Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'laid' occurs 355 times in the standard works.

47 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'laid' in the standard works and contain 13.2% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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Ezra 3:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Job 38:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 23:53-55 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 41:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 21:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 3:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 15:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 6:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 23:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 12:25 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:71 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 3:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 12:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 15:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:41-42 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 23:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 3:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 194 35 229
NT 85 1 86
Matt. 9 0 9
Mark 10 0 10
Luke 17 0 17
John 12 0 12
Acts 26 0 26
Rom. 1 0 1
1 Cor. 3 0 3
Col. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 2 0 2
Heb. 1 1 2
1 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 2 0 2
BM 52 0 52
DC 15 0 15
PGP 9 0 9
TOTAL 355 36 391

Acts 3:2
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

Acts 4:35
And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Acts 4:37
Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Acts 5:2
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Acts 5:15
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

Acts 5:18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Acts 6:6
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Acts 7:16
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Acts 8:17
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Acts 9:37
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.

Acts 13:3
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Acts 13:29
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

Acts 13:36
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Acts 16:23
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

Acts 19:6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Acts 20:3
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

Acts 23:29
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 23:30
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

Acts 25:7
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

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.

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

Acts 28:3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

Acts 28:8
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.