Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'holy' occurs 1093 times in the standard works.

449 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'holy' in the standard works and contain 41.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 184 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 13:1-12 (13 in 12 verses)

Ezek. 45:1-7 (8 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 31:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Lev. 6:25-7:1 (7 in 7 verses)

Lev. 22:10-16 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 9:46-52 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 31:15-21 (7 in 7 verses)

Ezek. 42:13-14 (6 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 21:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:29-32 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 48:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 20:25-28 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Pet. 1:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 9:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 10:17-18 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:44-45 (4 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:39-41 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:52-54 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 9:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:3 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 32:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 104:65-68 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 109:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 6:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 11:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Rev. 4:8 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 16:3 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 115:7 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:39 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 26:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 33:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:58-59 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 35:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 6:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 35:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 89:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 57:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 13:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 6:9-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 119:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 30:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 20:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 24:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 99:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 58:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 1:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jude 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 21:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 60:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:7 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:73 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 27:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 64:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 33:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 35:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 430 2 432
NT 181 4 185
BM 295 5 300
DC 165 3 168
PGP 22 0 22
TOTAL 1093 14 1107

D&C 74:4
And it came to pass that the children, being brought up in subjection to the law of Moses, gave heed to the traditions of their fathers and believed not the gospel of Christ, wherein they became unholy.

D&C 74:6
That their children might remain without circumcision; and that the tradition might be done away, which saith that little children are unholy; for it was had among the Jews;

D&C 97:17
But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall not be there; for I will not come into unholy temples.