Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'might' occurs 1074 times in the standard works.

418 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'might' in the standard works and contain 38.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 152 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 1:18-30 (13 in 13 verses)

Mosiah 28:1-8 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 22:33-23:3 (8 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 9:5-12 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 43:7-9 (7 in 3 verses)

Alma 10:13-16 (7 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 9:19-23 (7 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 2:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 3:19-4:4 (6 in 6 verses)

Hel. 14:11-12 (5 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:6-8 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 9:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 14:28-31 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 16:17 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 17:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 17:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:19-2:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 2:27-29 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 10:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 58:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 12:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 10:48-51 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 11:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:24 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 8:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 4:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Col. 1:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 2:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 6:7-7:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 8:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 12:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 21:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 25:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 7:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 17:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 59:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 39:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 4:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 3:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 61:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

John 9:39 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:10 (2 in 1 verse)

John 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 19:31 (2 in 1 verse)

John 20:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Tim. 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:71 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 7:5 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 3:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 74:6 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:60 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 136:39 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jonah 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 236 326 562
NT 239 61 300
BM 462 127 589
1 Ne. 37 16 53
2 Ne. 17 24 41
Jacob 20 2 22
Enos 2 1 3
Jarom 0 1 1
Omni 0 1 1
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 102 16 118
Alma 180 29 209
Hel. 49 8 57
3 Ne. 20 5 25
4 Ne. 1 2 3
Morm. 13 4 17
Ether 18 16 34
Moro. 2 2 4
DC 125 39 164
PGP 12 8 20
TOTAL 1074 561 1635

Alma 2:28
Nevertheless, the Nephites being strengthened by the hand of the Lord, having prayed mightily to him that he would deliver them out of the hands of their enemies, therefore the Lord did hear their cries, and did strengthen them, and the Lamanites and the Amlicites did fall before them.

Alma 2:29
And it came to pass that Alma fought with Amlici with the sword, face to face; and they did contend mightily, one with another.

Alma 5:12
And according to his faith there was a mighty change wrought in his heart. Behold I say unto you that this is all true.

Alma 5:13
And behold, he preached the word unto your fathers, and a mighty change was also wrought in their hearts, and they humbled themselves and put their trust in the true and living God. And behold, they were faithful until the end; therefore they were saved.

Alma 5:14
And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?

Alma 5:51
And also the Spirit saith unto me, yea, crieth unto me with a mighty voice, saying: Go forth and say unto this people-- Repent, for except ye repent ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Alma 6:6
Nevertheless the children of God were commanded that they should gather themselves together oft, and join in fasting and mighty prayer in behalf of the welfare of the souls of those who knew not God.

Alma 7:14
Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Alma 8:10
Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance.

Alma 9:25
And now for this cause, that ye may not be destroyed, the Lord has sent his angel to visit many of his people, declaring unto them that they must go forth and cry mightily unto this people, saying: Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh at hand;

Alma 10:25
But Amulek stretched forth his hand, and cried the mightier unto them, saying: O ye wicked and perverse generation, why hath Satan got such great hold upon your hearts? Why will ye yield yourselves unto him that he may have power over you, to blind your eyes, that ye will not understand the words which are spoken, according to their truth?

Alma 11:25
And now thou hast lied before God unto me. Thou saidst unto me-- Behold these six onties, which are of great worth, I will give unto thee-- when thou hadst it in thy heart to retain them from me; and it was only thy desire that I should deny the true and living God, that thou mightest have cause to destroy me. And now behold, for this great evil thou shalt have thy reward.

Alma 12:4
And thou seest that we know that thy plan was a very subtle plan, as to the subtlety of the devil, for to lie and to deceive this people that thou mightest set them against us, to revile us and to cast us out--

Alma 13:18
But Melchizedek having exercised mighty faith, and received the office of the high priesthood according to the holy order of God, did preach repentance unto his people. And behold, they did repent; and Melchizedek did establish peace in the land in his days; therefore he was called the prince of peace, for he was the king of Salem; and he did reign under his father.

Alma 13:21
And now it came to pass that when Alma had said these words unto them, he stretched forth his hand unto them and cried with a mighty voice, saying: Now is the time to repent, for the day of salvation draweth nigh;

Alma 14:11
But Alma said unto him: The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand; for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory; and he doth suffer that they may do this thing, or that the people may do this thing unto them, according to the hardness of their hearts, that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just; and the blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness against them, yea, and cry mightily against them at the last day.

Alma 14:27
And it came to pass that so great was their fear that they fell to the earth, and did not obtain the outer door of the prison; and the earth shook mightily, and the walls of the prison were rent in twain, so that they fell to the earth; and the chief judge, and the lawyers, and priests, and teachers, who smote upon Alma and Amulek, were slain by the fall thereof.

Alma 17:36
But Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling; yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them; and thus he slew a certain number of them insomuch that they began to be astonished at his power; nevertheless they were angry because of the slain of their brethren, and they were determined that he should fall; therefore, seeing that they could not hit him with their stones, they came forth with clubs to slay him.

Alma 19:4
And she said unto him: The servants of my husband have made it known unto me that thou art a prophet of a holy God, and that thou hast power to do many mighty works in his name;

Alma 22:17
And it came to pass that when Aaron had said these words, the king did bow down before the Lord, upon his knees; yea, even he did prostrate himself upon the earth, and cried mightily, saying:

Alma 22:20
Now the servants had seen the cause of the king's fall, therefore they durst not lay their hands on Aaron and his brethren; and they pled with the queen saying: Why commandest thou that we should slay these men, when behold one of them is mightier than us all? Therefore we shall fall before them.

Alma 26:12
Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.

Alma 26:18
Behold, we went forth even in wrath, with mighty threatenings to destroy his church.

Alma 34:18
Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save.

Alma 44:19
Now Zerahemnah, when he saw that they were all about to be destroyed, cried mightily unto Moroni, promising that he would covenant and also his people with them, if they would spare the remainder of their lives, that they never would come to war again against them.

Alma 46:13
And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land--

Alma 48:11
And Moroni was a strong and a mighty man; he was a man of a perfect understanding; yea, a man that did not delight in bloodshed; a man whose soul did joy in the liberty and the freedom of his country, and his brethren from bondage and slavery;

Alma 54:6
Behold, I would tell you somewhat concerning the justice of God, and the sword of his almighty wrath, which doth hang over you except ye repent and withdraw your armies into your own lands, or the land of your possessions, which is the land of Nephi.

Alma 56:56
But behold, to my great joy, there had not one soul of them fallen to the earth; yea, and they had fought as if with the strength of God; yea, never were men known to have fought with such miraculous strength; and with such mighty power did they fall upon the Lamanites, that they did frighten them; and for this cause did the Lamanites deliver themselves up as prisoners of war.