Unit 80

because

12 occurrences in 11 verses

3 Nephi 1:11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 28, 30,

3 Nephi 2:13, 18, 19

3 Nephi 1:11

And it came to pass that he went out

and bowed himself down upon the earth,

and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people,

yea, those who were about to be destroyed

because of their faith in the tradition of their fathers.

3 Nephi 1:14

Behold, I come unto my own,

to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children of men

from the foundation of the world,

and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son —

of the Father because of me,

and of the Son because of my flesh.

And behold, the time is at hand,

and this night shall the sign be given.

3 Nephi 1:15

And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled,

according as they had been spoken;

for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness;

and the people began to be astonished

because there was no darkness when the night came.

3 Nephi 1:18

For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years,

and that the sign which had been given was already at hand;

and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief.

3 Nephi 1:19

And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night,

but it was as light as though it was mid-day.

And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again,

according to its proper order;

and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born,

because of the sign which had been given.

3 Nephi 1:26

And thus the ninety and second year did pass away,

bringing glad tidings unto the people

because of the signs which did come to pass,

according to the words of the prophecy of all the holy prophets.

3 Nephi 1:28

And it came to pass that in the ninety and fourth year

they began to increase in a great degree,

because there were many dissenters of the Nephites who did flee unto them,

which did cause much sorrow unto those Nephites who did remain in the land.

3 Nephi 1:30

And thus were the Lamanites afflicted also,

and began to decrease as to their faith and righteousness,

because of the wickedness of the rising generation.

3 Nephi 2:13

And it came to pass that before this thirteenth year had passed away

the Nephites were threatened with utter destruction

because of this war, which had become exceedingly sore.

3 Nephi 2:18

And thus ended the fourteenth year.

And in the fifteenth year they did come forth against the people of Nephi;

and because of the wickedness of the people of Nephi,

and their many contentions and dissensions,

the Gadianton robbers did gain many advantages over them.

3 Nephi 2:19

And thus ended the fifteenth year,

and thus were the people in a state of many afflictions;

and the sword of destruction did hang over them,

insomuch that they were about to be smitten down by it,

and this because of their iniquity.