Unit 5

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130 occurrences in 61 verses

1 Nephi 16:1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32,

1 Nephi 17:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 33, 34, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,

1 Nephi 18:1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 16, 21, 22,

1 Nephi 19:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 18, 19, 20

1 Nephi 16:1

And now it came to pass that

after I, Nephi, had made an end of speaking to my brethren,

behold they said unto me:

Thou hast declared unto us hard things,

more than we are able to bear.

1 Nephi 16:2

And it came to pass that I said unto them

that I knew that I had spoken hard things against the wicked,

according to the truth;

and the righteous have I justified,

and testified that they should be lifted up at the last day;

wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard,

for it cutteth them to the very center.

1 Nephi 16:4

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my brethren, with all diligence,

to keep the commandments of the Lord.

1 Nephi 16:5

And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the Lord;

insomuch that I had joy and great hopes of them,

that they would walk in the paths of righteousness.

1 Nephi 16:7

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, took one of the daughters of Ishmael to wife;

and also, my brethren took of the daughters of Ishmael to wife;

and also Zoram took the eldest daughter of Ishmael to wife.

1 Nephi 16:8

And thus my father had fulfilled all the commandments of the Lord

which had been given unto him.

And also, I, Nephi, had been blessed of the Lord exceedingly.

1 Nephi 16:18

And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay food,

behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel;

and after I did break my bow,

behold, my brethren were angry with me because of the loss of my bow,

for we did obtain no food.

1 Nephi 16:21

Now it came to pass that I, Nephi,

having been afflicted with my brethren because of the loss of my bow,

and their bows having lost their springs,

it began to be exceedingly difficult,

yea, insomuch that we could obtain no food.

1 Nephi 16:22

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did speak much unto my brethren,

because they had hardened their hearts again,

even unto complaining against the Lord their God.

1 Nephi 16:23

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make out of wood a bow,

and out of a straight stick, an arrow;

wherefore, I did arm myself with a bow and an arrow,

with a sling and with stones.

And I said unto my father:

Whither shall I go to obtain food?

1 Nephi 16:24

And it came to pass that he did inquire of the Lord,

for they had humbled themselves because of my words;

for I did say many things unto them in the energy of my soul.

1 Nephi 16:28

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the pointers which were in the ball,

that they did work according to the faith and diligence and heed

which we did give unto them.

1 Nephi 16:30

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did go forth up into the top of the mountain,

according to the directions which were given upon the ball.

1 Nephi 16:31

And it came to pass that I did slay wild beasts,

insomuch that I did obtain food for our families.

1 Nephi 16:32

And it came to pass that I did return to our tents,

bearing the beasts which I had slain;

and now when they beheld that I had obtained food,

how great was their joy!

And it came to pass that they did humble themselves before the Lord,

and did give thanks unto him.

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 17:8

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

Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee,

that I may carry thy people across these waters.

1 Nephi 17:9

And I said:

Lord, whither shall I go that I may find ore to molten,

that I may make tools to construct the ship

after the manner which thou hast shown unto me?

1 Nephi 17:10

And it came to pass that the Lord told me

whither I should go to find ore, that I might make tools.

1 Nephi 17:11

And it came to pass that

I, Nephi, did make a bellows wherewith to blow the fire,

of the skins of beasts;

and after I had made a bellows,

that I might have wherewith to blow the fire,

I did smite two stones together that I might make fire.

1 Nephi 17:12

For the Lord had not hitherto suffered that we should make much fire,

as we journeyed in the wilderness;

for he said: I will make thy food become sweet, that ye cook it not;

1 Nephi 17:13

And I will also be your light in the wilderness;

and I will prepare the way before you,

if it so be that ye shall keep my commandments;

wherefore, inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments

ye shall be led towards the promised land;

and ye shall know that it is by me that ye are led.

1 Nephi 17:14

Yea, and the Lord said also that:

After ye have arrived in the promised land,

ye shall know that I, the Lord, am God;

and that I, the Lord, did deliver you from destruction;

yea, that I did bring you out of the land of Jerusalem.

1 Nephi 17:15

Wherefore, I, Nephi, did strive to keep the commandments of the Lord,

and I did exhort my brethren to faithfulness and diligence.

1 Nephi 17:16

And it came to pass that I did make tools of the ore

which I did molten out of the rock.

1 Nephi 17:17

And when my brethren saw that I was about to build a ship,

they began to murmur against me, saying:

Our brother is a fool,

for he thinketh that he can build a ship;

yea, and he also thinketh that he can cross these great waters.

1 Nephi 17:18

And thus my brethren did complain against me,

and were desirous that they might not labor,

for they did not believe that I could build a ship;

neither would they believe that I was instructed of the Lord.

1 Nephi 17:19

And now it came to pass that I, Nephi, was exceedingly sorrowful

because of the hardness of their hearts;

and now when they saw that I began to be sorrowful

they were glad in their hearts,

insomuch that they did rejoice over me, saying:

We knew that ye could not construct a ship,

for we knew that ye were lacking in judgment;

wherefore, thou canst not accomplish so great a work.

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 17:33

And now, do ye suppose that the children of this land,

who were in the land of promise,

who were driven out by our fathers,

do ye suppose that they were righteous?

Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

1 Nephi 17:34

Do ye suppose that our fathers would have been more choice than they

if they had been righteous?

I say unto you, Nay.

1 Nephi 17:43

And now, after all these things,

the time has come that they have become wicked,

yea, nearly unto ripeness;

and I know not but they are at this day about to be destroyed;

for I know that the day must surely come

that they must be destroyed, save a few only,

who shall be led away into captivity.

1 Nephi 17:47

Behold, my soul is rent with anguish because of you,

and my heart is pained;

I fear lest ye shall be cast off forever.

Behold, I am full of the Spirit of God,

insomuch that my frame has no strength.

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 17:49

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto them

that they should murmur no more against their father;

neither should they withhold their labor from me,

for God had commanded me that I should build a ship.

1 Nephi 17:50

And I said unto them:

If God had commanded me to do all things

I could do them.

If he should command me

that I should say unto this water,

be thou earth,

it should be earth;

and if I should say it,

it would be done.

1 Nephi 17:51

And now, if the Lord has such great power,

and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men,

how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship?

1 Nephi 17:52

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my brethren,

insomuch that they were confounded and could not contend against me;

neither durst they lay their hands upon me nor touch me with their fingers,

even for the space of many days.

Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me,

so powerful was the Spirit of God;

and thus it had wrought upon them.

1 Nephi 17:53

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

Stretch forth thine hand again unto thy brethren,

and they shall not wither before thee,

but I will shock them,

saith the Lord,

and this will I do, that they may know that I am the Lord their God.

1 Nephi 17:54

And it came to pass that I stretched forth my hand unto my brethren,

and they did not wither before me; but the Lord did shake them,

even according to the word which he had spoken.

1 Nephi 17:55

And now, they said:

We know of a surety that the Lord is with thee,

for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us.

And they fell down before me, and were about to worship me,

but I would not suffer them, saying:

I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother;

wherefore, worship the Lord thy God,

and honor thy father and thy mother,

that thy days may be long in the land

which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Nephi 18:1

And it came to pass that

they did worship the Lord, and did go forth with me;

and we did work timbers of curious workmanship.

And the Lord did show me from time to time

after what manner I should work the timbers of the ship.

1 Nephi 18:2

Now I, Nephi, did not work the timbers after the manner which was learned by men,

neither did I build the ship after the manner of men;

but I did build it after the manner which the Lord had shown unto me;

wherefore, it was not after the manner of men.

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 18:4

And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship,

according to the word of the Lord,

my brethren beheld that it was good,

and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine;

wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.

1 Nephi 18:10

And I, Nephi, began to fear exceedingly lest the Lord should be angry with us,

and smite us because of our iniquity,

that we should be swallowed up in the depths of the sea;

wherefore, I, Nephi, began to speak to them with much soberness;

but behold they were angry with me, saying:

We will not that our younger brother shall be a ruler over us.

1 Nephi 18:12

And it came to pass that after they had bound me

insomuch that I could not move,

the compass, which had been prepared of the Lord, did cease to work.

1 Nephi 18:16

Nevertheless, I did look unto my God,

and I did praise him all the day long;

and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions.

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 18:22

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship,

that we sailed again towards the promised land.

1 Nephi 19:1

And it came to pass that the Lord commanded me,

wherefore I did make plates of ore

that I might engraven upon them the record of my people.

And upon the plates which I made I did engraven the record of my father,

and also our journeyings in the wilderness, and the prophecies of my father;

and also many of mine own prophecies have I engraven upon them.

1 Nephi 19:2

And I knew not at the time when I made them

that I should be commanded of the Lord to make these plates;

wherefore, the record of my father, and the genealogy of his fathers,

and the more part of all our proceedings in the wilderness

are engraven upon those first plates of which I have spoken;

wherefore, the things which transpired before I made these plates

are, of a truth, more particularly made mention upon the first plates.

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 19:4

Wherefore, I, Nephi, did make a record upon the other plates,

which gives an account, or which gives a greater account

of the wars and contentions and destructions of my people.

And this have I done, and commanded my people

what they should do after I was gone;

and that these plates should be handed down

from one generation to another, or from one prophet to another,

until further commandments of the Lord.

1 Nephi 19:5

And an account of my making these plates shall be given hereafter;

and then, behold, I proceed according to that which I have spoken;

and this I do that the more sacred things may be kept

for the knowledge of my people.

1 Nephi 19:6

Nevertheless, I do not write anything upon plates

save it be that I think it be sacred.

And now, if I do err,

even did they err of old;

not that I would excuse myself because of other men,

but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the flesh,

I would excuse myself.

1 Nephi 19:7

For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth,

both to the body and soul,

others set at naught and trample under their feet.

Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet;

I say, trample under their feet

but I would speak in other words —

they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.

1 Nephi 19:16

Yea, then will he remember the isles of the sea;

yea, and all the people who are of the house of Israel,

will I gather in, saith the Lord,

according to the words of the prophet Zenos,

from the four quarters of the earth.

1 Nephi 19:18

And I, Nephi, have written these things unto my people,

that perhaps I might persuade them

that they would remember the Lord their Redeemer.

1 Nephi 19:19

Wherefore, I speak unto all the house of Israel,

if it so be that they should obtain these things.

1 Nephi 19:20

For behold, I have workings in the spirit, which doth weary me

even that all my joints are weak,

for those who are at Jerusalem;

for had not the Lord been merciful,

to show unto me concerning them,

even as he had prophets of old,

I should have perished also.