Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'spiritual' occurs 76 times in the standard works.

32 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'spiritual' in the standard works and contain 42.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 29:31-35 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 15:44-46 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 10:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 2:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.




Hel. 14:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 0 1
NT 27 3 30
Rom. 3 1 4
1 Cor. 16 1 17
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 3 0 3
Col. 2 0 2
1 Pet. 2 0 2
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 20 8 28
DC 25 3 28
PGP 3 2 5
TOTAL 76 16 92

1 Cor. 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1 Cor. 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Cor. 2:15
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

1 Cor. 3:1
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

1 Cor. 9:11
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

1 Cor. 10:3
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

1 Cor. 10:4
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

1 Cor. 12:1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

1 Cor. 14:1
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

1 Cor. 14:12
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

1 Cor. 14:37
If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

1 Cor. 15:44
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

1 Cor. 15:46
Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.