Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'taken' occurs 542 times in the standard works.

126 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'taken' in the standard works and contain 23.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 53 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 13:26-29 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 52:4-8 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 17:12-13 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 16:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 40:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 9:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 36:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 10:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 12:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:39-40 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 30:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 55:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 24:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 22:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 58:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 30:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 2:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 270 1 271
NT 68 2 70
Matt. 10 0 10
Mark 4 0 4
Luke 17 0 17
John 8 0 8
Acts 16 0 16
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 1 1 2
Gal. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 153 14 167
DC 35 2 37
PGP 16 0 16
TOTAL 542 19 561

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 4:38
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

Luke 5:5
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

Luke 5:9
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

Luke 5:18
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

Luke 5:35
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

Luke 5:36
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Luke 8:37
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

Luke 9:17
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

Luke 10:42
But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Luke 11:52
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Luke 17:34
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

Luke 17:35
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Luke 17:36
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Luke 19:8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

Luke 19:26
For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.