Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'innocent' occurs 63 times in the standard works.

19 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'innocent' in the standard works and contain 30.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 135:4-7 (7 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 21:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 36 2 38
NT 2 0 2
BM 6 0 6
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 4 0 4
Hel. 1 0 1
DC 19 0 19
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 63 2 65

Mosiah 17:10
Yea, and I will suffer even until death, and I will not recall my words, and they shall stand as a testimony against you. And if ye slay me ye will shed innocent blood, and this shall also stand as a testimony against you at the last day.

Alma 14:11
But Alma said unto him: The Spirit constraineth me that I must not stretch forth mine hand; for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory; and he doth suffer that they may do this thing, or that the people may do this thing unto them, according to the hardness of their hearts, that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just; and the blood of the innocent shall stand as a witness against them, yea, and cry mightily against them at the last day.

Alma 20:18
And again, it is expedient that thou shouldst forbear; for if thou shouldst slay thy son, he being an innocent man, his blood would cry from the ground to the Lord his God, for vengeance to come upon thee; and perhaps thou wouldst lose thy soul.

Alma 20:19
Now when Ammon had said these words unto him, he answered him, saying: I know that if I should slay my son, that I should shed innocent blood; for it is thou that hast sought to destroy him.

Alma 39:5
Know ye not, my son, that these things are an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?

Hel. 9:30
And he shall stand with fear, and wist not what to say. And behold, he shall deny unto you; and he shall make as if he were astonished; nevertheless, he shall declare unto you that he is innocent.