Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'thing' occurs 743 times in the standard works.

170 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'thing' in the standard works and contain 22.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 72 minutes to read the entire list.

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Lev. 15:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Moro. 7:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Dan. 10:1 (3 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:26-41:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 1:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 8:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 6:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:52-54 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 13:57-59 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 7:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 14:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 9:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

Moro. 7:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 30:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 27:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 18:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 32:47 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 6:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 23:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 13:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 2:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 47:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Cor. 2:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:9 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)


Gen. 1:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.




Gen. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 13:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 22:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 15:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 28:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 42:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 42:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 32:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 94:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 430 565 995
Gen. 42 20 62
Ex. 23 15 38
Lev. 55 29 84
Num. 15 19 34
Deut. 37 29 66
Josh. 17 9 26
Judg. 15 6 21
Ruth 1 1 2
1 Sam. 21 18 39
2 Sam. 25 13 38
1 Kgs. 16 15 31
2 Kgs. 15 17 32
1 Chr. 9 22 31
2 Chr. 7 19 26
Ezra 4 5 9
Neh. 2 12 14
Esth. 5 12 17
Job 18 32 50
Ps. 13 40 53
Prov. 5 33 38
Eccl. 18 18 36
Isa. 15 66 81
Jer. 21 41 62
Lam. 2 8 10
Ezek. 10 32 42
Dan. 13 13 26
Hosea 3 4 7
Joel 0 4 4
Amos 1 3 4
Obad. 0 2 2
Jonah 1 0 1
Micah 0 1 1
Hab. 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Hag. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 4 4
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 119 861 980
BM 143 1005 1148
DC 35 512 547
PGP 16 99 115
TOTAL 743 3042 3785

Gen. 1:24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Gen. 1:25
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Gen. 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Gen. 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Gen. 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Gen. 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Gen. 6:7
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Gen. 6:17
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Gen. 6:19
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Gen. 6:20
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Gen. 7:8
Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

Gen. 7:14
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

Gen. 7:21
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

Gen. 7:23
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

Gen. 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

Gen. 8:17
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

Gen. 8:19
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

Gen. 8:21
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Gen. 9:3
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Gen. 11:6
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Gen. 14:23
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Gen. 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Gen. 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Gen. 18:17
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Gen. 19:8
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Gen. 19:21
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Gen. 19:22
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Gen. 20:8
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

Gen. 20:10
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Gen. 21:11
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

Gen. 21:26
And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

Gen. 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Gen. 22:12
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

Gen. 22:16
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Gen. 22:20
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

Gen. 24:1
And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.

Gen. 24:28
And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things.

Gen. 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Gen. 24:53
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

Gen. 24:66
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

Gen. 26:29
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

Gen. 29:13
And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

Gen. 30:31
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

Gen. 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Gen. 34:14
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

Gen. 34:19
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

Gen. 38:10
And the thing which he did displeased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.

Gen. 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

Gen. 39:9
There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

Gen. 39:23
The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

Gen. 40:1
And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Gen. 40:15
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

Gen. 41:28
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Gen. 41:32
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Gen. 41:37
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

Gen. 42:36
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.

Gen. 44:7
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Gen. 45:23
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

Gen. 48:1
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.