Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'until' occurs 749 times in the standard works.

191 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'until' in the standard works and contain 25.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 77 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 15:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

Deut. 28:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 15:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 4:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 11:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 1:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:28-4:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 73:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:101-102 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 4:23-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 1:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 16:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 30:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:38 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:28 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:3 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:72 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:85 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 103:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 115:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:31 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 32:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 36:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


Ether 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

 2:11 And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God-- that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.




Ether 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:97-98 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:85-86 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 307 0 307
NT 59 0 59
BM 202 0 202
1 Ne. 8 0 8
2 Ne. 16 0 16
Jacob 4 0 4
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 4 0 4
Mosiah 16 0 16
Alma 68 0 68
Hel. 14 0 14
3 Ne. 19 0 19
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 10 0 10
Ether 30 0 30
Moro. 7 0 7
DC 144 0 144
PGP 37 0 37
TOTAL 749 0 749

Ether 1:3
And as I suppose that the first part of this record, which speaks concerning the creation of the world, and also of Adam, and an account from that time even to the great tower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews--

Ether 1:4
Therefore I do not write those things which transpired from the days of Adam until that time; but they are had upon the plates; and whoso findeth them, the same will have power that he may get the full account.

Ether 1:5
But behold, I give not the full account, but a part of the account I give, from the tower down until they were destroyed.

Ether 2:10
For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

Ether 2:11
And this cometh unto you, O ye Gentiles, that ye may know the decrees of God-- that ye may repent, and not continue in your iniquities until the fulness come, that ye may not bring down the fulness of the wrath of God upon you as the inhabitants of the land have hitherto done.

Ether 2:15
And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Ether 3:21
And it came to pass that the Lord said unto the brother of Jared: Behold, thou shalt not suffer these things which ye have seen and heard to go forth unto the world, until the time cometh that I shall glorify my name in the flesh; wherefore, ye shall treasure up the things which ye have seen and heard, and show it to no man.

Ether 3:28
And it came to pass that the Lord commanded him that he should seal up the two stones which he had received, and show them not, until the Lord should show them unto the children of men.

Ether 4:1
And the Lord commanded the brother of Jared to go down out of the mount from the presence of the Lord, and write the things which he had seen; and they were forbidden to come unto the children of men until after that he should be lifted up upon the cross; and for this cause did king Mosiah keep them, that they should not come unto the world until after Christ should show himself unto his people.

Ether 4:6
For the Lord said unto me: They shall not go forth unto the Gentiles until the day that they shall repent of their iniquity, and become clean before the Lord.

Ether 7:7
And it came to pass that Kib dwelt in captivity, and his people under Corihor his son, until he became exceedingly old; nevertheless Kib begat Shule in his old age, while he was yet in captivity.

Ether 8:2
And Jared rebelled against his father, and came and dwelt in the land of Heth. And it came to pass that he did flatter many people, because of his cunning words, until he had gained the half of the kingdom.

Ether 8:22
And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.

Ether 9:7
And it came to pass that Akish began to be jealous of his son, therefore he shut him up in prison, and kept him upon little or no food until he had suffered death.

Ether 9:23
And it came to pass that Coriantum did walk in the steps of his father, and did build many mighty cities, and did administer that which was good unto his people in all his days. And it came to pass that he had no children even until he was exceedingly old.

Ether 9:24
And it came to pass that his wife died, being an hundred and two years old. And it came to pass that Coriantum took to wife, in his old age, a young maid, and begat sons and daughters; wherefore he lived until he was an hundred and forty and two years old.

Ether 9:34
And it came to pass that the people did follow the course of the beasts, and did devour the carcasses of them which fell by the way, until they had devoured them all. Now when the people saw that they must perish they began to repent of their iniquities and cry unto the Lord.

Ether 12:3
For he did cry from the morning, even until the going down of the sun, exhorting the people to believe in God unto repentance lest they should be destroyed, saying unto them that by faith all things are fulfilled--

Ether 12:6
And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

Ether 12:7
For it was by faith that Christ showed himself unto our fathers, after he had risen from the dead; and he showed not himself unto them until after they had faith in him; wherefore, it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he showed himself not unto the world.

Ether 12:12
For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.

Ether 12:17
And it was by faith that the three disciples obtained a promise that they should not taste of death; and they obtained not the promise until after their faith.

Ether 12:18
And neither at any time hath any wrought miracles until after their faith; wherefore they first believed in the Son of God.

Ether 12:38
And now I, Moroni, bid farewell unto the Gentiles, yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood.

Ether 13:8
Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the earth shall pass away.

Ether 13:28
And it came to pass that Shared fought against him for the space of three days. And it came to pass that Coriantumr beat him, and did pursue him until he came to the plains of Heshlon.

Ether 14:15
And it came to pass that Lib did pursue him until he came to the plains of Agosh. And Coriantumr had taken all the people with him as he fled before Lib in that quarter of the land whither he fled.

Ether 14:16
And when he had come to the plains of Agosh he gave battle unto Lib, and he smote upon him until he died; nevertheless, the brother of Lib did come against Coriantumr in the stead thereof, and the battle became exceedingly sore, in the which Coriantumr fled again before the army of the brother of Lib.

Ether 15:21
And on the morrow they fought even until the night came.