Unit 19

unto

60 occurrences in 34 verses



2 Nephi 28:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 15, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

2 Nephi 29:1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14,

2 Nephi 30:1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 16, 18



2 Nephi 28:1

And now, behold, my brethren, I have spoken unto you,

according as the Spirit hath constrained me;

wherefore, I know that they must surely come to pass.



2 Nephi 28:2

And the things which shall be written out of the book

shall be of great worth unto the children of men,

and especially unto our seed, which is a remnant of the house of Israel.



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 28:5

And they deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel;

and they say unto the people:

Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept;

for behold there is no God today,

for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work,

and he hath given his power unto men;



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 28:15

O the wise, and the learned, and the rich,

that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts,

and all those who preach false doctrines,

and all those who commit whoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord,

wo, wo, wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty,

for they shall be thrust down to hell!



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 28:22

And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them

there is no hell;

and he saith unto them:

I am no devil,

for there is none —

and thus he whispereth in their ears,

until he grasps them with his awful chains,

from whence there is no deliverance.



2 Nephi 28:24

Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!



2 Nephi 28:25

Wo be unto him that crieth:

All is well!



2 Nephi 28:26

Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men,

and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!



2 Nephi 28:27

Yea, wo be unto him that saith:

We have received, and we need no more!



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 28:29

Wo be unto him that shall say:

We have received the word of God,

and we need no more of the word of God,

for we have enough!



2 Nephi 28:30

For behold, thus saith the Lord God:

I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept,

here a little and there a little;

and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts,

and lend an ear unto my counsel,

for they shall learn wisdom;

for unto him that receiveth I will give more;

and from them that shall say, We have enough,

from them shall be taken away even that which they have.



2 Nephi 28:31

Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm,

or shall hearken unto the precepts of men,

save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.



2 Nephi 28:32

Wo be unto the Gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts!

For notwithstanding I shall lengthen out mine arm unto them from day to day,

they will deny me;

nevertheless, I will be merciful unto them, saith the Lord God,

if they will repent and come unto me;

for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long, saith the Lord God of Hosts.



2 Nephi 29:1

But behold, there shall be many —

at that day when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them,

that I may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of men,

that I may set my hand again the second time

to recover my people, which are of the house of Israel;



2 Nephi 29:2

And also, that I may remember the promises

which I have made unto thee, Nephi, and also unto thy father,

that I would remember your seed;

and that the words of your seed should proceed forth

out of my mouth unto your seed;

and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth,

for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel;



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 29:7

Know ye not that there are more nations than one?

Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men,

and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea;

and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath;

and I bring forth my word unto the children of men,

yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?



2 Nephi 29:8

Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word?

Know ye not that the testimony of two nations

is a witness unto you that I am God,

that I remember one nation like unto another?

Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another.

And when the two nations shall run together

the testimony of the two nations shall run together also.



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 29:11

For I command all men,

both in the east and in the west, and in the north, and in the south,

and in the islands of the sea,

that they shall write the words which I speak unto them;

for out of the books which shall be written I will judge the world,

every man according to their works,

according to that which is 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 29:14

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 30:1

And now behold, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you;

for I, Nephi, would not suffer that ye should suppose

that ye are more righteous than the Gentiles shall be.

For behold, except ye shall keep the commandments of God

ye shall all likewise perish;

and because of the words which have been spoken

ye need not suppose that the Gentiles are utterly destroyed.



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 30:3

And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles.

For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth,

and be written unto the Gentiles,

and sealed up again unto the Lord,

there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written;

and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed.



2 Nephi 30:5

And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them;

wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers,

and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers.



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 30:16

Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known;

yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men.



2 Nephi 30:18

Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men

shall at that day be revealed;

and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more,

for a long time.

And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings.