Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'free' occurs 112 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'free' in the standard works and contain 31.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 98:8 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 8:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 5:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 21:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 14:30 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)


1 Cor. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

 7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.




Gal. 4:31-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 58:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 27 26 53
NT 32 16 48
Matt. 2 2 4
Mark 1 0 1
John 4 0 4
Acts 1 3 4
Rom. 8 3 11
1 Cor. 5 2 7
2 Cor. 0 1 1
Gal. 4 3 7
Eph. 1 0 1
Col. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 2 5
BM 38 43 81
DC 14 7 21
PGP 1 3 4
TOTAL 112 95 207

1 Cor. 2:12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

1 Cor. 7:21
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

1 Cor. 7:22
For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

1 Cor. 9:1
Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

1 Cor. 9:19
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1 Cor. 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.