Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'when' occurs 3701 times in the standard works.

1382 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'when' in the standard works and contain 37.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 614 minutes to read the entire list.

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Job 29:2-11 (11 in 10 verses)

Ezek. 1:17-25 (10 in 9 verses)

Morm. 8:26-34 (10 in 9 verses)

Prov. 8:24-29 (8 in 6 verses)

Alma 33:4-10 (8 in 7 verses)


Matt. 2:7-14 (8 in 8 verses)

 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

 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.

 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:




Alma 58:14-21 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 107:45-52 (8 in 8 verses)

D&C 132:15-19 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Chr. 1:44-50 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 22:17-23 (7 in 7 verses)

Deut. 6:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Acts 28:15-19 (6 in 5 verses)

Job 38:38-39:2 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 7:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Matt. 6:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

3 Ne. 13:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

JS-H 1:42-47 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 10:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

James 1:12-15 (5 in 4 verses)

Morm. 9:2-5 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 10:34-11:2 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Sam. 4:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 20:21-25 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Chr. 22:6-10 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 46:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Luke 10:31-35 (5 in 5 verses)

Acts 23:33-24:2 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 25:7-11 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 45:34-38 (5 in 5 verses)

Moses 7:45-49 (5 in 5 verses)

Deut. 11:19 (4 in 1 verse)

Micah 5:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 49:16-18 (4 in 3 verses)

Prov. 28:28-29:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 16:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Ether 4:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 13:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 30:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 9:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 23:24-24:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 25:17-26:1 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 10:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 5:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 6:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Matt. 20:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 11:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 14:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

John 6:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

John 20:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Acts 5:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Acts 8:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Acts 24:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 11:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Pet. 2:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 24:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 27:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 47:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 62:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 20:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Ether 6:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Prov. 6:22 (3 in 1 verse)

Prov. 23:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 25:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:6 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 20:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Esth. 2:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 31:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 1:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

Prov. 30:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Zech. 13:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 2:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

John 2:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

John 21:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 18:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 13:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:29-30 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 2:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 16:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 2:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 5:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 14:57-15:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 26:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 10:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 23:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 23:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 24:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 27:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 6:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 5:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 20:39-41 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 5:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 10:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 3:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 10:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 12:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 8:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 10:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

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