Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'remain' occurs 148 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'remain' in the standard works and contain 9.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Isa. 66:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:102 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 67 94 161
NT 12 18 30
BM 33 77 110
1 Ne. 1 4 5
2 Ne. 5 7 12
Jacob 1 0 1
W of M 0 2 2
Mosiah 4 14 18
Alma 9 32 41
Hel. 1 7 8
3 Ne. 4 3 7
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 4 3 7
Ether 2 5 7
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 33 14 47
PGP 3 6 9
TOTAL 148 209 357

2 Ne. 1:4
For, behold, said he, I have seen a vision, in which I know that Jerusalem is destroyed; and had we remained in Jerusalem we should also have perished.

2 Ne. 2:11
For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility.

2 Ne. 2:22
And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end.

2 Ne. 2:23
And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.

2 Ne. 9:7
Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement-- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

2 Ne. 9:9
And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.

2 Ne. 9:38
And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.

2 Ne. 9:54
And now, my brethren, I would speak unto you more; but on the morrow I will declare unto you the remainder of my words. Amen.

2 Ne. 14:3
And it shall come to pass, they that are left in Zion and remain in Jerusalem shall be called holy, every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem--

2 Ne. 20:32
As yet shall he remain at Nob that day; he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.