Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'according' occurs 1523 times in the standard works.

578 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'according' in the standard works and contain 38% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 224 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 10:32-11:4 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 19:5-10 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 128:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 2:26-30 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:12-16 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 25:15-16 (5 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 12:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 41:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 12:36-13:3 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 48:6-49:4 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 51:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Esth. 8:9 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:25 (4 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:26-27 (4 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:50-52 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 35:4-6 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 26:53-56 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 5:73-76 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 18:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 39:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 4:49 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 6:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:37 (3 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 12:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Esth. 1:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 16:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:77-78 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 16:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 27:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 17:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 10:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 16:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)


Jacob 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:9 Wherefore, it burdeneth my soul that I should be constrained, because of the strict commandment which I have received from God, to admonish you according to your crimes, to enlarge the wounds of those who are already wounded, instead of consoling and healing their wounds; and those who have not been wounded, instead of feasting upon the pleasing word of God have daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate minds.

 2:10 But, notwithstanding the greatness of the task, I must do according to the strict commands of God, and tell you concerning your wickedness and abominations, in the presence of the pure in heart, and the broken heart, and under the glance of the piercing eye of the Almighty God.

 2:11 Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.




Enos 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:26-8:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 6:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:79-81 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 115:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:63-65 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 134:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 43:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 17:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 21:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 9:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 28:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 51:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:149 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 11:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 17:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 50:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 25:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 39:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 43:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 12:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:2 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 46:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:111 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:65 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:52 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 137:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:28-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 19:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:34-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:169-170 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 26:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:33-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 15:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 3:4-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 53:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:84-85 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 666 1 667
NT 127 0 127
BM 519 1 520
1 Ne. 46 0 46
2 Ne. 61 0 61
Jacob 25 0 25
Enos 6 0 6
Jarom 5 0 5
Omni 6 0 6
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 43 0 43
Alma 203 0 203
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 44 0 44
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 16 0 16
Ether 12 1 13
Moro. 12 0 12
DC 194 2 196
PGP 17 5 22
TOTAL 1523 9 1532

Jacob 1:9
Now Nephi began to be old, and he saw that he must soon die; wherefore, he anointed a man to be a king and a ruler over his people now, according to the reigns of the kings.

Jacob 1:11
Wherefore, the people were desirous to retain in remembrance his name. And whoso should reign in his stead were called by the people, second Nephi, third Nephi, and so forth, according to the reigns of the kings; and thus they were called by the people, let them be of whatever name they would.

Jacob 1:14
But I, Jacob, shall not hereafter distinguish them by these names, but I shall call them Lamanites that seek to destroy the people of Nephi, and those who are friendly to Nephi I shall call Nephites, or the people of Nephi, according to the reigns of the kings.

Jacob 2:2
Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God.

Jacob 2:9
Wherefore, it burdeneth my soul that I should be constrained, because of the strict commandment which I have received from God, to admonish you according to your crimes, to enlarge the wounds of those who are already wounded, instead of consoling and healing their wounds; and those who have not been wounded, instead of feasting upon the pleasing word of God have daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate minds.

Jacob 2:10
But, notwithstanding the greatness of the task, I must do according to the strict commands of God, and tell you concerning your wickedness and abominations, in the presence of the pure in heart, and the broken heart, and under the glance of the piercing eye of the Almighty God.

Jacob 2:11
Wherefore, I must tell you the truth according to the plainness of the word of God. For behold, as I inquired of the Lord, thus came the word unto me, saying: Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow, and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.

Jacob 4:9
For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?

Jacob 4:11
Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.

Jacob 4:16
But behold, according to the scriptures, this stone shall become the great, and the last, and the only sure foundation, upon which the Jews can build.

Jacob 5:5
And it came to pass that he pruned it, and digged about it, and nourished it according to his word.

Jacob 5:10
And it came to pass that the servant of the Lord of the vineyard did according to the word of the Lord of the vineyard, and grafted in the branches of the wild olive tree.

Jacob 5:12
Wherefore, go thy way; watch the tree, and nourish it, according to my words.

Jacob 5:14
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard went his way, and hid the natural branches of the tame olive tree in the nethermost parts of the vineyard, some in one and some in another, according to his will and pleasure.

Jacob 5:31
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard did taste of the fruit, every sort according to its number. And the Lord of the vineyard said: Behold, this long time have we nourished this tree, and I have laid up unto myself against the season much fruit.

Jacob 5:57
And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant: Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter; and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.

Jacob 5:65
And as they begin to grow ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the size thereof; and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at once, lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:66
For it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard; wherefore ye shall clear away the bad according as the good shall grow, that the root and the top may be equal in strength, until the good shall overcome the bad, and the bad be hewn down and cast into the fire, that they cumber not the ground of my vineyard; and thus will I sweep away the bad out of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:73
And there began to be the natural fruit again in the vineyard; and the natural branches began to grow and thrive exceedingly; and the wild branches began to be plucked off and to be cast away; and they did keep the root and the top thereof equal, according to the strength thereof.

Jacob 5:74
And thus they labored, with all diligence, according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard, even until the bad had been cast away out of the vineyard, and the Lord had preserved unto himself that the trees had become again the natural fruit; and they became like unto one body; and the fruits were equal; and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved unto himself the natural fruit, which was most precious unto him from the beginning.

Jacob 5:75
And it came to pass that when the Lord of the vineyard saw that his fruit was good, and that his vineyard was no more corrupt, he called up his servants, and said unto them: Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard; and thou beholdest that I have done according to my will; and I have preserved the natural fruit, that it is good, even like as it was in the beginning. And blessed art thou; for because ye have been diligent in laboring with me in my vineyard, and have kept my commandments, and have brought unto me again the natural fruit, that my vineyard is no more corrupted, and the bad is cast away, behold ye shall have joy with me because of the fruit of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:76
For behold, for a long time will I lay up of the fruit of my vineyard unto mine own self against the season, which speedily cometh; and for the last time have I nourished my vineyard, and pruned it, and dug about it, and dunged it; wherefore I will lay up unto mine own self of the fruit, for a long time, according to that which I have spoken.

Jacob 6:10
And according to the power of justice, for justice cannot be denied, ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever, which lake of fire and brimstone is endless torment.

Jacob 7:4
And he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery, and much power of speech, according to the power of the devil.

Jacob 7:26
And it came to pass that I, Jacob, began to be old; and the record of this people being kept on the other plates of Nephi, wherefore, I conclude this record, declaring that I have written according to the best of my knowledge, by saying that the time passed away with us, and also our lives passed away like as it were unto us a dream, we being a lonesome and a solemn people, wanderers, cast out from Jerusalem, born in tribulation, in a wilderness, and hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.