Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'day' occurs 2358 times in the standard works.

1041 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'day' in the standard works and contain 44.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 426 minutes to read the entire list.

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Zeph. 1:7-2:4 (18 in 16 verses)

Esth. 9:11-22 (15 in 12 verses)

Lev. 23:27-40 (15 in 14 verses)

Obad. 1:8-15 (12 in 8 verses)

Neh. 8:9-9:1 (11 in 11 verses)

Ex. 12:14-18 (10 in 5 verses)

Ex. 16:22-30 (10 in 9 verses)

Morm. 8:26-34 (10 in 9 verses)

2 Sam. 18:31-19:6 (9 in 9 verses)

Josh. 14:9-14 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Sam. 19:19-24 (7 in 6 verses)

Jer. 17:21-27 (7 in 7 verses)

Zech. 14:3-9 (7 in 7 verses)

Heb. 4:4-8 (6 in 5 verses)

Alma 34:31-35 (6 in 5 verses)

Hag. 2:15-20 (6 in 6 verses)

Hag. 2:18-23 (6 in 6 verses)

Luke 13:31-14:1 (6 in 6 verses)

D&C 43:17-22 (6 in 6 verses)

Josh. 22:16-18 (5 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 29:21-30:3 (5 in 4 verses)

Acts 20:15-18 (5 in 4 verses)

Abr. 4:5-8 (5 in 4 verses)

Gen. 1:31-2:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 13:32-36 (5 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 1:8-12 (5 in 5 verses)

Moses 2:31-3:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Num. 19:12 (4 in 1 verse)

Num. 11:31-32 (4 in 2 verses)

Josh. 6:14-15 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 24:1-2 (4 in 2 verses)

Rom. 14:5-6 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 28:32-29:1 (4 in 2 verses)

Hel. 14:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Num. 6:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Num. 30:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Josh. 5:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Sam. 18:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Esth. 3:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)


Isa. 58:3-5 (4 in 3 verses)

 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

 58:4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

 58:5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?




Mosiah 4:24-26 (4 in 3 verses)

D&C 101:7-9 (4 in 3 verses)

Ex. 20:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 7:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Lev. 23:5-8 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 9:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 29:12-15 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 19:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 11:4-7 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 12:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

Zech. 12:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Pet. 3:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Ne. 33:11-14 (4 in 4 verses)

Jacob 6:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 128:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Num. 19:19 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 29:17 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 33:12 (3 in 1 verse)

John 19:31 (3 in 1 verse)

Acts 27:33 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 31:12 (3 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:2 (3 in 1 verse)

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