Unit 94

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20 occurrences in 14 verses



4 Nephi 1:1, 5, 12, 14, 18, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31, 34, 38, 39, 43



4 Nephi 1:1

And it came to pass that the thirty and fourth year passed away,

and also the thirty and fifth,

and behold the disciples of Jesus had formed a church of Christ

in all the lands round about.

And as many as did come unto them, and did truly repent of their sins,

were baptized in the name of Jesus;

and they did also receive the Holy Ghost.



4 Nephi 1:5

And there were great and marvelous works wrought by the disciples of Jesus,

insomuch that they did heal the sick, and raise the dead,

and cause the lame to walk, and the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear;

and all manner of miracles did they work among the children of men;

and in nothing did they work miracles save it were in the name of Jesus.



4 Nephi 1:12

And they did not walk any more

after the performances and ordinances of the law of Moses;

but they did walk after the commandments

which they had received from their Lord and their God,

continuing in fasting and prayer, and in meeting together oft

both to pray and to hear the word of the Lord.



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 1:18

And how blessed were they!

For the Lord did bless them in all their doings;

yea, even they were blessed and prospered

until an hundred and ten years had passed away;

and the first generation from Christ had passed away,

and there was no contention in all 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 1:25

And from that time forth they did have their goods and their substance

no more common among them.



4 Nephi 1:28

And this church did multiply exceedingly because of iniquity,

and because of the power of Satan who did get hold upon their hearts.



4 Nephi 1:29

And again, there was another church which denied the Christ;

and they did persecute the true church of Christ,

because of their humility and their belief in Christ;

and they did despise them because of the many miracles

which were wrought among them.



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 1:38

And it came to pass that they who rejected the gospel

were called Lamanites, and Lemuelites, and Ishmaelites;

and they did not dwindle in unbelief,

but they did wilfully rebel against the gospel of Christ;

and they did teach their children that they should not believe,

even as their fathers, from the beginning, did dwindle.



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 1:43

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.