Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'heard' occurs 836 times in the standard works.

179 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'heard' in the standard works and contain 21.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 76 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 17:15-17 (5 in 3 verses)

Isa. 37:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 37:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Rev. 18:22-19:1 (4 in 4 verses)

3 Ne. 11:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 30:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 7:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 26:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Col. 1:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Rev. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 1:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 33:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 5:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 8:24-9:1 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 21:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 4:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 1:41 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 14:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 23:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 26:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Lam. 1:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 14:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:20 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 19:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 36:11 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 2:1 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 19:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 3:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 6:39 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:24 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 30:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 30:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 4:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 2:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 13:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 23:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 4:34-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 10:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 9:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 34:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 3:13-4:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 6:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 48:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 3:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 12:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 22:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)


Mark 4:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;




Luke 8:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 18:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 14:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 28:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 28:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 8:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 76:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 102:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 128:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 7:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 393 12 405
NT 248 0 248
Matt. 32 0 32
Mark 25 0 25
Luke 31 0 31
John 33 0 33
Acts 54 0 54
Rom. 3 0 3
1 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 2 0 2
Eph. 4 0 4
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 5 0 5
1 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Heb. 6 0 6
James 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
1 Jn. 9 0 9
2 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 33 0 33
BM 141 2 143
DC 31 0 31
PGP 23 0 23
TOTAL 836 14 850

Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mark 3:8
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Mark 3:21
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

Mark 4:15
And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

Mark 4:16
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

Mark 5:27
When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

Mark 5:36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

Mark 6:14
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

Mark 6:16
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

Mark 6:20
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

Mark 6:29
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

Mark 6:55
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

Mark 7:25
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

Mark 10:41
And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.

Mark 10:47
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

Mark 11:14
And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

Mark 11:18
And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Mark 12:37
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

Mark 14:11
And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

Mark 14:58
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

Mark 14:64
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Mark 15:35
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

Mark 16:11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.