Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'body' occurs 277 times in the standard works.

125 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'body' in the standard works and contain 45.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 12:12-27 (18 in 16 verses)

Alma 11:43-45 (6 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Matt. 6:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 6:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 15:44 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:34-36 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 15:35-38 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 28:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 27:58-59 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

John 19:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:37 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

James 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:109-110 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 89:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 39 0 39
NT 136 3 139
Matt. 15 0 15
Mark 6 0 6
Luke 13 1 14
John 5 0 5
Acts 2 1 3
Rom. 10 0 10
1 Cor. 44 0 44
2 Cor. 9 0 9
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 9 0 9
Philip. 3 0 3
Col. 8 0 8
1 Thes. 1 0 1
Heb. 3 0 3
James 5 0 5
1 Pet. 1 1 2
Jude 1 0 1
BM 78 0 78
DC 21 0 21
PGP 3 1 4
TOTAL 277 4 281

Col. 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Col. 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

Col. 1:24
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

Col. 2:11
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

Col. 2:17
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Col. 2:19
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

Col. 2:23
Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Col. 3:15
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.