Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'lay' occurs 363 times in the standard works.

76 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'lay' in the standard works and contain 20.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 32 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 19:33-35 (5 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 26:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 4:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

John 10:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 16:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:51-52 (3 in 2 verses)

Moro. 7:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 54:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 5:76 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:18 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 22:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 22:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 7:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 28:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 13:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:43-19:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 22:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 192 261 453
NT 49 32 81
Matt. 8 1 9
Mark 7 1 8
Luke 7 7 14
John 9 6 15
Acts 5 8 13
Rom. 2 1 3
1 Cor. 2 1 3
2 Cor. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 3 3 6
Heb. 2 2 4
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 1 2
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 87 137 224
DC 29 32 61
PGP 6 11 17
TOTAL 363 473 836

Matt. 24:48
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

Mark 7:8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Luke 11:49
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 12:21
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

Luke 15:5
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 19:21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

Luke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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 9:6
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

John 9:11
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

John 9:14
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

John 9:15
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

Acts 5:33
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

Acts 8:18
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

Acts 9:24
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

Acts 9:29
And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

Acts 9:38
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

Acts 11:7
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

Acts 25:3
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

Acts 25:17
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

Rom. 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

1 Cor. 10:7
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

1 Tim. 1:9
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1 Tim. 4:14
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

1 Tim. 6:19
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Heb. 6:1
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Heb. 6:2
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

1 Pet. 2:1
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Rev. 9:15
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.