Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'conscience' occurs 41 times in the standard works.

9 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'conscience' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 4 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 10:25-29 (5 in 5 verses)

 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

 10:26 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.

 10:27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

 10:28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

 10:29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?




1 Cor. 8:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 134:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 31 1 32
John 1 0 1
Acts 2 0 2
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 9 0 9
2 Cor. 2 1 3
1 Tim. 4 0 4
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 5 0 5
1 Pet. 3 0 3
BM 5 0 5
DC 4 1 5
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 41 2 43

1 Cor. 8:7
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

1 Cor. 8:10
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

1 Cor. 8:12
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

1 Cor. 10:25
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

1 Cor. 10:27
If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

1 Cor. 10:28
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:

1 Cor. 10:29
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?