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
Gen. 4 0 4
Job 5 0 5
Jer. 1 0 1
Lam. 1 0 1
NT 98 0 98
BM 97 0 97
DC 50 0 50
PGP 15 0 15
TOTAL 271 0 271

Gen. 25:8
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

Gen. 25:17
And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Gen. 35:29
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Gen. 49:33
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

Job 3:11
Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

Job 10:18
Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

Job 13:19
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

Job 14:10
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

Jer. 15:9
She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord.

Lam. 1:19
I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.