Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ever' occurs 563 times in the standard works.

193 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ever' in the standard works and contain 34.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 67 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 136:1-26 (26 in 26 verses)

Ps. 117:2-118:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Ps. 145:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:9-10 (4 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

Ps. 111:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 34:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 7:18 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 52:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 16:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 28:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 9:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 21:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 4:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 23:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 29:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 45:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 45:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 145:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 148:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Philip. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Tim. 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 7:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 49:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 61:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 77:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 89:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 89:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 125:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 5:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:92-93 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 388 1398 1786
NT 88 622 710
BM 36 846 882
1 Ne. 4 49 53
2 Ne. 4 102 106
Jacob 3 16 19
Enos 0 3 3
Jarom 0 3 3
Omni 0 4 4
Mosiah 10 118 128
Alma 11 301 312
Hel. 1 60 61
3 Ne. 0 84 84
4 Ne. 0 5 5
Morm. 3 18 21
Ether 0 47 47
Moro. 0 36 36
DC 43 500 543
PGP 8 103 111
TOTAL 563 3469 4032

Morm. 2:14
And they did not come unto Jesus with broken hearts and contrite spirits, but they did curse God, and wish to die. Nevertheless they would struggle with the sword for their lives.

Morm. 2:18
And upon the plates of Nephi I did make a full account of all the wickedness and abominations; but upon these plates I did forbear to make a full account of their wickedness and abominations, for behold, a continual scene of wickedness and abominations has been before mine eyes ever since I have been sufficient to behold the ways of man.

Morm. 2:19
And wo is me because of their wickedness; for my heart has been filled with sorrow because of their wickedness, all my days; nevertheless, I know that I shall be lifted up at the last day.

Morm. 2:26
And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

Morm. 3:12
Behold, I had led them, notwithstanding their wickedness I had led them many times to battle, and had loved them, according to the love of God which was in me, with all my heart; and my soul had been poured out in prayer unto my God all the day long for them; nevertheless, it was without faith, because of the hardness of their hearts.

Morm. 3:20
And these things doth the Spirit manifest unto me; therefore I write unto you all. And for this cause I write unto you, that ye may know that ye must all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, yea, every soul who belongs to the whole human family of Adam; and ye must stand to be judged of your works, whether they be good or evil;

Morm. 4:11
And it is impossible for the tongue to describe, or for man to write a perfect description of the horrible scene of the blood and carnage which was among the people, both of the Nephites and of the Lamanites; and every heart was hardened, so that they delighted in the shedding of blood continually.

Morm. 4:12
And there never had been so great wickedness among all the children of Lehi, nor even among all the house of Israel, according to the words of the Lord, as was among this people.

Morm. 5:5
But it came to pass that whatsoever lands we had passed by, and the inhabitants thereof were not gathered in, were destroyed by the Lamanites, and their towns, and villages, and cities were burned with fire; and thus three hundred and seventy and nine years passed away.

Morm. 5:15
And also that the seed of this people may more fully believe his gospel, which shall go forth unto them from the Gentiles; for this people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a filthy, and a loathsome people, beyond the description of that which ever hath been amongst us, yea, even that which hath been among the Lamanites, and this because of their unbelief and idolatry.

Morm. 6:8
And it came to pass that they came to battle against us, and every soul was filled with terror because of the greatness of their numbers.

Morm. 8:17
And if there be faults they be the faults of a man. But behold, we know no fault; nevertheless God knoweth all things; therefore, he that condemneth, let him be aware lest he shall be in danger of hell fire.

Morm. 8:36
And I know that ye do walk in the pride of your hearts; and there are none save a few only who do not lift themselves up in the pride of their hearts, unto the wearing of very fine apparel, unto envying, and strifes, and malice, and persecutions, and all manner of iniquities; and your churches, yea, even every one, have become polluted because of the pride of your hearts.

Morm. 8:38
O ye pollutions, ye hypocrites, ye teachers, who sell yourselves for that which will canker, why have ye polluted the holy church of God? Why are ye ashamed to take upon you the name of Christ? Why do ye not think that greater is the value of an endless happiness than that misery which never dies-- because of the praise of the world?

Morm. 9:3
Then will ye longer deny the Christ, or can ye behold the Lamb of God? Do ye suppose that ye shall dwell with him under a consciousness of your guilt? Do ye suppose that ye could be happy to dwell with that holy Being, when your souls are racked with a consciousness of guilt that ye have ever abused his laws?

Morm. 9:9
For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing?

Morm. 9:21
Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.

Morm. 9:22
For behold, thus said Jesus Christ, the Son of God, unto his disciples who should tarry, yea, and also to all his disciples, in the hearing of the multitude: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;

Morm. 9:25
And whosoever shall believe in my name, doubting nothing, unto him will I confirm all my words, even unto the ends of the earth.

Morm. 9:27
O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him.

Morm. 9:37
And may the Lord Jesus Christ grant that their prayers may be answered according to their faith; and may God the Father remember the covenant which he hath made with the house of Israel; and may he bless them forever, through faith on the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.