Unit 3

saw

47 occurrences in 32 verses



1 Nephi 10:17,

1 Nephi 11:3, 4, 12, 14, 21, 24, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,

1 Nephi 12:4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21,

1 Nephi 13:4, 6, 7,

1 Nephi 14:12, 28, 29, 30



1 Nephi 10:17

And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the words of my father,

concerning the things which he saw in a vision,

and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost,

which power he received by faith on the Son of God

— and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come —

I, Nephi, was desirous also

that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost,

which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him,

as well in times of old

as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.



1 Nephi 11:3

And I said:

I desire to behold the things which my father saw.



1 Nephi 11:4

And the Spirit said unto me:

Believest thou that thy father saw the tree of which he hath spoken?



1 Nephi 11:12

And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look!

And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not;

for he had gone from before my presence.



1 Nephi 11:14

And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open;

and an angel came down and stood before me;

and he said unto me:

Nephi, what beholdest thou?



1 Nephi 11:21

And the angel said unto me:

Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!

Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?



1 Nephi 11:24

And after he had said these words,

he said unto me: Look!

And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God

going forth among the children of men;

and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him.



1 Nephi 11:29

And I also beheld twelve others following him.

And it came to pass that they were carried away in the Spirit from before my face,

and I saw them not.



1 Nephi 11:30

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look!

And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again,

and I saw angels descending upon the children of men;

and they did minister unto them.



1 Nephi 11:32

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look!

And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God,

that he was taken by the people;

yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world;

and I saw and bear record.



1 Nephi 11:33

And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross

and slain for the sins of the world.



1 Nephi 11:34

And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth,

that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb;

for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the Lord.



1 Nephi 11:35

And the multitude of the earth was gathered together;

and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building,

like unto the building which my father saw.

And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying:

Behold the world and the wisdom thereof;

yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together

to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.



1 Nephi 11:36

And it came to pass that I saw and bear record,

that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world;

and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great.

And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying:

Thus shall be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people,

that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.



1 Nephi 12:4

And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness

on the face of the land of promise;

and I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes,

and all manner of tumultuous noises;

and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent;

and I saw mountains tumbling into pieces;

and I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up;

and I saw many cities that they were sunk;

and I saw many that they were burned with fire;

and I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.



1 Nephi 12:5

And it came to pass after I saw these things,

I saw the vapor of darkness,

that it passed from off the face of the earth;

and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen

because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.



1 Nephi 12:6

And I saw the heavens open,

and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven;

and he came down and showed himself unto them.



1 Nephi 12:7

And I also saw and bear record

that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others;

and they were ordained of God, and chosen.



1 Nephi 12:12

And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation

who passed away in righteousness.



1 Nephi 12:13

And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.



1 Nephi 12:16

And the angel spake unto me, saying:

Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw;

yea, even the river of which he spake;

and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.



1 Nephi 12:18

And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw,

is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men.

And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them;

yea, even the word of the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah

who is the Lamb of God,

of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record,

from the beginning of the world until this time,

and from this time henceforth and forever.



1 Nephi 12:19

And while the angel spake these words,

I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed,

according to the word of the angel;

and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil,

I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed.



1 Nephi 12:20

And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the seed of my brethren

that they had overcome my seed;

and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land.



1 Nephi 12:21

And I saw them gathered together in multitudes;

and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them;

and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away.



1 Nephi 13:4

And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles

the formation of a great church.



1 Nephi 13:6

And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church;

and I saw the devil that he was the founder of it.



1 Nephi 13:7

And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets,

and fine-twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing;

and I saw many harlots.



1 Nephi 14:12

And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God,

and its numbers were few,

because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore

who sat upon many waters;

nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God,

were also upon all the face of the earth;

and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small,

because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.



1 Nephi 14:28

And behold, I, Nephi, am forbidden

that I should write the remainder of the things which I saw and heard;

wherefore the things which I have written sufficeth me;

and I have written but a small part of the things which I saw.



1 Nephi 14:29

And I bear record that I saw the things which my father saw,

and the angel of the Lord did make them known unto me.



1 Nephi 14:30

And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things

which I saw while I was carried away in the spirit;

and if all the things which I saw are not written,

the things which I have written are true.

And thus it is.

Amen.