Unit 77

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31 occurrences in 31 verses

Helaman 7:1, 6, 10, 12, 23, 29,

Helaman 8:1, 6, 12, 16, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27,

Helaman 9:1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 40,

Helaman 10:5, 11, 12, 13

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 7:6

now this great iniquity had come upon the Nephites,

in the space of not many years;

and when Nephi saw it,

his heart was swollen with sorrow within his breast;

and he did exclaim in the agony of his soul:

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 7:12

And now, when Nephi arose

he beheld the multitudes of people who had gathered together.

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 7:29

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 8:6

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 8:12

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 8:16

And now behold, Moses did not only testify of these things,

but also all the holy prophets, from his days even to the days of Abraham.

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 8:24

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 8:27

Yea, behold it is now even at your doors;

yea, go ye in unto the judgment–seat, and search;

and behold, your judge is murdered,

and he lieth in his blood;

and he hath been murdered by his brother,

who seeketh to sit in the judgment–seat.

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 9:4

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 9:5

But now, when they saw they believed,

and fear came upon them

lest all the judgments which Nephi had spoken should come upon the people;

therefore they did quake, and had fallen to the earth.

Helaman 9:6

now, immediately when the judge had been murdered —

he being stabbed by his brother by a garb of secrecy,

and he fled,

and the servants ran and told the people,

raising the cry of murder among them;

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 9:15

now, as for the murder of this man,

we know not who has done it;

and only this much we know,

we ran and came according as ye desired,

and behold he was dead, according to the words of Nephi.

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 9:17

And now behold, we will detect this man,

and he shall confess his fault

and make known unto us the true murderer of this judge.

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 9:25

And now behold, I will show unto you another sign,

and see if ye will in this thing seek to destroy me.

Helaman 9:40

And now there were some among the people,

who said that Nephi was a prophet.

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 10:11

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.