Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'would' occurs 1147 times in the standard works.

536 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'would' in the standard works and contain 46.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 194 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 24:18-25 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 33:14-21 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 48:15-19 (8 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 29:7-13 (8 in 7 verses)

2 Ne. 1:8-13 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 42:19-25 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 50:30-32 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 4:32-35 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 47:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

Job 23:4-6 (5 in 3 verses)

Job 31:35-37 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 43:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 61:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

Ether 6:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:23-26 (5 in 4 verses)

Moro. 10:1-4 (5 in 4 verses)

Enos 1:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 1:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Dan. 5:19 (4 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:47 (4 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:22-23 (4 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:10-11 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Job 6:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 7:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 57:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 2:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:59-61 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 9:45-48 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 29:14-30:3 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 10:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 42:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 53:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 56:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 27:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:43 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:11 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 10:5 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 10:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 9:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 54:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:46-47 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 14:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 55:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 4:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 21:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 39:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 45:23-46:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 49:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 2:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 12:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 19:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:67 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 5:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 9:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 11:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 1:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 14:29 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 9:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 81:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Obad. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 12:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:37 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 32:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 19:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 21:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 47:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:30 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:51 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:53 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:65 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 42:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 56:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 7:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Philem. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:41-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 38:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:48-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 137:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 269 29 298
NT 182 9 191
BM 612 6 618
1 Ne. 44 1 45
2 Ne. 45 1 46
Jacob 15 0 15
Enos 6 0 6
Jarom 1 0 1
Omni 7 0 7
Mosiah 80 1 81
Alma 263 2 265
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 38 1 39
4 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 25 0 25
Ether 42 0 42
Moro. 14 0 14
DC 46 3 49
PGP 38 0 38
TOTAL 1147 47 1194

3 Ne. 3:4
And I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having proved them in the field of battle, and knowing of their everlasting hatred towards you because of the many wrongs which ye have done unto them, therefore if they should come down against you they would visit you with utter destruction.

3 Ne. 3:6
Therefore I write unto you, desiring that ye would yield up unto this my people, your cities, your lands, and your possessions, rather than that they should visit you with the sword and that destruction should come upon you.

3 Ne. 3:21
But Gidgiddoni saith unto them: The Lord forbid; for if we should go up against them the Lord would deliver us into their hands; therefore we will prepare ourselves in the center of our lands, and we will gather all our armies together, and we will not go against them, but we will wait till they shall come against us; therefore as the Lord liveth, if we do this he will deliver them into our hands.

3 Ne. 3:25
And they did fortify themselves against their enemies; and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their enemies should come down against them to battle.

3 Ne. 4:8
And it came to pass that the armies of the Nephites, when they saw the appearance of the army of Giddianhi, had all fallen to the earth, and did lift their cries to the Lord their God, that he would spare them and deliver them out of the hands of their enemies.

3 Ne. 5:4
And now it came to pass that when they had taken all the robbers prisoners, insomuch that none did escape who were not slain, they did cast their prisoners into prison, and did cause the word of God to be preached unto them; and as many as would repent of their sins and enter into a covenant that they would murder no more were set at liberty.

3 Ne. 5:8
And there had many things transpired which, in the eyes of some, would be great and marvelous; nevertheless, they cannot all be written in this book; yea, this book cannot contain even a hundredth part of what was done among so many people in the space of twenty and five years;

3 Ne. 6:13
Some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceedingly humble; some did return railing for railing, while others would receive railing and persecution and all manner of afflictions, and would not turn and revile again, but were humble and penitent before God.

3 Ne. 6:14
And thus there became a great inequality in all the land, insomuch that the church began to be broken up; yea, insomuch that in the thirtieth year the church was broken up in all the land save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord.

3 Ne. 6:20
And there began to be men inspired from heaven and sent forth, standing among the people in all the land, preaching and testifying boldly of the sins and iniquities of the people, and testifying unto them concerning the redemption which the Lord would make for his people, or in other words, the resurrection of Christ; and they did testify boldly of his death and sufferings.

3 Ne. 7:12
Therefore, Jacob seeing that their enemies were more numerous than they, he being the king of the band, therefore he commanded his people that they should take their flight into the northernmost part of the land, and there build up unto themselves a kingdom, until they were joined by dissenters, (for he flattered them that there would be many dissenters) and they become sufficiently strong to contend with the tribes of the people; and they did so.

3 Ne. 7:14
And it came to pass in the thirty and first year that they were divided into tribes, every man according to his family, kindred and friends; nevertheless they had come to an agreement that they would not go to war one with another; but they were not united as to their laws, and their manner of government, for they were established according to the minds of those who were their chiefs and their leaders. But they did establish very strict laws that one tribe should not trespass against another, insomuch that in some degree they had peace in the land; nevertheless, their hearts were turned from the Lord their God, and they did stone the prophets and did cast them out from among them.

3 Ne. 7:17
And he did minister many things unto them; and all of them cannot be written, and a part of them would not suffice, therefore they are not written in this book. And Nephi did minister with power and with great authority.

3 Ne. 7:24
Now I would have you to remember also, that there were none who were brought unto repentance who were not baptized with water.

3 Ne. 8:24
And in one place they were heard to cry, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and then would our brethren have been spared, and they would not have been burned in that great city Zarahemla.

3 Ne. 8:25
And in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out; then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and our children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city Moronihah. And thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.

3 Ne. 10:5
And again, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, who have fallen; yea, O ye people of the house of Israel, ye that dwell at Jerusalem, as ye that have fallen; yea, how oft would I have gathered you as a hen gathereth her chickens, and ye would not.

3 Ne. 12:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn thou not away.

3 Ne. 12:48
Therefore I would that ye should be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

3 Ne. 13:1
Verily, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor; but take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.

3 Ne. 14:12
Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

3 Ne. 15:2
And it came to pass that when Jesus had said these words he perceived that there were some among them who marveled, and wondered what he would concerning the law of Moses; for they understood not the saying that old things had passed away, and that all things had become new.

3 Ne. 17:5
And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.

3 Ne. 19:2
And it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude had seen Jesus, and that he had ministered unto them, and that he would also show himself on the morrow unto the multitude.

3 Ne. 20:29
And I will remember the covenant which I have made with my people; and I have covenanted with them that I would gather them together in mine own due time, that I would give unto them again the land of their fathers for their inheritance, which is the land of Jerusalem, which is the promised land unto them forever, saith the Father.

3 Ne. 22:9
For this, the waters of Noah unto me, for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee.

3 Ne. 23:6
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had said these words he said unto them again, after he had expounded all the scriptures unto them which they had received, he said unto them: Behold, other scriptures I would that ye should write, that ye have not.

3 Ne. 26:13
Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them.

3 Ne. 27:3
And they said unto him: Lord, we will that thou wouldst tell us the name whereby we shall call this church; for there are disputations among the people concerning this matter.

3 Ne. 27:31
Behold, I would that ye should understand; for I mean them who are now alive of this generation; and none of them are lost; and in them I have fulness of joy.

3 Ne. 28:18
But this much I know, according to the record which hath been given-- they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.

3 Ne. 28:33
And if ye had all the scriptures which give an account of all the marvelous works of Christ, ye would, according to the words of Christ, know that these things must surely come.

3 Ne. 28:35
And it would be better for them if they had not been born. For do ye suppose that ye can get rid of the justice of an offended God, who hath been trampled under feet of men, that thereby salvation might come?