Unit 87

of

37 occurrences in 24 verses

3 Nephi 17:2, 3, 4, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25,

3 Nephi 18:3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36

3 Nephi 17:2

I perceive that ye are weak,

that ye cannot understand all my words

which I am commanded of the Father to speak unto you

at this time.

3 Nephi 17:3

Therefore, go ye unto your homes,

and ponder upon the things which I have said,

and ask of the Father, in my name,

that ye may understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow,

and I come unto you again.

3 Nephi 17:4

But now I go unto the Father,

and also to show myself unto the lost tribes of Israel,

for they are not lost unto the Father,

for he knoweth whither he hath taken them.

3 Nephi 17:14

And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground,

Jesus groaned within himself, and said:

Father, I am troubled

because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

3 Nephi 17:17

And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man,

neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things

as we both saw and heard Jesus speak;

and no one can conceive of the joy

which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.

3 Nephi 17:18

And it came to pass that

when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he arose;

but so great was the joy of the multitude that they were overcome.

3 Nephi 17:20

And they arose from the earth,

and he said unto them:

Blessed are ye because of your faith.

And now behold, my joy is full.

3 Nephi 17:21

And when he had said these words, he wept,

and the multitude bare record of it,

and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them,

and prayed unto the Father for them.

3 Nephi 17:24

And as they looked to behold

they cast their eyes towards heaven,

and they saw the heavens open,

and they saw angels descending out of heaven

as it were in the midst of fire;

and they came down and encircled those little ones about,

and they were encircled about with fire;

and the angels did minister unto them.

3 Nephi 17:25

And the multitude did see and hear and bear record;

and they know that their record is true

for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself;

and they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls;

and they did consist of men, women, and children.

3 Nephi 18:3

And when the Disciples had come with bread and wine,

he took of the bread and brake and blessed it;

and he gave unto the Disciples and commanded that they should eat.

3 Nephi 18:5

And when the multitude had eaten and were filled,

he said unto the Disciples:

Behold there shall one be ordained among you,

and to him will I give power that he shall break bread and bless it

and give it unto the people of my church,

unto all those who shall believe and be baptized in my name.

3 Nephi 18:7

And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which I have shown unto you.

And it shall be a testimony unto the Father

that ye do always remember me.

And if ye do always remember me

ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.

3 Nephi 18:8

And it came to pass that when he said these words,

he commanded his Disciples

that they should take of the wine of the cup and drink of it,

and that they should also give unto the multitude that they might drink of it.

3 Nephi 18:9

And it came to pass that they did so, and did drink of it and were filled;

and they gave unto the multitude, and they did drink, and they were filled.

3 Nephi 18:11

And this shall ye always do to those

who repent and are baptized in my name;

and ye shall do it in remembrance of my blood, which I have shed for you,

that ye may witness unto the Father that ye do always remember me.

And if ye do always remember me ye shall have my Spirit to be with you.

3 Nephi 18:13

But whoso among you shall do more or less than these

are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation;

and when the rain descends, and the floods come,

and the winds blow, and beat upon them,

they shall fall,

and the gates of hell are ready open to receive them.

3 Nephi 18:25

And ye see that I have commanded that none of you should go away,

but rather have commanded that ye should come unto me,

that ye might feel and see;

even so shall ye do unto the world;

and whosoever breaketh this commandment

suffereth himself to be led into temptation.

3 Nephi 18:28

And now behold, this is the commandment which I give unto you,

that ye shall not suffer any one knowingly

to partake of my flesh and blood unworthily, when ye shall minister it;

3 Nephi 18:29

For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood unworthily

eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul;

therefore if ye know that a man is unworthy

to eat and drink of my flesh and blood

ye shall forbid him.

3 Nephi 18:30

Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out from among you,

but ye shall minister unto him

and shall pray for him unto the Father, in my name;

and if it so be that he repenteth and is baptized in my name,

then shall ye receive him,

and shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood.

3 Nephi 18:32

Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out of your synagogues,

or your places of worship,

for unto such shall ye continue to minister;

for ye know not but what they will return and repent,

and come unto me with full purpose of heart,

and I shall heal them;

and ye shall be the means of bringing salvation unto them.

3 Nephi 18:34

And I give you these commandments

because of the disputations which have been among you.

And blessed are ye if ye have no disputations among you.

3 Nephi 18:36

And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of these sayings,

he touched with his hand the Disciples whom he had chosen, one by one,

even until he had touched them all,

and spake unto them as he touched them.