Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'according' occurs 1523 times in the standard works.

578 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'according' in the standard works and contain 38% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 224 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 10:32-11:4 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 19:5-10 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 128:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 2:26-30 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 25:15-16 (5 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 12:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 41:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 12:36-13:3 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 48:6-49:4 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 51:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Esth. 8:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:25 (4 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:50-52 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 35:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:53-56 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:73-76 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 18:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 39:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 4:49 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 6:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:37 (3 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 16:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:77-78 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 17:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 10:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 16:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:26-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)


3 Ne. 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:19 And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given.

 1:20 And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to the words of the prophets.

 1:21 And it came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to the word.




3 Ne. 6:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:79-81 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 115:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:63-65 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 134:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 43:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 51:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:149 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 17:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 25:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 43:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:2 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:65 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:52 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 137:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:28-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:34-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:169-170 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 3:4-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 53:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:84-85 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 666 1 667
NT 127 0 127
BM 519 1 520
1 Ne. 46 0 46
2 Ne. 61 0 61
Jacob 25 0 25
Enos 6 0 6
Jarom 5 0 5
Omni 6 0 6
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 43 0 43
Alma 203 0 203
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 44 0 44
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 16 0 16
Ether 12 1 13
Moro. 12 0 12
DC 194 2 196
PGP 17 5 22
TOTAL 1523 9 1532

3 Ne. 1:15
And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came.

3 Ne. 1:19
And it came to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day. And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given.

3 Ne. 1:20
And it had come to pass, yea, all things, every whit, according to the words of the prophets.

3 Ne. 1:21
And it came to pass also that a new star did appear, according to the word.

3 Ne. 1:26
And thus the ninety and second year did pass away, bringing glad tidings unto the people because of the signs which did come to pass, according to the words of the prophecy of all the holy prophets.

3 Ne. 3:16
And so great and marvelous were the words and prophecies of Lachoneus that they did cause fear to come upon all the people; and they did exert themselves in their might to do according to the words of Lachoneus.

3 Ne. 4:16
And in the twenty and first year they did not come up to battle, but they came up on all sides to lay siege round about the people of Nephi; for they did suppose that if they should cut off the people of Nephi from their lands, and should hem them in on every side, and if they should cut them off from all their outward privileges, that they could cause them to yield themselves up according to their wishes.

3 Ne. 5:2
And they knew that it must be expedient that Christ had come, because of the many signs which had been given, according to the words of the prophets; and because of the things which had come to pass already they knew that it must needs be that all things should come to pass according to that which had been spoken.

3 Ne. 5:5
But as many as there were who did not enter into a covenant, and who did still continue to have those secret murders in their hearts, yea, as many as were found breathing out threatenings against their brethren were condemned and punished according to the law.

3 Ne. 5:10
Therefore I have made my record of these things according to the record of Nephi, which was engraven on the plates which were called the plates of Nephi.

3 Ne. 5:14
And it hath become expedient that I, according to the will of God, that the prayers of those who have gone hence, who were the holy ones, should be fulfilled according to their faith, should make a record of these things which have been done--

3 Ne. 5:18
And I know the record which I make to be a just and a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to our language, we are not able to write.

3 Ne. 5:22
And insomuch as the children of Lehi have kept his commandments he hath blessed them and prospered them according to his word.

3 Ne. 6:3
And they granted unto those robbers who had entered into a covenant to keep the peace of the land, who were desirous to remain Lamanites, lands, according to their numbers, that they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon; and thus they did establish peace in all the land.

3 Ne. 6:4
And they began again to prosper and to wax great; and the twenty and sixth and seventh years passed away, and there was great order in the land; and they had formed their laws according to equity and justice.

3 Ne. 6:12
And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches.

3 Ne. 6:25
Therefore a complaint came up unto the land of Zarahemla, to the governor of the land, against these judges who had condemned the prophets of the Lord unto death, not according to the law.

3 Ne. 6:26
Now it came to pass that they were taken and brought up before the judge, to be judged of the crime which they had done, according to the law which had been given by the people.

3 Ne. 6:27
Now it came to pass that those judges had many friends and kindreds; and the remainder, yea, even almost all the lawyers and the high priests, did gather themselves together, and unite with the kindreds of those judges who were to be tried according to the law.

3 Ne. 6:29
Therefore they did combine against the people of the Lord, and enter into a covenant to destroy them, and to deliver those who were guilty of murder from the grasp of justice, which was about to be administered according to the law.

3 Ne. 7:2
And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

3 Ne. 7:11
And it came to pass that they were not so strong in number as the tribes of the people, who were united together save it were their leaders did establish their laws, every one according to his tribe; nevertheless they were enemies; notwithstanding they were not a righteous people, yet they were united in the hatred of those who had entered into a covenant to destroy the government.

3 Ne. 7:14
And it came to pass in the thirty and first year that they were divided into tribes, every man according to his family, kindred and friends; nevertheless they had come to an agreement that they would not go to war one with another; but they were not united as to their laws, and their manner of government, for they were established according to the minds of those who were their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws that one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch that in some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless, their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets and did cast them out from among them.

3 Ne. 8:1
And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record-- for he truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity--

3 Ne. 11:28
And according as I have commanded you thus shall ye baptize. And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been.

3 Ne. 23:3
And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the words which he spake.

3 Ne. 23:4
Therefore give heed to my words; write the things which I have told you; and according to the time and the will of the Father they shall go forth unto the Gentiles.

3 Ne. 23:10
And his disciples answered him and said: Yea, Lord, Samuel did prophesy according to thy words, and they were all fulfilled.

3 Ne. 23:13
And it came to pass that Jesus commanded that it should be written; therefore it was written according as he commanded.

3 Ne. 26:5
If they be good, to the resurrection of everlasting life; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of damnation; being on a parallel, the one on the one hand and the other on the other hand, according to the mercy, and the justice, and the holiness which is in Christ, who was before the world began.

3 Ne. 26:8
And these things have I written, which are a lesser part of the things which he taught the people; and I have written them to the intent that they may be brought again unto this people, from the Gentiles, according to the words which Jesus hath spoken.

3 Ne. 27:15
And for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore, according to the power of the Father I will draw all men unto me, that they may be judged according to their works.

3 Ne. 27:27
And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.

3 Ne. 28:7
Therefore, more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory with the powers of heaven.

3 Ne. 28:18
But this much I know, according to the record which hath been given-- they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.

3 Ne. 28:23
And it came to pass that thus they did go forth among all the people of Nephi, and did preach the gospel of Christ unto all people upon the face of the land; and they were converted unto the Lord, and were united unto the church of Christ, and thus the people of that generation were blessed, according to the word of Jesus.

3 Ne. 28:33
And if ye had all the scriptures which give an account of all the marvelous works of Christ, ye would, according to the words of Christ, know that these things must surely come.

3 Ne. 29:1
And now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the Gentiles according to his word, then ye may know that the covenant which the Father hath made with the children of Israel, concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already beginning to be fulfilled.

3 Ne. 29:7
Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to get gain, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for he that doeth this shall become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ!

3 Ne. 29:8
Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn.