Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pass' occurs 2506 times in the standard works.

1202 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pass' in the standard works and contain 48% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 568 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 9:23-10:7 (20 in 20 verses)

1 Ne. 16:18-35 (18 in 18 verses)

3 Ne. 1:19-2:4 (16 in 16 verses)

1 Ne. 7:16-8:7 (14 in 14 verses)

Alma 47:7-18 (12 in 12 verses)

Alma 47:9-20 (12 in 12 verses)

Ether 11:9-19 (11 in 11 verses)

Ether 6:25-7:3 (9 in 9 verses)

Ether 14:9-17 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Ne. 18:21-19:1 (8 in 6 verses)

Morm. 2:20-26 (8 in 7 verses)

Jacob 5:14-21 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 49:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Ne. 11:36-12:5 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 58:18-23 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 1:7-12 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 7:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 16:9-15 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 51:13-19 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 51:28-34 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 62:12-18 (7 in 7 verses)

Morm. 3:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Ether 6:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Ether 15:26-32 (7 in 7 verses)

Morm. 1:19-2:4 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 3:24-29 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 17:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

Hel. 3:36-4:4 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 8:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 15:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 4:13-15 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 23:12-24:1 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

Jacob 7:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 10:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 11:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 20:24-21:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 13:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 1:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 5:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 6:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Ether 10:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 10:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Zech. 13:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 13:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Luke 21:31-33 (4 in 3 verses)

Omni 1:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 63:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 10:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 13:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 2:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 6:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 2:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 8:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 4:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:38-41 (4 in 4 verses)

W of M 1:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 12:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 20:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 22:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 8:32-9:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 50:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 51:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 55:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 57:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 62:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 1:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 3:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 26:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

4 Ne. 1:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 1:37-40 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 14:29-15:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 15:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 20:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 3:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 33:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 16:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 7:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 2:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:37-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 8:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 17:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 7:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 22:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 23:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:41-43 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 53:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 59:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 63:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 11:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 11:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 4:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 5:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:26-8:2 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 26:20-27:1 (3 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 4:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:25-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 15:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 17:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 4:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 5:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 56:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 39:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 33:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:31-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:20-25:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 27:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 28:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:15-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:23-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:39-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 24:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:38-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:36-58:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 59:13-60:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:52-63:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:52-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:41-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:33-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:23-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 44:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 74:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 87:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 712 441 1153
NT 118 118 236
BM 1525 123 1648
1 Ne. 210 6 216
2 Ne. 62 14 76
Jacob 48 6 54
Enos 7 1 8
Jarom 4 2 6
Omni 13 3 16
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 173 7 180
Alma 440 12 452
Hel. 136 3 139
3 Ne. 161 26 187
4 Ne. 22 18 40
Morm. 67 15 82
Ether 175 8 183
Moro. 1 2 3
DC 83 30 113
PGP 68 10 78
TOTAL 2506 722 3228

4 Ne. 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 Ne. 1:4
And it came to pass that the thirty and seventh year passed away also, and there still continued to be peace in the land.

4 Ne. 1:6
And thus did the thirty and eighth year pass away, and also the thirty and ninth, and forty and first, and the forty and second, yea, even until forty and nine years had passed away, and also the fifty and first, and the fifty and second; yea, and even until fifty and nine years had passed away.

4 Ne. 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 Ne. 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 Ne. 1:22
And it came to pass that two hundred years had passed away; and the second generation had all passed away save it were a few.

4 Ne. 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 Ne. 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 Ne. 1:40
And it came to pass that two hundred and forty and four years had passed away, and thus were the affairs of the people. And the more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God.

4 Ne. 1:45
And it came to pass that when three hundred years had passed away, both the people of Nephi and the Lamanites had become exceedingly wicked one like unto another.

4 Ne. 1:47
And it came to pass that after three hundred and five years had passed away, (and the people did still remain in wickedness) Amos died; and his brother, Ammaron, did keep the record in his stead.

4 Ne. 1:48
And it came to pass that when three hundred and twenty years had passed away, Ammaron, being constrained by the Holy Ghost, did hide up the records which were sacred-- yea, even all the sacred records which had been handed down from generation to generation, which were sacred-- even until the three hundred and twentieth year from the coming of Christ.