Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'release' occurs 25 times in the standard works.

10 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'release' in the standard works and contain 40% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 15:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

 15:1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

 15:2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.

 15:3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;




Luke 23:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

John 18:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 8 0 8
NT 13 4 17
BM 3 0 3
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 25 4 29

Deut. 15:1
At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

Deut. 15:2
And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the Lord's release.

Deut. 15:3
Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

Deut. 15:9
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Deut. 31:10
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

Esth. 2:18
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

Matt. 27:15
Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

Matt. 27:17
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

Matt. 27:21
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

Matt. 27:26
Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Mark 15:6
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

Mark 15:9
But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Mark 15:11
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

Mark 15:15
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Luke 23:16
I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

Luke 23:17
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

Luke 23:18
And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

Luke 23:20
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

Luke 23:25
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

John 18:39
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

John 19:10
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

John 19:12
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Mosiah 17:11
And now king Noah was about to release him, for he feared his word; for he feared that the judgments of God would come upon him.

Alma 20:15
But Lamoni said unto him: I will not slay Ammon, neither will I return to the land of Ishmael, but I go to the land of Middoni that I may release the brethren of Ammon, for I know that they are just men and holy prophets of the true God.

Alma 20:26
And when he saw that Ammon had no desire to destroy him, and when he also saw the great love he had for his son Lamoni, he was astonished exceedingly, and said: Because this is all that thou hast desired, that I would release thy brethren, and suffer that my son Lamoni should retain his kingdom, behold, I will grant unto you that my son may retain his kingdom from this time and forever; and I will govern him no more--

D&C 19:35
Pay the debt thou hast contracted with the printer. Release thyself from bondage.