Unit 94

they did

21 occurrences in 13 verses

4 Nephi 1:1, 5, 7, 12, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 38, 41

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 1:7

And the Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land;

yea, insomuch that they did build cities again

where there had been cities burned.

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 1:25

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

no more common among them.

4 Nephi 1:27

And it came to pass that when two hundred and ten years had passed away

there were many churches in the land;

yea, there were many churches which professed to know the Christ,

and yet they did deny the more parts of his gospel,

insomuch that they did receive all manner of wickedness,

and did administer that which was sacred unto him

to whom it had been forbidden because of unworthiness.

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 1:30

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 1:32

And they did cast them into furnaces of fire,

and they came forth receiving no harm.

4 Nephi 1:33

And they also cast them into dens of wild beasts,

and they did play with the wild beasts even as a child with a lamb;

and they did come forth from among them, receiving no harm.

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 1:41

And they did still continue to build up churches unto themselves,

and adorn them with all manner of precious things.

And thus did two hundred and fifty years pass away,

and also two hundred and sixty years.