Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'purpose' occurs 102 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'purpose' in the standard works and contain 21.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 9:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 37:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Cor. 1:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:8 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:80 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 19 19 38
NT 17 6 23
Matt. 1 0 1
Acts 4 2 6
Rom. 3 1 4
2 Cor. 2 1 3
Eph. 3 2 5
Col. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 2 0 2
1 Jn. 1 0 1
BM 34 14 48
DC 27 7 34
PGP 5 1 6
TOTAL 102 47 149

Acts 19:21
After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

Acts 20:3
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

Rom. 1:13
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

2 Cor. 9:7
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Eph. 1:9
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

Eph. 3:11
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: