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
Matt. 8 1 9
Mark 2 0 2
Luke 12 1 13
John 1 0 1
Acts 9 0 9
1 Cor. 3 0 3
2 Cor. 5 0 5
Gal. 2 0 2
Col. 1 0 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
1 Tim. 0 1 1
James 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
2 Jn. 2 0 2
3 Jn. 2 0 2
Rev. 6 4 10
BM 183 8 191
DC 40 1 41
PGP 34 0 34
TOTAL 673 83 756

Matt. 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

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. 16:3
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Matt. 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Matt. 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

Matt. 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Matt. 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Matt. 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

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 14:65
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

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 5:12
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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 9:51
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Luke 9:52
And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

Luke 9:53
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

Luke 10:1
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

Luke 12:56
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

Luke 17:16
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Luke 21:35
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Luke 22:64
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

John 11:44
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

Acts 2:25
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Acts 6:15
And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

Acts 7:45
Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Acts 20:25
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

Acts 20:38
Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

Acts 25:16
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

1 Cor. 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

1 Cor. 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

2 Cor. 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

2 Cor. 3:13
And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

2 Cor. 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Cor. 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Cor. 11:20
For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Gal. 1:22
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

Gal. 2:11
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Col. 2:1
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

1 Thes. 2:17
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

1 Thes. 3:10
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

James 1:23
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

1 Pet. 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

2 Jn. 1:12
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

3 Jn. 1:14
But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.

Rev. 4:7
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

Rev. 6:16
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Rev. 10:1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

Rev. 12:14
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

Rev. 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Rev. 22:4
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.