Unit 77

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125 occurrences in 72 verses

Helaman 7:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29,

Helaman 8:1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24,

Helaman 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40,

Helaman 10:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18

Helaman 7:1

Behold, now it came to pass in the sixty and ninth year

of the reign of the judges over the people of the Nephites,

that Nephi, the son of Helaman, returned

to the land of Zarahemla from the land northward.

Helaman 7:3

And they did reject all his words,

insomuch that he could not stay among them,

but returned again unto the land of his nativity.

Helaman 7:5

Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness;

letting the guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money;

and moreover to be held in office at the head of government,

to rule and do according to their wills,

that they might get gain and glory of the world,

and, moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery,

and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills—

Helaman 7:7

Oh, that I could have had my days in the days

when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem,

that I could have joyed with him in the promised land;

then were his people easy to be entreated,

firm to keep the commandments of God,

and slow to be led to do iniquity;

and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—

Helaman 7:9

But behold, I am consigned that these are my days,

and that my soul shall be filled with sorrow

because of this the wickedness of my brethren.

Helaman 7:10

And behold, now it came to pass that it was upon a tower,

which was in the garden of Nephi, which was by the highway

which led to the chief market, which was in the city of Zarahemla;

therefore, Nephi had bowed himself upon the tower which was in his garden,

which tower was also near unto the garden gate by which led the highway.

Helaman 7:11

And it came to pass that there were certain men passing by

and saw Nephi as he was pouring out his soul unto God upon the tower;

and they ran and told the people what they had seen,

and the people came together in multitudes

that they might know the cause of so great mourning

for the wickedness of the people.

Helaman 7:13

And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them:

Behold, why have ye gathered yourselves together?

that I may tell you of your iniquities?

Helaman 7:14

Yea, because I have got upon my tower

that I might pour out my soul unto my God,

because of the exceeding sorrow of my heart,

which is because of your iniquities!

Helaman 7:15

And because of my mourning and lamentation

ye have gathered yourselves together, and do marvel;

yea, and ye have great need to marvel;

yea, ye ought to marvel because ye are given away

that the devil has got so great hold upon your hearts.

Helaman 7:19

And behold, instead of gathering you,

except ye will repent,

behold, he shall scatter you forth

that ye shall become meat for dogs and wild beasts.

Helaman 7:20

O, how could you have forgotten your God

in the very day that he has delivered you?

Helaman 7:21

But behold, it is to get gain, to be praised of men,

yea, and that ye might get gold and silver.

And ye have set your hearts upon the riches and the vain things of this world,

for the which ye do murder, and plunder, and steal,

and bear false witness against your neighbor,

and do all manner of iniquity.

Helaman 7:22

And for this cause

wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent.

For if ye will not repent,

behold, this great city,

and also all those great cities which are round about,

which are in the land of our possession,

shall be taken away

that ye shall have no place in them;

for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength,

as he has hitherto done,

to withstand against your enemies.

Helaman 7:23

For behold, thus saith the Lord:

I will not show unto the wicked of my strength,

to one more than the other,

save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words.

Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren,

that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.

Helaman 7:24

For behold, they are more righteous than you,

for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received;

therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them;

yea, he will lengthen out their days and increase their seed,

even when thou shalt be utterly destroyed except thou shalt repent.

Helaman 7:25

Yea, wo be unto you because of that great abomination

which has come among you;

and ye have united yourselves unto it,

yea, to that secret band which was established by Gadianton!

Helaman 7:26

Yea, wo shall come unto you because of that pride

which ye have suffered to enter your hearts,

which has lifted you up beyond that which is good

because of your exceedingly great riches!

Helaman 7:29

Behold now, I do not say that these things shall be, of myself,

because it is not of myself that I know these things;

but behold, I know that these things are true

because the Lord God has made them known unto me,

therefore I testify that they shall be.

Helaman 8:1

And now it came to pass that when Nephi had said these words,

behold, there were men who were judges,

who also belonged to the secret band of Gadianton,

and they were angry,

and they cried out against him, saying unto the people:

Why do ye not seize upon this man and bring him forth,

that he may be condemned according to the crime which he has done?

Helaman 8:5

Therefore they did cry unto the people, saying:

Why do you suffer this man to revile against us?

For behold he doth condemn all this people, even unto destruction;

yea, and also that these our great cities shall be taken from us,

that we shall have no place in them.

Helaman 8:6

And now we know that this is impossible,

for behold, we are powerful, and our cities great,

therefore our enemies can have no power over us.

Helaman 8:7

And it came to pass that

thus they did stir up the people to anger against Nephi,

and raised contentions among them;

for there were some who did cry out:

Let this man alone, for he is a good man,

and those things which he saith will surely come to pass except we repent;

Helaman 8:8

Yea, behold, all the judgments will come upon us

which he has testified unto us;

for we know that he has testified aright unto us concerning our iniquities.

And behold they are many,

and he knoweth as well all things which shall befall us

as he knoweth of our iniquities;

Helaman 8:10

And it came to pass that those people

who sought to destroy Nephi

were compelled because of their fear,

that they did not lay their hands on him;

therefore he began again to speak unto them,

seeing that he had gained favor in the eyes of some,

insomuch that the remainder of them did fear.

Helaman 8:11

Therefore he was constrained to speak more unto them saying:

Behold, my brethren, have ye not read

that God gave power unto one man, even Moses,

to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea,

and they parted hither and thither,

insomuch that the Israelites, who were our fathers,

came through upon dry ground,

and the waters closed upon the armies of the Egyptians

and swallowed them up?

Helaman 8:12

And now behold, if God gave unto this man such power,

then why should ye dispute among yourselves,

and say that he hath given unto me no power

whereby I may know concerning the judgments

that shall come upon you except ye repent?

Helaman 8:14

Yea, did he not bear record that the Son of God should come?

And as he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness,

even so shall he be lifted up who should come.

Helaman 8:15

And as many as should look upon that serpent should live,

even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith,

having a contrite spirit, might live,

even unto that life which is eternal.

Helaman 8:18

Yea, and behold I say unto you, that Abraham not only knew of these things,

but there were many before the days of Abraham

who were called by the order of God;

yea, even after the order of his Son;

and this that it should be shown unto the people,

a great many thousand years before his coming,

that even redemption should come unto them.

Helaman 8:19

And now I would that ye should know,

that even since the days of Abraham

there have been many prophets that have testified these things;

yea, behold, the prophet Zenos did testify boldly;

for the which he was slain.

Helaman 8:20

And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and Jeremiah,

(Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem)

and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed

according to the words of Jeremiah.

O then why not the Son of God come, according to his prophecy?

Helaman 8:21

And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed?

Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain,

all except it were Mulek?

Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us,

and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, this is not all—

Helaman 8:23

And behold, he is God,

and he is with them,

and he did manifest himself unto them,

that they were redeemed by him;

and they gave unto him glory, because of that which is to come.

Helaman 8:24

And now, seeing ye know these things

and cannot deny them except ye shall lie,

therefore in this ye have sinned,

for ye have rejected all these things,

notwithstanding so many evidences which ye have received;

yea, even ye have received all things,

both things in heaven, and all things which are in the earth,

as a witness that they are true.

Helaman 9:1

Behold, now it came to pass that

when Nephi had spoken these words,

certain men who were among them ran to the judgment–seat;

yea, even there were five who went,

and they said among themselves, as they went:

Helaman 9:2

Behold, now we will know of a surety

whether this man be a prophet

and God hath commanded him

to prophesy such marvelous things unto us.

Behold, we do not believe that he hath;

yea, we do not believe that he is a prophet;

nevertheless, if this thing

which he has said concerning the chief judge be true,

that he be dead,

then will we believe that the other words which he has spoken are true.

Helaman 9:3

And it came to pass that they ran in their might,

and came in unto the judgment–seat;

and behold, the chief judge had fallen to the earth,

and did lie in his blood.

Helaman 9:4

And now behold, when they saw this

they were astonished exceedingly,

insomuch that they fell to the earth;

for they had not believed the words

which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Helaman 9:8

And now behold, the people knew nothing concerning the multitude

who had gathered together at the garden of Nephi;

therefore they said among themselves:

These men are they who have murdered the judge,

and God has smitten them that they could not flee from us.

Helaman 9:9

And it came to pass that they laid hold on them,

and bound them and cast them into prison.

And there was a proclamation sent abroad

that the judge was slain,

and that the murderers had been taken and were cast into prison.

Helaman 9:10

And it came to pass that on the morrow

the people did assemble themselves together to mourn and to fast,

at the burial of the great chief judge who had been slain.

Helaman 9:12

And it came to pass that they inquired among the people, saying:

Where are the five who were sent to inquire concerning the chief judge

whether he was dead?

And they answered and said:

Concerning this five whom ye say ye have sent, we know not;

but there are five who are the murderers,

whom we have cast into prison.

Helaman 9:13

And it came to pass

that the judges desired that they should be brought;

and they were brought,

and behold they were the five who were sent;

and behold the judges inquired of them to know concerning the matter,

and they told them all that they had done, saying:

Helaman 9:14

We ran and came to the place of the judgment–seat,

and when we saw all things even as Nephi had testified,

we were astonished insomuch that we fell to the earth;

and when we were recovered from our astonishment,

behold they cast us into prison.

Helaman 9:16

And now it came to pass that

the judges did expound the matter unto the people,

and did cry out against Nephi, saying:

Behold, we know that this Nephi must have agreed

with some one to slay the judge,

and then he might declare it unto us,

that he might convert us unto his faith,

that he might raise himself to be a great man,

chosen of God, and a prophet.

Helaman 9:18

And it came to pass that the five were liberated on the day of the burial.

Nevertheless, they did rebuke the judges

in the words which they had spoken against Nephi,

and did contend with them one by one,

insomuch that they did confound them.

Helaman 9:19

Nevertheless, they caused that Nephi should be taken and bound

and brought before the multitude,

and they began to question him in divers ways that they might cross him,

that they might accuse him to death—

Helaman 9:20

Saying unto him:

Thou art confederate;

who is this man that hath done this murder?

Now tell us, and acknowledge thy fault;

saying,

Behold here is money;

and also we will grant unto thee thy life

if thou wilt tell us, and acknowledge the agreement

which thou hast made with him.

Helaman 9:21

But Nephi said unto them:

O ye fools, ye uncircumcised of heart,

ye blind, and ye stiffnecked people,

do ye know how long the Lord your God will suffer you

that ye shall go on in this your way of sin?

Helaman 9:23

Behold ye say that I have agreed with a man

that he should murder Seezoram, our chief judge.

But behold, I say unto you,

that this is because I have testified unto you

that ye might know concerning this thing;

yea, even for a witness unto you,

that I did know of the wickedness and abominations which are among you.

Helaman 9:24

And because I have done this,

ye say that I have agreed with a man that he should do this thing;

yea, because I showed unto you this sign

ye are angry with me, and seek to destroy my life.

Helaman 9:30

And he shall stand with fear, and wist not what to say.

And behold, he shall deny unto you;

and he shall make as if he were astonished;

nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent.

Helaman 9:32

And when ye have seen this, ye shall say:

From whence cometh this blood?

Do we not know that it is the blood of your brother?

Helaman 9:34

And then shall ye say:

Because of this fear and this paleness which has come upon your face,

behold, we know that thou art guilty.

Helaman 9:35

And then shall greater fear come upon him;

and then shall he confess unto you,

and deny no more that he has done this murder.

Helaman 9:36

And then shall he say unto you,

that I, Nephi, know nothing concerning the matter

save it were given unto me by the power of God.

And then shall ye know that I am an honest man,

and that I am sent unto you from God.

Helaman 9:37

And it came to pass that they went

and did, even according as Nephi had said unto them.

And behold, the words which he had said were true;

for according to the words he did deny;

and also according to the words he did confess.

Helaman 9:38

And he was brought to prove that he himself was the very murderer,

insomuch that the five were set at liberty, and also was Nephi.

Helaman 9:40

And now there were some among the people,

who said that Nephi was a prophet.

Helaman 10:1

And it came to pass that there arose a division among the people,

insomuch that they divided hither and thither and went their ways,

leaving Nephi alone, as he was standing in the midst of them.

Helaman 10:2

And it came to pass that Nephi went his way towards his own house,

pondering upon the things which the Lord had shown unto him.

Helaman 10:5

And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness,

behold, I will bless thee forever;

and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works;

yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word,

for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

Helaman 10:6

Behold, thou art Nephi, and I am God.

Behold, I declare it unto thee in the presence of mine angels,

that ye shall have power over this people,

and shall smite the earth with famine, and with pestilence, and destruction,

according to the wickedness of this people.

Helaman 10:7

Behold, I give unto you power,

that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven;

and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven;

and thus shall ye have power among this people.

Helaman 10:10

And behold, if ye shall say

that God shall smite this people,

it shall come to pass.

Helaman 10:11

And now behold, I command you,

that ye shall go and declare unto this people,

that thus saith the Lord God, who is the Almighty:

Except ye repent ye shall be smitten, even unto destruction.

Helaman 10:12

And behold, now it came to pass that

when the Lord had spoken these words unto Nephi,

he did stop and did not go unto his own house,

but did return unto the multitudes

who were scattered about upon the face of the land,

and began to declare unto them the word of the Lord

which had been spoken unto him,

concerning their destruction if they did not repent.

Helaman 10:13

Now behold, notwithstanding that great miracle which Nephi had done

in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge,

they did harden their hearts

and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.

Helaman 10:15

And it came to pass that when Nephi had declared unto them the word,

behold, they did still harden their hearts and would not hearken unto his words;

therefore they did revile against him,

and did seek to lay their hands upon him

that they might cast him into prison.

Helaman 10:17

And it came to pass that

thus he did go forth in the Spirit, from multitude to multitude,

declaring the word of God, even until he had declared it unto them all,

or sent it forth among all the people.

Helaman 10:18

And it came to pass that they would not hearken unto his words;

and there began to be contentions,

insomuch that they were divided against themselves

and began to slay one another with the sword.