Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'darkness' occurs 312 times in the standard works.

136 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'darkness' in the standard works and contain 43.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 8:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)


1 Jn. 2:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

 2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

 2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.




Job 10:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 6:23 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 3:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 8:22-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 18:22-19:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:58 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 111 0 111
NT 51 0 51
Matt. 9 0 9
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 6 0 6
John 7 0 7
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Eph. 3 0 3
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
Heb. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 7 0 7
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 91 0 91
DC 43 0 43
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 312 0 312

1 Jn. 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 Jn. 1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

1 Jn. 2:8
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

1 Jn. 2:9
He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

1 Jn. 2:11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.