Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'love' occurs 410 times in the standard works.

141 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'love' in the standard works and contain 34.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 55 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Jn. 4:7-5:3 (22 in 18 verses)

Luke 6:32-35 (5 in 4 verses)

John 15:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 112:11 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Song. 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 13:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 8:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 5:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 12:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

Hosea 3:1 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:7 (3 in 1 verse)

John 13:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

John 14:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

John 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Titus 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)


Eph. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.




Philip. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 59:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 131 186 317
NT 180 148 328
Matt. 11 5 16
Mark 6 4 10
Luke 12 6 18
John 22 35 57
Acts 0 2 2
Rom. 12 12 24
1 Cor. 5 4 9
2 Cor. 11 4 15
Gal. 4 1 5
Eph. 14 7 21
Philip. 4 4 8
Col. 4 4 8
1 Thes. 6 1 7
2 Thes. 2 2 4
1 Tim. 3 1 4
2 Tim. 3 5 8
Titus 4 2 6
Philem. 3 3 6
Heb. 3 3 6
James 3 3 6
1 Pet. 6 2 8
2 Pet. 0 7 7
1 Jn. 33 18 51
2 Jn. 4 0 4
3 Jn. 1 5 6
Jude 2 3 5
Rev. 2 5 7
BM 57 118 175
DC 38 16 54
PGP 4 7 11
TOTAL 410 475 885

Eph. 1:4
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

Eph. 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Eph. 1:15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Eph. 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Eph. 3:17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Eph. 3:19
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Eph. 4:2
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Eph. 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Eph. 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Eph. 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Eph. 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Eph. 5:28
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Eph. 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Eph. 6:21
But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

Eph. 6:23
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 6:24
Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.