Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'say' occurs 2061 times in the standard works.

811 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'say' in the standard works and contain 39.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 359 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 5:46-60 (16 in 15 verses)

Deut. 27:14-26 (13 in 13 verses)

Alma 30:16-26 (11 in 11 verses)

D&C 5:24-30 (8 in 7 verses)

Jer. 23:31-38 (8 in 8 verses)

Hel. 9:23-30 (8 in 8 verses)

Mosiah 15:10-13 (7 in 4 verses)

Ex. 3:13-18 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 27:15-20 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 28:3-8 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 5:25-30 (7 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 13:26-32 (7 in 7 verses)

Alma 5:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Hel. 12:16-22 (7 in 7 verses)

D&C 82:5-11 (7 in 7 verses)

Hel. 13:25-27 (6 in 3 verses)

Alma 40:18-21 (6 in 4 verses)

Alma 5:16-21 (6 in 6 verses)

Mosiah 4:23-25 (5 in 3 verses)

D&C 112:14-16 (5 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 27:24-27 (5 in 4 verses)

Alma 32:28-31 (5 in 4 verses)

Matt. 5:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 12:18-22 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 12:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 2:13 (4 in 1 verse)

Mal. 1:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Luke 9:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:38-40 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 33:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Amos 6:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Luke 13:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 26:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 7:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 10:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 26:33-36 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 15:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 20:46-21:3 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 103:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 7:11 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:16 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:36 (3 in 1 verse)

Josh. 22:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:40-41 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 11:31-32 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 5:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 20:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 12:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 92:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 119:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 25:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 35:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 118:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Joel 2:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 8:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 16:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 23:39-24:2 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 8:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 7:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 11:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 17:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 32:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 5:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 32:35-37 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 38:14-39:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 39:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 60:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 10:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 11:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 9:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 10:54-56 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 38:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 42:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 90:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:47-49 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 93:49-51 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 97:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:130-132 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 132:46-48 (3 in 3 verses)

Abr. 2:23-25 (3 in 3 verses)

JS-M 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:67 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 4:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 7:4 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 2:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 4:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 27:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 21:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 13:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 2:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 9:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 15:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 17:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 21:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 11:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 13:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 7:40 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 13:35 (2 in 1 verse)

John 4:35 (2 in 1 verse)

James 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:50 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:26 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:37 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 27:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 9:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:28 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:34 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 45:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:25 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:18 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 117:12 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 12:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 46:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 4:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 28:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 29:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 30:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 20:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 40:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 42:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 70:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 36:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 44:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 49:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 13:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 16:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 38:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 45:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 11:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 37:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 44:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 19:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 24:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 26:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 10:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 4:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 7:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 12:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 23:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

John 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:54-55 (2 in 2 verses)

John 9:41-10:1 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 9:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Rom. 10:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 15:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 31:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 32:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 12:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 20:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 29:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 7:8-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 16:6-17:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 25:16-26:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 28:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 29:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 33:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 33:18-34:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 37:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 39:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:51-52 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 45:62-63 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 47:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 49:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 63:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 64:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 66:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 75:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 82:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:76-77 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:44-45 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:53-94:1 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 96:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 100:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 105:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:55-56 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:102-103 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:110-111 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:141-142 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:56-57 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-M 1:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 628 1029 1657
NT 428 506 934
Matt. 117 127 244
Mark 56 54 110
Luke 91 117 208
John 52 51 103
Acts 15 77 92
Rom. 21 6 27
1 Cor. 21 3 24
2 Cor. 6 0 6
Gal. 5 1 6
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 3 0 3
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 1 3 4
2 Tim. 1 2 3
Titus 1 2 3
Philem. 2 0 2
Heb. 7 8 15
James 8 0 8
2 Pet. 0 1 1
1 Jn. 5 0 5
Jude 0 2 2
Rev. 12 52 64
BM 515 272 787
DC 466 66 532
PGP 24 68 92
TOTAL 2061 1941 4002

John 1:15
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

John 1:22
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

John 1:26
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

John 1:32
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

John 4:31
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

John 4:37
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

John 4:39
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.

John 4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

John 4:51
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 6:60
Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

John 7:15
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

John 7:28
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

John 7:36
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

John 7:37
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

John 7:40
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

John 8:5
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 8:33
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

John 8:51
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

John 8:52
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

John 8:55
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

John 9:2
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

John 9:17
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

John 9:19
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

John 10:19
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

John 10:33
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

John 11:3
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

John 11:28
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

John 11:31
The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

John 11:32
Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

John 12:21
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

John 12:23
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

John 12:28
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

John 12:34
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

John 12:38
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

John 14:24
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

John 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

John 18:9
That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

John 18:22
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

John 18:32
That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

John 18:34
Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

John 18:37
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

John 18:40
Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

John 19:6
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

John 19:8
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

John 19:12
And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

John 19:13
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

John 21:23
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?