Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'back' occurs 217 times in the standard works.

42 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'back' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 22:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 40:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)


Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.




2 Ne. 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 136 53 189
NT 18 4 22
Matt. 2 0 2
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 5 0 5
John 2 1 3
Acts 4 0 4
Rom. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 0 1 1
Heb. 2 0 2
James 1 0 1
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 52 6 58
DC 7 3 10
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 217 66 283

Heb. 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Heb. 10:39
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.