Unit 3

and it came to pass that I

25 occurrences in 25 verses



1 Nephi 11:13, 14, 19, 25, 36,

1 Nephi 12:2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 20, 23,

1 Nephi 13:4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 38,

1 Nephi 14:11, 12, 13, 14, 15



1 Nephi 11:13

and it came to pass that I looked

and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities.

And I beheld the city of Nazareth;

and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin,

and she was exceedingly fair and white.



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 11:19

and it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit;

and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time

the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!



1 Nephi 11:25

and it came to pass that I beheld

that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God,

which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life;

which waters are a representation of the love of God;

and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.



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 12:2

and it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together

to battle, one against the other;

and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars,

and great slaughters with the sword among my people.



1 Nephi 12:3

and it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away,

after the manner of wars and contentions in the land;

and I beheld many cities,

yea, even that I did not number them.



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 12:13

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



1 Nephi 12:15

and it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed

gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my brethren;

and they were gathered together to battle.



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 12:23

and it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief

they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people,

full of idleness and all manner of abominations.



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 13:10

and it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters;

and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.



1 Nephi 13:13

and it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God,

that it wrought upon other Gentiles;

and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.



1 Nephi 13:14

and it came to pass that I beheld

many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise;

and I beheld the wrath of God,

that it was upon the seed of my brethren;

and they were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.



1 Nephi 13:16

and it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles

who had gone forth out of captivity

did humble themselves before the Lord;

and the power of the Lord was with them.



1 Nephi 13:20

and it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land;

and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.



1 Nephi 13:38

and it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren,

and also the book of the Lamb of God,

which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew,

that it came forth from the Gentiles

unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.



1 Nephi 14:11

and it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth,

and she sat upon many waters;

and she had dominion over all the earth,

among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.



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 14:13

and it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of abominations

did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the earth,

among all the nations of the Gentiles,

to fight against the Lamb of God.



1 Nephi 14:14

and it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God,

that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb,

and upon the covenant people of the Lord,

who were scattered upon all the face of the earth;

and they were armed with righteousness

and with the power of God in great glory.



1 Nephi 14:15

and it came to pass that I beheld that

the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church,

insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars

among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.