Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'through' occurs 684 times in the standard works.

170 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'through' in the standard works and contain 24.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 68 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 20:17-21 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 2:6 (5 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 9:4 (4 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:7 (4 in 1 verse)

Hab. 3:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Pet. 1:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 43:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Zech. 6:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 9:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 3:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Pet. 2:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 3:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 63:64-66 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 25:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 31:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 31:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 44:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 66:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 106:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 16:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:69 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 2:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 3:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.

 10:25 Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.




Mosiah 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:86-87 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 284 141 425
NT 179 33 212
BM 113 58 171
1 Ne. 7 0 7
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 29 14 43
Alma 30 31 61
Hel. 10 3 13
3 Ne. 13 4 17
Morm. 3 2 5
Ether 2 4 6
Moro. 6 0 6
DC 96 3 99
PGP 12 1 13
TOTAL 684 236 920

2 Ne. 2:6
Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.

2 Ne. 2:8
Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.

2 Ne. 2:27
Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.

2 Ne. 4:20
My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

2 Ne. 10:24
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.

2 Ne. 10:25
Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.

2 Ne. 18:8
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

2 Ne. 18:21
And they shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry; and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

2 Ne. 19:19
Through the wrath of the Lord of Hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire; no man shall spare his brother.

2 Ne. 23:15
Every one that is proud shall be thrust through; yea, and every one that is joined to the wicked shall fall by the sword.

2 Ne. 24:19
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and the remnant of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.