Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'face' occurs 673 times in the standard works.

216 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'face' in the standard works and contain 32.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 80 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezek. 10:14 (6 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 8:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

Ether 14:19-23 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 1:10 (4 in 1 verse)

Ex. 34:33-35 (4 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 14:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Moses 7:4 (3 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:28-29 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 27:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Ether 11:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Moses 3:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 41:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 9:51-53 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 3:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 14:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Morm. 8:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 9:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Moses 1:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 4:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 32:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 33:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 5:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 7:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 34:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Judg. 6:22 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 27:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 8:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 40:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 10:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 6:15 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 25:16 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Jn. 1:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Jn. 1:14 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:9 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 1:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 33:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 4:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 10:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 2:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 38:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 12:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 13:2 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 17:1 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 50:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 1:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:39 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 7:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Gen. 48:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Lev. 20:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 31:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 5:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 9:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 41:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 104:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 50:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 14:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 39:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 8:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 10:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 9:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 16:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 9:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 84:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 112:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 130:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 359 67 426
NT 57 7 64
BM 183 8 191
1 Ne. 17 0 17
2 Ne. 15 3 18
Jacob 2 0 2
Enos 1 0 1
Jarom 5 0 5
Mosiah 10 1 11
Alma 22 0 22
Hel. 23 3 26
3 Ne. 31 1 32
4 Ne. 3 0 3
Morm. 13 0 13
Ether 38 0 38
Moro. 3 0 3
DC 40 1 41
PGP 34 0 34
TOTAL 673 83 756

3 Ne. 1:17
And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to the earth.

3 Ne. 3:22
And it came to pass in the seventeenth year, in the latter end of the year, the proclamation of Lachoneus had gone forth throughout all the face of the land, and they had taken their horses, and their chariots, and their cattle, and all their flocks, and their herds, and their grain, and all their substance, and did march forth by thousands and by tens of thousands, until they had all gone forth to the place which had been appointed that they should gather themselves together, to defend themselves against their enemies.

3 Ne. 4:4
Therefore, there was no chance for the robbers to plunder and to obtain food, save it were to come up in open battle against the Nephites; and the Nephites being in one body, and having so great a number, and having reserved for themselves provisions, and horses and cattle, and flocks of every kind, that they might subsist for the space of seven years, in the which time they did hope to destroy the robbers from off the face of the land; and thus the eighteenth year did pass away.

3 Ne. 4:6
And they durst not spread themselves upon the face of the land insomuch that they could raise grain, lest the Nephites should come upon them and slay them; therefore Giddianhi gave commandment unto his armies that in this year they should go up to battle against the Nephites.

3 Ne. 5:24
And as surely as the Lord liveth, will he gather in from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth.

3 Ne. 8:3
And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite, yea, for the time that there should be darkness for the space of three days over the face of the land.

3 Ne. 8:12
But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward; for behold, the whole face of the land was changed, because of the tempest and the whirlwinds, and the thunderings and the lightnings, and the exceedingly great quaking of the whole earth;

3 Ne. 8:17
And thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because of the tempests, and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the quaking of the earth.

3 Ne. 8:18
And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; they were broken up upon the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they were found in broken fragments, and in seams and in cracks, upon all the face of the land.

3 Ne. 8:19
And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease-- for behold, they did last for about the space of three hours; and it was said by some that the time was greater; nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done in about the space of three hours-- and then behold, there was darkness upon the face of the land.

3 Ne. 8:20
And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could feel the vapor of darkness;

3 Ne. 8:22
And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land.

3 Ne. 9:1
And it came to pass that there was a voice heard among all the inhabitants of the earth, upon all the face of this land, crying:

3 Ne. 9:5
And behold, that great city Moronihah have I covered with earth, and the inhabitants thereof, to hide their iniquities and their abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come any more unto me against them.

3 Ne. 9:7
Yea, and the city of Onihah and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Mocum and the inhabitants thereof, and the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants thereof; and waters have I caused to come up in the stead thereof, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints shall not come up any more unto me against them.

3 Ne. 9:8
And behold, the city of Gadiandi, and the city of Gadiomnah, and the city of Jacob, and the city of Gimgimno, all these have I caused to be sunk, and made hills and valleys in the places thereof; and the inhabitants thereof have I buried up in the depths of the earth, to hide their wickedness and abominations from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up any more unto me against them.

3 Ne. 9:9
And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their secret murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up unto me any more against them.

3 Ne. 9:11
And because they did cast them all out, that there were none righteous among them, I did send down fire and destroy them, that their wickedness and abominations might be hid from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints whom I sent among them might not cry unto me from the ground against them.

3 Ne. 10:9
And it came to pass that thus did the three days pass away. And it was in the morning, and the darkness dispersed from off the face of the land, and the earth did cease to tremble, and the rocks did cease to rend, and the dreadful groanings did cease, and all the tumultuous noises did pass away.

3 Ne. 13:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

3 Ne. 16:4
And I command you that ye shall write these sayings after I am gone, that if it so be that my people at Jerusalem, they who have seen me and been with me in my ministry, do not ask the Father in my name, that they may receive a knowledge of you by the Holy Ghost, and also of the other tribes whom they know not of, that these sayings which ye shall write shall be kept and shall be manifested unto the Gentiles, that through the fulness of the Gentiles, the remnant of their seed, who shall be scattered forth upon the face of the earth because of their unbelief, may be brought in, or may be brought to a knowledge of me, their Redeemer.

3 Ne. 16:8
But wo, saith the Father, unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles-- for notwithstanding they have come forth upon the face of this land, and have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel; and my people who are of the house of Israel have been cast out from among them, and have been trodden under feet by them;

3 Ne. 19:6
And the twelve did teach the multitude; and behold, they did cause that the multitude should kneel down upon the face of the earth, and should pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus.

3 Ne. 20:13
And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.

3 Ne. 21:24
And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.

3 Ne. 22:8
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

3 Ne. 26:3
And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory-- yea, even all things which should come upon the face of the earth, even until the elements should melt with fervent heat, and the earth should be wrapt together as a scroll, and the heavens and the earth should pass away;

3 Ne. 28:16
But it came to pass that they did again minister upon the face of the earth; nevertheless they did not minister of the things which they had heard and seen, because of the commandment which was given them in heaven.

3 Ne. 28:18
But this much I know, according to the record which hath been given-- they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would believe in their preaching; baptizing them, and as many as were baptized did receive the Holy Ghost.

3 Ne. 28:23
And it came to pass that thus they did go forth among all the people of Nephi, and did preach the gospel of Christ unto all people upon the face of the land; and they were converted unto the Lord, and were united unto the church of Christ, and thus the people of that generation were blessed, according to the word of Jesus.