Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'believed' occurs 176 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'believed' in the standard works and contain 26.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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Moses 5:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 21:32 (2 in 1 verse)

John 5:46 (2 in 1 verse)

John 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 28:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 9:39 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

John 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 18:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 18:6 And it came to pass that as many as believed him went thither to hear his words.

 18:7 And it came to pass after many days there were a goodly number gathered together at the place of Mormon, to hear the words of Alma. Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his word, to hear him. And he did teach them, and did preach unto them repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.




Alma 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 22 0 22
NT 94 0 94
BM 45 0 45
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 2 0 2
Mosiah 8 0 8
Alma 18 0 18
Hel. 6 0 6
3 Ne. 5 0 5
Ether 3 0 3
DC 9 0 9
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 176 0 176

Mosiah 5:1
And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had thus spoken to his people, he sent among them, desiring to know of his people if they believed the words which he had spoken unto them.

Mosiah 14:1
Yea, even doth not Isaiah say: Who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Mosiah 15:11
Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord-- I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.

Mosiah 15:22
And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those that have believed in their words, or all those that have kept the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection.

Mosiah 17:2
But there was one among them whose name was Alma, he also being a descendant of Nephi. And he was a young man, and he believed the words which Abinadi had spoken, for he knew concerning the iniquity which Abinadi had testified against them; therefore he began to plead with the king that he would not be angry with Abinadi, but suffer that he might depart in peace.

Mosiah 18:6
And it came to pass that as many as believed him went thither to hear his words.

Mosiah 18:7
And it came to pass after many days there were a goodly number gathered together at the place of Mormon, to hear the words of Alma. Yea, all were gathered together that believed on his word, to hear him. And he did teach them, and did preach unto them repentance, and redemption, and faith on the Lord.

Mosiah 24:9
For Amulon knew Alma, that he had been one of the king's priests, and that it was he that believed the words of Abinadi and was driven out before the king, and therefore he was wroth with him; for he was subject to king Laman, yet he exercised authority over them, and put tasks upon them, and put task-masters over them.