Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mighty' occurs 394 times in the standard works.

78 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mighty' in the standard works and contain 19.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 12:23-24 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 10:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)


1 Ne. 21:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

 21:24 For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives delivered?

 21:25 But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

 21:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; they shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.




Alma 5:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 36:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 32:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 11:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:108-109 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 247 48 295
NT 37 9 46
BM 85 13 98
1 Ne. 8 3 11
2 Ne. 21 3 24
Jacob 0 1 1
Enos 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 7 2 9
Alma 16 1 17
Hel. 7 1 8
3 Ne. 2 1 3
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 2 1 3
Ether 15 0 15
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 24 13 37
PGP 1 7 8
TOTAL 394 90 484

1 Ne. 1:14
And it came to pass that when my father had read and seen many great and marvelous things, he did exclaim many things unto the Lord; such as: Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!

1 Ne. 1:20
And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.

1 Ne. 3:31
And after the angel had departed, Laman and Lemuel again began to murmur, saying: How is it possible that the Lord will deliver Laban into our hands? Behold, he is a mighty man, and he can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?

1 Ne. 17:32
And after they had crossed the river Jordan he did make them mighty unto the driving out of the children of the land, yea, unto the scattering them to destruction.

1 Ne. 17:46
And ye also know that by the power of his almighty word he can cause the earth that it shall pass away; yea, and ye know that by his word he can cause the rough places to be made smooth, and smooth places shall be broken up. O, then, why is it, that ye can be so hard in your hearts?

1 Ne. 17:48
And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried reed; and he shall be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him.

1 Ne. 21:24
For shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives delivered?

1 Ne. 21:25
But thus saith the Lord, even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered; for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

1 Ne. 21:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; they shall be drunken with their own blood as with sweet wine; and all flesh shall know that I, the Lord, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

1 Ne. 22:7
And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be scattered.

1 Ne. 22:12
Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.