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)

 5:24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

 5:25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.




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

Acts 2:46
And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

Acts 3:2
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Acts 3:3
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

Acts 3:8
And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

Acts 3:10
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

Acts 4:1
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

Acts 5:20
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

Acts 5:21
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Acts 5:24
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

Acts 5:25
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

Acts 7:48
Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Acts 17:24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Acts 19:27
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

Acts 21:28
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

Acts 21:29
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

Acts 21:30
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

Acts 22:17
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

Acts 24:6
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

Acts 24:12
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

Acts 24:18
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

Acts 25:8
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

Acts 26:21
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.