Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'live' occurs 311 times in the standard works.

82 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'live' in the standard works and contain 26.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 33:10-16 (7 in 7 verses)

Gal. 2:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Rom. 14:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

John 6:57-58 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 8:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 38:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 18:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 33:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:86 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 16:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 19:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 9:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 37:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 41:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 179 799 978
NT 68 192 260
BM 33 335 368
DC 26 126 152
PGP 5 41 46
TOTAL 311 1493 1804

D&C 7:2
And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me power over death, that I may live and bring souls unto thee.

D&C 29:21
And the great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall be cast down by devouring fire, according as it is spoken by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, who spoke of these things, which have not come to pass but surely must, as I live, for abominations shall not reign.

D&C 31:5
Therefore, thrust in your sickle with all your soul, and your sins are forgiven you, and you shall be laden with sheaves upon your back, for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Wherefore, your family shall live.

D&C 32:1
And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.

D&C 41:7
And again, it is meet that my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., should have a house built, in which to live and translate.

D&C 41:8
And again, it is meet that my servant Sidney Rigdon should live as seemeth him good, inasmuch as he keepeth my commandments.

D&C 42:44
And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and lay their hands upon them in my name; and if they die they shall die unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.

D&C 42:45
Thou shalt live together in love, insomuch that thou shalt weep for the loss of them that die, and more especially for those that have not hope of a glorious resurrection.

D&C 43:18
For the day cometh that the Lord shall utter his voice out of heaven; the heavens shall shake and the earth shall tremble, and the trump of God shall sound both long and loud, and shall say to the sleeping nations: Ye saints arise and live; ye sinners stay and sleep until I shall call again.

D&C 43:21
For if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the ears of all that live, saying-- Repent, and prepare for the great day of the Lord?

D&C 43:22
Yea, and again, when the lightnings shall streak forth from the east unto the west, and shall utter forth their voices unto all that live, and make the ears of all tingle that hear, saying these words-- Repent ye, for the great day of the Lord is come?

D&C 45:1
Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.

D&C 45:46
Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.

D&C 48:3
And inasmuch as ye have not lands, let them buy for the present time in those regions round about, as seemeth them good, for it must needs be necessary that they have places to live for the present time.

D&C 59:2
For those that live shall inherit the earth, and those that die shall rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and they shall receive a crown in the mansions of my Father, which I have prepared for them.

D&C 84:22
For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.

D&C 84:44
For you shall live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.

D&C 88:101
And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth.

D&C 95:13
Now here is wisdom, and the mind of the Lord-- let the house be built, not after the manner of the world, for I give not unto you that ye shall live after the manner of the world;

D&C 98:11
And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and cleave unto all good, that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth forth out of the mouth of God.

D&C 124:3
This proclamation shall be made to all the kings of the world, to the four corners thereof, to the honorable president-elect, and the high-minded governors of the nation in which you live, and to all the nations of the earth scattered abroad.

D&C 124:86
If they live here let them live unto me; and if they die let them die unto me; for they shall rest from all their labors here, and shall continue their works.

D&C 138:10
"For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." (1 Peter 4:6.)

D&C 138:34
And all other principles of the gospel that were necessary for them to know in order to qualify themselves that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.