Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'concerning' occurs 740 times in the standard works.

229 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'concerning' in the standard works and contain 30.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 89 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 10:5-12 (8 in 8 verses)

Jer. 27:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 19:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:1-3 (5 in 3 verses)

Jer. 16:3 (4 in 1 verse)

Jer. 18:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

W of M 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 51:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)


1 Ne. 15:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

 15:19 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

 15:20 And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.




2 Ne. 25:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 28:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 6:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 35:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 54:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 56:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 57:15-58:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 58:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 30:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 7:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 17:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 8:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 36:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 45:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 30:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 21:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 6:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 13:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:45 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 41:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:31 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 21:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 66:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 22:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 4:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 1:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:73-74 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 181 0 181
NT 60 0 60
BM 346 0 346
1 Ne. 45 0 45
2 Ne. 37 0 37
Jacob 19 0 19
Enos 2 0 2
Omni 4 0 4
W of M 6 0 6
Mosiah 50 0 50
Alma 100 0 100
Hel. 28 0 28
3 Ne. 26 0 26
Morm. 10 0 10
Ether 9 0 9
Moro. 10 0 10
DC 137 0 137
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 740 0 740

1 Ne. 1:13
And he read, saying: Wo, wo, unto Jerusalem, for I have seen thine abominations! Yea, and many things did my father read concerning Jerusalem-- that it should be destroyed, and the inhabitants thereof; many should perish by the sword, and many should be carried away captive into Babylon.

1 Ne. 1:18
Therefore, I would that ye should know, that after the Lord had shown so many marvelous things unto my father, Lehi, yea, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, behold he went forth among the people, and began to prophesy and to declare unto them concerning the things which he had both seen and heard.

1 Ne. 4:22
And he spake unto me concerning the elders of the Jews, he knowing that his master, Laban, had been out by night among them.

1 Ne. 4:27
And he spake unto me many times concerning the elders of the Jews, as I went forth unto my brethren, who were without the walls.

1 Ne. 4:36
Now we were desirous that he should tarry with us for this cause, that the Jews might not know concerning our flight into the wilderness, lest they should pursue us and destroy us.

1 Ne. 4:37
And it came to pass that when Zoram had made an oath unto us, our fears did cease concerning him.

1 Ne. 5:6
And after this manner of language did my father, Lehi, comfort my mother, Sariah, concerning us, while we journeyed in the wilderness up to the land of Jerusalem, to obtain the record of the Jews.

1 Ne. 5:17
And now when my father saw all these things, he was filled with the Spirit, and began to prophesy concerning his seed--

1 Ne. 5:19
Wherefore, he said that these plates of brass should never perish; neither should they be dimmed any more by time. And he prophesied many things concerning his seed.

1 Ne. 7:1
And now I would that ye might know, that after my father, Lehi, had made an end of prophesying concerning his seed, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto him again, saying that it was not meet for him, Lehi, that he should take his family into the wilderness alone; but that his sons should take daughters to wife, that they might raise up seed unto the Lord in the land of promise.

1 Ne. 7:13
And if it so be that we are faithful to him, we shall obtain the land of promise; and ye shall know at some future period that the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled concerning the destruction of Jerusalem; for all things which the Lord hath spoken concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.

1 Ne. 9:2
And now, as I have spoken concerning these plates, behold they are not the plates upon which I make a full account of the history of my people; for the plates upon which I make a full account of my people I have given the name of Nephi; wherefore, they are called the plates of Nephi, after mine own name; and these plates also are called the plates of Nephi.

1 Ne. 10:2
For behold, it came to pass after my father had made an end of speaking the words of his dream, and also of exhorting them to all diligence, he spake unto them concerning the Jews--

1 Ne. 10:5
And he also spake concerning the prophets, how great a number had testified of these things, concerning this Messiah, of whom he had spoken, or this Redeemer of the world.

1 Ne. 10:7
And he spake also concerning a prophet who should come before the Messiah, to prepare the way of the Lord--

1 Ne. 10:8
Yea, even he should go forth and cry in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for there standeth one among you whom ye know not; and he is mightier than I, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. And much spake my father concerning this thing.

1 Ne. 10:11
And it came to pass after my father had spoken these words he spake unto my brethren concerning the gospel which should be preached among the Jews, and also concerning the dwindling of the Jews in unbelief. And after they had slain the Messiah, who should come, and after he had been slain he should rise from the dead, and should make himself manifest, by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.

1 Ne. 10:12
Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles, and also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared like unto an olive tree, whose branches should be broken off and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.

1 Ne. 10:17
And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the words of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a vision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of God-- and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come-- I, Nephi, was desirous also that I might see, and hear, and know of these things, by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the gift of God unto all those who diligently seek him, as well in times of old as in the time that he should manifest himself unto the children of men.

1 Ne. 14:5
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, Nephi, saying: Thou hast beheld that if the Gentiles repent it shall be well with them; and thou also knowest concerning the covenants of the Lord unto the house of Israel; and thou also hast heard that whoso repenteth not must perish.

1 Ne. 14:22
And he shall also write concerning the end of the world.

1 Ne. 14:30
And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things which I saw while I was carried away in the Spirit; and if all the things which I saw are not written, the things which I have written are true. And thus it is. Amen.

1 Ne. 15:2
And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another concerning the things which my father had spoken unto them.

1 Ne. 15:7
And they said: Behold, we cannot understand the words which our father hath spoken concerning the natural branches of the olive tree, and also concerning the Gentiles.

1 Ne. 15:13
And now, the thing which our father meaneth concerning the grafting in of the natural branches through the fulness of the Gentiles, is, that in the latter days, when our seed shall have dwindled in unbelief, yea, for the space of many years, and many generations after the Messiah shall be manifested in body unto the children of men, then shall the fulness of the gospel of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the remnant of our seed--

1 Ne. 15:19
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, spake much unto them concerning these things; yea, I spake unto them concerning the restoration of the Jews in the latter days.

1 Ne. 15:20
And I did rehearse unto them the words of Isaiah, who spake concerning the restoration of the Jews, or of the house of Israel; and after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scattered again. And it came to pass that I did speak many words unto my brethren, that they were pacified and did humble themselves before the Lord.

1 Ne. 16:29
And there was also written upon them a new writing, which was plain to be read, which did give us understanding concerning the ways of the Lord; and it was written and changed from time to time, according to the faith and diligence which we gave unto it. And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things.

1 Ne. 18:11
And it came to pass that Laman and Lemuel did take me and bind me with cords, and they did treat me with much harshness; nevertheless, the Lord did suffer it that he might show forth his power, unto the fulfilling of his word which he had spoken concerning the wicked.

1 Ne. 19:10
And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.

1 Ne. 19:20
For behold, I have workings in the spirit, which doth weary me even that all my joints are weak, for those who are at Jerusalem; for had not the Lord been merciful, to show unto me concerning them, even as he had prophets of old, I should have perished also.

1 Ne. 19:21
And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things concerning them; and also he did show unto many concerning us; wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them for they are written upon the plates of brass.

1 Ne. 19:22
Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands, among people of old.

1 Ne. 22:5
And since they have been led away, these things have been prophesied concerning them, and also concerning all those who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded, because of the Holy One of Israel; for against him will they harden their hearts; wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations and shall be hated of all men.

1 Ne. 22:29
And now I, Nephi, make an end; for I durst not speak further as yet concerning these things.