Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'perfect' occurs 152 times in the standard works.

43 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'perfect' in the standard works and contain 28.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:15-18 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 4:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 9:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 25:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 101:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:48 (2 in 1 verse)

James 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:48 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:69 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 57 12 69
NT 42 18 60
Matt. 3 2 5
Luke 2 2 4
John 1 0 1
Acts 3 3 6
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 2 1 3
2 Cor. 2 2 4
Gal. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 2 1 3
1 Thes. 1 1 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 9 3 12
James 6 0 6
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 3 2 5
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 37 10 47
DC 15 13 28
PGP 1 1 2
TOTAL 152 54 206

Heb. 2:10
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Heb. 5:9
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Heb. 7:19
For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Heb. 9:9
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Heb. 9:11
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Heb. 10:1
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Heb. 11:40
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Heb. 12:23
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Heb. 13:21
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.