Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'forbidden' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'forbidden' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:18 And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he sought also the misery of all mankind. Wherefore, he said unto Eve, yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all lies, wherefore he said: Partake of the forbidden fruit, and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

 2:19 And after Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit they were driven out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth.




Morm. 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 1 0 1
BM 22 0 22
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 5 0 5
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 1 0 1
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 3 0 3
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 4 0 4
DC 3 0 3
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 32 0 32

2 Ne. 2:15
And to bring about his eternal purposes in the end of man, after he had created our first parents, and the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and in fine, all things which are created, it must needs be that there was an opposition; even the forbidden fruit in opposition to the tree of life; the one being sweet and the other bitter.

2 Ne. 2:18
And because he had fallen from heaven, and had become miserable forever, he sought also the misery of all mankind. Wherefore, he said unto Eve, yea, even that old serpent, who is the devil, who is the father of all lies, wherefore he said: Partake of the forbidden fruit, and ye shall not die, but ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

2 Ne. 2:19
And after Adam and Eve had partaken of the forbidden fruit they were driven out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth.

2 Ne. 26:28
Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but all men are privileged the one like unto the other, and none are forbidden.

2 Ne. 26:30
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.