Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'only' occurs 447 times in the standard works.

71 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'only' in the standard works and contain 15.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 124:70-71 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 62:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 89:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 32:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:52 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 34:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 135:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 155 0 155
NT 98 2 100
Matt. 10 1 11
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 6 0 6
John 10 0 10
Acts 8 0 8
Rom. 13 0 13
1 Cor. 4 1 5
2 Cor. 5 0 5
Gal. 6 0 6
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 5 0 5
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 3 0 3
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 4 0 4
2 Tim. 3 0 3
Heb. 3 0 3
James 2 0 2
1 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 3 0 3
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 78 0 78
DC 77 0 77
PGP 39 0 39
TOTAL 447 2 449

Matt. 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Matt. 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

Matt. 8:8
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

Matt. 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matt. 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

Matt. 14:36
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Matt. 17:8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

Matt. 21:19
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

Matt. 21:21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

Matt. 24:36
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Matt. 28:15
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

Mark 5:36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

Mark 6:8
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

Mark 9:8
And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Luke 7:12
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Luke 8:42
For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

Luke 8:50
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

Luke 9:38
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.

Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

John 11:52
And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

John 12:9
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

John 13:9
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Acts 8:16
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Acts 11:19
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

Acts 18:25
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

Acts 19:27
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

Acts 21:13
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 21:25
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Acts 26:29
And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

Acts 27:10
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

Rom. 1:32
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Rom. 3:29
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

Rom. 4:9
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Rom. 4:12
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

Rom. 4:16
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Rom. 5:3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Rom. 5:11
And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

Rom. 8:23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Rom. 9:10
And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

Rom. 9:24
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

Rom. 13:5
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Rom. 16:4
Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Rom. 16:27
To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

1 Cor. 5:1
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

1 Cor. 7:39
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

1 Cor. 9:6
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

1 Cor. 14:36
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

1 Cor. 15:19
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

2 Cor. 7:7
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

2 Cor. 8:10
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

2 Cor. 8:19
And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

2 Cor. 8:21
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

2 Cor. 9:12
For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

Gal. 1:23
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

Gal. 2:10
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Gal. 3:2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Gal. 4:18
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Gal. 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Gal. 6:12
As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

Eph. 1:21
Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

Philip. 1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Philip. 1:29
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Philip. 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Philip. 2:27
For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Philip. 4:15
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

Col. 4:11
And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

1 Thes. 1:5
For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

1 Thes. 1:8
For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

1 Thes. 2:8
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

2 Thes. 2:7
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

1 Tim. 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Tim. 5:13
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

1 Tim. 6:15
Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

1 Tim. 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

2 Tim. 2:20
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

2 Tim. 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

2 Tim. 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

Heb. 9:10
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Heb. 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Heb. 12:26
Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.

James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 2:24
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

1 Pet. 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

1 Jn. 2:2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 Jn. 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

1 Jn. 5:6
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

2 Jn. 1:1
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

Jude 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:25
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Rev. 9:4
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

Rev. 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.