Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'preach' occurs 185 times in the standard works.

54 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'preach' in the standard works and contain 29.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 8:32-9:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Luke 4:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 21:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 9:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 9:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 52:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

Rom. 10:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:49 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 8:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 30:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 32:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:17 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 134:12 (2 in 1 verse)


Gal. 1:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.




Philip. 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 23:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 6:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 58:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 3 9 12
NT 47 94 141
Matt. 4 7 11
Mark 4 7 11
Luke 6 10 16
Acts 7 31 38
Rom. 5 4 9
1 Cor. 7 8 15
2 Cor. 3 5 8
Gal. 5 5 10
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 2 1 3
Col. 1 1 2
1 Thes. 0 1 1
1 Tim. 0 2 2
2 Tim. 1 2 3
Titus 0 1 1
Heb. 0 3 3
1 Pet. 0 4 4
2 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 86 48 134
DC 48 31 79
PGP 1 7 8
TOTAL 185 189 374

Gal. 1:8
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Gal. 1:9
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

Gal. 1:11
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

Gal. 1:16
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Gal. 1:23
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

Gal. 2:2
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

Gal. 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

Gal. 4:13
Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Gal. 5:11
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.