Unit 87

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36 occurrences in 24 verses

3 Nephi 17:1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25,

3 Nephi 18:10, 13, 17, 22, 23, 26, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39

3 Nephi 17:1

Behold, now it came to pass that

when Jesus had spoken these words

he looked round about again on the multitude,

and he said unto them: Behold, my time is at hand.

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 17:5

And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken,

he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude,

and beheld they were in tears,

and did look steadfastly upon him

as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.

3 Nephi 17:6

And he said unto them:

Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.

3 Nephi 17:7

Have ye any that are sick among you?

Bring them hither.

Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous,

or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner?

Bring them hither and I will heal them,

for I have compassion upon you;

my bowels are filled with mercy.

3 Nephi 17:9

And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken,

all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth

with their sick and their afflicted, and their lame,

and with their blind, and with their dumb,

and with all them that were afflicted in any manner;

and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto him.

3 Nephi 17:12

So they brought their little children

and set them down upon the ground round about him,

and Jesus stood in the midst;

and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him.

3 Nephi 17:19

And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and bade them arise.

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 17:23

And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them:

Behold your little ones.

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 18:10

And when the Disciples had done this, Jesus said unto them:

Blessed are ye for this thing which ye have done,

for this is fulfilling my commandments,

and this doth witness unto the Father

that ye are willing to do that which I have commanded 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 18:17

And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words unto his Disciples,

he turned again unto the multitude and said unto them:

3 Nephi 18:22

And behold, ye shall meet together oft;

and ye shall not forbid any man from coming unto you

when ye shall meet together,

but suffer them that they may come unto you and forbid them not;

3 Nephi 18:23

But ye shall pray for them, and shall not cast them out;

and if it so be that they come unto you oft

ye shall pray for them unto the Father, in my name.

3 Nephi 18:26

And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words,

he turned his eyes again upon the Disciples whom he had chosen,

and said unto them:

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 18:36

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.

3 Nephi 18:37

And the multitude heard not the words which he spake,

therefore they did not bear record;

but the Disciples bare record

that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost.

And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.

3 Nephi 18:38

And it came to pass that when Jesus had touched them all,

there came a cloud and overshadowed the multitude

that they could not see Jesus.

3 Nephi 18:39

And while they were overshadowed

he departed from them, and ascended into heaven.

And the Disciples saw and did bear record

that he ascended again into heaven.