he shall fall.

2 Nephi 29:4

But thus saith the Lord God:

O fools, they shall have a Bible;

and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people.

And what thank they the Jews for the Bible which they receive from them?

Yea, what do the Gentiles mean?

Do they remember the travails, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews,

and their diligence unto me, in bringing forth salvation unto the Gentiles?

2 Nephi 29:6

Thou fool, that shall say:

A Bible, we have got a Bible, and we need no more Bible.

Have ye obtained a Bible save it were by the Jews?

2 Nephi 29:9

And I do this that I may prove unto many

that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever;

and that I speak forth my words according to mine own pleasure.

And because that I have spoken one word

ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another;

for my work is not yet finished;

neither shall it be until the end of man,

neither from that time henceforth and forever.

2 Nephi 29:10

Wherefore, because that ye have a Bible

ye need not suppose that it contains all my words;

neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more to be written.

2 Nephi 29:12

For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it;

and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it;

and I shall also speak unto the other tribes of the house of Israel,

which I have led away,

and they shall write it;

and I shall also speak unto all nations of the earth

and they shall write it.

2 Nephi 29:13

And it shall come to pass that the Jews shall have the words of the Nephites,

and the Nephites shall have the words of the Jews;

and the Nephites and the Jews shall have the words of the lost tribes of Israel;

and the lost tribes of Israel shall have the words of the Nephites and the Jews.

2 Nephi 29:14

And it shall come to pass that

my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home

unto the lands of their possessions;

and my word also shall be gathered in one.

And I will show unto them that fight against my word

and against my people, who are of the house of Israel,

that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham

that I would remember his seed forever.

2 Nephi 30:2

For behold, I say unto you

that as many of the Gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord;

and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off;

for the Lord covenanteth with none

save it be with them that repent

and believe in his Son, who is the Holy One of Israel.

2 Nephi 30:6

And then shall they rejoice;

for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God;

and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes;

and many generations shall not pass away among them,

save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people.

2 Nephi 30:7

And it shall come to pass that the Jews which are scattered

also shall begin to believe in Christ;

and they shall begin to gather in upon the face of the land;

and as many as shall believe in Christ shall also become a delightsome people.

2 Nephi 30:8

And it shall come to pass that

the Lord God shall commence his work

among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people,

to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth.

2 Nephi 30:10

For the time speedily cometh

that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people,

and the wicked will he destroy; and he will spare his people,

yea, even if it so be that he must destroy the wicked by fire.

2 Nephi 30:17

There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed;

there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light;

and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.