Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'chosen' occurs 201 times in the standard works.

41 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'chosen' in the standard works and contain 20.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 17 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 1:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 16:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Chr. 28:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

John 15:16 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:25 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:20 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 20:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 58:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 95:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 1:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 93 0 93
NT 30 0 30
Matt. 3 0 3
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 2 0 2
John 5 0 5
Acts 7 0 7
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 3 0 3
2 Cor. 1 0 1
Eph. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 2 0 2
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 38 0 38
DC 34 0 34
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 201 0 201

John 6:70
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

John 15:19
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.