Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'dead' occurs 557 times in the standard works.

243 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'dead' in the standard works and contain 43.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 101 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 127:5-128:22 (30 in 30 verses)

2 Sam. 12:18-23 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 1:44-50 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 124:32-36 (6 in 5 verses)

Rom. 7:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 15:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 40:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 20:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 53:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 23:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 15:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 19:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 26:19 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:1 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 1:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

John 8:52-53 (3 in 2 verses)

Rom. 8:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 19:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 11:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 12:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

John 11:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 6:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 18:42-19:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ruth 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 88:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 8:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 15:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:60 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

James 2:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:37 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 15:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 138:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 177 3 180
NT 187 5 192
Matt. 16 0 16
Mark 13 1 14
Luke 19 0 19
John 21 0 21
Acts 22 0 22
Rom. 25 1 26
1 Cor. 15 0 15
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 3 0 3
Eph. 4 0 4
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 5 0 5
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Heb. 9 0 9
James 4 1 5
1 Pet. 5 0 5
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 16 2 18
BM 114 3 117
DC 78 2 80
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 557 13 570

Acts 2:29
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Acts 4:2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:10
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

Acts 5:10
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

Acts 7:4
Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Acts 10:41
Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

Acts 10:42
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

Acts 13:30
But God raised him from the dead:

Acts 13:34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

Acts 14:19
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Acts 17:3
Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

Acts 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

Acts 20:9
And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Acts 24:15
And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Acts 24:21
Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

Acts 25:19
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Acts 26:8
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

Acts 26:23
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:6
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.