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

Mosiah 1:14
For I say unto you, that if he had not extended his arm in the preservation of our fathers they must have fallen into the hands of the Lamanites, and become victims to their hatred.

Mosiah 2:4
And also that they might give thanks to the Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Jerusalem, and who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, and had appointed just men to be their teachers, and also a just man to be their king, who had established peace in the land of Zarahemla, and who had taught them to keep the commandments of God, that they might rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all men.

Mosiah 2:14
And even I, myself, have labored with mine own hands that I might serve you, and that ye should not be laden with taxes, and that there should nothing come upon you which was grievous to be borne-- and of all these things which I have spoken, ye yourselves are witnesses this day.

Mosiah 2:31
And now, my brethren, I would that ye should do as ye have hitherto done. As ye have kept my commandments, and also the commandments of my father, and have prospered, and have been kept from falling into the hands of your enemies, even so if ye shall keep the commandments of my son, or the commandments of God which shall be delivered unto you by him, ye shall prosper in the land, and your enemies shall have no power over you.

Mosiah 7:15
For behold, we are in bondage to the Lamanites, and are taxed with a tax which is grievous to be borne. And now, behold, our brethren will deliver us out of our bondage, or out of the hands of the Lamanites, and we will be their slaves; for it is better that we be slaves to the Nephites than to pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 7:21
And ye all are witnesses this day, that Zeniff, who was made king over this people, he being over-zealous to inherit the land of his fathers, therefore being deceived by the cunning and craftiness of king Laman, who having entered into a treaty with king Zeniff, and having yielded up into his hands the possessions of a part of the land, or even the city of Lehi-Nephi, and the city of Shilom; and the land round about--

Mosiah 9:12
Now they were a lazy and an idolatrous people; therefore they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.

Mosiah 9:17
Yea, in the strength of the Lord did we go forth to battle against the Lamanites; for I and my people did cry mightily to the Lord that he would deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, for we were awakened to a remembrance of the deliverance of our fathers.

Mosiah 9:19
And I, myself, with mine own hands, did help to bury their dead. And behold, to our great sorrow and lamentation, two hundred and seventy-nine of our brethren were slain.

Mosiah 10:2
And I set guards round about the land, that the Lamanites might not come upon us again unawares and destroy us; and thus I did guard my people and my flocks, and keep them from falling into the hands of our enemies.

Mosiah 10:15
And again, they were wroth with him when they had arrived in the promised land, because they said that he had taken the ruling of the people out of their hands; and they sought to kill him.

Mosiah 11:21
And except they repent and turn to the Lord their God, behold, I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies; yea, and they shall be brought into bondage; and they shall be afflicted by the hand of their enemies.

Mosiah 11:26
Now it came to pass that when Abinadi had spoken these words unto them they were wroth with him, and sought to take away his life; but the Lord delivered him out of their hands.

Mosiah 12:16
Behold, here is the man, we deliver him into thy hands; thou mayest do with him as seemeth thee good.

Mosiah 13:2
And they stood forth and attempted to lay their hands on him; but he withstood them, and said unto them:

Mosiah 13:3
Touch me not, for God shall smite you if ye lay your hands upon me, for I have not delivered the message which the Lord sent me to deliver; neither have I told you that which ye requested that I should tell; therefore, God will not suffer that I shall be destroyed at this time.

Mosiah 13:5
Now it came to pass after Abinadi had spoken these words that the people of king Noah durst not lay their hands on him, for the Spirit of the Lord was upon him; and his face shone with exceeding luster, even as Moses' did while in the mount of Sinai, while speaking with the Lord.

Mosiah 17:9
Now Abinadi said unto him: I say unto you, I will not recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this people, for they are true; and that ye may know of their surety I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands.

Mosiah 18:11
And now when the people had heard these words, they clapped their hands for joy, and exclaimed: This is the desire of our hearts.

Mosiah 18:24
And he also commanded them that the priests whom he had ordained should labor with their own hands for their support.

Mosiah 19:15
Therefore the Lamanites did spare their lives, and took them captives and carried them back to the land of Nephi, and granted unto them that they might possess the land, under the conditions that they would deliver up king Noah into the hands of the Lamanites, and deliver up their property, even one half of all they possessed, one half of their gold, and their silver, and all their precious things, and thus they should pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites from year to year.

Mosiah 21:5
And now the afflictions of the Nephites were great, and there was no way that they could deliver themselves out of their hands, for the Lamanites had surrounded them on every side.

Mosiah 21:19
And the king himself did not trust his person without the walls of the city, unless he took his guards with him, fearing that he might by some means fall into the hands of the Lamanites.

Mosiah 21:36
And now all the study of Ammon and his people, and king Limhi and his people, was to deliver themselves out of the hands of the Lamanites and from bondage.

Mosiah 23:10
Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth.

Mosiah 23:13
And now as ye have been delivered by the power of God out of these bonds; yea, even out of the hands of king Noah and his people, and also from the bonds of iniquity, even so I desire that ye should stand fast in this liberty wherewith ye have been made free, and that ye trust no man to be a king over you.

Mosiah 23:29
And it came to pass that the Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites. And Alma and his brethren went forth and delivered themselves up into their hands; and the Lamanites took possession of the land of Helam.

Mosiah 25:10
And again, when they thought of the immediate goodness of God, and his power in delivering Alma and his brethren out of the hands of the Lamanites and of bondage, they did raise their voices and give thanks to God.

Mosiah 26:12
But king Mosiah said unto Alma: Behold, I judge them not; therefore I deliver them into thy hands to be judged.

Mosiah 27:4
That they should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their peace; that every man should esteem his neighbor as himself, laboring with their own hands for their support.

Mosiah 27:5
Yea, and all their priests and teachers should labor with their own hands for their support, in all cases save it were in sickness, or in much want; and doing these things, they did abound in the grace of God.

Mosiah 27:19
And now the astonishment of Alma was so great that he became dumb, that he could not open his mouth; yea, and he became weak, even that he could not move his hands; therefore he was taken by those that were with him, and carried helpless, even until he was laid before his father.

Mosiah 27:36
And thus they were instruments in the hands of God in bringing many to the knowledge of the truth, yea, to the knowledge of their Redeemer.

Mosiah 28:7
And the Lord said unto Mosiah: Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life; and I will deliver thy sons out of the hands of the Lamanites.