Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'temple' occurs 246 times in the standard works.

107 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'temple' in the standard works and contain 43.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 41 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Kgs. 11:10-13 (5 in 4 verses)

Acts 2:46-3:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 21:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Rev. 15:5-16:1 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 5:16 (4 in 1 verse)

Ezra 5:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 3:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-M 1:2-4 (4 in 3 verses)

Zech. 6:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 21:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 23:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 7:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

John 2:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezra 6:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 6:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 11:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 21:22 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 41:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:18-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 87 7 94
NT 117 2 119
Matt. 20 0 20
Mark 12 0 12
Luke 19 0 19
John 14 0 14
Acts 25 2 27
1 Cor. 7 0 7
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Eph. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
Rev. 16 0 16
BM 22 9 31
DC 16 4 20
PGP 4 0 4
TOTAL 246 22 268

Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Luke 1:21
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Luke 1:22
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

Luke 2:27
And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

Luke 2:37
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Luke 2:46
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

Luke 4:9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

Luke 11:51
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

Luke 19:45
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

Luke 19:47
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

Luke 20:1
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

Luke 21:5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

Luke 21:37
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

Luke 21:38
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.

Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

Luke 22:53
When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Luke 23:45
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

Luke 24:53
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.