Unit 5

unto the

14 occurrences in 13 verses

1 Nephi 16:37,

1 Nephi 17:2, 7, 23, 32, 45, 48,

1 Nephi 18:3, 11, 17, 21,

1 Nephi 19:3, 21

1 Nephi 16:37

And Laman said unto Lemuel and also unto the sons of Ishmael:

Behold, let us slay our father, and also our brother Nephi,

who has taken it upon him to be our ruler and our teacher,

who are his elder brethren.

1 Nephi 17:2

And so great were the blessings of the Lord upon us,

that while we did live upon raw meat in the wilderness,

our women did give plenty of suck for their children, and were strong,

yea, even like unto the men;

and they began to bear their journeyings without murmurings.

1 Nephi 17:7

And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been in the land of Bountiful

for the space of many days,

the voice of the Lord came unto me, saying:

Arise, and get thee into the mountain.

And it came to pass that I arose and went up into the mountain,

and cried unto the Lord.

1 Nephi 17:23

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake unto them, saying:

Do ye believe that our fathers, who were the children of Israel,

would have been led away out of the hands of the Egyptians

if they had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord?

1 Nephi 17:32

And after they had crossed the river Jordan

he did make them mighty unto the driving out of the children of the land,

yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.

1 Nephi 17:45

Ye are swift to do iniquity

but slow to remember the Lord your God.

Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you;

yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time;

and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice,

but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words;

wherefore, he has spoken unto you like unto the voice of thunder,

which did cause the earth to shake as if it were to divide asunder.

1 Nephi 17:48

And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words

they were angry with me, and were desirous

to throw me into the depths of the sea;

and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me

I spake unto them, saying:

In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not,

for I am filled with the power of God,

even unto the consuming of my flesh;

and whoso shall lay his hands upon me

shall wither even as a dried reed;

and he shall be as naught before the power of God,

for God shall smite him.

1 Nephi 18:3

And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft,

and I did pray oft unto the Lord;

wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things.

1 Nephi 18:11

And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords,

and they did treat me with much harshness;

nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his power,

unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.

1 Nephi 18:17

Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them,

and also unto the sons of Ishmael;

but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings

against anyone that should speak for me;

and my parents being stricken in years,

and having suffered much grief because of their children,

they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds.

1 Nephi 18:21

And it came to pass after they had loosed me,

behold, I took the compass, and it did work whither I desired it.

And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord;

and after I had prayed

the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm.

1 Nephi 19:3

And after I had made these plates by way of commandment,

I, Nephi, received a commandment

that the ministry and the prophecies,

the more plain and precious parts of them,

should be written upon these plates;

and that the things which were written

should be kept for the instruction of my people,

who should possess the land,

and also for other wise purposes,

which purposes are known unto the Lord.

1 Nephi 19:21

And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things concerning them;

and also he did show unto many concerning us;

wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them

for they are written upon the plates of brass.