Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'life' occurs 712 times in the standard works.

220 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'life' in the standard works and contain 30.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 84 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Jn. 5:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 34:32-34 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

John 5:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:5 (3 in 1 verse)

John 12:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 4:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 21:27-22:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 16:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 134:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:66 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:33 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 4:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 34:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 264 1 265
Gen. 32 0 32
Ex. 7 0 7
Lev. 5 0 5
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 17 0 17
Josh. 3 0 3
Judg. 4 0 4
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 14 0 14
2 Sam. 7 1 8
1 Kgs. 20 0 20
2 Kgs. 14 0 14
2 Chr. 2 0 2
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 3 0 3
Job 19 0 19
Ps. 26 0 26
Prov. 38 0 38
Eccl. 12 0 12
Isa. 6 0 6
Jer. 18 0 18
Lam. 3 0 3
Ezek. 5 0 5
Dan. 1 0 1
Jonah 3 0 3
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 186 2 188
BM 142 0 142
DC 90 0 90
PGP 30 0 30
TOTAL 712 3 715

Job 2:4
And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Job 2:6
And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Job 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Job 6:11
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

Job 7:7
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

Job 7:15
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Job 9:21
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

Job 10:1
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:12
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Job 13:14
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

Job 24:22
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

Job 31:39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Job 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Job 33:18
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Job 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

Job 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Job 33:28
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Job 36:6
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

Job 36:14
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.