Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'prepare' occurs 179 times in the standard works.

53 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'prepare' in the standard works and contain 29.6% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 21 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 46:12-15 (6 in 4 verses)

Ether 2:25 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 45:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 65:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 43:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 16:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 39:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:92 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 133:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 15:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 27:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 1:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

John 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 43:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 104:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 66 85 151
NT 15 24 39
Matt. 3 4 7
Mark 3 2 5
Luke 5 5 10
John 2 0 2
Rom. 0 1 1
1 Cor. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 0 1 1
2 Tim. 0 1 1
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 0 3 3
Rev. 0 6 6
BM 48 91 139
DC 47 52 99
PGP 3 7 10
TOTAL 179 259 438

Matt. 3:3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Matt. 11:10
For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Matt. 20:23
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Matt. 22:4
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

Matt. 25:34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Matt. 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Matt. 26:17
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Mark 1:2
As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Mark 1:3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Mark 10:40
But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.

Mark 14:12
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Mark 14:15
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

Luke 1:17
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Luke 1:76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Luke 2:31
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

Luke 3:4
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Luke 7:27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 12:47
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Luke 22:8
And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

Luke 22:9
And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

Luke 23:56
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Luke 24:1
Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Rom. 9:23
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

1 Cor. 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

1 Cor. 14:8
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

2 Cor. 9:4
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

2 Tim. 2:21
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Philem. 1:22
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

Heb. 10:5
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:

Heb. 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Heb. 11:16
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Rev. 8:6
And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

Rev. 9:7
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Rev. 9:15
And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

Rev. 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Rev. 16:12
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

Rev. 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.