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)

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
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 1 0 1
3 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 3 0 3
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 10 0 10
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 70 0 70

1 Ne. 5:18
That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.

1 Ne. 11:36
And it came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

1 Ne. 13:40
And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.

1 Ne. 14:11
And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.

1 Ne. 22:28
But, behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will repent.

2 Ne. 13:8
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, because their tongues and their doings have been against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

2 Ne. 30:8
And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth.

Omni 1:25
And it came to pass that I began to be old; and, having no seed, and knowing king Benjamin to be a just man before the Lord, wherefore, I shall deliver up these plates unto him, exhorting all men to come unto God, the Holy One of Israel, and believe in prophesying, and in revelations, and in the ministering of angels, and in the gift of speaking with tongues, and in the gift of interpreting languages, and in all things which are good; for there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil.

Mosiah 27:25
And the Lord said unto me: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;

Alma 9:21
Having been visited by the Spirit of God; having conversed with angels, and having been spoken unto by the voice of the Lord; and having the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and also many gifts, the gift of speaking with tongues, and the gift of preaching, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of translation;

3 Ne. 26:4
And even unto the great and last day, when all people, and all kindreds, and all nations and tongues shall stand before God, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil--

3 Ne. 26:14
And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter.

3 Ne. 28:29
And it shall come to pass, when the Lord seeth fit in his wisdom that they shall minister unto all the scattered tribes of Israel, and unto all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, and shall bring out of them unto Jesus many souls, that their desire may be fulfilled, and also because of the convincing power of God which is in them.

3 Ne. 29:6
Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!

Morm. 9:7
And again I speak unto you who deny the revelations of God, and say that they are done away, that there are no revelations, nor prophecies, nor gifts, nor healing, nor speaking with tongues, and the interpretation of tongues;

Morm. 9:24
And these signs shall follow them that believe-- in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover;

Moro. 10:15
And again, to another, all kinds of tongues;

Moro. 10:16
And again, to another, the interpretation of languages and of divers kinds of tongues.