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3 Nephi 1
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| 1:1 Now it came to pass that the ninety and first year had passed away and it was six
hundred years from the time that Lehi left Jerusalem; and it was in the year that
Lachoneus was the chief judge and the governor over the land. |
And it came to pass
1:1, 4, 7(2), 9(2), 10, 11, 12, 15, 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28
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| 1:2 And Nephi, the son of Helaman, had departed out of the land of Zarahemla, giving charge unto his
son Nephi, who was his eldest son, concerning the plates of brass, and all the records which had been kept, and all
those things which had been kept sacred from the departure of Lehi out of
Jerusalem. | |
| 1:3 Then he departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man knoweth; and his son Nephi did keep
the records in his stead, yea, the record of this people. | |
| 1:4 It came to pass that in the commencement of the ninety and second year, behold,
the prophecies of the prophets began to be fulfilled more fully; for there began to be greater signs and greater
miracles wrought among the people. | |
| 1:5 But there were some who began to say that the time was past for the words to be fulfilled, which
were spoken by Samuel, the Lamanite. | |
| 1:6 And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying: Behold the time is past, and the words of
Samuel are not fulfilled; therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing hath been vain. | |
| 1:7 It came to pass that they did make a great uproar throughout the land; and
the people who believed began to be very sorrowful, lest by any means those things which had been spoken might not
come to pass. | |
| 1:8 But behold, they did watch steadfastly for that day and that night and that day which should be
as one day as if there were no night, that they might know that their faith had not been vain. | |
| 1:9 Now it came to pass that there was a day set apart
by the unbelievers, that all those who believed in those traditions should be put to death except the sign should
come to pass, which had been given by Samuel the prophet.
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"The unbelievers" set aside a day just to kill believers. (They called it "National kill a believer day.")
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| 1:10 Now it came to pass that when Nephi, the son of Nephi, saw this wickedness
of his people, his heart was exceedingly
sorrowful.
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Exceedingly
(1:10, 17)
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| 1:11 It came to pass that he went out and bowed himself down upon the earth,
and cried mightily to his God in behalf of his people, yea, those who were about to be destroyed because of their
faith in the tradition of their fathers.
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| 1:12 It came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord,
all that day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
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God makes a repetitive and rambling speech announcing his own birth. He says that he'll be born tommorow.
And that later that evening "a sign would be given."
 (1:13, 14)
... the time is at hand. -- Rev.22:10
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| 1:13 Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time
is at hand, and on this night
shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfill
all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets.
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| 1:14 Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfill all things which I have made known unto the children of
men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son -- of the Father because
of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given. | |
| 1:15 It came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according
as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people
began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came. |
(1:15, 19)
And God's prophecy came true! That night "there was no darkness when night came ... but it was as light as thought it
was mid-day."
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| 1:16 And there were many, who had not believed the words of the prophets, who fell to the earth and
became as if they were dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had laid for those who
believed in the words of the prophets had been frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at hand. | |
| 1:17 And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon
the face of the whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land south, were so
exceedingly astonished that they fell to the earth. | |
| 1:18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign
which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief. | |
| 1:19 It came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was
as light as though it was mid-day. It came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning
again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because
of the sign which had been given. | |
| 1:20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to the
words of the prophets. | |
| 1:21 It came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to the word. | |
| 1:22 It came to pass that from this time forth there began to be lyings sent
forth among the people, by Satan, to harden their hearts, to the intent that they might not believe in those
signs and wonders which they had seen; but notwithstanding these lyings and deceivings the more part of the
people did believe, and were converted unto the Lord. | |
| 1:23 It came to pass that Nephi went forth among the people, and also many
others, baptizing unto repentance, in the which there was a great remission of sins. And thus the people began
again to have peace in the land. | |
| 1:24 And there were no contentions, save it were a few that began to preach, endeavoring to prove
by the scriptures that it was no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this thing they did err,
having not understood the scriptures. | |
| 1:25 But it came to pass that they soon became converted, and were convinced
of the error which they were in, for it was made known unto them that the law was not yet fulfilled, and that it
must be fulfilled in every whit; yea, the word came unto them that it must be fulfilled; yea, that one
jot or tittle should not pass away till it should all be fulfilled; therefore in this same year were they
brought to a knowledge of their error and did confess their faults.
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... one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
-- Mt.5:18
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| 1:26 And thus the ninety and second year did pass away, bringing glad tidings unto the people
because of the signs which did come to pass, according to the words of the prophecy of all the holy prophets. | |
| 1:27 It came to pass that the ninety and third year did also pass away in peace,
save it were for the Gadianton robbers, who dwelt upon the mountains, who did infest the land; for so strong
were their holds and their secret places that the people could not overpower them; therefore they did commit
many murders, and did do much slaughter among the people. | |
| 1:28 It came to pass that in the ninety and fourth year they began to increase
in great degree, because there were many dissenters of the Nephites who did flee unto them, which did cause much
sorrow unto those Nephites who did remain in the land. | |
| 1:29 And there was also a cause of much sorrow among the Lamanites; for behold, they had many children
who did grow up and began to wax strong in years, that they became for themselves, and were led away by some who
were Zoramites, by their lyings and their flattering words, to join those Gadianton robbers. | |
| 1:30 And thus were the Lamanites afflicted also, and began to decrease as to their faith and
righteousness, because of the wickedness of the rising generation. | |
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Injustice
Cruelty and Violence
Language
Contradictions
Good Stuff