Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'offend' occurs 35 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 'offend' in the standard works and contain 42.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 42:90-92 (3 in 3 verses)

 42:90 And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be chastened before many.

 42:91 And if any one offend openly, he or she shall be rebuked openly, that he or she may be ashamed. And if he or she confess not, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of God.

 42:92 If any shall offend in secret, he or she shall be rebuked in secret, that he or she may have opportunity to confess in secret to him or her whom he or she has offended, and to God, that the church may not speak reproachfully of him or her.




1 Cor. 8:13 (2 in 1 verse)

James 3:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 5:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 7 10 17
NT 18 18 36
BM 3 3 6
DC 6 4 10
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 35 37 72

D&C 42:75
But if ye shall find that any persons have left their companions for the sake of adultery, and they themselves are the offenders, and their companions are living, they shall be cast out from among you.

D&C 42:88
And if thy brother or sister offend thee, thou shalt take him or her between him or her and thee alone; and if he or she confess thou shalt be reconciled.

D&C 42:90
And if thy brother or sister offend many, he or she shall be chastened before many.

D&C 42:91
And if any one offend openly, he or she shall be rebuked openly, that he or she may be ashamed. And if he or she confess not, he or she shall be delivered up unto the law of God.

D&C 42:92
If any shall offend in secret, he or she shall be rebuked in secret, that he or she may have opportunity to confess in secret to him or her whom he or she has offended, and to God, that the church may not speak reproachfully of him or her.

D&C 59:21
And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments.

D&C 64:13
And this ye shall do that God may be glorified-- not because ye forgive not, having not compassion, but that ye may be justified in the eyes of the law, that ye may not offend him who is your lawgiver--

D&C 121:19
Wo unto them; because they have offended my little ones they shall be severed from the ordinances of mine house.

D&C 134:8
We believe that the commission of crime should be punished according to the nature of the offense; that murder, treason, robbery, theft, and the breach of the general peace, in all respects, should be punished according to their criminality and their tendency to evil among men, by the laws of that government in which the offense is committed; and for the public peace and tranquility all men should step forward and use their ability in bringing offenders against good laws to punishment.