Unit 82

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42 occurrences in 21 verses

3 Nephi 6:1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 22, 23, 30,

3 Nephi 7:4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 25

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 6:10

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 6:12

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 6:22

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 6:30

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 7:4

Now behold, there was no man among them

save he had much family and many kindreds and friends;

therefore their tribes became exceedingly great.

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 7:22

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 7:25

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.