Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'repentance' occurs 159 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'repentance' in the standard works and contain 18.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Moro. 8:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 0 1
NT 25 0 25
BM 99 0 99
2 Ne. 4 0 4
Jarom 1 0 1
Mosiah 9 0 9
Alma 47 0 47
Hel. 15 0 15
3 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 9 0 9
DC 32 0 32
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 159 0 159

2 Ne. 3:20
And they shall cry from the dust; yea, even repentance unto their brethren, even after many generations have gone by them. And it shall come to pass that their cry shall go, even according to the simpleness of their words.

2 Ne. 26:27
Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his salvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath given it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to repentance.

2 Ne. 28:19
For the kingdom of the devil must shake, and they which belong to it must needs be stirred up unto repentance, or the devil will grasp them with his everlasting chains, and they be stirred up to anger, and perish;

2 Ne. 31:17
Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.