Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'written' occurs 505 times in the standard works.

155 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'written' in the standard works and contain 30.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 59 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 23:11-24:1 (6 in 5 verses)

Morm. 9:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)


3 Ne. 27:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

 27:24 Write the works of this people, which shall be, even as hath been written, of that which hath been.

 27:25 For behold, out of the books which have been written, and which shall be written, shall this people be judged, for by them shall their works be known unto men.

 27:26 And behold, all things are written by the Father; therefore out of the books which shall be written shall the world be judged.




1 Ne. 19:21-24 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 33:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 16:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 9:34-10:2 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 26:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 32:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

John 21:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jarom 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 145 0 145
NT 132 0 132
BM 176 0 176
1 Ne. 27 0 27
2 Ne. 31 0 31
Jacob 6 0 6
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 3 0 3
W of M 3 0 3
Mosiah 12 0 12
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 9 0 9
3 Ne. 36 0 36
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 10 0 10
Ether 10 0 10
Moro. 9 0 9
DC 48 0 48
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 505 0 505

3 Ne. 3:1
And now it came to pass that in the sixteenth year from the coming of Christ, Lachoneus, the governor of the land, received an epistle from the leader and the governor of this band of robbers; and these were the words which were written, saying:

3 Ne. 3:5
Therefore I have written this epistle, sealing it with mine own hand, feeling for your welfare, because of your firmness in that which ye believe to be right, and your noble spirit in the field of battle.

3 Ne. 5:8
And there had many things transpired which, in the eyes of some, would be great and marvelous; nevertheless, they cannot all be written in this book; yea, this book cannot contain even a hundredth part of what was done among so many people in the space of twenty and five years;

3 Ne. 7:17
And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice, therefore they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister with power and with great authority.

3 Ne. 10:17
Behold, our father Jacob also testified concerning a remnant of the seed of Joseph. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? And these things which testify of us, are they not written upon the plates of brass which our father Lehi brought out of Jerusalem?

3 Ne. 11:15
And it came to pass that the multitude went forth, and thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth one by one until they had all gone forth, and did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was he, of whom it was written by the prophets, that should come.

3 Ne. 12:21
Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also written before you, that thou shalt not kill, and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment of God;

3 Ne. 12:27
Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit adultery;

3 Ne. 12:31
It hath been written, that whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.

3 Ne. 12:33
And again it is written, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths;

3 Ne. 12:38
And behold, it is written, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;

3 Ne. 12:43
And behold it is written also, that thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy;

3 Ne. 17:15
And when he had said these words, he himself also knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.

3 Ne. 17:17
And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.

3 Ne. 19:32
And tongue cannot speak the words which he prayed, neither can be written by man the words which he prayed.

3 Ne. 19:34
Nevertheless, so great and marvelous were the words which he prayed that they cannot be written, neither can they be uttered by man.

3 Ne. 20:11
Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled-- behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them--

3 Ne. 20:36
And then shall be brought to pass that which is written: Awake, awake again, and put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city, for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

3 Ne. 22:1
And then shall that which is written come to pass: Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child; for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.

3 Ne. 23:11
And Jesus said unto them: How be it that ye have not written this thing, that many saints did arise and appear unto many and did minister unto them?

3 Ne. 23:12
And it came to pass that Nephi remembered that this thing had not been written.

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. 23:14
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had expounded all the scriptures in one, which they had written, he commanded them that they should teach the things which he had expounded unto them.

3 Ne. 24:1
And it came to pass that he commanded them that they should write the words which the Father had given unto Malachi, which he should tell unto them. And it came to pass that after they were written he expounded them. And these are the words which he did tell unto them, saying: Thus said the Father unto Malachi-- Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

3 Ne. 24:16
Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard; and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

3 Ne. 26:6
And now there cannot be written in this book even a hundredth part of the things which Jesus did truly teach unto the people;

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. 26:18
And many of them saw and heard unspeakable things, which are not lawful to be written.

3 Ne. 27:24
Write the works of this people, which shall be, even as hath been written, of that which hath been.

3 Ne. 27:25
For behold, out of the books which have been written, and which shall be written, shall this people be judged, for by them shall their works be known unto men.

3 Ne. 27:26
And behold, all things are written by the Father; therefore out of the books which shall be written shall the world be judged.