Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'captivity' occurs 188 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 'captivity' in the standard works and contain 34% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 22 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 10:30-31 (5 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:53 (4 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 6:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 7:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 15:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 43:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Obad. 1:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 11:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 1:11-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 30:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 122 0 122
NT 5 0 5
BM 61 0 61
1 Ne. 17 0 17
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 13 0 13
Ether 23 0 23
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 188 0 188

Alma 5:5
And behold, after that, they were brought into bondage by the hands of the Lamanites in the wilderness; yea, I say unto you, they were in captivity, and again the Lord did deliver them out of bondage by the power of his word; and we were brought into this land, and here we began to establish the church of God throughout this land also.

Alma 5:6
And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, you that belong to this church, have you sufficiently retained in remembrance the captivity of your fathers? Yea, and have you sufficiently retained in remembrance his mercy and long-suffering towards them? And moreover, have ye sufficiently retained in remembrance that he has delivered their souls from hell?

Alma 12:6
And behold I say unto you all that this was a snare of the adversary, which he has laid to catch this people, that he might bring you into subjection unto him, that he might encircle you about with his chains, that he might chain you down to everlasting destruction, according to the power of his captivity.

Alma 12:17
Then is the time when their torments shall be as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever; and then is the time that they shall be chained down to an everlasting destruction, according to the power and captivity of Satan, he having subjected them according to his will.

Alma 17:20
And as Ammon entered the land of Ishmael, the Lamanites took him and bound him, as was their custom to bind all the Nephites who fell into their hands, and carry them before the king; and thus it was left to the pleasure of the king to slay them, or to retain them in captivity, or to cast them into prison, or to cast them out of his land, according to his will and pleasure.

Alma 29:11
Yea, and I also remember the captivity of my fathers; for I surely do know that the Lord did deliver them out of bondage, and by this did establish his church; yea, the Lord God, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, did deliver them out of bondage.

Alma 29:12
Yea, I have always remembered the captivity of my fathers; and that same God who delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians did deliver them out of bondage.

Alma 36:2
I would that ye should do as I have done, in remembering the captivity of our fathers; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it was the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he surely did deliver them in their afflictions.

Alma 36:28
And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he has brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.

Alma 36:29
Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem; and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day; and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.

Alma 60:20
Have ye forgotten the commandments of the Lord your God? Yea, have ye forgotten the captivity of our fathers? Have ye forgotten the many times we have been delivered out of the hands of our enemies?