Unit 3
before
12 occurrences in 11 verses
1 Nephi 10:7, 21,
1 Nephi 11:1, 12, 14, 27, 29,
1 Nephi 13:14, 15, 16,
1 Nephi 14:4
1 Nephi 10:7
And he spake also concerning a prophet
who should come before the Messiah, to prepare the way of the Lord —
1 Nephi 10:21
Wherefore, if ye have sought to do wickedly in the days of your probation,
then ye are found unclean before the judgment-seat of God;
and no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever.
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 11:14
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 11:27
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 11:29
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 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 13:16
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 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.
