Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'many' occurs 1477 times in the standard works.

626 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'many' in the standard works and contain 42.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 254 minutes to read the entire list.

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Hel. 14:21-28 (11 in 8 verses)

Ether 10:4-12 (9 in 9 verses)

1 Ne. 1:13-18 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 14:18-23 (8 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 13:23-29 (8 in 7 verses)

3 Ne. 6:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

Alma 62:25-30 (7 in 6 verses)

Hel. 15:17-16:5 (7 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 5:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 12:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 2:38-3:3 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 37:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Hel. 3:11-15 (6 in 5 verses)

JS-M 1:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 19:30-35 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 25:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

W of M 1:2-4 (5 in 3 verses)

Alma 28:10-12 (5 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:13-15 (5 in 3 verses)

Rom. 5:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Ne. 13:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 18:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 6:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 8:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 43:44 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 4:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 23:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 38:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 17:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 7:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Jarom 1:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Omni 1:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 4:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 57:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 63:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 7:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 1:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 1:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Dan. 11:33-34 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 25:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

 25:1 Now I, Nephi, do speak somewhat concerning the words which I have written, which have been spoken by the mouth of Isaiah. For behold, Isaiah spake many things which were hard for many of my people to understand; for they know not concerning the manner of prophesying among the Jews.

 25:2 For I, Nephi, have not taught them many things concerning the manner of the Jews; for their works were works of darkness, and their doings were doings of abominations.




2 Ne. 30:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 26:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 9:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 12:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 12:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 8:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 19:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 28:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 1:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 13:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 24:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 25:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 51:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 15:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 7:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 3:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 3:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 5:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 13:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 8:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 11:30 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 1:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 15:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 5:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 26:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 13:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 11:33 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 28:18 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 42:90 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 90:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:38 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 135:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:41 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:73 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:46-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 30:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 129:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 52:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 53:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 27:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 2:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Tim. 6:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

James 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:38-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 30:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 2:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 25:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 8:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:31-14:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 48:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 61:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:26-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 61:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 91:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 270 0 270
NT 286 0 286
BM 745 0 745
1 Ne. 87 0 87
2 Ne. 52 0 52
Jacob 24 0 24
Enos 5 0 5
Jarom 4 0 4
Omni 7 0 7
W of M 8 0 8
Mosiah 73 0 73
Alma 241 0 241
Hel. 90 0 90
3 Ne. 80 0 80
4 Ne. 8 0 8
Morm. 9 0 9
Ether 47 0 47
Moro. 10 0 10
DC 124 0 124
PGP 52 0 52
TOTAL 1477 0 1477

2 Ne. 1:1
And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had made an end of teaching my brethren, our father, Lehi, also spake many things unto them, and rehearsed unto them, how great things the Lord had done for them in bringing them out of the land of Jerusalem.

2 Ne. 1:8
And behold, it is wisdom that this land should be kept as yet from the knowledge of other nations; for behold, many nations would overrun the land, that there would be no place for an inheritance.

2 Ne. 1:18
Or, that a cursing should come upon you for the space of many generations; and ye are visited by sword, and by famine, and are hated, and are led according to the will and captivity of the devil.

2 Ne. 3:20
And they shall cry from the dust; yea, even repentance unto their brethren, even after many generations have gone by them. And it shall come to pass that their cry shall go, even according to the simpleness of their words.

2 Ne. 4:2
For behold, he truly prophesied concerning all his seed. And the prophecies which he wrote, there are not many greater. And he prophesied concerning us, and our future generations; and they are written upon the plates of brass.

2 Ne. 4:13
And it came to pass that not many days after his death, Laman and Lemuel and the sons of Ishmael were angry with me because of the admonitions of the Lord.

2 Ne. 4:14
For I, Nephi, was constrained to speak unto them, according to his word; for I had spoken many things unto them, and also my father, before his death; many of which sayings are written upon mine other plates; for a more history part are written upon mine other plates.

2 Ne. 4:15
And upon these I write the things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven upon the plates of brass. For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.

2 Ne. 5:7
And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents.

2 Ne. 5:14
And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it did make many swords, lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us; for I knew their hatred towards me and my children and those who were called my people.

2 Ne. 5:16
And I, Nephi, did build a temple; and I did construct it after the manner of the temple of Solomon save it were not built of so many precious things; for they were not to be found upon the land, wherefore, it could not be built like unto Solomon's temple. But the manner of the construction was like unto the temple of Solomon; and the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine.

2 Ne. 5:30
And it came to pass that the Lord God said unto me: Make other plates; and thou shalt engraven many things upon them which are good in my sight, for the profit of thy people.

2 Ne. 6:2
Behold, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, having been called of God, and ordained after the manner of his holy order, and having been consecrated by my brother Nephi, unto whom ye look as a king or a protector, and on whom ye depend for safety, behold ye know that I have spoken unto you exceedingly many things.

2 Ne. 6:5
And now, the words which I shall read are they which Isaiah spake concerning all the house of Israel; wherefore, they may be likened unto you, for ye are of the house of Israel. And there are many things which have been spoken by Isaiah which may be likened unto you, because ye are of the house of Israel.

2 Ne. 6:11
Wherefore, after they are driven to and fro, for thus saith the angel, many shall be afflicted in the flesh, and shall not be suffered to perish, because of the prayers of the faithful; they shall be scattered, and smitten, and hated; nevertheless, the Lord will be merciful unto them, that when they shall come to the knowledge of their Redeemer, they shall be gathered together again to the lands of their inheritance.

2 Ne. 9:4
For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come; wherefore I know that ye know that our flesh must waste away and die; nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God.

2 Ne. 10:2
For behold, the promises which we have obtained are promises unto us according to the flesh; wherefore, as it has been shown unto me that many of our children shall perish in the flesh because of unbelief, nevertheless, God will be merciful unto many; and our children shall be restored, that they may come to that which will give them the true knowledge of their Redeemer.

2 Ne. 11:1
And now, Jacob spake many more things to my people at that time; nevertheless only these things have I caused to be written, for the things which I have written sufficeth me.

2 Ne. 12:3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

2 Ne. 12:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks-- nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

2 Ne. 15:9
In mine ears, said the Lord of Hosts, of a truth many houses shall be desolate, and great and fair cities without inhabitant.

2 Ne. 18:7
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and all his glory; and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks.

2 Ne. 18:15
And many among them shall stumble and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

2 Ne. 25:1
Now I, Nephi, do speak somewhat concerning the words which I have written, which have been spoken by the mouth of Isaiah. For behold, Isaiah spake many things which were hard for many of my people to understand; for they know not concerning the manner of prophesying among the Jews.

2 Ne. 25:2
For I, Nephi, have not taught them many things concerning the manner of the Jews; for their works were works of darkness, and their doings were doings of abominations.

2 Ne. 25:14
And behold it shall come to pass that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again; for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church.

2 Ne. 25:16
And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind-- and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things.

2 Ne. 26:2
For behold, I say unto you that I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people.

2 Ne. 26:9
But the Son of Righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.

2 Ne. 26:20
And the Gentiles are lifted up in the pride of their eyes, and have stumbled, because of the greatness of their stumbling block, that they have built up many churches; nevertheless, they put down the power and miracles of God, and preach up unto themselves their own wisdom and their own learning, that they may get gain and grind upon the face of the poor.

2 Ne. 26:21
And there are many churches built up which cause envyings, and strifes, and malice.

2 Ne. 27:14
Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book; and in the mouth of as many witnesses as seemeth him good will he establish his word; and wo be unto him that rejecteth the word of God!

2 Ne. 28:7
Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.

2 Ne. 28:8
And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God-- he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

2 Ne. 28:9
Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.

2 Ne. 28:14
They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, and wickedness, and abominations, and whoredoms, they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; nevertheless, they are led, that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men.

2 Ne. 29:1
But behold, there shall be many-- at that day when I shall proceed to do a marvelous work among them, that I may remember my covenants which I have made unto the children of men, that I may set my hand again the second time to recover my people, which are of the house of Israel;

2 Ne. 29:3
And because my words shall hiss forth-- many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible.

2 Ne. 29:9
And I do this that I may prove unto many that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and that I speak forth my words according to mine own pleasure. And because that I have spoken one word ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another; for my work is not yet finished; neither shall it be until the end of man, neither from that time henceforth and forever.

2 Ne. 30:2
For behold, I say unto you that as many of the Gentiles as will repent are the covenant people of the Lord; and as many of the Jews as will not repent shall be cast off; for the Lord covenanteth with none save it be with them that repent and believe in his Son, who is the Holy One of Israel.

2 Ne. 30:3
And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed.

2 Ne. 30:6
And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people.

2 Ne. 30:7
And it shall come to pass that the Jews which are scattered also shall begin to believe in Christ; and they shall begin to gather in upon the face of the land; and as many as shall believe in Christ shall also become a delightsome people.

2 Ne. 33:2
But behold, there are many that harden their hearts against the Holy Spirit, that it hath no place in them; wherefore, they cast many things away which are written and esteem them as things of naught.

2 Ne. 33:7
I have charity for my people, and great faith in Christ that I shall meet many souls spotless at his judgment-seat.

2 Ne. 33:12
And I pray the Father in the name of Christ that many of us, if not all, may be saved in his kingdom at that great and last day.