Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'more' occurs 1174 times in the standard works.

362 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'more' in the standard works and contain 30.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 138 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 16:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Rev. 18:21-23 (6 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:22-24 (5 in 3 verses)

Job 7:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 11:6 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 5:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 5:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 19:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 1:5 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 11:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 37:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:30-25:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 37:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 10:28-11:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 60:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 22:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 12:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 12:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 34:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:40-53:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 38:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 33:54 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 2:28 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 14:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 33:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 20:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 71:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 115:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 130:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 52:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 7:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:75 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:51 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:44 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:80 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:48 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 105:10 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 34:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:99-100 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 30:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Nahum 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:15-42:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 108:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 460 197 657
NT 226 26 252
BM 374 19 393
1 Ne. 23 0 23
2 Ne. 38 4 42
Jacob 14 0 14
Jarom 3 0 3
Omni 1 0 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 35 8 43
Alma 135 4 139
Hel. 48 2 50
3 Ne. 38 1 39
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 11 0 11
Ether 15 0 15
Moro. 7 0 7
DC 95 2 97
PGP 19 3 22
TOTAL 1174 247 1421

2 Ne. 1:14
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveler can return; a few more days and I go the way of all the earth.

2 Ne. 1:24
Rebel no more against your brother, whose views have been glorious, and who hath kept the commandments from the time that we left Jerusalem; and who hath been an instrument in the hands of God, in bringing us forth into the land of promise; for were it not for him, we must have perished with hunger in the wilderness; nevertheless, ye sought to take away his life; yea, and he hath suffered much sorrow because of you.

2 Ne. 4:14
For I, Nephi, was constrained to speak unto them, according to his word; for I had spoken many things unto them, and also my father, before his death; many of which sayings are written upon mine other plates; for a more history part are written upon mine other plates.

2 Ne. 4:28
Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

2 Ne. 5:3
Yea, they did murmur against me, saying: Our younger brother thinks to rule over us; and we have had much trial because of him; wherefore, now let us slay him, that we may not be afflicted more because of his words. For behold, we will not have him to be our ruler; for it belongs unto us, who are the elder brethren, to rule over this people.

2 Ne. 5:33
And if my people desire to know the more particular part of the history of my people they must search mine other plates.

2 Ne. 8:22
Thus saith thy Lord, the Lord and thy God pleadeth the cause of his people; behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again.

2 Ne. 8:24
Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

2 Ne. 9:7
Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement-- save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon man must needs have remained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.

2 Ne. 9:8
O the wisdom of God, his mercy and grace! For behold, if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.

2 Ne. 9:54
And now, my brethren, I would speak unto you more; but on the morrow I will declare unto you the remainder of my words. Amen.

2 Ne. 10:3
Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ-- for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name-- should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him-- for thus it behooveth our God, and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God.

2 Ne. 10:21
But great are the promises of the Lord unto them who are upon the isles of the sea; wherefore as it says isles, there must needs be more than this, and they are inhabited also by our brethren.

2 Ne. 11:1
And now, Jacob spake many more things to my people at that time; nevertheless only these things have I caused to be written, for the things which I have written sufficeth me.

2 Ne. 11:2
And now I, Nephi, write more of the words of Isaiah, for my soul delighteth in his words. For I will liken his words unto my people, and I will send them forth unto all my children, for he verily saw my Redeemer, even as I have seen him.

2 Ne. 11:3
And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him as I have seen him; wherefore, I will send their words forth unto my children to prove unto them that my words are true. Wherefore, by the words of three, God hath said, I will establish my word. Nevertheless, God sendeth more witnesses, and he proveth all his words.

2 Ne. 12:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks-- nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

2 Ne. 13:16
Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet--

2 Ne. 15:4
What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.

2 Ne. 17:10
Moreover, the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying:

2 Ne. 18:1
Moreover, the word of the Lord said unto me: Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen, concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

2 Ne. 19:1
Nevertheless, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and afterwards did more grievously afflict by the way of the Red Sea beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.

2 Ne. 19:10
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

2 Ne. 20:20
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them, but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

2 Ne. 23:12
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

2 Ne. 25:16
And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind-- and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things.

2 Ne. 25:18
Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews.

2 Ne. 28:27
Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need no more!

2 Ne. 28:29
Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough!

2 Ne. 28:30
For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.

2 Ne. 29:3
And because my words shall hiss forth-- many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible.

2 Ne. 29:6
Thou fool, that shall say: A Bible, we have got a Bible, and we need no more Bible. Have ye obtained a Bible save it were by the Jews?

2 Ne. 29:7
Know ye not that there are more nations than one? Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth?

2 Ne. 29:8
Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word? Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together the testimony of the two nations shall run together also.

2 Ne. 29:10
Wherefore, because that ye have a Bible ye need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more to be written.

2 Ne. 30:1
And now behold, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you; for I, Nephi, would not suffer that ye should suppose that ye are more righteous than the Gentiles shall be. For behold, except ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall all likewise perish; and because of the words which have been spoken ye need not suppose that the Gentiles are utterly destroyed.

2 Ne. 30:3
And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed.

2 Ne. 30:18
Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time. And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings.

2 Ne. 31:5
And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!

2 Ne. 32:6
Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.

2 Ne. 32:7
And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be.