Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ghost' occurs 271 times in the standard works.

76 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ghost' in the standard works and contain 28% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 33 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 31:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:21-32:3 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 32:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 11:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:73 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 10:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 35:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 68:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 11 0 11
NT 98 0 98
Matt. 7 0 7
Mark 6 0 6
Luke 12 0 12
John 5 0 5
Acts 45 0 45
Rom. 5 0 5
1 Cor. 3 0 3
2 Cor. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 2 0 2
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 5 0 5
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 1 0 1
BM 97 0 97
DC 50 0 50
PGP 15 0 15
TOTAL 271 0 271

Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:41
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

Luke 1:67
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

Luke 2:25
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Luke 2:26
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Luke 3:16
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Luke 3:22
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Luke 4:1
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Luke 12:10
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:12
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.