Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'whosoever' occurs 282 times in the standard works.

103 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'whosoever' in the standard works and contain 36.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 39 minutes to read the entire list.

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Matt. 5:19-22 (6 in 4 verses)

Hel. 14:29-30 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 5:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 9:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:67-69 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 31:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 9:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 31:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Jn. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.




Mosiah 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 73 0 73
NT 110 0 110
Matt. 36 0 36
Mark 15 0 15
Luke 21 0 21
John 10 0 10
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 5 0 5
1 Cor. 1 0 1
Gal. 2 0 2
James 2 0 2
1 Jn. 10 0 10
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 4 0 4
BM 79 0 79
DC 19 0 19
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 282 0 282

1 Jn. 2:23
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

1 Jn. 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 Jn. 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

1 Jn. 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

1 Jn. 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

1 Jn. 3:15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1 Jn. 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

1 Jn. 5:1
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

1 Jn. 5:18
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.