Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'must' occurs 481 times in the standard works.

197 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'must' in the standard works and contain 41% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 9:4-17 (15 in 14 verses)

1 Ne. 22:15-24 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 2:11-17 (8 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 15:32-34 (7 in 3 verses)

Moro. 10:20-22 (6 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 28:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 32:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 82:14 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:41-43 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 7:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 6:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 8:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 46:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 18:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 34:18 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 15:53 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:43 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 23:2 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 9:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 19:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 23:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 58:64 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 107:27 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 48:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 51:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 49 3 52
NT 83 5 88
BM 244 1 245
1 Ne. 40 0 40
2 Ne. 63 1 64
Jacob 17 0 17
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 14 0 14
Alma 39 0 39
Hel. 7 0 7
3 Ne. 23 0 23
Morm. 14 0 14
Ether 7 0 7
Moro. 16 0 16
DC 91 0 91
PGP 14 0 14
TOTAL 481 9 490

Morm. 3:20
And these things doth the Spirit manifest unto me; therefore I write unto you all. And for this cause I write unto you, that ye may know that ye must all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, yea, every soul who belongs to the whole human family of Adam; and ye must stand to be judged of your works, whether they be good or evil;

Morm. 5:8
And now behold, I, Mormon, do not desire to harrow up the souls of men in casting before them such an awful scene of blood and carnage as was laid before mine eyes; but I, knowing that these things must surely be made known, and that all things which are hid must be revealed upon the house-tops--

Morm. 5:9
And also that a knowledge of these things must come unto the remnant of these people, and also unto the Gentiles, who the Lord hath said should scatter this people, and this people should be counted as naught among them-- therefore I write a small abridgment, daring not to give a full account of the things which I have seen, because of the commandment which I have received, and also that ye might not have too great sorrow because of the wickedness of this people.

Morm. 6:21
And the day soon cometh that your mortal must put on immortality, and these bodies which are now moldering in corruption must soon become incorruptible bodies; and then ye must stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, to be judged according to your works; and if it so be that ye are righteous, then are ye blessed with your fathers who have gone before you.

Morm. 7:3
Know ye that ye must come unto repentance, or ye cannot be saved.

Morm. 7:4
Know ye that ye must lay down your weapons of war, and delight no more in the shedding of blood, and take them not again, save it be that God shall command you.

Morm. 7:5
Know ye that ye must come to the knowledge of your fathers, and repent of all your sins and iniquities, and believe in Jesus Christ, that he is the Son of God, and that he was slain by the Jews, and by the power of the Father he hath risen again, whereby he hath gained the victory over the grave; and also in him is the sting of death swallowed up.

Morm. 7:6
And he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead, whereby man must be raised to stand before his judgment-seat.

Morm. 8:33
O ye wicked and perverse and stiffnecked people, why have ye built up churches unto yourselves to get gain? Why have ye transfigured the holy word of God, that ye might bring damnation upon your souls? Behold, look ye unto the revelations of God; for behold, the time cometh at that day when all these things must be fulfilled.

Morm. 8:34
Behold, the Lord hath shown unto me great and marvelous things concerning that which must shortly come, at that day when these things shall come forth among you.