Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'religion' occurs 23 times in the standard works.

12 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'religion' in the standard works and contain 52.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 44:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Gal. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 135:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 5 0 5
Acts 1 0 1
Gal. 2 0 2
James 2 0 2
BM 10 0 10
DC 3 0 3
PGP 5 1 6
TOTAL 23 1 24

Acts 26:5
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Gal. 1:13
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

Gal. 1:14
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

James 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.