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
DC 91 0 91
PGP 14 0 14
TOTAL 481 9 490

2 Kgs. 25:19
And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

Isa. 13:4
The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

Jer. 52:25
He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

Matt. 13:31
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

Matt. 17:20
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Mark 4:31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

Luke 13:19
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

2 Ne. 23:4
The noise of the multitude in the mountains like as of a great people, a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together, the Lord of Hosts mustereth the hosts of the battle.