Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'believe' occurs 429 times in the standard works.

197 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'believe' in the standard works and contain 45.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 69 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 134:1-12 (18 in 12 verses)

A of F 1:1-13 (15 in 13 verses)

Mosiah 4:9-10 (6 in 2 verses)

Morm. 7:5-10 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 33:10 (5 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:15-16 (5 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:21-23 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 25:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 14:22 (4 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:12 (4 in 1 verse)

John 10:37-38 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 32:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 30:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 16:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 26 45
NT 124 149 273
BM 204 99 303
1 Ne. 7 3 10
2 Ne. 28 2 30
Jacob 1 3 4
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 19 13 32
Alma 77 43 120
Hel. 21 7 28
3 Ne. 24 12 36
4 Ne. 1 2 3
Morm. 12 3 15
Ether 10 10 20
Moro. 2 1 3
DC 56 23 79
PGP 26 6 32
TOTAL 429 303 732

Alma 1:7
And it came to pass as he was going, to preach to those who believed on his word, he met a man who belonged to the church of God, yea, even one of their teachers; and he began to contend with him sharply, that he might lead away the people of the church; but the man withstood him, admonishing him with the words of God.

Alma 3:11
And it came to pass that whosoever would not believe in the tradition of the Lamanites, but believed those records which were brought out of the land of Jerusalem, and also in the tradition of their fathers, which were correct, who believed in the commandments of God and kept them, were called the Nephites, or the people of Nephi, from that time forth--

Alma 4:3
And so great were their afflictions that every soul had cause to mourn; and they believed that it was the judgments of God sent upon them because of their wickedness and their abominations; therefore they were awakened to a remembrance of their duty.

Alma 4:11
And it came to pass in the commencement of the ninth year, Alma saw the wickedness of the church, and he saw also that the example of the church began to lead those who were unbelievers on from one piece of iniquity to another, thus bringing on the destruction of the people.

Alma 5:48
I say unto you, that I know of myself that whatsoever I shall say unto you, concerning that which is to come, is true; and I say unto you, that I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, and mercy, and truth. And behold, it is he that cometh to take away the sins of the world, yea, the sins of every man who steadfastly believeth on his name.

Alma 11:24
Believest thou that there is no God? I say unto you, Nay, thou knowest that there is a God, but thou lovest that lucre more than him.

Alma 12:15
But this cannot be; we must come forth and stand before him in his glory, and in his power, and in his might, majesty, and dominion, and acknowledge to our everlasting shame that all his judgments are just; that he is just in all his works, and that he is merciful unto the children of men, and that he has all power to save every man that believeth on his name and bringeth forth fruit meet for repentance.

Alma 14:7
And it came to pass that he began to cry unto the people, saying: Behold, I am guilty, and these men are spotless before God. And he began to plead for them from that time forth; but they reviled him, saying: Art thou also possessed with the devil? And they spit upon him, and cast him out from among them, and also all those who believed in the words which had been spoken by Alma and Amulek; and they cast them out, and sent men to cast stones at them.

Alma 14:8
And they brought their wives and children together, and whosoever believed or had been taught to believe in the word of God they caused that they should be cast into the fire; and they also brought forth their records which contained the holy scriptures, and cast them into the fire also, that they might be burned and destroyed by fire.

Alma 15:1
And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek were commanded to depart out of that city; and they departed, and came out even into the land of Sidom; and behold, there they found all the people who had departed out of the land of Ammonihah, who had been cast out and stoned, because they believed in the words of Alma.

Alma 15:6
And it came to pass that Alma said unto him, taking him by the hand: Believest thou in the power of Christ unto salvation?

Alma 15:8
And Alma said: If thou believest in the redemption of Christ thou canst be healed.

Alma 18:5
Now this was the tradition of Lamoni, which he had received from his father, that there was a Great Spirit. Notwithstanding they believed in a Great Spirit, they supposed that whatsoever they did was right; nevertheless, Lamoni began to fear exceedingly, with fear lest he had done wrong in slaying his servants;

Alma 18:24
And Ammon began to speak unto him with boldness, and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God?

Alma 18:26
And then Ammon said: Believest thou that there is a Great Spirit?

Alma 18:28
And Ammon said: This is God. And Ammon said unto him again: Believest thou that this Great Spirit, who is God, created all things which are in heaven and in the earth?

Alma 18:40
And it came to pass that after he had said all these things, and expounded them to the king, that the king believed all his words.

Alma 19:9
And Ammon said unto her: Believest thou this? And she said unto him: I have had no witness save thy word, and the word of our servants; nevertheless I believe that it shall be according as thou hast said.

Alma 19:31
And he, immediately, seeing the contention among his people, went forth and began to rebuke them, and to teach them the words which he had heard from the mouth of Ammon; and as many as heard his words believed, and were converted unto the Lord.

Alma 21:7
Now Aaron said unto him: Believest thou that the Son of God shall come to redeem mankind from their sins?

Alma 21:12
And it came to pass that they saw that the people would harden their hearts, therefore they departed and came over into the land of Middoni. And they did preach the word unto many, and few believed on the words which they taught.

Alma 22:7
And Aaron answered him and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God? And the king said: I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God, and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries, that they may assemble themselves together to worship him. And if now thou sayest there is a God, behold I will believe.

Alma 22:10
And Aaron said unto him: Yea, he is that Great Spirit, and he created all things both in heaven and in earth. Believest thou this?

Alma 23:6
And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them-- yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away.

Alma 25:6
For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.

Alma 25:7
And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that believed in these things.

Alma 30:9
Now if a man desired to serve God, it was his privilege; or rather, if he believed in God it was his privilege to serve him; but if he did not believe in him there was no law to punish him.

Alma 30:35
Then why sayest thou that we preach unto this people to get gain, when thou, of thyself, knowest that we receive no gain? And now, believest thou that we deceive this people, that causes such joy in their hearts?

Alma 30:37
And then Alma said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God?

Alma 30:41
But, behold, I have all things as a testimony that these things are true; and ye also have all things as a testimony unto you that they are true; and will ye deny them? Believest thou that these things are true?

Alma 30:42
Behold, I know that thou believest, but thou art possessed with a lying spirit, and ye have put off the Spirit of God that it may have no place in you; but the devil has power over you, and he doth carry you about, working devices that he may destroy the children of God.

Alma 30:53
But behold, the devil hath deceived me; for he appeared unto me in the form of an angel, and said unto me: Go and reclaim this people, for they have all gone astray after an unknown God. And he said unto me: There is no God; yea, and he taught me that which I should say. And I have taught his words; and I taught them because they were pleasing unto the carnal mind; and I taught them, even until I had much success, insomuch that I verily believed that they were true; and for this cause I withstood the truth, even until I have brought this great curse upon me.

Alma 30:57
Now the knowledge of what had happened unto Korihor was immediately published throughout all the land; yea, the proclamation was sent forth by the chief judge to all the people in the land, declaring unto those who had believed in the words of Korihor that they must speedily repent, lest the same judgments would come unto them.

Alma 32:16
Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.

Alma 32:19
And now, how much more cursed is he that knoweth the will of God and doeth it not, than he that only believeth, or only hath cause to believe, and falleth into transgression?

Alma 33:14
Now behold, my brethren, I would ask if ye have read the scriptures? If ye have, how can ye disbelieve on the Son of God?

Alma 45:2
And it came to pass in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him: Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept?

Alma 45:4
And Alma said again: Believest thou in Jesus Christ, who shall come?

Alma 46:7
And there were many in the church who believed in the flattering words of Amalickiah, therefore they dissented even from the church; and thus were the affairs of the people of Nephi exceedingly precarious and dangerous, notwithstanding their great victory which they had had over the Lamanites, and their great rejoicings which they had had because of their deliverance by the hand of the Lord.

Alma 46:14
For thus were all the true believers of Christ, who belonged to the church of God, called by those who did not belong to the church.

Alma 46:15
And those who did belong to the church were faithful; yea, all those who were true believers in Christ took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ, or Christians as they were called, because of their belief in Christ who should come.