Unit 94

they were

8 occurrences in 8 verses

4 Nephi 1:3, 11, 17, 18, 23, 34, 36, 39

4 Nephi 1:3

And they had all things common among them;

therefore there were not rich and poor, bond and free,

but they were all made free, and partakers of the heavenly gift.

4 Nephi 1:11

And they were married, and given in marriage,

and were blessed according to the multitude of the promises

which the Lord had made unto them.

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 1:18

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 1:34

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 1:36

And it came to pass that in this year

there arose a people who were called the Nephites,

and they were true believers in Christ;

and among them there were those who were called by the Lamanites —

Jacobites, and Josephites, and Zoramites;

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.