Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'love' occurs 410 times in the standard works.

141 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'love' in the standard works and contain 34.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 55 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Jn. 4:7-5:3 (22 in 18 verses)

Luke 6:32-35 (5 in 4 verses)

John 15:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 112:11 (4 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Song. 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 13:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Song. 8:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 5:43-46 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 12:30-33 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

Hosea 3:1 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:7 (3 in 1 verse)

John 13:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

John 14:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

John 21:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 8:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 4:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 12:38 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Thes. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Titus 2:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 95:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 109:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gal. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Eph. 6:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 2:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 59:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 131 186 317
NT 180 148 328
Matt. 11 5 16
Mark 6 4 10
Luke 12 6 18
John 22 35 57
Acts 0 2 2
Rom. 12 12 24
1 Cor. 5 4 9
2 Cor. 11 4 15
Gal. 4 1 5
Eph. 14 7 21
Philip. 4 4 8
Col. 4 4 8
1 Thes. 6 1 7
2 Thes. 2 2 4
1 Tim. 3 1 4
2 Tim. 3 5 8
Titus 4 2 6
Philem. 3 3 6
Heb. 3 3 6
James 3 3 6
1 Pet. 6 2 8
2 Pet. 0 7 7
1 Jn. 33 18 51
2 Jn. 4 0 4
3 Jn. 1 5 6
Jude 2 3 5
Rev. 2 5 7
BM 57 118 175
DC 38 16 54
PGP 4 7 11
TOTAL 410 475 885

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 6:27
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Luke 6:32
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 7:5
For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Luke 7:42
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Luke 7:47
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Luke 9:35
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Luke 10:27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Luke 11:43
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 20:13
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;