Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'need' occurs 112 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'need' in the standard works and contain 22.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 29:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 12:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Heb. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:109-110 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 6 55 61
NT 43 26 69
BM 46 56 102
1 Ne. 7 8 15
2 Ne. 11 21 32
Jacob 0 1 1
Jarom 0 1 1
Mosiah 4 2 6
Alma 10 11 21
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 7 5 12
Morm. 2 2 4
Ether 0 1 1
Moro. 4 4 8
DC 16 58 74
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 112 197 309

1 Ne. 4:33
And I spake unto him, even with an oath, that he need not fear; that he should be a free man like unto us if he would go down in the wilderness with us.

1 Ne. 7:8
And now I, Nephi, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, therefore I spake unto them, saying, yea, even unto Laman and unto Lemuel: Behold ye are mine elder brethren, and how is it that ye are so hard in your hearts, and so blind in your minds, that ye have need that I, your younger brother, should speak unto you, yea, and set an example for you?

1 Ne. 18:19
And Jacob and Joseph also, being young, having need of much nourishment, were grieved because of the afflictions of their mother; and also my wife with her tears and prayers, and also my children, did not soften the hearts of my brethren that they would loose me.

1 Ne. 22:17
Wherefore, he will preserve the righteous by his power, even if it so be that the fulness of his wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire.

1 Ne. 22:22
And the righteous need not fear, for they are those who shall not be confounded. But it is the kingdom of the devil, which shall be built up among the children of men, which kingdom is established among them which are in the flesh--

1 Ne. 22:23
For the time speedily shall come that all churches which are built up to get gain, and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh, and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world, and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world, and to do all manner of iniquity; yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake; they are those who must be brought low in the dust; they are those who must be consumed as stubble; and this is according to the words of the prophet.

1 Ne. 22:31
Wherefore, ye need not suppose that I and my father are the only ones that have testified, and also taught them. Wherefore, if ye shall be obedient to the commandments, and endure to the end, ye shall be saved at the last day. And thus it is. Amen.