Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saith' occurs 1650 times in the standard works.

732 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saith' in the standard works and contain 44.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 339 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 117:4-118:1 (15 in 14 verses)

John 21:10-22 (13 in 13 verses)

Hel. 13:10-21 (12 in 12 verses)

Jer. 23:23-33 (11 in 11 verses)

Jer. 31:31-38 (9 in 8 verses)

Hag. 2:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

Mal. 1:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

John 20:13-19 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 13:33-36 (6 in 4 verses)

Jer. 22:30-23:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 29:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 36:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 8:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

John 2:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 19:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 2:28-33 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 127:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 132:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 1:3-4 (5 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:16-17 (5 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)


Mosiah 12:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

 12:9 And it came to pass that they were angry with him; and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will destroy them.

 12:10 And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire.

 12:11 And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot.

 12:12 And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.




D&C 112:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 52:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 3:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 29:31-30:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 33:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 25:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Mal. 1:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

John 1:45-49 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:50-54 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 48:47-49:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 11:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Heb. 8:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 6:17-7:1 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 28:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:50-52 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 44:26-45:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 66:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 9:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 13:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 21:12-22:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 29:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 34:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 3:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 4:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 1:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 2:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Mal. 3:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 10:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 24:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 132:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Hag. 2:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

John 16:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:25-66:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 30:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 35:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 39:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 51:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 20:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 1:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mal. 2:16-3:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

John 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 10:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 1:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 3:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 66:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:135-137 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 2:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 35:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 12:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 30:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 120:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 12:17-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 45:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:15-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

James 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:29-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:29-22:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 79:4-80:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 87:8-88:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:48-99:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 113:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:75-76 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:119-120 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:4-126:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 955 0 955
NT 307 0 307
BM 187 0 187
1 Ne. 26 0 26
2 Ne. 47 0 47
Jacob 11 0 11
Mosiah 14 0 14
Alma 22 0 22
Hel. 24 0 24
3 Ne. 32 0 32
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 6 0 6
Moro. 2 0 2
DC 198 0 198
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 1650 0 1650

Mosiah 3:24
And thus saith the Lord: They shall stand as a bright testimony against this people, at the judgment day; whereof they shall be judged, every man according to his works, whether they be good, or whether they be evil.

Mosiah 7:30
And again, he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the chaff thereof in the whirlwind; and the effect thereof is poison.

Mosiah 7:31
And again he saith: If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the east wind, which bringeth immediate destruction.

Mosiah 11:20
And it came to pass that there was a man among them whose name was Abinadi; and he went forth among them, and began to prophesy, saying: Behold, thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me, saying, Go forth, and say unto this people, thus saith the Lord-- Wo be unto this people, for I have seen their abominations, and their wickedness, and their whoredoms; and except they repent I will visit them in mine anger.

Mosiah 11:25
And except they repent in sackcloth and ashes, and cry mightily to the Lord their God, I will not hear their prayers, neither will I deliver them out of their afflictions; and thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me.

Mosiah 12:2
Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh.

Mosiah 12:9
And it came to pass that they were angry with him; and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will destroy them.

Mosiah 12:10
And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire.

Mosiah 12:11
And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot.

Mosiah 12:12
And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.

Mosiah 12:21
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth;

Mosiah 23:7
But he said unto them: Behold, it is not expedient that we should have a king; for thus saith the Lord: Ye shall not esteem one flesh above another, or one man shall not think himself above another; therefore I say unto you it is not expedient that ye should have a king.