Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'inherit' occurs 105 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'inherit' in the standard works and contain 13.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 15:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 47:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 48 230 278
NT 14 19 33
BM 25 60 85
DC 17 60 77
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 105 369 474

D&C 6:37
Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen.

D&C 10:55
Therefore, whosoever belongeth to my church need not fear, for such shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.

D&C 50:5
But blessed are they who are faithful and endure, whether in life or in death, for they shall inherit eternal life.

D&C 51:19
And whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall enter into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.

D&C 56:20
And their generations shall inherit the earth from generation to generation, forever and ever. And now I make an end of speaking unto you. Even so. Amen.

D&C 59:2
For those that live shall inherit the earth, and those that die shall rest from all their labors, and their works shall follow them; and they shall receive a crown in the mansions of my Father, which I have prepared for them.

D&C 64:35
And the rebellious shall be cut off out of the land of Zion, and shall be sent away, and shall not inherit the land.

D&C 72:4
For he who is faithful and wise in time is accounted worthy to inherit the mansions prepared for him of my Father.

D&C 78:22
And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things. Amen.

D&C 88:17
And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.

D&C 88:21
And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.

D&C 88:26
Wherefore, it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it.

D&C 101:101
They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof. Even so. Amen.

D&C 129:3
Secondly: the spirits of just men made perfect, they who are not resurrected, but inherit the same glory.

D&C 132:18
And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife, and make a covenant with her for time and for all eternity, if that covenant is not by me or by my word, which is my law, and is not sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, through him whom I have anointed and appointed unto this power, then it is not valid neither of force when they are out of the world, because they are not joined by me, saith the Lord, neither by my word; when they are out of the world it cannot be received there, because the angels and the gods are appointed there, by whom they cannot pass; they cannot, therefore, inherit my glory; for my house is a house of order, saith the Lord God.

D&C 132:19
And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them-- Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths-- then shall it be written in the Lamb's Book of Life, that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever.

D&C 132:39
David's wives and concubines were given unto him of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me save in the case of Uriah and his wife; and, therefore he hath fallen from his exaltation, and received his portion; and he shall not inherit them out of the world, for I gave them unto another, saith the Lord.