Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'serve' occurs 263 times in the standard works.

85 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'serve' in the standard works and contain 32.3% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 36 minutes to read the entire list.

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Josh. 24:14-24 (12 in 11 verses)

Jer. 27:6-14 (9 in 9 verses)

Mosiah 2:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 9:28 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 40:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 48:18-19 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 2:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 14:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 16:19 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 6:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 16:13 (2 in 1 verse)

John 12:26 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 13:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 15:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 1:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 23:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 25:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 43:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 30:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 20:39-40 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 4:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 4:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 176 202 378
Gen. 9 16 25
Ex. 25 8 33
Lev. 2 2 4
Num. 5 4 9
Deut. 25 29 54
Josh. 15 8 23
Judg. 5 15 20
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 9 4 13
2 Sam. 4 6 10
1 Kgs. 3 5 8
2 Kgs. 3 12 15
1 Chr. 1 5 6
2 Chr. 8 6 14
Ezra 0 1 1
Neh. 0 4 4
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 3 7 10
Ps. 8 27 35
Prov. 0 8 8
Eccl. 0 2 2
Isa. 6 4 10
Jer. 29 11 40
Ezek. 7 5 12
Dan. 7 2 9
Hosea 0 4 4
Jonah 0 1 1
Nahum 0 1 1
Zeph. 1 0 1
Mal. 1 3 4
NT 33 34 67
BM 41 135 176
DC 11 55 66
PGP 2 6 8
TOTAL 263 432 695

Num. 4:24
This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

Num. 4:26
And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

Num. 8:25
And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:

Num. 18:7
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the veil; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Num. 18:21
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.