Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'above' occurs 347 times in the standard works.

85 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'above' in the standard works and contain 24.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

Neh. 12:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

John 3:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:42 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 108:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 97:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 113:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:127 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 39:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 176 0 176
NT 47 0 47
BM 66 0 66
1 Ne. 16 0 16
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Jacob 2 0 2
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 10 0 10
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 11 0 11
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 32 0 32
PGP 26 0 26
TOTAL 347 0 347

1 Ne. 1:9
And it came to pass that he saw One descending out of the midst of heaven, and he beheld that his luster was above that of the sun at noon-day.

1 Ne. 2:20
And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other lands.

1 Ne. 8:11
And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted. Yea, and I beheld that the fruit thereof was white, to exceed all the whiteness that I had ever seen.

1 Ne. 8:12
And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit.

1 Ne. 8:15
And it came to pass that I beckoned unto them; and I also did say unto them with a loud voice that they should come unto me, and partake of the fruit, which was desirable above all other fruit.

1 Ne. 8:26
And I also cast my eyes round about, and beheld, on the other side of the river of water, a great and spacious building; and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.

1 Ne. 11:6
And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.

1 Ne. 11:9
And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.

1 Ne. 11:15
And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

1 Ne. 11:22
And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.

1 Ne. 13:5
And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.

1 Ne. 13:26
And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.

1 Ne. 13:30
Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.

1 Ne. 15:5
And it came to pass that I was overcome because of my afflictions, for I considered that mine afflictions were great above all, because of the destruction of my people, for I had beheld their fall.

1 Ne. 15:36
Wherefore, the wicked are rejected from the righteous, and also from that tree of life, whose fruit is most precious and most desirable above all other fruits; yea, and it is the greatest of all the gifts of God. And thus I spake unto my brethren. Amen.