Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'forgive' occurs 96 times in the standard works.

42 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'forgive' in the standard works and contain 43.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 98:39-45 (7 in 7 verses)

Matt. 6:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 13:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 64:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

Mark 11:25-26 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 28 21 49
NT 28 31 59
BM 17 10 27
1 Ne. 2 1 3
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Enos 0 1 1
Mosiah 6 2 8
Alma 1 3 4
3 Ne. 6 0 6
Morm. 0 1 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 0 2 2
DC 23 32 55
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 96 96 192

1 Ne. 7:20
And it came to pass that they were sorrowful, because of their wickedness, insomuch that they did bow down before me, and did plead with me that I would forgive them of the thing that they had done against me.

1 Ne. 7:21
And it came to pass that I did frankly forgive them all that they had done, and I did exhort them that they would pray unto the Lord their God for forgiveness. And it came to pass that they did so. And after they had done praying unto the Lord we did again travel on our journey towards the tent of our father.

2 Ne. 12:9
And the mean man boweth not down, and the great man humbleth himself not, therefore, forgive him not.

Enos 1:5
And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

Mosiah 4:2
And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.

Mosiah 4:10
And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them.

Mosiah 26:22
For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized shall be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive shall believe in my name; and him will I freely forgive.

Mosiah 26:29
Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever transgresseth against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins which he has committed; and if he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity of his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also.

Mosiah 26:30
Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me.

Mosiah 26:31
And ye shall also forgive one another your trespasses; for verily I say unto you, he that forgiveth not his neighbor's trespasses when he says that he repents, the same hath brought himself under condemnation.

Alma 24:10
And I also thank my God, yea, my great God, that he hath granted unto us that we might repent of these things, and also that he hath forgiven us of those our many sins and murders which we have committed, and taken away the guilt from our hearts, through the merits of his Son.

Alma 38:14
Do not say: O God, I thank thee that we are better than our brethren; but rather say: O Lord, forgive my unworthiness, and remember my brethren in mercy-- yea, acknowledge your unworthiness before God at all times.

Alma 39:6
For behold, if ye deny the Holy Ghost when it once has had place in you, and ye know that ye deny it, behold, this is a sin which is unpardonable; yea, and whosoever murdereth against the light and knowledge of God, it is not easy for him to obtain forgiveness; yea, I say unto you, my son, that it is not easy for him to obtain a forgiveness.

3 Ne. 13:11
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

3 Ne. 13:14
For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

3 Ne. 13:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Morm. 8:32
Yea, it shall come in a day when there shall be churches built up that shall say: Come unto me, and for your money you shall be forgiven of your sins.

Ether 2:15
And the brother of Jared repented of the evil which he had done, and did call upon the name of the Lord for his brethren who were with him. And the Lord said unto him: I will forgive thee and thy brethren of their sins; but thou shalt not sin any more, for ye shall remember that my Spirit will not always strive with man; wherefore, if ye will sin until ye are fully ripe ye shall be cut off from the presence of the Lord. And these are my thoughts upon the land which I shall give you for your inheritance; for it shall be a land choice above all other lands.

Moro. 6:8
But as oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real intent, they were forgiven.