Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'written' occurs 505 times in the standard works.

155 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'written' in the standard works and contain 30.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 59 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 23:11-24:1 (6 in 5 verses)

Morm. 9:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 27:24-26 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 19:21-24 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 33:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 16:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 1:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Rom. 15:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 29:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 19:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 9:34-10:2 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 26:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 18:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 32:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

John 21:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jarom 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

W of M 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 29:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Cor. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.




Rev. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 12:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 145 0 145
NT 132 0 132
Matt. 10 0 10
Mark 8 0 8
Luke 17 0 17
John 15 0 15
Acts 8 0 8
Rom. 21 0 21
1 Cor. 14 0 14
2 Cor. 6 0 6
Gal. 6 0 6
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 3 0 3
1 Pet. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 5 0 5
Rev. 15 0 15
BM 176 0 176
DC 48 0 48
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 505 0 505

2 Cor. 3:2
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

2 Cor. 3:3
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

2 Cor. 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

2 Cor. 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

2 Cor. 8:15
As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

2 Cor. 9:9
(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.