Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thus' occurs 1358 times in the standard works.

421 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thus' in the standard works and contain 31% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 184 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 36:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 11:17-20 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 49:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 10:23-27 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 10:25-29 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 17:15 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:17-7:1 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 1:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 24:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 42:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 2:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 6:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:30 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:58-59 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 14:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 27:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 34:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 35:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 37:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 38:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 45:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 11:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 33:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 8:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 35:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 53:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 11:37-12:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 16:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:30-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 32:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 18:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:64 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 24:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:60 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 55:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:65 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 24:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 52:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 18:23-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 33:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:47-49:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 25:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 25:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:23-39:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 46:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 7:17-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)


Hel. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:20 And thus it did come to pass that the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land, and began to build up their waste places, and began to multiply and spread, even until they did cover the whole face of the land, both on the northward and on the southward, from the sea west to the sea east.

 11:21 And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.




Hel. 16:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:91-92 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 695 8 703
NT 42 1 43
BM 478 0 478
1 Ne. 25 0 25
2 Ne. 30 0 30
Jacob 10 0 10
Enos 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 48 0 48
Alma 227 0 227
Hel. 62 0 62
3 Ne. 49 0 49
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 12 0 12
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 119 3 122
PGP 24 8 32
TOTAL 1358 20 1378

Hel. 1:21
And it came to pass that Pacumeni, who was the chief judge, did flee before Coriantumr, even to the walls of the city. And it came to pass that Coriantumr did smite him against the wall, insomuch that he died. And thus ended the days of Pacumeni.

Hel. 1:29
And thus he did; and he did head them before they came to the land Bountiful, and gave unto them battle, insomuch that they began to retreat back towards the land of Zarahemla.

Hel. 1:32
And thus had Coriantumr plunged the Lamanites into the midst of the Nephites, insomuch that they were in the power of the Nephites, and he himself was slain, and the Lamanites did yield themselves into the hands of the Nephites.

Hel. 1:34
And thus ended the forty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 2:11
But behold, when Gadianton had found that Kishkumen did not return he feared lest that he should be destroyed; therefore he caused that his band should follow him. And they took their flight out of the land, by a secret way, into the wilderness; and thus when Helaman sent forth to take them they could nowhere be found.

Hel. 2:12
And more of this Gadianton shall be spoken hereafter. And thus ended the forty and second year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 3:11
And thus they did enable the people in the land northward that they might build many cities, both of wood and of cement.

Hel. 3:27
Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name.

Hel. 3:28
Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God.

Hel. 4:8
And thus those dissenters of the Nephites, with the help of a numerous army of the Lamanites, had obtained all the possession of the Nephites which was in the land southward. And all this was done in the fifty and eighth and ninth years of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 4:17
And thus ended the sixty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 4:26
For behold, they saw that the strength of the Lamanites was as great as their strength, even man for man. And thus had they fallen into this great transgression; yea, thus had they become weak, because of their transgression, in the space of not many years.

Hel. 6:6
And it came to pass that many of the Lamanites did go into the land northward; and also Nephi and Lehi went into the land northward, to preach unto the people. And thus ended the sixty and third year.

Hel. 6:8
And it came to pass that the Lamanites did also go whithersoever they would, whether it were among the Lamanites or among the Nephites; and thus they did have free intercourse one with another, to buy and to sell, and to get gain, according to their desire.

Hel. 6:11
And behold, there was all manner of gold in both these lands, and of silver, and of precious ore of every kind; and there were also curious workmen, who did work all kinds of ore and did refine it; and thus they did become rich.

Hel. 6:13
Behold their women did toil and spin, and did make all manner of cloth, of fine-twined linen and cloth of every kind, to clothe their nakedness. And thus the sixty and fourth year did pass away in peace.

Hel. 6:14
And in the sixty and fifth year they did also have great joy and peace, yea, much preaching and many prophecies concerning that which was to come. And thus passed away the sixty and fifth year.

Hel. 6:15
And it came to pass that in the sixty and sixth year of the reign of the judges, behold, Cezoram was murdered by an unknown hand as he sat upon the judgment-seat. And it came to pass that in the same year, that his son, who had been appointed by the people in his stead, was also murdered. And thus ended the sixty and sixth year.

Hel. 6:23
And thus they might murder, and plunder, and steal, and commit whoredoms and all manner of wickedness, contrary to the laws of their country and also the laws of their God.

Hel. 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.

Hel. 6:35
And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from the Nephites, because of the wickedness and the hardness of their hearts.

Hel. 6:36
And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites, because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words.

Hel. 6:39
And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government, insomuch that they did trample under their feet and smite and rend and turn their backs upon the poor and the meek, and the humble followers of God.

Hel. 6:40
And thus we see that they were in an awful state, and ripening for an everlasting destruction.

Hel. 6:41
And it came to pass that thus ended the sixty and eighth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 7:23
For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.

Hel. 8:7
And it came to pass that thus they did stir up the people to anger against Nephi, and raised contentions among them; for there were some who did cry out: Let this man alone, for he is a good man, and those things which he saith will surely come to pass except we repent;

Hel. 9:11
And thus also those judges who were at the garden of Nephi, and heard his words, were also gathered together at the burial.

Hel. 10:3
And it came to pass as he was thus pondering-- being much cast down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all manner of iniquities-- and it came to pass as he was thus pondering in his heart, behold, a voice came unto him saying:

Hel. 10:7
Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people.

Hel. 10:8
And thus, if ye shall say unto this temple it shall be rent in twain, it shall be done.

Hel. 10:11
And now behold, I command you, that ye shall go and declare unto this people, that thus saith the Lord God, who is the Almighty: Except ye repent ye shall be smitten, even unto destruction.

Hel. 10:14
Therefore Nephi did declare unto them the word of the Lord, saying: Except ye repent, thus saith the Lord, ye shall be smitten even unto destruction.

Hel. 10:17
And it came to pass that thus he did go forth in the Spirit, from multitude to multitude, declaring the word of God, even until he had declared it unto them all, or sent it forth among all the people.

Hel. 10:19
And thus ended the seventy and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 11:5
And so it was done, according to the words of Nephi. And there was a great famine upon the land, among all the people of Nephi. And thus in the seventy and fourth year the famine did continue, and the work of destruction did cease by the sword but became sore by famine.

Hel. 11:20
And thus it did come to pass that the people of Nephi began to prosper again in the land, and began to build up their waste places, and began to multiply and spread, even until they did cover the whole face of the land, both on the northward and on the southward, from the sea west to the sea east.

Hel. 11:21
And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

Hel. 11:26
And thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years, they became an exceedingly great band of robbers; and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton; and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

Hel. 11:29
But behold, it came to pass that in that same year they were driven back even into their own lands. And thus ended the eightieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 11:32
And it came to pass that thus ended this year. And the robbers did still increase and wax strong, insomuch that they did defy the whole armies of the Nephites, and also of the Lamanites; and they did cause great fear to come unto the people upon all the face of the land.

Hel. 11:35
And thus ended the eighty and first year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 11:37
And it came to pass in the eighty and fifth year they did wax stronger and stronger in their pride, and in their wickedness; and thus they were ripening again for destruction.

Hel. 11:38
And thus ended the eighty and fifth year.

Hel. 12:1
And thus we can behold how false, and also the unsteadiness of the hearts of the children of men; yea, we can see that the Lord in his great infinite goodness doth bless and prosper those who put their trust in him.

Hel. 12:3
And thus we see that except the Lord doth chasten his people with many afflictions, yea, except he doth visit them with death and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not remember him.

Hel. 12:15
And thus, according to his word the earth goeth back, and it appeareth unto man that the sun standeth still; yea, and behold, this is so; for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun.

Hel. 12:26
Yea, who shall be consigned to a state of endless misery, fulfilling the words which say: They that have done good shall have everlasting life; and they that have done evil shall have everlasting damnation. And thus it is. Amen.

Hel. 13:8
Therefore, thus saith the Lord: Because of the hardness of the hearts of the people of the Nephites, except they repent I will take away my word from them, and I will withdraw my Spirit from them, and I will suffer them no longer, and I will turn the hearts of their brethren against them.

Hel. 13:11
But if ye will repent and return unto the Lord your God I will turn away mine anger, saith the Lord; yea, thus saith the Lord, blessed are they who will repent and turn unto me, but wo unto him that repenteth not.

Hel. 14:9
And behold, thus hath the Lord commanded me, by his angel, that I should come and tell this thing unto you; yea, he hath commanded that I should prophesy these things unto you; yea, he hath said unto me: Cry unto this people, repent and prepare the way of the Lord.

Hel. 14:26
And behold, thus hath the angel spoken unto me; for he said unto me that there should be thunderings and lightnings for the space of many hours.

Hel. 16:8
And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.

Hel. 16:9
And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 16:10
And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God.

Hel. 16:14
And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy; thus in this year the scriptures began to be fulfilled.

Hel. 16:21
And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.

Hel. 16:24
And thus ended the ninetieth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

Hel. 16:25
And thus ended the book of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman and his sons.