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
Matt. 2 0 2
Mark 1 1 2
Luke 1 1 2
Acts 3 1 4
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 5 2 7
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 2 0 2
Heb. 8 9 17
1 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 0 2 2
BM 15 5 20
DC 14 3 17
PGP 4 1 5
TOTAL 251 128 379

Matt. 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matt. 12:7
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Mark 9:49
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

Mark 12:33
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Luke 2:24
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

Luke 13:1
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Acts 7:41
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

Acts 7:42
Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

Acts 14:13
Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

Acts 14:18
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

Rom. 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

1 Cor. 5:7
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

1 Cor. 8:4
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

1 Cor. 10:18
Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

1 Cor. 10:19
What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

1 Cor. 10:20
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

1 Cor. 10:28
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

Eph. 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Philip. 2:17
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

Philip. 4:18
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

Heb. 5:1
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

Heb. 7:27
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Heb. 8:3
For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

Heb. 9:9
Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Heb. 9:23
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

Heb. 9:26
For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

Heb. 10:1
For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Heb. 10:3
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

Heb. 10:5
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Heb. 10:6
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.

Heb. 10:8
Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Heb. 10:11
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Heb. 10:12
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Heb. 10:26
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Heb. 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Heb. 13:15
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Heb. 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

1 Pet. 2:5
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Rev. 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Rev. 2:20
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.