Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fear' occurs 553 times in the standard works.

112 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fear' in the standard works and contain 20.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 17:34-39 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 12:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 4:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:66-67 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 8:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 22:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 34:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 53:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 35:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)


Matt. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.




Luke 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 316 87 403
NT 84 37 121
Matt. 10 4 14
Mark 0 7 7
Luke 20 7 27
John 4 1 5
Acts 7 9 16
Rom. 5 0 5
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 5 1 6
Gal. 0 1 1
Eph. 2 0 2
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 6 4 10
1 Pet. 5 0 5
1 Jn. 3 1 4
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 9 1 10
BM 113 36 149
DC 32 10 42
PGP 8 1 9
TOTAL 553 171 724

Matt. 1:20
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Matt. 8:26
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Matt. 10:26
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Matt. 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matt. 10:31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Matt. 14:5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Matt. 14:26
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

Matt. 21:26
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

Matt. 21:46
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

Matt. 27:54
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Matt. 28:4
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

Matt. 28:5
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

Matt. 28:8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.