Unit 83

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28 occurrences in 19 verses

3 Nephi 8:1, 2, 5, 6, 19, 20, 23,

3 Nephi 9:1, 2, 9, 20, 22,

3 Nephi 10:1, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18

3 Nephi 8:1

And now it came to pass that according to our record,

and we know our record to be true,

for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record —

for he truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus;

and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus

save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity —

3 Nephi 8:2

And now it came to pass,

if there was no mistake made by this man in the reckoning of our time,

the thirty and third year had passed away;

3 Nephi 8:5

And it came to pass in the thirty and fourth year,

in the first month, on the fourth day of the month,

there arose a great storm,

such an one as never had been known in all the land.

3 Nephi 8:6

And there was also a great and terrible tempest;

and there was terrible thunder,

insomuch that it did shake the whole earth

as if it was about to divide asunder.

3 Nephi 8:19

And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings,

and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease —

for behold, they did last for about the space of three hours;

and it was said by some that the time was greater;

nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done

in about the space of three hours —

and then behold, there was darkness upon the face of the land.

3 Nephi 8:20

And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land,

insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen

could feel the vapor of darkness;

3 Nephi 8:23

And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days

that there was no light seen;

and there was great mourning and howling and weeping

among all the people continually;

yea, great were the groanings of the people,

because of the darkness and the great destruction

which had come upon them.

3 Nephi 9:1

And it came to pass that there was a voice heard

among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land, crying:

3 Nephi 9:2

Wo, wo, wo unto this people;

wo unto the inhabitants of the whole earth except they shall repent;

for the devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice,

because of the slain of the fair sons and daughters of my people;

and it is because of their iniquity and abominations that they are fallen!

3 Nephi 9:9

And behold, that great city Jacobugath,

which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob,

have I caused to be burned with fire

because of their sins and their wickedness,

which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth,

because of their secret murders and combinations;

for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people

and the government of the land;

therefore I did cause them to be burned,

to destroy them from before my face,

that the blood of the prophets and the saints

should not come up unto me any more against them.

3 Nephi 9:20

And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit,

him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost,

even as the Lamanites,

because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion,

were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost,

and they knew it not.

3 Nephi 9:22

Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child,

him will I receive,

for of such is the kingdom of God.

Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again;

therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.

3 Nephi 10:1

And now behold, it came to pass that

all the people of the land did hear these sayings, and did witness of it.

And after these sayings there was silence in the land for the space of many hours;

3 Nephi 10:3

And it came to pass that

there came a voice again unto the people,

and all the people did hear, and did witness of it,

saying:

3 Nephi 10:8

And now it came to pass that after the people had heard these words,

behold, they began to weep and howl again

because of the loss of their kindred and friends.

3 Nephi 10:9

And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away.

And it was in the morning,

and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land,

and the earth did cease to tremble,

and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease,

and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

3 Nephi 10:10

And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood;

and the mourning, and the weeping, and the wailing

of the people who were spared alive did cease;

and their mourning was turned into joy,

and their lamentations into the praise and thanksgiving

unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.

3 Nephi 10:12

And it was the more righteous part of the people who were saved,

and it was they who received the prophets and stoned them not;

and it was they who had not shed the blood of the saints, who were spared —

3 Nephi 10:18

And it came to pass that in the ending of the thirty and fourth year,

behold, I will show unto you that the people of Nephi who were spared,

and also those who had been called Lamanites, who had been spared,

did have great favors shown unto them,

and great blessings poured out upon their heads,

insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven

he did truly manifest himself unto them —