Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saints' occurs 206 times in the standard works.

39 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saints' in the standard works and contain 18.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 89:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Dan. 7:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 61:29 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 87:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 33:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 148:14-149:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 15:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

 6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?




Rev. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 115:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 35 0 35
NT 61 0 61
Matt. 1 0 1
Acts 4 0 4
Rom. 8 0 8
1 Cor. 6 0 6
2 Cor. 5 0 5
Eph. 9 0 9
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 4 0 4
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
Philem. 2 0 2
Heb. 2 0 2
Jude 2 0 2
Rev. 13 0 13
BM 28 0 28
DC 80 0 80
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 206 0 206

1 Cor. 1:2
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

1 Cor. 6:1
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

1 Cor. 6:2
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

1 Cor. 14:33
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1 Cor. 16:1
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

1 Cor. 16:15
I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)