Unit 2

which

25 occurrences in 18 verses



1 Nephi 6:1, 5, 6,

1 Nephi 7:7, 13, 15, 17,

1 Nephi 8:3, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 36,

1 Nephi 9:1, 2, 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 6:5

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 7:7

And it came to pass in the which rebellion,

they were desirous to return unto the land of Jerusalem.



1 Nephi 7:13

And if it so be that we are faithful to him,

we shall obtain the land of promise;

and ye shall know at some future period

that the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled

concerning the destruction of Jerusalem;

for all things which the Lord hath spoken

concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.



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 7:17

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 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 8:13

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 8:15

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 8:19

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 8:22

And it came to pass that they did come forth,

and commence in the path which led to the tree.



1 Nephi 8:36

And it came to pass after my father had spoken

all the words of his dream or vision, which were many,

he said unto us,

because of these things which he saw in a vision,

he exceedingly feared for Laman and Lemuel;

yea, he feared lest they should be cast off from the presence of the Lord.



1 Nephi 9:1

And all these things did my father see, and hear, and speak,

as he dwelt in a tent, in the valley of Lemuel,

and also a great many more things, which cannot be written upon these plates.



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 9:5

Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates

for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.