Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'blessed' occurs 529 times in the standard works.

183 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'blessed' in the standard works and contain 34.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 12:1-11 (13 in 11 verses)

 12:1 And it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words unto Nephi, and to those who had been called, (now the number of them who had been called, and received power and authority to baptize, was twelve) and behold, he stretched forth his hand unto the multitude, and cried unto them, saying: Blessed are ye if ye shall give heed unto the words of these twelve whom I have chosen from among you to minister unto you, and to be your servants; and unto them I have given power that they may baptize you with water; and after that ye are baptized with water, behold, I will baptize you with fire and with the Holy Ghost; therefore blessed are ye if ye shall believe in me and be baptized, after that ye have seen me and know that I am.

 12:2 And again, more blessed are they who shall believe in your words because that ye shall testify that ye have seen me, and that ye know that I am. Yea, blessed are they who shall believe in your words, and come down into the depths of humility and be baptized, for they shall be visited with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission of their sins.

 12:3 Yea, blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 12:4 And again, blessed are all they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

 12:5 And blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

 12:6 And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.

 12:7 And blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

 12:8 And blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

 12:9 And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

 12:10 And blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 12:11 And blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake;





Matt. 5:3-11 (9 in 9 verses)

 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.





Alma 32:13-16 (7 in 4 verses)

 32:13 And now, because ye are compelled to be humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled to be humble, seeketh repentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved.

 32:14 And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?

 32:15 Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed-- yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty.

 32:16 Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.





Mosiah 26:15-19 (7 in 5 verses)

 26:15 Blessed art thou, Alma, and blessed are they who were baptized in the waters of Mormon. Thou art blessed because of thy exceeding faith in the words alone of my servant Abinadi.

 26:16 And blessed are they because of their exceeding faith in the words alone which thou hast spoken unto them.

 26:17 And blessed art thou because thou hast established a church among this people; and they shall be established, and they shall be my people.

 26:18 Yea, blessed is this people who are willing to bear my name; for in my name shall they be called; and they are mine.

 26:19 And because thou hast inquired of me concerning the transgressor, thou art blessed.





Deut. 28:3-6 (6 in 4 verses)

 28:3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

 28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

 28:5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

 28:6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.





Ps. 72:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

 72:17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

 72:18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.





Luke 6:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.





Alma 10:11 (3 in 1 verse)

 10:11 For behold, he hath blessed mine house, he hath blessed me, and my women, and my children, and my father and my kinsfolk; yea, even all my kindred hath he blessed, and the blessing of the Lord hath rested upon us according to the words which he spake.





Gen. 14:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.





1 Sam. 25:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

 25:32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

 25:33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.





Gen. 27:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

 27:27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

 27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.





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