Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'save' occurs 490 times in the standard works.

81 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'save' in the standard works and contain 16.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 30:17-31:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 11:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 4:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Hel. 13:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 168 57 225
Gen. 5 1 6
Ex. 3 3 6
Num. 3 3 6
Deut. 6 1 7
Josh. 6 1 7
Judg. 7 3 10
1 Sam. 12 6 18
2 Sam. 8 4 12
1 Kgs. 10 0 10
2 Kgs. 8 2 10
1 Chr. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 6 1 7
Neh. 2 1 3
Job 4 2 6
Ps. 39 15 54
Prov. 1 1 2
Isa. 13 6 19
Jer. 12 6 18
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 7 0 7
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 4 0 4
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 2 0 2
Zech. 5 0 5
NT 65 57 122
BM 217 82 299
DC 36 34 70
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 490 236 726

Ezek. 3:18
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Ezek. 13:18
And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

Ezek. 13:19
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

Ezek. 18:27
Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

Ezek. 34:22
Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Ezek. 36:29
I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

Ezek. 37:23
Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.