Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'punishment' occurs 55 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'punishment' in the standard works and contain 45.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 19:10-12 (6 in 3 verses)

 19:10 For, behold, the mystery of godliness, how great is it! For, behold, I am endless, and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless punishment, for Endless is my name. Wherefore--

 19:11 Eternal punishment is God's punishment.

 19:12 Endless punishment is God's punishment.




Ezek. 14:10 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 76:44 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 23 2 25
NT 4 0 4
BM 15 2 17
DC 12 1 13
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 55 5 60

D&C 19:10
For, behold, the mystery of godliness, how great is it! For, behold, I am endless, and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless punishment, for Endless is my name. Wherefore--

D&C 19:11
Eternal punishment is God's punishment.

D&C 19:12
Endless punishment is God's punishment.

D&C 19:20
Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.

D&C 76:44
Wherefore, he saves all except them-- they shall go away into everlasting punishment, which is endless punishment, which is eternal punishment, to reign with the devil and his angels in eternity, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched, which is their torment--

D&C 134:6
We believe that every man should be honored in his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the laws all men owe respect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker.

D&C 134:8
We believe that the commission of crime should be punished according to the nature of the offense; that murder, treason, robbery, theft, and the breach of the general peace, in all respects, should be punished according to their criminality and their tendency to evil among men, by the laws of that government in which the offense is committed; and for the public peace and tranquility all men should step forward and use their ability in bringing offenders against good laws to punishment.

D&C 134:10
We believe that all religious societies have a right to deal with their members for disorderly conduct, according to the rules and regulations of such societies; provided that such dealings be for fellowship and good standing; but we do not believe that any religious society has authority to try men on the right of property or life, to take from them this world's goods, or to put them in jeopardy of either life or limb, or to inflict any physical punishment upon them. They can only excommunicate them from their society, and withdraw from them their fellowship.