Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'stone' occurs 214 times in the standard works.

64 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'stone' in the standard works and contain 29.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:51-52 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:22-29:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 28:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:49-50 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 10:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 2:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 12:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 118:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Hag. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 140 196 336
NT 52 43 95
Matt. 8 5 13
Mark 5 4 9
Luke 11 6 17
John 11 3 14
Acts 3 4 7
Rom. 0 2 2
1 Cor. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 1 2 3
Eph. 1 0 1
Heb. 0 2 2
1 Pet. 4 1 5
Rev. 8 13 21
BM 9 63 72
DC 6 9 15
PGP 7 6 13
TOTAL 214 317 531

Matt. 3:9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Matt. 4:3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Matt. 18:6
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matt. 21:35
And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

Matt. 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Mark 5:5
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

Mark 9:42
And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Mark 12:4
And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

Mark 13:1
And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

Luke 3:8
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Luke 13:34
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Luke 17:2
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

Luke 17:29
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Luke 21:5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

John 8:5
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

John 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

John 10:31
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Acts 5:26
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Acts 14:19
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Rom. 9:32
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Rom. 9:33
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

1 Cor. 3:12
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

2 Cor. 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

2 Cor. 11:25
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

Heb. 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

Heb. 12:20
(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

1 Pet. 2:5
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Rev. 9:17
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

Rev. 9:18
By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

Rev. 14:10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

Rev. 17:4
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Rev. 18:12
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Rev. 18:16
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Rev. 18:21
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Rev. 18:22
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

Rev. 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Rev. 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev. 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Rev. 21:19
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;