Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'read' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

59 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'read' in the standard works and contain 45% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 1:11-14 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 27:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 25:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Col. 4:16 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 22:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 36:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 138:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 8:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 42 646 688
NT 28 176 204
BM 52 96 148
1 Ne. 13 1 14
2 Ne. 14 13 27
Jacob 2 3 5
Jarom 0 2 2
Mosiah 9 6 15
Alma 4 16 20
Hel. 2 11 13
3 Ne. 1 30 31
4 Ne. 0 2 2
Morm. 2 3 5
Ether 3 7 10
Moro. 2 2 4
DC 7 41 48
PGP 2 15 17
TOTAL 131 974 1105

2 Ne. 2:17
And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose that an angel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from heaven; wherefore, he became a devil, having sought that which was evil before God.

2 Ne. 6:4
And now, behold, I would speak unto you concerning things which are, and which are to come; wherefore, I will read you the words of Isaiah. And they are the words which my brother has desired that I should speak unto you. And I speak unto you for your sakes, that ye may learn and glorify the name of your God.

2 Ne. 6:5
And now, the words which I shall read are they which Isaiah spake concerning all the house of Israel; wherefore, they may be likened unto you, for ye are of the house of Israel. And there are many things which have been spoken by Isaiah which may be likened unto you, because ye are of the house of Israel.

2 Ne. 9:1
And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord that he has covenanted with all the house of Israel--

2 Ne. 27:11
And the day cometh that the words of the book which were sealed shall be read upon the house tops; and they shall be read by the power of Christ; and all things shall be revealed unto the children of men which ever have been among the children of men, and which ever will be even unto the end of the earth.

2 Ne. 27:15
But behold, it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall say unto him to whom he shall deliver the book: Take these words which are not sealed and deliver them to another, that he may show them unto the learned, saying: Read this, I pray thee. And the learned shall say: Bring hither the book, and I will read them.

2 Ne. 27:18
Then shall the learned say: I cannot read it.

2 Ne. 27:20
Then shall the Lord God say unto him: The learned shall not read them, for they have rejected them, and I am able to do mine own work; wherefore thou shalt read the words which I shall give unto thee.

2 Ne. 27:22
Wherefore, when thou hast read the words which I have commanded thee, and obtained the witnesses which I have promised unto thee, then shalt thou seal up the book again, and hide it up unto me, that I may preserve the words which thou hast not read, until I shall see fit in mine own wisdom to reveal all things unto the children of men.

2 Ne. 27:24
And again it shall come to pass that the Lord shall say unto him that shall read the words that shall be delivered him: