Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'whence' occurs 100 times in the standard works.

13 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'whence' in the standard works and contain 13% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 7:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 51:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

John 9:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)


2 Ne. 28:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:22 And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none-- and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.

 28:23 Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 38 0 38
NT 34 0 34
BM 21 0 21
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 1 0 1
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
DC 4 0 4
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 100 0 100

2 Ne. 1:14
Awake! and arise from the dust, and hear the words of a trembling parent, whose limbs ye must soon lay down in the cold and silent grave, from whence no traveler can return; a few more days and I go the way of all the earth.

2 Ne. 6:8
And now I, Jacob, would speak somewhat concerning these words. For behold, the Lord has shown me that those who were at Jerusalem, from whence we came, have been slain and carried away captive.

2 Ne. 8:1
Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness. Look unto the rock from whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from whence ye are digged.

2 Ne. 9:5
Yea, I know that ye know that in the body he shall show himself unto those at Jerusalem, from whence we came; for it is expedient that it should be among them; for it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh, and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him.

2 Ne. 28:22
And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none-- and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance.

2 Ne. 28:23
Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment.

2 Ne. 33:8
I have charity for the Jew-- I say Jew, because I mean them from whence I came.