Unit 2
I
83 occurrences in 40 verses
1 Nephi 6:1, 3, 4, 5, 6,
1 Nephi 7:1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22,
1 Nephi 8:2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 29,
1 Nephi 9:2, 3, 5
1 Nephi 6:1
And now I, Nephi, do not give the genealogy of my fathers in this part of my record;
neither at any time shall I give it after upon these plates which I am writing;
for it is given in the record which has been kept by my father;
wherefore, I do not write it in this work.
1 Nephi 6:3
And it mattereth not to me that I am particular to give a full account
of all the things of my father,
for they cannot be written upon these plates,
for I desire the room that I may write of the things of God.
1 Nephi 6:4
For the fulness of mine intent is that I may persuade men to come
unto the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and be saved.
1 Nephi 6:5
Wherefore, the things which are pleasing unto the world I do not write,
but the things which are pleasing unto God
and unto those who are not of the world.
1 Nephi 6:6
Wherefore, I shall give commandment unto my seed,
that they shall not occupy these plates with things
which are not of worth unto the children of men.
1 Nephi 7:1
And now I would that ye might know, that
after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed,
it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying
that it was not meet for him, Lehi,
that he should take his family into the wilderness alone;
but that his sons should take daughters to wife,
that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.
1 Nephi 7:2
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him
that I, Nephi, and my brethren, should again return unto the land of Jerusalem,
and bring down Ishmael and his family into the wilderness.
1 Nephi 7:3
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did again, with my brethren,
go forth into the wilderness to go up to Jerusalem.
1 Nephi 7:8
And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts,
therefore I spake unto them, saying,
yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel:
Behold ye are mine elder brethren,
and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds,
that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you,
yea, and set an example for you?
1 Nephi 7:15
Now behold, I say unto you
that if ye will return unto Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them.
And now, if ye have choice, go up to the land,
and remember the words which I speak unto you,
that if ye go ye will also perish;
for thus the Spirit of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak.
1 Nephi 7:16
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren,
they were angry with me.
And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me,
for behold, they were exceedingly wroth,
and they did bind me with cords,
for they sought to take away my life,
that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.
1 Nephi 7:17
But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying:
O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee,
wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren;
yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.
1 Nephi 7:18
And it came to pass that when I had said these words,
behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet,
and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.
1 Nephi 7:20
And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of their wickedness,
insomuch that they did bow down before me,
and did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing
that they had done against me.
1 Nephi 7:21
And it came to pass that I did frankly forgive them all that they had done,
and I did exhort them that they would pray
unto the Lord their God for forgiveness.
And it came to pass that they did so.
And after they had done praying unto the Lord
we did again travel on our journey towards the tent of our father.
1 Nephi 7:22
And it came to pass that we did come down unto the tent of our father.
And after I and my brethren and all the house of Ishmael
had come down unto the tent of my father,
they did give thanks unto the Lord their God;
and they did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto him.
1 Nephi 8:2
And it came to pass that while my father tarried in the wilderness
he spake unto us, saying:
Behold, I have dreamed a dream;
or, in other words, I have seen a vision.
1 Nephi 8:3
And behold, because of the thing which I have seen,
I have reason to rejoice in the Lord because of Nephi and also of Sam;
for I have reason to suppose
that they, and also many of their seed, will be saved.
1 Nephi 8:4
But behold, Laman and Lemuel, I fear exceedingly because of you;
for behold, methought I saw in my dream, a dark and dreary wilderness.
1 Nephi 8:5
And it came to pass that I saw a man, and he was dressed in a white robe;
and he came and stood before me.
1 Nephi 8:7
And it came to pass that as I followed him
I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste.
1 Nephi 8:8
And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness,
I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy on me,
according to the multitude of his tender mercies.
1 Nephi 8:9
And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord
I beheld a large and spacious field.
1 Nephi 8:10
And it came to pass that I beheld a tree,
whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.
1 Nephi 8:11
And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof;
and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted.
Yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white,
to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever seen.
1 Nephi 8:12
And as I partook of the fruit thereof
it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy;
wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also;
for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.
1 Nephi 8:13
And as I cast my eyes round about,
that perhaps I might discover my family also,
I beheld a river of water; and it ran along,
and it was near the tree of which I was partaking the fruit.
1 Nephi 8:14
And I looked to behold from whence it came;
and I saw the head thereof a little way off;
and at the head thereof I beheld your mother Sariah, and Sam, and Nephi;
and they stood as if they knew not whither they should go.
1 Nephi 8:15
And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them;
and I also did say unto them with a loud voice
that they should come unto me, and partake of the fruit,
which was desirable above all other fruit.
1 Nephi 8:17
And it came to pass that I was desirous
that Laman and Lemuel should come and partake of the fruit also;
wherefore, I cast mine eyes towards the head of the river,
that perhaps I might see them.
1 Nephi 8:18
And it came to pass that I saw them,
but they would not come unto me and partake of the fruit.
1 Nephi 8:19
And I beheld a rod of iron,
and it extended along the bank of the river,
and led to the tree by which I stood.
1 Nephi 8:20
And I also beheld a strait and narrow path,
which came along by the rod of iron,
even to the tree by which I stood;
and it also led by the head of the fountain, unto a large and spacious field,
as if it had been a world.
1 Nephi 8:21
And I saw numberless concourses of people,
many of whom were pressing forward,
that they might obtain the path
which led unto the tree by which I stood.
1 Nephi 8:24
And it came to pass that I beheld others pressing forward,
and they came forth and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron;
and they did press forward through the mist of darkness,
clinging to the rod of iron,
even until they did come forth and partake of the fruit of the tree.
1 Nephi 8:26
And I also cast my eyes round about,
and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building;
and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.
1 Nephi 8:29
And now I, Nephi, do not speak all the words of my father.
1 Nephi 9:2
And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates,
behold they are not the plates
upon which I make a full account of the history of my people;
for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people
I have given the name of Nephi;
wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name;
and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.
1 Nephi 9:3
Nevertheless, I have received a commandment of the Lord
that I should make these plates, for the special purpose
that there should be an account engraven of the ministry of my people.
1 Nephi 9:5
Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates
for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.
