Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'carnal' occurs 33 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'carnal' in the standard works and contain 30.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 3:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

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

 3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

 3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?




Mosiah 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 41:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 3 3
NT 11 1 12
Rom. 3 1 4
1 Cor. 5 0 5
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 0 2
BM 15 1 16
DC 5 0 5
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 33 5 38

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. 3:3
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

1 Cor. 3:4
For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

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