Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'arms' occurs 89 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'arms' in the standard works and contain 24.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 30:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 17:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 20:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 26 5 31
NT 3 0 3
BM 57 2 59
1 Ne. 4 0 4
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 35 1 36
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 0 1 1
DC 1 1 2
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 89 8 97

Mosiah 10:9
And it came to pass that I caused that the women and children of my people should be hid in the wilderness; and I also caused that all my old men that could bear arms, and also all my young men that were able to bear arms, should gather themselves together to go to battle against the Lamanites; and I did place them in their ranks, every man according to his age.

Mosiah 11:11
And the seats which were set apart for the high priests, which were above all the other seats, he did ornament with pure gold; and he caused a breastwork to be built before them, that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon while they should speak lying and vain words to his people.

Mosiah 16:12
Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent.

Mosiah 20:24
And it came to pass that the king was pacified towards his people; and he said unto them: Let us go forth to meet my people, without arms; and I swear unto you with an oath that my people shall not slay thy people.

Mosiah 20:25
And it came to pass that they followed the king, and went forth without arms to meet the Lamanites. And it came to pass that they did meet the Lamanites; and the king of the Lamanites did bow himself down before them, and did plead in behalf of the people of Limhi.

Mosiah 20:26
And when the Lamanites saw the people of Limhi, that they were without arms, they had compassion on them and were pacified towards them, and returned with their king in peace to their own land.