Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'about' occurs 951 times in the standard works.

267 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'about' in the standard works and contain 28.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 106 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 41:5-12 (9 in 8 verses)

Jonah 2:3-6 (5 in 4 verses)

Mosiah 19:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:20-24 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 32:22-26 (5 in 5 verses)

Alma 48:8 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 6:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

Ex. 28:32-34 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 5:8-10 (4 in 3 verses)

Ps. 118:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 5:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 40:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 41:16-19 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 46:23-47:2 (4 in 4 verses)

Job 1:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 25:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 37:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Enos 1:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 27:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 33:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:15-16 (3 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:43-44 (3 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 17:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 1:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:45-46 (3 in 2 verses)

Josh. 7:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 42:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 22:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 42:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 50:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 1:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 11:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 5:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 111:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 30:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 37:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 38:31 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 11:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 48:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 88:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 125:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 16:57 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 27:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 43:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 6:55 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 22:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 7:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 28:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 37:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 42:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 53:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:34 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:14 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 4:7 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:41 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 100:3 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:61 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 39:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 11:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 22:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 11:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 17:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 79:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 89:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 97:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 5:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 42:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 43:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Joel 3:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 10:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

James 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Rev. 4:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 8:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 5:63-64 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 2:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 19:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 53:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 57:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 5:49-50 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 101:70-71 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 471 1 472
Gen. 11 0 11
Ex. 37 0 37
Lev. 16 0 16
Num. 21 0 21
Deut. 8 0 8
Josh. 20 0 20
Judg. 15 0 15
Ruth 3 0 3
1 Sam. 31 1 32
2 Sam. 10 0 10
1 Kgs. 27 0 27
2 Kgs. 17 0 17
1 Chr. 10 0 10
2 Chr. 19 0 19
Ezra 2 0 2
Neh. 5 0 5
Job 16 0 16
Ps. 40 0 40
Prov. 4 0 4
Eccl. 4 0 4
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 10 0 10
Jer. 29 0 29
Lam. 4 0 4
Ezek. 83 0 83
Dan. 6 0 6
Hosea 2 0 2
Joel 2 0 2
Amos 1 0 1
Jonah 5 0 5
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
Zech. 6 0 6
NT 161 1 162
BM 262 0 262
DC 51 0 51
PGP 6 1 7
TOTAL 951 3 954

Gen. 23:17
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

Gen. 35:5
And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Gen. 37:7
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Gen. 38:24
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

Gen. 39:11
And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

Gen. 41:25
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Gen. 41:28
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

Gen. 41:42
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Gen. 41:48
And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

Gen. 42:24
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

Gen. 46:34
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.