Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fulfilled' occurs 205 times in the standard works.

43 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fulfilled' in the standard works and contain 21% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 15:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 1:25 (4 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 50:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:19 And behold, the words of the Lord had been fulfilled unto my brethren, which he spake concerning them, that I should be their ruler and their teacher. Wherefore, I had been their ruler and their teacher, according to the commandments of the Lord, until the time they sought to take away my life.

 5:20 Wherefore, the word of the Lord was fulfilled which he spake unto me, saying that: Inasmuch as they will not hearken unto thy words they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And behold, they were cut off from his presence.




Alma 5:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 25 0 25
NT 57 0 57
BM 79 0 79
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 10 0 10
W of M 2 0 2
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 33 0 33
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 34 0 34
PGP 10 0 10
TOTAL 205 0 205

2 Ne. 3:14
And thus prophesied Joseph, saying: Behold, that seer will the Lord bless; and they that seek to destroy him shall be confounded; for this promise, which I have obtained of the Lord, of the fruit of my loins, shall be fulfilled. Behold, I am sure of the fulfilling of this promise;

2 Ne. 5:19
And behold, the words of the Lord had been fulfilled unto my brethren, which he spake concerning them, that I should be their ruler and their teacher. Wherefore, I had been their ruler and their teacher, according to the commandments of the Lord, until the time they sought to take away my life.

2 Ne. 5:20
Wherefore, the word of the Lord was fulfilled which he spake unto me, saying that: Inasmuch as they will not hearken unto thy words they shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And behold, they were cut off from his presence.

2 Ne. 9:17
O the greatness and the justice of our God! For he executeth all his words, and they have gone forth out of his mouth, and his law must be fulfilled.

2 Ne. 10:15
Wherefore, for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness, and of murders, and of abominations.

2 Ne. 25:7
But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which I know that no man can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.

2 Ne. 25:21
Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand.

2 Ne. 25:24
And, notwithstanding we believe in Christ, we keep the law of Moses, and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled.

2 Ne. 25:27
Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against him when the law ought to be done away.

2 Ne. 25:30
And, inasmuch as it shall be expedient, ye must keep the performances and ordinances of God until the law shall be fulfilled which was given unto Moses.