Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'power' occurs 931 times in the standard works.

359 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'power' in the standard works and contain 38.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 147 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 37:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Moro. 10:4-7 (5 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

JS-H 1:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 8:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:15-16 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 1:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Hel. 8:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 29:29-31 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 22:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 7:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 88:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 76:31 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:7 (3 in 1 verse)

John 19:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 10:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 8:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 9:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Eph. 1:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 17:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)


Jacob 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

 4:9 For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?

 4:10 Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand. For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.

 4:11 Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.




Jacob 6:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 12:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 12:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

4 Ne. 1:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 38:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

John 10:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 9:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 10:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 25:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 28:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 17:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 57:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 6:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:35 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:28 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 104:10 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 107:79 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 113:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 2:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Tim. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 13:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 16:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 1:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 25:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 5:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 10:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 1:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 44:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 111:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 120 1 121
NT 152 16 168
BM 409 42 451
1 Ne. 45 3 48
2 Ne. 40 0 40
Jacob 19 1 20
Enos 3 0 3
Omni 3 0 3
W of M 1 0 1
Mosiah 35 2 37
Alma 127 25 152
Hel. 31 3 34
3 Ne. 32 5 37
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 17 1 18
Ether 25 2 27
Moro. 28 0 28
DC 231 21 252
PGP 19 7 26
TOTAL 931 87 1018

Jacob 2:5
But behold, hearken ye unto me, and know that by the help of the all-powerful Creator of heaven and earth I can tell you concerning your thoughts, how that ye are beginning to labor in sin, which sin appeareth very abominable unto me, yea, and abominable unto God.

Jacob 2:25
Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem, by the power of mine arm, that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.

Jacob 4:7
Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.

Jacob 4:9
For behold, by the power of his word man came upon the face of the earth, which earth was created by the power of his word. Wherefore, if God being able to speak and the world was, and to speak and man was created, O then, why not able to command the earth, or the workmanship of his hands upon the face of it, according to his will and pleasure?

Jacob 4:11
Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of Christ, his Only Begotten Son, and ye may obtain a resurrection, according to the power of the resurrection which is in Christ, and be presented as the first-fruits of Christ unto God, having faith, and obtained a good hope of glory in him before he manifesteth himself in the flesh.

Jacob 6:2
And the day that he shall set his hand again the second time to recover his people, is the day, yea, even the last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power, to nourish and prune his vineyard; and after that the end soon cometh.

Jacob 6:8
Behold, will ye reject these words? Will ye reject the words of the prophets; and will ye reject all the words which have been spoken concerning Christ, after so many have spoken concerning him; and deny the good word of Christ, and the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and quench the Holy Spirit, and make a mock of the great plan of redemption, which hath been laid for you?

Jacob 6:9
Know ye not that if ye will do these things, that the power of the redemption and the resurrection, which is in Christ, will bring you to stand with shame and awful guilt before the bar of God?

Jacob 6:10
And according to the power of justice, for justice cannot be denied, ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever, which lake of fire and brimstone is endless torment.

Jacob 7:4
And he was learned, that he had a perfect knowledge of the language of the people; wherefore, he could use much flattery, and much power of speech, according to the power of the devil.

Jacob 7:12
And this is not all-- it has been made manifest unto me, for I have heard and seen; and it also has been made manifest unto me by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, I know if there should be no atonement made all mankind must be lost.

Jacob 7:13
And it came to pass that he said unto me: Show me a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost, in the which ye know so much.

Jacob 7:14
And I said unto him: What am I that I should tempt God to show unto thee a sign in the thing which thou knowest to be true? Yet thou wilt deny it, because thou art of the devil. Nevertheless, not my will be done; but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth; and also, that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.

Jacob 7:15
And it came to pass that when I, Jacob, had spoken these words, the power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth. And it came to pass that he was nourished for the space of many days.

Jacob 7:17
And it came to pass that on the morrow the multitude were gathered together; and he spake plainly unto them and denied the things which he had taught them, and confessed the Christ, and the power of the Holy Ghost, and the ministering of angels.

Jacob 7:18
And he spake plainly unto them, that he had been deceived by the power of the devil. And he spake of hell, and of eternity, and of eternal punishment.

Jacob 7:21
And when the multitude had witnessed that he spake these things as he was about to give up the ghost, they were astonished exceedingly; insomuch that the power of God came down upon them, and they were overcome that they fell to the earth.

Jacob 7:24
And it came to pass that many means were devised to reclaim and restore the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth; but it all was vain, for they delighted in wars and bloodshed, and they had an eternal hatred against us, their brethren. And they sought by the power of their arms to destroy us continually.