Unit 82

for

15 occurrences in 13 verses

3 Nephi 6:11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20,

3 Nephi 7:12, 14, 16, 18

3 Nephi 6:11

for there were many merchants in the land,

and also many lawyers, and many officers.

3 Nephi 6:12

And the people began to be distinguished by ranks,

according to their riches and their chances for learning;

yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty,

and others did receive great learning because of their riches.

3 Nephi 6:13

Some were lifted up in pride,

and others were exceedingly humble;

some did return railing for railing,

while others would receive railing and persecution and all manner of afflictions,

and would not turn and revile again,

but were humble and penitent before God.

3 Nephi 6:14

And thus there became a great inequality in all the land,

insomuch that the church began to be broken up;

yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land

save it were among a few of the Lamanites

who were converted unto the true faith;

and they would not depart from it,

for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable,

willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.

3 Nephi 6:15

Now the cause of this iniquity of the people was this —

Satan had great power, unto the stirring up of the people

to do all manner of iniquity,

and to the puffing them up with pride,

tempting them to seek for power, and authority,

and riches, and the vain things of the world.

3 Nephi 6:17

And thus, in the commencement of the thirtieth year —

the people having been delivered up for the space of a long time

to be carried about by the temptations of the devil

whithersoever he desired to carry them,

and to do whatsoever iniquity he desired they should —

and thus in the commencement of this, the thirtieth year,

they were in a state of awful wickedness.

3 Nephi 6:18

Now they did not sin ignorantly,

for they knew the will of God concerning them,

for it had been taught unto them;

therefore they did wilfully rebel against God.

3 Nephi 6:19

And now it was in the days of Lachoneus, the son of Lachoneus,

for Lachoneus did fill the seat of his father and did govern the people that year.

3 Nephi 6:20

And there began to be men inspired from heaven and sent forth,

standing among the people in all the land,

preaching and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people,

and testifying unto them concerning the redemption

which the Lord would make for his people,

or in other words, the resurrection of Christ;

and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.

3 Nephi 7:12

Therefore, Jacob seeing that their enemies were more numerous than they,

he being the king of the band,

therefore he commanded his people

that they should take their flight into the northernmost part of the land,

and there build up unto themselves a kingdom,

until they were joined by dissenters,

(for he flattered them that there would be many dissenters)

and they become sufficiently strong to contend with the tribes of the people;

and they did so.

3 Nephi 7:14

And it came to pass in the thirty and first year

that they were divided into tribes,

every man according to his family, kindred and friends;

nevertheless they had come to an agreement

that they would not go to war one with another;

but they were not united as to their laws, and their manner of government,

for they were established according to the minds of those

who were their chiefs and their leaders.

But they did establish very strict laws

that one tribe should not trespass against another,

insomuch that in some degree they had peace in the land;

nevertheless, their hearts were turned from the Lord their God,

and they did stone the prophets and did cast them out from among them.

3 Nephi 7:16

Therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts

and the blindness of their minds —

went forth among them in that same year,

and began to testify, boldly,

repentance and remission of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Nephi 7:18

And it came to pass that they were angry with him,

even because he had greater power than they,

for it were not possible that they could disbelieve his words,

for so great was his faith on the Lord Jesus Christ

that angels did minister unto him daily.