Unit 94

the people

20 occurrences in 15 verses

4 Nephi 1:2, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 31, 34, 35, 40, 42, 43, 45, 47

4 Nephi 1:2

And it came to pass in the thirty and sixth year,

the people were all converted unto the Lord,

upon all the face of the land,

both Nephites and Lamanites,

and there were no contentions and disputations among them,

and every man did deal justly one with another.

4 Nephi 1:10

And now, behold, it came to pass that

the people of Nephi did wax strong, and did multiply exceedingly fast,

and became an exceedingly fair and delightsome people.

4 Nephi 1:13

And it came to pass that there was no contention

among all the people, in all the land;

but there were mighty miracles wrought among the disciples of Jesus.

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 1:20

And he kept it eighty and four years,

and there was still peace in the land,

save it were a small part of the people who had revolted from the church

and taken upon them the name of Lamanites;

therefore there began to be Lamanites again in the land.

4 Nephi 1:23

And now I, Mormon, would that ye should know

that the people had multiplied,

insomuch that they were spread upon all the face of the land,

and that they had become exceedingly rich, because of their prosperity in Christ.

4 Nephi 1:31

Nevertheless, and notwithstanding all these miracles,

the people did harden their hearts,

and did seek to kill them,

even as the Jews at Jerusalem sought to kill Jesus,

according to his word.

4 Nephi 1:34

Nevertheless, the people did harden their hearts,

for they were led by many priests and false prophets

to build up many churches, and to do all manner of iniquity.

And they did smite upon the people of Jesus;

but the people of Jesus did not smite again.

And thus they did dwindle in unbelief and wickedness, from year to year,

even until two hundred and thirty years had passed away.

4 Nephi 1:35

And now it came to pass in this year,

yea, in the two hundred and thirty and first year,

there was a great division among the people.

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.

4 Nephi 1:42

And it came to pass that

the wicked part of the people began again

to build up the secret oaths and combinations of Gadianton.

4 Nephi 1:43

And also the people who were called the people of Nephi began

to be proud in their hearts, because of their exceeding riches,

and become vain like unto their brethren, the Lamanites.

4 Nephi 1:45

And it came to pass that when three hundred years had passed away,

both the people of Nephi and the Lamanites had become exceedingly wicked

one like unto another.

4 Nephi 1:47

And it came to pass that after three hundred and five years had passed away,

(and the people did still remain in wickedness)

Amos died; and his brother, Ammaron, did keep the record in his stead.