Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'eat' occurs 714 times in the standard works.

337 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'eat' in the standard works and contain 47.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 143 minutes to read the entire list.

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Deut. 12:15-27 (16 in 13 verses)

Lev. 22:4-16 (13 in 13 verses)

Deut. 14:3-12 (10 in 10 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:40-44 (7 in 5 verses)

Ex. 12:7-11 (6 in 5 verses)

Gen. 3:1-6 (6 in 6 verses)

Ezek. 2:8-3:3 (6 in 6 verses)

Moses 4:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Num. 11:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Deut. 15:22-16:3 (5 in 5 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:15-19 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 4:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

John 6:49-53 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 5:17 (4 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 6:28-29 (4 in 2 verses)

Gen. 3:17-19 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 4:23-25 (4 in 3 verses)

Gen. 3:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 11:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 25:19-22 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 18:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 14:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 9:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 19:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Mark 7:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Cor. 8:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Moses 4:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 9:13 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 29:32-33 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 21:23-24 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 6:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 12:43-45 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 6:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 10:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 11:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Lev. 17:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 13:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Sam. 14:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 13:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 39:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

John 4:31-33 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Cor. 11:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 24:33 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 27:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 31:54 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 43:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 16:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 8:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 26:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ruth 2:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 9:24 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 16:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 4:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 19:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 14:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 53:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 9:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 51:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 19:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 5:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 12:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 2:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mark 14:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 6:4 (2 in 1 verse)

John 6:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 19:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 2:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 12:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 7:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 11:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 19:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 16:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 28:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 12:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 13:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 18:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 78:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 23:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 5:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 10:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 4:16-5:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 55:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 65:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 12:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 1:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 4:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 9:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 8:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 10:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 11:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 520 2027 2547
NT 135 722 857
BM 30 1261 1291
DC 8 279 287
PGP 21 166 187
TOTAL 714 4455 5169

D&C 20:77
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

D&C 27:2
For, behold, I say unto you, that it mattereth not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink when ye partake of the sacrament, if it so be that ye do it with an eye single to my glory-- remembering unto the Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was shed for the remission of your sins.

D&C 29:18
Wherefore, I the Lord God will send forth flies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in upon them;

D&C 42:42
Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer.

D&C 49:18
And whoso forbiddeth to abstain from meats, that man should not eat the same, is not ordained of God;

D&C 64:34
Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days.

D&C 84:81
Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.

D&C 101:101
They shall build, and another shall not inherit it; they shall plant vineyards, and they shall eat the fruit thereof. Even so. Amen.