Unit 83

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31 occurrences in 19 verses

3 Nephi 8:1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23,

3 Nephi 9:1, 9, 15,

3 Nephi 10:1, 2, 9, 10, 12

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 8:6

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 8:11

And there was a great and terrible destruction in the land southward.

3 Nephi 8:12

But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward;

for behold, the whole face of the land was changed,

because of the tempest and the whirlwinds,

and the thunderings and the lightnings,

and the exceedingly great quaking of the whole earth;

3 Nephi 8:15

And there were some cities which remained;

but the damage thereof was exceedingly great,

and there were many in them who were slain.

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 8:22

And there was not any light seen,

neither fire, nor glimmer,

neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars,

for so great were the mists of darkness

which were upon the face of the land.

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 9:9

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 9:15

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 10:9

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 —