Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'light' occurs 507 times in the standard works.

254 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'light' in the standard works and contain 50.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 88 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:6-13 (10 in 8 verses)

Luke 11:33-36 (7 in 4 verses)

Moses 2:15-18 (7 in 4 verses)

Alma 19:6 (6 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:3-5 (6 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:15-17 (6 in 3 verses)

John 1:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 88:40-45 (6 in 6 verses)

John 12:35-36 (5 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

John 3:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Abr. 4:3-5 (5 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 50:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 30:26 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

Isa. 60:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)


Matt. 5:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.




3 Ne. 8:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 12:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:14-16 (4 in 3 verses)

Abr. 3:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:35 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Eph. 5:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:61-62 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 1:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 45:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 25:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 36:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 13:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 49:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:35 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Eph. 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 23:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 18:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 34:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 39:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:67 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:121 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:9 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 18:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 7:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 177 167 344
NT 95 30 125
Matt. 14 4 18
Mark 1 2 3
Luke 13 7 20
John 24 1 25
Acts 10 3 13
Rom. 2 1 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 6 1 7
Eph. 5 1 6
Philip. 0 1 1
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 0 2 2
James 0 1 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 6 0 6
Rev. 7 6 13
BM 99 72 171
DC 91 32 123
PGP 45 13 58
TOTAL 507 314 821

Matt. 3:16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Matt. 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Matt. 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Matt. 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Matt. 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Matt. 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

Matt. 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matt. 10:27
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

Matt. 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Matt. 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Matt. 22:5
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

Matt. 24:20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Matt. 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Matt. 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Matt. 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: