Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'observe' occurs 103 times in the standard works.

25 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'observe' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 11 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 98:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 24:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 11:32-12:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:65-66 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 97:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 48 13 61
NT 7 2 9
Matt. 3 0 3
Mark 0 2 2
Acts 2 0 2
Gal. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
BM 26 6 32
DC 22 3 25
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 103 24 127

Matt. 23:3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Matt. 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Acts 16:21
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

Acts 21:25
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

Gal. 4:10
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

1 Tim. 5:21
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.