Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'light' occurs 507 times in the standard works.

254 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'light' in the standard works and contain 50.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 88 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:6-13 (10 in 8 verses)

Luke 11:33-36 (7 in 4 verses)

Moses 2:15-18 (7 in 4 verses)

Alma 19:6 (6 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:3-5 (6 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:15-17 (6 in 3 verses)

John 1:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 88:40-45 (6 in 6 verses)

John 12:35-36 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

John 3:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 30:26 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Isa. 60:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:61-62 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Jn. 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.




Alma 37:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 25:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 36:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:67 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:121 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 177 167 344
NT 95 30 125
Matt. 14 4 18
Mark 1 2 3
Luke 13 7 20
John 24 1 25
Acts 10 3 13
Rom. 2 1 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 6 1 7
Eph. 5 1 6
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 0 2 2
James 0 1 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 6 0 6
Rev. 7 6 13
BM 99 72 171
DC 91 32 123
PGP 45 13 58
TOTAL 507 314 821

1 Jn. 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 Jn. 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 Jn. 2:8
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

1 Jn. 2:9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

1 Jn. 2:10
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.