Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'mystery' occurs 31 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'mystery' in the standard works and contain 12.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eph. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Col. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 0 0 0
NT 22 0 22
BM 4 0 4
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 1 0 1
Alma 1 0 1
Hel. 1 0 1
DC 5 0 5
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 31 0 31

Jacob 4:18
Behold, my beloved brethren, I will unfold this mystery unto you; if I do not, by any means, get shaken from my firmness in the Spirit, and stumble because of my over anxiety for you.

Mosiah 8:19
And now, when Ammon had made an end of speaking these words the king rejoiced exceedingly, and gave thanks to God, saying: Doubtless a great mystery is contained within these plates, and these interpreters were doubtless prepared for the purpose of unfolding all such mysteries to the children of men.

Alma 40:3
Behold, he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead. But behold, my son, the resurrection is not yet. Now, I unfold unto you a mystery; nevertheless, there are many mysteries which are kept, that no one knoweth them save God himself. But I show unto you one thing which I have inquired diligently of God that I might know-- that is concerning the resurrection.

Hel. 16:21
And they will, by the cunning and the mysterious arts of the evil one, work some great mystery which we cannot understand, which will keep us down to be servants to their words, and also servants unto them, for we depend upon them to teach us the word; and thus will they keep us in ignorance if we will yield ourselves unto them, all the days of our lives.