Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'obedience' occurs 21 times in the standard works.

2 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'obedience' in the standard works and contain 9.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 1 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Cor. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

 10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.




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Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 12 6 18
BM 1 2 3
DC 7 2 9
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 21 10 31

Rom. 1:5
By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Rom. 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Rom. 6:16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Rom. 16:19
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

Rom. 16:26
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

1 Cor. 14:34
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

2 Cor. 7:15
And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

2 Cor. 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

2 Cor. 10:6
And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Eph. 2:2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Eph. 5:6
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Col. 3:6
For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

Philem. 1:21
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

Heb. 2:2
For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

Heb. 5:8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

1 Pet. 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Jacob 7:27
And I, Jacob, saw that I must soon go down to my grave; wherefore, I said unto my son Enos: Take these plates. And I told him the things which my brother Nephi had commanded me, and he promised obedience unto the commands. And I make an end of my writing upon these plates, which writing has been small; and to the reader I bid farewell, hoping that many of my brethren may read my words. Brethren, adieu.

Alma 42:12
And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience;

Alma 47:3
And now it came to pass that the king was wroth because of their disobedience; therefore he gave Amalickiah the command of that part of his army which was obedient unto his commands, and commanded him that he should go forth and compel them to arms.

D&C 89:18
And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;

D&C 93:39
And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.

D&C 105:6
And my people must needs be chastened until they learn obedience, if it must needs be, by the things which they suffer.

D&C 121:17
But those who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of sin, and are the children of disobedience themselves.

D&C 130:19
And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.

D&C 130:21
And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

D&C 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.

D&C 138:4
That through his atonement, and by obedience to the principles of the gospel, mankind might be saved.

D&C 138:58
The dead who repent will be redeemed, through obedience to the ordinances of the house of God,

A of F 1:3
We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.