Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'take' occurs 1248 times in the standard works.

388 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'take' in the standard works and contain 31.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 167 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 52:22-33 (12 in 12 verses)

Ezek. 38:12-13 (6 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:1-4 (6 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 8:13-17 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 7:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 14:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 29:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 53:13-16 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 61:9-12 (4 in 4 verses)

Abr. 1:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 29:19 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 21:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 18:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Gen. 27:46-28:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 43:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 14:40-42 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 3:45-47 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 8:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 14:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Micah 2:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 17:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 22:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:20-2:2 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 24:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 75:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:84-86 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 84:105-107 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 28:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 17:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 21:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 12:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 20:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 30:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 40:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 29:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 38:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 37:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Nahum 2:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 8:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:34 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Pet. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:44 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 14:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:6 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 63:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 24:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 31:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 15:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 29:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 4:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 14:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 35:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 6:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 5:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 9:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 36:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 71:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 18:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 47:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 32:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 43:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 4:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 9:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 16:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

John 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 15:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 27:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 10:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 39:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 46:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 20:77-78 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 52:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 54:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 55:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 60:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 713 346 1059
Gen. 53 23 76
Ex. 61 9 70
Lev. 59 7 66
Num. 53 19 72
Deut. 43 18 61
Josh. 20 11 31
Judg. 12 8 20
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 29 24 53
2 Sam. 15 8 23
1 Kgs. 24 7 31
2 Kgs. 29 11 40
1 Chr. 5 4 9
2 Chr. 7 9 16
Ezra 4 7 11
Neh. 5 2 7
Esth. 4 3 7
Job 24 19 43
Ps. 28 20 48
Prov. 15 11 26
Eccl. 4 8 12
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 48 35 83
Jer. 52 31 83
Lam. 1 2 3
Ezek. 61 27 88
Dan. 6 7 13
Hosea 10 3 13
Joel 0 1 1
Amos 9 8 17
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 5 2 7
Nahum 3 0 3
Hab. 3 0 3
Zeph. 1 1 2
Hag. 2 0 2
Zech. 9 1 10
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 161 132 293
BM 243 229 472
DC 114 86 200
PGP 17 19 36
TOTAL 1248 812 2060

Ezra 9:2
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

Ezra 10:2
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Ezra 10:10
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

Ezra 10:14
Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.

Ezra 10:17
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

Ezra 10:18
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:44
All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.