Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'not' occurs 9863 times in the standard works.

6753 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'not' in the standard works and contain 68.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3013 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 18:3-30 (28 in 28 verses)

Alma 5:52-7:8 (27 in 27 verses)

Rom. 12:19-14:6 (24 in 23 verses)

Lev. 19:7-29 (23 in 23 verses)

Lev. 19:9-31 (23 in 23 verses)

1 Cor. 5:6-6:13 (21 in 21 verses)

Alma 38:6-39:11 (21 in 21 verses)

D&C 132:7-27 (21 in 21 verses)

Lev. 18:3-22 (20 in 20 verses)

Lev. 18:7-26 (20 in 20 verses)

Alma 32:21-40 (20 in 20 verses)

D&C 64:12-28 (18 in 17 verses)

2 Ne. 26:15-32 (18 in 18 verses)

Mosiah 4:13-30 (18 in 18 verses)

Mosiah 13:21-14:3 (18 in 18 verses)

Alma 56:33-50 (18 in 18 verses)

Jer. 14:9-15:1 (17 in 15 verses)

3 Ne. 28:34-29:9 (17 in 16 verses)

1 Cor. 6:19-7:15 (17 in 17 verses)

Alma 9:3-19 (17 in 17 verses)

Isa. 40:20-41:3 (16 in 15 verses)

3 Ne. 15:14-16:4 (16 in 15 verses)

D&C 42:14-28 (16 in 15 verses)

Isa. 47:11-48:11 (16 in 16 verses)

Matt. 10:23-38 (16 in 16 verses)

1 Cor. 8:7-9:9 (16 in 16 verses)

1 Cor. 9:1-16 (16 in 16 verses)

Alma 5:28-39 (15 in 12 verses)

Deut. 22:28-23:10 (15 in 13 verses)

Jer. 5:9-22 (15 in 14 verses)

Alma 34:26-40 (15 in 15 verses)

Morm. 9:15-29 (15 in 15 verses)

D&C 84:71-82 (14 in 12 verses)

JS-H 1:20-32 (14 in 13 verses)

Alma 30:21-34 (14 in 14 verses)

2 Ne. 1:19-29 (13 in 11 verses)

Deut. 21:23-22:11 (13 in 12 verses)

3 Ne. 10:12-11:4 (13 in 12 verses)

Jer. 38:15-27 (13 in 13 verses)

Luke 6:37-49 (13 in 13 verses)

2 Cor. 10:12-11:6 (13 in 13 verses)

Alma 60:35-61:11 (13 in 13 verses)

1 Ne. 20:1-11 (12 in 11 verses)

Alma 44:1-11 (12 in 11 verses)

Prov. 24:12-23 (12 in 12 verses)

Eccl. 10:15-11:6 (12 in 12 verses)

Isa. 42:16-43:2 (12 in 12 verses)

Mark 9:37-48 (12 in 12 verses)

2 Cor. 12:13-13:3 (12 in 12 verses)

2 Ne. 29:5-30:2 (12 in 12 verses)

3 Ne. 21:29-22:11 (12 in 12 verses)

D&C 10:52-63 (12 in 12 verses)

D&C 56:11-17 (11 in 7 verses)

Alma 33:15-22 (11 in 8 verses)

D&C 10:28-36 (11 in 9 verses)

1 Ne. 15:9-18 (11 in 10 verses)

Hel. 13:19-28 (11 in 10 verses)

Jer. 27:8-18 (11 in 11 verses)

John 8:40-50 (11 in 11 verses)

Mosiah 20:11-21 (11 in 11 verses)

Alma 17:33-18:4 (11 in 11 verses)

3 Ne. 18:28-38 (11 in 11 verses)

D&C 98:18-28 (11 in 11 verses)

1 Cor. 13:1-6 (10 in 6 verses)

D&C 46:4-11 (10 in 8 verses)

D&C 58:26-33 (10 in 8 verses)

D&C 66:3-10 (10 in 8 verses)

1 Cor. 14:16-24 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Cor. 15:9-17 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Tim. 3:3-11 (10 in 9 verses)

1 Jn. 5:10-18 (10 in 9 verses)

D&C 132:36-44 (10 in 9 verses)

Lev. 11:4-13 (10 in 10 verses)

John 15:15-24 (10 in 10 verses)

1 Cor. 7:27-36 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Thes. 3:6-15 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 58:34-39 (9 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 29:3-9 (9 in 7 verses)


Jer. 35:13-19 (9 in 7 verses)

 35:13 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the Lord.

 35:14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.

 35:15 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

 35:16 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me:

 35:17 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.

 35:18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:

 35:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.




Ether 12:2-8 (9 in 7 verses)

Gen. 31:32-39 (9 in 8 verses)

Ex. 20:13-20 (9 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 7:11-18 (9 in 8 verses)

Moro. 7:39-46 (9 in 8 verses)

Gen. 18:24-32 (9 in 9 verses)

Deut. 18:14-22 (9 in 9 verses)

Judg. 14:14-15:2 (9 in 9 verses)

Eccl. 4:16-5:8 (9 in 9 verses)

Jer. 10:20-11:3 (9 in 9 verses)

Matt. 13:11-19 (9 in 9 verses)

John 3:10-18 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Cor. 4:1-9 (9 in 9 verses)

James 3:14-4:4 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Jn. 3:6-14 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Ne. 27:15-23 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 54:19-55:3 (9 in 9 verses)

Alma 60:13-21 (9 in 9 verses)

Hel. 5:23-31 (9 in 9 verses)

Ether 4:6-14 (9 in 9 verses)

Ether 4:10-18 (9 in 9 verses)

D&C 42:40-48 (9 in 9 verses)

D&C 104:86-105:8 (9 in 9 verses)

Amos 4:6-11 (8 in 6 verses)

Zeph. 3:2-7 (8 in 6 verses)

Mark 10:14-19 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 12:32-37 (8 in 6 verses)

Moses 5:11-16 (8 in 6 verses)

Deut. 25:3-9 (8 in 7 verses)

2 Kgs. 18:26-32 (8 in 7 verses)

Ps. 115:1-7 (8 in 7 verses)

Heb. 3:15-4:2 (8 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 6:1-7:1 (8 in 7 verses)

Jacob 4:8-14 (8 in 7 verses)

Alma 21:5-11 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 24:9-15 (8 in 7 verses)

Gen. 42:36-43:5 (8 in 8 verses)

Deut. 19:21-20:7 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:24-31 (8 in 8 verses)

Prov. 4:12-19 (8 in 8 verses)

Prov. 23:3-10 (8 in 8 verses)

Isa. 10:4-11 (8 in 8 verses)

Isa. 65:1-8 (8 in 8 verses)

Dan. 3:11-18 (8 in 8 verses)

Luke 12:26-33 (8 in 8 verses)

John 5:38-45 (8 in 8 verses)

John 12:42-49 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Jn. 1:5-12 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Ne. 4:32-5:4 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Ne. 20:4-11 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Ne. 32:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 5:10-6:2 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 1:26-33 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 36:4-11 (8 in 8 verses)

Hel. 15:16-16:6 (8 in 8 verses)

Morm. 5:2-9 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 19:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 60:8-15 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 124:45-52 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 124:64-71 (8 in 8 verses)

Moses 8:17-24 (8 in 8 verses)

JS-H 1:39-46 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Cor. 12:14-16 (7 in 3 verses)

Isa. 54:1-4 (7 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 26:1-5 (7 in 5 verses)

D&C 50:31-35 (7 in 5 verses)

Deut. 14:7-12 (7 in 6 verses)

Deut. 20:18-21:3 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 20:26-31 (7 in 6 verses)

Neh. 9:16-21 (7 in 6 verses)

Isa. 33:19-24 (7 in 6 verses)

John 14:22-27 (7 in 6 verses)

Rom. 7:15-20 (7 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 17:52-18:2 (7 in 6 verses)

Omni 1:2-7 (7 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 1:3-8 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 1:16-21 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 3:7-12 (7 in 6 verses)

Deut. 28:27-33 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Chr. 20:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Ps. 35:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

Ps. 40:6-12 (7 in 7 verses)

Isa. 57:10-16 (7 in 7 verses)

Isa. 58:1-7 (7 in 7 verses)

Jer. 7:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Jer. 11:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

Jer. 22:15-21 (7 in 7 verses)

Mal. 3:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

Luke 19:21-27 (7 in 7 verses)

John 18:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

Rom. 10:14-20 (7 in 7 verses)

2 Cor. 4:16-5:4 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Jn. 1:8-2:4 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Jn. 2:15-21 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 7:23-29 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 12:36-13:5 (7 in 7 verses)

Mosiah 26:26-32 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 10:22-28 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 13:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 40:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 24:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

Moro. 1:1-2:3 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 63:7-13 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 88:83-89 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 117:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Matt. 25:43-45 (6 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:98-100 (6 in 3 verses)

Gen. 42:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

Num. 14:41-44 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 1:20-23 (6 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:3-6 (6 in 4 verses)

Job 20:17-20 (6 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 3:18-21 (6 in 4 verses)

Luke 21:6-9 (6 in 4 verses)

Jarom 1:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:47-50 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 1:34-37 (6 in 4 verses)

D&C 63:55-58 (6 in 4 verses)

Gen. 47:18-22 (6 in 5 verses)

Josh. 1:5-9 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 11:9-13 (6 in 5 verses)

Prov. 25:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 23:20-24 (6 in 5 verses)

Jer. 46:27-47:3 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 3:5-9 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 13:5-9 (6 in 5 verses)

Hab. 2:3-7 (6 in 5 verses)

Luke 18:16-20 (6 in 5 verses)

John 13:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Jacob 5:45-49 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 29:17-21 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 84:48-52 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 98:41-45 (6 in 5 verses)

D&C 112:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

Moses 5:50-54 (6 in 5 verses)

Ex. 8:26-31 (6 in 6 verses)

Ex. 22:11-16 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 13:31-36 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 22:20-25 (6 in 6 verses)

Deut. 12:30-13:3 (6 in 6 verses)

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