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)

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
DC 2 0 2
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 101 0 101

D&C 84:59
For shall the children of the kingdom pollute my holy land? Verily, I say unto you, Nay.

D&C 132:35
Was Abraham, therefore, under condemnation? Verily I say unto you, Nay; for I, the Lord, commanded it.