Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'pray' occurs 415 times in the standard works.

101 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'pray' in the standard works and contain 24.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 45 minutes to read the entire list.

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3 Ne. 19:17-30 (15 in 14 verses)

2 Ne. 32:8-33:3 (7 in 5 verses)

1 Cor. 14:13-15 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 6:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 18:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 47:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 16:28 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 20:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 37:20 (2 in 1 verse)

John 17:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:13 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 20:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 18:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 19:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 33:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 50:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 22:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 25:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 17:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 6:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 29:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

James 5:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 18:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 19:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 93:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 245 123 368
NT 68 106 174
BM 74 104 178
1 Ne. 3 8 11
2 Ne. 12 4 16
Jacob 1 1 2
Enos 0 3 3
Omni 0 1 1
W of M 1 1 2
Mosiah 4 11 15
Alma 6 38 44
Hel. 2 0 2
3 Ne. 37 22 59
4 Ne. 1 1 2
Morm. 0 6 6
Ether 0 1 1
Moro. 7 7 14
DC 22 70 92
PGP 6 5 11
TOTAL 415 408 823

3 Ne. 3:20
Now the people said unto Gidgiddoni: Pray unto the Lord, and let us go up upon the mountains and into the wilderness, that we may fall upon the robbers and destroy them in their own lands.

3 Ne. 12:44
But behold I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you;

3 Ne. 13:5
And when thou prayest thou shalt not do as the hypocrites, for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

3 Ne. 13:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

3 Ne. 13:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen, for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

3 Ne. 13:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

3 Ne. 17:17
And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.

3 Ne. 18:15
Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye be led away captive by him.

3 Ne. 18:16
And as I have prayed among you even so shall ye pray in my church, among my people who do repent and are baptized in my name. Behold I am the light; I have set an example for you.

3 Ne. 18:18
Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.

3 Ne. 18:19
Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name;

3 Ne. 18:21
Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.

3 Ne. 18:23
But ye shall pray for them, and shall not cast them out; and if it so be that they come unto you oft ye shall pray for them unto the Father, in my name.

3 Ne. 18:30
Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out from among you, but ye shall minister unto him and shall pray for him unto the Father, in my name; and if it so be that he repenteth and is baptized in my name, then shall ye receive him, and shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood.

3 Ne. 19:6
And the twelve did teach the multitude; and behold, they did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of the earth, and should pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus.

3 Ne. 19:7
And the disciples did pray unto the Father also in the name of Jesus. And it came to pass that they arose and ministered unto the people.

3 Ne. 19:9
And they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them.

3 Ne. 19:17
And it came to pass that when they had all knelt down upon the earth, he commanded his disciples that they should pray.

3 Ne. 19:18
And behold, they began to pray; and they did pray unto Jesus, calling him their Lord and their God.

3 Ne. 19:21
Father, I pray thee that thou wilt give the Holy Ghost unto all them that shall believe in their words.

3 Ne. 19:22
Father, thou hast given them the Holy Ghost because they believe in me; and thou seest that they believe in me because thou hearest them, and they pray unto me; and they pray unto me because I am with them.

3 Ne. 19:23
And now Father, I pray unto thee for them, and also for all those who shall believe on their words, that they may believe in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one.

3 Ne. 19:24
And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus prayed unto the Father, he came unto his disciples, and behold, they did still continue, without ceasing, to pray unto him; and they did not multiply many words, for it was given unto them what they should pray, and they were filled with desire.

3 Ne. 19:25
And it came to pass that Jesus blessed them as they did pray unto him; and his countenance did smile upon them, and the light of his countenance did shine upon them, and behold they were as white as the countenance and also the garments of Jesus; and behold the whiteness thereof did exceed all the whiteness, yea, even there could be nothing upon earth so white as the whiteness thereof.

3 Ne. 19:26
And Jesus said unto them: Pray on; nevertheless they did not cease to pray.

3 Ne. 19:28
Father, I thank thee that thou hast purified those whom I have chosen, because of their faith, and I pray for them, and also for them who shall believe on their words, that they may be purified in me, through faith on their words, even as they are purified in me.

3 Ne. 19:29
Father, I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me out of the world, because of their faith, that they may be purified in me, that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, that we may be one, that I may be glorified in them.

3 Ne. 19:30
And when Jesus had spoken these words he came again unto his disciples; and behold they did pray steadfastly, without ceasing, unto him; and he did smile upon them again; and behold they were white, even as Jesus.

3 Ne. 20:1
And it came to pass that he commanded the multitude that they should cease to pray, and also his disciples. And he commanded them that they should not cease to pray in their hearts.

3 Ne. 20:31
And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and shall pray unto the Father in my name.

3 Ne. 28:30
And they are as the angels of God, and if they shall pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus they can show themselves unto whatsoever man it seemeth them good.