Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'above' occurs 347 times in the standard works.

85 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'above' in the standard works and contain 24.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

Neh. 12:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

John 3:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:42 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 108:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)


JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:16 But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction-- not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being-- just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.

 1:17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other-- This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!

 1:18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)-- and which I should join.




JS-H 1:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 97:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 113:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:127 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 39:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 176 0 176
NT 47 0 47
BM 66 0 66
DC 32 0 32
PGP 26 0 26
Moses 6 0 6
Abr. 13 0 13
JS-H 7 0 7
TOTAL 347 0 347

JS-H 1:16
But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction-- not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being-- just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.

JS-H 1:17
It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other-- This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!

JS-H 1:18
My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)-- and which I should join.

JS-H 1:29
In consequence of these things, I often felt condemned for my weakness and imperfections; when, on the evening of the above-mentioned twenty-first of September, after I had retired to my bed for the night, I betook myself to prayer and supplication to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, and also for a manifestation to me, that I might know of my state and standing before him; for I had full confidence in obtaining a divine manifestation, as I previously had one.

JS-H 1:31
He had on a loose robe of most exquisite whiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.

JS-H 1:51
Convenient to the village of Manchester, Ontario county, New York, stands a hill of considerable size, and the most elevated of any in the neighborhood. On the west side of this hill, not far from the top, under a stone of considerable size, lay the plates, deposited in a stone box. This stone was thick and rounding in the middle on the upper side, and thinner towards the edges, so that the middle part of it was visible above the ground, but the edge all around was covered with earth.