Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'ask' occurs 221 times in the standard works.

76 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'ask' in the standard works and contain 34.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 34 minutes to read the entire list.

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Luke 11:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

D&C 8:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

John 16:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

JS-H 1:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Isa. 7:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

James 4:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Morm. 9:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 2:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

Matt. 7:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 6:22-24 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Jn. 5:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 5:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 14:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 46:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 50:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 88:63-65 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:32 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 10:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:59 (2 in 1 verse)

John 14:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

James 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 27:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 9:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:61-62 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 129:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 47 101 148
NT 62 89 151
BM 47 11 58
DC 56 16 72
PGP 9 3 12
TOTAL 221 220 441

D&C 4:7
Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.

D&C 6:5
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 7:1
And the Lord said unto me: John, my beloved, what desirest thou? For if you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you.

D&C 8:1
Oliver Cowdery, verily, verily, I say unto you, that assuredly as the Lord liveth, who is your God and your Redeemer, even so surely shall you receive a knowledge of whatsoever things you shall ask in faith, with an honest heart, believing that you shall receive a knowledge concerning the engravings of old records, which are ancient, which contain those parts of my scripture of which has been spoken by the manifestation of my Spirit.

D&C 8:9
And, therefore, whatsoever you shall ask me to tell you by that means, that will I grant unto you, and you shall have knowledge concerning it.

D&C 8:10
Remember that without faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith. Trifle not with these things; do not ask for that which you ought not.

D&C 8:11
Ask that you may know the mysteries of God, and that you may translate and receive knowledge from all those ancient records which have been hid up, that are sacred; and according to your faith shall it be done unto you.

D&C 9:7
Behold, you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me.

D&C 9:8
But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.

D&C 10:21
And their hearts are corrupt, and full of wickedness and abominations; and they love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil; therefore they will not ask of me.

D&C 11:5
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 12:5
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 14:5
Therefore, if you will ask of me you shall receive; if you will knock it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 14:8
And it shall come to pass, that if you shall ask the Father in my name, in faith believing, you shall receive the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance, that you may stand as a witness of the things of which you shall both hear and see, and also that you may declare repentance unto this generation.

D&C 18:18
Ask the Father in my name in faith, believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are expedient unto the children of men.

D&C 20:77
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

D&C 20:79
O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

D&C 27:18
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my Spirit, which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be caught up, that where I am ye shall be also. Amen.

D&C 29:6
And, as it is written-- Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.

D&C 35:9
And whoso shall ask it in my name in faith, they shall cast out devils; they shall heal the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk.

D&C 42:56
Thou shalt ask, and my scriptures shall be given as I have appointed, and they shall be preserved in safety;

D&C 42:61
If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge, that thou mayest know the mysteries and peaceable things-- that which bringeth joy, that which bringeth life eternal.

D&C 42:62
Thou shalt ask, and it shall be revealed unto you in mine own due time where the New Jerusalem shall be built.

D&C 42:68
Therefore, he that lacketh wisdom, let him ask of me, and I will give him liberally and upbraid him not.

D&C 46:7
But ye are commanded in all things to ask of God, who giveth liberally; and that which the Spirit testifies unto you even so I would that ye should do in all holiness of heart, walking uprightly before me, considering the end of your salvation, doing all things with prayer and thanksgiving, that ye may not be seduced by evil spirits, or doctrines of devils, or the commandments of men; for some are of men, and others of devils.

D&C 46:9
For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do; that all may be benefited that seek or that ask of me, that ask and not for a sign that they may consume it upon their lusts.

D&C 49:26
Behold, I say unto you, go forth as I have commanded you; repent of all your sins; ask and ye shall receive; knock and it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 50:13
Wherefore, I the Lord ask you this question-- unto what were ye ordained?

D&C 50:29
And if ye are purified and cleansed from all sin, ye shall ask whatsoever you will in the name of Jesus and it shall be done.

D&C 50:30
But know this, it shall be given you what you shall ask; and as ye are appointed to the head, the spirits shall be subject unto you.

D&C 50:31
Wherefore, it shall come to pass, that if you behold a spirit manifested that you cannot understand, and you receive not that spirit, ye shall ask of the Father in the name of Jesus; and if he give not unto you that spirit, then you may know that it is not of God.

D&C 64:7
Nevertheless, he has sinned; but verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, forgive sins unto those who confess their sins before me and ask forgiveness, who have not sinned unto death.

D&C 66:9
Lay your hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. Return not till I, the Lord, shall send you. Be patient in affliction. Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 75:27
Let them ask and they shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto them, and be made known from on high, even by the Comforter, whither they shall go.

D&C 88:63
Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

D&C 88:64
Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name it shall be given unto you, that is expedient for you;

D&C 88:65
And if ye ask anything that is not expedient for you, it shall turn unto your condemnation.

D&C 101:27
And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him.

D&C 103:31
Behold this is my will; ask and ye shall receive; but men do not always do my will.

D&C 103:35
Therefore, as I said unto you, ask and ye shall receive; pray earnestly that peradventure my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., may go with you, and preside in the midst of my people, and organize my kingdom upon the consecrated land, and establish the children of Zion upon the laws and commandments which have been and which shall be given unto you.

D&C 109:4
And now we ask thee, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, in whose name alone salvation can be administered to the children of men, we ask thee, O Lord, to accept of this house, the workmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command us to build.

D&C 109:10
And now, Holy Father, we ask thee to assist us, thy people, with thy grace, in calling our solemn assembly, that it may be done to thine honor and to thy divine acceptance;

D&C 109:22
And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them;

D&C 109:24
We ask thee, Holy Father, to establish the people that shall worship, and honorably hold a name and standing in this thy house, to all generations and for eternity;

D&C 109:29
We ask thee, Holy Father, to confound, and astonish, and to bring to shame and confusion, all those who have spread lying reports abroad, over the world, against thy servant or servants, if they will not repent, when the everlasting gospel shall be proclaimed in their ears;

D&C 109:47
We ask thee, Holy Father, to remember those who have been driven by the inhabitants of Jackson county, Missouri, from the lands of their inheritance, and break off, O Lord, this yoke of affliction that has been put upon them.

D&C 109:59
We ask thee to appoint unto Zion other stakes besides this one which thou hast appointed, that the gathering of thy people may roll on in great power and majesty, that thy work may be cut short in righteousness.

D&C 109:62
We therefore ask thee to have mercy upon the children of Jacob, that Jerusalem, from this hour, may begin to be redeemed;

D&C 124:95
That he may act in concert also with my servant Joseph; and that he shall receive counsel from my servant Joseph, who shall show unto him the keys whereby he may ask and receive, and be crowned with the same blessing, and glory, and honor, and priesthood, and gifts of the priesthood, that once were put upon him that was my servant Oliver Cowdery;

D&C 124:97
Let my servant William Law also receive the keys by which he may ask and receive blessings; let him be humble before me, and be without guile, and he shall receive of my Spirit, even the Comforter, which shall manifest unto him the truth of all things, and shall give him, in the very hour, what he shall say.

D&C 129:7
Ask him to shake hands with you, but he will not move, because it is contrary to the order of heaven for a just man to deceive; but he will still deliver his message.

D&C 129:8
If it be the devil as an angel of light, when you ask him to shake hands he will offer you his hand, and you will not feel anything; you may therefore detect him.

D&C 132:40
I am the Lord thy God, and I gave unto thee, my servant Joseph, an appointment, and restore all things. Ask what ye will, and it shall be given unto you according to my word.