Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'gift' occurs 142 times in the standard works.

66 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'gift' in the standard works and contain 46.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 8:4-8 (7 in 5 verses)

Rom. 5:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:10-13 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 9:21 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:4 (4 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:33 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 23:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

James 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 46:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)


Ether 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 12:8 But because of the faith of men he has shown himself unto the world, and glorified the name of the Father, and prepared a way that thereby others might be partakers of the heavenly gift, that they might hope for those things which they have not seen.

 12:9 Wherefore, ye may also have hope, and be partakers of the gift, if ye will but have faith.




D&C 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 21 30 51
NT 38 23 61
BM 30 14 44
1 Ne. 3 1 4
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 1 0 1
Omni 3 0 3
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 4 1 5
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 0 2 2
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 0 2 2
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 9 8 17
DC 48 13 61
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 142 80 222

Ether 12:8
But because of the faith of men he has shown himself unto the world, and glorified the name of the Father, and prepared a way that thereby others might be partakers of the heavenly gift, that they might hope for those things which they have not seen.

Ether 12:9
Wherefore, ye may also have hope, and be partakers of the gift, if ye will but have faith.

Ether 12:11
Wherefore, by faith was the law of Moses given. But in the gift of his Son hath God prepared a more excellent way; and it is by faith that it hath been fulfilled.