Unit 21

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10 occurrences in 8 verses

2 Nephi 32:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9

2 Nephi 32:1

And now, behold, my beloved brethren,

I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts

concerning that which ye should do

after ye have entered in by the way.

But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?

2 Nephi 32:2

Do ye not remember that I said unto you

that after ye had received the Holy Ghost

ye could speak with the tongue of angels?

And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels

save it were by the Holy Ghost?

2 Nephi 32:3

Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost;

wherefore, they speak the words of Christ.

Wherefore, I said unto you,

feast upon the words of Christ;

for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.

2 Nephi 32:4

Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words,

if ye cannot understand them

it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock;

wherefore, ye are not brought into the light,

but must perish in the dark.

2 Nephi 32:5

For behold, again I say unto you

that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost,

it will show unto you all things what ye should do.

2 Nephi 32:7

And now I, Nephi, cannot say more;

the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance,

and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness,

and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men;

for they will not search knowledge,

nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness,

even as plain as word can be.

2 Nephi 32:8

And now, my beloved brethren,

I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts;

and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing.

For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray

ye would know that ye must pray;

for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray,

but teacheth him that he must not pray.

2 Nephi 32:9

But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint;

that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord

save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ,

that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee,

that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.