Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'nay' occurs 101 times in the standard works.

24 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'nay' in the standard works and contain 23.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Cor. 1:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)


2 Ne. 26:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

 26:25 Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

 26:26 Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

 26:27 Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

 26:28 Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.




Judg. 19:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:37 (2 in 1 verse)

James 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 0 34
NT 21 0 21
BM 44 0 44
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 6 0 6
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 7 0 7
Alma 18 0 18
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 101 0 101

2 Ne. 26:25
Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: Come unto me all ye ends of the earth, buy milk and honey, without money and without price.

2 Ne. 26:26
Behold, hath he commanded any that they should depart out of the synagogues, or out of the houses of worship? Behold, I say unto you, Nay.

2 Ne. 26:27
Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

2 Ne. 26:28
Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.

2 Ne. 29:5
O ye Gentiles, have ye remembered the Jews, mine ancient covenant people? Nay; but ye have cursed them, and have hated them, and have not sought to recover them. But behold, I will return all these things upon your own heads; for I the Lord have not forgotten my people.

2 Ne. 31:19
And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.