Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'soul' occurs 663 times in the standard works.

225 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'soul' in the standard works and contain 33.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 94 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 30:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Ne. 4:26-31 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 7:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 15:27-31 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 11:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 18:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 3:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 18:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:29 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 58:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 28:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 42:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 86:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 13:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 53:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 14:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 31:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 88:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 14:26 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 10:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 107:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 29:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 30:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 33:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 54:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 56:13-57:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 63:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 86:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 103:22-104:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 116:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 130:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 26:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lam. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 420 59 479
NT 39 19 58
Matt. 7 1 8
Mark 5 0 5
Luke 6 1 7
John 1 0 1
Acts 5 5 10
Rom. 2 0 2
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 1 2
Heb. 4 1 5
James 1 1 2
1 Pet. 1 5 6
2 Pet. 1 1 2
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 3 5
BM 160 91 251
DC 34 29 63
PGP 10 5 15
TOTAL 663 203 866

Matt. 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matt. 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Matt. 12:18
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

Matt. 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matt. 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Matt. 26:38
Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

Mark 8:36
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Mark 8:37
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Mark 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 14:34
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

Luke 1:46
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 2:35
(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Luke 10:27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Luke 21:19
In your patience possess ye your souls.

John 12:27
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

Acts 2:27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Acts 2:31
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Acts 2:43
And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Acts 3:23
And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Acts 7:14
Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

Acts 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts 15:24
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

Acts 27:37
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

Rom. 2:9
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

Rom. 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

1 Cor. 15:45
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

2 Cor. 1:23
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

1 Thes. 2:8
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

1 Thes. 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Heb. 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Heb. 6:19
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Heb. 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Heb. 10:39
But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Heb. 13:17
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 5:20
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

1 Pet. 1:9
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

1 Pet. 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1 Pet. 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

1 Pet. 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

1 Pet. 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

1 Pet. 4:19
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

2 Pet. 2:8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

2 Pet. 2:14
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

3 Jn. 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Rev. 6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Rev. 16:3
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

Rev. 18:13
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

Rev. 18:14
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

Rev. 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.