Unit 87

upon the

7 occurrences in 7 verses



3 Nephi 17:3, 12, 13, 14, 15,

3 Nephi 18:2, 26



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 17:12

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 17:13

And it came to pass that

when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst,

he commanded the multitude that they should kneel down upon the ground.



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 17:15

And when he had said these words,

he himself also knelt upon the earth;

and behold he prayed unto the Father,

and the things which he prayed cannot be written,

and the multitude did bear record who heard him.



3 Nephi 18:2

And while they were gone for bread and wine,

he commanded the multitude

that they should sit themselves down upon the earth.



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: