Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'most' occurs 230 times in the standard works.

43 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'most' in the standard works and contain 18.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 18:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 14:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 42:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:36 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 107:78 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 26:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 114 55 169
NT 21 18 39
BM 53 25 78
1 Ne. 16 0 16
2 Ne. 2 1 3
Jacob 7 7 14
W of M 0 1 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 15 8 23
Hel. 2 3 5
3 Ne. 6 4 10
Morm. 1 1 2
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 36 5 41
PGP 6 2 8
TOTAL 230 105 335

Alma 10:31
And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom. Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.

Alma 24:11
And now behold, my brethren, since it has been all that we could do (as we were the most lost of all mankind) to repent of all our sins and the many murders which we have committed, and to get God to take them away from our hearts, for it was all we could do to repent sufficiently before God that he would take away our stain--

Alma 26:14
Yea, we have reason to praise him forever, for he is the Most High God, and has loosed our brethren from the chains of hell.

Alma 27:29
Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner which could be inflicted by their brethren, before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.

Alma 32:42
And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white, yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.

Alma 38:8
And it came to pass that I was three days and three nights in the most bitter pain and anguish of soul; and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But behold, I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul.

Alma 39:5
Know ye not, my son, that these things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?

Alma 44:5
And now, Zerahemnah, I command you, in the name of that all-powerful God, who has strengthened our arms that we have gained power over you, by our faith, by our religion, and by our rites of worship, and by our church, and by the sacred support which we owe to our wives and our children, by that liberty which binds us to our lands and our country; yea, and also by the maintenance of the sacred word of God, to which we owe all our happiness; and by all that is most dear unto us--

Alma 48:5
And thus he did appoint chief captains of the Zoramites, they being the most acquainted with the strength of the Nephites, and their places of resort, and the weakest parts of their cities; therefore he appointed them to be chief captains over his armies.

Alma 50:38
Nevertheless, he had refused Alma to take possession of those records and those things which were esteemed by Alma and his fathers to be most sacred; therefore Alma had conferred them upon his son, Helaman.

Alma 53:9
And thus because of iniquity amongst themselves, yea, because of dissensions and intrigue among themselves they were placed in the most dangerous circumstances.

Alma 56:34
And now, in the city Antiparah were stationed the strongest army of the Lamanites; yea, the most numerous.

Alma 56:36
And it came to pass that we did flee before them, northward. And thus we did lead away the most powerful army of the Lamanites;

Alma 57:19
But behold, my little band of two thousand and sixty fought most desperately; yea, they were firm before the Lamanites, and did administer death unto all those who opposed them.

Alma 62:42
And it came to pass that after Moroni had fortified those parts of the land which were most exposed to the Lamanites, until they were sufficiently strong, he returned to the city of Zarahemla; and also Helaman returned to the place of his inheritance; and there was once more peace established among the people of Nephi.