Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'work' occurs 685 times in the standard works.

245 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'work' in the standard works and contain 35.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 96 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ex. 35:29-36:8 (18 in 15 verses)

Ether 10:23-27 (7 in 5 verses)

D&C 124:49-53 (6 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 3:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 15:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 3:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 21:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 21:26-28 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Eccl. 8:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 14:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Acts 13:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 90:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)


Moses 3:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

 3:2 And on the seventh day I, God, ended my work, and all things which I had made; and I rested on the seventh day from all my work, and all things which I had made were finished, and I, God, saw that they were good;

 3:3 And I, God, blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it I had rested from all my work which I, God, had created and made.




Ex. 39:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 4:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 29:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

John 6:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 11:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 94:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 35:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 23:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 8:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 9:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 22:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 25:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 5:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 6:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

John 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 9:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Rom. 11:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:13 (2 in 1 verse)

4 Ne. 1:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 3:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 18:44 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 29:32 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 77:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:95 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 115:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 5:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 20:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 31:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 39:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 23:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 24:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 7:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 19:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 27:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:64-65 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:78-79 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 350 202 552
NT 70 171 241
BM 133 174 307
DC 118 66 184
PGP 14 16 30
Moses 6 13 19
Abr. 2 3 5
JS-H 6 0 6
TOTAL 685 629 1314

Moses 1:4
And, behold, thou art my son; wherefore look, and I will show thee the workmanship of mine hands; but not all, for my works are without end, and also my words, for they never cease.

Moses 1:5
Wherefore, no man can behold all my works, except he behold all my glory; and no man can behold all my glory, and afterwards remain in the flesh on the earth.

Moses 1:6
And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all.

Moses 1:38
And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.

Moses 1:39
For behold, this is my work and my glory-- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

Moses 3:2
And on the seventh day I, God, ended my work, and all things which I had made; and I rested on the seventh day from all my work, and all things which I had made were finished, and I, God, saw that they were good;

Moses 3:3
And I, God, blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it I had rested from all my work which I, God, had created and made.

Moses 5:51
For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret combination, and their works were in the dark, and they knew every man his brother.

Moses 5:52
Wherefore the Lord cursed Lamech, and his house, and all them that had covenanted with Satan; for they kept not the commandments of God, and it displeased God, and he ministered not unto them, and their works were abominations, and began to spread among all the sons of men. And it was among the sons of men.

Moses 5:55
And thus the works of darkness began to prevail among all the sons of men.

Moses 6:15
And the children of men were numerous upon all the face of the land. And in those days Satan had great dominion among men, and raged in their hearts; and from thenceforth came wars and bloodshed; and a man's hand was against his own brother, in administering death, because of secret works, seeking for power.

Moses 6:37
And it came to pass that Enoch went forth in the land, among the people, standing upon the hills and the high places, and cried with a loud voice, testifying against their works; and all men were offended because of him.

Moses 7:32
The Lord said unto Enoch: Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge, in the day I created them; and in the Garden of Eden, gave I unto man his agency;

Moses 7:36
Wherefore, I can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the creations which I have made; and mine eye can pierce them also, and among all the workmanship of mine hands there has not been so great wickedness as among thy brethren.

Moses 7:37
But behold, their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers; Satan shall be their father, and misery shall be their doom; and the whole heavens shall weep over them, even all the workmanship of mine hands; wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?

Moses 7:40
Wherefore, for this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship of mine hands.

Moses 8:9
And he called his name Noah, saying: This son shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.