Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'carnal' occurs 33 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'carnal' in the standard works and contain 30.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 3:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 41:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 3 3
NT 11 1 12
BM 15 1 16
DC 5 0 5
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 33 5 38

D&C 3:4
For although a man may have many revelations, and have power to do many mighty works, yet if he boasts in his own strength, and sets at naught the counsels of God, and follows after the dictates of his own will and carnal desires, he must fall and incur the vengeance of a just God upon him.

D&C 29:35
Behold, I gave unto him that he should be an agent unto himself; and I gave unto him commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him, for my commandments are spiritual; they are not natural nor temporal, neither carnal nor sensual.

D&C 67:10
And again, verily I say unto you that it is your privilege, and a promise I give unto you that have been ordained unto this ministry, that inasmuch as you strip yourselves from jealousies and fears, and humble yourselves before me, for ye are not sufficiently humble, the veil shall be rent and you shall see me and know that I am-- not with the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual.

D&C 67:12
Neither can any natural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.

D&C 84:27
Which gospel is the gospel of repentance and of baptism, and the remission of sins, and the law of carnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John, whom God raised up, being filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother's womb.