Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'true' occurs 231 times in the standard works.

64 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'true' in the standard works and contain 27.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 23 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 5:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Jn. 5:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 1:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

4 Ne. 1:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:13 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:4 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:64 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 67:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 91:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 27 0 27
NT 54 0 54
BM 105 0 105
1 Ne. 11 0 11
2 Ne. 9 0 9
Jacob 1 0 1
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 37 0 37
Hel. 12 0 12
3 Ne. 7 0 7
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 2 0 2
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 8 0 8
DC 37 0 37
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 231 0 231

3 Ne. 5:9
But behold there are records which do contain all the proceedings of this people; and a shorter but true account was given by Nephi.

3 Ne. 5:18
And I know the record which I make to be a just and a true record; nevertheless there are many things which, according to our language, we are not able to write.

3 Ne. 6:14
And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.

3 Ne. 8:1
And now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be true, for behold, it was a just man who did keep the record-- for he truly did many miracles in the name of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity--

3 Ne. 17:25
And the multitude did see and hear and bear record; and they know that their record is true for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did consist of men, women, and children.

3 Ne. 18:37
And the multitude heard not the words which he spake, therefore they did not bear record; but the disciples bare record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.

3 Ne. 21:6
For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;