Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'temple' occurs 246 times in the standard works.

107 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'temple' in the standard works and contain 43.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 41 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 11:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

Acts 2:46-3:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 21:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 15:5-16:1 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 5:16 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezra 5:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 3:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)


Mosiah 2:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

 2:5 And it came to pass that when they came up to the temple, they pitched their tents round about, every man according to his family, consisting of his wife, and his sons, and his daughters, and their sons, and their daughters, from the eldest down to the youngest, every family being separate one from another.

 2:6 And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them;

 2:7 For the multitude being so great that king Benjamin could not teach them all within the walls of the temple, therefore he caused a tower to be erected, that thereby his people might hear the words which he should speak unto them.




JS-M 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Zech. 6:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 21:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 23:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 7:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 41:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 87 7 94
NT 117 2 119
BM 22 9 31
2 Ne. 5 0 5
Jacob 3 0 3
Mosiah 10 1 11
Alma 1 5 6
Hel. 1 3 4
3 Ne. 2 0 2
DC 16 4 20
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 246 22 268

Mosiah 1:18
And now, it came to pass that Mosiah went and did as his father had commanded him, and proclaimed unto all the people who were in the land of Zarahemla that thereby they might gather themselves together, to go up to the temple to hear the words which his father should speak unto them.

Mosiah 2:1
And it came to pass that after Mosiah had done as his father had commanded him, and had made a proclamation throughout all the land, that the people gathered themselves together throughout all the land, that they might go up to the temple to hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them.

Mosiah 2:5
And it came to pass that when they came up to the temple, they pitched their tents round about, every man according to his family, consisting of his wife, and his sons, and his daughters, and their sons, and their daughters, from the eldest down to the youngest, every family being separate one from another.

Mosiah 2:6
And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them;

Mosiah 2:7
For the multitude being so great that king Benjamin could not teach them all within the walls of the temple, therefore he caused a tower to be erected, that thereby his people might hear the words which he should speak unto them.

Mosiah 2:37
I say unto you, that the man that doeth this, the same cometh out in open rebellion against God; therefore he listeth to obey the evil spirit, and becometh an enemy to all righteousness; therefore, the Lord has no place in him, for he dwelleth not in unholy temples.

Mosiah 7:17
And now, it came to pass on the morrow that king Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people, that thereby they might gather themselves together to the temple, to hear the words which he should speak unto them.

Mosiah 11:10
And he also caused that his workmen should work all manner of fine work within the walls of the temple, of fine wood, and of copper, and of brass.

Mosiah 11:12
And it came to pass that he built a tower near the temple; yea, a very high tower, even so high that he could stand upon the top thereof and overlook the land of Shilom, and also the land of Shemlon, which was possessed by the Lamanites; and he could even look over all the land round about.

Mosiah 19:5
And it came to pass that he fought with the king; and when the king saw that he was about to overpower him, he fled and ran and got upon the tower which was near the temple.