Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'verily' occurs 604 times in the standard works.

294 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'verily' in the standard works and contain 48.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 109 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 20:46-21:3 (6 in 4 verses)

John 13:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 11:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 33:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)


D&C 132:46-51 (6 in 6 verses)

 132:46 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, in my name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you remit on earth shall be remitted eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall be retained in heaven.

 132:47 And again, verily I say, whomsoever you bless I will bless, and whomsoever you curse I will curse, saith the Lord; for I, the Lord, am thy God.

 132:48 And again, verily I say unto you, my servant Joseph, that whatsoever you give on earth, and to whomsoever you give any one on earth, by my word and according to my law, it shall be visited with blessings and not cursings, and with my power, saith the Lord, and shall be without condemnation on earth and in heaven.

 132:49 For I am the Lord thy God, and will be with thee even unto the end of the world, and through all eternity; for verily I seal upon you your exaltation, and prepare a throne for you in the kingdom of my Father, with Abraham your father.

 132:50 Behold, I have seen your sacrifices, and will forgive all your sins; I have seen your sacrifices in obedience to that which I have told you. Go, therefore, and I make a way for your escape, as I accepted the offering of Abraham of his son Isaac.

 132:51 Verily, I say unto you: A commandment I give unto mine handmaid, Emma Smith, your wife, whom I have given unto you, that she stay herself and partake not of that which I commanded you to offer unto her; for I did it, saith the Lord, to prove you all, as I did Abraham, and that I might require an offering at your hand, by covenant and sacrifice.




3 Ne. 11:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 12:26 (4 in 1 verse)

John 5:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

John 3:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 39:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)

John 16:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 18:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 34:12-35:3 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 66:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 132:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:8-8:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 71:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 81:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:74-76 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 58:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:51 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:32 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:53 (2 in 1 verse)

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