1 Nephi 4 1 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away in the Spirit, and seen all these things, I returned to the tent of my father.
2 And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another, concerning the things which my father had spoken unto them;
3 For he truly spake many great things unto them, which were hard to be understood, save a man should inquire of the Lord;
4 And they being hard in their hearts, therefore they did not look unto the Lord as they ought.
5 And now I, Nephi, was grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, and also because of the things which I had seen, and knew they must unavoidably come to pass because of the great wickedness of the children of men.
6 And it came to pass that I was overcome because of my afflictions, for I considered that mine afflictions were great above all, because of the destructions of my people; for I had beheld their fall.
7 And it came to pass that after I had received strength, I spake unto my brethren, desiring to know of them the cause of their disputations.
8 And they said, Behold, we can not understand the words which our father hath spoken concerning the natural branches of the olive tree, and also concerning the Gentiles.
9 And I said unto them, Have ye inquired of the Lord?
10 And they said unto me, We have not; for the Lord maketh no such thing known unto us.
11 Behold, I said unto them, How is it that ye do not keep the commandments of the Lord?
