Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'power' occurs 931 times in the standard works.

359 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'power' in the standard works and contain 38.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 147 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Moro. 10:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-H 1:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 8:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:15-16 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 8:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 29:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 22:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 7:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 88:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 76:31 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:7 (3 in 1 verse)

John 19:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 8:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 9:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Eph. 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 12:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 38:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 107:79 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 113:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Ne. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.

 13:19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.




1 Ne. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 44:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 120 1 121
NT 152 16 168
BM 409 42 451
1 Ne. 45 3 48
2 Ne. 40 0 40
Jacob 19 1 20
Enos 3 0 3
Omni 3 0 3
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 35 2 37
Alma 127 25 152
Hel. 31 3 34
3 Ne. 32 5 37
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 17 1 18
Ether 25 2 27
Moro. 28 0 28
DC 231 21 252
PGP 19 7 26
TOTAL 931 87 1018

1 Ne. 1:14
And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!

1 Ne. 1:20
And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.

1 Ne. 2:14
And it came to pass that my father did speak unto them in the valley of Lemuel, with power, being filled with the Spirit, until their frames did shake before him. And he did confound them, that they durst not utter against him; wherefore, they did as he commanded them.

1 Ne. 2:23
For behold, in that day that they shall rebel against me, I will curse them even with a sore curse, and they shall have no power over thy seed except they shall rebel against me also.

1 Ne. 3:20
And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets, which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since the world began, even down unto this present time.

1 Ne. 5:8
And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.

1 Ne. 9:6
But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of all his words. And thus it is. Amen.

1 Ne. 10:17
And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the words of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a vision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of God-- and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come-- I, Nephi, was desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him, as well in times of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.

1 Ne. 10:19
For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round.

1 Ne. 11:28
And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the people, in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him; and I beheld that they cast him out from among them.

1 Ne. 11:31
And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I beheld multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and with devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me. And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits were cast out.

1 Ne. 12:19
And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed.

1 Ne. 13:16
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.

1 Ne. 13:18
And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.

1 Ne. 13:19
And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.

1 Ne. 13:29
And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest-- because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God-- because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.

1 Ne. 13:30
Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.

1 Ne. 13:34
And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel-- and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father-- wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb-- I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.

1 Ne. 13:35
For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.

1 Ne. 13:37
And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

1 Ne. 13:39
And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.

1 Ne. 14:1
And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks--

1 Ne. 14:14
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.

1 Ne. 15:17
And this is what our father meaneth; and he meaneth that it will not come to pass until after they are scattered by the Gentiles; and he meaneth that it shall come by way of the Gentiles, that the Lord may show his power unto the Gentiles, for the very cause that he shall be rejected of the Jews, or of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 15:24
And I said unto them that it was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction.

1 Ne. 17:29
Yea, and ye also know that Moses, by his word according to the power of God which was in him, smote the rock, and there came forth water, that the children of Israel might quench their thirst.

1 Ne. 17:35
Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favored of God. But behold, this people had rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and the fulness of the wrath of God was upon them; and the Lord did curse the land against them, and bless it unto our fathers; yea, he did curse it against them unto their destruction, and he did bless it unto our fathers unto their obtaining power over it.

1 Ne. 17:42
And they did harden their hearts from time to time, and they did revile against Moses, and also against God; nevertheless, ye know that they were led forth by his matchless power into the land of promise.

1 Ne. 17:46
And ye also know that by the power of his almighty word he can cause the earth that it shall pass away; yea, and ye know that by his word he can cause the rough places to be made smooth, and smooth places shall be broken up. O, then, why is it, that ye can be so hard in your hearts?

1 Ne. 17:48
And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried reed; and he shall be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him.

1 Ne. 17:51
And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship?

1 Ne. 17:52
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my brethren, insomuch that they were confounded and could not contend against me; neither durst they lay their hands upon me nor touch me with their fingers, even for the space of many days. Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me, so powerful was the Spirit of God; and thus it had wrought upon them.

1 Ne. 17:55
And now, they said: We know of a surety that the Lord is with thee, for we know that it is the power of the Lord that has shaken us. And they fell down before me, and were about to worship me, but I would not suffer them, saying: I am thy brother, yea, even thy younger brother; wherefore, worship the Lord thy God, and honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee.

1 Ne. 18:9
And after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither; yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness.

1 Ne. 18:11
And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness; nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.

1 Ne. 18:20
And there was nothing save it were the power of God, which threatened them with destruction, could soften their hearts; wherefore, when they saw that they were about to be swallowed up in the depths of the sea they repented of the thing which they had done, insomuch that they loosed me.

1 Ne. 19:11
For thus spake the prophet: The Lord God surely shall visit all the house of Israel at that day, some with his voice, because of their righteousness, unto their great joy and salvation, and others with the thunderings and the lightnings of his power, by tempest, by fire, and by smoke, and vapor of darkness, and by the opening of the earth, and by mountains which shall be carried up.

1 Ne. 19:13
And as for those who are at Jerusalem, saith the prophet, they shall be scourged by all people, because they crucify the God of Israel, and turn their hearts aside, rejecting signs and wonders, and the power and glory of the God of Israel.

1 Ne. 22:15
For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned.

1 Ne. 22:17
Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire.

1 Ne. 22:23
For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity; yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet.

1 Ne. 22:24
And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

1 Ne. 22:26
And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power; wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years; for he hath no power over the hearts of the people, for they dwell in righteousness, and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.