Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'cried' occurs 253 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 'cried' in the standard works and contain 17% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 20 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 119:145-147 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 20:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jonah 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 39:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 22:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 16:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 43:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

 43:49 And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.

 43:50 And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power; and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom, the Lamanites began to flee before them; and they fled even to the waters of Sidon.




3 Ne. 1:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 132 0 132
NT 67 0 67
BM 44 0 44
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 7 0 7
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 5 0 5
DC 1 0 1
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 253 0 253

Alma 2:30
And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God, being exercised with much faith, cried, saying: O Lord, have mercy and spare my life, that I may be an instrument in thy hands to save and preserve this people.

Alma 10:24
And now it came to pass that the people were more angry with Amulek, and they cried out, saying: This man doth revile against our laws which are just, and our wise lawyers whom we have selected.

Alma 10:25
But Amulek stretched forth his hand, and cried the mightier unto them, saying: O ye wicked and perverse generation, why hath Satan got such great hold upon your hearts? Why will ye yield yourselves unto him that he may have power over you, to blind your eyes, that ye will not understand the words which are spoken, according to their truth?

Alma 10:28
And now it came to pass that when Amulek had spoken these words the people cried out against him, saying: Now we know that this man is a child of the devil, for he hath lied unto us; for he hath spoken against our law. And now he says that he has not spoken against it.

Alma 13:21
And now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words unto them, he stretched forth his hand unto them and cried with a mighty voice, saying: Now is the time to repent, for the day of salvation draweth nigh;

Alma 14:26
And Alma cried, saying: How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength according to our faith which is in Christ, even unto deliverance. And they broke the cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come upon them.

Alma 15:10
And then Alma cried unto the Lord, saying: O Lord our God, have mercy on this man, and heal him according to his faith which is in Christ.

Alma 19:29
And it came to pass that she went and took the queen by the hand, that perhaps she might raise her from the ground; and as soon as she touched her hand she arose and stood upon her feet, and cried with a loud voice, saying: O blessed Jesus, who has saved me from an awful hell! O blessed God, have mercy on this people!

Alma 22:17
And it came to pass that when Aaron had said these words, the king did bow down before the Lord, upon his knees; yea, even he did prostrate himself upon the earth, and cried mightily, saying:

Alma 31:26
And he lifted up his voice to heaven, and cried, saying: O, how long, O Lord, wilt thou suffer that thy servants shall dwell here below in the flesh, to behold such gross wickedness among the children of men?

Alma 32:7
Therefore he did say no more to the other multitude; but he stretched forth his hand, and cried unto those whom he beheld, who were truly penitent, and said unto them:

Alma 36:18
Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.

Alma 43:49
And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.

Alma 43:50
And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power; and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom, the Lamanites began to flee before them; and they fled even to the waters of Sidon.

Alma 44:19
Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about to be destroyed, cried mightily unto Moroni, promising that he would covenant and also his people with them, if they would spare the remainder of their lives, that they never would come to war again against them.

Alma 57:31
And they cried unto us, saying-- Behold, the armies of the Lamanites are marching towards the city of Cumeni; and behold, they will fall upon them, yea, and will destroy our people.