Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'verily' occurs 604 times in the standard works.

294 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'verily' in the standard works and contain 48.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 109 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 20:46-21:3 (6 in 4 verses)

John 13:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 11:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 33:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 132:46-51 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 11:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 12:26 (4 in 1 verse)

John 5:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

John 3:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 39:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)

John 16:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 18:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 34:12-35:3 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 66:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 132:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:8-8:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 71:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 81:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:74-76 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 58:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:51 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:32 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:53 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:34 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:51 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:58 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:38 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:12 (2 in 1 verse)

John 21:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:35 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:56 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 54:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 67:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 75:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 78:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:103 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 103:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:41 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:53-94:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 117:16-118:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:110-111 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
NT 124 0 124
Matt. 30 0 30
Mark 15 0 15
Luke 8 0 8
John 50 0 50
Acts 4 0 4
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 3 0 3
Gal. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
Heb. 7 0 7
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
BM 76 0 76
DC 385 0 385
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 604 0 604

Matt. 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Matt. 5:26
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

Matt. 6:2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matt. 6:5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matt. 6:16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matt. 8:10
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Matt. 10:15
Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Matt. 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

Matt. 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matt. 11:11
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matt. 13:17
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Matt. 16:28
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Matt. 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Matt. 18:3
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 18:13
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

Matt. 18:18
Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matt. 19:23
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matt. 19:28
And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matt. 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Matt. 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matt. 23:36
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Matt. 24:2
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Matt. 24:34
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Matt. 24:47
Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

Matt. 25:12
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

Matt. 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Matt. 25:45
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

Matt. 26:13
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

Matt. 26:21
And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

Matt. 26:34
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.