Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prepare' occurs 179 times in the standard works.

53 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prepare' in the standard works and contain 29.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 46:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 2:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 65:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:92 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)


Jer. 51:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

 51:27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

 51:28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.




Mark 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 66 85 151
Gen. 0 2 2
Ex. 2 2 4
Num. 5 3 8
Deut. 1 0 1
Josh. 2 2 4
1 Sam. 2 0 2
2 Sam. 0 1 1
1 Kgs. 1 3 4
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 2 11 13
2 Chr. 4 19 23
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 4 4
Esth. 1 6 7
Job 4 3 7
Ps. 4 10 14
Prov. 2 3 5
Isa. 7 2 9
Jer. 7 0 7
Ezek. 18 3 21
Dan. 0 1 1
Hosea 0 2 2
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 0 4 4
Micah 1 0 1
Nahum 0 1 1
Zeph. 0 1 1
Mal. 1 0 1
NT 15 24 39
BM 48 91 139
DC 47 52 99
PGP 3 7 10
TOTAL 179 259 438

Jer. 6:4
Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.

Jer. 12:3
But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Jer. 22:7
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

Jer. 46:14
Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

Jer. 51:12
Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the Lord hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jer. 51:27
Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.

Jer. 51:28
Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.