Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'commandment' occurs 342 times in the standard works.

95 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'commandment' in the standard works and contain 27.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 41 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 9:18-23 (7 in 6 verses)

Rom. 7:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Jn. 2:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 56:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 56:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 3:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Jn. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:67-69 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 29:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 4:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 92:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:42 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 3:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 8:17-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 36:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 70:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 121 139 260
NT 56 32 88
Matt. 5 4 9
Mark 5 3 8
Luke 2 2 4
John 7 4 11
Acts 4 1 5
Rom. 8 0 8
1 Cor. 2 2 4
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 1 2
Col. 0 2 2
1 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 3 0 3
Titus 1 1 2
Heb. 5 0 5
2 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 7 7 14
2 Jn. 3 1 4
Rev. 0 3 3
BM 41 208 249
DC 117 131 248
PGP 7 10 17
TOTAL 342 520 862

Acts 15:24
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

Acts 17:15
And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Acts 23:30
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Acts 25:23
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.