Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'priest' occurs 612 times in the standard works.

336 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'priest' in the standard works and contain 54.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 153 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 13:2-56 (55 in 55 verses)

Lev. 14:11-36 (26 in 26 verses)

Num. 5:15-26 (12 in 12 verses)

Lev. 5:10-18 (9 in 9 verses)

Lev. 27:8-14 (8 in 7 verses)

Abr. 1:7-11 (7 in 5 verses)

Judg. 18:17-20 (6 in 4 verses)

Lev. 4:30-35 (6 in 6 verses)

Lev. 14:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

Lev. 7:5-9 (5 in 5 verses)

Lev. 22:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 6:16-20 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 19:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 2:11-15 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

John 18:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 15:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 15:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 29:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 14:38-40 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 16:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 22:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 21:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 20:82-84 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 107:61-63 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 31:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 35:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 14:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 18:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 35:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 18:3 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 52:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 4:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:64 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 52:38 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 28:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 2:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 6:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 26:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 26:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 17:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 16:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 7:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:20-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 467 327 794
NT 76 90 166
BM 26 97 123
2 Ne. 1 5 6
Jacob 0 1 1
Jarom 0 1 1
Mosiah 5 41 46
Alma 16 38 54
Hel. 0 1 1
3 Ne. 1 5 6
4 Ne. 0 1 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 2 4 6
DC 30 168 198
PGP 13 20 33
TOTAL 612 702 1314

2 Ne. 18:2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

Mosiah 18:18
And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from God, ordained priests; even one priest to every fifty of their number did he ordain to preach unto them, and to teach them concerning the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Mosiah 23:16
And now, Alma was their high priest, he being the founder of their church.

Mosiah 25:21
Therefore they did assemble themselves together in different bodies, being called churches; every church having their priests and their teachers, and every priest preaching the word according as it was delivered to him by the mouth of Alma.

Mosiah 26:7
And it came to pass that they were brought before the priests, and delivered up unto the priests by the teachers; and the priests brought them before Alma, who was the high priest.

Mosiah 29:42
And it came to pass that Alma was appointed to be the first chief judge, he being also the high priest, his father having conferred the office upon him, and having given him the charge concerning all the affairs of the church.

Alma 1:3
And he had gone about among the people, preaching to them that which he termed to be the word of God, bearing down against the church; declaring unto the people that every priest and teacher ought to become popular; and they ought not to labor with their hands, but that they ought to be supported by the people.

Alma 1:26
And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest, not esteeming himself above his hearers, for the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal, and they did all labor, every man according to his strength.

Alma 4:4
And they began to establish the church more fully; yea, and many were baptized in the waters of Sidon and were joined to the church of God; yea, they were baptized by the hand of Alma, who had been consecrated the high priest over the people of the church, by the hand of his father Alma.

Alma 4:18
Now Alma did not grant unto him the office of being high priest over the church, but he retained the office of high priest unto himself; but he delivered the judgment-seat unto Nephihah.

Alma 5:3
I, Alma, having been consecrated by my father, Alma, to be a high priest over the church of God, he having power and authority from God to do these things, behold, I say unto you that he began to establish a church in the land which was in the borders of Nephi; yea, the land which was called the land of Mormon; yea, and he did baptize his brethren in the waters of Mormon.

Alma 8:11
Nevertheless, they hardened their hearts, saying unto him: Behold, we know that thou art Alma; and we know that thou art high priest over the church which thou hast established in many parts of the land, according to your tradition; and we are not of thy church, and we do not believe in such foolish traditions.

Alma 8:23
And after he had eaten and was filled he said unto Amulek: I am Alma, and am the high priest over the church of God throughout the land.

Alma 13:14
Yea, humble yourselves even as the people in the days of Melchizedek, who was also a high priest after this same order which I have spoken, who also took upon him the high priesthood forever.

Alma 16:5
Therefore, he that had been appointed chief captain over the armies of the Nephites, (and his name was Zoram, and he had two sons, Lehi and Aha)-- now Zoram and his two sons, knowing that Alma was high priest over the church, and having heard that he had the spirit of prophecy, therefore they went unto him and desired of him to know whither the Lord would that they should go into the wilderness in search of their brethren, who had been taken captive by the Lamanites.

Alma 30:20
But behold they were more wise than many of the Nephites; for they took him, and bound him, and carried him before Ammon, who was a high priest over that people.

Alma 30:21
And it came to pass that he caused that he should be carried out of the land. And he came over into the land of Gideon, and began to preach unto them also; and here he did not have much success, for he was taken and bound and carried before the high priest, and also the chief judge over the land.

Alma 30:22
And it came to pass that the high priest said unto him: Why do ye go about perverting the ways of the Lord? Why do ye teach this people that there shall be no Christ, to interrupt their rejoicings? Why do ye speak against all the prophecies of the holy prophets?

Alma 30:23
Now the high priest's name was Giddonah. And Korihor said unto him: Because I do not teach the foolish traditions of your fathers, and because I do not teach this people to bind themselves down under the foolish ordinances and performances which are laid down by ancient priests, to usurp power and authority over them, to keep them in ignorance, that they may not lift up their heads, but be brought down according to thy words.

Alma 30:29
Now when the high priest and the chief judge saw the hardness of his heart, yea, when they saw that he would revile even against God, they would not make any reply to his words; but they caused that he should be bound; and they delivered him up into the hands of the officers, and sent him to the land of Zarahemla, that he might be brought before Alma, and the chief judge who was governor over all the land.

3 Ne. 6:22
Now there was no lawyer nor judge nor high priest that could have power to condemn any one to death save their condemnation was signed by the governor of the land.

Ether 14:9
And it came to pass that his high priest murdered him as he sat upon his throne.

Moro. 3:3
In the name of Jesus Christ I ordain you to be a priest (or if he be a teacher, I ordain you to be a teacher) to preach repentance and remission of sins through Jesus Christ, by the endurance of faith on his name to the end. Amen.

Moro. 4:1
The manner of their elders and priests administering the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church; and they administered it according to the commandments of Christ; wherefore we know the manner to be true; and the elder or priest did minister it--