Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'save' occurs 490 times in the standard works.

81 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'save' in the standard works and contain 16.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 30:17-31:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 11:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 4:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)


Hel. 13:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

 13:5 And he said unto them: Behold, I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord which he doth put into my heart; and behold he hath put it into my heart to say unto this people that the sword of justice hangeth over this people; and four hundred years pass not away save the sword of justice falleth upon this people.

 13:6 Yea, heavy destruction awaiteth this people, and it surely cometh unto this people, and nothing can save this people save it be repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ, who surely shall come into the world, and shall suffer many things and shall be slain for his people.




2 Ne. 25:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 6:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 22:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 18:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 31:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:42 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 49:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 168 57 225
NT 65 57 122
BM 217 82 299
1 Ne. 16 7 23
2 Ne. 44 12 56
Jacob 10 1 11
Enos 3 0 3
Omni 3 1 4
Mosiah 8 6 14
Alma 53 25 78
Hel. 17 8 25
3 Ne. 26 6 32
4 Ne. 5 0 5
Morm. 9 2 11
Ether 14 3 17
Moro. 9 11 20
DC 36 34 70
PGP 4 6 10
TOTAL 490 236 726

Hel. 1:24
And, supposing that their greatest strength was in the center of the land, therefore he did march forth, giving them no time to assemble themselves together save it were in small bodies; and in this manner they did fall upon them and cut them down to the earth.

Hel. 3:1
And now it came to pass in the forty and third year of the reign of the judges, there was no contention among the people of Nephi save it were a little pride which was in the church, which did cause some little dissensions among the people, which affairs were settled in the ending of the forty and third year.

Hel. 3:6
And now no part of the land was desolate, save it were for timber; but because of the greatness of the destruction of the people who had before inhabited the land it was called desolate.

Hel. 3:23
And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land.

Hel. 3:33
And in the fifty and first year of the reign of the judges there was peace also, save it were the pride which began to enter into the church-- not into the church of God, but into the hearts of the people who professed to belong to the church of God--

Hel. 3:36
And it came to pass that the fifty and second year ended in peace also, save it were the exceedingly great pride which had gotten into the hearts of the people; and it was because of their exceedingly great riches and their prosperity in the land; and it did grow upon them from day to day.

Hel. 5:3
Yea, and this was not all; they were a stiffnecked people, insomuch that they could not be governed by the law nor justice, save it were to their destruction.

Hel. 5:9
O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.

Hel. 7:23
For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.

Hel. 9:36
And then shall he say unto you, that I, Nephi, know nothing concerning the matter save it were given unto me by the power of God. And then shall ye know that I am an honest man, and that I am sent unto you from God.

Hel. 11:22
And also they had peace in the seventy and eighth year, save it were a few contentions concerning the points of doctrine which had been laid down by the prophets.

Hel. 12:22
And wo unto him to whom he shall say this, for it shall be unto him that will do iniquity, and he cannot be saved; therefore, for this cause, that men might be saved, hath repentance been declared.

Hel. 12:23
Therefore, blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved.

Hel. 12:25
And I would that all men might be saved. But we read that in the great and last day there are some who shall be cast out, yea, who shall be cast off from the presence of the Lord;

Hel. 13:5
And he said unto them: Behold, I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord which he doth put into my heart; and behold he hath put it into my heart to say unto this people that the sword of justice hangeth over this people; and four hundred years pass not away save the sword of justice falleth upon this people.

Hel. 13:6
Yea, heavy destruction awaiteth this people, and it surely cometh unto this people, and nothing can save this people save it be repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ, who surely shall come into the world, and shall suffer many things and shall be slain for his people.

Hel. 13:12
Yea, wo unto this great city of Zarahemla; for behold, it is because of those who are righteous that it is saved; yea, wo unto this great city, for I perceive, saith the Lord, that there are many, yea, even the more part of this great city, that will harden their hearts against me, saith the Lord.

Hel. 13:18
And it shall come to pass, saith the Lord of Hosts, yea, our great and true God, that whoso shall hide up treasures in the earth shall find them again no more, because of the great curse of the land, save he be a righteous man and shall hide it up unto the Lord.

Hel. 13:19
For I will, saith the Lord, that they shall hide up their treasures unto me; and cursed be they who hide not up their treasures unto me; for none hideth up their treasures unto me save it be the righteous; and he that hideth not up his treasures unto me, cursed is he, and also the treasure, and none shall redeem it because of the curse of the land.

Hel. 13:39
O ye people of the land, that ye would hear my words! And I pray that the anger of the Lord be turned away from you, and that ye would repent and be saved.

Hel. 14:29
And this to the intent that whosoever will believe might be saved, and that whosoever will not believe, a righteous judgment might come upon them; and also if they are condemned they bring upon themselves their own condemnation.

Hel. 16:12
And there was but little alteration in the affairs of the people, save it were the people began to be more hardened in iniquity, and do more and more of that which was contrary to the commandments of God, in the eighty and ninth year of the reign of the judges.

Hel. 16:15
Nevertheless, the people began to harden their hearts, all save it were the most believing part of them, both of the Nephites and also of the Lamanites, and began to depend upon their own strength and upon their own wisdom, saying: