Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'promised' occurs 85 times in the standard works.

13 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'promised' in the standard works and contain 15.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 18:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

 18:22 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.

 18:23 And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.




1 Kgs. 8:56 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 3 37
NT 14 0 14
BM 30 0 30
1 Ne. 9 0 9
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 3 0 3
Alma 6 0 6
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Ether 6 0 6
DC 6 0 6
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 85 3 88

1 Ne. 4:35
And it came to pass that Zoram did take courage at the words which I spake. Now Zoram was the name of the servant; and he promised that he would go down into the wilderness unto our father. Yea, and he also made an oath unto us that he would tarry with us from that time forth.

1 Ne. 13:12
And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.

1 Ne. 14:2
And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.

1 Ne. 17:13
And I will also be your light in the wilderness; and I will prepare the way before you, if it so be that ye shall keep my commandments; wherefore, inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall be led towards the promised land; and ye shall know that it is by me that ye are led.

1 Ne. 17:14
Yea, and the Lord said also that: After ye have arrived in the promised land, ye shall know that I, the Lord, am God; and that I, the Lord, did deliver you from destruction; yea, that I did bring you out of the land of Jerusalem.

1 Ne. 18:8
And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.

1 Ne. 18:22
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did guide the ship, that we sailed again towards the promised land.

1 Ne. 18:23
And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.