Unit 82

Unit 82

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173 occurrences in 49 verses

3 Nephi 6:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,

3 Nephi 7:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26

3 Nephi 6:1

And now it came to pass that

the people of the Nephites did all return to their own lands

in the twenty and sixth year,

every man, with his family, his flocks and his herds, his horses and his cattle,

and all things whatsoever did belong unto them.

3 Nephi 6:2

And it came to pass that they had not eaten up all their provisions;

therefore they did take with them

all that they had not devoured, of all their grain of every kind,

and their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things,

and they did return to their own lands and their possessions,

both on the north and on the south,

both on the land northward and on the land southward.

3 Nephi 6:3

And they granted unto those robbers

who had entered into a covenant to keep the peace of the land,

who were desirous to remain Lamanites,

lands, according to their numbers,

that they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon;

and thus they did establish peace in all the land.

3 Nephi 6:4

And they began again to prosper and to wax great;

and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away,

and there was great order in the land;

and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.

3 Nephi 6:5

And now there was nothing in all the land

to hinder the people from prospering continually,

except they should fall into transgression.

3 Nephi 6:6

And now it was Gidgiddoni, and the judge, Lachoneus,

and those who had been appointed leaders,

who had established this great peace in the land.

3 Nephi 6:9

And thus passed away the twenty and eighth year,

and the people had continual peace.

3 Nephi 6:10

But it came to pass in the twenty and ninth year

there began to be some disputings among the people;

and some were lifted up unto pride and boastings

because of their exceedingly great riches,

yea, even unto great persecutions;

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 6:14

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 6:16

And thus Satan did lead away the hearts of the people to do all manner of iniquity;

therefore they had enjoyed peace but a few years.

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 6:21

Now there were many of the people who were exceedingly angry

because of those who testified of these things;

and those who were angry were chiefly the chief judges,

and they who had been high priests and lawyers;

yea, all those who were lawyers were angry

with those who testified of these things.

3 Nephi 6:22

Now there was no lawyer nor judge nor high priest

that could have power to condemn any one to death

save their condemnation was signed by the governor of the land.

3 Nephi 6:23

Now there were many of those

who testified of the things pertaining to Christ

who testified boldly,

who were taken and put to death secretly by the judges,

that the knowledge of their death came not unto the governor of the land

until after their death.

3 Nephi 6:24

Now behold, this was contrary to the laws of the land,

that any man should be put to death

except they had power from the governor of the land —

3 Nephi 6:25

Therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla,

to the governor of the land, against these judges

who had condemned the prophets of the Lord unto death,

not according to the law.

3 Nephi 6:26

Now it came to pass that they were taken

and brought up before the judge, to be judged of the crime which they had done,

according to the law which had been given by the people.

3 Nephi 6:27

Now it came to pass that

those judges had many friends and kindreds;

and the remainder, yea, even almost all the lawyers and the high priests,

did gather themselves together, and unite with the kindreds of those judges

who were to be tried according to the law.

3 Nephi 6:28

And they did enter into a covenant one with another,

yea, even into that covenant which was given by them of old,

which covenant was given and administered by the devil,

to combine against all righteousness.

3 Nephi 6:29

Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord,

and enter into a covenant to destroy them,

and to deliver those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice,

which was about to be administered according to the law.

3 Nephi 6:30

And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their country;

and they did covenant one with another to destroy the governor,

and to establish a king over the land,

that the land should no more be at liberty but should be subject unto kings.

3 Nephi 7:1

Now behold, I will show unto you

that they did not establish a king over the land;

but in this same year, yea, the thirtieth year,

they did destroy upon the judgment-seat,

yea, did murder the chief judge of the land.

3 Nephi 7:2

And the people were divided one against another;

and they did separate one from another into tribes,

every man according to his family and his kindred and friends;

and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

3 Nephi 7:5

Now all this was done, and there were no wars as yet among them;

and all this iniquity had come upon the people

because they did yield themselves unto the power of Satan.

3 Nephi 7:6

And the regulations of the government were destroyed,

because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those

who murdered the prophets.

3 Nephi 7:7

And they did cause a great contention in the land,

insomuch that the more righteous part of the people

had nearly all become wicked;

yea, there were but few righteous men among them.

3 Nephi 7:8

And thus six years had not passed away

since the more part of the people had turned from their righteousness,

like the dog to his vomit,

or like the sow to her wallowing in the mire.

3 Nephi 7:9

Now this secret combination,

which had brought so great iniquity upon the people,

did gather themselves together,

and did place at their head a man whom they did call Jacob;

3 Nephi 7:10

And they did call him their king;

therefore he became a king over this wicked band;

and he was one of the chiefest

who had given his voice against the prophets who testified of Jesus.

3 Nephi 7:11

And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number

as the tribes of the people, who were united together

save it were their leaders did establish their laws,

every one according to his tribe;

nevertheless they were enemies;

notwithstanding they were not a righteous people,

yet they were united in the hatred of those

who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.

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 7:13

And so speedy was their march that it could not be impeded

until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people.

And thus ended the thirtieth year;

and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi.

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 7:15

And it came to pass that

Nephi — having been visited by angels and also the voice of the Lord,

therefore having seen angels, and being eye-witness,

and having had power given unto him

that he might know concerning the ministry of Christ,

and also being eye-witness to their quick return from righteousness

unto their wickedness and abominations;

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.

3 Nephi 7:19

And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean spirits;

and even his brother did he raise from the dead,

after he had been stoned and suffered death by the people.

3 Nephi 7:20

And the people saw it, and did witness of it,

and were angry with him because of his power;

and he did also do many more miracles, in the sight of the people,

in the name of Jesus.

3 Nephi 7:21

And it came to pass that the thirty and first year did pass away,

and there were but few who were converted unto the Lord;

but as many as were converted did truly signify unto the people

that they had been visited by the power and Spirit of God,

which was in Jesus Christ, in whom they believed.

3 Nephi 7:22

And as many as had devils cast out from them,

and were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities,

did truly manifest unto the people

that they had been wrought upon by the Spirit of God, and had been healed;

and they did show forth signs also and did do some miracles among the people.

3 Nephi 7:23

Thus passed away the thirty and second year also.

And Nephi did cry unto the people

in the commencement of the thirty and third year;

and he did preach unto them repentance and remission of sins.

3 Nephi 7:25

Therefore, there were ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry,

that all such as should come unto them should be baptized with water,

and this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the people,

that they had repented and received a remission of their sins.

3 Nephi 7:26

And there were many in the commencement of this year

that were baptized unto repentance;

and thus the more part of the year did pass away.