Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'witness' occurs 194 times in the standard works.

64 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'witness' in the standard works and contain 33% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 26 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 5:31-37 (8 in 7 verses)

1 Jn. 5:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Mark 14:55-60 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Sam. 12:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 6:22-24 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 19:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

John 1:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:50-52 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 14:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 24:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 16:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 14:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 14:25 (2 in 1 verse)

John 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 17:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 63 25 88
NT 72 33 105
Matt. 6 5 11
Mark 8 1 9
Luke 4 2 6
John 21 1 22
Acts 10 11 21
Rom. 5 1 6
1 Cor. 0 1 1
2 Cor. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 1 1 2
1 Tim. 0 3 3
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 3 3 6
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 0 1 1
1 Jn. 7 0 7
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 1 4
BM 39 31 70
DC 19 14 33
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 194 103 297

Matt. 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Matt. 18:16
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Matt. 19:18
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Matt. 23:31
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Matt. 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matt. 26:59
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

Matt. 26:60
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

Matt. 26:62
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

Matt. 26:65
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

Matt. 27:13
Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

Mark 10:19
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Mark 14:55
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

Mark 14:56
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

Mark 14:57
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

Mark 14:59
But neither so did their witness agree together.

Mark 14:60
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

Mark 14:63
Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

Mark 15:4
And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

Luke 1:2
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Luke 11:48
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

Luke 18:20
Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

Luke 22:71
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Luke 24:48
And ye are witnesses of these things.

John 1:7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 1:15
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

John 3:11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 3:26
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

John 5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

John 5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

John 5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

John 5:36
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

John 5:37
And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

John 8:18
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

John 10:25
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

John 18:23
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

John 18:37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:22
Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 2:32
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Acts 3:15
And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

Acts 4:33
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Acts 5:32
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

Acts 6:13
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Acts 10:39
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

Acts 10:41
Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

Acts 10:43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

Acts 13:31
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

Acts 14:17
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Acts 15:8
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

Acts 20:23
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

Acts 22:15
For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Acts 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

Acts 26:16
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

Acts 26:22
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

Rom. 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

Rom. 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Rom. 3:21
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

Rom. 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Rom. 9:1
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

Rom. 13:9
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1 Cor. 15:15
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

2 Cor. 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

1 Thes. 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

1 Thes. 2:10
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

1 Tim. 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

1 Tim. 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

1 Tim. 6:13
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

2 Tim. 2:2
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Titus 1:13
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

Heb. 2:4
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

Heb. 7:8
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

Heb. 10:15
Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

Heb. 10:28
He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

Heb. 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Heb. 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

James 5:3
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

1 Pet. 5:1
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

2 Pet. 1:16
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

1 Jn. 1:2
(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1 Jn. 5:6
This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

1 Jn. 5:8
And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

1 Jn. 5:9
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

1 Jn. 5:10
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

3 Jn. 1:6
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

Rev. 1:5
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Rev. 3:14
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Rev. 11:3
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Rev. 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.