Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'punishment' occurs 55 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'punishment' in the standard works and contain 45.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 7 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 19:10-12 (6 in 3 verses)

 19:10 For, behold, the mystery of godliness, how great is it! For, behold, I am endless, and the punishment which is given from my hand is endless punishment, for Endless is my name. Wherefore--

 19:11 Eternal punishment is God's punishment.

 19:12 Endless punishment is God's punishment.





Ezek. 14:10 (3 in 1 verse)

 14:10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;





D&C 76:44 (3 in 1 verse)

 76:44 Wherefore, he saves all except them-- they shall go away into everlasting punishment, which is endless punishment, which is eternal punishment, to reign with the devil and his angels in eternity, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched, which is their torment--





Alma 42:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

 42:16 Now, repentance could not come unto men except there were a punishment, which also was eternal as the life of the soul should be, affixed opposite to the plan of happiness, which was as eternal also as the life of the soul.

 42:17 Now, how could a man repent except he should sin? How could he sin if there was no law? How could there be a law save there was a punishment?

 42:18 Now, there was a punishment affixed, and a just law given, which brought remorse of conscience unto man.





Lam. 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

 4:6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.





Zech. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

 14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.





2 Ne. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

 2:10 And because of the intercession for all, all men come unto God; wherefore, they stand in the presence of him, to be judged of him according to the truth and holiness which is in him. Wherefore, the ends of the law which the Holy One hath given, unto the inflicting of the punishment which is affixed, which punishment that is affixed is in opposition to that of the happiness which is affixed, to answer the ends of the atonement--





2 Ne. 9:25 (2 in 1 verse)

 9:25 Wherefore, he has given a law; and where there is no law given there is no punishment; and where there is no punishment there is no condemnation; and where there is no condemnation the mercies of the Holy One of Israel have claim upon them, because of the atonement; for they are delivered by the power of him.





Alma 42:22 (2 in 1 verse)

 42:22 But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth the creature and executeth the law, and the law inflicteth the punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God would cease to be God.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 23 2 25
NT 4 0 4
BM 15 2 17
DC 12 1 13
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 55 5 60

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