Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rock' occurs 166 times in the standard works.

62 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rock' in the standard works and contain 37.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 20:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 32:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 32:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:47 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 25:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 39:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 48:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:48 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 33:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 22:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 31:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 62:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 106 19 125
NT 13 4 17
BM 34 10 44
1 Ne. 8 2 10
2 Ne. 10 4 14
Jacob 1 0 1
Alma 0 1 1
Hel. 3 1 4
3 Ne. 6 2 8
Ether 6 0 6
DC 11 2 13
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 166 36 202

1 Ne. 1:6
And it came to pass as he prayed unto the Lord, there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before him; and he saw and heard much; and because of the things which he saw and heard he did quake and tremble exceedingly.

1 Ne. 3:27
And it came to pass that we fled into the wilderness, and the servants of Laban did not overtake us, and we hid ourselves in the cavity of a rock.

1 Ne. 13:36
And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and my rock and my salvation.

1 Ne. 15:15
And then at that day will they not rejoice and give praise unto their everlasting God, their rock and their salvation? Yea, at that day, will they not receive the strength and nourishment from the true vine? Yea, will they not come unto the true fold of God?

1 Ne. 17:16
And it came to pass that I did make tools of the ore which I did molten out of the rock.

1 Ne. 17:29
Yea, and ye also know that Moses, by his word according to the power of God which was in him, smote the rock, and there came forth water, that the children of Israel might quench their thirst.

1 Ne. 20:21
And they thirsted not; he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also and the waters gushed out.

2 Ne. 4:30
Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

2 Ne. 4:35
Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God. Amen.

2 Ne. 8:1
Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness. Look unto the rock from whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from whence ye are digged.

2 Ne. 9:45
O, my beloved brethren, turn away from your sins; shake off the chains of him that would bind you fast; come unto that God who is the rock of your salvation.

2 Ne. 12:10
O ye wicked ones, enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for the fear of the Lord and the glory of his majesty shall smite thee.

2 Ne. 18:14
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

2 Ne. 20:26
And the Lord of Hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

2 Ne. 25:20
And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And as the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.

2 Ne. 28:28
And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God! For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth it with gladness; and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he shall fall.

Jacob 7:25
Wherefore, the people of Nephi did fortify against them with their arms, and with all their might, trusting in the God and rock of their salvation; wherefore, they became as yet, conquerors of their enemies.

Hel. 5:12
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

Hel. 12:12
Yea, by the power of his voice, do the foundations rock, even to the very center.

3 Ne. 11:39
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.

3 Ne. 11:40
And whoso shall declare more or less than this, and establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my rock; but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell stand open to receive such when the floods come and the winds beat upon them.

3 Ne. 14:24
Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock--

3 Ne. 14:25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.

3 Ne. 18:12
And I give unto you a commandment that ye shall do these things. And if ye shall always do these things blessed are ye, for ye are built upon my rock.

3 Ne. 18:13
But whoso among you shall do more or less than these are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell are ready open to receive them.

Ether 3:1
And it came to pass that the brother of Jared, (now the number of the vessels which had been prepared was eight) went forth unto the mount, which they called the mount Shelem, because of its exceeding height, and did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones; and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass; and he did carry them in his hands upon the top of the mount, and cried again unto the Lord, saying:

Ether 3:3
Behold, O Lord, thou hast smitten us because of our iniquity, and hast driven us forth, and for these many years we have been in the wilderness; nevertheless, thou hast been merciful unto us. O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this thy people, and suffer not that they shall go forth across this raging deep in darkness; but behold these things which I have molten out of the rock.

Ether 13:13
And I was about to write more, but I am forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out; and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by night he went forth viewing the things which should come upon the people.

Ether 13:14
And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions which came upon the people, by night.

Ether 13:18
Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.

Ether 13:22
And it came to pass that Coriantumr repented not, neither his household, neither the people; and the wars ceased not; and they sought to kill Ether, but he fled from before them and hid again in the cavity of the rock.