Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'churches' occurs 97 times in the standard works.

36 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'churches' in the standard works and contain 37.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 25:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

Morm. 8:28 (3 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 8:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 8:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

 26:20 And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

 26:21 And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.




Alma 45:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:74-75 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 37 0 37
BM 32 0 32
1 Ne. 4 0 4
2 Ne. 6 0 6
Mosiah 7 0 7
Alma 3 0 3
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 7 0 7
DC 28 0 28
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 97 0 97

2 Ne. 26:20
And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

2 Ne. 26:21
And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.

2 Ne. 28:3
For it shall come to pass in that day that the churches which are built up, and not unto the Lord, when the one shall say unto the other: Behold, I, I am the Lord's; and the others shall say: I, I am the Lord's; and thus shall every one say that hath built up churches, and not unto the Lord--

2 Ne. 28:12
Because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted, and their churches are lifted up; because of pride they are puffed up.