Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'loosed' occurs 62 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'loosed' in the standard works and contain 17.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 5:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

 5:9 And again I ask, were the bands of death broken, and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed? I say unto you, Yea, they were loosed, and their souls did expand, and they did sing redeeming love. And I say unto you that they are saved.

 5:10 And now I ask of you on what conditions are they saved? Yea, what grounds had they to hope for salvation? What is the cause of their being loosed from the bands of death, yea, and also the chains of hell?




1 Cor. 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 18:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:110-111 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 13 0 13
NT 19 0 19
BM 19 0 19
1 Ne. 5 0 5
2 Ne. 3 0 3
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 7 0 7
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
DC 11 0 11
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 62 1 63

Alma 5:9
And again I ask, were the bands of death broken, and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed? I say unto you, Yea, they were loosed, and their souls did expand, and they did sing redeeming love. And I say unto you that they are saved.

Alma 5:10
And now I ask of you on what conditions are they saved? Yea, what grounds had they to hope for salvation? What is the cause of their being loosed from the bands of death, yea, and also the chains of hell?

Alma 14:28
And Alma and Amulek came forth out of the prison, and they were not hurt; for the Lord had granted unto them power, according to their faith which was in Christ. And they straightway came forth out of the prison; and they were loosed from their bands; and the prison had fallen to the earth, and every soul within the walls thereof, save it were Alma and Amulek, was slain; and they straightway came forth into the city.

Alma 17:24
And it came to pass that king Lamoni was much pleased with Ammon, and caused that his bands should be loosed; and he would that Ammon should take one of his daughters to wife.

Alma 26:13
Behold, how many thousands of our brethren has he loosed from the pains of hell; and they are brought to sing redeeming love, and this because of the power of his word which is in us, therefore have we not great reason to rejoice?

Alma 26:14
Yea, we have reason to praise him forever, for he is the Most High God, and has loosed our brethren from the chains of hell.