Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'used' occurs 36 times in the standard works.

7 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'used' in the standard works and contain 19.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 89:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 33:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 24:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 12 127 139
NT 10 27 37
Matt. 0 2 2
Mark 1 1 2
Luke 0 7 7
John 0 1 1
Acts 3 9 12
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 2 0 2
2 Cor. 0 2 2
1 Thes. 1 0 1
1 Tim. 1 1 2
Titus 0 1 1
Heb. 1 2 3
Rev. 0 1 1
BM 4 171 175
DC 8 17 25
PGP 2 13 15
TOTAL 36 355 391

Mark 2:18
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Acts 8:9
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Acts 19:19
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

Rom. 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

1 Cor. 9:12
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

1 Cor. 9:15
But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

1 Thes. 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

1 Tim. 3:13
For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Heb. 10:33
Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.