Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saith' occurs 1650 times in the standard works.

732 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saith' in the standard works and contain 44.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 339 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 117:4-118:1 (15 in 14 verses)

John 21:10-22 (13 in 13 verses)

Hel. 13:10-21 (12 in 12 verses)

Jer. 23:23-33 (11 in 11 verses)

Jer. 31:31-38 (9 in 8 verses)


Hag. 2:4-11 (9 in 8 verses)

 2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

 2:5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

 2:6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

 2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

 2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

 2:10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

 2:11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,




Mal. 1:8-14 (7 in 7 verses)

John 20:13-19 (7 in 7 verses)

1 Ne. 13:33-36 (6 in 4 verses)

Jer. 22:30-23:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Jer. 29:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 36:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 8:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

John 2:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 19:12-17 (6 in 6 verses)

Jacob 2:28-33 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 127:4-9 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 132:8-13 (6 in 6 verses)

Zech. 1:3-4 (5 in 2 verses)

Hel. 15:16-17 (5 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:14-17 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 12:9-12 (5 in 4 verses)

D&C 112:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Isa. 52:3-7 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 3:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 29:31-30:3 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 33:10-14 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 25:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Mal. 1:2-6 (5 in 5 verses)

John 1:45-49 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:50-54 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 48:47-49:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 13:6-8 (4 in 3 verses)

Mark 11:21-23 (4 in 3 verses)

Heb. 8:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 6:17-7:1 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 28:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:50-52 (4 in 3 verses)

Isa. 44:26-45:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 66:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 9:22-25 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 13:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 21:12-22:1 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 29:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 34:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 3:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 4:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 1:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 2:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Mal. 3:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 10:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 24:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 132:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

Hag. 2:23 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 14:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 17:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

John 16:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 24:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 4:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:25-66:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 16:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 25:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 30:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 35:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 39:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 49:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 51:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 20:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 36:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 1:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Mal. 2:16-3:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 20:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

John 4:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

John 13:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

John 19:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 10:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Heb. 1:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 3:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 26:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 2:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 66:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 114:1-115:1 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:135-137 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 2:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 28:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 41:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 66:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 34:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 35:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 12:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 30:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 8:29 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:17 (2 in 1 verse)

John 18:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 3:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 11:20 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 38:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 120:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 132:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 3:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 22:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 45:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 2:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 12:17-13:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 15:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 22:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 23:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 27:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 36:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 44:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 45:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:58-59 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 18:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 32:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 36:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 1:15-2:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Obad. 1:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 4:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

John 4:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

John 11:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 7:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Cor. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

James 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 2:29-3:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 3:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 22:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 26:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 7:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 11:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 21:29-22:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 78:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 79:4-80:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 85:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 87:8-88:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:48-99:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 113:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:71-72 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:75-76 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:119-120 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 125:4-126:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 955 0 955
Gen. 5 0 5
Ex. 11 0 11
Num. 5 0 5
Josh. 4 0 4
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 8 0 8
2 Sam. 7 0 7
1 Kgs. 20 0 20
2 Kgs. 32 0 32
1 Chr. 4 0 4
2 Chr. 14 0 14
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 6 0 6
Ps. 3 0 3
Prov. 11 0 11
Eccl. 5 0 5
Isa. 109 0 109
Jer. 336 0 336
Lam. 2 0 2
Ezek. 212 0 212
Hosea 4 0 4
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 45 0 45
Obad. 4 0 4
Micah 5 0 5
Nahum 3 0 3
Hab. 1 0 1
Zeph. 6 0 6
Hag. 19 0 19
Zech. 42 0 42
Mal. 27 0 27
NT 307 0 307
BM 187 0 187
DC 198 0 198
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 1650 0 1650

Hag. 1:5
Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

Hag. 1:7
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

Hag. 1:8
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.

Hag. 1:9
Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

Hag. 1:13
Then spake Haggai the Lord's messenger in the Lord's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.

Hag. 2:4
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

Hag. 2:6
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Hag. 2:7
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

Hag. 2:8
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Hag. 2:9
The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.

Hag. 2:11
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

Hag. 2:14
Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.

Hag. 2:17
I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the Lord.

Hag. 2:23
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.