Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'high' occurs 614 times in the standard works.

184 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'high' in the standard works and contain 30% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 79 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 102:24-30 (9 in 7 verses)

D&C 102:1-8 (9 in 8 verses)

Alma 13:6-14 (9 in 9 verses)

D&C 107:76-82 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 20:66-67 (6 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:33-38 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 107:64-69 (6 in 6 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

John 18:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

Heb. 7:26-8:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 30:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 107:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 14:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 9:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 2:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 17:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 7:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 12:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 4:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 35:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 14:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 22:43 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 12:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 15:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 17:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 24:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 85:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 12:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 68:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 113:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 17:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 31:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:60-61 (2 in 2 verses)


Acts 23:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

 23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.




Heb. 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 6:20-7:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 4:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 81:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 332 73 405
NT 84 27 111
Matt. 9 3 12
Mark 11 2 13
Luke 7 12 19
John 12 0 12
Acts 17 1 18
Rom. 2 3 5
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 2 0 2
Philip. 1 1 2
1 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Heb. 20 1 21
Rev. 2 1 3
BM 69 24 93
DC 122 10 132
PGP 7 0 7
TOTAL 614 134 748

Acts 4:6
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Acts 5:17
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

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 5:27
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Acts 7:1
Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

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

Acts 9:1
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Acts 12:20
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

Acts 13:17
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

Acts 16:17
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

Acts 23:2
And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

Acts 23:4
And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

Acts 23:5
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Acts 24:1
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

Acts 25:2
Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,