Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'verily' occurs 604 times in the standard works.

294 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'verily' in the standard works and contain 48.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 109 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 20:46-21:3 (6 in 4 verses)

John 13:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 11:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 33:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 132:46-51 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 11:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 12:26 (4 in 1 verse)

John 5:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

John 3:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 39:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 43:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:64-66 (4 in 3 verses)


John 16:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

 16:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

 16:21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

 16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.




3 Ne. 18:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 6:29-32 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 34:12-35:3 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 66:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 96:8-97:2 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 132:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:8-8:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:59-60 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 71:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 81:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:74-76 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 58:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:51 (2 in 1 verse)

John 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:26 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:32 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:47 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:53 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:34 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:51 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:58 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 13:38 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:12 (2 in 1 verse)

John 21:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 48:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:35 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 11:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:27 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:56 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 11:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 28:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:5 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 54:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 67:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 75:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 78:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:103 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 103:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:41 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 72:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 86:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:53-94:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 117:16-118:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:110-111 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
NT 124 0 124
Matt. 30 0 30
Mark 15 0 15
Luke 8 0 8
John 50 0 50
Acts 4 0 4
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 3 0 3
Gal. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
Heb. 7 0 7
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
BM 76 0 76
DC 385 0 385
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 604 0 604

John 1:51
And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 5:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

John 6:32
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

John 6:47
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

John 6:53
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

John 8:51
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

John 8:58
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 10:1
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

John 10:7
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

John 12:24
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

John 13:16
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

John 13:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

John 13:21
When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

John 13:38
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

John 16:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

John 16:23
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

John 21:18
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.