Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'more' occurs 1174 times in the standard works.

362 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'more' in the standard works and contain 30.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 138 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 16:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

 16:6 But the more part of them did not believe in the words of Samuel; therefore when they saw that they could not hit him with their stones and their arrows, they cried unto their captains, saying: Take this fellow and bind him, for behold he hath a devil; and because of the power of the devil which is in him we cannot hit him with our stones and our arrows; therefore take him and bind him, and away with him.

 16:7 And as they went forth to lay their hands on him, behold, he did cast himself down from the wall, and did flee out of their lands, yea, even unto his own country, and began to preach and to prophesy among his own people.

 16:8 And behold, he was never heard of more among the Nephites; and thus were the affairs of the people.

 16:9 And thus ended the eighty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.

 16:10 And thus ended also the eighty and seventh year of the reign of the judges, the more part of the people remaining in their pride and wickedness, and the lesser part walking more circumspectly before God.

 16:11 And these were the conditions also, in the eighty and eighth year of the reign of the judges.

 16:12 And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.





Rev. 18:21-23 (6 in 3 verses)

 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;

 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.





Ezek. 36:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

 36:12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

 36:13 Thus saith the Lord God; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

 36:14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord God.

 36:15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord God.





Abr. 3:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

 3:18 Howbeit that he made the greater star; as, also, if there be two spirits, and one shall be more intelligent than the other, yet these two spirits, notwithstanding one is more intelligent than the other, have no beginning; they existed before, they shall have no end, they shall exist after, for they are gnolaum, or eternal.

 3:19 And the Lord said unto me: These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.





1 Cor. 12:22-24 (5 in 3 verses)

 12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

 12:23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

 12:24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:





Job 7:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

 7:7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

 7:8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

 7:9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

 7:10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.





Rom. 11:6 (4 in 1 verse)

 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.





Alma 12:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

 12:7 Now when Alma had spoken these words, Zeezrom began to tremble more exceedingly, for he was convinced more and more of the power of God; and he was also convinced that Alma and Amulek had a knowledge of him, for he was convinced that they knew the thoughts and intents of his heart; for power was given unto them that they might know of these things according to the spirit of prophecy.

 12:8 And Zeezrom began to inquire of them diligently, that he might know more concerning the kingdom of God. And he said unto Alma: What does this mean which Amulek hath spoken concerning the resurrection of the dead, that all shall rise from the dead, both the just and the unjust, and are brought to stand before God to be judged according to their works?





Alma 36:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

 36:9 And he said unto me: If thou wilt of thyself be destroyed, seek no more to destroy the church of God.

 36:10 And it came to pass that I fell to the earth; and it was for the space of three days and three nights that I could not open my mouth, neither had I the use of my limbs.

 36:11 And the angel spake more things unto me, which were heard by my brethren, but I did not hear them; for when I heard the words-- If thou wilt be destroyed of thyself, seek no more to destroy the church of God-- I was struck with such great fear and amazement lest perhaps I should be destroyed, that I fell to the earth and I did hear no more.





D&C 5:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

 5:29 And if this be the case, I command you, my servant Joseph, that you shall say unto him, that he shall do no more, nor trouble me any more concerning this matter.

 5:30 And if this be the case, behold, I say unto thee Joseph, when thou hast translated a few more pages thou shalt stop for a season, even until I command thee again; then thou mayest translate again.

 5:31 And except thou do this, behold, thou shalt have no more gift, and I will take away the things which I have entrusted with thee.





Ezek. 5:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

 5:6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.

 5:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;

 5:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

 5:9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.





1 Ne. 19:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

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