Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'back' occurs 217 times in the standard works.

42 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'back' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mosiah 22:6 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 40:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 46:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 28:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)


Alma 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

 2:32 And he also contended with the king of the Lamanites; but the king of the Lamanites fled back from before Alma and sent his guards to contend with Alma.

 2:33 But Alma, with his guards, contended with the guards of the king of the Lamanites until he slew and drove them back.




Hel. 12:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 136 53 189
NT 18 4 22
BM 52 6 58
1 Ne. 7 0 7
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Mosiah 11 3 14
Alma 17 2 19
Hel. 6 1 7
3 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 2 0 2
DC 7 3 10
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 217 66 283

Alma 2:32
And he also contended with the king of the Lamanites; but the king of the Lamanites fled back from before Alma and sent his guards to contend with Alma.

Alma 2:33
But Alma, with his guards, contended with the guards of the king of the Lamanites until he slew and drove them back.

Alma 4:12
Yea, he saw great inequality among the people, some lifting themselves up with their pride, despising others, turning their backs upon the needy and the naked and those who were hungry, and those who were athirst, and those who were sick and afflicted.

Alma 5:55
Yea, and will you persist in turning your backs upon the poor, and the needy, and in withholding your substance from them?

Alma 8:24
And behold, I have been called to preach the word of God among all this people, according to the spirit of revelation and prophecy; and I was in this land and they would not receive me, but they cast me out and I was about to set my back towards this land forever.

Alma 17:31
And it came to pass that he flattered them by his words, saying: My brethren, be of good cheer and let us go in search of the flocks, and we will gather them together and bring them back unto the place of water; and thus we will preserve the flocks unto the king and he will not slay us.

Alma 26:27
Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success.

Alma 27:20
And now it came to pass that Alma conducted his brethren back to the land of Zarahemla; even to his own house. And they went and told the chief judge all the things that had happened unto them in the land of Nephi, among their brethren, the Lamanites.

Alma 41:13
O, my son, this is not the case; but the meaning of the word restoration is to bring back again evil for evil, or carnal for carnal, or devilish for devilish-- good for that which is good; righteous for that which is righteous; just for that which is just; merciful for that which is merciful.

Alma 42:23
But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.

Alma 46:30
Now Moroni thought it was not expedient that the Lamanites should have any more strength; therefore he thought to cut off the people of Amalickiah, or to take them and bring them back, and put Amalickiah to death; yea, for he knew that he would stir up the Lamanites to anger against them, and cause them to come to battle against them; and this he knew that Amalickiah would do that he might obtain his purposes.

Alma 46:33
And it came to pass that Amalickiah fled with a small number of his men, and the remainder were delivered up into the hands of Moroni and were taken back into the land of Zarahemla.

Alma 49:21
And it came to pass that the captains of the Lamanites brought up their armies before the place of entrance, and began to contend with the Nephites, to get into their place of security; but behold, they were driven back from time to time, insomuch that they were slain with an immense slaughter.

Alma 50:36
And thus were the people of Morianton brought back. And upon their covenanting to keep the peace they were restored to the land of Morianton, and a union took place between them and the people of Lehi; and they were also restored to their lands.

Alma 53:3
And it came to pass that after the Lamanites had finished burying their dead and also the dead of the Nephites, they were marched back into the land Bountiful; and Teancum, by the orders of Moroni, caused that they should commence laboring in digging a ditch round about the land, or the city, Bountiful.

Alma 56:57
And as we had no place for our prisoners, that we could guard them to keep them from the armies of the Lamanites, therefore we sent them to the land of Zarahemla, and a part of those men who were not slain of Antipus, with them; and the remainder I took and joined them to my stripling Ammonites, and took our march back to the city of Judea.

Alma 57:22
And now behold, it was these my sons, and those men who had been selected to convey the prisoners, to whom we owe this great victory; for it was they who did beat the Lamanites; therefore they were driven back to the city of Manti.

Alma 58:24
And when the Lamanites saw that they were marching towards the land of Zarahemla, they were exceedingly afraid, lest there was a plan laid to lead them on to destruction; therefore they began to retreat into the wilderness again, yea, even back by the same way which they had come.

Alma 63:15
And also in this same year they came down with a numerous army to war against the people of Moronihah, or against the army of Moronihah, in the which they were beaten and driven back again to their own lands, suffering great loss.