Unit 83

that

46 occurrences in 32 verses

3 Nephi 8:1, 3, 6, 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25,

3 Nephi 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15,

3 Nephi 10:1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 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 8:3

And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign

which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite,

yea, for the time that there should be darkness

for the space of three days over the face of 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 8:10

And the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah,

that in the place of the city there became a great mountain.

3 Nephi 8:16

And there were some who were carried away in the whirlwind;

and whither they went no man knoweth,

save they know that they were carried away.

3 Nephi 8:18

And behold, the rocks were rent in twain;

they were broken up upon the face of the whole earth,

insomuch that they were found in broken fragments,

and in seams and in cracks, upon all the face of the land.

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 8:21

And there could be no light, because of the darkness,

neither candles, neither torches;

neither could there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood,

so that there could not be any light at all;

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 8:24

And in one place they were heard to cry, saying:

O that we had repented before this great and terrible day,

and then would our brethren have been spared,

and they would not have been burned in that great city Zarahemla.

3 Nephi 8:25

And in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying:

O that we had repented before this great and terrible day,

and had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out;

then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and our children have been spared,

and not have been buried up in that great city Moronihah.

And thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.

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 9:3

Behold, that great city Zarahemla have I burned with fire,

and the inhabitants thereof.

3 Nephi 9:4

And behold, that great city Moroni have I caused

to be sunk in the depths of the sea,

and the inhabitants thereof to be drowned.

3 Nephi 9:5

And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered with earth,

and the inhabitants thereof,

to hide their iniquities and their abominations from before my face,

that the blood of the prophets and the saints

shall not come any more unto me against them.

3 Nephi 9:7

Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants thereof,

and the city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof,

and the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants thereof;

and waters have I caused to come up in the stead thereof,

to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face,

that the blood of the prophets and the saints

shall not come up any more unto me against them.

3 Nephi 9:8

And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah,

and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno,

all these have I caused to be sunk,

and made hills and valleys in the places thereof;

and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth,

to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face,

that the blood of the prophets and the saints

should not come up any more unto me against them.

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 9:11

And because they did cast them all out,

that there were none righteous among them,

I did send down fire and destroy them,

that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face,

that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them

might not cry unto me from the ground against them.

3 Nephi 9:13

O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they,

will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted,

that I may heal you?

3 Nephi 9:15

Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God.

I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are.

I was with the Father from the beginning.

I am in the Father, and the Father in me;

and in me hath the Father glorified his name.

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 10:2

For so great was the astonishment of the people

that they did cease lamenting and howling

for the loss of their kindred which had been slain;

therefore there was silence in all 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 10:5

And again, how oft would I have gathered you

as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,

yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen;

yea, O ye people of the house of Israel,

ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen;

yea, how oft would I have gathered you

as a hen gathereth her chickens,

and ye would not.

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 10:14

And now, whoso readeth, let him understand;

he that hath the scriptures, let him search them,

and see and behold if all these deaths and destructions

by fire, and by smoke, and by tempests, and by whirlwinds,

and by the opening of the earth to receive them,

and all these things are not unto the fulfilling

of the prophecies of many of the holy prophets.

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 —