Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'off' occurs 709 times in the standard works.

183 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'off' in the standard works and contain 25.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 71 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 9:11-14 (5 in 4 verses)

Micah 5:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 21:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Micah 3:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)


Ether 2:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

 2:8 And he had sworn in his wrath unto the brother of Jared, that whoso should possess this land of promise, from that time henceforth and forever, should serve him, the true and only God, or they should be swept off when the fulness of his wrath should come upon them.

 2:9 And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

 2:10 For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.




Alma 42:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 6:5 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Zech. 11:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 50:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 8:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 38:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Hosea 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Nahum 1:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 40:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 31:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 15:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 27:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 24:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:27 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 24:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 47:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 447 1458 1905
NT 60 145 205
BM 156 53 209
1 Ne. 22 7 29
2 Ne. 28 3 31
Jacob 5 4 9
Jarom 2 0 2
Omni 0 2 2
Mosiah 10 5 15
Alma 46 17 63
Hel. 6 1 7
3 Ne. 19 10 29
Morm. 4 1 5
Ether 13 1 14
Moro. 1 2 3
DC 35 136 171
PGP 11 29 40
TOTAL 709 1821 2530

Ether 2:8
And he had sworn in his wrath unto the brother of Jared, that whoso should possess this land of promise, from that time henceforth and forever, should serve him, the true and only God, or they should be swept off when the fulness of his wrath should come upon them.

Ether 2:9
And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are ripened in iniquity.

Ether 2:10
For behold, this is a land which is choice above all other lands; wherefore he that doth possess it shall serve God or shall be swept off; for it is the everlasting decree of God. And it is not until the fulness of iniquity among the children of the land, that they are swept off.

Ether 2:15
And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Ether 3:6
And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these words, behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand and touched the stones one by one with his finger. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it was as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, for he was struck with fear.

Ether 9:11
Now the people of Akish were desirous for gain, even as Akish was desirous for power; wherefore, the sons of Akish did offer them money, by which means they drew away the more part of the people after them.

Ether 9:16
And the Lord began again to take the curse from off the land, and the house of Emer did prosper exceedingly under the reign of Emer; and in the space of sixty and two years they had become exceedingly strong, insomuch that they became exceedingly rich--

Ether 10:11
And he did do justice unto the people, but not unto himself because of his many whoredoms; wherefore he was cut off from the presence of the Lord.

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 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 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 15:30
And it came to pass that when Coriantumr had leaned upon his sword, that he rested a little, he smote off the head of Shiz.

Ether 15:31
And it came to pass that after he had smitten off the head of Shiz, that Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died.