Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'soon' occurs 133 times in the standard works.

15 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'soon' in the standard works and contain 11.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-H 1:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 6:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:8 (2 in 1 verse)


1 Ne. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 22:15 For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned.

 22:16 For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.




Enos 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 41 0 41
NT 24 2 26
BM 44 2 46
1 Ne. 3 1 4
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 6 0 6
Enos 2 0 2
Mosiah 2 0 2
Alma 16 1 17
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 15 1 16
PGP 9 4 13
TOTAL 133 9 142

1 Ne. 7:14
For behold, the Spirit of the Lord ceaseth soon to strive with them; for behold, they have rejected the prophets, and Jeremiah have they cast into prison. And they have sought to take away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven him out of the land.

1 Ne. 22:3
Wherefore, the things of which I have read are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual; for it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.

1 Ne. 22:15
For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men; for the day soon cometh that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble; and the day cometh that they must be burned.

1 Ne. 22:16
For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.