Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'committed' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'committed' in the standard works and contain 22.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 13 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:41-44 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 16:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)


Mosiah 29:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

 29:15 And whosoever has committed iniquity, him have I punished according to the crime which he has committed, according to the law which has been given to us by our fathers.

 29:16 Now I say unto you, that because all men are not just it is not expedient that ye should have a king or kings to rule over you.

 29:17 For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!




Alma 24:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 29:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 110:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 65 0 65
NT 27 0 27
BM 20 0 20
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 8 0 8
3 Ne. 2 0 2
DC 19 0 19
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 131 0 131

Mosiah 7:7
And behold, they met the king of the people who were in the land of Nephi, and in the land of Shilom; and they were surrounded by the king's guard, and were taken, and were bound, and were committed to prison.

Mosiah 12:13
And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be condemned of God or judged of this man?

Mosiah 26:6
For it came to pass that they did deceive many with their flattering words, who were in the church, and did cause them to commit many sins; therefore it became expedient that those who committed sin, that were in the church, should be admonished by the church.

Mosiah 26:29
Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever transgresseth against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins which he has committed; and if he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also.

Mosiah 26:39
And they did admonish their brethren; and they were also admonished, every one by the word of God, according to his sins, or to the sins which he had committed, being commanded of God to pray without ceasing, and to give thanks in all things.

Mosiah 29:15
And whosoever has committed iniquity, him have I punished according to the crime which he has committed, according to the law which has been given to us by our fathers.

Mosiah 29:17
For behold, how much iniquity doth one wicked king cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!