Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'delivered' occurs 408 times in the standard works.

74 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'delivered' in the standard works and contain 18.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 18:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:84-87 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 36:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:50 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 81:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:25 Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by the power of him.

 9:26 For the atonement satisfieth the demands of his justice upon all those who have not the law given to them, that they are delivered from that awful monster, death and hell, and the devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment; and they are restored to that God who gave them breath, which is the Holy One of Israel.




2 Ne. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 217 1 218
NT 73 2 75
BM 90 0 90
1 Ne. 8 0 8
2 Ne. 9 0 9
Jacob 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 2 0 2
Mosiah 19 0 19
Alma 40 0 40
Hel. 3 0 3
3 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 2 0 2
DC 24 2 26
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 408 5 413

2 Ne. 6:16
For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

2 Ne. 6:17
But thus saith the Lord: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for the Mighty God shall deliver his covenant people. For thus saith the Lord: I will contend with them that contendeth with thee--

2 Ne. 9:25
Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by the power of him.

2 Ne. 9:26
For the atonement satisfieth the demands of his justice upon all those who have not the law given to them, that they are delivered from that awful monster, death and hell, and the devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment; and they are restored to that God who gave them breath, which is the Holy One of Israel.

2 Ne. 27:8
Wherefore, because of the things which are sealed up, the things which are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the wickedness and abominations of the people. Wherefore the book shall be kept from them.

2 Ne. 27:9
But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another;

2 Ne. 27:12
Wherefore, at that day when the book shall be delivered unto the man of whom I have spoken, the book shall be hid from the eyes of the world, that the eyes of none shall behold it save it be that three witnesses shall behold it, by the power of God, besides him to whom the book shall be delivered; and they shall testify to the truth of the book and the things therein.

2 Ne. 27:24
And again it shall come to pass that the Lord shall say unto him that shall read the words that shall be delivered him: