Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'life' occurs 712 times in the standard works.

220 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'life' in the standard works and contain 30.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 84 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Jn. 5:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 34:32-34 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

John 5:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:39-42 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:5 (3 in 1 verse)

John 12:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Deut. 30:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 4:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 21:27-22:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 16:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 134:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 12:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 19:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:66 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:33 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 42:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 25:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 4:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

John 6:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

John 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Ne. 1:20-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:20 And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.

 2:1 For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life.




2 Ne. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 34:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 264 1 265
NT 186 2 188
BM 142 0 142
1 Ne. 17 0 17
2 Ne. 18 0 18
Jacob 1 0 1
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 51 0 51
Hel. 8 0 8
3 Ne. 12 0 12
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 8 0 8
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 90 0 90
PGP 30 0 30
TOTAL 712 3 715

1 Ne. 1:17
But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon plates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my father then will I make an account of mine own life.

1 Ne. 1:20
And when the Jews heard these things they were angry with him; yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.

1 Ne. 2:1
For behold, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto my father, yea, even in a dream, and said unto him: Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done; and because thou hast been faithful and declared unto this people the things which I commanded thee, behold, they seek to take away thy life.

1 Ne. 2:13
Neither did they believe that Jerusalem, that great city, could be destroyed according to the words of the prophets. And they were like unto the Jews who were at Jerusalem, who sought to take away the life of my father.

1 Ne. 4:11
And the Spirit said unto me again: Behold the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands. Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life; yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord; and he also had taken away our property.

1 Ne. 4:32
And it came to pass that I spake with him, that if he would hearken unto my words, as the Lord liveth, and as I live, even so that if he would hearken unto our words, we would spare his life.

1 Ne. 7:14
For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth soon to strive with them; for behold, they have rejected the prophets, and Jeremiah have they cast into prison. And they have sought to take away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven him out of the land.

1 Ne. 7:16
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me, for behold, they were exceedingly wroth, and they did bind me with cords, for they sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.

1 Ne. 7:19
And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and sought to lay hands upon me; but behold, one of the daughters of Ishmael, yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of Ishmael, did plead with my brethren, insomuch that they did soften their hearts; and they did cease striving to take away my life.

1 Ne. 11:25
And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.

1 Ne. 14:7
For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other-- either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.

1 Ne. 15:22
And I said unto them: It was a representation of the tree of life.

1 Ne. 15:28
And I said unto them that it was an awful gulf, which separated the wicked from the tree of life, and also from the saints of God.

1 Ne. 15:36
Wherefore, the wicked are rejected from the righteous, and also from that tree of life, whose fruit is most precious and most desirable above all other fruits; yea, and it is the greatest of all the gifts of God. And thus I spake unto my brethren. Amen.

1 Ne. 17:44
Wherefore, the Lord commanded my father that he should depart into the wilderness; and the Jews also sought to take away his life; yea, and ye also have sought to take away his life; wherefore, ye are murderers in your hearts and ye are like unto them.