Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'hands' occurs 820 times in the standard works.

166 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'hands' in the standard works and contain 20.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 66 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:67-73 (8 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 11:14-15 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:68-71 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 17:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 25:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 8:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 31:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 44:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 52:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 2:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 68:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 98:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 49:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 10:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 90:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 14:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:36 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 56:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 37:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 12:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 143:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 7:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 24:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:30-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:111-112 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

A of F 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 354 1 355
NT 107 0 107
BM 196 0 196
1 Ne. 23 0 23
2 Ne. 10 0 10
Jacob 2 0 2
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 3 0 3
W of M 5 0 5
Mosiah 34 0 34
Alma 80 0 80
Hel. 10 0 10
3 Ne. 14 0 14
Morm. 6 0 6
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 4 0 4
DC 133 0 133
PGP 30 0 30
TOTAL 820 1 821

1 Ne. 1:17
But I shall make an account of my proceedings in my days. Behold, I make an abridgment of the record of my father, upon plates which I have made with mine own hands; wherefore, after I have abridged the record of my father then will I make an account of mine own life.

1 Ne. 3:26
And it came to pass that we did flee before the servants of Laban, and we were obliged to leave behind our property, and it fell into the hands of Laban.

1 Ne. 3:29
And it came to pass as they smote us with a rod, behold, an angel of the Lord came and stood before them, and he spake unto them, saying: Why do ye smite your younger brother with a rod? Know ye not that the Lord hath chosen him to be a ruler over you, and this because of your iniquities? Behold ye shall go up to Jerusalem again, and the Lord will deliver Laban into your hands.

1 Ne. 3:31
And after the angel had departed, Laman and Lemuel again began to murmur, saying: How is it possible that the Lord will deliver Laban into our hands? Behold, he is a mighty man, and he can command fifty, yea, even he can slay fifty; then why not us?

1 Ne. 4:11
And the Spirit said unto me again: Behold the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands. Yea, and I also knew that he had sought to take away mine own life; yea, and he would not hearken unto the commandments of the Lord; and he also had taken away our property.

1 Ne. 4:12
And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me again: Slay him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands;

1 Ne. 4:17
And again, I knew that the Lord had delivered Laban into my hands for this cause-- that I might obtain the records according to his commandments.

1 Ne. 5:5
But behold, I have obtained a land of promise, in the which things I do rejoice; yea, and I know that the Lord will deliver my sons out of the hands of Laban, and bring them down again unto us in the wilderness.

1 Ne. 5:8
And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.

1 Ne. 7:11
Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten what great things the Lord hath done for us, in delivering us out of the hands of Laban, and also that we should obtain the record?

1 Ne. 7:16
And it came to pass that when I, Nephi, had spoken these words unto my brethren, they were angry with me. And it came to pass that they did lay their hands upon me, for behold, they were exceedingly wroth, and they did bind me with cords, for they sought to take away my life, that they might leave me in the wilderness to be devoured by wild beasts.

1 Ne. 7:17
But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound.

1 Ne. 7:18
And it came to pass that when I had said these words, behold, the bands were loosed from off my hands and feet, and I stood before my brethren, and I spake unto them again.

1 Ne. 7:19
And it came to pass that they were angry with me again, and sought to lay hands upon me; but behold, one of the daughters of Ishmael, yea, and also her mother, and one of the sons of Ishmael, did plead with my brethren, insomuch that they did soften their hearts; and they did cease striving to take away my life.

1 Ne. 13:19
And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.

1 Ne. 13:28
Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.

1 Ne. 17:23
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake unto them, saying: Do ye believe that our fathers, who were the children of Israel, would have been led away out of the hands of the Egyptians if they had not hearkened unto the words of the Lord?

1 Ne. 17:48
And now it came to pass that when I had spoken these words they were angry with me, and were desirous to throw me into the depths of the sea; and as they came forth to lay their hands upon me I spake unto them, saying: In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried reed; and he shall be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him.

1 Ne. 17:52
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said many things unto my brethren, insomuch that they were confounded and could not contend against me; neither durst they lay their hands upon me nor touch me with their fingers, even for the space of many days. Now they durst not do this lest they should wither before me, so powerful was the Spirit of God; and thus it had wrought upon them.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 21:16
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

1 Ne. 22:13
And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads; for they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with their own blood.