Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'minister' occurs 142 times in the standard works.

31 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'minister' in the standard works and contain 21.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 7:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 28:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 18:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 13:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 22:23 (2 in 1 verse)


Ex. 28:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

 28:3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

 28:4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.




Ex. 28:43-29:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 66 36 102
Ex. 18 0 18
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 11 1 12
Deut. 5 1 6
Josh. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 1 2 3
2 Sam. 0 1 1
1 Kgs. 1 4 5
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 5 3 8
2 Chr. 7 2 9
Ezra 0 2 2
Neh. 2 0 2
Esth. 0 2 2
Ps. 1 2 3
Isa. 2 1 3
Jer. 1 2 3
Ezek. 9 7 16
Dan. 0 1 1
Joel 0 4 4
NT 34 40 74
BM 35 52 87
DC 6 58 64
PGP 1 7 8
TOTAL 142 193 335

Ex. 24:13
And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

Ex. 28:1
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Ex. 28:3
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 28:4
And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 28:35
And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

Ex. 28:41
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 28:43
And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Ex. 29:1
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

Ex. 29:30
And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.

Ex. 29:44
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.

Ex. 30:20
When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:

Ex. 30:30
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 31:10
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

Ex. 35:19
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

Ex. 39:26
A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Ex. 39:41
The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office.

Ex. 40:13
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Ex. 40:15
And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.