Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saw' occurs 878 times in the standard works.

281 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saw' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 125 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 11:29-12:21 (29 in 29 verses)

1 Ne. 14:28-30 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Dan. 8:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 31:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:65-67 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 43:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)


John 11:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

 11:31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

 11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

 11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,




Rev. 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 77:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:43 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:22-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:91-92 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 137:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 327 18 345
NT 221 9 230
Matt. 42 0 42
Mark 32 0 32
Luke 36 0 36
John 30 0 30
Acts 33 1 34
Gal. 3 0 3
Philip. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 1 3
Rev. 42 7 49
BM 259 1 260
DC 28 2 30
PGP 43 0 43
TOTAL 878 30 908

John 1:32
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

John 1:34
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

John 1:38
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

John 1:39
He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

John 1:48
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

John 1:50
Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

John 2:23
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

John 6:2
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

John 6:5
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

John 6:22
The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

John 6:24
When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

John 8:10
When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

John 9:1
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

John 11:31
The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

John 11:32
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 11:33
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

John 12:41
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

John 19:6
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

John 19:26
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

John 19:35
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

John 20:5
And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

John 20:8
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

John 20:14
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

John 20:20
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

John 21:9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.