Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wherefore' occurs 975 times in the standard works.

298 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wherefore' in the standard works and contain 30.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 141 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 1:31-2:18 (21 in 20 verses)

Moro. 7:8-16 (9 in 9 verses)

2 Ne. 10:15-22 (8 in 8 verses)

2 Ne. 10:18-25 (8 in 8 verses)

Jacob 4:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 15:33-16:2 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 25:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 31:20-32:4 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 1:6-11 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 7:25-27 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 9:4-10:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 19:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 1:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 4:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 25:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 17:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:44-45 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 3:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 10:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 18:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 25:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 29:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 30:18-31:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Enos 1:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:44-46 (3 in 3 verses)


Moro. 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

 8:17 And I am filled with charity, which is everlasting love; wherefore, all children are alike unto me; wherefore, I love little children with a perfect love; and they are all alike and partakers of salvation.

 8:18 For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity.

 8:19 Little children cannot repent; wherefore, it is awful wickedness to deny the pure mercies of God unto them, for they are all alive in him because of his mercy.




D&C 27:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 11:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 58:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 12:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 11:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:30 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Omni 1:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 2:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:22-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

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