Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'whether' occurs 248 times in the standard works.

81 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'whether' in the standard works and contain 32.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 13:18-20 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 2:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Rom. 14:8 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 13:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:26 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 13:47-48 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)


Alma 29:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

 29:4 I ought not to harrow up in my desires the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.

 29:5 Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.




1 Kgs. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 15:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 20:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 12:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 42:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 7:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 12:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 3:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 11:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:5 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 26:4 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 27:14 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 24:11 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 102:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 130:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 22:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 5:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 101 0 101
NT 70 0 70
BM 47 0 47
Mosiah 4 0 4
Alma 25 0 25
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 3 0 3
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 30 0 30
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 248 0 248

Alma 1:30
And thus, in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

Alma 2:5
And it came to pass that the people assembled themselves together throughout all the land, every man according to his mind, whether it were for or against Amlici, in separate bodies, having much dispute and wonderful contentions one with another.

Alma 3:26
And in one year were thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one.

Alma 11:44
Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God, to be judged according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.

Alma 12:31
Wherefore, he gave commandments unto men, they having first transgressed the first commandments as to things which were temporal, and becoming as gods, knowing good from evil, placing themselves in a state to act, or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures, whether to do evil or to do good--

Alma 18:3
And they answered the king, and said: Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not; but this much we do know, that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king; neither can they scatter the king's flocks when he is with us, because of his expertness and great strength; therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king. And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power, for we know he cannot be slain.

Alma 27:15
And it came to pass that Ammon said unto them: Behold, I and my brethren will go forth into the land of Zarahemla, and ye shall remain here until we return; and we will try the hearts of our brethren, whether they will that ye shall come into their land.

Alma 29:4
I ought not to harrow up in my desires the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.

Alma 29:5
Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.

Alma 33:1
Now after Alma had spoken these words, they sent forth unto him desiring to know whether they should believe in one God, that they might obtain this fruit of which he had spoken, or how they should plant the seed, or the word of which he had spoken, which he said must be planted in their hearts; or in what manner they should begin to exercise their faith.

Alma 34:5
And we have beheld that the great question which is in your minds is whether the word be in the Son of God, or whether there shall be no Christ.

Alma 40:5
Now, whether there shall be one time, or a second time, or a third time, that men shall come forth from the dead, it mattereth not; for God knoweth all these things; and it sufficeth me to know that this is the case-- that there is a time appointed that all shall rise from the dead.

Alma 40:8
Now whether there is more than one time appointed for men to rise it mattereth not; for all do not die at once, and this mattereth not; all is as one day with God, and time only is measured unto men.

Alma 40:11
Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection-- Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.

Alma 40:19
Now, whether the souls and the bodies of those of whom has been spoken shall all be reunited at once, the wicked as well as the righteous, I do not say; let it suffice, that I say that they all come forth; or in other words, their resurrection cometh to pass before the resurrection of those who die after the resurrection of Christ.

Alma 40:21
But whether it be at his resurrection or after, I do not say; but this much I say, that there is a space between death and the resurrection of the body, and a state of the soul in happiness or in misery until the time which is appointed of God that the dead shall come forth, and be reunited, both soul and body, and be brought to stand before God, and be judged according to their works.

Alma 41:7
These are they that are redeemed of the Lord; yea, these are they that are taken out, that are delivered from that endless night of darkness; and thus they stand or fall; for behold, they are their own judges, whether to do good or do evil.

Alma 56:43
And now, whether they were overtaken by Antipus we knew not, but I said unto my men: Behold, we know not but they have halted for the purpose that we should come against them, that they might catch us in their snare;

Alma 59:11
And now, when Moroni saw that the city of Nephihah was lost he was exceedingly sorrowful, and began to doubt, because of the wickedness of the people, whether they should not fall into the hands of their brethren.

Alma 61:19
And now, Moroni, I do joy in receiving your epistle, for I was somewhat worried concerning what we should do, whether it should be just in us to go against our brethren.