Unit 3

behold the

15 occurrences in 13 verses



1 Nephi 11:3, 6, 18, 21, 26, 35,

1 Nephi 12:8, 16,

1 Nephi 13:5, 8, 11,

1 Nephi 14:16, 24



1 Nephi 11:3

And I said:

I desire to behold the things which my father saw.



1 Nephi 11:6

And when I had spoken these words,

the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying:

Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God;

for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all.

And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God;

wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.



1 Nephi 11:18

And he said unto me:

Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God,

after the manner of the flesh.



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 11:26

And the angel said unto me again:

Look and behold the condescension of God!



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 12:8

And the angel spake unto me, saying:

behold the Twelve Disciples of the Lamb,

who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.



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 13:5

And the angel said unto me:

behold the formation of a church

which is most abominable above all other churches,

which slayeth the saints of God,

yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down,

and yoketh them with a yoke of iron,

and bringeth them down into captivity.



1 Nephi 13:8

And the angel spake unto me, saying:

behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets,

and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots,

are the desires of this great and abominable church.



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 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 14:24

And behold, the things which this apostle of the Lamb shall write

are many things which thou hast seen;

and behold, the remainder shalt thou see.