Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'reason' occurs 102 times in the standard works.

17 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'reason' in the standard works and contain 16.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 6 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 50:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Ex. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 35:9 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 8:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 9:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 26:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 5:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 26:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 52 8 60
NT 19 19 38
Matt. 1 2 3
Mark 2 5 7
Luke 2 4 6
John 2 0 2
Acts 2 6 8
Rom. 1 1 2
2 Cor. 1 0 1
2 Thes. 0 1 1
Heb. 3 0 3
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Pet. 1 0 1
Rev. 3 0 3
BM 19 2 21
DC 9 9 18
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 102 38 140

Matt. 16:7
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

Matt. 16:8
Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

Matt. 21:25
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

Mark 2:6
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Mark 2:8
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

Mark 8:16
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

Mark 8:17
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

Mark 11:31
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Luke 5:21
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Luke 5:22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

Luke 9:46
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

Luke 20:5
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

Luke 20:14
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

Luke 24:15
And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

John 6:18
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

John 12:11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

Acts 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Acts 17:2
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

Acts 18:4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Acts 18:14
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

Acts 18:19
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Acts 25:27
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

Acts 28:29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

Rom. 8:20
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

Rom. 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 Cor. 3:10
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

2 Thes. 3:2
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

Heb. 5:3
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

Heb. 5:14
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Heb. 7:23
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

1 Pet. 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

2 Pet. 2:2
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Rev. 8:13
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Rev. 9:2
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Rev. 18:19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.