Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sheep' occurs 218 times in the standard works.

73 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sheep' in the standard works and contain 33.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 35 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 10:2-16 (15 in 15 verses)

Gen. 29:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Ex. 22:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 34:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 30:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 30:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 53:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

John 21:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 15:24-16:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 145 10 155
NT 43 2 45
BM 26 0 26
1 Ne. 2 0 2
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Mosiah 5 0 5
Alma 6 0 6
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 9 0 9
Ether 1 0 1
DC 3 0 3
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 218 12 230

1 Ne. 22:25
And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep, and in him they shall find pasture.

2 Ne. 17:21
And it shall come to pass in that day, a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep;

2 Ne. 23:14
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up; and they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

Mosiah 14:6
All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us all.

Mosiah 14:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb so he opened not his mouth.

Mosiah 15:6
And after all this, after working many mighty miracles among the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said, as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

Mosiah 26:20
Thou art my servant; and I covenant with thee that thou shalt have eternal life; and thou shalt serve me and go forth in my name, and shalt gather together my sheep.

Mosiah 26:21
And he that will hear my voice shall be my sheep; and him shall ye receive into the church, and him will I also receive.

Alma 5:37
O ye workers of iniquity; ye that are puffed up in the vain things of the world, ye that have professed to have known the ways of righteousness nevertheless have gone astray, as sheep having no shepherd, notwithstanding a shepherd hath called after you and is still calling after you, but ye will not hearken unto his voice!

Alma 5:38
Behold, I say unto you, that the good shepherd doth call you; yea, and in his own name he doth call you, which is the name of Christ; and if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd, to the name by which ye are called, behold, ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd.

Alma 5:39
And now if ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd, of what fold are ye? Behold, I say unto you, that the devil is your shepherd, and ye are of his fold; and now, who can deny this? Behold, I say unto you, whosoever denieth this is a liar and a child of the devil.

Alma 5:59
For what shepherd is there among you having many sheep doth not watch over them, that the wolves enter not and devour his flock? And behold, if a wolf enter his flock doth he not drive him out? Yea, and at the last, if he can, he will destroy him.

Alma 5:60
And now I say unto you that the good shepherd doth call after you; and if you will hearken unto his voice he will bring you into his fold, and ye are his sheep; and he commandeth you that ye suffer no ravenous wolf to enter among you, that ye may not be destroyed.

Alma 25:12
And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many to be put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is driven and slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were verified, for they were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted, and they were smitten.

Hel. 15:13
And this is according to the prophecy, that they shall again be brought to the true knowledge, which is the knowledge of their Redeemer, and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among his sheep.

3 Ne. 14:15
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

3 Ne. 15:17
That other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

3 Ne. 15:21
And verily I say unto you, that ye are they of whom I said: Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

3 Ne. 15:24
But behold, ye have both heard my voice, and seen me; and ye are my sheep, and ye are numbered among those whom the Father hath given me.

3 Ne. 16:1
And verily, verily, I say unto you that I have other sheep, which are not of this land, neither of the land of Jerusalem, neither in any parts of that land round about whither I have been to minister.

3 Ne. 16:3
But I have received a commandment of the Father that I shall go unto them, and that they shall hear my voice, and shall be numbered among my sheep, that there may be one fold and one shepherd; therefore I go to show myself unto them.

3 Ne. 18:31
But if he repent not he shall not be numbered among my people, that he may not destroy my people, for behold I know my sheep, and they are numbered.

3 Ne. 20:16
Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

3 Ne. 21:12
And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Ether 9:18
And also all manner of cattle, of oxen, and cows, and of sheep, and of swine, and of goats, and also many other kinds of animals which were useful for the food of man.