Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'presence' occurs 226 times in the standard works.

53 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'presence' in the standard works and contain 23.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 16:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 64:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 14:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 133:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 68:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 97:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 114:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:8 O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.

 9:9 And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.




Alma 36:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 67:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 95 0 95
NT 21 0 21
BM 54 0 54
1 Ne. 7 0 7
2 Ne. 10 0 10
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 21 0 21
Hel. 6 0 6
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 4 0 4
DC 41 0 41
PGP 15 0 15
TOTAL 226 0 226

2 Ne. 1:20
And he hath said that: Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; but inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence.

2 Ne. 2:8
Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

2 Ne. 2:10
And because of the intercession for all, all men come unto God; wherefore, they stand in the presence of him, to be judged of him according to the truth and holiness which is in him. Wherefore, the ends of the law which the Holy One hath given, unto the inflicting of the punishment which is affixed, which punishment that is affixed is in opposition to that of the happiness which is affixed, to answer the ends of the atonement--

2 Ne. 4:4
For the Lord God hath said that: Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; and inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut off from my presence.

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. 9:6
For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen they were cut off from the presence of the Lord.

2 Ne. 9:8
O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.

2 Ne. 9:9
And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.

2 Ne. 26:7
O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God: Thy ways are just.