Unit 96

but

10 occurrences in 9 verses

Mormon 4:5, 10, 18,

Mormon 5:2, 3, 6, 8, 18, 20

Mormon 4:5

but, behold, the judgments of God will overtake the wicked;

and it is by the wicked that the wicked are punished;

for it is the wicked

that stir up the hearts of the children of men unto bloodshed.

Mormon 4:10

And it came to pass that

the three hundred and sixty and sixth year had passed away,

and the Lamanites came again upon the Nephites to battle;

and yet the Nephites repented not of the evil they had done,

but persisted in their wickedness continually.

Mormon 4:18

And from this time forth did the Nephites gain no power over the Lamanites,

but began to be swept off by them even as a dew before the sun.

Mormon 5:2

but behold, I was without hope,

for I knew the judgments of the Lord which should come upon them;

for they repented not of their iniquities,

but did struggle for their lives

without calling upon that Being who created them.

Mormon 5:3

And it came to pass that the Lamanites did come against us

as we had fled to the city of Jordan;

but behold, they were driven back

that they did not take the city at that time.

Mormon 5:6

And it came to pass that in the three hundred and eightieth year

the Lamanites did come again against us to battle,

and we did stand against them boldly;

but it was all in vain,

for so great were their numbers

that they did tread the people of the Nephites under their feet.

Mormon 5:8

And now behold, I, Mormon, do not desire to harrow up the souls of men

in casting before them such an awful scene of blood and carnage

as was laid before mine eyes;

but I, knowing that these things must surely be made known,

and that all things which are hid must be revealed upon the house-tops —

Mormon 5:18

but now, behold, they are led about by Satan,

even as chaff is driven before the wind,

or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor,

or without anything wherewith to steer her;

and even as she is, so are they.

Mormon 5:20

but behold, it shall come to pass

that they shall be driven and scattered by the Gentiles;

and after they have been driven and scattered by the Gentiles,

behold, then will the Lord remember the covenant

which he made unto Abraham and unto all the house of Israel.