Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'baptized' occurs 186 times in the standard works.

103 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'baptized' in the standard works and contain 55.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:70-74 (9 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 1:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Matt. 20:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:38-39 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 4:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 18:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 15:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 11:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 15:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 25:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 6:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 18:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:41 And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ;

 18:42 For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women, and children who have arrived at the years of accountability.




Moses 6:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 61 0 61
BM 85 0 85
DC 26 0 26
PGP 14 0 14
TOTAL 186 0 186

D&C 18:7
Wherefore, as thou hast been baptized by the hands of my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., according to that which I have commanded him, he hath fulfilled the thing which I commanded him.

D&C 18:22
And as many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and endure to the end, the same shall be saved.

D&C 18:41
And you must preach unto the world, saying: You must repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ;

D&C 18:42
For all men must repent and be baptized, and not only men, but women, and children who have arrived at the years of accountability.

D&C 20:25
That as many as would believe and be baptized in his holy name, and endure in faith to the end, should be saved--

D&C 20:37
And again, by way of commandment to the church concerning the manner of baptism-- All those who humble themselves before God, and desire to be baptized, and come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits, and witness before the church that they have truly repented of all their sins, and are willing to take upon them the name of Jesus Christ, having a determination to serve him to the end, and truly manifest by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism into his church.

D&C 20:41
And to confirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of hands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, according to the scriptures;

D&C 22:2
Wherefore, although a man should be baptized an hundred times it availeth him nothing, for you cannot enter in at the strait gate by the law of Moses, neither by your dead works.

D&C 33:11
Yea, repent and be baptized, every one of you, for a remission of your sins; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.

D&C 39:10
But, behold, the days of thy deliverance are come, if thou wilt hearken to my voice, which saith unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit, and a blessing so great as you never have known.

D&C 49:13
Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, according to the holy commandment, for the remission of sins;

D&C 55:1
Behold, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servant William, yea, even the Lord of the whole earth, thou art called and chosen; and after thou hast been baptized by water, which if you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission of your sins and a reception of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands;

D&C 68:9
And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned.

D&C 68:27
And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.

D&C 76:51
They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given--

D&C 84:28
For he was baptized while he was yet in his childhood, and was ordained by the angel of God at the time he was eight days old unto this power, to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews, and to make straight the way of the Lord before the face of his people, to prepare them for the coming of the Lord, in whose hand is given all power.

D&C 84:64
Therefore, as I said unto mine apostles I say unto you again, that every soul who believeth on your words, and is baptized by water for the remission of sins, shall receive the Holy Ghost.

D&C 84:74
Verily, verily, I say unto you, they who believe not on your words, and are not baptized in water in my name, for the remission of their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and shall not come into my Father's kingdom where my Father and I am.

D&C 112:29
And he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not, and is not baptized, shall be damned.

D&C 124:29
For a baptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints, may be baptized for those who are dead--

D&C 127:6
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning your dead: When any of you are baptized for your dead, let there be a recorder, and let him be eye-witness of your baptisms; let him hear with his ears, that he may testify of a truth, saith the Lord;

D&C 128:16
And now, in relation to the baptism for the dead, I will give you another quotation of Paul, 1 Corinthians 15:29: Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?

D&C 137:6
And marveled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized for the remission of sins.