Nephi feels the weight of the penalty. He kneels and prays “in behalf of his people.” It might be easy to forget from Nephi’s actions that he too would be under the condemnation. The Gadiantons had wanted to kill his father, and there is every reason to believe that the son was no less valiant in proclaiming the gospel and calling the people to repentance. Nephi would surely have been one of the first slated for execution on the next day. Nevertheless, Nephi prays for his people, not just himself.