Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'jews' occurs 354 times in the standard works.

142 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'jews' in the standard works and contain 40.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 65 minutes to read the entire list.

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Esth. 8:7-9:3 (14 in 14 verses)

2 Ne. 29:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 25:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

Esth. 9:18-25 (8 in 8 verses)

John 19:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Acts 14:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Gal. 2:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Acts 25:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 13:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 6:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 26:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 1:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

John 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 13:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 40:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Ne. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:19 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

 15:20 And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 0 82
NT 175 0 175
BM 75 0 75
1 Ne. 25 0 25
2 Ne. 31 0 31
Jacob 3 0 3
Omni 1 0 1
Alma 3 0 3
3 Ne. 5 0 5
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 5 0 5
Ether 1 0 1
DC 19 0 19
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 354 0 354

1 Ne. 1:2
Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.

1 Ne. 1:19
And it came to pass that the Jews did mock him because of the things which he testified of them; for he truly testified of their wickedness and their abominations; and he testified that the things which he saw and heard, and also the things which he read in the book, manifested plainly of the coming of a Messiah, and also the redemption of the world.

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. 2:13
Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city, could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets. And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sought to take away the life of my father.

1 Ne. 3:3
For behold, Laban hath the record of the Jews and also a genealogy of my forefathers, and they are engraven upon plates of brass.

1 Ne. 4:22
And he spake unto me concerning the elders of the Jews, he knowing that his master, Laban, had been out by night among them.

1 Ne. 4:27
And he spake unto me many times concerning the elders of the Jews, as I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the walls.

1 Ne. 4:36
Now we were desirous that he should tarry with us for this cause, that the Jews might not know concerning our flight into the wilderness, lest they should pursue us and destroy us.

1 Ne. 5:6
And after this manner of language did my father, Lehi, comfort my mother, Sariah, concerning us, while we journeyed in the wilderness up to the land of Jerusalem, to obtain the record of the Jews.

1 Ne. 5:12
And also a record of the Jews from the beginning, even down to the commencement of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah;

1 Ne. 10:2
For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end of speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence, he spake unto them concerning the Jews--

1 Ne. 10:4
Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the Jews-- even a Messiah, or, in other words, a Savior of the world.

1 Ne. 10:11
And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also concerning the dwindling of the Jews in unbelief. And after they had slain the Messiah, who should come, and after he had been slain he should rise from the dead, and should make himself manifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.

1 Ne. 13:23
And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.

1 Ne. 13:25
Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.

1 Ne. 13:26
And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.

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. 13:42
And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.

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. 15:19
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

1 Ne. 15:20
And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.

1 Ne. 17:44
Wherefore, the Lord commanded my father that he should depart into the wilderness; and the Jews also sought to take away his life; yea, and ye also have sought to take away his life; wherefore, ye are murderers in your hearts and ye are like unto them.