Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'return' occurs 384 times in the standard works.

103 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'return' in the standard works and contain 26.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 37 minutes to read the entire list.

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Dan. 11:28-30 (5 in 3 verses)

Song. 6:13 (4 in 1 verse)

Deut. 20:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 15:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 44:14 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:55 (3 in 1 verse)

Mal. 3:7 (3 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:7 (3 in 1 verse)

Ruth 1:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:41 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 17:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 12:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 22:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 11:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 20:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 4:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 18:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 10:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 5:15-6:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 20:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 250 162 412
NT 13 33 46
Matt. 4 1 5
Mark 0 1 1
Luke 5 18 23
Acts 4 9 13
Gal. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 2 2
1 Pet. 0 1 1
BM 86 59 145
DC 28 0 28
PGP 7 1 8
TOTAL 384 255 639

Matt. 2:12
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Matt. 10:13
And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Matt. 12:44
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Matt. 21:18
Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

Matt. 24:18
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

Mark 14:40
And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

Luke 1:56
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

Luke 2:20
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Luke 2:39
And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

Luke 2:43
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

Luke 4:1
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Luke 4:14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

Luke 7:10
And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

Luke 8:37
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

Luke 8:39
Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Luke 8:40
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

Luke 9:10
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

Luke 10:17
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Luke 11:24
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

Luke 12:36
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Luke 17:18
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

Luke 17:31
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

Luke 19:12
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Luke 19:15
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Luke 23:48
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

Luke 23:56
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Luke 24:9
And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

Luke 24:33
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

Luke 24:52
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

Acts 1:12
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

Acts 5:22
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Acts 8:25
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Acts 8:28
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

Acts 12:25
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Acts 13:13
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

Acts 13:34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

Acts 14:21
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

Acts 15:16
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

Acts 18:21
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

Acts 20:3
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

Acts 21:6
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.

Acts 23:32
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

Gal. 1:17
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

Heb. 7:1
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

Heb. 11:15
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

1 Pet. 2:25
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.