Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'nations' occurs 498 times in the standard works.

140 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'nations' in the standard works and contain 28.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 60 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Expand All

D&C 87:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 29:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 5:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 10:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 67:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 66:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:94 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 8:20-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:23-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 34:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 299 79 378
NT 37 4 41
Matt. 4 0 4
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 4 0 4
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 4 1 5
2 Cor. 0 1 1
Gal. 1 0 1
Rev. 19 2 21
BM 82 99 181
DC 70 12 82
PGP 10 5 15
TOTAL 498 199 697

Rev. 2:26
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:

Rev. 7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Rev. 10:11
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Rev. 11:9
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

Rev. 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Rev. 12:5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

Rev. 13:7
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

Rev. 14:8
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

Rev. 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

Rev. 16:19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Rev. 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Rev. 17:5
And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.

Rev. 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Rev. 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

Rev. 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

Rev. 19:15
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

Rev. 20:3
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Rev. 20:8
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Rev. 21:24
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Rev. 21:26
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

Rev. 22:2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.