Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'delivered' occurs 408 times in the standard works.

74 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'delivered' in the standard works and contain 18.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 18:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

 18:8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.

 18:9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

 18:10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.




D&C 42:84-87 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 36:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:50 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 16:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 81:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 44:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 217 1 218
Gen. 5 0 5
Ex. 9 0 9
Lev. 3 0 3
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 8 0 8
Josh. 12 0 12
Judg. 32 0 32
1 Sam. 15 0 15
2 Sam. 13 0 13
1 Kgs. 6 0 6
2 Kgs. 13 0 13
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 13 0 13
Ezra 4 0 4
Neh. 0 1 1
Esth. 1 0 1
Job 4 0 4
Ps. 22 0 22
Prov. 4 0 4
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 13 0 13
Jer. 8 0 8
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 13 0 13
Dan. 3 0 3
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 2 0 2
Obad. 1 0 1
Micah 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 73 2 75
BM 90 0 90
DC 24 2 26
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 408 5 413

Ex. 1:19
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

Ex. 2:19
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

Ex. 5:23
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.

Ex. 12:27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

Ex. 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Ex. 18:8
And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.

Ex. 18:9
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Ex. 18:10
And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.