Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'elder' occurs 62 times in the standard works.

14 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'elder' in the standard works and contain 22.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 20:84-21:1 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 107:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Tim. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 11 119 130
NT 9 60 69
Matt. 0 13 13
Mark 0 7 7
Luke 1 5 6
Acts 0 18 18
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 1 4
Titus 0 1 1
Heb. 0 1 1
James 0 1 1
1 Pet. 2 1 3
2 Jn. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 0 12 12
BM 9 9 18
DC 32 86 118
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 62 274 336

Luke 15:25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

Rom. 9:12
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

1 Tim. 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

1 Tim. 5:2
The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

1 Tim. 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.

1 Pet. 5:1
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

1 Pet. 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

2 Jn. 1:1
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

3 Jn. 1:1
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.