Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'above' occurs 347 times in the standard works.

85 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'above' in the standard works and contain 24.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

Neh. 12:37-39 (4 in 3 verses)

John 3:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:42 (3 in 1 verse)

Ps. 108:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 12:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 5:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 57:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 97:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 113:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 119:127 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 13:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:63 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 49:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 39:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 3:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)


Hel. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

 14:21 Yea, at the time that he shall yield up the ghost there shall be thunderings and lightnings for the space of many hours, and the earth shall shake and tremble; and the rocks which are upon the face of this earth, which are both above the earth and beneath, which ye know at this time are solid, or the more part of it is one solid mass, shall be broken up;

 14:22 Yea, they shall be rent in twain, and shall ever after be found in seams and in cracks, and in broken fragments upon the face of the whole earth, yea, both above the earth and beneath.




Abr. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 176 0 176
NT 47 0 47
BM 66 0 66
1 Ne. 16 0 16
2 Ne. 8 0 8
Jacob 2 0 2
Enos 1 0 1
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 10 0 10
Hel. 4 0 4
3 Ne. 4 0 4
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 11 0 11
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 32 0 32
PGP 26 0 26
TOTAL 347 0 347

Hel. 5:29
And it came to pass that there came a voice as if it were above the cloud of darkness, saying: Repent ye, repent ye, and seek no more to destroy my servants whom I have sent unto you to declare good tidings.

Hel. 6:17
For behold, the Lord had blessed them so long with the riches of the world that they had not been stirred up to anger, to wars, nor to bloodshed; therefore they began to set their hearts upon their riches; yea, they began to seek to get gain that they might be lifted up one above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.

Hel. 14:21
Yea, at the time that he shall yield up the ghost there shall be thunderings and lightnings for the space of many hours, and the earth shall shake and tremble; and the rocks which are upon the face of this earth, which are both above the earth and beneath, which ye know at this time are solid, or the more part of it is one solid mass, shall be broken up;

Hel. 14:22
Yea, they shall be rent in twain, and shall ever after be found in seams and in cracks, and in broken fragments upon the face of the whole earth, yea, both above the earth and beneath.