Unit 3

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38 occurrences in 30 verses



1 Nephi 10:1, 12, 13,

1 Nephi 11:1, 12, 27, 30, 33,

1 Nephi 12:7, 20,

1 Nephi 13:11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 30, 37, 39,

1 Nephi 14:2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17



1 Nephi 10:1

And now I, Nephi, proceed to give an account upon these plates

of my proceedings, and my reign and ministry;

wherefore, to proceed with mine account,

I must speak somewhat of the things of my father, and also of my brethren.



1 Nephi 10:12

Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles,

and also concerning the house of Israel,

that they should be compared like unto an olive tree,

whose branches should be broken off

and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.



1 Nephi 10:13

Wherefore, he said it must needs be

that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise,

unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lord,

that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.



1 Nephi 11:1

For it came to pass after I had desired

to know the things that my father had seen,

and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me,

as I sat pondering in mine heart

I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord,

yea, into an exceedingly high mountain,

which I never had before seen,

and upon which I never had before set my foot.



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 11:27

And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world,

of whom my father had spoken;

and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him.

And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him;

and after he was baptized,

I beheld the heavens open,

and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven

and abide upon him in the form of a dove.



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 11:33

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

and slain for the sins of the world.



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 12:20

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 13:11

And it came to pass that the angel said unto me:

Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.



1 Nephi 13:12

And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles,

who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters;

and I beheld the Spirit of God,

that it came down and wrought upon the man;

and he went forth upon the many waters,

even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.



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 13:15

And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles,

and they did prosper and obtain the land for their inheritance;

and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and beautiful,

like unto my people before they were slain.



1 Nephi 13:17

And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together

upon the waters, and upon the land also,

to battle against them.



1 Nephi 13:18

And I beheld that the power of God was with them,

and also that the wrath of God was upon all those

that were gathered together against them to battle.



1 Nephi 13:23

And he said:

Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew.

And I, Nephi, beheld it;

and he said unto me:

The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews,

which contains the covenants of the Lord,

which he hath made unto the house of Israel;

and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets;

and it is a record like unto the engravings

which are upon the plates of brass,

save there are not so many;

nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord,

which he hath made unto the house of Israel;

wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.



1 Nephi 13:30

Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles

who have gone forth out of captivity,

and have been lifted up by the power of God

above all other nations, upon the face of the land

which is choice above all other lands,

which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father

that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance;

wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer

that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed,

which are among thy brethren.



1 Nephi 13:37

And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day,

for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost;

and if they endure unto the end

they shall be lifted up at the last day,

and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb;

and whoso shall publish peace,

yea, tidings of great joy,

how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.



1 Nephi 13:39

And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books,

which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them,

unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren,

and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth,

that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.



1 Nephi 14:2

And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God,

they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father;

yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel;

and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever;

they shall be no more brought down into captivity;

and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.



1 Nephi 14:4

For behold, this is according to the captivity of the devil,

and also according to the justice of God,

upon all those who will work wickedness and abomination before him.



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.



1 Nephi 14:16

And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars

among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations,

the angel spake unto me, saying:

Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots;

and behold, thou seest all these things —



1 Nephi 14:17

And when the day cometh

that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots,

which is the great and abominable church of all the earth,

whose founder is the devil,

then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence,

in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants,

which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.