Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sins' occurs 432 times in the standard works.

119 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sins' in the standard works and contain 27.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 7:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 1:9-2:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 11:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 21:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 10:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 36:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 138:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

John 20:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 15:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:37 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 64:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 43:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 10:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 42:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 53:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:68-69 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 86 22 108
NT 86 1 87
BM 162 0 162
1 Ne. 3 0 3
2 Ne. 11 0 11
Jacob 4 0 4
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 35 0 35
Alma 62 0 62
Hel. 10 0 10
3 Ne. 19 0 19
4 Ne. 2 0 2
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 8 0 8
DC 86 0 86
PGP 12 0 12
TOTAL 432 23 455

2 Ne. 4:18
I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me.

2 Ne. 4:19
And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

2 Ne. 9:38
And, in fine, wo unto all those who die in their sins; for they shall return to God, and behold his face, and remain in their sins.

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. 10:20
And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off; nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance; but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea.

2 Ne. 25:26
And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

2 Ne. 31:4
Wherefore, I would that ye should remember that I have spoken unto you concerning that prophet which the Lord showed unto me, that should baptize the Lamb of God, which should take away the sins of the world.

2 Ne. 31:13
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism-- yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel.

2 Ne. 31:14
But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me.

2 Ne. 31:17
Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost.