Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sought' occurs 219 times in the standard works.

46 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sought' in the standard works and contain 21% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 16 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Ne. 1:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:6-7 (4 in 2 verses)

Song. 3:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:37-38 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 26:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 65:1 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:44 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 4:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 2:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 2:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 8:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 87 11 98
NT 39 33 72
Matt. 4 5 9
Mark 5 6 11
Luke 13 10 23
John 9 4 13
Acts 2 6 8
Rom. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Heb. 2 0 2
BM 65 2 67
DC 19 0 19
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 219 46 265

John 4:40
So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

John 4:47
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

John 5:16
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

John 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

John 7:1
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

John 7:11
Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

John 7:30
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

John 10:39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

John 11:8
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

John 11:56
Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

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 19:31
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

John 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.