Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'atonement' occurs 113 times in the standard works.

53 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'atonement' in the standard works and contain 46.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 16:30-34 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 16:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 14:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 34:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 30:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 17:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:6 I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

 4:7 I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation, through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the world.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 80 1 81
NT 1 0 1
BM 28 0 28
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 5 0 5
Alma 11 0 11
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 3 0 3
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 113 1 114

Mosiah 3:15
And many signs, and wonders, and types, and shadows showed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also holy prophets spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they hardened their hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing except it were through the atonement of his blood.

Mosiah 3:19
For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

Mosiah 4:6
I say unto you, if ye have come to a knowledge of the goodness of God, and his matchless power, and his wisdom, and his patience, and his long-suffering towards the children of men; and also, the atonement which has been prepared from the foundation of the world, that thereby salvation might come to him that should put his trust in the Lord, and should be diligent in keeping his commandments, and continue in the faith even unto the end of his life, I mean the life of the mortal body--

Mosiah 4:7
I say, that this is the man who receiveth salvation, through the atonement which was prepared from the foundation of the world for all mankind, which ever were since the fall of Adam, or who are, or who ever shall be, even unto the end of the world.

Mosiah 13:28
And moreover, I say unto you, that salvation doth not come by the law alone; and were it not for the atonement, which God himself shall make for the sins and iniquities of his people, that they must unavoidably perish, notwithstanding the law of Moses.