How many words where spoken by Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon?

Answer 1

I looked up "Jesus" on the lds.org scripture search and got 165 scripture references from the Book of Mormon. Many of the scripture references used Jesus's name more than once and I didn't count all of those.

However, there are many other names for "Jesus." Some of them are:

Christ

Savior

Advocate

Redeemer

The Lamb

The Lamb of God

Lord

Prince of Peace

Messiah

Deliverer

There are also many others. Just using "Jesus" will not get the complete reference collection, as Jesus is refered to by many other names.

Answer 2

There are several ways this question could be answered. Those who believe the Book of Mormon is a sacred book of scripture believe that every word was written by the inspiration of God, so one could answer tht every word was spoken by Jesus Christ.

There are many instances in which the writer tells of revelation or direction they recieved from God, and so you could say that only those words were from Jesus Christ.

Or, by a narrower definition, the actual physical person of Jesus Christ is only found in the book of Third Nephi, chapters 11-26. In these verses, Jesus says a total of 12,572 words, and many other things that he said are summarized rather than quoted. Of those words that are quotes, Jesus explains baptism, repeats many of his New Testament teachings, quotes Isaiah and Malachi, introduces the sacrament (Lord's Supper), ordains leaders to take over after he leaves, and instructs the people to study the scriptures and record their own history. He also blesses the sick and prays with and for the people.

Answer 3

The word "Jesus" appears in 166 verses in the Book of Mormon, with many of these verses using the word more than once.

Similar words are also used to refer to Jesus such as Christ (323 verses), Redeemer (40 verses), Savior (14 verses), Lord (1282 verses), Son of God (149 verses), etc.