Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'legs' occurs 22 times in the standard works.

3 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'legs' in the standard works and contain 13.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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John 19:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

 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.

 19:32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

 19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 0 16
NT 3 0 3
BM 2 0 2
DC 0 0 0
PGP 1 0 1
TOTAL 22 0 22

Ex. 12:9
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Ex. 29:17
And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.

Lev. 1:9
But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

Lev. 1:13
But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

Lev. 4:11
And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

Lev. 8:21
And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Lev. 9:14
And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.

Lev. 11:21
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Deut. 28:35
The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

1 Sam. 17:6
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

Ps. 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

Prov. 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Song. 5:15
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Isa. 3:20
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

Dan. 2:33
His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

Amos 3:12
Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

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 19:32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

John 19:33
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

2 Ne. 13:20
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;

Alma 49:24
There were about fifty who were wounded, who had been exposed to the arrows of the Lamanites through the pass, but they were shielded by their shields, and their breastplates, and their head-plates, insomuch that their wounds were upon their legs, many of which were very severe.

JS-H 1:31
He had on a loose robe of most exquisite whiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.