Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'continue' occurs 110 times in the standard works.

11 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'continue' in the standard works and contain 10% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 5 minutes to read the entire list.

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D&C 132:30 (3 in 1 verse)

Lev. 12:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 11:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 24:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 124:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 16 15 31
Gen. 0 1 1
Ex. 1 0 1
Lev. 2 0 2
Judg. 0 1 1
Ruth 0 2 2
1 Sam. 2 1 3
2 Sam. 1 1 2
1 Kgs. 1 1 2
2 Chr. 0 1 1
Neh. 0 1 1
Job 2 3 5
Ps. 4 1 5
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 1 1 2
Dan. 1 1 2
NT 22 20 42
BM 20 3 23
DC 48 11 59
PGP 4 15 19
TOTAL 110 64 174

Gen. 40:4
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Judg. 5:17
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Ruth 2:7
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

1 Sam. 1:12
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

2 Sam. 6:11
And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

1 Kgs. 22:1
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

2 Chr. 29:28
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Neh. 5:16
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

Job 14:2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Job 27:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Job 29:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

Ps. 72:17
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

Jer. 17:4
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.

Dan. 1:21
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.