1 Nephi 15:3

For he truly spake many great things unto them,

which were hard to be understood,

save a man should inquire of the Lord;

and they being hard in their hearts,

therefore they did not look unto the Lord as they ought.

which were hard to be understood,

be - 21 occurrences in 12 verses - 1 Nephi 15:3, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 32, 33, 34, 35