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
DC 86 0 86
PGP 12 0 12
Moses 6 0 6
JS-H 4 0 4
A of F 2 0 2
TOTAL 432 23 455

Moses 5:15
And as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved; and as many as believed not and repented not, should be damned; and the words went forth out of the mouth of God in a firm decree; wherefore they must be fulfilled.

Moses 6:54
Hence came the saying abroad among the people, that the Son of God hath atoned for original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the heads of the children, for they are whole from the foundation of the world.

Moses 7:1
And it came to pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and are looking forth with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.

Moses 7:37
But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers; Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom; and the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands; wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?

Moses 7:39
And that which I have chosen hath pled before my face. Wherefore, he suffereth for their sins; inasmuch as they will repent in the day that my Chosen shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in torment;

Moses 8:24
Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not.

JS-H 1:28
During the space of time which intervened between the time I had the vision and the year eighteen hundred and twenty-three-- having been forbidden to join any of the religious sects of the day, and being of very tender years, and persecuted by those who ought to have been my friends and to have treated me kindly, and if they supposed me to be deluded to have endeavored in a proper and affectionate manner to have reclaimed me-- I was left to all kinds of temptations; and, mingling with all kinds of society, I frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to say, led me into divers temptations, offensive in the sight of God. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. A disposition to commit such was never in my nature. But I was guilty of levity, and sometimes associated with jovial company, etc., not consistent with that character which ought to be maintained by one who was called of God as I had been. But this will not seem very strange to any one who recollects my youth, and is acquainted with my native cheery temperament.

JS-H 1:29
In consequence of these things, I often felt condemned for my weakness and imperfections; when, on the evening of the above-mentioned twenty-first of September, after I had retired to my bed for the night, I betook myself to prayer and supplication to Almighty God for forgiveness of all my sins and follies, and also for a manifestation to me, that I might know of my state and standing before him; for I had full confidence in obtaining a divine manifestation, as I previously had one.

JS-H 1:68
We still continued the work of translation, when, in the ensuing month (May, 1829), we on a certain day went into the woods to pray and inquire of the Lord respecting baptism for the remission of sins, that we found mentioned in the translation of the plates. While we were thus employed, praying and calling upon the Lord, a messenger from heaven descended in a cloud of light, and having laid his hands upon us, he ordained us, saying:

JS-H 1:69
Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah, I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.

A of F 1:2
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

A of F 1:4
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.