Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'days' occurs 1215 times in the standard works.

424 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'days' in the standard works and contain 34.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 173 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 10:30-11:3 (8 in 8 verses)

Ether 11:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-9 (7 in 6 verses)

Lev. 12:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 15:24-28 (6 in 5 verses)

Esth. 1:1-5 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 7:7-9 (5 in 3 verses)

Num. 6:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 61:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-M 1:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

Gen. 47:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:19 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:31 (4 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 9:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 65:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:23-12:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 23:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 11:8-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 45:23-46:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 13:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 8:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 11:21 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:65 (3 in 1 verse)

Job 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 20:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 6:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:46-2:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 35:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:33-6:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 23:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 33:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 12:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 1:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:68-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 10:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 1:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 35:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 40:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 20:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 39:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 102:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:30-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 25:7 But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which I know that no man can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.

 25:8 Wherefore, they are of worth unto the children of men, and he that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly, and confine the words unto mine own people; for I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them.




Omni 1:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 702 2 704
NT 166 1 167
BM 210 0 210
1 Ne. 25 0 25
2 Ne. 24 0 24
Jacob 5 0 5
Enos 2 0 2
Omni 4 0 4
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 29 0 29
Alma 38 0 38
Hel. 30 0 30
3 Ne. 8 0 8
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 42 0 42
DC 87 0 87
PGP 50 0 50
TOTAL 1215 3 1218

2 Ne. 1:14
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveler can return; a few more days and I go the way of all the earth.

2 Ne. 2:1
And now, Jacob, I speak unto you: Thou art my firstborn in the days of my tribulation in the wilderness. And behold, in thy childhood thou hast suffered afflictions and much sorrow, because of the rudeness of thy brethren.

2 Ne. 2:3
Wherefore, thy soul shall be blessed, and thou shalt dwell safely with thy brother, Nephi; and thy days shall be spent in the service of thy God. Wherefore, I know that thou art redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer; for thou hast beheld that in the fulness of time he cometh to bring salvation unto men.

2 Ne. 2:21
And the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men. For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents.

2 Ne. 2:30
I have spoken these few words unto you all, my sons, in the last days of my probation; and I have chosen the good part, according to the words of the prophet. And I have none other object save it be the everlasting welfare of your souls. Amen.

2 Ne. 3:1
And now I speak unto you, Joseph, my last-born. Thou wast born in the wilderness of mine afflictions; yea, in the days of my greatest sorrow did thy mother bear thee.

2 Ne. 3:5
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord, that out of the fruit of his loins the Lord God would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power, unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light-- yea, out of hidden darkness and out of captivity unto freedom.

2 Ne. 3:12
Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together, unto the confounding of false doctrines and laying down of contentions, and establishing peace among the fruit of thy loins, and bringing them to the knowledge of their fathers in the latter days, and also to the knowledge of my covenants, saith the Lord.

2 Ne. 4:11
And after he had made an end of speaking unto them, he spake unto Sam, saying: Blessed art thou, and thy seed; for thou shalt inherit the land like unto thy brother Nephi. And thy seed shall be numbered with his seed; and thou shalt be even like unto thy brother, and thy seed like unto his seed; and thou shalt be blessed in all thy days.

2 Ne. 4:13
And it came to pass that not many days after his death, Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael were angry with me because of the admonitions of the Lord.

2 Ne. 5:7
And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents.

2 Ne. 8:9
Awake, awake! Put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake as in the ancient days. Art thou not he that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

2 Ne. 9:27
But wo unto him that has the law given, yea, that has all the commandments of God, like unto us, and that transgresseth them, and that wasteth the days of his probation, for awful is his state!

2 Ne. 12:2
And it shall come to pass in the last days, when the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow unto it.

2 Ne. 17:1
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

2 Ne. 17:17
The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah, the king of Assyria.

2 Ne. 25:7
But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which I know that no man can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.

2 Ne. 25:8
Wherefore, they are of worth unto the children of men, and he that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly, and confine the words unto mine own people; for I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them.

2 Ne. 25:13
Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have seen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name.

2 Ne. 26:14
But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days; concerning the days when the Lord God shall bring these things forth unto the children of men.

2 Ne. 27:1
But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles-- yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations--