Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mercy' occurs 387 times in the standard works.

123 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mercy' in the standard works and contain 31.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ps. 136:1-26 (26 in 26 verses)

Ex. 25:17-22 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 42:21-25 (6 in 5 verses)

Lev. 16:13-15 (5 in 3 verses)

Ex. 37:6-9 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 9:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

Rom. 11:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 118:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 34:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

James 2:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 123:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 33:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 16:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 20:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 18:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:40 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 59:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 86:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 100:5-101:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 109:69-70 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 217 0 217
NT 59 1 60
BM 84 0 84
1 Ne. 4 0 4
2 Ne. 9 0 9
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 11 0 11
Alma 44 0 44
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 24 0 24
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 387 1 388

Mosiah 2:39
And now I say unto you, that mercy hath no claim on that man; therefore his final doom is to endure a never-ending torment.

Mosiah 3:26
Therefore, they have drunk out of the cup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it could deny that Adam should fall because of his partaking of the forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more forever.

Mosiah 4:2
And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.

Mosiah 5:15
Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen.

Mosiah 13:14
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Mosiah 15:9
Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.

Mosiah 16:12
Having gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy were extended towards them; for the arms of mercy were extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent and yet they would not repent.

Mosiah 27:28
Nevertheless, after wading through much tribulation, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of God.

Mosiah 28:4
And thus did the Spirit of the Lord work upon them, for they were the very vilest of sinners. And the Lord saw fit in his infinite mercy to spare them; nevertheless they suffered much anguish of soul because of their iniquities, suffering much and fearing that they should be cast off forever.

Mosiah 29:20
But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of men, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him.