Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'whatsoever' occurs 302 times in the standard works.

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

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D&C 128:8-10 (7 in 3 verses)

Philip. 4:8-11 (7 in 4 verses)

Lev. 11:42 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 11:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 14:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:45 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:93 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 127:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)


Hel. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:21 But behold, Satan did stir up the hearts of the more part of the Nephites, insomuch that they did unite with those bands of robbers, and did enter into their covenants and their oaths, that they would protect and preserve one another in whatsoever difficult circumstances they should be placed, that they should not suffer for their murders, and their plunderings, and their stealings.

 6:22 And it came to pass that they did have their signs, yea, their secret signs, and their secret words; and this that they might distinguish a brother who had entered into the covenant, that whatsoever wickedness his brother should do he should not be injured by his brother, nor by those who did belong to his band, who had taken this covenant.




Hel. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 27:18-28:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 57:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 97:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 82 0 82
NT 70 0 70
BM 72 0 72
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Jacob 1 0 1
Enos 1 0 1
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 28 0 28
Hel. 9 0 9
3 Ne. 10 0 10
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 9 0 9
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 74 0 74
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 302 0 302

Hel. 3:9
And the people who were in the land northward did dwell in tents, and in houses of cement, and they did suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land that it should grow up, that in time they might have timber to build their houses, yea, their cities, and their temples, and their synagogues, and their sanctuaries, and all manner of their buildings.

Hel. 6:7
And behold, there was peace in all the land, insomuch that the Nephites did go into whatsoever part of the land they would, whether among the Nephites or the Lamanites.

Hel. 6:21
But behold, Satan did stir up the hearts of the more part of the Nephites, insomuch that they did unite with those bands of robbers, and did enter into their covenants and their oaths, that they would protect and preserve one another in whatsoever difficult circumstances they should be placed, that they should not suffer for their murders, and their plunderings, and their stealings.

Hel. 6:22
And it came to pass that they did have their signs, yea, their secret signs, and their secret words; and this that they might distinguish a brother who had entered into the covenant, that whatsoever wickedness his brother should do he should not be injured by his brother, nor by those who did belong to his band, who had taken this covenant.

Hel. 10:7
Behold, I give unto you power, that whatsoever ye shall seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people.

Hel. 13:3
But behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, that he should return again, and prophesy unto the people whatsoever things should come into his heart.

Hel. 13:4
And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart.

Hel. 13:27
But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your heart desireth-- and if a man shall come among you and say this, ye will receive him, and say that he is a prophet.