Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'death' occurs 640 times in the standard works.

248 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'death' in the standard works and contain 38.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 97 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:6-15 (11 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 9:10-19 (11 in 10 verses)

Hel. 14:14-20 (10 in 7 verses)

Alma 11:41-45 (9 in 5 verses)

Alma 12:16-24 (9 in 9 verses)

3 Ne. 6:20-25 (7 in 6 verses)

Num. 35:28-32 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 29:41-43 (5 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 17:18-18:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Morm. 9:13 (4 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 5:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 16:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 25:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 24:16 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 24:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Heb. 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 5:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 5:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 6:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 15:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 10:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 24:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 43:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 234 3 237
Gen. 8 0 8
Ex. 11 0 11
Lev. 16 0 16
Num. 18 0 18
Deut. 18 0 18
Josh. 4 0 4
Judg. 8 0 8
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 7 0 7
2 Sam. 11 0 11
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Kgs. 9 0 9
1 Chr. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 8 0 8
Ezra 1 0 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 18 0 18
Ps. 27 0 27
Prov. 18 0 18
Eccl. 3 0 3
Song. 1 0 1
Isa. 8 0 8
Jer. 22 1 23
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 3 2 5
Hosea 2 0 2
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
NT 138 1 139
BM 220 1 221
DC 41 1 42
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 640 6 646

Ps. 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Ps. 7:13
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

Ps. 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Ps. 13:3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Ps. 18:4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Ps. 18:5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Ps. 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Ps. 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Ps. 33:19
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Ps. 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Ps. 48:14
For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Ps. 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Ps. 55:4
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Ps. 55:15
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Ps. 56:13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Ps. 68:20
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

Ps. 73:4
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

Ps. 78:50
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Ps. 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

Ps. 102:20
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Ps. 107:10
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

Ps. 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

Ps. 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Ps. 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Ps. 116:8
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Ps. 116:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Ps. 118:18
The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.