Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'exceedingly' occurs 319 times in the standard works.

80 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'exceedingly' in the standard works and contain 25.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 30 minutes to read the entire list.

To learn more about emphasis scriptures click here.

Expand All

Ether 9:15-16 (4 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 16:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:48-49 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 59:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 123:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 28 0 28
NT 11 0 11
BM 267 0 267
1 Ne. 36 0 36
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jacob 6 0 6
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 5 0 5
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 88 0 88
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 20 0 20
4 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 34 0 34
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 8 0 8
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 319 0 319

Hel. 1:7
But behold, Paanchi, and that part of the people that were desirous that he should be their governor, was exceedingly wroth; therefore, he was about to flatter away those people to rise up in rebellion against their brethren.

Hel. 1:19
But it came to pass that Coriantumr did march forth at the head of his numerous host, and came upon the inhabitants of the city, and their march was with such exceedingly great speed that there was no time for the Nephites to gather together their armies.

Hel. 1:30
And it came to pass that Moronihah did head them in their retreat, and did give unto them battle, insomuch that it became an exceedingly bloody battle; yea, many were slain, and among the number who were slain Coriantumr was also found.

Hel. 2:4
For there was one Gadianton, who was exceedingly expert in many words, and also in his craft, to carry on the secret work of murder and of robbery; therefore he became the leader of the band of Kishkumen.

Hel. 2:9
Now this did please Kishkumen exceedingly, for he did suppose that he should accomplish his design; but behold, the servant of Helaman, as they were going forth unto the judgment-seat, did stab Kishkumen even to the heart, that he fell dead without a groan. And he ran and told Helaman all the things which he had seen, and heard, and done.

Hel. 3:3
And it came to pass in the forty and sixth, yea, there was much contention and many dissensions; in the which there were an exceedingly great many who departed out of the land of Zarahemla, and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.

Hel. 3:4
And they did travel to an exceedingly great distance, insomuch that they came to large bodies of water and many rivers.

Hel. 3:7
And there being but little timber upon the face of the land, nevertheless the people who went forth became exceedingly expert in the working of cement; therefore they did build houses of cement, in the which they did dwell.

Hel. 3:10
And it came to pass as timber was exceedingly scarce in the land northward, they did send forth much by the way of shipping.

Hel. 3:24
And it came to pass that in this same year there was exceedingly great prosperity in the church, insomuch that there were thousands who did join themselves unto the church and were baptized unto repentance.

Hel. 3:32
And it came to pass that there was peace and exceedingly great joy in the remainder of the forty and ninth year; yea, and also there was continual peace and great joy in the fiftieth year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 3:36
And it came to pass that the fifty and second year ended in peace also, save it were the exceedingly great pride which had gotten into the hearts of the people; and it was because of their exceedingly great riches and their prosperity in the land; and it did grow upon them from day to day.

Hel. 4:3
And it came to pass that they did endeavor to stir up the Lamanites to war against the Nephites; but behold, the Lamanites were exceedingly afraid, insomuch that they would not hearken to the words of those dissenters.

Hel. 4:25
Therefore the Lord did cease to preserve them by his miraculous and matchless power, for they had fallen into a state of unbelief and awful wickedness; and they saw that the Lamanites were exceedingly more numerous than they, and except they should cleave unto the Lord their God they must unavoidably perish.

Hel. 5:27
And behold, when they had said these words, the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison did shake as if they were about to tumble to the earth; but behold, they did not fall. And behold, they that were in the prison were Lamanites and Nephites who were dissenters.

Hel. 5:31
And notwithstanding the mildness of the voice, behold the earth shook exceedingly, and the walls of the prison trembled again, as if it were about to tumble to the earth; and behold the cloud of darkness, which had overshadowed them, did not disperse--

Hel. 5:36
And it came to pass that he turned him about, and behold, he saw through the cloud of darkness the faces of Nephi and Lehi; and behold, they did shine exceedingly, even as the faces of angels. And he beheld that they did lift their eyes to heaven; and they were in the attitude as if talking or lifting their voices to some being whom they beheld.

Hel. 6:5
Yea, and many did preach with exceedingly great power and authority, unto the bringing down many of them into the depths of humility, to be the humble followers of God and the Lamb.

Hel. 6:9
And it came to pass that they became exceedingly rich, both the Lamanites and the Nephites; and they did have an exceeding plenty of gold, and of silver, and of all manner of precious metals, both in the land south and in the land north.

Hel. 6:12
They did raise grain in abundance, both in the north and in the south; and they did flourish exceedingly, both in the north and in the south. And they did multiply and wax exceedingly strong in the land. And they did raise many flocks and herds, yea, many fatlings.

Hel. 6:16
And in the commencement of the sixty and seventh year the people began to grow exceedingly wicked again.

Hel. 6:20
And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites found that there were robbers among them they were exceedingly sorrowful; and they did use every means in their power to destroy them off the face of the earth.

Hel. 6:31
And now behold, he had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites; yea, insomuch that they had become exceedingly wicked; yea, the more part of them had turned out of the way of righteousness, and did trample under their feet the commandments of God, and did turn unto their own ways, and did build up unto themselves idols of their gold and their silver.

Hel. 6:34
And thus we see that the Nephites did begin to dwindle in unbelief, and grow in wickedness and abominations, while the Lamanites began to grow exceedingly in the knowledge of their God; yea, they did begin to keep his statutes and commandments, and to walk in truth and uprightness before him.

Hel. 7:26
Yea, wo shall come unto you because of that pride which ye have suffered to enter your hearts, which has lifted you up beyond that which is good because of your exceedingly great riches!

Hel. 9:4
And now behold, when they saw this they were astonished exceedingly, insomuch that they fell to the earth; for they had not believed the words which Nephi had spoken concerning the chief judge.

Hel. 11:21
And it came to pass that the seventy and sixth year did end in peace. And the seventy and seventh year began in peace; and the church did spread throughout the face of all the land; and the more part of the people, both the Nephites and the Lamanites, did belong to the church; and they did have exceedingly great peace in the land; and thus ended the seventy and seventh year.

Hel. 11:26
And thus in time, yea, even in the space of not many years, they became an exceedingly great band of robbers; and they did search out all the secret plans of Gadianton; and thus they became robbers of Gadianton.

Hel. 12:2
Yea, and we may see at the very time when he doth prosper his people, yea, in the increase of their fields, their flocks and their herds, and in gold, and in silver, and in all manner of precious things of every kind and art; sparing their lives, and delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; softening the hearts of their enemies that they should not declare wars against them; yea, and in fine, doing all things for the welfare and happiness of his people; yea, then is the time that they do harden their hearts, and do forget the Lord their God, and do trample under their feet the Holy One-- yea, and this because of their ease, and their exceedingly great prosperity.