Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reason' occurs 102 times in the standard works.

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

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D&C 50:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 52 8 60
NT 19 19 38
Matt. 1 2 3
Mark 2 5 7
Luke 2 4 6
John 2 0 2
Acts 2 6 8
Rom. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 0 1 1
Heb. 3 0 3
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 19 2 21
DC 9 9 18
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 102 38 140

Matt. 16:7
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

Matt. 21:25
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Mark 2:6
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:8
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

Mark 8:16
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

Mark 11:31
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Luke 9:46
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

Luke 20:14
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Luke 24:15
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

Acts 17:2
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Acts 18:4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Acts 18:19
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Acts 25:27
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

Acts 28:29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

Rom. 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Thes. 3:2
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.