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.