Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'innocent' occurs 63 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'innocent' in the standard works and contain 30.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 135:4-7 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:19 (2 in 1 verse)


Deut. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 21:8 Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

 21:9 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.




Alma 20:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 36 2 38
Ex. 1 0 1
Deut. 5 0 5
1 Sam. 1 0 1
1 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
Job 8 0 8
Ps. 5 0 5
Prov. 4 0 4
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 5 2 7
Joel 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
NT 2 0 2
BM 6 0 6
DC 19 0 19
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 63 2 65

Deut. 19:10
That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

Deut. 19:13
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

Deut. 21:8
Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Deut. 21:9
So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

Deut. 27:25
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.