Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'charity' occurs 66 times in the standard works.

37 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'charity' in the standard works and contain 56.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moro. 7:44-47 (8 in 4 verses)


1 Cor. 13:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

 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.

 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

 13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,




Ether 12:34-37 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 26:30 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 13:13-14:1 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 33:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Pet. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 28 0 28
1 Cor. 12 0 12
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 0 3
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Titus 1 0 1
1 Pet. 3 0 3
2 Pet. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 27 0 27
DC 11 0 11
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 66 0 66

1 Cor. 8:1
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

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. 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

1 Cor. 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

1 Cor. 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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. 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

1 Cor. 14:1
Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

1 Cor. 16:14
Let all your things be done with charity.