Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'defile' occurs 39 times in the standard works.

8 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'defile' in the standard works and contain 20.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 44:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 1:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 18:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 30 70 100
NT 9 18 27
BM 0 1 1
DC 0 5 5
PGP 0 1 1
TOTAL 39 95 134

D&C 93:35
The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is the tabernacle of God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled, God shall destroy that temple.

D&C 94:12
And this house shall be wholly dedicated unto the Lord from the foundation thereof, for the work of the printing, in all things whatsoever I shall command you, to be holy, undefiled, according to the pattern in all things as it shall be given unto you.

D&C 97:15
And inasmuch as my people build a house unto me in the name of the Lord, and do not suffer any unclean thing to come into it, that it be not defiled, my glory shall rest upon it;

D&C 97:17
But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall not be there; for I will not come into unholy temples.

D&C 138:20
But unto the wicked he did not go, and among the ungodly and the unrepentant who had defiled themselves while in the flesh, his voice was not raised;