Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'saw' occurs 878 times in the standard works.

281 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'saw' in the standard works and contain 32% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 125 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Ne. 11:29-12:21 (29 in 29 verses)

1 Ne. 14:28-30 (6 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

Dan. 8:2-7 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 31:24-25 (4 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:65-67 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 13:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 43:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 1:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 10:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 3:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 2:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 25:37-39 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

John 11:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 13:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 15:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 20:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 27:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 58:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 3:6-8 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:42-44 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:18 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 18:10 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 2:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 77:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 17:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 20:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 46:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 51:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 1:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 5:43 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 17:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 9:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:23 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:43 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 24:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 38:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 14:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 13:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 24:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 8:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 21:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 3:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 10:22-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 23:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 9:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 16:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

John 1:47-48 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:36-37 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 5:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 6:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 7:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 15:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 20:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 21:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 11:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 15:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Omni 1:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 4:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 17:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 19:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 24:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:53-54 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 62:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 4:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 15:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:91-92 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 77:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)


D&C 137:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 137:4 I saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance of being paved with gold.

 137:5 I saw Father Adam and Abraham; and my father and my mother; my brother Alvin, that has long since slept;




JS-H 1:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 327 18 345
NT 221 9 230
BM 259 1 260
DC 28 2 30
PGP 43 0 43
TOTAL 878 30 908

D&C 76:14
Of whom we bear record; and the record which we bear is the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision.

D&C 76:21
And saw the holy angels, and them who are sanctified before his throne, worshiping God, and the Lamb, who worship him forever and ever.

D&C 76:23
For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father--

D&C 76:25
And this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God who was in authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the Only Begotten Son whom the Father loved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,

D&C 76:30
And we saw a vision of the sufferings of those with whom he made war and overcame, for thus came the voice of the Lord unto us:

D&C 76:50
And again we bear record-- for we saw and heard, and this is the testimony of the gospel of Christ concerning them who shall come forth in the resurrection of the just--

D&C 76:71
And again, we saw the terrestrial world, and behold and lo, these are they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs from that of the church of the Firstborn who have received the fulness of the Father, even as that of the moon differs from the sun in the firmament.

D&C 76:80
And now this is the end of the vision which we saw of the terrestrial, that the Lord commanded us to write while we were yet in the Spirit.

D&C 76:81
And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament.

D&C 76:89
And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial, which surpasses all understanding;

D&C 76:91
And thus we saw the glory of the terrestrial which excels in all things the glory of the telestial, even in glory, and in power, and in might, and in dominion.

D&C 76:92
And thus we saw the glory of the celestial, which excels in all things-- where God, even the Father, reigns upon his throne forever and ever;

D&C 76:109
But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the seashore;

D&C 76:113
This is the end of the vision which we saw, which we were commanded to write while we were yet in the Spirit.

D&C 77:5
Q. What are we to understand by the four and twenty elders, spoken of by John?

A. We are to understand that these elders whom John saw, were elders who had been faithful in the work of the ministry and were dead; who belonged to the seven churches, and were then in the paradise of God.

D&C 77:6
Q. What are we to understand by the book which John saw, which was sealed on the back with seven seals?

A. We are to understand that it contains the revealed will, mysteries, and the works of God; the hidden things of his economy concerning this earth during the seven thousand years of its continuance, or its temporal existence.

D&C 93:6
And John saw and bore record of the fulness of my glory, and the fulness of John's record is hereafter to be revealed.

D&C 93:7
And he bore record, saying: I saw his glory, that he was in the beginning, before the world was;

D&C 93:12
And I, John, saw that he received not of the fulness at the first, but received grace for grace;

D&C 107:49
And he saw the Lord, and he walked with him, and was before his face continually; and he walked with God three hundred and sixty-five years, making him four hundred and thirty years old when he was translated.

D&C 110:2
We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber.

D&C 124:88
Let my servant William go and proclaim my everlasting gospel with a loud voice, and with great joy, as he shall be moved upon by my Spirit, unto the inhabitants of Warsaw, and also unto the inhabitants of Carthage, and also unto the inhabitants of Burlington, and also unto the inhabitants of Madison, and await patiently and diligently for further instructions at my general conference, saith the Lord.

D&C 128:3
Now, in relation to this matter, it would be very difficult for one recorder to be present at all times, and to do all the business. To obviate this difficulty, there can be a recorder appointed in each ward of the city, who is well qualified for taking accurate minutes; and let him be very particular and precise in taking the whole proceedings, certifying in his record that he saw with his eyes, and heard with his ears, giving the date, and names, and so forth, and the history of the whole transaction; naming also some three individuals that are present, if there be any present, who can at any time when called upon certify to the same, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

D&C 128:6
And further, I want you to remember that John the Revelator was contemplating this very subject in relation to the dead, when he declared, as you will find recorded in Revelation 20:12-- And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

D&C 135:7
They were innocent of any crime, as they had often been proved before, and were only confined in jail by the conspiracy of traitors and wicked men; and their innocent blood on the floor of Carthage jail is a broad seal affixed to "Mormonism" that cannot be rejected by any court on earth, and their innocent blood on the escutcheon of the State of Illinois, with the broken faith of the State as pledged by the governor, is a witness to the truth of the everlasting gospel that all the world cannot impeach; and their innocent blood on the banner of liberty, and on the magna charta of the United States, is an ambassador for the religion of Jesus Christ, that will touch the hearts of honest men among all nations; and their innocent blood, with the innocent blood of all the martyrs under the altar that John saw, will cry unto the Lord of Hosts till he avenges that blood on the earth. Amen.

D&C 137:2
I saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire;

D&C 137:4
I saw the beautiful streets of that kingdom, which had the appearance of being paved with gold.

D&C 137:5
I saw Father Adam and Abraham; and my father and my mother; my brother Alvin, that has long since slept;

D&C 138:11
As I pondered over these things which are written, the eyes of my understanding were opened, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I saw the hosts of the dead, both small and great.

D&C 138:44
Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God in the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people;