Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tongues' occurs 70 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tongues' in the standard works and contain 31.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 14:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

 14:5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

 14:6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?




1 Cor. 14:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:36 (2 in 1 verse)

A of F 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
NT 27 0 27
BM 20 0 20
DC 10 0 10
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 70 0 70

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