Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'book' occurs 301 times in the standard works.

113 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'book' in the standard works and contain 37.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 43 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 27:6-22 (20 in 17 verses)

D&C 128:4-7 (9 in 4 verses)

D&C 135:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

Rev. 22:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:14-18 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 5:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 13:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:29 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 2:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 10:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 20:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 4:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 32:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 146 3 149
NT 42 5 47
BM 60 7 67
1 Ne. 15 3 18
2 Ne. 25 1 26
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 3 0 3
Hel. 4 1 5
3 Ne. 5 2 7
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
DC 44 12 56
PGP 9 1 10
TOTAL 301 28 329

1 Ne. 1:11
And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a book, and bade him that he should read.

1 Ne. 1:19
And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations; and he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah, and also the redemption of the world.

1 Ne. 5:11
And he beheld that they did contain the five books of Moses, which gave an account of the creation of the world, and also of Adam and Eve, who were our first parents;

1 Ne. 10:15
And after this manner of language did my father prophesy and speak unto my brethren, and also many more things which I do not write in this book; for I have written as many of them as were expedient for me in mine other book.

1 Ne. 13:20
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.

1 Ne. 13:21
And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?

1 Ne. 13:23
And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.

1 Ne. 13:24
And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.

1 Ne. 13:28
Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.

1 Ne. 13:29
And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest-- because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God-- because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.

1 Ne. 13:38
And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.

1 Ne. 13:39
And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.

1 Ne. 14:23
Wherefore, the things which he shall write are just and true; and behold they are written in the book which thou beheld proceeding out of the mouth of the Jew; and at the time they proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, or, at the time the book proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, the things which were written were plain and pure, and most precious and easy to the understanding of all men.

1 Ne. 19:23
And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.