Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'adultery' occurs 69 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'adultery' in the standard works and contain 59.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 15 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:41-44 (6 in 4 verses)

 132:41 And as ye have asked concerning adultery, verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man receiveth a wife in the new and everlasting covenant, and if she be with another man, and I have not appointed unto her by the holy anointing, she hath committed adultery and shall be destroyed.

 132:42 If she be not in the new and everlasting covenant, and she be with another man, she has committed adultery.

 132:43 And if her husband be with another woman, and he was under a vow, he hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.

 132:44 And if she hath not committed adultery, but is innocent and hath not broken her vow, and she knoweth it, and I reveal it unto you, my servant Joseph, then shall you have power, by the power of my Holy Priesthood, to take her and give her unto him that hath not committed adultery but hath been faithful; for he shall be made ruler over many.




D&C 132:61-63 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 23:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 2:22 (2 in 1 verse)

James 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 17 0 17
NT 23 0 23
BM 11 0 11
DC 18 0 18
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 69 0 69

D&C 42:24
Thou shalt not commit adultery; and he that committeth adultery, and repenteth not, shall be cast out.

D&C 42:25
But he that has committed adultery and repents with all his heart, and forsaketh it, and doeth it no more, thou shalt forgive;

D&C 42:75
But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions for the sake of adultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their companions are living, they shall be cast out from among you.

D&C 42:80
And if any man or woman shall commit adultery, he or she shall be tried before two elders of the church, or more, and every word shall be established against him or her by two witnesses of the church, and not of the enemy; but if there are more than two witnesses it is better.

D&C 59:6
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Thou shalt not steal; neither commit adultery, nor kill, nor do anything like unto it.

D&C 63:16
And verily I say unto you, as I have said before, he that looketh on a woman to lust after her, or if any shall commit adultery in their hearts, they shall not have the Spirit, but shall deny the faith and shall fear.

D&C 66:10
Seek not to be cumbered. Forsake all unrighteousness. Commit not adultery-- a temptation with which thou hast been troubled.

D&C 132:41
And as ye have asked concerning adultery, verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man receiveth a wife in the new and everlasting covenant, and if she be with another man, and I have not appointed unto her by the holy anointing, she hath committed adultery and shall be destroyed.

D&C 132:42
If she be not in the new and everlasting covenant, and she be with another man, she has committed adultery.

D&C 132:43
And if her husband be with another woman, and he was under a vow, he hath broken his vow and hath committed adultery.

D&C 132:44
And if she hath not committed adultery, but is innocent and hath not broken her vow, and she knoweth it, and I reveal it unto you, my servant Joseph, then shall you have power, by the power of my Holy Priesthood, to take her and give her unto him that hath not committed adultery but hath been faithful; for he shall be made ruler over many.

D&C 132:61
And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood-- if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another, and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else.

D&C 132:62
And if he have ten virgins given unto him by this law, he cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him, and they are given unto him; therefore is he justified.

D&C 132:63
But if one or either of the ten virgins, after she is espoused, shall be with another man, she has committed adultery, and shall be destroyed; for they are given unto him to multiply and replenish the earth, according to my commandment, and to fulfil the promise which was given by my Father before the foundation of the world, and for their exaltation in the eternal worlds, that they may bear the souls of men; for herein is the work of my Father continued, that he may be glorified.