Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heard' occurs 836 times in the standard works.

179 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heard' in the standard works and contain 21.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 17:15-17 (5 in 3 verses)

Isa. 37:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 37:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 18:22-19:1 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 11:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 30:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 7:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 26:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)


Col. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

 1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

 1:6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:




Rev. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 14:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:39 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 30:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 4:34-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:13-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 393 12 405
NT 248 0 248
Matt. 32 0 32
Mark 25 0 25
Luke 31 0 31
John 33 0 33
Acts 54 0 54
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 2 0 2
Eph. 4 0 4
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 5 0 5
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Heb. 6 0 6
James 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 9 0 9
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 33 0 33
BM 141 2 143
DC 31 0 31
PGP 23 0 23
TOTAL 836 14 850

Col. 1:4
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

Col. 1:5
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Col. 1:6
Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

Col. 1:9
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Col. 1:23
If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;