Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'would' occurs 1147 times in the standard works.

536 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'would' in the standard works and contain 46.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 194 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 24:18-25 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 33:14-21 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 48:15-19 (8 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:7-13 (8 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 42:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 50:30-32 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:32-35 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 47:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

Job 23:4-6 (5 in 3 verses)

Job 31:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Moro. 10:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Enos 1:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 1:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Dan. 5:19 (4 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:47 (4 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Job 6:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 7:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:59-61 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 29:14-30:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 10:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 42:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 53:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 56:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 27:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:43 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:11 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 10:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 9:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 55:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 39:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:23-46:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 2:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)


Ether 12:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

 12:4 Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.

 12:5 And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe, because they saw them not.

 12:6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.




D&C 19:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:67 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 9:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 81:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Obad. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 32:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:51 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:53 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:65 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 56:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Philem. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:41-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:48-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 137:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 269 29 298
NT 182 9 191
BM 612 6 618
1 Ne. 44 1 45
2 Ne. 45 1 46
Jacob 15 0 15
Enos 6 0 6
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 7 0 7
Mosiah 80 1 81
Alma 263 2 265
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 38 1 39
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 25 0 25
Ether 42 0 42
Moro. 14 0 14
DC 46 3 49
PGP 38 0 38
TOTAL 1147 47 1194

Ether 2:7
And the Lord would not suffer that they should stop beyond the sea in the wilderness, but he would that they should come forth even unto the land of promise, which was choice above all other lands, which the Lord God had preserved for a righteous people.

Ether 2:17
And they were built after a manner that they were exceedingly tight, even that they would hold water like unto a dish; and the bottom thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were tight like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were peaked; and the top thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the length thereof was the length of a tree; and the door thereof, when it was shut, was tight like unto a dish.

Ether 3:25
And when the Lord had said these words, he showed unto the brother of Jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been, and also all that would be; and he withheld them not from his sight, even unto the ends of the earth.

Ether 3:26
For he had said unto him in times before, that if he would believe in him that he could show unto him all things-- it should be shown unto him; therefore the Lord could not withhold anything from him, for he knew that the Lord could show him all things.

Ether 6:21
And it came to pass that they did number their people; and after that they had numbered them, they did desire of them the things which they would that they should do before they went down to their graves.

Ether 6:25
And it came to pass that they chose even the firstborn of the brother of Jared; and his name was Pagag. And it came to pass that he refused and would not be their king. And the people would that his father should constrain him, but his father would not; and he commanded them that they should constrain no man to be their king.

Ether 6:26
And it came to pass that they chose all the brothers of Pagag, and they would not.

Ether 6:27
And it came to pass that neither would the sons of Jared, even all save it were one; and Orihah was anointed to be king over the people.

Ether 7:5
And when he had gathered together an army he came up unto the land of Moron where the king dwelt, and took him captive, which brought to pass the saying of the brother of Jared that they would be brought into captivity.

Ether 7:25
And he did execute a law throughout all the land, which gave power unto the prophets that they should go whithersoever they would; and by this cause the people were brought unto repentance.

Ether 8:6
And it came to pass that when they had slain the army of Jared they were about to slay him also; and he pled with them that they would not slay him, and he would give up the kingdom unto his father. And it came to pass that they did grant unto him his life.

Ether 10:6
And he did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne; and he did build many prisons, and whoso would not be subject unto taxes he did cast into prison; and whoso was not able to pay taxes he did cast into prison; and he did cause that they should labor continually for their support; and whoso refused to labor he did cause to be put to death.

Ether 11:12
And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth except they repented of their iniquities.

Ether 11:13
And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not hearken unto their words; and the prophets mourned and withdrew from among the people.

Ether 11:20
And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute judgment against them to their utter destruction;

Ether 11:21
And that the Lord God would send or bring forth another people to possess the land, by his power, after the manner by which he brought their fathers.

Ether 12:4
Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.

Ether 12:6
And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

Ether 12:30
For the brother of Jared said unto the mountain Zerin, Remove-- and it was removed. And if he had not had faith it would not have moved; wherefore thou workest after men have faith.

Ether 12:36
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity.

Ether 12:41
And now, I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you forever. Amen.

Ether 13:2
For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof;

Ether 13:20
And in the second year the word of the Lord came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and spare the people--

Ether 14:1
And now there began to be a great curse upon all the land because of the iniquity of the people, in which, if a man should lay his tool or his sword upon his shelf, or upon the place whither he would keep it, behold, upon the morrow, he could not find it, so great was the curse upon the land.

Ether 14:2
Wherefore every man did cleave unto that which was his own, with his hands, and would not borrow neither would he lend; and every man kept the hilt of his sword in his right hand, in the defence of his property and his own life and of his wives and children.

Ether 14:27
And so terrible was the destruction among the armies of Shiz that the people began to be frightened, and began to flee before the armies of Coriantumr; and they fled to the land of Corihor, and swept off the inhabitants before them, all them that would not join them.

Ether 15:4
And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz, desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

Ether 15:5
And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:15
And it came to pass that when they were all gathered together, every one to the army which he would, with their wives and their children-- both men, women and children being armed with weapons of war, having shields, and breastplates, and head-plates, and being clothed after the manner of war-- they did march forth one against another to battle; and they fought all that day, and conquered not.

Ether 15:18
And it came to pass that Coriantumr wrote again an epistle unto Shiz, desiring that he would not come again to battle, but that he would take the kingdom, and spare the lives of the people.

Ether 15:28
And it came to pass that when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength that they could walk, they were about to flee for their lives; but behold, Shiz arose, and also his men, and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr or he would perish by the sword.