Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'commandments' occurs 520 times in the standard works.

141 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'commandments' in the standard works and contain 27.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 58 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 2:31 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 2:22 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 28:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 26:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 15:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 15:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 111:10-112:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)


Jarom 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:9 And thus being prepared to meet the Lamanites, they did not prosper against us. But the word of the Lord was verified, which he spake unto our fathers, saying that: Inasmuch as ye will keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land.

 1:10 And it came to pass that the prophets of the Lord did threaten the people of Nephi, according to the word of God, that if they did not keep the commandments, but should fall into transgression, they should be destroyed from off the face of the land.




Omni 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:37-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:16-36:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 92:2-93:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 139 0 139
NT 32 0 32
BM 208 0 208
DC 131 0 131
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 520 0 520

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