Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'set' occurs 828 times in the standard works.

182 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'set' in the standard works and contain 22% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 74 minutes to read the entire list.

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Abr. 3:3-10 (11 in 8 verses)

Ex. 40:2-8 (7 in 7 verses)

Dan. 2:49-3:5 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 3:13-16 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 17:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:21 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 2:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 9:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:30-31 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Neh. 3:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 44:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 3:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 121:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 26:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 2:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 4:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 91:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 31:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 51:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 7:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 26:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 19:7 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:53 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 28:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 43:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 40:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 10:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 24:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 18:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ruth 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 15:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 29:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 23:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 141:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 11:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 57:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 31:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 16:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 17:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 90:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 4:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 611 273 884
NT 84 62 146
BM 74 49 123
DC 43 29 72
PGP 16 12 28
TOTAL 828 425 1253

D&C 3:7
For, behold, you should not have feared man more than God. Although men set at naught the counsels of God, and despise his words--

D&C 3:13
Who has set at naught the counsels of God, and has broken the most sacred promises which were made before God, and has depended upon his own judgment and boasted in his own wisdom.

D&C 30:2
But your mind has been on the things of the earth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called; and you have not given heed unto my Spirit, and to those who were set over you, but have been persuaded by those whom I have not commanded.

D&C 42:31
And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church and his counselors, two of the elders, or high priests, such as he shall appoint or has appointed and set apart for that purpose.

D&C 45:48
And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to and fro, and the heavens also shall shake.

D&C 64:30
And he hath set you to provide for his saints in these last days, that they may obtain an inheritance in the land of Zion.

D&C 65:5
Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of Man shall come down in heaven, clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth.

D&C 68:14
There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other bishops to be set apart unto the church, to minister even according to the first;

D&C 68:19
But, as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices he may officiate in the office of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power, under the hands of the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

D&C 68:22
And again, no bishop or high priest who shall be set apart for this ministry shall be tried or condemned for any crime, save it be before the First Presidency of the church;

D&C 78:16
Who hath appointed Michael your prince, and established his feet, and set him upon high, and given unto him the keys of salvation under the counsel and direction of the Holy One, who is without beginning of days or end of life.

D&C 85:7
And it shall come to pass that I, the Lord God, will send one mighty and strong, holding the scepter of power in his hand, clothed with light for a covering, whose mouth shall utter words, eternal words; while his bowels shall be a fountain of truth, to set in order the house of God, and to arrange by lot the inheritances of the saints whose names are found, and the names of their fathers, and of their children, enrolled in the book of the law of God;

D&C 90:15
And set in order the churches, and study and learn, and become acquainted with all good books, and with languages, tongues, and people.

D&C 90:16
And this shall be your business and mission in all your lives, to preside in council, and set in order all the affairs of this church and kingdom.

D&C 90:18
Set in order your houses; keep slothfulness and uncleanness far from you.

D&C 93:43
And now a commandment I give unto you-- if you will be delivered you shall set in order your own house, for there are many things that are not right in your house.

D&C 93:44
Verily, I say unto my servant Sidney Rigdon, that in some things he hath not kept the commandments concerning his children; therefore, first set in order thy house.

D&C 93:50
My servant Newel K. Whitney also, a bishop of my church, hath need to be chastened, and set in order his family, and see that they are more diligent and concerned at home, and pray always, or they shall be removed out of their place.

D&C 96:1
Behold, I say unto you, here is wisdom, whereby ye may know how to act concerning this matter, for it is expedient in me that this stake that I have set for the strength of Zion should be made strong.

D&C 101:45
And set watchmen round about them, and build a tower, that one may overlook the land round about, to be a watchman upon the tower, that mine olive trees may not be broken down when the enemy shall come to spoil and take upon themselves the fruit of my vineyard.

D&C 101:46
Now, the servants of the nobleman went and did as their lord commanded them, and planted the olive trees, and built a hedge round about, and set watchmen, and began to build a tower.

D&C 101:53
Ought ye not to have done even as I commanded you, and-- after ye had planted the vineyard, and built the hedge round about, and set watchmen upon the walls thereof-- built the tower also, and set a watchman upon the tower, and watched for my vineyard, and not have fallen asleep, lest the enemy should come upon you?

D&C 103:9
For they were set to be a light unto the world, and to be the saviors of men;

D&C 104:28
And let my servant Oliver Cowdery have the lot which is set off joining the house, which is to be for the printing office, which is lot number one, and also the lot upon which his father resides.

D&C 107:17
But as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands of the Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

D&C 107:55
And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.

D&C 107:58
It is the duty of the Twelve, also, to ordain and set in order all the other officers of the church, agreeable to the revelation which says:

D&C 107:71
Nevertheless, a high priest, that is, after the order of Melchizedek, may be set apart unto the ministering of temporal things, having a knowledge of them by the Spirit of truth;

D&C 107:74
Thus shall he be a judge, even a common judge among the inhabitants of Zion, or in a stake of Zion, or in any branch of the church where he shall be set apart unto this ministry, until the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.

D&C 109:72
Remember all thy church, O Lord, with all their families, and all their immediate connections, with all their sick and afflicted ones, with all the poor and meek of the earth; that the kingdom, which thou hast set up without hands, may become a great mountain and fill the whole earth;

D&C 121:12
And also that God hath set his hand and seal to change the times and seasons, and to blind their minds, that they may not understand his marvelous workings; that he may prove them also and take them in their own craftiness;

D&C 121:29
All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be revealed and set forth upon all who have endured valiantly for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

D&C 121:30
And also, if there be bounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars--

D&C 121:31
All the times of their revolutions, all the appointed days, months, and years, and all the days of their days, months, and years, and all their glories, laws, and set times, shall be revealed in the days of the dispensation of the fulness of times--

D&C 121:35
Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson--

D&C 122:9
Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.

D&C 124:6
For, behold, I am about to call upon them to give heed to the light and glory of Zion, for the set time has come to favor her.

D&C 124:61
That he may receive also the counsel from those whom I have set to be as plants of renown, and as watchmen upon her walls.

D&C 128:9
It may seem to some to be a very bold doctrine that we talk of-- a power which records or binds on earth and binds in heaven. Nevertheless, in all ages of the world, whenever the Lord has given a dispensation of the priesthood to any man by actual revelation, or any set of men, this power has always been given. Hence, whatsoever those men did in authority, in the name of the Lord, and did it truly and faithfully, and kept a proper and faithful record of the same, it became a law on earth and in heaven, and could not be annulled, according to the decrees of the great Jehovah. This is a faithful saying. Who can hear it?

D&C 132:19
And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of promise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the keys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them-- Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit thrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths-- then shall it be written in the Lamb's Book of Life, that he shall commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever.

D&C 132:60
Let no one, therefore, set on my servant Joseph; for I will justify him; for he shall do the sacrifice which I require at his hands for his transgressions, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 137:6
And marveled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized for the remission of sins.