Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sacrifice' occurs 251 times in the standard works.

82 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sacrifice' in the standard works and contain 32.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:10-15 (9 in 6 verses)

Lev. 7:11-18 (8 in 8 verses)

Ex. 8:25-29 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 16:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 39:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 10:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 23:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 7:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 16:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 97:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 9:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 194 102 296
NT 24 17 41
BM 15 5 20
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 10 0 10
3 Ne. 1 2 3
Morm. 0 3 3
DC 14 3 17
PGP 4 1 5
TOTAL 251 128 379

3 Ne. 9:19
And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.

Morm. 4:14
And they did also march forward against the city Teancum, and did drive the inhabitants forth out of her, and did take many prisoners both women and children, and did offer them up as sacrifices unto their idol gods.

Morm. 4:15
And it came to pass that in the three hundred and sixty and seventh year, the Nephites being angry because the Lamanites had sacrificed their women and their children, that they did go against the Lamanites with exceedingly great anger, insomuch that they did beat again the Lamanites, and drive them out of their lands.

Morm. 4:21
And when they had come the second time, the Nephites were driven and slaughtered with an exceedingly great slaughter; their women and their children were again sacrificed unto idols.