Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'tongues' occurs 70 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'tongues' in the standard works and contain 31.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 14:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 14:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:36 (2 in 1 verse)

A of F 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 9 0 9
NT 27 0 27
Mark 1 0 1
Acts 5 0 5
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 14 0 14
Rev. 6 0 6
BM 20 0 20
DC 10 0 10
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 70 0 70

Mark 16:17
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

Acts 2:3
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:11
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Acts 10:46
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Acts 19:6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Rom. 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

1 Cor. 12:10
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

1 Cor. 12:28
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

1 Cor. 12:30
Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

1 Cor. 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Cor. 13:8
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

1 Cor. 14:5
I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

1 Cor. 14:6
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

1 Cor. 14:18
I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

1 Cor. 14:21
In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

1 Cor. 14:22
Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

1 Cor. 14:23
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

1 Cor. 14:39
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Rev. 7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

Rev. 10:11
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Rev. 11:9
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

Rev. 13:7
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

Rev. 16:10
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Rev. 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.