Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'eternal' occurs 214 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'eternal' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 128:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 4:3-5:2 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:77-79 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 3:26 (3 in 1 verse)


2 Cor. 4:17-5:1 (3 in 3 verses)

 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.




2 Ne. 2:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:55 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:59 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 9:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 45 0 45
Matt. 2 0 2
Mark 3 0 3
Luke 2 0 2
John 9 0 9
Acts 1 0 1
Rom. 4 0 4
2 Cor. 3 0 3
Eph. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 0 3
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 2 0 2
Heb. 5 0 5
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 6 0 6
Jude 2 0 2
BM 89 6 95
DC 69 2 71
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 214 8 222

2 Cor. 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

2 Cor. 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

2 Cor. 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.