Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pay' occurs 73 times in the standard works.

21 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pay' in the standard works and contain 28.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 8 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 72:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Eccl. 5:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 18:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 124:80-82 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 11:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 56:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 124:72 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 18:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 29 9 38
NT 10 5 15
Matt. 8 1 9
Luke 1 1 2
Rom. 1 1 2
Philem. 0 1 1
Heb. 0 1 1
BM 9 3 12
DC 25 6 31
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 73 23 96

Matt. 17:24
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

Matt. 18:25
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Matt. 18:26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matt. 18:28
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

Matt. 18:29
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matt. 18:30
And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

Matt. 18:34
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

Matt. 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Luke 7:42
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Luke 10:35
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

Rom. 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Rom. 13:6
For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Philem. 1:19
I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

Heb. 7:9
And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.