Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'only' occurs 447 times in the standard works.

71 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'only' in the standard works and contain 15.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:70-71 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 62:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 89:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 34:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 135:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 155 0 155
NT 98 2 100
Matt. 10 1 11
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 6 0 6
John 10 0 10
Acts 8 0 8
Rom. 13 0 13
1 Cor. 4 1 5
2 Cor. 5 0 5
Gal. 6 0 6
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 5 0 5
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 3 0 3
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 4 0 4
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Heb. 3 0 3
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 3 0 3
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 78 0 78
DC 77 0 77
PGP 39 0 39
TOTAL 447 2 449

Gal. 1:23
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

Gal. 2:10
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Gal. 3:2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Gal. 4:18
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Gal. 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Gal. 6:12
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.