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)

 3:16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.

 3:17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.




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)

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
Gen. 19 7 26
Ex. 27 0 27
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 17 0 17
Deut. 5 0 5
Josh. 12 0 12
Judg. 10 0 10
1 Sam. 12 0 12
2 Sam. 17 0 17
1 Kgs. 28 0 28
2 Kgs. 36 0 36
1 Chr. 11 1 12
2 Chr. 24 0 24
Ezra 6 0 6
Neh. 3 0 3
Esth. 5 0 5
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 8 0 8
Isa. 51 0 51
Jer. 180 0 180
Ezek. 154 0 154
Dan. 10 0 10
Hosea 1 0 1
Amos 21 0 21
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 3 0 3
Nahum 2 0 2
Hag. 5 0 5
Zech. 21 0 21
Mal. 2 0 2
NT 42 1 43
BM 478 0 478
DC 119 3 122
PGP 24 8 32
TOTAL 1358 20 1378

2 Kgs. 1:4
Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

2 Kgs. 1:6
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kgs. 1:11
Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

2 Kgs. 1:16
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2 Kgs. 2:21
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.

2 Kgs. 3:16
And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.

2 Kgs. 3:17
For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

2 Kgs. 4:43
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

2 Kgs. 5:4
And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

2 Kgs. 7:1
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2 Kgs. 9:3
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

2 Kgs. 9:6
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.

2 Kgs. 9:12
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel.

2 Kgs. 9:18
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

2 Kgs. 9:19
Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

2 Kgs. 10:28
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

2 Kgs. 16:16
Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

2 Kgs. 18:19
And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

2 Kgs. 18:29
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

2 Kgs. 18:31
Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:

2 Kgs. 19:3
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

2 Kgs. 19:6
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

2 Kgs. 19:10
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

2 Kgs. 19:20
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

2 Kgs. 19:32
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

2 Kgs. 20:1
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

2 Kgs. 20:5
Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

2 Kgs. 21:12
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

2 Kgs. 22:15
And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

2 Kgs. 22:16
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

2 Kgs. 22:18
But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;