Unit 94

of God

7 occurrences in 7 verses

4 Nephi 1:14, 15, 16, 17, 30, 39, 40

4 Nephi 1:14

And it came to pass that the seventy and first year passed away,

and also the seventy and second year,

yea, and in fine, till the seventy and ninth year had passed away;

yea, even an hundred years had passed away,

and the disciples of Jesus, whom he had chosen,

had all gone to the paradise of God,

save it were the three who should tarry;

and there were other disciples ordained in their stead;

and also many of that generation had passed away.

4 Nephi 1:15

And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land,

because of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people.

4 Nephi 1:16

And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms,

nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness;

and surely there could not be a happier people

among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.

4 Nephi 1:17

There were no robbers, nor murderers,

neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites;

but they were in one,

the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God.

4 Nephi 1:30

Therefore they did exercise power and authority

over the disciples of Jesus who did tarry with them,

and they did cast them into prison;

but by the power of the word of God, which was in them,

the prisons were rent in twain,

and they went forth doing mighty miracles among them.

4 Nephi 1:39

And it was because of the wickedness and abomination of their fathers,

even as it was in the beginning.

And they were taught to hate the children of God,

even as the Lamanites were taught

to hate the children of Nephi from the beginning.

4 Nephi 1:40

And it came to pass that

two hundred and forty and four years had passed away,

and thus were the affairs of the people.

And the more wicked part of the people did wax strong,

and became exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God.