Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prophets' occurs 408 times in the standard works.

118 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prophets' in the standard works and contain 28.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 52 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 23:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 10:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 14:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 15:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 7:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 23:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 23:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 18:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:38 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 14:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 22:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:136-137 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 150 0 150
NT 89 0 89
BM 122 0 122
1 Ne. 13 0 13
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 6 0 6
Enos 1 0 1
Jarom 2 0 2
W of M 4 0 4
Mosiah 10 0 10
Alma 11 0 11
Hel. 9 0 9
3 Ne. 36 0 36
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Ether 16 0 16
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 43 0 43
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 408 0 408

Ether 7:23
And also in the reign of Shule there came prophets among the people, who were sent from the Lord, prophesying that the wickedness and idolatry of the people was bringing a curse upon the land, and they should be destroyed if they did not repent.

Ether 7:24
And it came to pass that the people did revile against the prophets, and did mock them. And it came to pass that king Shule did execute judgment against all those who did revile against the prophets.

Ether 7:25
And he did execute a law throughout all the land, which gave power unto the prophets that they should go whithersoever they would; and by this cause the people were brought unto repentance.

Ether 8:25
For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.

Ether 9:28
And there came prophets in the land again, crying repentance unto them-- that they must prepare the way of the Lord or there should come a curse upon the face of the land; yea, even there should be a great famine, in which they should be destroyed if they did not repent.

Ether 9:29
But the people believed not the words of the prophets, but they cast them out; and some of them they cast into pits and left them to perish. And it came to pass that they did all these things according to the commandment of the king, Heth.

Ether 11:1
And there came also in the days of Com many prophets, and prophesied of the destruction of that great people except they should repent, and turn unto the Lord, and forsake their murders and wickedness.

Ether 11:2
And it came to pass that the prophets were rejected by the people, and they fled unto Com for protection, for the people sought to destroy them.

Ether 11:5
And it came to pass that the brother of Shiblom caused that all the prophets who prophesied of the destruction of the people should be put to death;

Ether 11:12
And it came to pass that in the days of Ethem there came many prophets, and prophesied again unto the people; yea, they did prophesy that the Lord would utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth except they repented of their iniquities.

Ether 11:13
And it came to pass that the people hardened their hearts, and would not hearken unto their words; and the prophets mourned and withdrew from among the people.

Ether 11:20
And in the days of Coriantor there also came many prophets, and prophesied of great and marvelous things, and cried repentance unto the people, and except they should repent the Lord God would execute judgment against them to their utter destruction;

Ether 11:22
And they did reject all the words of the prophets, because of their secret society and wicked abominations.

Ether 12:41
And now, I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you forever. Amen.

Ether 15:3
He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far, every whit; and his soul mourned and refused to be comforted.