Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'answered' occurs 537 times in the standard works.

102 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'answered' in the standard works and contain 19% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 50 minutes to read the entire list.

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Zech. 1:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

John 18:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Kgs. 1:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Hag. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Zech. 4:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

John 1:48-50 (3 in 3 verses)

John 10:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 14:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 8:8 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Abr. 3:27 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 21:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 1:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 14:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 19:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 6:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 11:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 3:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 6:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:38-39 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 15:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 16:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 21:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Mark 12:34-35 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 13:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

John 2:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

John 3:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

John 7:46-47 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

John 8:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

John 13:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 18:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 289 2 291
NT 203 0 203
BM 33 0 33
1 Ne. 1 0 1
2 Ne. 2 0 2
Jacob 1 0 1
Mosiah 7 0 7
Alma 16 0 16
Hel. 1 0 1
3 Ne. 1 0 1
Morm. 1 0 1
Ether 2 0 2
Moro. 1 0 1
DC 6 0 6
PGP 6 0 6
TOTAL 537 2 539

1 Ne. 11:22
And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.

2 Ne. 2:7
Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered.

2 Ne. 4:6
Wherefore, if ye are cursed, behold, I leave my blessing upon you, that the cursing may be taken from you and be answered upon the heads of your parents.

Jacob 7:22
Now, this thing was pleasing unto me, Jacob, for I had requested it of my Father who was in heaven; for he had heard my cry and answered my prayer.

Mosiah 10:13
And again, that they were wronged while in the land of their first inheritance, after they had crossed the sea, and all this because that Nephi was more faithful in keeping the commandments of the Lord-- therefore he was favored of the Lord, for the Lord heard his prayers and answered them, and he took the lead of their journey in the wilderness.

Mosiah 12:19
And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.

Mosiah 12:32
And they answered and said that salvation did come by the law of Moses.

Mosiah 27:14
And again, the angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father; for he has prayed with much faith concerning thee that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth; therefore, for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

Mosiah 27:16
Now I say unto thee: Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them. And now I say unto thee, Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.

Mosiah 29:30
And I command you to do these things in the fear of the Lord; and I command you to do these things, and that ye have no king; that if these people commit sins and iniquities they shall be answered upon their own heads.

Mosiah 29:31
For behold I say unto you, the sins of many people have been caused by the iniquities of their kings; therefore their iniquities are answered upon the heads of their kings.

Alma 11:29
And he answered, No.

Alma 11:34
And Zeezrom said again: Shall he save his people in their sins? And Amulek answered and said unto him: I say unto you he shall not, for it is impossible for him to deny his word.

Alma 14:17
And it came to pass that Alma and Amulek answered him nothing; and he smote them again, and delivered them to the officers to be cast into prison.

Alma 14:18
And when they had been cast into prison three days, there came many lawyers, and judges, and priests, and teachers, who were of the profession of Nehor; and they came in unto the prison to see them, and they questioned them about many words; but they answered them nothing.

Alma 14:19
And it came to pass that the judge stood before them, and said: Why do ye not answer the words of this people? Know ye not that I have power to deliver you up unto the flames? And he commanded them to speak; but they answered nothing.

Alma 15:7
And he answered and said: Yea, I believe all the words that thou hast taught.

Alma 18:3
And they answered the king, and said: Whether he be the Great Spirit or a man, we know not; but this much we do know, that he cannot be slain by the enemies of the king; neither can they scatter the king's flocks when he is with us, because of his expertness and great strength; therefore, we know that he is a friend to the king. And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power, for we know he cannot be slain.

Alma 18:14
Therefore Ammon turned himself unto the king, and said unto him: What wilt thou that I should do for thee, O king? And the king answered him not for the space of an hour, according to their time, for he knew not what he should say unto him.

Alma 18:15
And it came to pass that Ammon said unto him again: What desirest thou of me? But the king answered him not.

Alma 18:19
Ammon answered and said unto him: I am not.

Alma 18:23
And the king answered him, and said: Yea, I will believe all thy words. And thus he was caught with guile.

Alma 18:25
And he answered, and said unto him: I do not know what that meaneth.

Alma 20:19
Now when Ammon had said these words unto him, he answered him, saying: I know that if I should slay my son, that I should shed innocent blood; for it is thou that hast sought to destroy him.

Alma 22:7
And Aaron answered him and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God? And the king said: I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God, and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries, that they may assemble themselves together to worship him. And if now thou sayest there is a God, behold I will believe.

Alma 30:36
And Korihor answered him, Yea.

Alma 30:38
And he answered, Nay.

Hel. 9:12
And it came to pass that they inquired among the people, saying: Where are the five who were sent to inquire concerning the chief judge whether he was dead? And they answered and said: Concerning this five whom ye say ye have sent, we know not; but there are five who are the murderers, whom we have cast into prison.

3 Ne. 23:10
And his disciples answered him and said: Yea, Lord, Samuel did prophesy according to thy words, and they were all fulfilled.

Morm. 9:37
And may the Lord Jesus Christ grant that their prayers may be answered according to their faith; and may God the Father remember the covenant which he hath made with the house of Israel; and may he bless them forever, through faith on the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Ether 3:10
And he answered: Nay; Lord, show thyself unto me.

Ether 3:12
And he answered: Yea, Lord, I know that thou speakest the truth, for thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie.

Moro. 7:28
For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.