Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'repentance' occurs 159 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'repentance' in the standard works and contain 18.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 12 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 34:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Moro. 8:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 35:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 8:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 0 1
NT 25 0 25
BM 99 0 99
2 Ne. 4 0 4
Jarom 1 0 1
Mosiah 9 0 9
Alma 47 0 47
Hel. 15 0 15
3 Ne. 7 0 7
Morm. 3 0 3
Ether 4 0 4
Moro. 9 0 9
DC 32 0 32
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 159 0 159

Moro. 3:3
In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

Moro. 7:31
And the office of their ministry is to call men unto repentance, and to fulfil and to do the work of the covenants of the Father, which he hath made unto the children of men, to prepare the way among the children of men, by declaring the word of Christ unto the chosen vessels of the Lord, that they may bear testimony of him.

Moro. 8:8
Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick; wherefore, little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin; wherefore the curse of Adam is taken from them in me, that it hath no power over them; and the law of circumcision is done away in me.

Moro. 8:10
Behold I say unto you that this thing shall ye teach-- repentance and baptism unto those who are accountable and capable of committing sin; yea, teach parents that they must repent and be baptized, and humble themselves as their little children, and they shall all be saved with their little children.

Moro. 8:11
And their little children need no repentance, neither baptism. Behold, baptism is unto repentance to the fulfilling the commandments unto the remission of sins.

Moro. 8:24
Behold, my son, this thing ought not to be; for repentance is unto them that are under condemnation and under the curse of a broken law.

Moro. 8:25
And the first fruits of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth remission of sins;

Moro. 8:28
Pray for them, my son, that repentance may come unto them. But behold, I fear lest the Spirit hath ceased striving with them; and in this part of the land they are also seeking to put down all power and authority which cometh from God; and they are denying the Holy Ghost.