Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'exceedingly' occurs 319 times in the standard works.

80 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'exceedingly' in the standard works and contain 25.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 30 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ether 9:15-16 (4 in 2 verses)

Jarom 1:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 16:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:48-49 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 29:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 62:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 8:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 19:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 50:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 59:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 63:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 3:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 6:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:3 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 123:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 49:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 28 0 28
NT 11 0 11
BM 267 0 267
1 Ne. 36 0 36
2 Ne. 7 0 7
Jacob 6 0 6
Enos 2 0 2
Jarom 5 0 5
Omni 2 0 2
Mosiah 20 0 20
Alma 88 0 88
Hel. 31 0 31
3 Ne. 20 0 20
4 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 4 0 4
Ether 34 0 34
Moro. 5 0 5
DC 8 0 8
PGP 5 0 5
TOTAL 319 0 319

Mosiah 2:2
And there were a great number, even so many that they did not number them; for they had multiplied exceedingly and waxed great in the land.

Mosiah 2:30
For even at this time, my whole frame doth tremble exceedingly while attempting to speak unto you; but the Lord God doth support me, and hath suffered me that I should speak unto you, and hath commanded me that I should declare unto you this day, that my son Mosiah is a king and a ruler over you.

Mosiah 3:13
And the Lord God hath sent his holy prophets among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had already come among them.

Mosiah 4:11
And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel.

Mosiah 4:20
And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And has he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he has poured out his Spirit upon you, and has caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and has caused that your mouths should be stopped that ye could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy.

Mosiah 5:4
And it is the faith which we have had on the things which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 7:14
And now, it came to pass that after Limhi had heard the words of Ammon, he was exceedingly glad, and said: Now, I know of a surety that my brethren who were in the land of Zarahemla are yet alive. And now, I will rejoice; and on the morrow I will cause that my people shall rejoice also.

Mosiah 8:19
And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking these words the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God, saying: Doubtless a great mystery is contained within these plates, and these interpreters were doubtless prepared for the purpose of unfolding all such mysteries to the children of men.

Mosiah 11:6
Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor exceedingly to support iniquity.

Mosiah 20:10
And it came to pass that the battle became exceedingly sore, for they fought like lions for their prey.

Mosiah 21:24
But when he found that they were not, but that they were his brethren, and had come from the land of Zarahemla, he was filled with exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 23:5
And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were industrious, and did labor exceedingly.

Mosiah 23:19
And it came to pass that they began to prosper exceedingly in the land; and they called the land Helam.

Mosiah 23:20
And it came to pass that they did multiply and prosper exceedingly in the land of Helam; and they built a city, which they called the city of Helam.

Mosiah 25:8
For they knew not what to think; for when they beheld those that had been delivered out of bondage they were filled with exceedingly great joy.

Mosiah 26:37
And it came to pass that Alma did regulate all the affairs of the church; and they began again to have peace and to prosper exceedingly in the affairs of the church, walking circumspectly before God, receiving many, and baptizing many.

Mosiah 28:18
Now this account did cause the people of Mosiah to mourn exceedingly, yea, they were filled with sorrow; nevertheless it gave them much knowledge, in the which they did rejoice.

Mosiah 29:38
Therefore they relinquished their desires for a king, and became exceedingly anxious that every man should have an equal chance throughout all the land; yea, and every man expressed a willingness to answer for his own sins.

Mosiah 29:39
Therefore, it came to pass that they assembled themselves together in bodies throughout the land, to cast in their voices concerning who should be their judges, to judge them according to the law which had been given them; and they were exceedingly rejoiced because of the liberty which had been granted unto them.

Mosiah 29:40
And they did wax strong in love towards Mosiah; yea, they did esteem him more than any other man; for they did not look upon him as a tyrant who was seeking for gain, yea, for that lucre which doth corrupt the soul; for he had not exacted riches of them, neither had he delighted in the shedding of blood; but he had established peace in the land, and he had granted unto his people that they should be delivered from all manner of bondage; therefore they did esteem him, yea, exceedingly, beyond measure.