Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saying' occurs 1795 times in the standard works.

457 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saying' in the standard works and contain 25.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 211 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Chr. 10:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 88:102-106 (5 in 5 verses)


Moses 5:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

 5:9 And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.

 5:10 And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God.

 5:11 And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

 5:12 And Adam and Eve blessed the name of God, and they made all things known unto their sons and their daughters.

 5:13 And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish.




Josh. 1:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 19:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 14:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 29:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 23:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 43:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 7:47-50 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 50:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 27:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 25:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 32:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 3:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 17:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 6:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 27:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 28:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 4:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 26:68-70 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 4:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 14:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 19:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 48:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:51 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 17:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 24:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 33:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 39:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hag. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hag. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hag. 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 13:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:66-67 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 16:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:31-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 990 10 1000
NT 455 26 481
BM 233 27 260
DC 49 13 62
PGP 68 0 68
Moses 55 0 55
Abr. 2 0 2
JS-M 4 0 4
JS-H 7 0 7
TOTAL 1795 76 1871

Moses 1:3
And God spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty, and Endless is my name; for I am without beginning of days or end of years; and is not this endless?

Moses 1:12
And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.

Moses 1:17
And he also gave me commandments when he called unto me out of the burning bush, saying: Call upon God in the name of mine Only Begotten, and worship me.

Moses 1:19
And now, when Moses had said these words, Satan cried with a loud voice, and ranted upon the earth, and commanded, saying: I am the Only Begotten, worship me.

Moses 1:20
And it came to pass that Moses began to fear exceedingly; and as he began to fear, he saw the bitterness of hell. Nevertheless, calling upon God, he received strength, and he commanded, saying: Depart from me, Satan, for this one God only will I worship, which is the God of glory.

Moses 1:21
And now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook; and Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.

Moses 1:25
And calling upon the name of God, he beheld his glory again, for it was upon him; and he heard a voice, saying: Blessed art thou, Moses, for I, the Almighty, have chosen thee, and thou shalt be made stronger than many waters; for they shall obey thy command as if thou wert God.

Moses 1:30
And it came to pass that Moses called upon God, saying: Tell me, I pray thee, why these things are so, and by what thou madest them?

Moses 1:36
And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.

Moses 1:37
And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.

Moses 2:1
And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by mine Only Begotten I created these things; yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earth upon which thou standest.

Moses 2:22
And I, God, blessed them, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the sea; and let fowl multiply in the earth;

Moses 3:16
And I, the Lord God, commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat,

Moses 4:1
And I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying-- Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.

Moses 4:23
And unto Adam, I, the Lord God, said: Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the fruit of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying-- Thou shalt not eat of it, cursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

Moses 5:6
And after many days an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.

Moses 5:7
And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.

Moses 5:9
And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.

Moses 5:10
And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the families of the earth, saying: Blessed be the name of God, for because of my transgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God.

Moses 5:11
And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the obedient.

Moses 5:13
And Satan came among them, saying: I am also a son of God; and he commanded them, saying: Believe it not; and they believed it not, and they loved Satan more than God. And men began from that time forth to be carnal, sensual, and devilish.

Moses 5:16
And Adam and Eve, his wife, ceased not to call upon God. And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare Cain, and said: I have gotten a man from the Lord; wherefore he may not reject his words. But behold, Cain hearkened not, saying: Who is the Lord that I should know him?

Moses 5:18
And Cain loved Satan more than God. And Satan commanded him, saying: Make an offering unto the Lord.

Moses 5:33
And Cain gloried in that which he had done, saying: I am free; surely the flocks of my brother falleth into my hands.

Moses 6:8
Now this prophecy Adam spake, as he was moved upon by the Holy Ghost, and a genealogy was kept of the children of God. And this was the book of the generations of Adam, saying: In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Moses 6:27
And he heard a voice from heaven, saying: Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people, and say unto them-- Repent, for thus saith the Lord: I am angry with this people, and my fierce anger is kindled against them; for their hearts have waxed hard, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes cannot see afar off;

Moses 6:31
And when Enoch had heard these words, he bowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people hate me; for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?

Moses 6:36
And he beheld the spirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which were not visible to the natural eye; and from thenceforth came the saying abroad in the land: A seer hath the Lord raised up unto his people.

Moses 6:38
And they came forth to hear him, upon the high places, saying unto the tent-keepers: Tarry ye here and keep the tents, while we go yonder to behold the seer, for he prophesieth, and there is a strange thing in the land; a wild man hath come among us.

Moses 6:43
And Enoch continued his speech, saying: The Lord which spake with me, the same is the God of heaven, and he is my God, and your God, and ye are my brethren, and why counsel ye yourselves, and deny the God of heaven?

Moses 6:51
And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the world, and men before they were in the flesh.

Moses 6:54
Hence came the saying abroad among the people, that the Son of God hath atoned for original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the heads of the children, for they are whole from the foundation of the world.

Moses 6:55
And the Lord spake unto Adam, saying: Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in sin, even so when they begin to grow up, sin conceiveth in their hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good.

Moses 6:58
Therefore I give unto you a commandment, to teach these things freely unto your children, saying:

Moses 6:66
And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and forever;

Moses 7:1
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.

Moses 7:2
And from that time forth Enoch began to prophesy, saying unto the people, that: As I was journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and cried unto the Lord, there came a voice out of heaven, saying-- Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount Simeon.

Moses 7:7
And the Lord said unto me: Prophesy; and I prophesied, saying: Behold the people of Canaan, which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against the people of Shum, and shall slay them that they shall utterly be destroyed; and the people of Canaan shall divide themselves in the land, and the land shall be barren and unfruitful, and none other people shall dwell there but the people of Canaan;

Moses 7:25
And he saw angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.

Moses 7:28
And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains?

Moses 7:45
And it came to pass that Enoch looked; and from Noah, he beheld all the families of the earth; and he cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall the day of the Lord come? When shall the blood of the Righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be sanctified and have eternal life?

Moses 7:47
And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying: The Righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world; and through faith I am in the bosom of the Father, and behold, Zion is with me.

Moses 7:48
And it came to pass that Enoch looked upon the earth; and he heard a voice from the bowels thereof, saying: Wo, wo is me, the mother of men; I am pained, I am weary, because of the wickedness of my children. When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which is gone forth out of me? When will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and righteousness for a season abide upon my face?

Moses 7:49
And when Enoch heard the earth mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, wilt thou not have compassion upon the earth? Wilt thou not bless the children of Noah?

Moses 7:50
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying: I ask thee, O Lord, in the name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and his seed, that the earth might never more be covered by the floods.

Moses 7:54
And it came to pass that Enoch cried unto the Lord, saying: When the Son of Man cometh in the flesh, shall the earth rest? I pray thee, show me these things.

Moses 7:58
And again Enoch wept and cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall the earth rest?

Moses 7:59
And Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father; and he called unto the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten; thou hast made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace; wherefore, I ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth.

Moses 7:69
And Enoch and all his people walked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion; and it came to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, Zion is Fled.

Moses 8:9
And he called his name Noah, saying: This son shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

Moses 8:21
And also, after that they had heard him, they came up before him, saying: Behold, we are the sons of God; have we not taken unto ourselves the daughters of men? And are we not eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage? And our wives bear unto us children, and the same are mighty men, which are like unto men of old, men of great renown. And they hearkened not unto the words of Noah.

Moses 8:23
And it came to pass that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying: Hearken, and give heed unto my words;