Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'abide' occurs 131 times in the standard works.

35 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'abide' in the standard works and contain 26.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 14 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 88:22-26 (8 in 5 verses)

John 15:4-10 (8 in 7 verses)

D&C 132:54-55 (4 in 2 verses)

D&C 132:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 18:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Philip. 1:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Jn. 2:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 67:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 50 10 60
NT 32 20 52
BM 8 0 8
1 Ne. 1 0 1
Alma 3 0 3
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 1 0 1
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 38 8 46
PGP 3 0 3
TOTAL 131 38 169

1 Ne. 11:27
And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in the form of a dove.

Alma 1:1
Now it came to pass that in the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, from this time forward, king Mosiah having gone the way of all the earth, having warred a good warfare, walking uprightly before God, leaving none to reign in his stead; nevertheless he had established laws, and they were acknowledged by the people; therefore they were obliged to abide by the laws which he had made.

Alma 1:14
Therefore thou art condemned to die, according to the law which has been given us by Mosiah, our last king; and it has been acknowledged by this people; therefore this people must abide by the law.

Alma 17:9
And it came to pass that they journeyed many days in the wilderness, and they fasted much and prayed much that the Lord would grant unto them a portion of his Spirit to go with them, and abide with them, that they might be an instrument in the hands of God to bring, if it were possible, their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth, to the knowledge of the baseness of the traditions of their fathers, which were not correct.

3 Ne. 24:2
But who may abide the day of his coming, and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.

Morm. 2:26
And it came to pass that when they had fled we did pursue them with our armies, and did meet them again, and did beat them; nevertheless the strength of the Lord was not with us; yea, we were left to ourselves, that the Spirit of the Lord did not abide in us; therefore we had become weak like unto our brethren.

Ether 12:41
And now, I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you forever. Amen.

Moro. 9:26
And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.