Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'garments' occurs 155 times in the standard works.

68 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'garments' in the standard works and contain 43.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 25 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 46:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

Ex. 29:21 (4 in 1 verse)

Lev. 8:30 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 44:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 63:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)


Jacob 1:19-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.

 2:1 The words which Jacob, the brother of Nephi, spake unto the people of Nephi, after the death of Nephi:

 2:2 Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God.




Ex. 31:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 6:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 42:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 27:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 87 0 87
NT 16 0 16
BM 37 0 37
1 Ne. 4 0 4
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 18 0 18
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 15 0 15
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 155 0 155

Jacob 1:19
And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.

Jacob 2:2
Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God.