Unit 3

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78 occurrences in 59 verses



1 Nephi 10:2, 11, 13, 17, 18,

1 Nephi 11:1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 22, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36,

1 Nephi 12:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 20, 23,

1 Nephi 13:1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 23, 24, 29, 34, 38, 39,

1 Nephi 14:1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 30



1 Nephi 10:2

For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end

of speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence,

he spake unto them concerning the Jews —



1 Nephi 10:11

And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words

he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel

which should be preached among the Jews,

and also concerning the dwindling of the Jews in unbelief.

And after they had slain the Messiah, who should come,

and after he had been slain

he should rise from the dead,

and should make himself manifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.



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 10:17

And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the words of my father,

concerning the things which he saw in a vision,

and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost,

which power he received by faith on the Son of God

— and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come —

I, Nephi, was desirous also

that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost,

which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him,

as well in times of old

as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.



1 Nephi 10:18

For he is the same yesterday, today, and forever;

and the way is prepared for all men from the foundation of the world,

if it so be that they repent and come unto him.



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 11:7

And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign,

that after thou hast beheld the tree

which bore the fruit which thy father tasted,

thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven,

and him shall ye witness;

and after ye have witnessed him

ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God.



1 Nephi 11:8

And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look!

And I looked and beheld a tree;

and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen;

and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty;

and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.



1 Nephi 11:9

And it came to pass after I had seen the tree,

I said unto the Spirit:

I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree

which is precious above all.



1 Nephi 11:11

And I said unto him:

To know the interpretation thereof —

for I spake unto him as a man speaketh;

for I beheld that he was in the form of a man;

yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord;

and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.



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 11:13

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 11:22

And I answered him, saying:

Yea, it is the love of God,

which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men;

wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.



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 11:29

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 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 11:32

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look!

And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God,

that he was taken by the people;

yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world;

and I saw and bear record.



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 12:1

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

Look, and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.

And I looked and beheld the land of promise;

and I beheld multitudes of people,

yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.



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 12:5

And it came to pass after I saw these things,

I saw the vapor of darkness,

that it passed from off the face of the earth;

and behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen

because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.



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 13:1

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.



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 13:11

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 13:16

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 13:23

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 13:24

And the angel of the Lord said unto me:

Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew;

and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew

it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord,

of whom the twelve apostles bear record;

and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.



1 Nephi 13:29

And after these plain and precious things were taken away

it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles;

and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles,

yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen

with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity,

thou seest — because of the many plain and precious things

which have been taken out of the book,

which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men,

according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God —

because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb,

an exceedingly great many do stumble,

yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.



1 Nephi 13:34

And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying:

Behold, saith the Lamb of God,

after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel

— and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father —

wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment,

and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles,

and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly,

because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb

which have been kept back by that abominable church,

which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb —

I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day,

insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power,

much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.



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 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 14:1

And it shall come to pass, that

if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day

that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed,

unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks —



1 Nephi 14:3

And that great pit, which hath been digged for them

by that great and abominable church,

which was founded by the devil and his children,

that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell —

yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men

shall be filled by those who digged it,

unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God;

not the destruction of the soul,

save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end.



1 Nephi 14:5

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, Nephi, saying:

Thou hast beheld that if the Gentiles repent it shall be well with them;

and thou also knowest concerning the covenants of the Lord

unto the house of Israel;

and thou also hast heard that whoso repenteth not must perish.



1 Nephi 14:6

Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles

if it so be that they harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.



1 Nephi 14:8

And it came to pass that

when the angel had spoken these words,

he said unto me: Rememberest thou the covenants of the Father unto the house of Israel?

I said unto him, Yea.



1 Nephi 14:9

And it came to pass that he said unto me:

Look, and behold that great and abominable church,

which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.



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 14:18

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!



1 Nephi 14:30

And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things

which I saw while I was carried away in the spirit;

and if all the things which I saw are not written,

the things which I have written are true.

And thus it is.

Amen.