Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'knew' occurs 284 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'knew' in the standard works and contain 17.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:24-25 (6 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:33-5:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 55:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 20:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


3 Ne. 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:18 For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief.

 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.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 95 6 101
NT 74 5 79
BM 94 1 95
1 Ne. 19 1 20
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Jacob 4 0 4
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 12 0 12
Alma 33 0 33
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 12 0 12
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 4 0 4
DC 3 1 4
PGP 18 0 18
TOTAL 284 13 297

3 Ne. 1:16
And there were many, who had not believed the words of the prophets, who fell to the earth and became as if they were dead, for they knew that the great plan of destruction which they had laid for those who believed in the words of the prophets had been frustrated; for the sign which had been given was already at hand.

3 Ne. 1:18
For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of their iniquity and their unbelief.

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. 4:33
And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was because of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction.

3 Ne. 5:1
And now behold, there was not a living soul among all the people of the Nephites who did doubt in the least the words of all the holy prophets who had spoken; for they knew that it must needs be that they must be fulfilled.

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. 5:20
I am Mormon, and a pure descendant of Lehi. I have reason to bless my God and my Savior Jesus Christ, that he brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem, (and no one knew it save it were himself and those whom he brought out of that land) and that he hath given me and my people so much knowledge unto the salvation of our souls.

3 Ne. 6:18
Now they did not sin ignorantly, for they knew the will of God concerning them, for it had been taught unto them; therefore they did wilfully rebel against God.

3 Ne. 9:20
And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.

3 Ne. 14:23
And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

3 Ne. 28:36
And now behold, as I spake concerning those whom the Lord hath chosen, yea, even three who were caught up into the heavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality--