Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'spirit' occurs 988 times in the standard works.

419 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'spirit' in the standard works and contain 42.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 169 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rom. 8:1-16 (17 in 16 verses)

Alma 5:46-54 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Cor. 12:7-13 (8 in 7 verses)


1 Jn. 3:24-4:6 (8 in 7 verses)

 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

 4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.




1 Cor. 2:10-14 (7 in 5 verses)

D&C 84:45-47 (6 in 3 verses)

Alma 18:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:27-32 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 19:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 16:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 93:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 18:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 34:34-38 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 46:28-32 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 50:17-21 (5 in 5 verses)

Isa. 11:2 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 21:2 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:23-24 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Gal. 5:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 18:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

John 3:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 10:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Hag. 1:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

John 4:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 3:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:64-65 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:64-65 (3 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 51:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 3:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Gal. 5:25-6:1 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 4:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 8:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 76:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 91:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 16:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 18:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 11:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:66 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:137 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:24-30:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 63:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 2:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 3:16-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:30-15:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:35-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 70:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:115-116 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:73-74 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 244 15 259
NT 261 62 323
Matt. 10 3 13
Mark 17 4 21
Luke 21 6 27
John 18 0 18
Acts 24 4 28
Rom. 29 4 33
1 Cor. 35 19 54
2 Cor. 15 0 15
Gal. 18 1 19
Eph. 15 3 18
Philip. 4 0 4
Col. 2 2 4
1 Thes. 3 0 3
2 Thes. 3 0 3
1 Tim. 3 1 4
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 3 4 7
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 7 3 10
1 Jn. 12 1 13
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 16 7 23
BM 276 45 321
DC 186 56 242
PGP 21 11 32
TOTAL 988 189 1177

1 Jn. 3:24
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

1 Jn. 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1 Jn. 4:2
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

1 Jn. 4:3
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

1 Jn. 4:6
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

1 Jn. 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

1 Jn. 5:6
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

1 Jn. 5:8
And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.