Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'where' occurs 513 times in the standard works.

127 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'where' in the standard works and contain 24.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 44 minutes to read the entire list.

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Matt. 6:19-21 (5 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

Luke 22:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:19-21 (4 in 3 verses)

Job 38:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 33:18 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 1:20 (3 in 1 verse)

Rev. 2:13 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:25 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 134:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 35:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 2:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 14:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 12:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 31:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 4:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 2:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 21:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 69:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Song. 1:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 19:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 63:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 46:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 15:55 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 20:84 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 17:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:57-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 264 617 881
NT 137 244 381
BM 45 479 524
DC 52 257 309
PGP 15 44 59
TOTAL 513 1641 2154

D&C 6:14
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast inquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.

D&C 6:32
Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two or three are gathered together in my name, as touching one thing, behold, there will I be in the midst of them-- even so am I in the midst of you.

D&C 20:65
No person is to be ordained to any office in this church, where there is a regularly organized branch of the same, without the vote of that church;

D&C 20:66
But the presiding elders, traveling bishops, high councilors, high priests, and elders, may have the privilege of ordaining, where there is no branch of the church that a vote may be called.

D&C 20:84
All members removing from the church where they reside, if going to a church where they are not known, may take a letter certifying that they are regular members and in good standing, which certificate may be signed by any elder or priest if the member receiving the letter is personally acquainted with the elder or priest, or it may be signed by the teachers or deacons of the church.

D&C 25:15
Keep my commandments continually, and a crown of righteousness thou shalt receive. And except thou do this, where I am you cannot come.

D&C 27:18
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my Spirit, which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be caught up, that where I am ye shall be also. Amen.

D&C 28:9
And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the city Zion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by the Lamanites.

D&C 29:29
And now, behold, I say unto you, never at any time have I declared from mine own mouth that they should return, for where I am they cannot come, for they have no power.

D&C 42:62
Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in mine own due time where the New Jerusalem shall be built.

D&C 66:5
Behold, verily I say unto you, that it is my will that you should proclaim my gospel from land to land, and from city to city, yea, in those regions round about where it has not been proclaimed.

D&C 76:44
Wherefore, he saves all except them-- they shall go away into everlasting punishment, which is endless punishment, which is eternal punishment, to reign with the devil and his angels in eternity, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched, which is their torment--

D&C 76:68
These are they whose names are written in heaven, where God and Christ are the judge of all.

D&C 76:92
And thus we saw the glory of the celestial, which excels in all things-- where God, even the Father, reigns upon his throne forever and ever;

D&C 76:112
And they shall be servants of the Most High; but where God and Christ dwell they cannot come, worlds without end.

D&C 84:74
Verily, verily, I say unto you, they who believe not on your words, and are not baptized in water in my name, for the remission of their sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and shall not come into my Father's kingdom where my Father and I am.

D&C 85:4
Neither is their genealogy to be kept, or to be had where it may be found on any of the records or history of the church.

D&C 85:9
And all they who are not found written in the book of remembrance shall find none inheritance in that day, but they shall be cut asunder, and their portion shall be appointed them among unbelievers, where are wailing and gnashing of teeth.

D&C 90:20
And let mine aged servant, Joseph Smith, Sen., continue with his family upon the place where he now lives; and let it not be sold until the mouth of the Lord shall name.

D&C 90:21
And let my counselor, even Sidney Rigdon, remain where he now resides until the mouth of the Lord shall name.

D&C 98:18
Let not your hearts be troubled; for in my Father's house are many mansions, and I have prepared a place for you; and where my Father and I am, there ye shall be also.

D&C 101:91
Even in outer darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

D&C 104:20
Let my servant Sidney Rigdon have appointed unto him the place where he now resides, and the lot of the tannery for his stewardship, for his support while he is laboring in my vineyard, even as I will, when I shall command him.

D&C 104:39
And again, let my servant Newel K. Whitney have appointed unto him the houses and lot where he now resides, and the lot and building on which the mercantile establishment stands, and also the lot which is on the corner south of the mercantile establishment, and also the lot on which the ashery is situated.

D&C 105:8
But I speak concerning my churches abroad-- there are many who will say: Where is their God? Behold, he will deliver them in time of trouble, otherwise we will not go up unto Zion, and will keep our moneys.

D&C 107:74
Thus shall he be a judge, even a common judge among the inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church where he shall be set apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.

D&C 107:76
But a literal descendant of Aaron has a legal right to the presidency of this priesthood, to the keys of this ministry, to act in the office of bishop independently, without counselors, except in a case where a President of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, is tried, to sit as a judge in Israel.

D&C 109:77
O Lord God Almighty, hear us in these our petitions, and answer us from heaven, thy holy habitation, where thou sittest enthroned, with glory, honor, power, majesty, might, dominion, truth, justice, judgment, mercy, and an infinity of fulness, from everlasting to everlasting.

D&C 111:8
And the place where it is my will that you should tarry, for the main, shall be signalized unto you by the peace and power of my Spirit, that shall flow unto you.

D&C 112:17
That thou mayest be my servant to unlock the door of the kingdom in all places where my servant Joseph, and my servant Sidney, and my servant Hyrum, cannot come;

D&C 116:1
Spring Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet.

D&C 117:8
Is there not room enough on the mountains of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and on the plains of Olaha Shinehah, or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should covet that which is but the drop, and neglect the more weighty matters?

D&C 121:1
O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?

D&C 123:12
For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it--

D&C 124:8
And that I may visit them in the day of visitation, when I shall unveil the face of my covering, to appoint the portion of the oppressor among hypocrites, where there is gnashing of teeth, if they reject my servants and my testimony which I have revealed unto them.

D&C 124:10
For the day of my visitation cometh speedily, in an hour when ye think not of; and where shall be the safety of my people, and refuge for those who shall be left of them?

D&C 124:43
And ye shall build it on the place where you have contemplated building it, for that is the spot which I have chosen for you to build it.

D&C 124:99
And he shall be led in paths where the poisonous serpent cannot lay hold upon his heel, and he shall mount up in the imagination of his thoughts as upon eagles' wings.

D&C 128:13
Consequently, the baptismal font was instituted as a similitude of the grave, and was commanded to be in a place underneath where the living are wont to assemble, to show forth the living and the dead, and that all things may have their likeness, and that they may accord one with another-- that which is earthly conforming to that which is heavenly, as Paul hath declared, 1 Corinthians 15:46, 47, and 48:

D&C 130:7
But they reside in the presence of God, on a globe like a sea of glass and fire, where all things for their glory are manifest, past, present, and future, and are continually before the Lord.

D&C 130:8
The place where God resides is a great Urim and Thummim.

D&C 132:23
But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.

D&C 133:73
These shall go away into outer darkness, where there is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.

D&C 134:11
We believe that men should appeal to the civil law for redress of all wrongs and grievances, where personal abuse is inflicted or the right of property or character infringed, where such laws exist as will protect the same; but we believe that all men are justified in defending themselves, their friends, and property, and the government, from the unlawful assaults and encroachments of all persons in times of exigency, where immediate appeal cannot be made to the laws, and relief afforded.

D&C 135:5
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I ... bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.

D&C 136:10
Let every man use all his influence and property to remove this people to the place where the Lord shall locate a stake of Zion.

D&C 138:5
While I was thus engaged, my mind reverted to the writings of the apostle Peter, to the primitive saints scattered abroad throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, and other parts of Asia, where the gospel had been preached after the crucifixion of the Lord.

D&C 138:22
Where these were, darkness reigned, but among the righteous there was peace;