Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'darkness' occurs 312 times in the standard works.

136 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'darkness' in the standard works and contain 43.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 51 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:21-28 (8 in 8 verses)

3 Ne. 8:19-23 (6 in 5 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-11 (5 in 4 verses)

Job 10:21-22 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:40-43 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 6:23 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 3:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 8:22-9:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 18:22-19:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 23:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 60:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 13:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Joel 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Zeph. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

John 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 10:58 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:49 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 112:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 15:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Thes. 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 26:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 26:22 And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.

 26:23 For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.




Alma 37:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 133:72-73 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 111 0 111
NT 51 0 51
BM 91 0 91
1 Ne. 11 0 11
2 Ne. 18 0 18
Jacob 1 0 1
Alma 20 0 20
Hel. 17 0 17
3 Ne. 15 0 15
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 6 0 6
DC 43 0 43
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 312 0 312

2 Ne. 3:5
Wherefore, Joseph truly saw our day. And he obtained a promise of the Lord, that out of the fruit of his loins the Lord God would raise up a righteous branch unto the house of Israel; not the Messiah, but a branch which was to be broken off, nevertheless, to be remembered in the covenants of the Lord that the Messiah should be made manifest unto them in the latter days, in the spirit of power, unto the bringing of them out of darkness unto light-- yea, out of hidden darkness and out of captivity unto freedom.

2 Ne. 7:10
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light?

2 Ne. 9:9
And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness.

2 Ne. 10:15
Wherefore, for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness, and of murders, and of abominations.

2 Ne. 15:20
Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

2 Ne. 15:30
And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if they look unto the land, behold, darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

2 Ne. 18:22
And they shall look unto the earth and behold trouble, and darkness, dimness of anguish, and shall be driven to darkness.

2 Ne. 19:2
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

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. 26:10
And when these things have passed away a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught; for, for the reward of their pride and their foolishness they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil and choose works of darkness rather than light, therefore they must go down to hell.

2 Ne. 26:22
And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.

2 Ne. 26:23
For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in darkness.

2 Ne. 27:29
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

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. 30:17
There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.