Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'angel' occurs 329 times in the standard works.

143 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'angel' in the standard works and contain 43.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 65 minutes to read the entire list.

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Judg. 13:13-21 (10 in 9 verses)

D&C 88:103-110 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 88:105-112 (8 in 8 verses)

Alma 10:7-10 (6 in 4 verses)

Num. 22:22-27 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 21:15-20 (6 in 6 verses)

Judg. 6:20-22 (5 in 3 verses)

Acts 12:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Sam. 24:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Zech. 1:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 10:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 11:34-12:1 (4 in 4 verses)


Gen. 16:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

 16:9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

 16:10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

 16:11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.




Rev. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 8:12-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 14:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 3:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 12:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 12:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:9 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 128:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 22:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 4:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 8:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 9:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 36:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 88:98-99 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 104 14 118
Gen. 11 4 15
Ex. 6 0 6
Num. 11 0 11
Deut. 0 1 1
Judg. 23 0 23
1 Sam. 1 0 1
2 Sam. 7 0 7
1 Kgs. 3 0 3
2 Kgs. 3 0 3
1 Chr. 9 0 9
2 Chr. 1 0 1
Job 0 1 1
Ps. 3 8 11
Eccl. 1 0 1
Isa. 2 0 2
Dan. 2 0 2
Hosea 1 0 1
Zech. 20 0 20
NT 99 86 185
BM 90 55 145
DC 30 57 87
PGP 6 10 16
TOTAL 329 222 551

Gen. 16:7
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Gen. 16:9
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Gen. 16:10
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Gen. 16:11
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

Gen. 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Gen. 19:15
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Gen. 21:17
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Gen. 22:11
And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Gen. 22:15
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Gen. 24:7
The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Gen. 24:40
And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

Gen. 28:12
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Gen. 31:11
And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

Gen. 32:1
And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Gen. 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.