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)

 72:11 To take an account of the elders as before has been commanded; and to administer to their wants, who shall pay for that which they receive, inasmuch as they have wherewith to pay;

 72:12 That this also may be consecrated to the good of the church, to the poor and needy.

 72:13 And he who hath not wherewith to pay, an account shall be taken and handed over to the bishop of Zion, who shall pay the debt out of that which the Lord shall put into his hands.




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
BM 9 3 12
DC 25 6 31
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 73 23 96

D&C 19:35
Pay the debt thou hast contracted with the printer. Release thyself from bondage.

D&C 42:54
Thou shalt not take thy brother's garment; thou shalt pay for that which thou shalt receive of thy brother.

D&C 51:11
Wherefore, if another church would receive money of this church, let them pay unto this church again according as they shall agree;

D&C 54:7
Wherefore, go to now and flee the land, lest your enemies come upon you; and take your journey, and appoint whom you will to be your leader, and to pay moneys for you.

D&C 56:12
And if my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., must needs pay the money, behold, I, the Lord, will pay it unto him again in the land of Missouri, that those of whom he shall receive may be rewarded again according to that which they do;

D&C 59:10
For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;

D&C 64:28
But behold, it is not said at any time that the Lord should not take when he please, and pay as seemeth him good.

D&C 72:11
To take an account of the elders as before has been commanded; and to administer to their wants, who shall pay for that which they receive, inasmuch as they have wherewith to pay;

D&C 72:13
And he who hath not wherewith to pay, an account shall be taken and handed over to the bishop of Zion, who shall pay the debt out of that which the Lord shall put into his hands.

D&C 82:23
Leave judgment alone with me, for it is mine and I will repay. Peace be with you; my blessings continue with you.

D&C 104:78
And again, verily I say unto you, concerning your debts-- behold it is my will that you shall pay all your debts.

D&C 111:5
Concern not yourselves about your debts, for I will give you power to pay them.

D&C 119:4
And after that, those who have thus been tithed shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be a standing law unto them forever, for my holy priesthood, saith the Lord.

D&C 124:67
And they shall not be permitted to receive any man, as a stockholder in this house, except the same shall pay his stock into their hands at the time he receives stock;

D&C 124:68
And in proportion to the amount of stock he pays into their hands he shall receive stock in that house; but if he pays nothing into their hands he shall not receive any stock in that house.

D&C 124:69
And if any pay stock into their hands it shall be for stock in that house, for himself, and for his generation after him, from generation to generation, so long as he and his heirs shall hold that stock, and do not sell or convey the stock away out of their hands by their own free will and act, if you will do my will, saith the Lord your God.

D&C 124:71
And if they do appropriate any portion of that stock anywhere else, only in that house, without the consent of the stockholder, and do not repay four-fold for the stock which they appropriate anywhere else, only in that house, they shall be accursed, and shall be moved out of their place, saith the Lord God; for I, the Lord, am God, and cannot be mocked in any of these things.

D&C 124:72
Verily I say unto you, let my servant Joseph pay stock into their hands for the building of that house, as seemeth him good; but my servant Joseph cannot pay over fifteen thousand dollars stock in that house, nor under fifty dollars; neither can any other man, saith the Lord.

D&C 124:80
Let my servant William Marks pay stock into that house, as seemeth him good, for himself and his generation, from generation to generation.

D&C 124:81
Let my servant Henry G. Sherwood pay stock into that house, as seemeth him good, for himself and his seed after him, from generation to generation.

D&C 124:82
Let my servant William Law pay stock into that house, for himself and his seed after him, from generation to generation.

D&C 124:111
And again, verily I say unto you, let my servant Amos Davies pay stock into the hands of those whom I have appointed to build a house for boarding, even the Nauvoo House.

D&C 124:117
And pay stock also into the hands of the quorum of the Nauvoo House, for himself and for his generation after him, from generation to generation;

D&C 124:119
And again, verily I say unto you, let no man pay stock to the quorum of the Nauvoo House unless he shall be a believer in the Book of Mormon, and the revelations I have given unto you, saith the Lord your God;

D&C 124:122
And let every man who pays stock bear his proportion of their wages, if it must needs be, for their support, saith the Lord; otherwise, their labors shall be accounted unto them for stock in that house. Even so. Amen.

D&C 136:25
If thou borrowest of thy neighbor, thou shalt restore that which thou hast borrowed; and if thou canst not repay then go straightway and tell thy neighbor, lest he condemn thee.