Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'elect' occurs 36 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'elect' in the standard works and contain 16.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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JS-M 1:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 29:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 4 1 5
NT 16 7 23
Matt. 3 0 3
Mark 3 0 3
Luke 1 0 1
Rom. 1 4 5
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 1 0 1
1 Pet. 2 1 3
2 Pet. 0 1 1
2 Jn. 2 0 2
BM 0 10 10
DC 7 7 14
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 36 25 61

Rom. 9:11
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

Rom. 11:5
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Rom. 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Rom. 11:28
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.